PatrickJr

Might have to go that way, was hoping factory would be more likely to fit w/o messing with the stock. It gets ugly if I bust out the dremel

If you ever want to test some different vanes, go sit a water hole and fling em at yotes. Those suckers are always long gone before my arrow gets there lmao, it's even worse when they're drinking

Just looking to trade straight up for 215M, appreciate the offer though

If you guys make a trip down, let me know. I won't be making a trip up north until late May or so

I went to a lower profile Heat vane last year. Definitely helped on the sound but I felt like the blazer helped maintain better arrow flight. Heat vanes might've done better had I tried a 4 fletch, but I shoot a whisker bisquit so that would have been a pain. But as you have pointed out, I also think it is the arrow noise that causes the deer to jump. The snap of the bow gets the deer's attention but the hissing of an arrow makes them go ninja.

Check Shooters Pro Shop, $40/box for blem RDF loads

tempting to make up push up there early tomorrow, wonder what would be left

I use a 5 pin hybrid sight, the 5 pins sit on standby at 20-60 yards, then you can dial past 60 and use your bottom pin for longer shots. My bow is 63lbs, 425gr arrow and I can practice out to 115-120 without vane contact. My problem with single pins for hunting is that you have to either let down/rerange or guess where to hold your pin when the animal moves further/closer. Some people know their trajectory well enough that the single pin doesn't hold them back, as it would for me. Hybrid sights end up getting expensive but I would suggest buying the best you can. I have the CBE hybrid and have had some troubles(machining tolerances making noise), I would probably go for Axcel if I had to do it again.

dang did yall get the other thread deleted before i could catch up? lmao

Care to expand on the hunt too?? Always wanted to do it, need to upgrade from broke boy status in the NM draw

Stud!

107-110

2020 Coues deer 2020 was a very long year with the bow. In January I had multiple decent bucks get away and really set my focus on early archery to kill one. For whatever reason, I had decided to only apply for late December tags (which was pointless) so I knew I needed to get it done with the bow. Early archery in august came and I missed a big buck on the first day, then two weeks later I ended up missing the same buck again. Spent some time looking for him in December but he didn't want to play. A buddy of mine, Reyes, did have a Late Dec tag in the unit so I went to glass with him. We didnt get out until it was close to Xmas. On this day, we never saw anything he was willing to shoot (although i tried my best to convince him...yeah im that friend). As it was getting later in the afternoon, I found a small buck across the canyon from us, around 400 yards away. Reyes passed yet again so the door was open. At one point, the buck had worked himself to a good spot and I told Reyes "If he beds there, I'm gonna have to go after him" and of course the buck beds haha. I pack up my stuff and drop into the canyon, where I left my pack and start working uphill to the buck. At one point I look up and the buck is just standing 5 yards from where he was bedded, I was about 200 yards away at this point. Not sure if he was just sunning himself in the last bit of light or what but he turns around and beds right back where he was before. I keep sneaking in until I'm 60 yards from where the buck is bedded, although I can't see him. I knelt there for a minute then decided to get closer. This is when all coues stalks normally go south but for whatever reason, I couldn't do anything wrong this time. The next spot I settle is around 20 yards from where I think the buck is bedded. I range his areas to walk out and everything is sub 30. I have a pretty big boulder in front of me and all of a sudden, antlers appear above the top of the rock! I draw back, the buck walks out and hes walking straight away, then he takes a big step to his right to go broadside, before he stopped the arrow was on the way. Arrow went through both lungs and stuck in his offside shoulder so he dropped right where he was. I guess I needed a shot at 26 yards to get it done! It was cool that Reyes got to watch everything go down and watch me kill a coues at such close distance. He's a great friend so he didn't mind me hijacking his hunt for a little bit haha. I did get to return the favor for him a week later and he filled his tag on a nice 3x3. ^^^^^^^^^^Reyes' buck^^^^^^^^^ 2021 Javelina Fast forward to Jan 4. I go back to look for the buck I keep missing. Find him before the sun is up and he disappears over the ridge so I pursue (like a dipstick). End up blowing him out as I cross the saddle, he was feeding or bedded just 30 yards over the top. I was not very happy with myself at this point so I decided to hike over to where i knew some pigs hung out. I get to the area, I'm sitting there and I hear a sqwuak below me, then I hear it again. I throw up my binos and a young javelina walks out under a mesquite, 100 yards below me. Glassing around I see an adult get up, round up the little one and disappear. I drop down, sneak around and start crawling into where they were. I'm crawling through and cannot find a pig, tracks were all over so I knew there were more than the two i saw. I literally crawl through where i had just seen them and nothing. I stand up and stand walking around, finally I find one feeding on a prickly pear. All I could see was its butt sticking out, he was chomping away so sneaking in was pretty easy. I was at 12 yards and waiting for almost 10 minutes before i could get an arrow in (YES thats how deep he was in prickly pear haha). Felt good to salvage the day and have meat for tamales

Keep us posted on how it goes, hopefully it get resolved quickly!

Craig's Custom I haven't had him do any chamber work for me but everything he has done is top notch

did i not say "mad men" earlier?? hahaha

Absolutely but with yours I'd be afraid of even bumping the gun at the wrong moment!

some of yall are mad men hahaha certainly keeps you aware of whats in the chamber My weatherby 2 stage peaks at 3lb 4oz and my rem 700 TT is 2lb. (both my hunting rifles)

Thank you! And that would be the entry hole, the broadhead was a 2" Rage Hypodermic. It did not get through the offside shoulder to make an exit, luckily he didn't go anywhere

Searching for : Nosler Trophy Grade- 257 Weatherby Magnum w/ 110gr Accubond (Nosler ID 60012) OR someone in Portland,Oregon who would be willing to do me a huge favor! (PM ME) OR RL22! If you have any that you're willing to part with, I would be extremely grateful and I can also help return the favor for ammo you're in need of! If you see any on shelves and grab it, I WILL be good for it! I have been looking to no avail, even on gunbroker... Appreciate any help!

When the main bag is empty, i use that bottom compartment to store my rain gear, rain fly, and accessory pod. For anything else, I would say that access is kinda useless. And getting into there with a full pack is more trouble than its worth luckily mine doesn't squeak but when i was with a friend the other day, i definitely noticed that his does haha

Congrats on two wide bucks! How do you like that Bergara HMR and what kind of suppressor is that?

How big was that goat he killed? I think I might have some good photos of it

"dinks"... My Father's muzzleloader buck and the archery buck that was killed the week before our hunt started, both 34b in 2008. Props to that archer, still one of the coolest bucks I've seen. ps My kill photos have come a long way since then haha

It's been 12 years since my father had the 34b muzzy tag. The one archery hunter killed the buck we had our hearts set on, he had a huge right horn with a non-typical left horn that resembled a ping pong paddle, I think it scored 84-85. We ended up killing the next best buck we knew of and it was 82-83. I was planning on making a trip down to look for them soon, just for the heck of it. It has been awhile