Randyman

I would turn the clock back 34 yrs and buy prime Illinois Whitetail habitat for about $300 an acre. If you would have told me when i graduated from high school that what would have been considered at that time to be "scrub" timber ground would now be selling for $3000 to $5000 an acre, I would have laughed you back to the stone age.

I have taken 2 deer with the Rage 2 blade so far with no apparent problem and complete pass through on both Deer. I would be interested to know if there were any major bones hit on this Deer, and if so, what kind of shape were the blades in? I think that would be the one weakness of the Rage broadhead. Sounds like the shoulder bones were more to blame than the broadhead for the lack of a blood trail if they were indeed plugging both the entry and exit. While the blades not staying deployed is certainly an issue, I am not sure I would characterize a shot that results in a Deer falling within sight as a failure. I pretty much agree with what Pass_Thru_Archery is saying.

Rotating the O-ring is what I do when the blades don't want to stay closed. Seems to work for me. I think as it is time to replace mine, I am going to go with the new Extremes. They have gotten rid of the O-ring and replaced it with the shock collar, which looks to me like it will be much better than the O-ring. Also, they have replaced the pain in the Butt pin that holds the blades in the ferrule with a screw.

I say if you lease hunting rights for land from a company that makes it's profit from the trees on that land, it is in your best interest to find out what their long term plans for that tract are before you plunk down your hard earned money. While it would be nice to get a heads up, to expect it is probably asking too much.

I have a Pro Staff 2-7x32 on my CVA muzzleloader and would recommend them without hesitation.

1 pin to 20 yards here, also.

Currently shooting a 2011 PSE Bow Madness XS.

Good advice here. I am not sure if it is still the case, but at one time Archery Research bows were made by PSE.

Same here. 1 pin from point blank out to 20.

I took it here in Illinois 3 years ago with my Son and really enjoyed it.

Recently the Google Earth program on both my desktop and Android smartphone began locking up as soon as i tried to zoom in. I tried Google's website for a fix, but none of the suggestions i came up with seemed to help. I tried un-installing and re-installing on both devices, but the problem persists. Anyone have problems with Google Earth lately? I really enjoy playing around with it and of course it is invaluable as a scouting tool. Thanks in advance for any help!

Southwestern Illinois

LOL!

Truly disturbing. Hard to tell for certain if speed was a factor, but it does illustrate that you must drive with caution in adverse road conditions.

Same here. I have only used this setup for 1 year, but so far I am happy with it.