[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-must-see-olympic-events-for-hunters\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-must-see-olympic-events-for-hunters\/","headline":"3 Must See Olympic Events for Hunters","name":"3 Must See Olympic Events for Hunters","description":"The Olympics are\u00a0the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth. Athletes who\u2019ve trained tirelessly, not for the spotlight or the fame, get...","datePublished":"2016-08-05","dateModified":"2018-12-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Corey-Cogdell-e1470415690248.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Corey-Cogdell-e1470415690248.jpg","height":660,"width":1247},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-must-see-olympic-events-for-hunters\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":539,"keywords":["News"],"articleBody":"The Olympics are\u00a0the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth. Athletes who\u2019ve trained tirelessly, not for the spotlight or the fame, get their chance to prove they are the best in the world at their respective sport.\u00a0 Among those sports in the summer games are three events that directly relate to the sport of hunting \u2013 Archery, Shooting, and the Modern Pentathlon.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a little bit about each one and when you can watch them.ArcheryBrady Ellison aims for gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics.Archery is a fascinating sport to watch at the Olympic level.\u00a0 No other sport requires so much focus, skill, and mental toughness.\u00a0 For Olympic archers, their bow is basically an extension of their body.\u00a0 Watching them strike 10-ring after 10-ring from 77 yards out with a recurve bow is truly a thing of beauty.You can learn more about Olympic Archery here – Olympic Archery: Did You Know?ShootingWith the recent push for more gun control and the \u201cguns are bad\u201d movement in full swing over recent attacks around the world, it will be nice to see the world of shooting in a positive light for a change.\u00a0 Of course, that depends on how much air time NBC is willing give the sport.Olympic shooting consists of 15 different events with three different weapons \u2013 pistol, rifle, and shotgun.\u00a0 The trap and skeet events are probably the most entertaining to watch as the Olympiads blast clay pigeons out of the sky faster than a blink of an eye.You can view the entire Olympic shooting schedule here.Modern PentathlonNever heard of it? Don\u2019t worry you\u2019re not alone.\u00a0 The pentathlon is considered to be perhaps the toughest competition in the Olympic games because athletes compete in 5 different sports in one day \u2013 pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and running.The Modern Pentathlon event was created as a means to imitate the ultimate soldier or cavalry officer\u2019s duties in war, hence the type of events the athletes must participate in. \u00a0With its mixture of physical and mental demands that test courage, stamina, coordination, concentration, skill and flexibility all packed into one day \u2013 this is a must see event.Click here for the Modern Pentathlon Schedule"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/3-must-see-olympic-events-for-hunters\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"3 Must See Olympic Events for Hunters"}}]}]