Gearing up ..cant wait!!

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Gearing up ..cant wait!!

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the season opens here the 8th of sept..so im getting the itch....
hung a stand yesterday ..been gathering gear..(where did it all come from) :lol:
I decided to try somthing Wabi does this year..
He sights his crosshairs in at 25 yds and figures a 30 yard shot may be a tad low but still in the KZ and 20yds a tad high but still in the KZ
Im not comfortable with a shot over say 35 yrds so i think it will work out ok for me..
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:lol: i hear yah!!! i can start bear hunting the 27th of this month. got the stand up, bait out. now the waiting game.
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My season starts on the 26th of Sept so went to put up my ground blind the other day and found that a tree had fallen exactly where I normally put the blind :shock: sure glad it fell now and not while I was in the blind.
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:lol: but did the tree make a sound???
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The down tree brings back memories, lol, I recall shooting 3 deer out of the same one in the late '70's w/ a Barnett Commando............... :mrgreen:
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maine hunter wrote::lol: but did the tree make a sound???

I was sitting on stand last November when a tree decided to fall a few yards from me. Luckily it fell away from me. I can assure you that it did indeed make a very very loud sound. :shock:
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I,m ready got my licence yesterday and got all my stuff packed in my backpack that I don,t take hunting but keep in my truck so I have everything and not going to sight in at 30yds like last year because I shot high on so many deer . I will have my hha on 20yds this year and have better luck I hope.
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My gear has been ready to go for awhile now and my license just arrived in the mail yesterday so I'm good to go. :)
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I am ready to go myself. All my gear is together and ready to go. Been practicin with my bow alot. They moved our openin sooner this year. Deff stoked to get back in the woods.
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Our season also starts Sept. 8 and I can hardly wait.

This year I am using a Shadow Zone sighted in at 25 yds. I've been shooting it for a couple months and it works very well. All I have to do is be sure the shot is 30 yards or closer. At 30 yds it's about 3" low. From 5 to 25 yards I just hold where I want it to hit and it's within an inch either way. If its past 30 yards I'll have to remember to hold over a little.
An added benefit is that I can use the variable power and it doesn't change the POI
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