Begining to Do It Myself...

I started bow hunting 2 years ago and became instantly addicted. At the time I was living in Duluth, MN. I didn't have much time to hunt, but there were plenty of sporting goods and archery shops to use for all my tune-up and shooting needs.

However, last spring I moved further North to Ely, MN (19 mi from Canadian border). So this season I've been fortunate to hunt 3 to 4 nights a week which is awesome! The down side is that my closest shop is now 60+ miles away, so thinking I'm going to try and do it myself.

Any suggestions for me, as far as the best books and tools to start with for tuning & maintenance of my bow, and building my own arrows? This rookie could use some guidance!

FYI, I'm shooting a Mathews Drenalin, and so does my wife.

 

As far as books, I would suggest "The Bowhunters Digest" by Chuck Adams. Pretty informative.

 

read on line as well, good luck its much more fun doing it your self!

 

When you start making your own arrows buy a Bitzenburger fletching jig. It is the best and will last a lifetime.

 

For building arrows this is a very good starting point:

GATEWAY "BUILDING THE PERFECT ARROW" DVD


There are also some bow tuning dvd's although I do not have any experience with these.
Bow tuning