Stick'em Archery Blog

Food Plot Fundementals Video

Stick'em Archery team walks through a weekend of Summer Food Plot preparation in South Carolina.  Team discusses some fundamentals to putting in your food plots to help set them up for greatest outcome.  These tips are from lessons learned, and experts who contribute to StickemArchery.com.  The key is getting it right from the start and it can pay off big down the road. Tecomate Lab Lab Plus Seed Lime & Fertilizer based on Soil Sample Spreading Tecomate Lab Lab Plus Seed (Important to chose a seed that can do well in dry conditions, withstand early grazing, high in protien and do well in ...

Hunting Inside Corners

Inside Corners! Easy to Find, Easy to Hunt, and Highly Successful! By: Shane McDermott, President and StickemArchery.com Contributor/Pro Staff Mapping The Outdoors, Inc. www.mappingtheoutdoors.com Inside Corners are a great place to start if you are just beginning to use aerial photos and topographic maps to identify hot spots for hunting whitetail deer. The reason for this is that you can look at an aerial photo and identify an inside corner as one of the simplest features to locate on the map. There are usually only a few on a piece of property, and it only takes a glance at the map to find them. So what is ...

Primos Truth Digital Game Camera Series

The Primos Truth Cam 35 Digital Game Camera This could be the easiest to operate camera ever developed without sacrificing performance.  Simply load 4 "D" cell batteries, insert your SD card and slide the switch to photo or video and this camera is ready to go. With 3.0-MP resolution and a 35-LED bank that allows quality image capture out to 40 ft – in all light conditions, day or night – this affordable infrared scouting camera gives you everything you need to prepare for a great hunt. 1.5 second trigger speed (0.3 second when camera is not in sleep mode). The ...

Are you bowhunting Bucks or a Giant?

By: Brian Stephens & Spook Spann www.StickemArchery.com When you go bowhunting this season are you hunting any buck or hunting a Mature Giant?  The way you approach your hunts will vary based on what your answer is.  There is not right or wrong answer to this question but there are some sure fire things that you need to consider if you are hunting a Monster buck.  Right now is the time to get those game cameras out, so you can see what is roaming in the woods.  This time of year bucks in your woods are using a fairly consistent travel ...

Jay Does it Again – Monster down in IL….

By: Jay Maxwell and Brian Stephens Contributor to StickemArchery.com and Pro Staff Member On November 12th, 2009 the anticipation was increasing as I made my last sales call of the day. Five o’clock was nearing fast and all I could think about was loading the truck for my second trip of the year to the Land of Lincoln! Long time best friend Jordan Dozier and his brother –in- law Mark Milliken were meeting me at my house at 7:30pm to pull out.  The goal was to drive all night to our final destination; an old house place on public land in Illinois.

Primos Swamp Donkey Deer Attractants

// < ![CDATA[ // Primos Crushed Attractant Hunters liken a Swamp Donkey™ to Big Foot. Some say they have proof of one and there are some that say they don’t exist. To us a Swamp Donkey™ is a Big Bad, Heavy Horned, Moss Backed Buck. Now you can attract and grow Swamp Donkey’s™ with our secret formula. We have been testing, modifying and documenting the dramatic results of this formula for 7 years. Our motivation for bringing you this closely held formula in Swamp Donkey™ is to supply you with an attractant which can promote overall deer health, energy and ...

“NEW 2010″ – Spitfire Edge Broadhead

It's a Spitfire on steroids! The SPITFIRE EDGE has the proven Spitfire features, strength, killing power and accuracy plus more! Exclusive NAP straight/serrated blades are devastating on hide & flesh, and saw through bone like a hot knife through butter. Offset blades produce gapping exit holes and massive blood trails. Proven design and precision manufacturing deliver "out-of-the-box" field-point accuracy. Hardened Trophy Tip® Legendary Trophy Tip® point is specifically designed for maximum bone splitting power and unbelieveable durability. Micro Grooved Slimline® Ferrule Patented micro grooved ferrule greatly increases flight accuracy and penetration power. No other broadhead in the world flies as true as ...

G5 T3 Broadhead 100 gr. Review

“The new design of the G5 T3 eliminates the shortfalls and failings that are common with other brands of expandables,” stated G5 Outdoors President and Co-Owner, Matt Grace. “In addition, the T3 features a first of its kind blade retention system the Spider ClipTM.” The G5 T3 broadhead includes the new Spider ClipTM blade retention system. This system allows the shooter to tune their blade deployment based on their hunting scenario. Each package of broadheads comes with 2 different tension clips. One clip provides easier deployment for use with lower poundage bows. The second has a stronger tension setting for use ...

Rage Titanium Broadhead for 2010

The 2.0"+ cutting diameter leaves a huge, gaping entry hole. 1. In flight RAGE's streamlined 3/4" dia., along with its smaller Titanium ferrule, make it fly like a field-tip. The titanium body features an stainless steel over-sized instant-cut tip. The cam-deployed rear blades follow the tip without grabbing or deflecting, even on an angled hit, and are guaranteed to deploy before entry, maintaining full kinetic energy. 2. Upon impact The SlipCamT initiates and the blades deploy from the rear. Standard mechanical broadheads tend to lose power quickly upon impact. With the SlipCam Rear Blade Deployment System, that's no longer a problem! Its streamlined ...

How big does your Food Plot need to be?

By: Rans Thomas, Tecomate Wildlife Systems, Contributor to StickemArchery.com As hunters we hear about the importance of providing high quality nutrition to deer herds to maximize both antler development and body size.  As the Senior Wildlife Biologist for Tecomate Wildlife Systems and the Director of Tecomate Consulting and Management, I get to see the impact of providing whitetails with High Quality Year Round Food Plots throughout the country.  No matter if you hunt 200 acres or 2,000 acres there are strategies you can implement to improve your current food plots.  As a fellow bowhunter I know the importance of being ...

QAD Ultra-Rest HD Archery Arrow Rest

Michael Waddell's Archery Rest of Choice- ULTRA-REST HD BONE COLLECTOR Quality Archery Designs, the innovators of Smart Rest Technology, is proud to announce the ULTRA-REST HD BONE COLLECTOR. This special edition Ultra-Rest has all of the features of the Ultra-Rest HD, with an added Bone Collector flair! The sleek styling of the Bone Collector Skull brings a deadly look to the already deadly Ultra-Rest. After years of shooting the Ultra-Rest, Michael Waddell has welcomed QAD into “The Brotherhood”. Injection molded rubber thumbwheel is designed to force peak vibration amplitude to a minimum, while durable molded rubber creates a comfortable feel.  Extended Thumbwheel ...

2010 TRUGLO Sights

MICRO-BRITE SIGHT SERIES "Fixed" Patented Decreasing Diameter Pin design uses smaller pin sizes for longer yardages. NEW! TRU•TOUCH™ soft-feel technical coating. Ultra-fine click adjustment for windage and elevation. New micro push-button light. Tool-less design. Extra-long, protected, wrapped fibers. Precision pin alignment eliminates distortion. Large circular field of view. Aperture has a 1.8” inner diameter. Glow-in-the-dark shooter’s ring helps align peep sight. Adjustable level with two vertical bars. Reversible bracket for greater vertical adjustability. Adjustable for left and right handed shooters. Lighted models are designed to reduce unwanted pin glare. DURABLE STAINLESS STEEL PIN DESIGN AVAILABLE WITH .010” DIAMETER PINS MICRO-BRITE SIGHT SERIES "Detachable" Pin design uses stainless steel tubing for even greater durability. Detachable bracket. Ultra-fine click adjustment for windage ...

NAP Apache Arrow Rest Review

New for 2010 is the full containment Apache Capture drop away arrow rest. Super quick operation along with 360 degree sound dampening mean whisper quiet operation, no matter what. The Apache does not require any wrenches or other tools to make adjustments, just set it and forget it. Laser graduations make fine tuning in the field a snap. Rugged all metal construction is built for any weather conditions, rain or shine. This is truly the ultimate capture drop away rest!  Spook Spann from Spook Nation TV will be shooting this arrow rest this season on his PSE Omen Bow.  Watch ...

Elk Expo for Kentucky Hunter

2010 Elk Expo and Sportsman Show August 27th - 28th Friday 4pm - 9pm, Saturday 8am - 9pm Knott County Sports Plex - Hindman, KY Click the links below to view the full details of the EXPO elk expo brochure 10 poster-elkexpo

Spook Spann – Spook Nation

“New 2010″ – NAP Thunderhead Edge Broadhead

Check out this new broadhead from NAP.  It looks bad to the bone!  Speaking of bone the new edges take cutting to a new level.  This has been a tried and true broadhead for bowhunters for many years. NAP has taken this new Thunderhead Edge to a whole new level. Patented Trophy Tip® Patented Trophy Tip® point is specifically designed for maximum bone splitting power and unbelieveable durability. Micro-Grooved Pro Ferrules Micro-grooved Pro ferrules greatly increases flight accuracy and penetration power. Devastating Blade Design Straight edges slice hide, flesh and arteries. Serrations saw through bone like ...