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Agreed on everything. Just make sure to investigate any sound, even if you think a cow is making the noise. I lost an opportunity at a 5 X 5 years back that was walking behind my tree, I thought it was a calf heading towards his mama! Lesson learned!!

...gone to the stand, arrow on the rest, bow in the holder, quiver & pack hanging and out of the way, ready for the hunt to begin and you realize your release is not on your wrist!! Grrrr, you make a mad dash to your vehicle and can't find it anywhere!!! Thankfully I still had one of my old...

Once, quite a few years ago now. I was sitting in a tree on a fenceline when over the hill came a mature buck chasing a doe. The doe ran around a cedar tree and kept the cedar between her and the buck. They were about 30 yards from me. It was almost like the buck was irritated that she wouldn't...

Lanny, I know there's a local archery club that's always looking for new members, PM me if your interested.

Try this site. I've found this helpful before when looking for public property to check out. Not alot in Pottawattmie, but also check the surrounding counties. http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/PlacestoHuntShoot/WildlifeManagementAreas/PublicWMAs,CountiesOS.aspx

Love the video, congrats on both!!!!!!

I'm a cheap a$$ too, great buck!!!!

Much bigger then my first buck, congrats!!!!!!!!!

And now we know why it's so difficult to actually "kill" a deer!!

I heard someone on here mention before about searching the internet for videos on the subject of making them. Use the search feature on this site because I remember a lengthy discussion on this subject and constrictor ropes for steps. I think this was one of the sites that was discussed for...

My best buck, to date, although not a giant. Split G2 on the right beam which gives him 6 on the right and 5 on the left. My setup was about 30 yards inside a patch of timber bordering a pond and a grass pasture with another patch of timber about 70 yards to the north. Got settled in the stand...

Thanks for the info. I actully found a pdf on making a whoopie sling for a hammock that showed the short bury after I posted the question. Lots of possibilites!! I'm going to get some rope and start practicing!

This is very interesting to me and I can think of multiple uses for the "constricotor". Everything in Ironwoods picture (the pic with the completed constrictor rope) makes sense except one thing: What is a "short bury" used on the ends. I could find nothing online and I'm a little puzzled as to...

Dan Quillian Take-Down Recurve Bow 60# 62" serial # QP4B1539 $300.00 Used, but in great shape. Pictures upon request. I don't shoot recurves so I had a friend shoot it. He said it shoots quiet and fast but may be a little too much draw weight for a beginner. PM or email at...

Just curious of everyone's complete arrow weight, bow and your FPS with hunting conditions.

All I got on the text was "supposedly shot during shotgun season around Dunlap". I don't have the text anymore but it was very vague.

For me it's a lack of testing. I always plan on going to the range sometime in the fall and test different loads. I never make it because I'd rather be bowhunting. So 80 grains was my starting point on my new barrel this year, and my hope is to chrony different loads of Blackhorn next fall. I do...

I guess I'll be the odd duck. I rarely leave mine loaded for more than a week, but I only hunt weekends. I don't shoot it to unload it though, I push the bullet out through the breech. It's a little messy since I use Blackhorn, but most of the powder is salvageable and so is the bullet. My...

Thompson Center Encore w/ reworked trigger Begara .50 barrel 80 grains Blackhorn 209 Remington shotgun primer 295 grain Barnes TEZ

I made my own shooting sticks out of 2 large dowels bolted together with a machine screw, washers and a wing nut. Then put heater hose over the ends to quiet it down. It doubles as a walking stick but it's too tall for a treestand. I usually use my "ez hanger" or tree limbs to shoot from in the...