Youth Bow Hunting: Three Top Bows for Youth Hunters

“What Bow to Choose”, When Starting Youth Hunting Career!

Starting youth out in bow hunting can be a daunting task, especially considering the number of youth bows on the market. There are more considerations than just size to be considered when finding the right bow to get kids hunting and with many parents purchasing bows online these considerations become even more valid. A feature that parents should consider is the versatility of the bow. Any youth bow should grow with the child and adjust for height and weight. Another key feature to consider is the weight of the bow itself. The bow length and draw weight are two additional features that should be considered when purchasing a youth bow. There are three bows that take versatility, bow length, and draw weight into consideration and because of that have become the names synonymous with youth bow hunting.

“Mission Menace” By Mathews

The Mission Menace is one of the top rated youth bows on the market. The bow is designed by Mission Archery to be easy to use in every aspect of its design. The Menace is a youth bow designed to be versatile and to grow with the child. The draw length of the bow expands from seventeen to thirty inches.
Mission Archery continued their youth design by giving the Menace a draw weight ranging from sixteen to fifty-two pounds with no press necessary for adjustments. Mission Archery topped off their well thought out design with making the Menace bow weight less than three pounds.
Mission Archery is not the only company that delivers an outstanding youth bow.

“Micro Midas” By Browning

Browning Archery has also delivered a great youth bow option in the form of the Micro Midas. The Micro Midas setup youth bow has a draw length of eighteen to twenty eight inches which is only a slight difference from the Menace. The big difference with this bow is the draw weight. If parents are looking for a lighter weight draw then the thirty to forty pound draw of the Micro Midas will be an ideal fit to start their youth bow hunting.

The “Edge” By Diamond

For parents who are interested in getting their daughters into bow hunting there is an optimal choice by Diamond Archery. The Diamond Edge is an ideal hunting bow for girls and boys, however, many parents are choosing this as the youth starter bow for their daughters due to two factors. Diamond has made the Edge to be a little bit heavier, but the draw length and weight balance it out. With a draw length of nineteen to twenty-nine inches and a draw weight of fifteen to thirty pounds the Diamond Edge bow is easy for girls to grow into.

When starting out a youth in bow hunting it can be “Easy to Overlook” the basics!

Parents may see the latest and greatest compound bow buy or model and buy it rather than making sure the basic features are there. Mission, Browning, and Diamond are all names that parents can trust to keep the basic features essential and to deliver bows that are suited to youth archery hunting. Overall, the best bow is the one that the youth tries out in the store rather than trusting to a strictly online purchase. Online shopping like buying a knife is a lot different than buying a bow !

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“Bow Hunter Shot While Hunting”

While scanning through Bow Hunting news I ran across a bow hunting accident story about a Byrnes Mill Missouri bow hunter that shot his hunting buddy with a arrow, in the face while out deer hunting the first week of the October druring Missouri archery season. This bow hunter claims it was an accident but knowingly pointing a bow with an arrow nocked, then coming to full draw and pointing the weapon at your friend or hunting partner than accidentally touching the release has way to many steps to be considered an accident.

The article states while out on a bow hunting trip the 15 year old victim drew his bow and pointed it at his buddy but had no arrow nocked just before alleged felon drew his bow with a nocked arrow and shot him in the face. That is different than drawing and pointing a nocked arrow at someone knowing that a bow is a weapon and it is deigned to kill!! I wonder what was going through this guys head just before he pulled the trigger on his release?

“Keep Bow Hunting out of the Press!”

I am an avid archery hunter and live for this season every year. Bow hunting kind of fly’s under the radar without this kind of hunting accidents occurring. This kind of bad press is going to give the gun control fanatics and anti hunters more ammunition to slander the hunting world. They will thinks it is time to start banning bows and arrows. Oh WAIT A MINUTE, bows and arrows don’t kill people, people kill people!

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Bow Hunting – Buying the Right Bow

How important is it?

The art of bow hunting has long been appreciated, dating along way back in history, using only a stick and string for a weapon and home made shafts for the arrows. The speed of the arrow was not fast but was relied upon for survival so the early archer had to be a good steady aim to put meat on the meat pole.

Today the archery industry has more options for its customers than ever before, offering bows that exceed 340 fps (feet per second) and crossbows that will meet the same speeds. It is not hard to find quality equipment, the hard thing is making the decision on which brand you like and the features each company have. Pick the right bow and you will love to use it for years, pick one that someone tells you is the best bow out there and you may regret it down the road.

There are several factors to consider when selecting a new bow. The length of the bow is high on the list. If you think buying a short bow is the answer you need to do research, normally a short bow is harder to hold steady opposed to a longer bow. On the other hand a short bow is easier to handle in a tree stand as well as a ground blind. The next thing to consider is the brace height. The longer the brace ht the more forgiving the bow shoots, meaning it is easier to control for novice archers. The last thing I want to mention is the draw weight of the bow. If you are a first time archer you will want to buy a lighter weight bow to get used to. Many friends of mine think they need to pull 70 plus pounds (a macho thing). If you get a bow that is to heavy for you your shooting form will be in jeopardy from the start. So do your home work and don’t be afraid to ask the Archery shop people questions they will steer you in the right direction.

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