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by DuckHunt
Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:21 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: ladder stands
Replies: 22
Views: 5581

Re: ladder stands

I hunt out of three of the two-man stands regularly. They are only 12ft, but you can get a 4ft extension. I prefer them to the single person ladder for the extra room and maneuverability you have in the stand. The downside is that you really need to have two folks to set it up safely. I've moved min...
by DuckHunt
Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:08 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Got another one!
Replies: 30
Views: 8603

Re: Got another one!

I agree. It would be a bit hard to pass on him. Nice buck. I still haven't seen a buck that size this season yet. Congrats.

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by DuckHunt
Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:00 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Success!
Replies: 29
Views: 8198

Re: Success!

Nice tender spike. Good shooting. Ground hunting can be a rush.

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by DuckHunt
Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Too hot to hunt deer!
Replies: 17
Views: 2794

Re: Too hot to hunt deer!

Around here this year I saw lots of movement one day in July when it was over 100 degrees out. I couldn't believe all of the deer up and moving just after midday. That being said, I stayed home yesterday to sleep in and it was too hot for me in the evening. We can't hunt here on Sunday so I will get...
by DuckHunt
Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:26 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Mines Bigger Than Yours!!
Replies: 8
Views: 2420

Re: Mines Bigger Than Yours!!

I agree, they should have a standard. But it isn't as easy for crossbows. For compounds many use the IBO standard which I think is a 70# draw weight, 30 inch draw and a 350 grain arrow. For crossbows you typically don't adjust the draw weight like you can with compound bows, so the draw weight porti...
by DuckHunt
Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:08 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: help with pass through shots
Replies: 5
Views: 1737

Re: help with pass through shots

jacktar, Wow, that's a tough situation to judge. At 14 yards from 12 feet up, you still have a reasonably shot angle even if you were standing. Not too steep, but steep enough. That's a great position to find yourself in over any deer. Six to eight inches forward of center is great, but assuming you...
by DuckHunt
Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:25 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Tracking
Replies: 47
Views: 14426

Re: Tracking

A few years back I shot a real nice 10pt from the ground. The shot was only 22 yards. I hit him a tad high. Above the lungs and below the spine.... I am completely confident the wound clotted up and that deer lived to see another day. I agree. I shot an 8pt in 1996 with a fixed blade broadhead from...
by DuckHunt
Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:35 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Meat buck on the ground
Replies: 15
Views: 3944

Re: Meat buck on the ground

frisky wrote:Is that a WYVERN mount on your quiver? :?:
Yep. I prefer it to the GroundPounder mount which I also own only because it keeps the arrows lower and more out of the way. Both are great alternatives to the stock mount.

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by DuckHunt
Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:44 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Meat buck on the ground
Replies: 15
Views: 3944

Meat buck on the ground

It felt odd yesterday painting two deer and a bear with crosshairs and not releasing an arrow. For the first time this season things just wouldn't come in to my comfort zone. It felt good to see other critters. Today I made the predawn climb up to the top of the mountain where I saw the bear yesterd...
by DuckHunt
Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:17 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Good Reason To Keep Practicing During Season
Replies: 7
Views: 1806

Re: Good Reason To Keep Practicing During Season

That's really good advise. Even for crossbow hunters. It doesn't take much time to set up a target and confirm everything is still good. I shoot my compound every day if I plan on taking it out the next day. Some days I'm stronger than others.

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by DuckHunt
Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:11 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: What to do with skull and antlers? (pics and story added)
Replies: 22
Views: 4674

Re: What to do with skull and antlers?

OkXbowHunter wrote:DH,

Where did you get the plaque for that mount?
I just threw it together in the garage. It didn't turn out exactly like I wanted, but its not a bad first copy.

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by DuckHunt
Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:22 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Questions on sizing up a bear
Replies: 3
Views: 754

Re: Questions on sizing up a bear

I'm still interested in responses, but they have been overcome by events somewhat. I reread the regulations and a black bear only has to be 100 pounds live weight to be legal in Virginia. This one is definitely a shooter. I was interested in how to tell if its a 200 or 300 pound bear. His days are n...
by DuckHunt
Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:15 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Questions on sizing up a bear
Replies: 3
Views: 754

Questions on sizing up a bear

Today I saw my second bear and its even bear season where I hunt. He never came closer than 48 yards. I didn't feel comfortable taking a shot on him at that distance. I was hunting on the ground and didn't have a rest behind me where I saw him. In Virginia the only rules are that you can't shoot a s...
by DuckHunt
Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: FIRST BLACK BEAR DOWN
Replies: 19
Views: 5778

Re: FIRST BLACK BEAR DOWN

Nice bear! I put crosshairs on one today for the first time, but he was a tad out of my comfortable range. Maybe I'll see him again.

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by DuckHunt
Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:03 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: What to do with skull and antlers? (pics and story added)
Replies: 22
Views: 4674

Re: What to do with skull and antlers?

If you want to bypass the boiling part, here is an alternative. http://www.masterofskulls.com/ I did my 9pt from last season and I'll never boil another. http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/mayvillej/Hunting%202010/037.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/mayvillej/Hunting%202010/039.jpg Du...