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- Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:04 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Griswald Lives - Merry Xmas to the Excal community
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18231
Re: Griswald Lives - Merry Xmas to the Excal community
We had our 3 year old grandson over to help hang ornaments on our tree . The joy on his face was the best present we could ever receive.
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:43 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Finally got it done....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4857
Re: Finally got it done....
Congrats on your deer. Years ago I bought a cheap dent puller found a bolt that fit drilled and tapped the head and with 2 or 3 pops on the slide heads come right out . I usud to salvage lots of field points at the range stuck in wood frames.
- Sat Oct 01, 2022 9:36 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Felt like a "drug fix " to be in stand tonight
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2160
Re: Felt like a "drug fix " to be in stand tonight
I felt the same way. Very promising first hunt .got two steps from top of stand and saw a forkhorn 20yds away browsing .I eased into the stand and spent the next 1and1/2hours watching 2 forkies a button a doe and a nice 8pt. within 25yds.of me . Everyone gave me an easy broadside except the 8pt. Wea...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:18 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Hunting Blunders. Asking for a friend.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 13631
Re: Hunting Blunders. Asking for a friend.
After unloading all our gear I had to run the rental boat back to the marina. First part was straight into a 3ft chop. I forgot to change the tilt on the motor and as I got going a gust of wind stood the boat straight up and water started pouring in as I climbed the seats by the time the boat layed ...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:42 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Fred bear
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4289
Re: Fred bear
Fred was my hero after Robin hood. I bought a bear takedown in 67 and still shoot it occasionally. Just reread my book of his field notes several weeks ago. Killed my first bow buck with a polar ltd . Would have loved to share a campfire with him and hear his adventures.
- Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:58 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: New season goals what's yours?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10714
Re: New season goals what's yours?
I plan to put a deer or two in the freezer and continue reducing the coyote population maybe a fall turkey. I have flocks of them feeding by at 20yds but always talk myself out of pulling the trigger thinking there may be a nice buck nearby. At 71yrs old I just feel privileged to spend time in the w...
- Wed May 04, 2022 10:54 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Your normal batch size
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1490
Re: Your normal batch size
I usually keep 6 for practice and use the best 4for hunting. I limit myself to close shots on deer and have more issues with damaged broadheads than broken or lost bolts. I shot 4 deer and a coyote with the same bolt before I lost it on coyote pass through. I may find it with my metal detector. Othe...
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:33 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: OT: An Interesting Encounter
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5952
Re: OT: An Interesting Encounter
While sitting in my treestand one day wearing a facemask a Coopers hawk landed 3ft from my face. Sat there for about 10min making its unusual call. You know you're doing something right when a creature that alert doesn't detect you.
- Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:34 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: OT: An Interesting Encounter
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5952
Re: OT: An Interesting Encounter
About 2wks ago I heard something slam into the glass of my patio door. Jumped up to see a redtail with a dove pinned to the ground about 20yds away. He saw me but managed to get a short video of him flying away with dove in his talons. There are about 10 more that come for seed so maybe I'll see him...
- Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:46 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Smoke
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5625
Re: Smoke
I picked up the habit of dipping cherry skoal it keeps me from having to clear my throat. On numerous occasions deer have walked directly under me stuck their nose where I spit and never get nervous. I call it my cover scent and ask my friends if they want to try it. They always say no it makes my h...
- Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:59 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: 2022 Hunting season
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13883
Re: 2022 Hunting season
I spent 28 days in the woods and shot 1 big doe and 3 coyotes passed on multiple other does and only had 1 6pointer within range. Let him pass. My last hunt I watched 11 does feed in the bean field while snow pelted me in the face with a 30 mile an hour wind. Not what I hoped for but any day in the ...
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:29 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Crazy Crossbow speeds
- Replies: 45
- Views: 9453
Re: Crazy Crossbow speeds
I measure my success as a hunter not by how far I can harvest an animal but how close I can get them to me without being detected. I've shot deer at 400yds with a rifle and shot deer at 5yds with my 350se. I consider the crossbow shot a much greater accomplishment. Bow speeds are more than double tr...
- Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:31 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: 350se getting it done
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1697
350se getting it done
Shot a big coyote Wednesday and took a nice big doe this afternoon. 4 deer came up behind me and milled around eating. Doe gave me a quartering away shot at 15yds only went about 30yds and was down
- Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:25 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: How's your deer season going?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5395
Re: How's your deer season going?
Deer hunting has been tough this year. Tonight was my 21st hunt saw deer 3 hunts.. Coyotes are thick on 1 farm. Shot a big one tonite 4th one this year. 2 crossbow 2buckshot. The first one was colored like a yellow lab I had to watch him a while to make sure it wasn't somebody's dog.
- Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:12 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Limb failures
- Replies: 41
- Views: 16821
Re: Limb failures
Three rivers archery sells 25 50 and75gr. points that are tapped to screw in your broadhead. Looks like a blunt field point. Adds about a half inch to bolt length but an easy fix.