bowhunters
Primitive weapon sportsmen
Bowhunters are people who hunt game animals using bows and arrows rather than firearms.
The practice combines archery skill with hunting, often requiring closer range to prey than rifle hunting.
Bowhunting has dedicated seasons in many jurisdictions, typically preceding gun seasons: Bowhunters get first crack at the deer before rifle season opens.
Pointed shaft for shooting
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- broadheadWide-bladed arrow tip
- recurveBend back again
- compoundCombined into one
release · stabilizer · bowstring · fletching · nock · shaft · armguard · sight
Antlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
antelope · caribou · boar · whitetail · mule deer · buck · doe · bull
Create with pencil
- aimPurpose or direction
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- releaseTo let go
- trackingMonitoring location over time
stalking · scouting · calling · rattling · decoying · glassing · spotting · ambush
Concealment through visual blending
- treestandElevated seat for hunters
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- ghillieScottish outdoor servant
- wind directionWhere air moves from
quiet · concealment · stalking · crawling · patience · stillness · dawn · dusk
Inherited cultural legacy
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- primitiveIn earliest form
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
barebow · craftsmanship · custom · handmade · woodcraft · ancestral · rites · ceremony
Yearly division or series
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- permitOfficial written authorization
- harvestGathering mature crops
bag limit · registration · wildlife management · conservation · quota · draw · public land · private land
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
compound · release · stabilizer · bowstring · fletching · nock · shaft · armguard · sight · peep
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
turkey · antelope · caribou · boar · whitetail · mule deer · buck · doe · bull · cow
draw
Create with pencil
tracking · stalking · scouting · calling · rattling · decoying · glassing · spotting · ambush · quartering
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
wind direction · quiet · concealment · stalking · crawling · patience · stillness · dawn · dusk · shadow
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- primitiveIn earliest form
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
instinctive · barebow · craftsmanship · custom · handmade · woodcraft · ancestral · rites · ceremony · respect
season
Yearly division or series
harvest · bag limit · registration · wildlife management · conservation · quota · draw · public land · private land · unit
bowhunterswildlife conservationists
Those protecting wild species
animal rights activists · wildlife photographers · birdwatchers · vegans · game wardens