mattys281

I think some of your numbers are a little light. Also, there's a 50/50 chance that I may hunt with my longbow this summer, so there's about a 15% chance that there's guaranteed to be at least 1 longbow/recurve kill thread.

I've been shooting the same compound since '09. I bought a new one about 3 years ago, and quickly got rid of it again. turned out I still liked my old one better.

Yeah, they're more than a little crazy with it. PSE has some pretty nice models for cheaper than that and there's still Bear and Bowtech's Diamond line. Cabelas & Basspro have some decent shooters too with their store name on it, most of which I think are also made be Bowtech/Diamond.

Times like this you have to thank God that our forefathers had the vision and the pure genius to set up a government with such checks and balances. Think about it, what did Obama really accomplish? Immigration reform..... no, that was blocked over & over again. Gun control.... no, that hasn't flown, in spite of the overtly leaning media coverage. Affordable health care? Kinda on that one, but about 70% of his bill is still blocked and tied up in courts. The only thing he's really done in 8 years is crank up racial tensions and make lazy dumb-arse people resent their bosses and the companies that feed them. i.e., he's fed the stupidity of the slothful. Clinton will be the same. She'll accomplish nothing and blame congress for it all, which won't entirely be untrue, as they'll be blocking her every chance they get. Nothing good is going to come of her term, but she will not be the end of our country. This country is ran by bankers and people with money, not by politicians. Politicians are just the puppets on the strings. Do you really think the rich & powerful will let some screeching corrupt harpie from Arkansas topple their money machine? Ha! Yeah right! And after that, I'll win the nobel peace prize for my significant contributions to witty interweb hunting forum commentary. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. But don't expect a whole lot to change on Jan 20, 2017. The dow will jump 500 points one way or the other as people over react, but for Main St. Americans life will go on just as it always has.

Wow! What a great experience. Good for you!

I've used the silly "baaa" a ton of times to successfully stop a deer and have it shot successfully by myself or others I am hunting with. Sometimes it's the only way to get a deer to stop in a shooting lane before it disappears into a jungle of brush. I havent had it screw me up yet. Just saying. It's worked for me too. I won't use it when deer are close, but a couple years ago I stopped one at 65 yards..... and then missed.

You can always do both. Try glassing through the morning & if you haven't found anything you like by early afternoon, find a nice trail to sit on for the evening. I personally think you have much higher odds of killing by hunting ambushes, but you'll see more deer with your binoculars & tripod.

I've played around with a sngle pin slider on one of my bows. For punching paper, I love it. Really a lot easier to aim with a small sight ring and just one pin. I just get too dang excited when its time to shoot at something with fur on it, I know id forget to move it or stick it in the wrong spot.

I think its a really good idead setting yourself and your kiddos all up the same. If you allready shot the edge and like it, I cant see any benefit to spending days or weeks shopping around. These are fine bows and while there are many that are more expensive, you'll never find one that makes deer deader or punches holes in a target any differently. Get your gear rounded up and take those little ones to a 3d shoot. If they like shooting archery, they'll have the time of their lives at one of those.

Thats good livin!

Exactly why I wont use one. Just another opportunity for error and/or malfunction. I know some people love them, hit not for me. The simpler the better.

Yeah, between the bears and the elk, its hard to keep one without snot marks or chew marks on it.

In addition to this I'd also say that I'd rather shoot at a deer that is 40+ yards than one that is less than 30. 2nd deer I ever killed was at 78 yards, and he stood right there & watched me slip off my backpack, put an arrow on the string, range him, think it over for a couple seconds, range him again, draw, aim shoot & the last thing he saw was that arrow drop out of the sky and smoke him. Never moved a muscle until he was hit. More recently, my last coues was at about 37 yards and he was looking in my direction (but not at me) with his ears forward alert. Didn't even flinch until he got hit. Deer seem to have a instant flight zone, that if you're inside it and make a mistake they just bolt without a second thought, but if you're outside it, they don't seem to be as threatened. I think that zone is around the 35-40 yard mark. You can get away with a lot more mistakes with just a few extra yards of range.

i bought one of these for my wife last year from Cabela's. It's a pretty sweet rig for the money and came complete with sights, rest, stabilizer & quiver. Only think we had to do was buy some arrows for it and put everything together. Recently, while looking for an upgraded bow for my daughter I came across the PSE Stinger. Has some pretty good reviews and I'm a big fan of single-cam bows anyway. You can find these brand new on ebay for less than what the website lists them at. Good luck and welcome to a life long addiction! http://pse-archery.com/shop/mainline-compound-bows/stinger-x-2016/

the one is a little spike it looks like. Ahhh.... so he is. Nice pics. Unit 8?

Whats with those cows? Why cant females ever get along with each other?

All about perspective amigo. We did a hunt last year, didn't start hunting till we were 7 miles in and a bunch of elevation gain. We had an awesome time and I didn't even have a tag. Gonna go much further this year and I won't have a tag again. Its enjoyable to get your butt kicked a little to hunt country few see. Funny thing is that the deer don't get bigger the further you go. In fact we see way bigger deer in areas that you can hunt from roads. We think it's because there is more water near roads and lion hunters hunt those areas as well. But I wouldn't miss packin way back in to hunt where we see no one, don't hear a quad, you can pass a buck and not assume he is dead by the next guy that sees him, don't have to worry about someone hunting "my" spots, and you can start glassing from your camp cause you are already in there! But to each their own! I've noticed the same thing. The thing that most people don't realize about wilderness areas is that the way a chunk of land gets to be designated as wilderness is by basically being so vertical/rugged/unsuitable for development that it's really not good for much else. This type of land is often not suitable for huge populations of game animals. At least that's the story with the wilderness areas I'm most familiar with here in Az. Now, the really cool part about wilderness areas is that there's always pockets of good terrain that hold animals, and if you can find those, then you've got yourself a group of critters many of whom have never seen a person. I love uneducated deer!

That makes all the difference in the world. My wife never givs me any grief over it either, Ive just had other investments for my vacation time the last couple years. Spent a week hunting with my buddy in Nebraska last fall, and this year we're heading back there for his wedding and then have an october otc elk hunt planned for colorado with another good friend/customer. Life happens! Dont blink.

Agreed. Part of the reason I have struggled to find a good hunting buddy is because of my desire to go deep into the Wilderness Areas. Hard to find someone willing to hike 5-10 miles each way just to get into the area to start hunting. I actually thought it would be easier with the onset of Cam Hanes and the Train to Hunt philosophy, but no luck yet. I have found some people willing to hunt with me, but as soon as I mention the hike they get a little busy. That will always be a lonely way to hunt. Generally speaking, people are not really know for being well disciplined or motivated. I love backpacking and do at least a couple 2 nighters every winter, but seldom do long trips anymore. Too busy chasing dollars and raising babies.

Nice! I saw a white doe years ago. Would love to see another one someday.

Sweet! Looks like a good weekend.

I've been using those moultrie mini cam M80's. There a few years old now, but the battery life on them is fantastic. Take good pictures too.

And just like that a new bromance has begun... Will it rival Casey & Lark??? Only time will tell.

The guy I usually hunt with I met out in the nasty chit where we were the only two stupid enough to go. Bumped into each other a couple times at the parking spot, chit-chat, swap numbers, years later we still coordinate plans & put in together on deer hunts some years. So now we're just as stupid & still go there, but at least we have company. There was another guy I met on this forum that I hunted with for a few years. Still swap txt & visit once in a while, but haven't hunted together in a long time.

It's disappointing, but not surprising.