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This has been my go to stand for years now but got to looking at a couple upgrades. How many of guys using this stand have purchased replacement cables? I know they recomend it but mine certainly look just fine to the naked eye despite. Also, I though about purchasing the new seat part of the...

Wanted to let everybody know about the 2nd annual sausage making seminar coming up, put on by Curley's Sausage Kitchen from Fairbank, IA (just NE of Waterloo) on October 24th. We have met quite a few people over the past couple of years down at the Classic and had a good turnout last year. It...

Does anybody have any sugestions on a particular video camera to buy? I am not going to break the bank, so will probably be looking at an entry level or mid level price range. I plan on using it for family stuff and to try to get some footage from the tree stand and turkey blind. Thanks for...

I was watching about 10 bucks and 15 does feeding in an alfalfa field last night. As I started to leave, a 135 class ten pointer strolled out at about 50 yards. I was very surprised to see that he had already lost all of his velvet and was in "hard horn". Seems pretty early to me, but there...

In addition to the "acquired target" thread, I thought it would be interesting to hear some advice, some lessons learned, or some past experiences that guys had when they have targeted an individual animal. This will be the first year that I have really made an effort to go after a particular...

Anybody know of a fur buyer in the Des Moines area that is taking deer hides? They are usually only worth 5-10 bucks, but I would rather see them go somewhere to be used.

After hanging treestands the past few weeks, I have found very few oak trees that are producing acorns this year. I know that a lot of trees have yearly cycles where they go from good mast years to bad. I hunt several different farms in different parts of Iowa, but have had the same problem on...

Does anybody have any experience wearing Cabela's X-static clothing? I was looking at their "hunt" series with the silver threaded into the fabric. It looks like a solid idea for scent control and for a layering system, but was hoping to get some field reports on the stuff. Thanks.

Do you guys put up more than one stand in a particular site so that you can hunt the same area on different winds?

I see that Lone Wolf changed the seat on their climbing stand this year. It looks even more comfortable than the older "sling" type seat. The backrest feature would be great. I would like to buy this new style of seat and replace my "sling" seat. Does anybody know if this is possible and...

I just finished reading Gene Wensel's book "Come November". It is a great book with terrific insight to whitetails and bowhunting. In one chapter, he addresses odor control. Wensel suggests dusting your feet with alum powder (aluminum sulfate that you can buy in drug stores) once a day for...

I was in the woods last night and was able to watch a tom and three hens feeding in a bean field, but I didn't see any poults with them. I thought that was kind of odd. There were torrential rains in that area a couple of weeks ago, so I hope that they weren't wiped out. Has anybody else seen...

I use a Black Hole target in my backyard but it is getting pretty thin in the middle. I have had too many arrows shoot clean through the target lately. I have thought about removing the 2 bands that bind it together and getting rid of the shot up pieces. Then I would use ratchet straps to...

I am considering putting a whisker biscuit rest on my bow, but wanted to get a little feedback from others who have used them. From what I have heard, it is basicaly a love or hate type thing.