Steve Galea News & Tips

News & Tips: Traditional Archery: What is Your Effective Range?...
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Traditional Archery: What is Your Effective Range?

Bowhunters who pursue game using traditional gear must overcome the challenge of shooting without sights. As I've…
News & Tips: What Shot Angle Should You Take for Turkeys?...
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What Shot Angle Should You Take for Turkeys?

There are many good shot angles that will allow a bowhunter to humanely take a wild turkey. For broadside, head-on or…
News & Tips: Fly Strategies for Ice Out
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Fly Strategies for Ice Out

This is a confusing time of year for a guy like me. Our lakes are still frozen, so I'll be chasing lake trout this…
News & Tips: Bowhunting Tip: Perfecting the Sitting Position...
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Bowhunting Tip: Perfecting the Sitting Position

Last year while sitting in a natural ground blind with longbow in hand, a young whitetail buck approached cautiously,…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Best Target Choices You Can Count On (video)...
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Traditional Archery: Best Target Choices You Can Count On (video)

Normally when you see the phrase "target panic" in the title of an archery article, you're expecting to hear about an…
News & Tips: Simplifying Leaders for Sink Tip Lines...
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Simplifying Leaders for Sink Tip Lines

Because I live in a county that holds more than 650 lakes, I do a lot of still water fishing for bass and trout. The…
News & Tips: The Importance of Canting
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The Importance of Canting

Canting helps keep the upper bow limb out of the way so it won't obstruct your view of the target. It's not uncommon…
News & Tips: Make Your Own Fly Pattern
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Make Your Own Fly Pattern

The great thing about fly tying is that it encourages creativity, skill and thought. All you need to do is look at…
News & Tips: Miraculous Marabou: One of the Great Fly Tying Materials...
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Miraculous Marabou: One of the Great Fly Tying Materials

When I think about the most successful flies I have used over the years for smallmouth and largemouth bass, trout, pike…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Feathers
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Traditional Archery: Feathers

Whenever I meet another traditional bow hunter, one of the first things I notice is his or her fletchings. It seems to…
News & Tips: Sink Tip Lines for Still Waters
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Sink Tip Lines for Still Waters

As I write this, the thermometer outside my house reads -29 F (-34 Celcius) and the ice continues to thicken on our…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: My Carbon Contradiction...
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Traditional Archery: My Carbon Contradiction

I consider myself a traditional bow hunter. I love my longbow; I don’t use sights; I hunt from the ground; and…