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by bill morrison
Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:59 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: bow silencers
Replies: 18
Views: 6604

bow silencers

i have read on a number of posts on this forum that the string silencers such as puffs or the string leach do not help the noise level of the crossbow,yet nearly every photo of the bows in the kills have some type served onto the string. just wondering if it is more for the shooters piece of mind or...
by bill morrison
Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:43 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Best light for blood trailing?
Replies: 19
Views: 4837

i tried the gerber when the price was 49 bucks, now they are almost giving them away...that should be enough said about that...actually they do pretty good on a green background but on pinestraw or brown leaves they are not very good. i have since gone to the browning tactical hunter flashlight. put...
by bill morrison
Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:05 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Friendly Little Give Away..Harness Strap cutters.
Replies: 34
Views: 10484

add my name to the pot
by bill morrison
Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:10 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Noisy Morning
Replies: 6
Views: 1713

good lesson....squirrels will chuck at a lot of things including owls and deer. i always go on high alert when squirrels crank up.
by bill morrison
Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:05 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: GOT SHINGLES!
Replies: 14
Views: 4589

i stand corrected by my wife(an rn) they are viral as another post pointed out and the treatment is an anti viral drug not antibiotic as i thought. she also said get treatment asap. hope you get better soon.
by bill morrison
Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: GOT SHINGLES!
Replies: 14
Views: 4589

go to your doctor and get treatment, friend of mine was going to tuff it out....sufferd with them for about 3 months all told. i think they are treated with antibiotics, but not absolutely sure.
by bill morrison
Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:53 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: another new-B question about broadheads
Replies: 6
Views: 2497

i have the 125 two blade on the easton powerbolt with luminok nocks ready to go for deer, unfortunately the only thing to give me a shot has been pigs and i carry two firebolts with thunderhead 125 for them to keep from losing the easton powerbolt on a big hog should i not recover it. since this is ...
by bill morrison
Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:20 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: looking for help finding a crossbow
Replies: 15
Views: 4767

i too would recommend excal. i bought mine new but after shooting it and reading this forum i would not hesitate in the least to purchase a used one off of the trading post in this forum. there are some very good deals posted on this site and i feel you would be far ahead of the game with a second h...
by bill morrison
Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:09 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: New Members..
Replies: 22
Views: 5916

i too am fairly new to xbow hunting. actually dual xbow compound now. june 18 had major coronary event which included sudden death on baseball field while working out with my son. luckily had an aed in the school and some great coaches in the weight room with the football team. after 4 shocks with t...
by bill morrison
Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:05 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Cooking a whole deer??
Replies: 10
Views: 3341

and people wonder why we hunt
by bill morrison
Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:08 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: A Hog not yet recovered (Arrow pic's added)
Replies: 17
Views: 3462

not whining, planter just stating facts, i along with almost everyone on our lease wish you could have everyone of the ones on our lease. deal with them for a couple of years and you will feel the same way we do. the la. dept. of wildlife and fisheries have officially declared them nuisance animals ...
by bill morrison
Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:48 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Primer for new crossbow shooters?
Replies: 17
Views: 4815

just ask your questions, i picked up my excal. late this summer because i was not sure that i would be released by the doctor to pull my compound. happened to find this forum just scanning thru excal website and am i ever glad i did. these folks have helped me so much it is not even possible to expl...
by bill morrison
Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Cooking a whole deer??
Replies: 10
Views: 3341

i thoroughly resemble that redneck southern friend but i still cut my deer into steaks before i fry them. by the way take steak wrap it around half a jalepina pepper stuffed with cream cheese then wrap with bacon slice and pin with a toothpick.....put foil with some holes punched in it on charcoal g...
by bill morrison
Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:06 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: A Hog not yet recovered (Arrow pic's added)
Replies: 17
Views: 3462

i'll finish it for you groundpounder... a DEAD ONE!!!! on our lease they are vermin, tear up feeders foodplots and keep the deer so feeder shy that once they take over you won't hardly see a deer until you shoot them off your stand. the good thing is that once you shoot them in a location they seem ...
by bill morrison
Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:59 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: New Parker Tornado, blows up!
Replies: 6
Views: 2228

i searched and researched all over the place before i bought my excal i could not find any other brand that had not blown up on someone,needless to say after shooting my vortex i am a very happy camper.