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Me too but I've got to burn 15+ pts on a strip tag first. Assuming Bishup's 1st archery buck is the one in his avatar.......Wow! Buck of a lifetime.

You guys done bouncing rocks off one another? Edge pretty much outed the OP. Time for this one to die.

September of 2014 I saw a collared ewe running the highway fence across from the Tal-Wi-Wi turn off. She was all alone. Figured she was cat bait.

Str8Shot, Put yourself in the OP's shoes. If you had a "keep it to yourself conversation" with the person in question wouldn't you be somewhat perturbed?

This your opportunity to comment. Should you choose not to, you give power to those that do. Act accordingly. Comment periods are all about body counts. I'd guarantee if you go to the Sierra Club, etc., etc. websites, they all have a "call to action" for this comment period. It IS important to voice your opinion.

Great job Lark & sons.

Very cool post. Honoring those who have gone before us is admirable. Congrats on the bull too.

Unfortunate. Assuming you had "the conversation" about keeping the area to yourselves, this is a blatant breach of trust. Give up his name so we can disparage him proper.

You need to change this: "I just can't conquer target panic" to "I have not yet controlled target panic". Most people suffer TP to varying degrees when shooting bows, rifles, shotguns etc. Those who don't have TP tend to be very good shots. Personally, I have to deal with TP when I shoot but have managed to control it to the point that I enjoy shooting and have reasonable accuracy. TP is controllable but will ALWAYS be lurking. It is a learned behavior, unlearning it is not easy. That is my belief. A prime example is the newbie archer. Set up with a modern bow, sights, release and a reasonable tune on the equipment, most will shoot very well quickly. However, soon enough many will begin doing "drive by" shots on the target spots. Accuracy degrades quickly, the newb now has a full blown case of target panic and continues to perfect it with more bad practice. Basically, if you are not in control of the shot (see "drive by") ....... stop, don't continue shooting, you'll only reinforce a very bad habit. The goal is a relaxed shot with an amazing follow through. Enough of the sermon. Volumes have been written on curing TP. I've had my best success controlling it by doing the following: 1) Stop releasing arrows (except blind baling). Don't go to the range with your buds & shoot, no tournaments, etc. You are done shooting arrows for as long as it takes to get control of the shot (this is not easy, we all love to shoot). Control will be achieved in your yard all by yourself. 2) Blind baling. Definitely not a cure-all but if you got TP so bad you have trouble achieving anchor it is a big help. I recommend doing it every session. 3) Non-shooting/let down, IMO this is the key technique for restoring control to the shot. a) Safety the release, draw, anchor, acquire sight picture, float the correct yardage pin on a spot, focus on the spot not the pin, squeeze between the shoulders, let down, repeat (all this without finger on trigger, keep the release in "safe" mode). Likely you'll be able to lock on to the spot without issue. Letting down a powerful bow can wake up a whole new set of muscles, consider dropping poundage. NEVER let down the bow with your finger/thumb on the trigger. Practice "a" till you are so bored you want to cry. Perform "a" but now put the your finger on the trigger (when anchor is achieved) . DON'T SHOOT! Likely, you'll turn a few loose, tsk, tsk. Control has NOT been achieved, revert back to "a" for a pre-determined amount draw cycles (5-10). When completed, go back to placing the finger on the trigger. "b" could take many weeks, don't hurry the process. When control has been achieved, move to "c". c) WoooHoooo, you get to shoot a few arrows! Start at 20 yards. Float the pin, focus on the spot. The pin will move (unless you are super human), the spot won't. Focusing on the moving pin will promote drive by shooting. Focusing on the spot will promote a great follow through and lessen the tendency to punch the release. Shoot a few arrows, if it goes well shoot a few more. Don't overshoot, you'll want to because it will feel soooooo good. The INSTANT you detect a drive by shot, STOP! Revert back to "b" till control has been restored. 4) TP is a lurker once you have experienced it. Fatigue will bring it on. Overshooting is usually the enemy. Avoid overshooting. Hope this helps, I still struggle with it, mostly when fatigued.

Somebody's going to get a screaming deal. 13M here or I'd be all over it.

Very cool, thx for posting.

Good advice in this thread, especially the "boot leather" part.

A turkey app, cd, dvd etc. is important. When learning to call, the cadence is more important than the sound. It's easy enough to work on the sound later but if you pick up a cadence flaw it seems (for me) to be more difficult to correct. I've got a cd that I'll blast when travelling down the road to work on cadence. Turkey hunting is still 80% knowing the birds habits & territory.

IMO: 1) Get a 12 gauge Remington 870 capable of handling 3" shells. 2) Federal 3" mag shok (lead) #5 shot, flight control wad. No matter what you choose, pattern your loads. 3) Pot call 1st, good box call 2nd, start practicing with diaphragm's now. Best to practice when driving back & forth to work (assuming you don't carpool).

Nice bulls!

This^ Reading the UofA faithful's feeble attempts to degrade ASU's football program enhances the "savor all year long" immensely. Please don't stop.

No issues here other than I didn't draw bison or turkey.

Landowners can do as they please with their land. End of story. Attempting to punish them for exercising their property rights is baloney. Do I wish there was a way to access public lands within? Of course but that is a separate issue. Big Bo has allowed public access for years, much longer than most other large ranch properties. Charging trespass fee's for access beats the heck out of a total lockup.

WOW!

Roast very slowly, stick a fork in it. Savor all year long.

Wish I knew a good place, I'd love to see a well trained bird work. When I was a kid I had a Coopers hawk then a redtail. Had no business having either as I was not mentored and did not know what I was doing. Keep posting, love to hear about your bird and your sport.

Archers have lobbied for a later start for the early archery hunt. G&F appears to be testing the waters. If archers are less successful due to early rifle/muzzy taking place prior to early archery bull, it would allow G&F to increase early archery permits hunts in the future. G&F is all about squeezing as much revenue out of the resource as possible. Personally, I don't think it will have much effect on archers overall success but no doubt some of the larger bulls won't be there. Could be the early rifle/muzzy success would go down (doubt it). Should hunt success drop for both weapon types G&F could increase permits for both. Looks like we'll get our chance to see this play out.

Perfect!

Well done guys. Spot & stalk on the late hunt ain't easy.

Great job dad! Fished that lake with my dad & brothers when I was a kid (LBJ was in office).