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QAD Ultra-rest HD is what's on my bow. Cost $139.99. In the past I used whisker biscuit. Groups were not as consistent. I switched to this "fall away" rest. I am glad that I did and I would not go back. The whisker is OK, however, in my opinion this is much better. No arrow contact after the release and a true arrow flight. Also no sound on the draw or release. The rest is covered in moleskin. Cost more then I wanted, however, a good choice.

Better luck Sunday

I'm hoping for you fly, however, with that missing point I'm putting him at 124.5 inches. I sure hope that I am wrong. Let us know asap. Either way a beautiful deer good luck to all the dog

Nice buck, Fly. The way you are knocking them down.... i'd hate to walk by your tree

NOTE: Pointing_dogs_rule should be "TEAM #2" ,........ thanks

Pointing_dogs_rule, team #3 "whitetails matter", 10 points, Iowa

Saw him, arrowed him

Some points for the team He's a 10 with some trash points. I take this "contest" very "lightly" so I will NOT count those small points as it just leads to bickering. good luck to all the dog

Well, while the site was down I have been getting out. I have had the worst last week in October and first week in November. Lots of big bucks being shot, however, my area has absolutely been dead. Last night I had an 8 point following a doe, however, only 120+ inches. I'll keep trying and hopefully add a doe or something bigger. good luck to all the dog

Congrats on that 6 point. good luck to all the dog

Nice one Rhino :0 good luck to all the dog

My apologies. Shot a doe yesterday during blackpowder season. Hung her up and with temps in the 60's I got nervous that night and cut her up. Today I thought... OOPS, I forgot to take a photo. I still have archery and a gun season.

You deserve all that fun Remember, Fish is good for you so keep eating the fish. good luck to all

Shoot him. Not sure that there is much future potential. good luck to all he dog

Biggest thing that I'm seein'. I probably will not get out until Oct 14 or so. I'm taking a young lady out for early blackpowder. Hopefully she will get a chance at him. Otherwise just a lot of average stuff. good luck to all the dog

I've been out there the last 6 years in a row and I hope the tradition continues for many more years. I've made friends of a lifetime.

You have a VERY GOOD memory

I'm here

​Yep, the .17 doesn't make them fly. I like to .223 cause it makes them fly a long way. ​We got some great video. good luck to all the dog

Put me on a team. I'll hunt Iowa... early blackpowder, archery and maybe landowner gun. 57 years old (a real old guy). Northeast Iowa. Marty (pointing_dogs_rule). October 1st - December 31st. Thanks, Marty

A daughter of one of my clients mentioned that she wanted to shoot Prairie dogs. Well, I had the perfect ranch with lots of P-dogs. Her family is always busy with the milk cows, so I thought that this would be great for Leah. This ranch has 1,000's of Prairie dogs and it is rarely hunted. In other words the Prairie dogs aren't the brightest and often sit there shot after shot. We loaded up the F-150 and headed to Wyoming for a three day hunt. Leah doesn't get away that much so South Dakota and Wyoming were a new experience. We stopped along the way at the Badlands and Devil's Tower. Once at the ranch we hunted Wed. afternoon, Thursday morning and evening, and Friday morning before heading back to Iowa. Leah had NO experience with the .17 HMR or the Savage .223 (only a little practice at home). A bolt action rifle was new to Leah. She missed the first two shots, however, she caught on really fast and soon had her first kill. It was neat to she her go from... not finding the Prairie dogs in the Burris 6.5 x 20 to finding running Prairie dogs and shooting them as soon as they stopped. By the second afternoon she had this shooting down. She grew particularly fond of the .17 HMR with the 10 shell clip. At one time she shot 7 dogs off of one mound in under 60 seconds. Leah's longest shot with the .17 HMR was 147 yards. The last morning we pulled out the .223 with the Burris 6.5 x 20 and reached out to touch some Prairie dogs. Most of the dogs were at 160 yards. Leah's longest shot was 265 yards with the .223. It's amazing to see the difference in the Prairie dog's movement after impact with the .223 (polymer tip bullet) vs. the .17 HMR (polymer tip bullet). Final count: Leah.... 309 Prairie dogs, Doc.... 11 Prairie dogs (it was more fun watching her shoot, then for me to shoot) It was a great trip and a wonderful time was had. good luck to all the dog

Some of you may have read that I surprised my summer intern by buying her a Wyoming antelope tag. Leah loves to hunt (her parents do not hunt). I've taken her for turkey, deer, prairie dogs and now antelope. She is a 4.0 student at Iowa State University and has a type "A" personality. I could not get her to skip college for a gun hunt so I decided on an archery hunt. August 15th was the opening day and Iowa State starts August 22nd so it would work just fine. Leah has a compound bow, however, she was not confident enough to use the bow. The plan was to let Leah use my crossbow (legal in Wyoming). She practiced for two weeks... getting comfortable with the trigger pull and the ranges on the scope. She became proficient to 60 yards. The plan was for me to range the antelope and tell her which crosshair and how high to aim. We left on Saturday and completed the 11 hour drive to Wright, Wyoming. That night we visited the ranch, where I have hunted before, and set up a blind by a waterhole. The ranch manager had told us that he has seen the antelope watering at this waterhole. The longest shot would be 50 yards and the closest shot would be 22 yards. He told us to be in the blind before sunrise (I usually do not get to the waterholes until 10 am... so this was new to me). We would hunt for 3 days. On Monday we were I the blind at 5:45 AM with sunrise at 6:05 AM. On the way to the blind we could see antelope in the early morning light (two bucks fighting). At 6 AM a buck comes from the west and acts very cautious as he approaches. Always with his eye on the blind. He then drinks and gives Leah a perfect broadside shot at 35 yards for about 20 seconds. She passes as she tells me that she thinks that she can do better. He was nice, however, he had very little curl as he was probably only a two year old. I was worried that this might be the only buck of the hunt. We later joked "GO BIG OR GO HOME" An hour later from the left and behind us a buck quickly approached. The buck never once looked at the blind and he went to the water. I saw him first at 40 yards and stated, Leah: "A mature buck with curl". She got into position with the crossbow (using a monopod). She looked him over and said... "Yep". I ranged him at 40 yards and told her to hold the second crosshair a little above the white line (on the buck). She was so calm and then the bolt flew as he slightly quartered away. The bolt hit the bank behind the buck and dust flew. Did Leah miss?? The buck jumped into the water and then stood on top of the dam for a few seconds. He then ran and I could see that characteristic "zig-zag" once they are hit. I flew out of the blind (as fast as a 57 year old guy can) and watched the buck run 250 yards. He then stopped and wobbled and did the horse sit and it was over..... except for the hollering and celebrating The shot was a little back and ended up taking out the spleen and liver. As we approached, Leah was happy with her first Pronghorn. A mature buck.

Late to the party. Are all teams filled. Just checking to see if you need another. the dog ​good luck to all