Scott Archery FOX Release Review

February 14/13

Kyle bought me this release for Mothers Day last year (2012). I instantly fell in love with its looks. I had an old Cobra release in small. I liked the thick strap, it was very cushioned but in velcro. It was noisy. So Kyle got me this.

 

Its lighter then my old one, has a buckle and a leather strap. It took me a bit of time to get used to the leather over the thick cushioned strap but I'm good now. It is smaller and fits my hand better. It has multiple notches to lengthen the end. I find it easier to get on and off then the velcro. The trigger is more sensitive as well. The leather is a good thickness and doesn't feel like its going to fall apart on me. The leather holding the end on to the strap feels sturdy. I had to adjust my draw length because this was shorter then my old one. Luckily it didn't change my anchor points.

 

Scott Archery:

http://www.scottarchery.com/archery-releases/single-caliper-releases-fox.php

 

FOX

For women/youth!

The Fox is designed specifically for a woman's smaller hand and wrist size and for the compact bows women typically shoot. She'll love the Hot Pink anodized finish!

• Designed for women's smaller hands and compact short-draw bows
• Slimline Solid Swivel Connector with patented 5-hole swivel adjustment
• Forward-positioned knurled-trigger maximizes draw length

Available:

• Small buckle - Hot Pink
• Youth buckle - Hot Pink

If you are small or have small hands I do recommend this release. 
If you are switching from an old one to this one (or any other release) and find you're not shooting as good as you were make sure to check your anchoring points and length. Happy Shooting :)

Nikita

Bowtech Heartbreaker (50# limbs) Review

February 13/13

If you are looking at a new bow, look no further! After starting out 6 years ago in archery with The Edge by Diamond I decided to upgrade my bow last year (Jan 2012). Now, I didn't just walk into a shop and buy the first one I tried (was tempting...but I kept myself under control). I tried multiple different bows from Mathews, to APA, to PSE and it took me about a year to actually find the perfect one for me.

I found with my Diamond that my shoulder was constantly sore and that I could not hold it for long. It was also quite slow, Chronographed at 202fps. So while choosing a new bow I was looking for something that was comfortable, smooth, fit me and was FAST. Now I am tiny. 5'1'' 100lbs, pull 50lbs and I have a 24in draw length...not easy to find that draw in bows that are not labelled youth. I didn't want a youth bow, I wanted a women's bow! So finally I heard Bowtech had released the new Heartbreaker. So I decided to give it a try (and the APA that I liked from before) and the Heartbreaker was the one for me. It was smooth to draw and I could hold it. It fit me good, was light and fast. This past summer I sent it through the chronograph. I was getting speeds between 239fps - 242fps. I was doing my happy dance! I noticed my accuracy went way up as well. I competed in 3D with it after I got it, before hunting season and placed in all of the events and even taking first in my first one of the year. Hunting season I was able to take my first archery deer with it, a big mature doe at 40yrds. My arrow passed right through without any issues and she only went 20 yrds.

The arrows I use are the Radial X Weave STL Hunters 100, cut to 24.5" and a 100gr tip.

I will recommend this bow over and over again to any women wanting to shoot. I am in love with my bow!

Bowtech Specs (http://www.bowtecharchery.com/#/productBreakdown?r=products_products&i=15):
*From day one, we engineered the HeartBreaker specifically for the female archer. This bow is sure to catch your eye, but our primary focus was on undeniable performance, with the Binary® Cam System, rotating modules, and Octane Factory Strings. We have armed women with a bow that flat out dominates any other bow in its class. This bow is built to be as strong as the archers who shoot it. The HeartBreaker comes R.A.K.™ equipped*, so it is Ready Aim Kill right out of the box. This bow is out to prove that She’s A HeartBreaker in a class all her own.
*Draw Weight: 40, 50, 60
*Mass Weight: 3.7lbs
*MSRP: $699
*Effective let-off: 65%-80%
*Draw Length: 22.5''-27''
*Kinetic Energy: 61.98 ft-lbs
*Axle to Axle: 30 1/4"
*IBO Speed: 305 fps
*Brace Height: 7"

Comes in Mossy Oak Treestand, Black ops, Razzberry (Pink)

Nikita

Pro-staff for Huntress Wear

I am very excited to say that I got chosen to represent Huntress Wear as their Canada Pro-Staff!
You can visit their web page and check out all the great shirts they have by going to : http://purearrowgunz.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index
They have items for men and women. Pure Arrowgunz is their men's line.
They are also on Twitter @HuntressWear
And Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/HuntressWear?fref=ts

Here is my Pro-staff shirt. You can get lots of different designs with a wide range of colors and personalization!

Predator hunting

February 7, 2013


So since I tagged out by the end of November, my season has been pretty quiet. Kyle got a doe on the last day of bow season, Dec 20, during the last few moments of last light. Since then we have been trying our hand at some predator control. Kyle has been out more then I have just for the simple fact of limited babysitters. Kyle has taken our daughter, Pheonix out for some coyotes and she fell in love with it, even though they didn't get anything. Ive had a couple days out for coyotes and a day for wolves but never see anything. Kyle has seen a few coyotes, found some wolves and managed to get a cougar. We don't hunt with dogs when it comes to predators, we do it all by calls and decoys. We have a wolf howler, a couple distress mouth calls and an electronic rabbit decoy that calls as well (in the picture). Unfortunately the weather hasn't been cooperating for good predator hunting. They seem to move more when its really cold and lately its been hovering around 0C. Sometimes a little bit colder but mostly warmer. It has been nice for shooting the rifles though! We painted our guns and have been shooting whenever we get the chance to.

When Kyle got his cougar he was actually out trying to get a coyote. He did have a cougar tag. We didn't have a sitter so just he went. He got all set up with the rabbit caller and he was only about 20 yards off the rabbit, this was only the second time we had used it. He sat for about 20 minutes and noticed something rustling in the tall grass just behind the decoy. He looked through his binos and seen the cougar getting ready to pounce on the rabbit. So he put the .243 up to his shoulder and the cat seen him move so it laid down lower in the grass trying to hide. It's a beautiful cat and we took the meat to the butcher and had some sausage made. Very good, better then pork any day :)

~Nikita & Kyle