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I would like to put my rifle away,and bow hunt the season out.
problem is that I can't shoot a bow as well when it's cold out,and a rifle is easier to manage.

Anyone else have this same problem?
The bow operates fine,but I can't stay warm enough to hold the bow,and be steady when it's cold.

Heat packs to the body work?
 
the problem alot of times is the poundage. 70 pounds in decent weather is not a problem for the body to pull back.

But you add cold temps and sitting in the stand. The body stiffens up.

Lower your poundage. You will need to resight. But it makes it alot easier to pull back in colder temps. and to hold steady
 
I don't have much problem down to about freezing. Below that, I'll add my goosedown vest to keep my core warm (doesn't add bulk to my arms which restricts movement). My hands are in my pockets with hand-warmers 90% of the time. The bow is on a tree-hanger within easy reach when needed.

Also, like BC71, I dropped from 70# limbs to 60# when I bought my last bow. That way I'm not tempted to turn it back up and not be able to pull it back when cold. I keep mine bottomed out now.
 
BigCountry71 said:
the problem alot of times is the poundage. 70 pounds in decent weather is not a problem for the body to pull back.

But you add cold temps and sitting in the stand. The body stiffens up.

Lower your poundage. You will need to resight. But it makes it alot easier to pull back in colder temps. and to hold steady
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This is one of the reasons why I chose to get a 60lb. bow last year. That and it's helped with the shoulder issues I'm having.
 
Drop the draw weight . Try this test: Sit down on the ground with your legs straight out in front of you . If you can't draw straight back without raising your bow arm or "sky drawing", you are dawing too much weight !
I also practice drawing and holding several times during the course of a hunt when the hunting is slow . I have actually just let down from practice drawing ,and had deer step out of a thicket into my shooting lane. :o
I also practice in very cold weather year round while wearing heavy clothing .
 
All good advice. But the major problem with bowhunting in cold weather is the amount of clothing you wear. Yes, drop the poundage by 10 and then pratcice wearing all the clothing you would wear.

When I regularly hunted Canada in the winter, I had a seperate bow just for that. It was set at 60 pounds. My other bows were at 72. But that bow was also set up for 21 layers of clothes. Since I am a finger shooter, I did not have to worry about my release freezing but I did pull the bow a couple times every hour to make sure the cams were free and the arrow wasn't frozen to the rest.

Only problem I ever had was in hoar frost in Alberta when the bow froze to the bow holder.
 

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