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in reply to: Blackie tried to join me in my treestand #55565

Let’s see, from our viewpoint it is “bow hunter in a tree stand” do you suppose from a bears it is “Appetizer on a stick”?

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in reply to: Elkheart and the Indian Guide #55462

Chiloquin wrote: What a Great story! I wish I was right there with you guys!

Chiloquin,
That was a great article, in fact I found that whole issue just raised the bar again to a higher level. I could not put it down; thanks guys. Now hope no one gets a swelled head, and no I don’t work for them, but it really is a good magazine.

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in reply to: GOT A GROUSE!!! #55458

Wildschwein,
Great way to start the fall season.

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in reply to: Any other Bear Archery enthusiasts here? #22259

One more here, shoot a 1969 Kodiak Hunter 55#. Great shooting bow.

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in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #21271

Kingwouldbe wrote: Um! I don’t think they can smell smoke…… um!…. it’s natural.

No, they can smell smoke and you, I smoke cigars all the time while hunting, it don’t matter, just keep the wind in your face.

There are always a lot of threads with regard to bow poundage and the ability to effectively bring down this or that animal, based on correct shot placement; so I often skip over those threads because so much of the info has been hashed before or it is very subjective. However, this has been a great thread and not meaning to discount any of the participants I have to comment on just how much great info can be attained from the multiple post by Kingwouldbe! Really, if ever someone walked the walk this guy seems like quite a candidate. I have never been hog hunting so from complete lack of any firsthand knowledge, there has been a lot of great info shared. Man the size of some of those monsters is incredible. There is one parallel that I have noticed with regard to bow poundage and hunters age; that is that there may be a linear equation between the older you get the less poundage you can comfortably handle and the fact that as you age you also decide that there is no way that you ever could or want to pack out anything that big. I still shoot in the 55# to 57# range, but no way would I ever want handle the size of some of those “hogs”, no pun intended; wife and I just are not that hungry. Hats off to good post and thanks for great pictures.

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in reply to: Scent from walking through areas #20482

MontanaFord wrote: If you’re as big as a moose, would you care about much? I almost hit a bull one year, about 3 years ago, coming down an old logging road. He took his time crossing the road while I slid to a gravel-grating stop just yards from him. Had I hit him, his belly would have cleared the hood on my Bronco, and he would have come right on through the cab to sit on my lap. Glad I got stopped. LOL.

Michael.

My wife loves to remind me, even after so many years, of the time that the bull moose was standing in the road back to our cabin after a diner out at a local pub and I so assured her that we could slip the Volkswagen by the moose without any trouble. Of course I choose to pass by on her side of the car, never really thought that just by shaking his head that the window on “her” side would blow out; somethings just take a while to ease from ones memory! After that we really did give a little wider berth; Alaskan moose are really big and do not believe in moving for many things. LOL

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in reply to: Put up the compound,all trad now…… #20399

Great way to start living a much less complicated life, enjoy.

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in reply to: Moose scouting pics… #19909

Great pictures! Looks like you can just wander into those woods and watch a little bit of everything go by, really nice country, thank you for posting the pictures.

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