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wow, that's generous. i wish i knew someone who needed it.

nice, bro!

well, i'm a budget guy, so..... everything i suggest is going to be less expensive. what are you shooting now? there's quite the variety of bows that will kill elk. we've gotten so picky, it almost sickens me sometimes. i think my next bow may be a stick bow. i haven't actually heard anybody say, "i hate my new bow" in a long time. i think it just boils down to, what makes you feel good inside.

care to elaborate? i've always been told this, but just plunked down on a 6.125" brace height bow, and honestly, can't tell the difference. maybe its the string stop.

i think it's odd that there are so many negative reviews on PSE's shop. You'd think they'd offer top notch service, them being in Tuscon and all. And i'm surprised that Bull Basin doesn't carry PSE, once again, them being in Tuscon and all. Crazy world. That said, i really like my PSE, absolutely crazy kinetic energy. I also like mission bows as well, for an entry level product. They're really shootable for the money.

boy, i hate to give advice when it's not asked for, oh well, here i go anyways.... why not have matt mclearn build you a custom rifle? It will cost less than Christiansens and probably shoot lights out better. he's not widely known, but he is well known amongst the world's top shooters. plus, he's an AZ local.

just talked to a buddy who was certain he'd get drawn, but no charges. he just broke down and called his credit card company, and they said he'd been charged for twice from AZGFD, even though it wasn't showing up yet.

it is a goal of mine to one day build a long bow and kill a deer or elk with it. i found some great stuff on youtube, with detailed instructions on bow building. i think killing a big game animal with a stick and string would be one of the most satisfying things a hunter could accomplish.

http://www.kxlf.com/story/31562121/wyoming-wolves-kill-19-elk-in-suspected-surplus-killing?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXLF_Butte more goodness.

buy the way, i put it through the chrono yesterday, and it shot 323 fps. with my hunting set up. I'm shooting an old Gold tip vapor pro, which is no longer made, but is a 7.9 gpi, cut at 28 inches for my 29" dl, and a 100 grain tip. but i've ordered a dozen easton hexx, which are also a 7.9 gpi, but have a smaller diameter and are also .001 straightness; since i can no longer get the vapor pro's.

i hafta say i'm pleased as punch with my new bow. I'd been shooting a Mission X3 for several years now, but really thought i'd need to upgrade my speed. The mission was buttery smooth to draw, which was going to be hard to let go of. I think it had the same cams as the mathews switchback, as i'd been told, but never confirmed. None the less, it was a good shooter for years. I looked at a lot of bows, but wouldn't pick even pick them up off the shelf, as the price approached $1k. Sorry, no can do, i'm not plunking $1500 or even $1000 on a bare bow, i don't care if it calls the animals in. I noticed a hoyt charger, i think it was, that was somewhat inexpensive, but it had plastic limb pockets. No go, as i'm pretty harsh on my gear. Another year went by, and i noticed a PSE Premonition HD for $599. So i shot it. The draw cycle was somewhat stiffer up front and towards the end than my mission, but it broke off nicely to a comfortable holding weight. It was noticeable quieter, had a string stop, and seemed a bit faster, though i haven't put it thru a chrono yet. So, i asked a deer if he thought it would be better if i shot him with a smooth draw cycle, or a stiff draw cycle. He didn't think it mattered too much. So, i thought, if a deer doesn't care about the draw cycle, why would i give it a second thought? By this time, the end of the season was drawing near, and much to the delight of my inner jew, the bow was 499. I took the plunge. After a week of shooting, i realized that the draw wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it would be, and pulling the string became second nature. I used my trophy taker pronghorn off the mission, but upgraded to an IQ 7 pin. That was a real upgrade. I found out that the center dot thing worked great. I soon realized that a simple glove on my hand was torquing my old bow probably a half an inch, and had caused me to miss 4 deer. So far this rig is shooting great, i just take my glove off before the shot. Also, you can correct torque from strange shot angles simply by lining up the dot. I can't recommend this sight enough. I feel like i could go pro right now, lol. So, i killed a deer with this rig in January. It was quiet enough that i missed with the first shot, (not compensating for the steep downward angle, and hit a smidge high) and the deer couldn't find me to save his life, despite his best efforts. I held the pin a tad lower and drilled him on the second shot. I'm really, really liking this bow. Especially for the money, it's a fantastic shooting rig. Fast, quiet, accurate. I just stepped outside, and shot some nice 1" groups at 30 yards, and i hadn't picked up the bow in a while. pics in second post.

i have mine sighted in to 80 yards, and i have shot great groups that far. at this point, i don't feel comfortable with shooting a deer that far, but with a little more work, i know i will easily be there. my last arrow i shot at 80 yards was 4" from the previous shot. I think this sight is very capable, but it is my first higher end sight, ($170), so i don't have too much to compare it to. but the bow torque indicator in incredible. I honestly did miss 4 deer because i was wearing a glove. I'd be shooting dead money, but when i'd hunt, it would get cold and a deer would come in. (i only missed in january, come to think of it). August shots were money all the way. Of course, i had a glove on, and blow 25 yards shots, not really knowing how. I'd practice, go over everything again, in my head, and not know how i could miss a 25 yard shot by a foot. after i got the IQ, I drew my bow in my stand this january, only to find that the bow was so torqued it was crazy. I pulled my glove off, drew again, this time, no torque. To make a long story short, my next shot smoked a deer at 35 yards, only this time i pulled my glove off right before the shot. This sight will help correct torque caused when you are leaning around a bush or tree, or leaning out of a tree stand, or are wearing a glove, or any other anomaly caused when real world hunting shots are less then idealistic. I've had no problems shooting targets, but then again, everything is perfect, im always standing or sitting the same way, etc. But when you get in the field, things change, and the landscape is what it is, and you have to take unorthodox shots. This sight makes it "orthodox." this sight does not compensate for trajectory caused by steep angles, however. you still need an angle compensating rangefinder for that. I made that mistake, and it almost cost me a deer.

welp, there goes my chances of holding a world title. congrats to the hunter, i probably would have died on the spot of buck fever.

now that's what i call entertainment.

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that's funny right there.

welp, if you're going the lazy way, just get yourself an ultralite, that way there's no danger of cracking a sweat. seriously, 20 miles should be easily pedalable, with a season or two's practice. they make hunting bikes, and hunting accessories for bikes. http://www.cogburnoutdoors.com/ i got a buddy who i think is a dealer for these babies, if you're interested.

diamond point has lots of quartz, but the digging season is closed, you can pick up stuff that's laying there. also, the paleo site on 260 has lots of aquatic fossils. i take my kids there quite often, it's always a blast for them.

what are you planning on putting over the floor? it may be possible to float out the saltillo. still a mess, but less foul language. i was a flooring contractor for 14 years, and never tore out tile. i always hired a convict from the half way house, gave him a dust mask and a rotary hammer with a tile bit and paid him per square foot, (so he wouldn't milk out the job). we would also hang plastic to keep the dust contained.

It was a coues, @ 35 yards. Im not arguing with you necessarily, but you gotta listen to Gillingham in that podcast. He's challenged conventional thought quite successfully on all things archery. Ive learned more in that podcast than from any other single source about archery. As mentioned above, episode 80 has Hanes differing from the aforementioned conclusion, and is well worth listening to as well. Hunt hard, shoot well. Best of luck this fall.

the fellows in the gritty podcast begged to differ, to a degree. I'm the guy that went for a crazy fast setup. i'm shooting a 7.9 gpi with a 100 grain head ulmer edge. I just completely broke a deer's shoulder and still got a pass-thru. i think the reason why i (and they) are going with expandables is because of tunability issues at high speeds. With the now extinct ulmer edge, i really didn't have to tune my broadheads. But with fixed blades, tuning was a massive issue. As i've been advised, fixed blades don't tune well over 300 fps. i think i remember snyder saying he shot an 85 pound bow, with a 500 grain arrow, so no kinetic energy issues there, but the consensus was that a lot of the reason why guys get such good penetration with expandables at high speeds is because of the quality of arrow flight, and the arrows ability to recover much more quickly than than an arrow shot with fixed blades, thus putting the kinetic energy of the expandable in the right place. That way an expandable has more potential for penetration. it seems they agreed that a slower bow may perform petter with fixed blades, because tuning issues are not such a problem, and because there is not as much loss of KE from a broadhead opening. it seems to make sense to me. also, gillingham threw doubted traditional FOC numbers in this video. Something i was surprised to see. But many consider him to be the best bowshot in the world.

gotta check out their latest....Bass Pro Shops Edition!!!!!!

gotta love dude perfect!! we watch every episode with the kids the day it comes out. good stuff.