Petersen's Bowhunting

Petersen's Bowhunting is the source for the tactics, tools, and techniques necessary for successful bowhunting. Get practical shooting tips and useful information on archery, equipment tests, clothing, and product evaluations.

A SCORE TO SETTLE

PETERSEN’S BOWHUNTING

PART 1 OF 3 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: THE SAGA CONTINUES • Five Decades In, Many Questions Remain Unanswered

THREE LEVELS OF PATTERNING WHITETAILS • Trail Cameras Can Take You as Far as You Want to Go

PART 5 STRING JUMPING • Determining whether to go with a faster or quieter bow depends on many variables.

GEARING UP FOR ELK • Bowhunting Wapiti Requires Special Preparation

ULTIMATE SHOULDER ALIGNMENT

ELITE TERRAIN • Exceptional shootability and very affordable.

BREATHTAKING BULLS • WHEN IT COMES TO BIG-GAME HUNTING, big whitetails are seemingly everywhere, with photos of giant typicals and impressive non-typicals all over magazines, websites and social media. Big bull elk, on the other hand, seem a bit harder to find. Part of that is due to the fact that wapiti are found over a much more limited range than whitetails, plus most states restrict, either in part or full, the number of permits issued to hunters each year. That said, many majestic bulls are harvested annually, from the northern reaches of Alberta and British Columbia to the southern Rockies in New Mexico and Arizona. Of course, every giant elk has a story behind it — primarily due to all the hard work and effort that goes into finding and hunting big bulls with bow. Here are the tales behind four truly impressive elk harvested last fall. We hope you enjoy reading about them as much as we enjoyed putting them together.

MOVE WITH THE HERD • PATIENCE IS THE KEY TO THIS PROVEN STRATEGY

HERO TO ZERO - AND BACK AGAIN ! • All’s Well That Ends Well in Elk Country

FROM BAD TO GOOD • A TOUGH ELK TRIP IN MONTANA’S BADLANDS LEADS TO A GREAT DEER HUNT

Going to EXTREMES • Sacrifice Creature Comforts for More Whitetail Success

WICKED RIDGE RAIDER 400 DE-COCK • Safe cocking and de-cocking at an excellent price!

THE EYES HAVE IT! • KUIU PRO HUNTING PACK: RHINO BLINDS 180 SEE THROUGH GROUND BLIND:

AXCEL ARMORTECH LITE SIGHT: LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT & MICRO-ADJUSTABLE

NEW GEAR

ALASKAN SAFARI • Going solo in the land of salmon and caribou!