When you give the gift of archery, you’re giving far more than a bow and arrows. You’re giving someone a hobby they can enjoy their entire life. How many other gifts have that impact? Consider these three easy ways to give someone the best possible present this holiday. A Surprise Shopping Trip Once they choose…
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Traditional archery is simple, nostalgic, challenging and arguably more fun than the sport’s other disciplines. Traditional archers have their own flair with cool leather quivers and beautiful feather-fletched arrows. But it’s the bows that make traditional archery unique. They come in two main varieties, recurves and longbows. What separates recurve bows from longbows? Recurves get…
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Archers shoot big targets, little targets, bag targets, block targets, 3-D targets and more! The archery market offers many sizes and styles of targets, so let’s find one that’s right for you. Tina Robb is a competitive recurve archer, USA Archery Level 3 coach, and program manager at Archery Headquarters in Chandler, Arizona. Robb uses…
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Lighter, comfier, better. It’s the gear we want this season Big Agnes is a company obsessed with getting you outdoors in comfort. The newest set of Big Agnes backpacking gear for spring—the Insulated AXL Air sleeping pad, Upper Slide and Katherine SL 20 sleeping bags and the Tiger Wall UL2 tent—definitely delivers on that mission.…
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Whether you bowhunt or shoot target archery, you want quick, easy access to your arrows. Cue the quiver, the accessory that holds your arrows. If you want a quiver that’s portable, detaches from your bow, and carries many arrows, a hip or back quiver might be the best fit. But which quiver type should you…
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After figuring out how to set camp up in under 20 minutes, cook things in the backcountry that actually taste good and manage avoiding blisters while hucking a large pack around, we all feel like backpacking experts. However, there are a few things that can evade even the most skilled backpackers. Check this list and…
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Anyone can shoot archery, even those with physical limitations. All you need is the desire to pick up a bow and learn. “If they want to, there’s absolutely a way for them to start,” said Josahan Jaime-Santacruz, who directs the archery and coaching programs at the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center in South Dakota. Jaime-Santacruz…
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Far from overcast Seattle, east of the Columbia River, sits the community of Ephrata, Washington. And just outside the small town, twenty miles of singletrack at Beezley Hills Preserve beckon, making Ephrata an unexpected mountain biking destination in eastern Washington. The land was once used as pastureland for grazing horses by rancher Frank Beezley, the…
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Backpacking for the first time can feel daunting. What tent should you get? How many pairs of socks should you bring? Which water filter is the best for the job? We have quite a bit of backpacking experience, and thought we should tell you what we’ve learned the hard way. We know that gearing up…
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