Cold weather shooting

[intruderslilsis]

Is there anything that I need to do to my bow before shooting in REALLY cold weather?

[admin]

How cold we talking? What kinda bow you shooting sis?

[intruderslilsis]

Bow is Jennings Black Lightning. And it will be below zero.

Thank you!

[admin]

Wow, where you shooting, Alaska. ;D
I'd better leave that one for the guys with a bit more experience, but I say some sting wax and maybe a touch of lubricant on the cams and wheels. But I'm sure Ted, BT and a few of the other guys can give you some better advice.

[intruderslilsis]

Close to Alaska... Idaho...

[intruderslilsis]

And thank you for the advice. I am really new to this addiction.

[michihunter]

The one thing I always recommend is to make sure you lube your rest springs. The most important part of the shot is the last thing the arrow touches before the target. What type of rest are you using? Mike was correct about the strings and cams. The least bit of moisture will freeze at 0 temps. I also kep a silica pack in my bow case to keep moisture away.

[intruder]

she hasn't recieved the bow's yet... they are intransit! The jennings she will be shooting just has a fliper rest on it(I told her she would have to upgrade a few things) but she can't beat the deal she got! The jennings is a 45# bow I think that was a family member's... he don't shoot or have any intrest in it at all anymore and the bow I am sending her hubby is my wife's old bow... he is a lefty and the bow is too plus it was just too big for her so I am sending it to them to use... We decided to go to a right handed bow for my wife because she doesn't have a dominant eye (weird huh) and she shoots a rifle and plays most sports right handed....

[ScottC]

At least she has the luxury to choose. I am naturally right handed, but because I am left eye dominant I shoot long guns, bows and pool LH. To this day I have never shot a LH rifle. I have always used RH because that was all that was available.

I have to start pricing expedition weight merino wool long johns. If I haven't filled both tags, I will hunt until the close on Jan. 1.

[bowtech]

Lets go to the Master for this one (and I dont mean me! ;D)

Fred Bear spoke about this after returning from his polar bear hunt (which he did 3 times with a recurve)with two other men.

Of the two other men one was the guide and the other a friend who was along for the trip and shooting for other ice flow animals such as artic fox ect..

Fred told of how his buddys bow lost its timing and during the first day the few shots offered were lost to this problem.

Back at camp it was discovered that the oil which was applied to the cams had turned to a parafin like substance and was acting to jam up the free movement of the assembly.

The bow was disassembled and wiped free of all standing oils and no further problems were incountered.

Fred suggested that in the future a powder lubricant would be the best solution for long term hunting trips in sever cold conditions.

I usually refer to fred in the mental files when it is something obscure

[ScottC]

Nicely said bowtech...

[michihunter]

Thanks BT!! I never knew that!!

[admin]

Thanks for the info BT, even though I don't plan to hunt in the sub zero weather anytime soon, it's always good to know what is needed if it happens.

[intruder]

I was going to ask about a graphite type lube... but ya beat me to it! Thanks BT..