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Bow Accessories If you purchase a used bow it will most probably come with everything ready to hunt. But with older bows particularly you may want to replace some of the accessories to increase functionality. The bow sights are probably the most important to upgrade. A good fiber optic sight is almost a necessity for deer hunting since you are most likely to see deer at dawn or dusk. Fiber optic sites gather light over a length of special plastic cord and transfer the absorbed light it to a point on the end of a plastic rod. This point of light, your front sight, will show up much better at dusk than simple pin sights. The longer the fiber optic plastic, the more light gathering capability it will have. The rear sight is usually a
peep sight. There are two basic types of peep sights.
The next important accessory is the arrow rest. You should have
one that lets the arrow pass over or through it without touching
the arrow's fletching (feathers or plastic vanes).
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The last common
major accessory is a quiver for carrying arrows. Most bow packages
come with a quiver that attaches to the bow for carrying.
It usually mounts on a plastic or metal block that
attaches to the rear of the bow sight, although some bow manufacturers have
different arrangements.
The second accessory that deserves consideration by those of lesser strength is the bow rest. If you have seen your accuracy decline because it is difficult to hold a bow steady out at the end of your arm, there is help. A shooting stick will restore your accuracy for target shooting. For bowhunting from an elevated platform The Compound Bow Rest and Holder does the same. It acts like a shooting rail does for shooting with a rifle. It takes the weight of your bow and arm as well as steadying the bow while aiming and shooting. |
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