Ep. 536: Foundations - It’s Time To Start Shooting

Wired To Hunt Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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On this week’s episode, Tony makes a compelling argument that all of us should dedicate ourselves to a target practice regimen, regardless of our weapon choice.

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0:00.0	The NFL is headed back to Las Vegas for the reimagined Pro Bowl games presented by Verizon.
0:05.6	Watch the league's best show off their talent in the first ever AFC versus NFC flag football game.
0:11.8	New skills challenges on and off the field and even a special live concert performance.
0:17.2	The 2023 Pro Bowl games presented by Verizon Sunday, February 5th, 12pm Pacific at a
0:23.5	Legion Stadium, Las Vegas. Visit Pro Bowl dot com slash tickets to buy your tickets today.
0:53.6	Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast. Your guide to the fundamentals of better
1:08.3	dear hunting. And now your host, Tony Peterson. Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast
1:16.0	which is brought to you by First Light. I'm your host, Tony Peterson. Today's topic is all about
1:21.2	building a practice regimen, whether you're a o-hunter, a gun hunter or both.
1:37.4	This is a big ask, my friends. But I'm going to do it anyway. I know the turkey season is still in
1:43.5	full swing. I know the fishing is really good right now. I know the kids are in baseball and
1:47.7	gymnastics and a bunch of other activities. I know that dear season, even early archery season is
1:53.2	still, you know, months away. Gun season is further away than that. Shooting doesn't seem to be a
1:59.2	high priority right now. And honestly, it kind of doesn't have to be a high priority. But target
2:04.6	practice should at least be a low priority. Because if you make it so now, you'll be well ahead of
2:10.3	your competition this fall. And we all want that. There are different ways to look at target practice
2:26.8	depending on what weapon you're using and what your experience level is. Let's say, I know the
2:32.2	rifle hunter with 45 consecutive seasons all with filled tags. He's in a different place than the
2:38.6	newbie bow hunter who has yet to fill a single tag, little lone shoot out of deer. That rifle hunter,
2:44.8	I don't know, he might not need to do anything more than pull the old 270 out of the safe.
2:49.1	A few weeks before the season head out to the range and run a few shells through it to make
2:53.2	sure nothing has changed since last season. If the groups are tight and the scope is on, it's back
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