Ethan Givan

Very cool pic. I have only gotten one cat pic on a trail cam before. That would be cool. I had a bobcat walk down the edge of a corn field 30 yards from where I sat in a treestand last year in late October. Instead of reaching for my bow, I was trying to get my camera out. I already have a bobcat setting in the living room of my house, so dont really have a reason to shoot one. Very stealthy critters though.

I like to be 18-22 feet.

I dont hunt. Today is opening day here, but its in the low 80s and humidity is high. I didnt go out this morning and I wont be going out this evening either. If we can get highs down in the mid 70s, then I might think about going out.

Im usually pretty good with my trees, but this one I cant figure out. Noticed it on the edge of the woods when I was checking a couple trail cams. It was a young tree, so bark wasnt much help. Thought it was maybe a Black Gum, but I dont think so now. Just leaves and fruit for everyone to look at. Couldnt make it too easy on ya. Anyone got a guess?

Cool pics. Yep not bad looking pics for that price. Only question I have is how long will the cameras last. From my experience, the cheaper cams tend to quit working pretty quick, within a year or so.

Ive had some trail cam pics of a couple monster 6 pointers before, but nothing like that. I would shoot it.

Martin makes good stuff. I wouldnt hesitate to buy one, their customer service is good also. Like redkneck said, I wouldnt want to switch bows this time of year.

More along the lines to what I was thinking. I gave him 16 inside and about 22 inches on the beams and an inch or two less than you on mass. So 140 was my guess.

Mostly country when im driving early in the morning to hunt, and I want the older country. Not any of this new stuff. Sometimes rap if Im really awake and extra pumped. Sometime stop at a little food mart thats about 10 minutes from the farm, and get some donuts and a Mountain Dew.

Yep just 2 weeks here and Im ready. I think I have everything ready to go, just gonna keep flinging a few arrows everyday.

My youngest brother shoots about 55 lbs and shoots a 400 spine arrow, with 100 grain muzzys. He has had no problem with getting complete pass throughs on deer and the buck he shot this past season only went 40 yards before it dropped. I only shoot 60 myself. Used to shoot around 70, but then I figured out there was no reason for it. My bow is more quiet, and its easier drawing the bow when I have lots of heavy clothing on with the lighter draw weight.

I agree Pat It can be tough when you first start trying to hunt. Having a good mentor to teach and help along the way can be a big help. Not everyone has the priviledge of having an experienced teacher to guide them. Mistakes are easy to make early on in a hunting career, especially bowhunting. Everyone has made them. Thats just part of the growing pains of becoming an avid and experienced bowhunter. What matters is how you respond to those mistakes. Do they drive you to become better or do you just keep doing what your doing, without trying to improve your skills? If you respect the animal and the sport, a mistake like wounding an animal by poor decision making will haunt you, and you will do everything in your power to make sure it doesnt happen again. If you shrug them off without a care, then you shouldnt be hunting.

There is no way I would buy corn to feed deer this year. Apples would be my choice if you have access to some trees to get them from. I have fed corn to deer in past years, mainly for trail cameras, but I was lucky enough to get it free from the farmer I hunt on. He would let us fill up about 15 feed bags of corn while he was bringing it in with the grain wagons. Not gonna happen this year I dont think.

Yep I watch Midwest Whitetail webisodes alot too. Bill Winke is a great host and they really seem to care more about teaching, and not so much about the killing. I really like how they show them hanging stands, and they pull out the aerial maps and breakdown what they are doing. Good stuff.

Cool deal man, glad to hear you are getting close. I will be a 5th year Senior in college this fall myself. I will have my BS in the spring, but I may stay and go to graduate school.

A deer can do alot of things by the time an arrow reaches it, especially out at longer yardages. I would say 35 yards in most cases would be my limit to what I am comfortable shooting at a live animal. My bow set up will no doubt do the job much further, but I dont know that I could.

I like the vp pick. Seems like a down to earth guy, and not your normal politician

Yeah, every now and then. We have had 3 of these cameras out for about 4 weeks now and out of probably close to 1200 pics from those 3 cameras, there might have been 4 or 5 white out pics. The first two pics I posted above are from a WGI I bought last year, and it seems more prone to white outs than the newer WGI I bought a month ago, which is what took the third pic of the 7 point. That pic is kinda blurred looking because its raining. Overall they seem to be decent cameras.

Good broadhead choice

Pulled cards again today at the other farm. Two cameras saw a decrease in activity from before, not sure why. Had the same bucks I posted last time on camera along with a couple new ones. Got this good buck on a small pond. I moved this camera to this spot just last week. I would love to see more of this deer this fall. I cropped this one for a better look, looks like a big 8 pointer And another with his head down. Also got this tall tined 7 pointer. Good potential.

Good looking bucks.

Nice lookin deer. 130s popped into my head at first, but that close up camera angle might mess with me.

Nice pics. That buck has some potential.

Its better to shoot a spine thats a little too stiff than it is to shoot one that is too weak. Since your set up is borderline, good chance either spine arrow would work fine. Personally if the arrows you are shooting now are working well, I wouldnt switch to the weaker spined arrow to gain a couple fps. Bows shoot quieter and you get better penetration with heavier arrows.

Cool pics! Did you kill it?