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Posted: 11/23/2011 7:34:32 PM
[Last Edit: 11/23/2011 7:34:32 PM by IIRC]
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I went ahead and placed an order today for more arrows, knocks, broadheads, etc., just for back ups. You can never have too much stuff 
Nothing has excited me in the world of bows this year, so I'll be runnign my same Mathews for one more season. I hope this fall/winter brings a bow to my liking. You all ready for the season opener? |
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Posted: 7/17/2011 7:19:05 PM
Absolutely man!!!! I get excited earlier and earlier each year. Good luck this season!
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Zoomer302
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Posted: 7/18/2011 8:11:05 AM
Need to get 2 packages of spitfire mechanicals.
I'm hanging 6 new stands next weeksend on the dairy farm I hunt Maybe bring the AR precision rig and destroy some wookchucks. I started running stairs. God am I out of shape.........but I WILL be able to get to the top of Iris hill come bow season (it's a brutal climb...) I still have to practice more with my new setup - but I am getting more consistent. I cranked my oldest bow waaaaaaay up and now practice long holds while watching TV. I still shake like a fool after 45 seconds but am getting better. I do have a ? for you all though. How much time do you spend broadhead tuning? I dont have a broadhead target and razors are not allowed at my range. Everyone seems to say/think that new mechanicals of the same weight as field tips hit damn close to aiming point , but I'd rather be sure. Spit's dont come with practice heads and practice heads arent allowed indoors either. I live in a suburb of NY and would hate to whizz a broadhead through a bale of hay or practice target into the neighbors pool. (I already shot an arrow into my shed and humanely killed an old lawnmower..  ) |
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Posted: 7/18/2011 10:57:26 AM
I'm getting excited. Opening day for me will be October.
I plan on hitting the range a lot before then. I just put on a Copper John Mark IV sliding sight, so I will be using that instead of fixed pin for the first time this year. So far from shooting it at the range, I doubt I will go back to fixed pin sights again. |
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1IV
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Posted: 7/18/2011 11:04:27 AM
[Last Edit: 7/18/2011 11:07:15 AM by 1IV]
Yep. I went to a shorter arrow and CF shaft. I have a lazer beam out to 45 paces. 35 yards. That's as far as I will attempt.
I have not missed my Target/ backstop yet either ... Sofar so good. |
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Posted: 7/18/2011 4:45:40 PM
HEEEELLLL YEAAHH MANNN!!!!
I cant WAIT for bow season to start up, ugghh im itchin! My Diamond, The Rock will see its second season this year and im hoping to beat my total kill count from last year of 4. That is, i hope to take more than 4 deer with my bow this time around, I should have no problem beating that count with my NEW AR!!! booda dat booda dat dat dat dat!!! |
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buhog7979
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Posted: 7/18/2011 8:10:00 PM
I have some work to do at my hunting spots, and I want to put on a new rest and get it tuned.
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Posted: 7/18/2011 11:07:25 PM
I have been prepping for this season since last season ended. I just picked up a new 500 acre lease a couple of weeks ago so I have been busy as crap ever since. I've got the trail cams out on a couple of nice crossings. I've been scouting for stand spots as much as I can in the heat. I've already gotten my results back on soil samples from some food plot locations. Today I spread 2000 pounds of lime and I've got another 2000 pounds on the trailer ready for tommorrow.
Ready for the season opener? Not even close, but I sure am looking forward to it.  |
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Posted: 7/19/2011 11:49:04 AM
CANT FREAKN WAIT!!!!
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Posted: 7/19/2011 1:08:54 PM
Ready. My Bowtech Air Raid is finely tuned and sighted in to 60 yards. I've been hitting the gym for 2 months now and running stairs at the HS football stadium during the heat of the day. Daytime temps here in SFLA are in the low to mid 90's so we hunt from 6am to 10am, rest during the middle of the day then go back out at 5pm to about 9pm when shooting light is gone.
I'm gonna hang 2 stands next week, but a majority of my hunting is spot and stalk as there are wide open fields and spars timber. The deer are easily patterned because of the few ponds adjacent to the timber. They drink twice a day. One of the ponds has a nicely defined trail leading 60 yards from cover to the perfect tree to strap my hanging stand. The other pond is in the middle of a Japanese Maple hammock. Thats where i'll put my ladder stand. I didn't hunt there at all last year due to financial issues. The aforementioned closest WMA to me opens August 6th, but you can only take bucks. The does just stand there and look at you from 15 yards before they bolt.  Hogs have a limit of 15 inches at the shoulder and one per day. |
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Posted: 7/19/2011 10:20:57 PM
Been shooting some, time to pick it up a few notches!! I'll be over a Wyoming water hole starting august 20!!! Mo season starts sept 15.
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Posted: 7/21/2011 7:24:17 PM
Originally Posted By Zoomer302:
I do have a ? for you all though. How much time do you spend broadhead tuning? I dont have a broadhead target and razors are not allowed at my range. Everyone seems to say/think that new mechanicals of the same weight as field tips hit damn close to aiming point , but I'd rather be sure. For the last few years, I have shot Rage 2-blade mechanicals, and they hit in the same exact spot as my field points. Last year, I tried switching to a fixed blade broadhead, and gave my best attempt at tuning my rest so that both my field points and broadheads would have the same point of impact, but I failed miserably and went back to the Rages. This year, I tried briefly with the same results. I haven't given up yet, and may try increasing and decreasing my draw weight to see if it helps. I shot spitfires years ago, but don't recall if they hit in the same spot as my field points or not. As for my preparations for this year, I've been shooting my bow on a daily basis since July 1, and plan to continue doing so at least until the October 1 archery season opener. Earlier this year, I bought 18 new arrows at $15 a piece (that hurt ), and I have been playing around with Nockturnal lighted nocks some. I still need to decide on broadheads. I've contemplated replacing my early season hunting clothes with something newer (I've had that Scent-Lok outfit probably 10 years now.) I guess I'll have to see how my spare funds look in the next month.
I never use trail cameras, but I did break down and buy a cheap one recently so that I can try to get an inventory of the deer on a particular property I hunt. I put it out last Saturday with corn spread around in front of it. I'll swap SD cards this weekend and add some more corn. Hopefully I'll have some good pics. I tried it in a different spot prior to placing it where it is now, and I wasn't happy with the quality of the pics from this Wildgame Innovations IR5D camera –– the daytime photos looked too dark. 
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Posted: 7/22/2011 9:57:39 AM
Yeah buddy!
I'm actually going to miss opening weekend this year though  |
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Posted: 7/22/2011 12:12:10 PM
[Last Edit: 7/22/2011 12:59:49 PM by ConcreteCowboy]
Just got back from my stand setting out some deer cane and checking the apples i put out. First year bow hunting for me, hopefully I'm ready come September 24th
ETA iv been shooting aluminum cheapys, just went out side to try out my new carbon arrows i fletched last night......bring on the bucks |
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Posted: 7/22/2011 3:57:00 PM
Ready
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TeeRex
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Posted: 7/22/2011 4:01:42 PM
Doesn't look like I am going to get to go. Land is IL and my wife will be 8 months pregnant.
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Posted: 7/23/2011 1:47:08 PM
shoting my bow everyday.
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Posted: 7/23/2011 3:26:23 PM
I need some new arrows, some new broad heads and I am going to mount a red dot this year. I can't see the pins anymore.
I am no where near ready. I'll work on it after I get back from the 5 day kayak camping trip my 10 year old daughter and I are going on. 5 days travel by kayak with everything we need. Should be fun. |
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Posted: 7/24/2011 9:02:46 PM
Filling up feeder's next weekend, been shootin alot, would like to get some new Grim Reaper's. Bring it on Oct 1
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Posted: 7/25/2011 11:21:53 AM
Sweating so bad it's hard to pull the arrows out of the bale.
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Posted: 7/26/2011 10:03:06 PM
ah. I have'nt checked the cameras in a month
 . groundhog hunt'n is usually when I check buck's out. weather this spring was scewed up planting and groundhog kills.
if theres anything worth lookin at I'll shoot ya some pic's  last I'd checked cams in june the yote population/movement has picked up in my area. |
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Posted: 7/26/2011 10:12:32 PM
Originally Posted By PAPPYO:
ah. I have'nt checked the cameras in a month . groundhog hunt'n is usually when I check buck's out. weather this spring was scewed up planting and groundhog kills.
if theres anything worth lookin at I'll shoot ya some pic's last I'd checked cams in june the yote population/movement has picked up in my area.You know right where I'm at, I haven't seen a fawn there yet this year. Seen a few doe without any, which makes me wonder if the coyotes are getting them. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 12:09:19 AM
[Last Edit: 7/28/2011 12:23:06 AM by PAPPYO]
Originally Posted By IIRC:
Originally Posted By PAPPYO:
ah. I have'nt checked the cameras in a month . groundhog hunt'n is usually when I check buck's out. weather this spring was scewed up planting and groundhog kills.
if theres anything worth lookin at I'll shoot ya some pic's last I'd checked cams in june the yote population/movement has picked up in my area.You know right where I'm at, I haven't seen a fawn there yet this year. Seen a few doe without any, which makes me wonder if the coyotes are getting them. yes. more yotes this year! probably will be for years to come. You have your share over that way! lol! I got behind this winter because of the snow and only got 3 my way. I only called waynes a couple times. Walking deep snow wears an old guy out! lol! wacked a couple early spring out this way for a farmer with spring lambs. still a problem there from his ph. calls
he had a taste for lamb chops, young fella ,nice teeth! other was an old female 
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Posted: 7/28/2011 2:18:12 PM
Nice looking Yote.
I was lucky to arrow two in one morning last season out of the same stand! I have been taking my boy's twice a week to the archery range for the past month or so. We are ready. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 9:43:54 PM
Originally Posted By xhairs1970:
Nice looking Yote. I was lucky to arrow two in one morning last season out of the same stand! I have been taking my boy's twice a week to the archery range for the past month or so. We are ready. Hopefully your boy's will get on a few yotes.
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