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    It depends on the type of rest you have. The old plastic side-prong rests you needed the odd fletch outward. The old metal 2 prong rests needed the odd fletch down, to allow the fletch to slide between the prongs and miss the rest. For slower drop away rests and fast bows people shoot the odd fletch up, to allow maximim clearance between the fleth and the rest. As long as the drop away falls fast enough, the fletch can point up or down without a problem, but pointing up allows more clearance.

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    Marketing is a big part of the bow market today. Buy what feels good, tune it and practice often - you'll want to shoot more often and probably become a better shot if you like it, it feels right, and it shoots good.

     

    I was shooting 314 fps in 2002 with my Hoyt supertec cam and 1/2 (330 ibo) at 70 lbs., 29 in draw. Carbon express 3d selects 8.2 gpi. The point is that I think its funny how speed is the big selling point now, and the truth is that most of these bows in the last few years are not going to get much faster or have much less hand shock, its just a big marketing rumble to sell more bows. I also have a PSE X-force and its just a hair faster, but not much, and the truth is I still prefer that Hoyt.

     

    Also, I don't quite agree with Gino's Statement

    ACC's also deliver more energy and deeper pentration...

     

    I think this is marketing at work, although I don't think its intentional. Arrow's delivery energy is primarily a function of mass and speed only, where vibrational loss (bending stiffness) is minimal during impact for arrows of similar spine. Penetration is different story, mainly a function of cutting sharpness and surface area of the broadhead, again where smooth arrow shafts are typically irrelevant as long as they are the same diameter. In other words, the type of shaft has little effect on penetration depth or the energy.

     

    Of course other little factors can contribute when hunting, like your confidence in the arrow splintering or shattering if you hit that bull's shoulder bone, which is exactly where the ACC's might be more of a confidence booster. Maybe this is what he means by penetration and delivering energy, but I see it as a shaft failure issue when this happens.

     

     

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    I was there and purchased a shirt from Amanada on Saturday (with my little brother, if she remembers talking with me). Somehow I held back from buying one of those Covert trail cameras. What a great afternoon though.

     

    I had the pleasure of seeing Nathan's archery buck up close and its extremely impressive! I'll let someone else reveal the score, but he was excited and its big.

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    Scottyboy - Thanks, Mark Plunkett did them. His shop always turns out fantastic mounts, the best around IMO. But I wanted the poster to think about what he really wants. You should go into the shops of the taxi and see up close what his work really looks like. Sometimes it looks great from across the room, but not near as good when you're 3 feet away. I'd rather have a basic mount that looks great than a fancy mount that looks good.

     

    Casey - The lope is right at 16 inches. We named him Skinny on our scouting trips, due to lack of mass, combined with really long tines that just looked thin or "skinny" relatively speaking. Only green scored 81, but he's unique and impressive to say the least.

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    “Wow! A sleeping buck!!” Then I saw a hole in his side and I said, “That’s my buck!” So we walked over to see it and we kneeled down and prayed, Thanking God for my buck.

     

    That is my favorite part right there. Hiker - I bet you are proud, and it sounds like you're a great father as well, raising your son like that. Congratulations Luke, that is a very nice buck and a great story! Thanks for sharing!

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    With a few bonus points, the cow tag as a second choice should be almost 100% draw in many units. This will most likely put you in the max bonus point pool.

     

    Units 3-10 are all good for cow archery hunting. I think units 5 and 6 have a higher population of elk, with more tags, but also more hunters. These are great hunts. I think 4 and 10 are a little tougher, with lower populations. If all you want is a cow, then you can really throw a dart at the map near flagstaff, start scouting, and find the type of hunt you seem to be asking for.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Great buck and congratulations on finding him! I'm glad you stayed with it!

     

    I think the simple lesson learned is that hunting at that distance is not the same as shooting. Nothing is guaranteed in hunting, not even a 10 yard shot, the same think could have happened. However, its much more likely at long range than up close. What we think is a perfect shot can be misleading, and we just need to keep at it and do our best to do what's right for wounded game.

     

    Let me tell you, that I am very confident I can shoot with your buddies at any range. I used to think the same way, and practiced up to 130 yards. I could almost always keep all of my shots within the 4 outer black dots on my Block at that range, and very often times drill 3 inch groups at 100. At first it was to make my 50 yard shots seem like a piece of cake. Then it turned into making excuses why I couldn't stalk within 70 yards of game. So I drilled a huge buck at 70, and my confidence and head got really big quick. I thought I could do it every year.

     

    Then I never found a big buck I hit at long range. I thought it was good shot, but it obviously isn't ever as good as we think, else the buck will be down within a couple hundred yards as stated. Since then I have passed many 60, 70 and 80 yard shots that I would have made. I will still shoot at these distances just not every time, and now I'm much more patient and try to stalk the extra 20 or 30 yards because its a challenge! I feel more like an archer the closer I get, not because I kill game with my bow. I finally shot my best buck at 40 yards this year, and it was with patience. I got within 100, and waited. It was the best choice I have ever made. Its not for everyone, and I'm not trying to force my ethics on anyone, just maybe one day you might end up with a different feeling about hunting and long range archery like I have.

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