I do a lot of weighted pack training and increase the weight as it gets closer to the hunting season. Check out the training bags at www.onustraining.com. They are leak-proof, made to go in your hunting pack, and easy to adjust the weight as needed. The intent is to train with your existing pack...
Yes, it is a little far back on my hip, but still easily accessible. I just quickly threw it on there after ditching the rest of my pack to go back in for the last load.
Thanks John. Sorry I didn't see your post for a while. I have an old Martin Jaguar, probably set at about 50lbs with a truglo sight and a fall away rest. Nothing great at all, but it still got me a deer. I'm looking to upgrade this year and would love a Bear Archery or Mathews.
Well, I filled my freezer this year and got to cross two items off my bucket list: first archery deer (and first archery kill), and first elk.
Second day of opening weekend for archery, in an area my husband and I call "deer country," I actually walked up on this guy as he was grazing. How he...