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    Thanks Oneshot! I was out scouting for a couple days and located some nice spots with quite a bit of sign. The deer tracks here are so small... reminds me of a fawn track back in Minnesota. I put out about 15 lbs. of course mineral salt along with 50 lbs. of corn and set my trail camera up to see if there are any nice bucks in the area. Hiked up the mountain with all that for about 3/4 of a mile... whewww! I managed to see 9 deer and heard one snort at me as it departed as well. I think a climbing deerstand will suit me pretty well in the pines. I would rather have a tree saddle by trophy line, but can't find a medium anywhere. Thanks again... I have a few more questions I will be posting soon.

     

    Welcome! I would have to recommend treewalker treestands for climbing stands. They fit large trees well and are light weight and very comfortable. They may be a little pricey but I know they are made in america, funding legal americans. To me it is worth every penny! Good Luck!

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    Thanks Guys for all the replies!

     

    I am excited to get started, hope I didn't sound too negative I was just concerned. Glad to hear others shared the same thoughts. I trust the board will make things as best they can. As far as safety I am glad to hear it is the first concern we all want to go home in the same condition we arrived. The speed thing doesn't bother me.....accuracy wins tournaments. Speed just gets the arrow to the target faster. Good luck to all this year!

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    So they are following the rulebook 100% or just a few items? I have a few questions...is it an IBO sanctioned event? Will it be a qualifier for the nationals? Are we going to have to be an IBO member to participate?

     

    It just seems odd to say the IBO rulebook will be followed and then make acceptions or changes to allow for more problems. They need to either follow it to the letter of the rule book or modify the ABA book to represent what changes are taking place, based on the IBO rulebook. I can understand the scorecards being labeled with a 12 already and some considerations for that. But if the IBO rulebook utilizes a "11" ring in place of the "12" ring then by all means the ABA should get the proper scorecards printed up and do things as noted in the IBO rulebook. It will make for less complications during tournaments and allow the interpritation of the rules to be as written. Really it appears to be a half hearted attempt to mitigate some issues. Basically if we change to the IBO rules then do it 100%! Don't leave it to a mixture of rules old and new.

     

    Also it would be nice to have additional classes other than what is allowed, possibly the team competition as well as a semi pro class and advanced hunter class. It would be more fun to have the more competetive shooters in an upper class than the beginners that may shoot the same equipment. As the money shooters vs. trophy shooters were in the past. It would be discouraging to a beginner to know that he/she will have to compete against a significantly more advanced shooter in the same group. Therefore affecting the amount of shooters that would normally register. Hopefully it will be a change for the positive as we all want to continue moving forward and see the sport of 3-D archery continue to grow.

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    It has been years of waiting for the archery bull tag. We were into bulls everyday and passing on severel bulls. On day five things were different. In the early morning we setup in a location the bulls had been traveling through. We waited for hours listening and hoping they would come. There was a ton of bulls bugeling behind us on another ridge and it was causing me to doubt we had made the right choice. When all of a sudden bulls started to bugle in front of us...YES! We continued to wait, A bull and his cows approached within a hundred yards just over a small rise. BECKER and I then decided to move in closer. The wind was right, bull was bugeling and the cows slowly feeding around. After we got a look at the bull deciding to pass on him, another bull bugled within 1/4 mile. So we sat and waitied thinking he may approach the heard that we had been watching. Well after a long wait it seemed as if he had bedded just out of sight. The sneek began, there was a small patch of aspens neear the location of the bull. We checked the wind and began to slip in on him. After about 100 yds or so of the sneek the bull jumped up to left of the aspen thicket and trotted off, CRAP! He was a good bull. BECKER and I then decided to give him some time to relax. Thinking he may bed and/or bugle nearby. After a brief pause we decided to continue in the direction the bull had gone in hopes of catching him again. After walking to the top of th hill we seen a small bull and some cows. One of the cows had us pegged for what seemed like an eternity. When the stare down was over we talked a little bit about our next plan, when what sounded like a big bull bugled...COOL! BECKER then mentioned we should crawl up to a blown down ponderosa and peek over the top. So we crawled for about 100 yds or so to the blow down. There was a dozen or so cows feeding and a couple spikes in the mix but no shooter bull. So we glassed the heard looking for the heard bull. Then BECKER spotted a large antler back in the woods. He was bedded about 180 yds up wind. He bugled several times and stood up. He then started chasing cows around. I told BECKER that i would like to sit and wait for the bull to male a mistake and get close enough for a shot. As we waited a couple of spikes, cows had moved a little to the left of our location. The wind was a litlle shifty and caught us from the backside....uh oh! Then I noticed the spikes sniffin our wind. They them trotted through the herd taking them to the far right. Crap! Then the bull ran over and pushed the heard back to the left around the far down hill side of the knoll counter clockwise from our position out of sight. We could hear the bull bugling like crazy. So I decided to head clock wise around the knob, the wind would be more favorable, hopping to cut them off. Well when we got to the other side in was steep canyon country. Rocky and difficult to manuever in. The bull continued to bugle and the cows headed for the bottom. I then realised if it was going to happen it would have to be in the bottom of the canyon were the cows are crossing the creek. The bull was not moving as quickly as the heard and held up in the nasty canyon. The cows were mewing to coax him down. As the last of the cows were calling for him to come down we continued to the bottom. About 40 yds from the bottom we glassed trying to locate the bull in the timber. We spotted him proceeding down to the canyon. He was walking very slow and laboring every step of the way. Those cows had him tired out. Once he commited to follow, the cows got quiet and moved on. We then proceeded to the bottom near the creek. I peeeked around the trees in front of me and...there he was drinking and grazing at the creek. 117 yds away. I continued to quickly make up the distance between myself and the bull as he drank. Then our last bit of cover between us and the bull was a blowdowm tree. The range was 73 yds. He continued to drink and graze, slightly quartering away. I drew my bow, said the UNCLE TED prayer and settled the 60 yd. pin on the hump of his back. leveled the bubble and realesed.....waiting watching the arrow arc. When the arrow started to drop I held my breath, waiting.......thump right in the center of his vitals! Instantly the bull hunched up and jumped through the river as blood ran out were the arrow had been. At that moment my prayer had been answered. A beautiful shot on an awesome bull. I then began cheering and hi fiving. He ran about 50 yds, and laid to rest. After only a few steps his antlers could be seen in the tall grass. YES!

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    I would like to thank all the friends and family that helped support me on this adventure I couldn't have done it witout you all. THANKS :D It was truely a hunt of a lifetime.

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    All of the above comments are worth looking into. The bow recoil should be the same everytime and have the same effect on each arrow. It should not vary arrow to arrow , shot to shot. Another thing I have learned over the years is if you dont hold the back wall of your draw cycle solid and allow it to creep forward. It will have arrows go low vs. holding back firmly.

     

     

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    The tradition since I moved here in 91 was to put an arrow in the tree if you tagged out.

     

    That is the same tradition I was told. I have an arrow in the tree for my Javelina harvest. It is one cool site to see. They have a framed photo of it in the Bear Wallow resturaunt in Alpine that is cool too.

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    Did you put your camera over an existing natural scrape, or did you make a mock scrape? If you have had cameras over both, do you notice a difference in how many times they are frequented?

     

    Wonder what the doe is looking at? Maybe that buck is around from 9 minutes earlier.

     

    It was an existing scrape.

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    Very nice! Does you cam have a video feature? it would be cool to watch some video of the bucks doing their thing at the scrape.

     

    Amanda

     

    Yes i did have it on video but couldn't upload them to share. Maybe you could help me out. They are really neat.

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    I guess I'm alone here so far, but Bowtech makes some incredible weapons, plus they are a great company. All of their bows are tribute bows to the American Armed Forces and they donate a portion of their profit each year to the Tragedy Assistance Program (TAPS) that helps families of soldiers killed in action. 1st class company, great warranties, amazing bows. In my opinion, if you're gonna ask the hoyt vs. matthews question, you might as well put bowtech in the line up too.

     

    Wow...I didn't know that. Let's open the discussion up to:

     

    PSE / Hoyt / Mathews / Bowtech bows

     

    I know there are fans of each of the above mentioned brands, so I'd like to hear all the pros and cons.

     

    And yes, I know how to get things started here. I want to hear from the experts out there!

     

    :P

     

    Everyone has there own opinion on what makes a bow "the one" for them. So you will get alot of opinions based off of what is best to them. What I have found is that BOWTECH ROCKS! Not to say they are better than the others, just saying I prefere BOWTECH. I would recommend the BOWTECH ALLEGIANCE. It is 34" ATA and shoots 307 fps. @ 28" draw, 70lbs. draw weight with a 356 grain arrow. This thing is the BEST shooting bow I have ever had. I have owned hoyt, mathews both. This one is superior IMO. They can be found all over ebay and archerytalk.com classifieds. The 06 and up models have cam modules that can be changed without a bow press. The 07 and newer have a slimmer grip.

     

    Things to look for are brace height, grip, ATA length, draw weight, draw stops and lastly speed. You should try to find a bow with a 7 inch brace height or more. Anything less than 7 and you are getting into a touchy bow for accuracy. Grab the bows grip and pay attention to how it feels. Avoid bows with rubber grips. They tend to cause irregularity in your hand placement. Hoyt has a unique feel to them. The TEC risers feel thinner on the grip and have a more balanced feel to me. The mathews grips are bulky and take a little getting used to. BOWTECH has a feel in between the two. Not as thin as hoyt or bulky as mathews. Axle to axle length needs to be considered. If you are stand hunting, blind hunting, alot of backpacking then you will want to find one around 34" or less ATA. I have used a 41" ATA bow in a blind, it will work, man is it tough to manuver. Some bows have enough energy now days you can get away with a 50-60 lbs. draw and still have the kenetic energy needed to put down big game. However I still go for the 60-70lbs. simply because it is not a problem to draw and shoot. Alot of bows do not have a positive draw stop. (mathews) Thus alows you to under, overdraw your bow at times. You want to have a solid back wall. It will make your shooting more consistant. Just the little bit of creep that allows you to overdraw will result in arrow point of impact to vary 2" or so, not good IMO. Speed isn't a main concern but should be a factor in deciding. The advertised speeds are just that. You will find that for every inch below IBO (30") your draw length is, estimate losing 10 fps. from the advertised speed. It should b fairly easy to find a bow that will shoot 300 fps IBO or so. With that said, GOOD LUCK!

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    Mr. Jonathan, to answer your questions:

    Deer blood coagulates twice as fast as human blood (or so I have read). And if it was a muscle only shot then yes it will scab up and stop rather quickly.

     

    Yes I feel you made the right choice in waiting. If you continued to push the deer it may have allowed more blood flow, but only prolonged and complicated locating the animal.

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