Ranch Fairy Troy Fowler

Show Notes:

This is my second year running guided hunts in South Dakota on land that I lease, and I love it because it’s one of the most magical places to hunt. You can do it all here; you can stand hunt them, call them in, or whatever you want. I’m talking with my good friend Troy Fowler today about bowhunting, including broadhead arrows, and where the best place to take a shot is.

There are some differences between gut shots for both guns and bows, and understanding some basic animal physiology can help you understand what happens when you hit an animal in the gut. Troy explains some of the problems around this shot, and what hunters really need to expect.

If you like an arrow, you can start with that and then fine tune it with the bow. I talk about some of the magical stuff, like twists, that I like to do to my bows to get it to feel right in my hands. A lot of people think that one broadhead shoots like another, but arrows, and especially carbon arrows can be very finicky. Sometimes hunters talk about the weight without the proper perspective. 437 grains are only an ounce, and it’s not really that heavy. But it’s amazing what happens when you start tinkering with the weight.

Broadhead arrows either remain in a static state, or they erode. They don’t get sharper when they hit the bone. Troy thinks you should beef up the broadhead because that’s what hits the animal. On the other hand, I have a different perspective because I’m thinking about flight and drag and everything else. I’ve been experimenting with arrows, and I’m going to share what I’ve discovered about this.

Bows don’t kill deer; arrows do. That means they have to survive the shot. We’re going to share what we’ve found works as far as arrows go, and we’ll also cover some of our techniques for improving on the ready-made designs.

What’s Inside:

• The greatest risk of a quartering two shot.

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Short Description:

How easy is bowhunting? Well, that depends on how successful you want to be. I’m talking with Troy Fowler from the Ranch Fairy about all of the factors that go into a good bow hunt, starting with the arrows you choose and ending with why you need to consider the physiology of the deer when you take your shot.

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