Banana Bend TBOT 3D Tournament

Made the run down to Baytown to get in another TBOT shoot for the year.  Finished 2nd in the last one that I shot in and figured I could work on my shot just a little bit more before hunting season.  I shot a lot of practice rounds today just to try to find my shot since my practice has been lacking.  Once I got warmed up, I had the pleasure of sharing the course with a couple of gentlemen that made the shoot extremely fun.  We had a great time despite shooting the last 4 targets in the pouring rain.  I had a pretty good round and shot a 237.  It was good enough for second place and another silver belt buckle.  Lots of hardware won from this season of shooting.  Hopefully I can get one more good tournament in on the 24th and then it will be all about the start of bow season

Hunters Extravaganza Pop-up

Made the trip down to the Reliant Center for the Hunters Extravaganza.  I shot in the pop up archery tournament last year with my compound bow, but decided to sty committed to the longbow this year.  The format of this tournament is to shoot from a slightly elevated platform while wearing a safety vest and clipped into the makeshift safety rope.  You shoot five arrows at 5 targets that pop up randomly through pneumatic controls.  A qualifier round is your best two scores (10 targets).  I shot a qualifier round of 40 and 42 which was good for an overall 82.    Wasn't able to make it to the finals because I had other plans, but had a great time and gained a lot of experience.  The compound class required a 94 to get into the top 16.  Next year that will be my goal.  Check out the cool action shots thanks dad and excellent photograpy

Montgomery County Archery - 7/27/13

Shot in the 3D tournament for the month.  Trying to get home back in before deer season.  Dad came and shot with me this round and did a great job with the photography.  We had a great time even though I shot my worst round of the year and got beat by dad.  I shot a 194 and he shot a 198.  Maybe I will have a post about the upcoming pop up tournament at the hunters extravaganza 

TBOT 3D Archery tournament - BFAC

Saturday was a good day. This was a different kind if tournament. TraditionaI Bowhunters of Texas (TBOT) was part of this tournament. I have not shot in one of their tournaments yet and have had this marked on the calendar for a while. I shot in the Mens Longbow Open division which just means that you're allowed to use carbon arrows. I haven't practiced that much before this tournament. The round started at well, but I did have to post a couple of 0's on the score card. I still managed to shoot a 221. There were only two shooters in my class which means...I got second place. Very nice silver belt buckle for my efforts! Thanks for reading

Montgomery County Archery 3D Tournament - 5/25/13

Well, not my best showing at a tournament this year. It was a day full of 5's on the scorecard that were very close to being eights. My practice regiment has been a little off, but my focus was scattered at best for this tournament. I still have not standardized my equipment and it has been playing tricks with my muscle memory. It has caught up with me and I paid the price on the scorecard. Today was 222, which my worst score so far for the season. It was still good enough for 3rd place, the top score was a 241. I will be working on a few things to get my equipment in order and try to fling a few more practice arrows to get back to my usual score.

Buffalo Field Archery 3D Shoot 5-20-13

Did some shooting yesterday at a bonus tournament. I call it a bonus because I usually only shoot in one per month and that will be next weekend. All of my Traditional friends were in Chester, TX at the big 2 day shoot. My buddy Zeke did come with me for the shoot and we both put up personal bests. I fell apart at the end of the round and marked a lot of 5's and one 0. I should have put up a much better score but hopefully this will give me the practice I need going into next week. Final score was a 250 which is about a 6 point improvement from my last tournament. It was good enough for 3rd place out of four shooters in the class. I

Broken Point Ranch Review

Broken Point Ranch is located in Merkel, TX. Owned and operated by Dave Mayfield. Their website is www.bowhuntingwesttexas.com.

This ranch is excellent for any Bowhunter. The ranch is laid out well and has several stands set in key areas to provide shot opportunities. The terrain also allows for natural blinds to made and still keep you concealed from all animals. I have hunted on plenty of ranches and have guided on the King and Kennedy Ranch and I can tell you that Mr. Mayfield has everything you need for and enjoyable hunt.
This hunt/shooting school that Mr. Mayfield and Rick Welch put on is top notch. What I enjoyed most about the two days is the hospitality. There is plenty of game to hunt. We were after pigs this trip and I had two shots with my longbow. I connected on the second was able to harvest my first trad animal ever on the ranch.
If you are a serious Bowhunter that is looking for a quality hunt on place that isn't over browsed then this is the place to go. There are several different species to hunt. We saw some very impressive rams and pigs. On our trips to and from the stand we saw blackbuck, axis, whitetail, and turkeys.
The ranch house has six bunks an separate cooking facilities. There is a good practice range right outside the door which is perfect for all shooters, especial us traditional guys.
My hunts very eventful and required my skills as a hunter to be successful. The video shows my first pig which we did not recover. Arrow lands below the spine and above the lungs. I forgot to pick a spot a few inches lower than my desired point of impact. At 15 yds and only shooting 150fps, the pig ducked my string. The picture is my second pig that was recovered thanks to some tracking by Mr. Mayfield.
This was and awesome experience and is the premier spot for a Bowhunter that just wants to have a shot opportunity after a long season. Go see Mr. Mayfield at the Broken Point Ranch and enjoy a quality hunt with great accommodations and even better hospitality