Weekly Field Notes: Summer Prep, Free Gear, and What’s Coming Next

Another week closer to archery season is upon us, and another week of more content here at the Everyday Bow Hunter. This week, I have made a lot of changes to the website and added quite a bit of content.

We are racing towards summer, and it’s past time to start getting ready. So, this week I added some resources to make it easier for you to get started, stay focused, and be prepared to hunt when the time comes.

See last week’s Field Notes Here ➜

✅ 1. Summer Prep is Live — Don’t Sleep on It

It’s easy to think summer is the “off-season.” But if you want to be ready when a buck walks out this fall, the work starts now.

This week, I dropped a full breakdown of everything I do during the summer to get ready, from terrain scouting to gear testing, shooting under pressure, and planning stand access.

➜ Read the Summer Prep Plan

If you’re new to bowhunting or just want to tighten up your system, start here.

🎯 2. New Everyday Bow Hunter downloads Are Ready

I added three new tools to the Everyday Bow Hunter Roadmap this week:

• Summer Prep Checklist — One-page printable for in-field use
• Summer Prep Planning Guide — Walks through scouting, gear, cameras, and more
• Arrow Build Worksheet — Helps you calculate and plan your build

Find the current downloads in the Tools Hub:

➜ Access the Everyday Bow Hunter Roadmap

If you’re new here, now’s a good time. It’s free, and you can be inside seconds from now.

🎁 3. Summer Gear Giveaway Is On

In case you missed it, I’m giving away bowhunting gear this summer.

Free to enter. Bonus entries for joining the Everyday Bow Hunter email list and checking out key pages on the site.

➜ Enter the Giveaway

This is my way of saying thanks to everyone who’s been following the brand. First drawing kicks off in July — don’t wait.

🦌 Coming Tomorrow: The Deer Intelligence Library

This new section is where I’ll be posting advanced content on trail cams, buck movement, thermals, and terrain-based hunting strategy.

If you want to understand why deer move the way they do — and start building kill plans around real data — this is where it starts.

Full launch starts tomorrow through the Roadmap and Tools Hub.

That’s it for this week. Stay dangerous and keep working.

— Mike