Archery

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Bowhunting 101: Essential Equipment & Beginner Tips for a Successful Hunt

*/ /*-->*/ Do you have all the gear you need for your upcoming bowhunting excursion? It’s important to make sure you have prepared the essentials. For those fresh-faced newbies or the grizzled…
Introducing the BlackOut NV-3
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Introducing the BlackOut NV-3: Our Most Exciting Bow Yet

The NV-3 is here, and we are excited! The NV-3 is Blackout’s latest flagship bow and our most technologically advanced offering yet. The excitement we feel for the NV-3 resonates not simply from the…
hunter draws blackout compound bow on elk hunt
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Guide to Compound Bows

In hunting, there is perhaps nothing as exciting as drawing back on a big whitetail or elk with a bow. Archery success demands the combination of stealth, precision and an intimate understanding of…
Youth archer with bow and parent using spotting scope
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Best Compound Bow for Kids: The BlackOut Faze Bow

When it comes to kids and archery, what starts with a few shots at a target can turn into a lifelong passion. What begins as a great way to spend quality time outdoors with a parent often grows into…
Women bow hunter
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Bow Buyer's Guide for Women (and Youth)

One of the great boons to bowhunting is the growing number of women joining its ranks. Archery manufacturers have been quick to respond, producing more bows and archery accessories expressly with…
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Arrow Buyer's Guide

Depending on your bow setup, and whether you compete in 3-D tournaments or just hunt whitetails, finding the arrow that is right for you can be a daunting task. This arrow buyer’s guide will help you…
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Archery Broadhead Buyer's Guide

A broadhead is a large cutting point assembly, attached to an arrow shaft for hunting. The proliferation of archery broadhead designs and blade configurations are diverse, making the decision on…
News & Tips: Beginner's Guide to Compound Bows
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Beginner's Guide to Compound Bows

Today's archery market consists of numerous compound bow manufacturers, making it difficult to know which bow is best for you. All compound bows, regardless of name and make, have similarities that…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Christmas Gift Guide for Kids Who Are Excited About Archery...
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Bass Pro Shops Christmas Gift Guide for Kids Who Are Excited About Archery

You may have noticed a particular spike in your annual Christmas shopping list. Why are all these youngster’s asking for bows, arrows, and archery accessories? Mockingjay — Part 1, the next in the…
News & Tips: 3D Archery Shoots Provide Fun and Practice...
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3D Archery Shoots Provide Fun and Practice

  When the wildly popular Hunger Games movies came out, bowhunting suddenly became front and center. Both of my daughters wanted a bow, my sister gave Katy her old bow and the Claycomb family was…
News & Tips: Archery Accessories You Shouldn’t Forget to Buy...
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Archery Accessories You Shouldn’t Forget to Buy

Once you've made all the purchases to complete your bow, you'll need to consider all the other archery accessories to go along with your new purchase. Buy a Bow Case Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's…
News & Tips: 5 Ways to Have Fun With Archery Practice (and Still Hone Your Skills)...
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5 Ways to Have Fun With Archery Practice (and Still Hone Your Skills)

Over the course of this blog's history, I've suggested all sorts of techniques that might be helpful when practicing with traditional bows like longbows and recurve bows. I've written about tricks…