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in reply to: Tuning Thoughts #28397

I got her all figured out now. Ended up shooting 5575s. I did have to cut them down to 28″ to get the spine right, but they’re shooting great with standard inserts and my 190 grain tree sharks.

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in reply to: Deer sent and Human urin #28392

Here’s a little blurb that summarizes a study done at the University of Georgia.

According to biologist Dr. Karl Miller with the University of Georgia, all animal urines are very complex. Each sample contains hundreds of chemicals related to the physiology and diet of the animal from which it came. Miller attested that there is a chemical difference between the urine of every animal, however, that does not mean that human urine contains anything that will spook a deer any faster than fox or coyote urine.

Human urine does not contain human scent in the way that deer have come to recognize it and associate it with danger, it merely smells as urine, quite possibly no different than a coon or fox and based on recent test, it may be even closer to deer unrine!

A scrape test was performed using doe, buck and human urine. Buck urine got the most positive response; A scrape with doe urine got less attention than one with nothing in it at all and all urines got some amount of positive response.

In conclusion, out of four biologists all felt that human urine would not spook deer! Carry a bottle if ya like but there is no scientific reason for it.

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in reply to: How to write on a bow? #28345

broadhead wrote: Get what you need Etter and I’ll do the art work.

Thanks Bunyan!

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in reply to: Deer sent and Human urin #28341

It’s been proven that they can’t differentiate human urine from any other mammal. I regularly let fly from the stand. Ive never seen a deer show any fear from it. Had a big doe come along two years ago and lick it off of the leaves.

I’ve also regularly “freshened” up scrapes and had them get worked within a few hours.

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in reply to: what quivers do you prefer? #27677

I like strap on bow quivers. I’m shooting a big jim’s right now. Only complaint is it’s a little narrow. I shoot tree sharks and I have to turn them at an angle to fit in the quiver.

I find my bows are quieter, and I can hold them more solid with the weight of the quiver and arrows attached to the bow.

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in reply to: Archery is fun again! #26539

Welcome aboard!! I’m surprised anyone could find it to be so easy, because it wasn’t for me, but congratulations and welcome to the fire!!

And as far as Frank Costanza goes, I’ll play you in Sein trivia any day!:D

“Serenity Now!!!!!”

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in reply to: Howdy and a Question #26335

Everybody is different I think.

I can only speak from my experience. I consider myself a pretty strong guy. I’m in the gym 4-5 times a week and used to do competition bench press.

I started out at 50lbs. My second bow was 55lbs and now I’m at 57lbs. I don’t see a need to ever go higher than that.

I will say, there is a massive difference between 50lbs and 57lbs. Those bows are night and day by comparison.

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in reply to: wool or camo? #26334

Aside from hunting birds (ducks, turkeys, etc), I don’t think camo needs to have any place in a hunter’s closet. I still wear it sometimes as most of my nicer hunting coats are camo, but I mostly bowhunt now in blue jeans and whatever shirt I feel like wearing that day. Haven’t had any deer or bears pick me out lately.

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in reply to: Trailing a Bear #26331

lyagooshka wrote: I looked this book up online. Cheapest I have found is like $45. Is there a place to get it at a “normal” price? Be well.

Alex

😕

I got it used on amazon a while back for 20 something bucks.

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in reply to: Trailing a Bear #24650

This book will also make you realize how much times have changed. They regularly speak of taking 50-100 yard shots with traditional equipment. I’m glad things are different now. I’m only three years in, but my window is 17-18 yards and the rest can walk peacefully.

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in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #23345

lyagooshka wrote: OK, really I promise I will stop. I hope that was lisinopril I took. Small diamond-shaped blue pill. Funny, I don’t feel my BP going down…

Anyway, in my first reply, I mentioned needing to police ourselves before we should even start to think about going after “canned-hunts”, etc, here is a classic example:

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/stagecoach-residents-save-hurt-deer-start-bow-hunting-petition/article_be9564f4-8f6e-5718-be13-afb299561256.html

Be well.

Alex

😳

I don’t know what’s diamond shaped, but lisinopril is round and tan in color. 😀

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in reply to: Buying a Demo Bow Newbie Question #23132

I just bought a black widow off traditionalarcherysales.com.

The guy I spoke to was awesome and got the bow to me within two days. They have a great supply of used bows too.

Having said that, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed in a Martin Hunter as long as the bow’s in good shape.

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in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #23126

ausjim wrote: I think what makes it at least a x-bow issue, and potentially a bow issue, is that the silence of these weapons allows folks to discharge them in built up up areas and not attract attention to themselves. I think people will get concerned about that.

Somebody recently was arrested near me for microwaving a puppy to death. I sure hope people don’t start complaining about me owning a microwave.

Sadly, your point is probably correct as this is the same issue we face here with gun control. Either way, it’s not the weapon that commits the act, but the person behind it, whether it be microwave or assault rifle.

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in reply to: Arrow Weight Question #22957

Lackey,

I even went as far as to bare shaft them.

This is not the easiest task for somebody that doesn’t shoot groups at targets well and who fights target panic on every shot, but I learned what I needed to. Bottom line, it’s ready. Shot a couple tree sharks to make sure they could shoot the big heads and they flew great.

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in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #22954

It’s not about crossbows, or bows at all, I don’t think. It’s just that a large percentage of people are just sick individuals.

Here’s an example:

Broadhead (on this forum) and I were turkey hunting last year. On the drive back to the hunting club, we came across five tiny puppies that had been left in an intersection of a rural road. They were covered in fleas and fire ant bites. Surely, within a day or two they would have all died. Some unbelievable evil person didn’t want to take care of them and just threw them in the road to die.

We couldn’t let that happen so we rounded them all up and took them back to camp. We bathed them and fed them and found a home nearby that would take three of them. I took the other two back to N GA and found homes for them.

The owner that took in the three puppies lives on a rural dirt road and lets his dogs just lay around the yard. I do not agree with this, but these dogs never went more than fifty yards from the house. They never ran deer or bothered anyone.

Six months later, Broadhead was coming out of the woods from deer hunting and found them both laying dead in a ditch. They had both been shot. Later, one of the owner’s beagles came home with a bullet through a leg that had to be amputated.

We sure thought those puppies were home free and felt great about saving them, until they ran into another human that was just pure evil. Makes you think.

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