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in reply to: Camo, Thermals, Depends… #22993

Etter1 wrote: I’ve done extensive research on this subject. Deer do not have any reaction to human urine. I’ve read several studies before that say that it is no different chemically from any other carnivore/omnivore.

I’ve been peeing from the tree for years and have had many many deer just walk right on by it. Several even stop to sniff and lick it off the leaves.

BTW- great read:lol:

I carried a “pee” bottle for over 20 years. After actually peeing in scrapes and seeing deer come to the scrape, I no longer worry about urinatining in the deer woods. I have placed trail cams by scrapes that had human urine in them and the deer came right in to “freshen-up” the scrape. The “Deer Doctor” (ie James Kroll) found that in his tests, human urine was #3 on the list of “deer attractors”.

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in reply to: carbon arrow broke upon release #18885

tkohlhorst wrote: I have been shooting carbons for the past couple of months and have loved them so far. I have seen a couple of them kick and even corkscrew but majority of the time they fly amazing. Today while I was shooting I had one explode on me. It broke in 3 pieces right after the fletching then just past the half way mark. It my sting slapped my arm so hard I honestly thought I shot myself. Has anyone ever had this happen to them before? I am wondering what went wrong if it was the arrow if it was broke and I didn’t notice it? Just a freak accident or if the arrow is to light for the bow.

I am using some Gold Tip Hunters with 100 grain inserts plus 125 grain field points and my bow weight is flirting right around 50lbs.

Contact Gold Tip ASAP and let them know what happened…

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in reply to: Is it possible ? #60751

Go for it!!!!

Plan well and start small…

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in reply to: foc help #49808

wolfkill220 wrote: ok ran the numbers shooting poc wood shafts cut to 26 inches fineshed weight is round 550 useing 125 gr heads draw 24 inches and at that draw getting 52 # draw weight my foc is 13% foc what i can see from Dr. Ashby chart that put me in high foc does that sound good or should i shoot for a higher foc

Why not go with a higher FOC? Give a Tuffhead a close look…You will be very impressed!!!

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in reply to: Thanks, Dave! #36416

David Petersen wrote: Wayne and other friends, I am not leaving the site, which is the only hunting site that holds any interest for me. I’m merely stepping down as moderator because it was getting to be “too much.” I’ll still be lurking around to upset the apple cart with my rants and rank opinions, but now as a player rather than a coach. Thanks again to everyone for your well-wishes, as opposed to wishing I’d fall down a well. 😛 Cheers, dave

Dave,

Thank you for your service and the excellent job of being a moderator!

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in reply to: ASAT CAMO ANYONE? #34299

SteveMcD wrote: I have heard very good things about it. Such as, “Deer look right through you, like you’re not even there”. I figured this would good for both natural ground blind and still hunting.

Steve,

The real “test” for me was to hang various camo patterns on the side of my deck and go back to 25-30 yards and observe what happens to the “shape”. I did the same by hanging various outfits on the side of a wooded ditch near my house. I almost couldn’t find the ASAT suit when it was time to go home. I’m extremely happy with mine. Deer and turkey do not see me which I guess is the “real test”…

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in reply to: Adhesive for tip inserts/carbon #34227

Troy Breeding wrote: I look at it as ” better to be safe than sorry”.

Troy

Excellent answer Troy!!!

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in reply to: ASAT CAMO ANYONE? #33939

SteveMcD wrote: Who uses ASAT Camo? Likes? Dislikes?

I have used it for five years and love it. No dislikes at all.. I use the Vanish-Pro Leafy 3-D suit with various ASAT hats depending upon the weather.

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in reply to: Adhesive for tip inserts/carbon #33196

R2 wrote: What do you guys use for glue for the inserts on your carbon arrows. Can you use hot melt OK if you just heat the point and insert, not the shaft of course. I’m particular about my broadhead and nock alignment so permanent stuff is not really an option for me if I’m going to use shafts for hunting and target shooting. I need to be able to rotate my insert.

Contact the company that produced your carbon shaft. Most carbon producers will not want you using hot melt glue(even if it does work). The majority suggest a slow setting 24 hour epoxy glue.

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in reply to: My gear… #23142

Great looking gear Wexbow…Thanks for sharing. Now we need to get you in the USA some time so you can actually go on a hunt!!!

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in reply to: Tips for Scouting New Land #17481

tkohlhorst wrote: That is great advice! I actually did find one bedding area when I was would walking the woods a couple of weeks ago and multiple HIGHWAYS and scat around there. I was thinking about heading over there this weekend to look for sheds but stomping around would not be the best thing to do. I will be hunting on the ground and what do you think a safe distance from there bedding would be to set up a ground blind?

Lots of variables for a “quick answer”. 1. Is it a morning stand or evening stand? 2. How far away is a major food source? I live in Iowa and beans and corn are the major food source. 3. Is it a doe bedding area or buck bedding area? 4.Is it pre-rut, during the rut, post rut, etc. when you are hunting? Look for pinch points and bottle necks leading into the bedding area for your ground blind. Set up multiple blinds for different winds. As a general rule of thumb, you can set-up closer to a bedding area in the morning because the deer are still in the fields feeding. In the evening, you will possibly jump the deer from the bedding area if you get to close. Set up more by the food source in the evening. In the morning, I’m in my blind exactly an hour before sun-rise. Try to stay 100 yards from the bedding. I know others that won’t go within 400 yards of bedding areas. It ALL DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF YOUR WOODS. Now to really confuse you…during the peak of the rut, I’m right next/in doe bedding areas because that is where the bucks are looking for does.

Does that help at all?

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in reply to: Critter Stories #17462

Wexbow wrote: I do quite a bit of sea fishing and a few years ago i was putting in an all nighter on an isolated shoreline near where i’m from here in ireland. It was a pitch black night with only the sound of the breakers for company. After a while i thought my ears were playing tricks when i could hear a shuffling of feet on the sand further up the shore. I’d peer into the distance, scanning with my headlamp, see nothing, and convince myself i was going nuts. But i kept on hearing this shuffling of feet. Now around my parts there are plenty of ghost stories and banshee tales that fit the circumstances but i never was one for superstition, although my nerves were starting to fray with the approaching feet. Eventually, while doing my best to ignore the shuffling sound and convince myself of my own sanity, something stepped into the beam of my headlamp resulting a string of expletives from my mouth and a near heart attack on a beach in the middle of nowhere. A young lost guillemot sauntered past my light beam and on in search of his colony! His black plummage must have stopped me seeing him but while i cursed him i was glad it wasn’t the banshee!

Great story Wexbow…keep him out of Limerick, they will think he is a banshee down in that neck of the woods!!!

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in reply to: Tips for Scouting New Land #17292

skifrk wrote: Be careful in your scouting in that if you find an area they use for sanctuary or bedding not to spend to much time in for they will move on since they feel less secure. Also look for travel corridors that they take for ambush spots.

Excellent advice…Once that you find a main bedding area…do every thing you can to STAY OUT. I know very successful whitetail hunters that will completely stay out of main bedding areas. They will not look for sheds, mushrooms, etc. in bedding area.

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in reply to: Looking for a good broad head #12108

newbreedarcher wrote: Hey guys! I’m looking for a broadhead to use this season. I’ve heard a lot about single bevel bh’s and was curious, what do you guys think of them? And what is a good choice for an affordable one? Thanks a lot:D

Lots of good ones to choose from and most will get the job done.

If you want the best…take a close look at the TuffHead.

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in reply to: arrow weight for elk #12086

Troy Breeding wrote: Looks like the overwelming majorty see it the same as I do. I’d never suggest hunting anything bigger than small game with an arrow under 650grs.

I heard one fellow say deer are nothing more than a bag of shaving cream with a few tinker toys and a couple of ball joints inside.:D

Of course this fellow lives in the south where the deer are smaller. After four years in MO and now two years in OH, I can tell you the deer in MO and around here look like they grew up on steroids.:shock:

Troy

“Deer are nothing more than a bag of shaving cream…” Where are they hunting and what are they hunting? I need to bring them to Iowa to see some real whitetails. With a national wounding rate of over 50%, I get real sick when I hear statements like this…

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