Straight Shooter

Welcome back and good luck this year. I'm really bummed I won't be able to hunt Ohio this year, will the first time in 11 years I haven't made the trip.

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Have fun on vacation Dan, my hunt today is postponed due to a job interview. I will be out in the a.m. around here at the house. Then Monday, its off to the other spot for the big boy or a fat nanny. The weather is getting perfect in Georgia here, the temps are the low 60's high 50's in the a.m. I hope to have some more points for team soon.

Congratulations! I know its exciting to get new toys, its more of a luxury down south hear to getting a handgun. Here in Ga we just give our drivers license over the counter and purchase the pistol, same thing in SC when I lived there last year. Your Sig, I've shot one a few times and really liked the feel of it. The Ruger is one sweet shooting pistol and lots of fun, shot one of those many, many times. I ended up going the cheaper route with Taurus's for myself and the wife with a 40 S&W for me and .380 for my wife. I miss my Beretta 9 mm, that was one sweet shooting pistol and very accurate. I believe your wife will be just fine with this pistol, however it does have a bit more bite to it over a .380. this why I went with the .380 for my wife. The clip holds 16 rounds and handles very easy for her. I guess my all time favorite is my 44 mag's, I've got two of them. A Ruger Super Black Hawk and TC Contender 14" SS 44 mag both I reload both. How hard is it to get a CCWP? I couldn't believe how easy it was here in GA, paid a fee, got finger printed, photo taken, back ground check, and had permit mailed to me. It is accepted in all the states I visit but some don't honor it because you don't have to go through a CC class.

I wish you luck on one of those guys. I'm heading to a new spot this Friday, there is a monster working that area and I couldn't connect with him last year. I don't have any trail cam pictures of him because its iffy on leaving a camera out there on this property. He has the area tore up like something up north I've hunted. I'd love to put him on the ground this Friday, I messed up and didn't get in there when the acorns were falling.

I'm glad for you that it got worked out and the you did get the land owner involved in it. Stinks that your friend is being negative about it but he will eventually have his light turn on. If not, it is his own selfishness and disrespect that got him into the position he is in. He should have just enjoyed to comradery between friends and a great hunting spot. Good luck to you this season.

Hello and Welcome to the forums. I agree with Will about having a serious talk with your buddy, he has got to respect the fact that you got HIM permission to hunt. It doesn't sound like you have a written agreement with the land owner and I would suggest that you get this with his stipulations of what he expects on his land. That way the ball is out of your court, since you were the first to have rights to hunting his land. Now, the other guy (newer guy) needs to get off his keister and find his own area to hunt and not milk someone else's stand. That in my eyes in just plain out lazy and disrespectful, he needs to realize that he was given a chance to hunt your stand out of sheer kindness under the circumstances of last year and its not a permanent situation. First and foremost, I would get it writing from the land owner, number of hunters allowed, number of Does that can be taken in a season-he can do this since its his land and out ways state regulations. I hunted 4,000 acres for 7 years and could only take Does off this property per land owner requirements, he was managing the property for his family and I respected he demands. Good luck to you and keep us posted on the outcome. I'm afraid if it gets to bad and complicated the land owner might just not allow any hunting all, for any of you.

These heads and any mechanical are a hit or miss for functioning correctly versus a fixed blade that is pretty cut and dry. A long time buddy of mine switched to the T3's two seasons ago and had great success with them, his only complaint was the spider clip and the intensity to get the placed right for tension on the blades. Personally, I like the simplicity of a fixed blade, but that is only my opinion. I have killed deer with Rage 2-blade, G5 Tekan II but always go back to my Muzzy's.

Rut, that is some great footage and looks like a lot of fun. Others hunters wonder why I get all flustered more when a big nanny walks out versus a big. These girls don't miss a thing and just makes my heart pound because I know the woods can come crashing down in a heart beat if they suspect anything wrong. Good luck to you, and I look forward to seeing a video of a doe being shot:)

I had to switch from the Fletch-tite glue in the white/red tube to Fletch-tite platinum this year, due to not finding it anymore. I have fletched hundreds of arrows and never had an issue with the old glue I was using. The Platinum is a little different and requires a warmer climate when fletching. I did 36 arrows over the winter with the Platinum and had to re-fletch all of them, they were flying off when shot and I have never in my years of fletching had this happen. The only thing I could figure was the temperature I fletched them at, because I gave them about two weeks of drying before I shot them. Besides being thinner than my other glue, there is something else that is different. I would about break the arrow trying to pull test the other Fletch-tite I was using with this Platinum I can pull these off fairly easy. The glue remains but the fletching has no glue what so ever on them. I do the samething as dbHunterNY by putting a dab of glue on the leading and trailing ends of the fltechings, also. There is alot of quick set glues out there but I sure do miss my old glue. I am very tedious about my arrows, its decent glue but there must be something I missing in the preparation of my arrows with this glue.

I went twice this weekend, a bust both times. My travel corridor isn't producing now, I have to move to acorns. They are falling like crazy here in GA. I will try and get into the woods Tuesday or Wednesday, still waiting on some antlers. Good luck guys and be safe out there.

Okay, I will send Redneck that name and go with it.

Very nice! R.I.P :stretcher:

I agree, no you can't but they are worth points. The Yeti is full of Doe venison:poke:

Team, I've taken a couple of days off from hunting to give my spot a rest. I will be heading back out in the morning to hopefully put something on the ground with antlers. Slash, you gonna post yours in the scoreboard, or you holding out for a buck? Folks, we gotta come up with or vote on one of the names we have so far.

Now that the season is upon us or getting ready for some. I have read in this forum, as well as others about broad heads not flying with field tips, broad heads not hitting consistent. I'm just curious to what everyone does everyone does to prepare their arrows for hunting. I am very meticulous about my arrow shafts, because no matter how good your bow is tuned. If your arrows aren't tuned, then its futile in getting good arrow flight. Granted, I order my own shafts and prepare them myself. With hard knocks I have learned if your arrow isn't square from the seating of the knock to the seating of the insert and broad head. You will not get consistent arrow flight. Once I get my bare shafts in, the first thing I do is inspect them for crack, splintering, and flexing. After the inspection, I cut the nock end with my arrow saw to ensure a good flat surface for the nock to seat in. I do this because I have gotten bare shafts in before that had a small nipple from the factory on one side of the end. this made all of my nocks not seat square against the shaft. The shaft is them cut to length, with both ends being inspected thoroughly for any flaws in my cuts. When fletching my arrows, they are all rotated from the same location on the fletching jig. I never place an arrow back on the jig and start from the last location I ended from the precious shaft. I know it seems anal but I did notice a difference in the fletching spacing when I wasn't doing this and it did cause a bit of erratic flight between shafts. When inserting the nocks, and this is irrelevant for lighted nocks because I use Easton Super nocks; there is a small bit of plastic that shaves off when inserted into the shaft and gets in between the nock and shaft when seated. I will pull the nock back out and remove any excess plastic then seat the nock back for a flush fit. I shoot Muzzy's, so this is irrelevant to mechanical head shooters somewhat. I individually inspect all ferals for excess metals in the slots where the blades are inserted. I have found in some cases small bits of metal shavings inside the feral, this will prevent one or more of your blades from rest completely in position once the Trocar tip is screwed on. I also, ensure that the Trocar tip is flush with the feral once its screwed on. My inserts are screwed onto the broad heads prior to gluing in the shaft, making sure each and everyone is flush against the bottom of the feral. Gluing each broad head/insert into the shaft, wiping away any excess glue, making sure the insert is flush against the shaft end. After all shafts have been completed and drying time has been met, each shaft goes through the spin test inspecting for any wobble from nock to tip. My bows go through the same rigorous inspect and tuning, so I then take each arrow and shoot from 20 to 50 yards, making sure each and every shaft hits within 1" of bulls-eye. I have had the greatest luck with accuracy in all my shafts since I have been doing all this with my shafts, I just thought I would throw this out there because alot of hunters think since a Pro Shop has done their shafts they are perfect and it must be the bow. Just keep in mind that a lot of accuracy comes from your shafts as well. I know its a long post and I left out the clean preparations too:) Let's hear what you do to prepare? Hunt safe and good luck to you all.

Never used bow string wax but blue Loc'tite int he stick form. It doesn't seize up like red lock tight but holds just as strong and easily breaks free if needed for adjustments. of course, string wax is cheaper.

Welcome to the forums and that's a great buck for your first with a bow. Good luck to you and maybe your next shot will be up close and personal for you:1eye:

Practicing from a tree stand is crucial to your success and accurate shots. Like it has been stated, everything changes once your of the ground just with the simple mechanics of shooting. Your anchor point, form, drawing your bow, etc. but with practice you feel just as comfortable as you were on the ground. A consistent anchor point, bending at the hips, and keeping your weigh forward will take practice. I like to have my bow pointed in the direction or angle of the animal I am getting ready to draw on, this cuts down on movement going from a straight forward draw to lower it after it's drawn. You can practice this move on the ground as well. Pretend you are in the tree stand all ready bent at the hips with bow angled at the ground. Holding your bow in a pretend angle of the animal and draw. Once your anchored and ready for shot, rotate up right and make your shot on the target. If you have to adjust once your upright, you're not getting the anchor your need. It's all personal preference, but just go with what works best for you. Best of luck to you, and always be sure to wear your safety harness!! Practice in this as well because it may make you feel restricted once yo have it on and you've not shot with it on before.

Thank you smha6784:beer:

Well, its not any more points for Team 4 but it's another Doe for the season and freezer. I shot this girl this morning, surprisingly she made it about 100 yards before dirt nap city. I hit the off side elbow, still got a pass through and heart hit but she was so dang nervous. The wind was blowing hard this morning and had her all ready wound up. Man, I love bowhunting:toot:Now it's time for antler hunting, to get a replacement for my Doe in the contest. Good luck and be safe to All.

Same to you, Buddy. Gotta love when the kids get involved too. Team 4, its not any more points but I gave another dirt nap to a Doe this morning. I will be holding out for antlers now to get 5 plus points. Good luck to all!

Very Nice, and welcome to the forums. Congratulations:clap:

Just to throw a couple of names out. Down and Dirty Dirt Nap Gang Silent Assault -(doesn't apply to gun hunting) lol

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