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- Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:35 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Catfish heads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1203
Re: Catfish heads
We used to only see eagles in the winter. The water above the locks and dams on the Mississippi would freeze and the turbines in the dams would stun fish coming out of the flowing water below the dams. (Mostly migratory) eagles would come down to feed on the stunned fish. Now we have eagles year rou...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:49 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Nice eight with my Remington 7 mag this evening...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 24370
Re: Nice eight with my Remington 7 mag this evening...
That is an objectively beautiful buck! No exaggeration necessary on this deer. He really is a dandy!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 10:16 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: I swore I wouldn't....
- Replies: 55
- Views: 42916
Re: I swore I wouldn't....
That's a great looking bow. We all understand the need to make unnecessary hunting and fishing purchases. I have seven shotguns and I'm about to buy an eighth. I could easily get by if I only had only one if it was a 12 ga. with choke tubes, but what fun would that be?
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Excalibur prolonged accuracy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2927
Re: Excalibur prolonged accuracy
I've found the same thing every year. I shoot my bow when the season nears and it's always right on. Another thing I've noticed is that at 20 yards, 100 and 125 gr. heads (on the same arrows) seem to shoot the same (both in the bullseye). There is just a little difference at 30 yards.
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: First good buck on cams
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12846
Re: First good buck on cams
He looks more than "semi decent" to me!
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:04 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Freezer Queen and a lesson learned
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9827
Re: Freezer Queen and a lesson learned
It doesn't seem like your hit was especially bad. You have the deer and she died quickly. It's all good!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
- Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:59 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Kids do not try this at home.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1106
Re: Kids do not try this at home.
What could go wrong?
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:30 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: First with the Wolverine
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9357
Re: First with the Wolverine
Nice going! I enjoyed reading the play by play of your hunt.
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:20 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Broadheads.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5946
Re: Broadheads.
This subject reminds me of discussions I've seen on which rifle caliber is best for whitetails. The truth (as far as I'm concerned) is all (or nearly all) of them. Anything from a .243 (maybe a .223 or .222) up to a .300 mag.is close to equal. The key for all of them is making a good shot. The same ...
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Check this out
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7689
Re: Check this out
It's probably too bad that they were only using a .22 rim fire (which can be lethal but is more easily stopped by body armor). They are still young enough to contribute to the gene pool and we can do without their future contributions.
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:26 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: It takes a special kind of crazy.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26652
Re: It takes a special kind of crazy.
I just checked the latest forecast for our opening day (Sept. 15). It calls for a low of 53 and a high of 78. That's better than most years and I hope it doesn't change. I intend hunt a stand that is down low near a creek. Calm mornings tend to be a little cooler there and it could easily be in the ...
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:57 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Public land hunts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6236
Re: Public land hunts
I bought my first farm in 1985 and since then, I've never hunted a year when I didn't get at least one deer with either bow or rifle. We have quite a bit of public land in Missouri and I had decent success when I hunted it. My farm is 87 acres with a 38 acre crop field and a modern (small) 3 bedroom...
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Swhacker Exit
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6401
Re: Swhacker Exit
Impressive exit wound! Were you really 48 feet up in your stand?
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:38 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Sho' Nuff...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18942
Re: Sho' Nuff...
Great start for you and for the season on the forum! The off season is too long.
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:22 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Opening day
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12643
Opening day
Our Missouri archery opening day is September 15, exactly one month from today. It's time to get the deer stands ready, check the brace height on the bows and fire off a few shots to make sure the zero hasn't changed (it never has). It's also time to use up the remaining venison from last year. Hope...