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Re: Who is YOUR fav. hunting pro staffer I like Chuck Adams from the standpoint he started his career as a writer and funded the Grand Slam with his own money. Talk about dedication and conviction as well as one of the biggest bull elks ever taken with bow or rifle. His involvement in the archery industry has really helped shape what we use today in so many ways. He's not a TV personality guy and he refuses to video his hunts. I personally think he knows having a camera man and a guide lowers his odds for book class animal success. I think Chuck is one of the last few that fit the Fred Bear profile in the Professional side of the Outdoor services industry. I like the entire RealTree crew, Team Drury, Team Primos and Team Knight & Hale and even Tred Barta. Each have excellent coverage, great hunts and great personalities with unique backgrounds to round things out. Tred marches to his own drummer and he is basically an old school type that prefers to hunt the Hard Way LOL! Tred's offshore skills are the best out there on Tuna and Billfish. He's got mad skills and adjusts very well to each unique challenge he puts himself into. Wing shooting mallards for 6 straight years with a longbow till he kills the first bird on film shows his level of dedication. No telling what or where he would have been 20 years ago if he had the youth of yester year doing it the Hard Way on film now?

Re: Carter Releases I shoot a Carter Chocolate Addiction 4 finger for hunting and 3D. Clips on the string loop and hangs in hunting situations and frees up the hand on stand.

Re: Who is YOUR fav. hunting pro staffer Chuck Adams.

Re: 45# enough?? #45 will work but your range is limited due to less energy. I wouldn't recommend shots beyond 20 max and limit the size game targeted to whitetail or less. Something to consider when drawing a lower poundage recurve, think big 2 blade broadheads. They penetrate deeper than 3 or 4 blade designs. I started bowhunting whitetails with a #45 Blackwidow recurve. It's put a lot of critters down but you have to practice and limit your shots to no more than 20. Better at 15 or less. If you do decide to go up to #55. Make sure you get the body conditioned and slowly build up strength. Too much too early is not good for the shoulders. Keep the practice sessions down to a few shots and rest. Give your body a day or two to fully recover and come back and continue. Increase your sessions over time till you build up. It's better to shoot a few good shots for quality than shoot a ton and wearing youself out, losing form and potentially damaging your shoulders.

Re: Plug for Trophy Taker... Excellent drop away rests. Have them on my compounds and they work flawlessly year after year.

Re: Bowhunting My widest bowkill whitetail to date (Hoyt UltraTec). 24 inch inside spread with 9 points. Shot was 21 yards and I setup along a river bottom in some heavy undercover areas. Found some huge scraps during pre-scout and I made up my mind to hit this scene pretty seriously. The ranch owner never hunted this area and opted to hunt another area of the ranch that historically had more mature bucks. He hunts this little 200 acre pasture some now LOL Low fence place with surrounding ranches hunted pretty hard. I found this bucks hide out I suppose and the rest was all luck. South Texas 10 pointer near Freer. Hunted a 1400 acre low fence ranch just west of the Border Patrol check station on Highway 59 to Laredo. This year I hunted every weekend for 3 months before I finally had my chance. Had a lot of younger bucks but I passed on them and a few very nice 8 pointers. I made a challenge to one of my hunting buds in camp I started counting at 10 in South Texas. Shot the 2nd to the last weekend of deer season LOL Once again a lot of luck and patience to seal this deal. Hoyt UltraTec. Hunting in South Texas, you have to deal with feral hogs. I had one evening hunt absolutely ruined by 3 hogs with 5 bachelor bucks nearby with one buck a nice mature 150+ inch 12 pointer (start counting at 10 ). Needless to say the bucks bolted at the sight of Wilber and company so the Hoyt SuperTec had to seek a little retribution. Feral hogs eat darn good so I got over it pretty fast...kinda My largest Rio Grande gobbler. 1.5 inch spurs, 25lbs and an 11 inch beard. Shot him at 22 yards as he swung in on a jake decoy in a butt whipping tear. I must have called at this guy for nearly an hour and couldn't move closer. I about gave up when he went quiet when suddenly he ran in like a feathered missle. Mechanical broadhead here and it certainly did it's job. I generally shoot fixed blades for everything but turkeys. Hoyt SuperTec. South Texas Javelina. I was sitting around deer camp by my self roughly 50 miles east of Mexico (not too smart but it's hunting in South Texas) when I notice a herd of javelina working through the brush. I have my old Jennings bow in camp (backup bow) with my Hoyt sitting in my blind at my deer stand. So I figure "what the heck, let's try a stalk." I managed to intercept them as they crossed a sendero (ranch road). I didn't know how many where running in this herd but this one stepped out at 35 yards broadside and started snapping his teeth at me with his hair up on his shoulders. Made my shot and the brush all around me lite up like a bunch of growling jaw snapping javis do when they are mad. Needless to say I ran all the way back to camp and let the scene settle down before recovering my javi. I had my pistol out just in case. Mounted on my wall at home now and the teeth are just plain nasty.

Re: Do you love your hoyt? In the past 3 years I've owned and shot a Hoyt SuperTec, UltraTec & XTec. All of them are sweet shooters but I have to nod toward the XTec for hunting and smoothness of the draw cycle. Easy to tune and they stay tuned for well over a year with no stretch strings. I swap out the stock strings after 50 -100 shots and lean on VaporTrail VTX strings (no stretch). After restringing, they simply keep shooting till the bowstring wears out.

Re: Lets See em...Again My oldest hunting bow and she still hits the scene when I'm feeling the need. My old Blackwidow TF Recurve circa 1965. I've owned and shot her since 1970. Plenty of whitetail and small game have dropped through the years and most importantly, during my informative years

Re: Lets See em...Again

Re: Turkey with a BOW anyone? I shoot NAP Gobbler Getters and broadside I aim low wing above the legs. It takes the legs out (thighs) and generally pins the arrow into the ground holding the bird down. I've gotten away with low wing slightly higher than I wanted and still recovered the bird. With a bird fanning away from you, aim at the butt's exit. It's a perfect aiming point LOL!

Re: Turkey with a BOW anyone? Missed160 I shot two on one sit. Had 3 birds come into my calls and work my decoys. Shot on dead on center chest, pass-thru (fixed blade) off they ran. I called the other two back and shot the 2nd one on the wing just above the legs off they ran. Blood and tissue on both arrows and never found them. I shot 20 & 18 yards. Now I'm aiming thighs at 15 or less. My thigh shots have always worked and recovery 100% but I've had to jump up and grab a few quickly several times. No more center and fixed for me....all low and mechanical. Tough as nails.

Re: Shot The Trykon The Trykon Zephyr CAMS are one step down from the harsher Spiral CAMS and one step up from the CAM 1/2 hence the harsher draw cycle. Just like the Spirals, fixed draw length only. I like the Trykon XL over the shorter Trykon. At short range, they both shoot very close. Stretch out 40 - 70 and things lean toward the XL. Not a big deal for a true hunting bow but double duty as a 3D shooter, I nod toward the XL.

Re: vertical or horizontal pins I use horizontal pins and a 2 inch pin housing. I have no issue seeing my target and use 5 pins. I draw and start my aim below the animal and work up. Typically my shots are 20 - 30 and using this technique I eliminate having to count pins sighting from top down. Essentially I come in from the bottom, first pin is 20, 2nd pin 30. If the animal is gapped between 20 - 30 when 20 comes up I know I'm now setting gap. Gap finds my aim point, I look at 20 for a solid point of reference for steady aim and let my arrow cover the gap when I release. If the shot requires speed, I simply aim gap and don't look at the top pin and release. I practice this for various reasons during pre-hunting and in hunting season. It makes getting on pin easier (don't have to wade through unnecessary longer range pins) and if I hold a little lower than normal=low lung/heart and excellent blood trail. It works for me. Shooting spots or 3D I aim down from top and count pins. It forces me to think form since speed isn't desired for competition and mentally set my shot. Typical hunting conditions, it's all a different tempo.

Re: Turkey with a BOW anyone? It's an exciting hunt and knowing the exact distance is key to success or failure. They don't offer much of a vital kill zone so be patient and try to get them in as close as you can. Mechanicals broadheads are the best but make sure if you shoot thru a tent blind mesh, you test them for accuracy before committing to the hunt. Some mechanicals (NAP Spitfire or GobblerGetters) have no problems for me thru mesh. Good luck and have fun!

Re: My first 2006 kill A bacon wrap with jalapeno inside the breast on an open grill....just like chicken

Re: Good Meat -vs-Little horns No small bucks here and I'll shoot does and smile all the way to the freezer. If the buck hits 5 years old, then it's a totally different story. Backstraps/tenders whole, hamburger and sausage the rest. Does get steaked

Re: distance to target from tree stand? When elevated, aim for the exit. The arrow enters higher and leaves lower. Make sure you maximize your arrows path through the kill zone.

Re: trouble coming to full draw Follow the lower draw weight recommendations. She can damage her shoulders if she continues trying to draw too much poundage and potentially cause enough damage to not be able to ever draw hunting draw weight.

Re: New over here Welcome Pat! A few of us seasoned hunters hang around here

Re: We should be ashamed!! The Federation of Welsh Packs is the hunt governing body of Wales and fox hunting is alive and well there. More hunting in Wales than any other part of the UK. It might be that bowhunting is limited and that may simply be due to the lack of proper representation of this form of hunting? I don't know but we are indeed blessed to have the various organizations working hard for us here with equality across the board on game taking methods. God Bless the good old US of A!

Re: Fall 2005 Archery Buck Congratulations, excellent buck!

Re: How are you shooting get some pics Shooting 3D with a few of my Texas buddies. 27 yards and this crowd is tough. The guy snapping the picture (pulling the rear) decided he better snap the pic before he shot. Lucky he did

Re: How are you shooting get some pics 3 Arrow group at 30 Yards in the backyard. Shooting my Hoyt UltraTec rigged for hunting.

Re: If you could pick only one.. I've owned a bunch of compounds. Over time they get long in the tooth from a technology front. Still have my first compound, Allen/Jennings 6 wheel and the first ever production compound but she sits idle with only a session once in a blue moon. But one bow has stood the test of time for me. My Blackwidow TF recurve. She's still shooting and hunting 36 years later and I had her given to me by my Dad as a used bow. Recurves never grow old.

Re: Shot my bow tonight Yup shoot all the time. 3D, Bowfishing and sessions on the range. Between 2 Hoyts, 1 Jennings (bowfishing rig) and a BlackWidow recurve, I need quality time with each to keep the groove. Starting to feel like a Mormon with one too many wives LOL!