Bushmaster
.308 Win
You want a better laugh, I'm thinking of removing my right eye glasses lens to use peep site LOL....
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Bushmaster
.308 Win
They will pattern you, but some of us fill all our tags with the bow, then leave just the buck tag for gun. They also pattern food source here now/and gone later.... Yeti do I know you? I know a big predator hunter in Wayne county named Yeti
Bushmaster
.308 Win
I seen his pics in his yard, Trust me he has HUGE Bucks..
brownclown
9mm
Im not sure i understand what ur saying but You really should not be taking a shot at a deer when looking right at you. Even quartering to u is a poor choice. Definitely Not ethical IMO.
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brownclown
9mm
Im not sure i understand what ur saying but You really should not be taking a shot at a deer when looking right at you. Even quartering to u is a poor choice. Definitely Not ethical IMO.
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brownclown
9mm
Im not sure i understand what ur saying but You really should not be taking a shot at a deer when looking right at you. Even quartering to u is a poor choice. Definitely Not ethical IMO.
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brownclown
9mm
Im not sure i understand what ur saying but You really should not be taking a shot at a deer when looking right at you. Even quartering to u is a poor choice. Definitely Not ethical IMO.
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So mad you said it 4 times? 
What's wrong with a chest shot, head on? I've taken deer that way before (with firearms though).
What's wrong with a chest shot, head on? I've taken deer that way before (with firearms though).
Bushmaster
.308 Win
So mad you said it 4 times?
What's wrong with a chest shot, head on? I've taken deer that way before (with firearms though).
LMAO 4 times...... Android phone, quad post? LOL Can't laugh I have one also LOL.
Bushmaster
.308 Win
JaguarJaguarGolf
6.5 Creedmoor
No hunting for me this year. Had the left hip replaced end of June. Right hip to be replaced end of October. I've been hobbling across the street to shoot my Model 10. I can't bend over to pick up shells from my .45 or my Glock.
Bushmaster
.308 Win
SPAM....................
WTF? 
WTF? 
ManrisFrack
6.5 Creedmoor
So mad you said it 4 times?
What's wrong with a chest shot, head on? I've taken deer that way before (with firearms though).
Head on with a bow is generally considered a low percentage shot, especially from an elevated position. The reason - unless you drill right down through the space where the throat and esophagus enter the rib cage, the arrow has a high chance of deflecting off ribs and missing vitals entirely. Bullets should have enough umph to plow through the ribs rather than deflect down the side of the ribcage.
That's the story anyway. I've never tried it because I was always told it was a terrible idea.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
I sat the afternoon in a stand I have on an acorn flat, had my old man in a stand I set near a stream with a couple nice crossing and he connected with a nice little 5pt. He hasn't really hunted in the past few years so it was great to see the excitement on his face and the thrill back to him. Better then dropping something myself.....
A straight facing shot is a poor archery shot. There is a small target of the heart and besides being difficult from an elevated position the face usually will block that. Plus there is the hard sternum protecting it. Quartering is good for me a lot of times as is broadside. It all depends on situation and your ability.
A straight facing shot is a poor archery shot. There is a small target of the heart and besides being difficult from an elevated position the face usually will block that. Plus there is the hard sternum protecting it. Quartering is good for me a lot of times as is broadside. It all depends on situation and your ability.
Not me,I dont hunt predators.Actually only been hunting first and second day of the season past few years,hard to stay out if you dont see deer.I used to pass multiple small bucks on the rifle opener,now im lucky to see a few doe.Lots of people in this area complaining about it,and like I said I have no clear answer why.
Also noticing hunters dont get them moving anymore,alot less people enjoying the sport IMO.I do miss the good old days of driving deer though,that used to get them moving.But anymore property to do that on is all locked up.
The head on shot is doable with a bow, but you've got to be able to hit an orange or grapefruit sized hole. It really helps to have a fast bow and a deer that doesn't know what's going on. I'd take the shot in a limited number of circumstances.
These deer yesterday were clueless. The last time they came in, I managed to shoot (miss) and then reload without them ever walking more than 30 yards away from me. I reloaded actually with a doe right under me to my right a bit.
I was handed 6 months worth of venison 4 times yesterday and blew it bigtime. Will never happen again. From now on, I am practicing exclusively from an elevated position.
I was handed 6 months worth of venison 4 times yesterday and blew it bigtime. Will never happen again. From now on, I am practicing exclusively from an elevated position.
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
Just shoot lower.
Robin
Robin
Bushmaster
.308 Win
Always Lower 3/4 - they jump the string on slow bows, even some fast ones with four blades, vanes, string etc... They hear in coming.
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Well one good thing: I did some shooting today and adjusted the weight a little higher and got it back dead on at 20 and 30. I may even use my 40 pin to make a 20-25-30 setup since that is all I am comfortable shooting now anyway.
Tomorrow I am going to shoot a few off of my balcony at known distances. I also plan to lower my stand height some. I tend to be 20+. Going to stay around 15'.
Tomorrow I am going to shoot a few off of my balcony at known distances. I also plan to lower my stand height some. I tend to be 20+. Going to stay around 15'.
Harry Hood
.223 Rem
I have always been told, hold low when shooting up or down hill.
Bushmaster
.308 Win
My stands are 8-12 feet only for just that reason. At 20yrds out it's about a level shot. I have stealth and hold out playing the game with deer till they are about on me. Only ever shot one straight down on spine last year, Doe.
Bushmaster
.308 Win
Yes and no, your talking gravity and math plus ballistics on a scoped firearm. Not open sites like a bow with or without a peep system. But you are correct in a way with a bow.
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
I have never used sights, only shot a compound one time, sharpen my own broadheads. I get my deer every year. You can make simple things very complicated if you are of a mind to.
Robin
Robin
Bushmaster
.308 Win
You shoot instinctively. Like throwing a baseball, very nice. I can only do that shooting Carp with bow fishing.
Bushmaster
.308 Win
say ya sharpen? you use the big two blades? like Bear blades? I use to do that...
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
Until last year I was using blades I forged myself. I used vintage Ben Pearson 'Deadheads' last year and they performed awesomely!!! Last year, for the first time in over thirty years I used a recurve, one my son surprised me with, a Jack Howard 'Gamemaster Jet', probably the finest recurves ever made in modern archery. Before that I have been using English style longbows that I fashion from local grown Osage orange and ash wood arrows I make from local trees as well. Thats part of the thrill for me, shooting, and hunting with things I have a connection to.
Robin
Robin
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
That's badass