Basin Archery Shop

2 antelope, 2 states, 1 bow, 1 day

Wed 14 Oct 2009 1:22:05 AM GMT

On Friday Sept 18th after work my six year old son Dallin and i set off for Colorado for my archery antelope hunt. We left at about 7:00 and arrived in our Unit at about midnight. My boy was already asleep so I went ahead and set up our antlope blind in the dark. I had found this waterhole the previous week and knew that some good bucks were using it. However the antelope had been quite leary of the blind so I made sure to brush it in very well.
I then drove about 500 yards away and parked in a little gulley and set up our tent and we got to sleep.
The next morning I woke Dallin up and we walked to the blind before it got light. When the sun started to come up we immediately started spotting antelope from the blind. By 8:00 I had already passed on 4 bucks and had several does at the water. For those who haven't hunted antelope out of a blind this is an awesome experience. I had Dallin set up on the tripod with my video camera and he had a great time videoing all the antelope, potguts, and birds. Pretty soon a nice heavy buck came pushing his does to the water and Dallin said I had to shoot this one. He got the camera ready and did an unbelievable job of videoing the bucks approach and the shot. (When I got home and watched the footage I couldn't believe how well he did.)It was awesome and the buck went down within sight of the blind. Dallin was so excited when he watched the antelope go down.We got the antelope all quarted up and in the cooler on ice and I looked at my watch and realized it was only 10:00. We had planned on hunting in Colorado all day but we still had lots of hours left and I realized that I had a Wyoming antelope tag in my pocket as well. I said Dallin do you want to go to Wyoming? If you know my boy it didn't take much convincing. We hurried and took down the tent and jumped in the truck. About 4 hours later we were sitting in an antelope blind in Wyoming. Unfortunatley after 3.5 hours in the blind we never had any antelope come in so we took down the blind and headed out to find a hotel room. On the way to town, and with about 20 minutes of light remaining, we spotted nice buck in a good spot and decided to give it a try. I was able to get within 70 yards of the buck and I took aim and let an arrow fly. It him perfectly behind the shoulder. He traveled about 15 yards and started flipping cartwheels in the sagebrush. Once again my boy watched him go down. He was so excited.
I couldn't believe we had pulled it off. Two antelope with a bow in two different states in the same day with my 6 year old boy there helping every step of the way. I know we will both remember that hunt for a long time. That day will definetly be tough to beat.

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Fri 30 Jan 2009 7:19:06 AM GMT

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Christmas is coming!

Wed 17 Dec 2008 2:42:10 AM GMT

Here at Basin Archery Shop we are excited for the Christmas season. Another great hunting season has past us with some great memories and success and we are already looking forward to next year. At this Christmas season we encourage you to go through our online archery shop and get some great presents at great prices. Whether you are looking for a compound bow, a youth bow, or some other archery product or archery accessory we have what you need. Thanks for your business and have a very merry Christmas from all of us at Basin Archery Shop.

Good Start to Bow season!!

Thu 16 Oct 2008 4:34:50 AM GMT

Well we have been very busy here at Basin Archery. I just got back from a successful Wyoming hunt where I took an antelope and mule deer with my bow. I also had success on my Alaska caribou hunt in Sept. I was lucky enough to take a pope and young caribou at 69 yards with a grim reaper broadhead. He went less than 50 yards and died. It was a really fun time in Alaska and I hope to go back soon. I guess I have to go way back to early August to report on my Nevada archery hunt. I was able to take a 27.5" wide muley at 32 yards with my bow. We packed 7.5 miles in and had a lot of fun on a hillside we found during our early scouting trip. On top of all that I have been chasing a big 5 by 7 muley here in Utah since the opener in August. I finally got a shot at him last Tuesday but I missed. I was pretty heartbroken so we changed his nickname from 12 pack to heartbreaker. I hope to find him again soon before we get to much snow. I have once again been impressed with my equipment. My beman ICS Hunter arrows have been awesome.

The Grim Reaper broadheads have taken down all four of my animals this year with no problems what so ever. I am excited for my upcoming whitetail deer hunt in Kansas. I leave on November 6 and I am taking my boy to try for a turkey. It should be lots of fun.

Checkout pictures of these hunts in the Photo gallery

Finally here at last!!!!!!

Tue 5 Aug 2008 7:22:24 AM GMT

On Wednesday I leave for the Nevada Mountains on my first hunt of the year. On a recent scouting trip out there we videoed a cougar stalking a little buck and we saw lots and lots of big mule deer bucks. I can't believe archery season is already here. I am alredy loading all my gear and it is 1:30 in the morning on Tuesday and I can't sleep I am so excited. It should be another great year for Basin Archery Shop. Good luck to all!!!!!

BowHunting Season is right around the Corner!!

Sun 22 Jun 2008 7:43:15 AM GMT

I can't believe it is almost here. My firsy bowhunt is on August 1st in Nevada. It is a backpack hunt and I definetly need to get in shape. We have already started scouting for the upcoming Utah hunts and I am getting so excited. Shooting my bow with my son Dallin and his new Whisper Creek Phantom youth bow is getting me in the mood to hit the hills. As I drive around I can't help but stare at the mountains and dream of big bucks. It should be another awesome year.

Dallins New Whisper Creek Youth Bow

Fri 20 Jun 2008 3:56:45 PM GMT

This week my oldest boy Dallin got the NEW Whisper Creek Phantom youth bow. Dallin is 5 years old and he loves to shoot bows. This is Dallins 4 youth bow in his 5 short years. His last bow was Mathew's version of youth bows which is called the Genesis. He actually had the Mathews Genesis Mini. He loved that bow so much and had a great time shooting but outgrew the poundage it offers. One of the things I personally love is getting our youth into archery and enjoying the outdoors. There are way to many kids now days that sit in front of the TV playing video games. Being in the outdoors with friends and family is a much better choice. Getting a son or daughter one of our youth bows is a great way to get them off the couch and into the great sport of archery. My kids love shooting their bows and so will yours. I must say this Whisper Creek Package deal comes with everything that is needed to get started. It is one of the best yout bows on the market today.

Welcome to BainArcheryShop.com

Tue 10 Jun 2008 5:44:11 AM GMT

Welcome everyone to BasinArcheryShop.com! On this site we are committed to providing the very best discount Archery products at the best price possible. We are serious archers with lots of experience. We don't just sell products we use them. We just put out our first hunting DVD called ...a Time to Hunt! It features many archery hunts with Basin Outdoors staff members. We know your passion for this sport and we want to provide you great products to help you accomplish all of your bowhunting goals. We offer adult and youth bows as well as all the accesories you need out in the field. Getting your son or daughter into archery is a great way to pass on this great sport and to spend quality time with the ones you love. Our selection and price on kids bows can't be beat. We hope you enjoy the site and more importantly the products we provide on your next archery adventure.