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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 14, 2020 21:12:03 GMT -5
When my grandson came out to the truck this morning he had a crossbow arrow in his hand. He asked if it was mine and a quick glance i said no and where did he find it? He said when he was walking out and got close to the road he saw it sticking in a sapling. Looking at it closely I could see deer hair on the Broadhead and some fat residue in the shaft and vanes. It was old. I told him it must have been a road poacher and he said it wasn’t Shot from the road as the arrow was parallel to the road. The blue line in the picture is where the road is at and the direction it runs. The poacher had to be in the woods and on the ground as the arrow is parallel to the ground. He may or may not have got the deer but I got his arrow. It is a high dollar TenPoint Evo-X Alpha Brite with an Evo-X Broadhead. The arrows sell 3 for $99 and the Broadhead is $15. That is a $48 arrow .
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Post by firstwd on Nov 14, 2020 21:14:49 GMT -5
Ouch! Not nearly as much as the ticket, though.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 14, 2020 22:11:55 GMT -5
At least the broadhead opened.
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Post by esshup on Nov 14, 2020 22:29:26 GMT -5
Now you gotta find the poacher.....
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Nov 14, 2020 22:29:51 GMT -5
Nothing worse than some scumbag intruding on your land you work hard on to make it the way you want.
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Post by duff on Nov 15, 2020 4:42:03 GMT -5
$48 dollar arrow will make you selective.
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Post by HighCotton on Nov 15, 2020 9:37:16 GMT -5
Woody, You come across pretty level headed on this post. But, I have to believe this totally frosts you deep down inside. As a land owner, and one who has leased or gained hunting rights through various agreements, I have been absolutely frothing at the mouth on similar occasions! I hope you can come to some resolution here. Some peace of mind.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Nov 15, 2020 9:44:44 GMT -5
$48 dollar arrow will make you selective. Probably just some poor schmuck trying to feed his family.
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Post by firstwd on Nov 15, 2020 9:48:45 GMT -5
$48 dollar arrow will make you selective. Probably just some poor schmuck trying to feed his family. You're nicer than me. I just figured the poor schmuck was using stolen equipment and didn't care since he wasn't out anything.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Nov 15, 2020 9:50:40 GMT -5
I've had some theft issues here at my new place. It's like a punch in the gut. It's not about the material items for me, it's just hard to accept that we've got people like that around here. I like to think the best of people, but that's hard to do when stuff starts coming up missing. You start eyeballing everybody driving past with suspicion.
I guess it's a testament to the human condition. It's really a shame.
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Post by HighCotton on Nov 15, 2020 10:05:46 GMT -5
I've had some theft issues here at my new place. It's like a punch in the gut. It's not about the material items for me, it's just hard to accept that we've got people like that around here. I like to think the best of people, but that's hard to do when stuff starts coming up missing. You start eyeballing everybody driving past with suspicion. I guess it's a testament to the human condition. It's really a shame. I knew just where you were coming from! Most folk are decent and upstanding. All it takes is one bad apple...
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 15, 2020 10:10:09 GMT -5
$48 dollar arrow will make you selective. Probably just some poor schmuck trying to feed his family. Yes... no doubt. I wish he would have left his address I d drop him off some food and money. 😉 That $48 arrow was probably launched from a $1200 plus crossbow. 😳
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Post by parrothead on Nov 15, 2020 10:11:27 GMT -5
They will get theirs eventually. Heard on radio yesterday all those people that took 600 to set at home have to pay taxes on that. Now there were lots of honest people that deserved it and did need it. But there were lots of others that milked the system that will soil themselves come tax time when they dont get this big old tax refund like they have in the past for setting at home
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 15, 2020 10:17:40 GMT -5
Woody, You come across pretty level headed on this post. But, I have to believe this totally frosts you deep down inside. As a land owner, and one who has leased or gained hunting rights through various agreements, I have been absolutely frothing at the mouth on similar occasions! I hope you can come to some resolution here. Some peace of mind. It does bother me but... I’ve mellowed over the years. In the situation of something being stolen I’d much rather be the one being stolen from than the one doing the stealing. God says “Don’t steal” so poacher is the one in trouble and not me.. I do my level best to not hate anyone, even a thief that stole from me.
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Post by esshup on Nov 15, 2020 10:23:56 GMT -5
I've had some theft issues here at my new place. It's like a punch in the gut. It's not about the material items for me, it's just hard to accept that we've got people like that around here. I like to think the best of people, but that's hard to do when stuff starts coming up missing. You start eyeballing everybody driving past with suspicion. I guess it's a testament to the human condition. It's really a shame. I think the lower life forms like to test new owners to see what they will put up with. The first time they see their buddy with their head on a pike at the beginning of your drive they will realize the foolishness of their ways and leave you alone.
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 15, 2020 11:16:29 GMT -5
$48 dollar arrow will make you selective. Probably just some poor schmuck trying to feed his family. Lol POOR schmuck ? I’m shooting 3$ bolts and $5 broadheads. Found both on amazon. This is a shmuck with money ... lol
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Post by Ahawkeye on Nov 15, 2020 11:31:22 GMT -5
Probably just some poor schmuck trying to feed his family. Lol POOR schmuck ? I’m shooting 3$ bolts and $5 broadheads. Found both on amazon. This is a shmuck with money ... lol Willy, I think the post was meant to be sarcastic.
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 15, 2020 11:32:49 GMT -5
Lol POOR schmuck ? I’m shooting 3$ bolts and $5 broadheads. Found both on amazon. This is a shmuck with money ... lol Willy, I think the post was meant to be sarcastic. 😂😂😂 Ope. Lost that in text.
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Post by 36fan on Nov 16, 2020 8:02:24 GMT -5
With no expense spared on the arrow, I'm kind of surprised it didn't have a lighted nock, too. Of course if he (or she) had spent the extra $10 on the lighted nock, they would've been able to find the arrow and you would've never known they had been there.
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Post by firstwd on Nov 16, 2020 8:51:29 GMT -5
It seems we had some road poachers by camp last night. The people there said a spotlight took 4 shot across the bottom field about midnight. Law enforcement couldn't get ther quick enough and they didn't see anybody drive or walk unto the field.
My brother is going to look around this afternoon and I'll go check after work.
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