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by bentonmike
Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:25 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Kentucky elk pic ( finally)
Replies: 6
Views: 1831

Re: Kentucky elk pic ( finally)

Sorry, I thought the pic was attached. I'll have to figure it out tomorrow
by bentonmike
Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Kentucky elk pic ( finally)
Replies: 6
Views: 1831

Kentucky elk pic ( finally)

Sorry that its taken so long, but here is a picture of the elk I bagged in September! He was no match for my Excalibur. I shot him at 38 yards, and the arrow went right through him! It was a double lung shot. I never did find my arrow :(. He still managed to go over 200 yards! It was an awesome expe...
by bentonmike
Mon May 14, 2012 4:50 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: some 50yd arrow test today
Replies: 3
Views: 1344

Re: some 50yd arrow test today

I've learned at 40-50 yards you need some kind of backstop, because if you miss the target with the speed these arrows are traveling, you can kiss them good-bye. I've got 2 arrows on the other side of the creek next to my house in some of the thickest stuff God has ever created...I'll never see them...
by bentonmike
Mon May 14, 2012 4:47 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: bad trade
Replies: 17
Views: 4533

Re: bad trade

This thread reminds me of a conversation that I had with my ex-father in law. We were hunting one cold morning and he told me that he had missed a deer because his scoped had fogged up. When I told him, you get what you pay for, he got a little pissed off, then told me that he gave $75 dollars for i...
by bentonmike
Thu May 10, 2012 11:08 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Got drawn for a Kentucky Bull Elk tag (archery)
Replies: 15
Views: 4834

Re: Got drawn for a Kentucky Bull Elk tag (archery)

Went ahead and booked my Elk hunt today with Lost Mountain outfitters, I've heard a lot of good things about them. I talked with Hurley for 1/2 hour today, and now i'm really pumped...come on September!!!
by bentonmike
Wed May 09, 2012 6:19 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Kansas Legalizes Crossbows
Replies: 17
Views: 5713

Re: Kansas Legalizes Crossbows

Welcome, there are some really great people on this forum. I researched the heck out of crossbows before I bought my Equinox, and I know that I made the right decision! You can drive tacks at 30 yards with a little practice!
by bentonmike
Tue May 08, 2012 8:46 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Got drawn for a Kentucky Bull Elk tag (archery)
Replies: 15
Views: 4834

Re: Got drawn for a Kentucky Bull Elk tag (archery)

Thanks everyone, you can be sure that if I shoot one, there will be plenty of pics! MuskyMan454, I haven't put in for a zone yet. I've just now started talking to guide services. Since I'm as far west as you can be in our great state, I have no idea where I'm going. Any Pointers????
by bentonmike
Mon May 07, 2012 12:21 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Got drawn for a Kentucky Bull Elk tag (archery)
Replies: 15
Views: 4834

Got drawn for a Kentucky Bull Elk tag (archery)

I can't believe it, checked the other morning and seen that I had been drawn! I'm the only person in my county!
I'll be taking my Equinox to hunt, crossbows are not allowed the first two weeks, but I have a medical excemption, so I'm good to go.
Looks like I better get practicing!!!
by bentonmike
Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:37 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: thanks Excalibur
Replies: 10
Views: 2599

Re: thanks Excalibur

Simplicity is what sold me!
by bentonmike
Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:32 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: first impression....vortex
Replies: 16
Views: 4377

Re: first impression....vortex

I got my excalibur 2 weeks ago, and I can't say enough good things about it.
Up until I got my excalibur, I had only shot a crossbow ONCE, now I try and shoot it every day!
Let us know how it goes...Mike
by bentonmike
Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Waiting is hard to do!
Replies: 5
Views: 1703

Re: Waiting is hard to do!

I feel your pain! I was invited to hunt 14,000 private acres in Colorado for elk this year, but I'm not going to be able to make it...hopefully the offer will stand next year :?:
by bentonmike
Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:16 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Finally shot the new Equinox
Replies: 8
Views: 2589

Re: Finally shot the new Equinox

Thanks guys for the get well wishes...I CAN'T BELIEVE how accurate this crossbow is! I love it...take care
by bentonmike
Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:14 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Deer Attractants
Replies: 17
Views: 5695

Re: Deer Attractants

I put my trail cams up last year and started baiting with corn, since I live 40 min from where I hunt, I couldn't always keep the corn pile fresh. There was a HUGE difference in the amount of pictures when I was using corn and when I was using attractants. I would get 30 to 40 pictures of deer in a ...
by bentonmike
Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:53 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Finally shot the new Equinox
Replies: 8
Views: 2589

Finally shot the new Equinox

Hey Guys, thanks for the get well wishes...you know you're sick when your new Excalibur comes in and you don't even care! I put the new crossbow together in a few minutes, using the web videos posted here and went out excited as can be. After doing a search on this forum for targets, I decided to go...
by bentonmike
Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:26 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: The new Equinox is here, but I'm sick
Replies: 9
Views: 2788

The new Equinox is here, but I'm sick

How's that for bad timing? My new Equinox got here in two days, and I'm too sick to even put it together! I better get to feeling by tomorrow morning, because I'm putting it together and shooting it, if I have to do it from the toilet! I'll let you know how it goes...the crossbow, not the sickness :)