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Daves
| | Posted on Monday, January 14, 2013 - 12:00 pm: | 
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Well, season is over.
Ended up with 8. 7 with bow, 1 with ML. Tammy didn't get one this year.
I was also unable to put her nephew on one that would come into his limited bow range.
Oh well, we had a blast trying to outsmart them.
Now it's onto turkey season that begins in mid April and runs thru mid May. Then in June it's back to Africa! |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 06:25 am: |
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I'm at 6 so far(season closes end of March). 4 with the bow, all doe's. I passed several small bucks early on and got busted by the one 8pt I saw all season.
Haven't purchased commercial meat in over a year. |
Daves
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 09:58 am: |
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Just got this,
Pretty cool
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Daves
| | Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2013 - 12:53 pm: |
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60 days til deer season! |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2013 - 08:41 pm: |
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I've had a couple in the backyard this summer.
Tons of rabbits running around.
I'm hoping the coyote's have moved on. |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 07:17 pm: |
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Sept 7 Urban Archery begins. The stands are hung and have 5 weeks to cool off before opening day.
This year I have a new tactic; employing discarded fake xmas trees and baling wire to conceal the stands. The area I hunt is very mountainous and it isn't uncommon to have a 35 yard shot on one side and a deer at eye level on the other. Most of the trees I hunt from are bare trunks, so I need as much breaking up my outline as possible. NUTS |
Daves
| | Posted on Monday, August 19, 2013 - 11:48 am: |
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Got 3 more stands and 2 more cameras out yesterday.
Only 41 days left to wait! |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 03:40 pm: |
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DaveS, I'm doing the made in USA thing with my bow, everything except arrows. I want made in USA arrows too, not just assembled in USA like I've heard Easton/Cabelas does. Any references?
So far the setup includes:
Bow
Sight
Rest
Broadhead
Release
All manufactured in Virginia |
Daves
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 06:27 pm: |
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Most Easton and Beman arrows are made here.
The Flatlines and Beman Speeds are not
There might be a couple others.
Pretty much ALL other brand arrows are made overseas.
Tell me about your setup, bow,lbs,DL and what you are looking for in an arrow
Also a price range? |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 01:32 pm: |
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Parker Blackhawk EZ draw @70lbs
31" DL
100 grain Exodus BH.
I have a dozen arrows for this season but I have an elk hunt scheduled for 2015. For that hunt I'm open to the wisdom of the pro. NUTS
(Message edited by Nutsosane on August 22, 2013) |
Daves
| | Posted on Monday, August 26, 2013 - 09:46 am: |
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At that setup I would go with some Easton Bloodline(made in US) 330 spine, cut arrows at 30" (of course, I have them in stock)
If we go longer than 30" on the arrow we would want to go to a 300 spine.
What type of arrow rest are you using?
Excellent choice on the Broadheads! |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 06:41 am: |
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Dave, I'm using the QAD Ultrarest (another Virginia product). My current arrow length is 30.75" and with the swept blades of the Exodus I can't go much shorter, definitely not 3/4" shorter. Do you have bare shafts available? I've re-fletched my Gold Tips with a right helical and they seem to be more forgiving.
You don't have any used TD Recurves for sale do ya? NUTS |
Daves
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 10:48 am: |
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I do not stock bare shafts. If I do people want ME to fletch them and I do not have time to fletch 50,000.00 worth of arrows per year! lol
You should have plenty of BH clearance to pull the BH all the way back to the arrow rest if you wanted? Center shot good? Arrow ride height good? Where would they hit on your bow? At 30.75 the 330 spine would still probably work fine.
I sell about 300 QAD rests per year, awesome rest.
Always harder without the bow and customer in front of me! |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 07:03 am: |
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Daves, I sincerely wish we had a "Double Lung Archery" locally.
Unfortunately, the state of Virginia see deer as a nuisance instead of a profitable resource. Too many rednecks who shoot deer from the truck, only to cut out the back straps and horns. My guess is 50% of the deer kill go unreported. Folks like that have zero interest in purchasing quality, archery equipment and practicing ethical harvest.
The county I hunt in allows one deer kill per hunter, per day. The county east of us allows two deer per day. And statewide there is NO hunting allowed on Sunday. Crazy! |
Daves
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 09:28 am: |
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we have people that shoot deer from their trucks here too. Once in a while they actually catch one or two.
VA must have a ton of deer. Here you can only shoot 1 buck for the season. You can shoot multiple doe but you have to have a doe tag for the specific county you hunt. Not all counties have doe tags available and they are a limited supply.
I couldn't live in a state that doesn't allow Sunday hunting. That's the only day I get to go for all day. |
Daves
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 09:32 am: |
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I do know of one Pro Shop in VA, The Hunting Shack. I have met the owners and they seem like good people?
http://www.huntnshak.com/ |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 10:06 am: |
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First deer of the year. Those Exodus broadheads are brutal. |
Daves
| | Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 11:05 am: |
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Awesome!
Yes, I like the QAD heads too. |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 01:29 pm: |
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Daves, that shop is five hours from me. These conversations have helped me realize I need to be more self-sufficient. So now I'm hunting a bow press and vice. I'm going to learn all this stuff and be my own PRO.
Any chance you have a hunting, takedown recurve for sale in the shop? I'm after something with 40lb limbs.
Thanks, NUTS |
Daves
| | Posted on Monday, September 09, 2013 - 02:48 pm: |
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I only have 50 lb recurves on hand at this time.
2 Hoyt Buffalo
1 Hoyt Dorado
For no more often than your bow should need to be in a press I would just get a Bow Master pocket press. Or build one, plenty of DIY plans out there.
My press, with all attachments was over 1100.00 dealer cost. |
Daves
| | Posted on Monday, September 30, 2013 - 11:29 am: |
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Tomorrow, it begins! |
Daves
| | Posted on Monday, October 14, 2013 - 03:04 pm: |
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1st one of the year down.
20 yard, perfect "Double Lung" shot. Deer went 25-30 yards and down. |
Daves
| | Posted on Friday, October 25, 2013 - 10:46 am: |
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shot #2 yesterday morning. Nice big fat doe.
Gave it to an old guy here in town that wanted some venison. |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 01:55 pm: |
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Shot the #4 doe at 55 yds last week. She weighed 145lb on the butchers scale. Mega doe for these parts.
The exodus broadhead is terrific. I watched the arrow in flight for what seemed like a week until the lumenock disappeared through the shoulder. It penetrated both shoulders and imbedded 3" in the ground. Found her in a thicket 30 yds from the arrow. |
Daves
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 09:10 am: |
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As of yesterday morning I am up to 6. Still waiting on a big buck. |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2013 - 09:33 am: |
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Can't wait to see the Iowa crusher you get Dave.
Seven here, all bow kills. My two buck tags filled, does from here until March 30. |
Luvthemtorts
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 03:29 pm: |
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Sounds like you're wearing em' out Nuts. You might have to break down and get the industrial sized freezer  .
I've gotten deep up in the long range shooting, so I'm waiting on one to present itself on the far side of 400. |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Sunday, December 08, 2013 - 10:33 am: |
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#8 in the freezer. I'll give you a buzz soon Turtlehugger. |
Daves
| | Posted on Monday, December 16, 2013 - 02:53 pm: |
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No more deer in the last couple weeks.
Bow season starts back up a week from today! |
Daves
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2014 - 11:21 am: |
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Got my first deer with a pistol New Years Eve.
Even got it on film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N8cKAyu1xE |
