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Post by 76chevy on Oct 27, 2010 12:45:03 GMT -5
Guys I am thinking of getting into crossbow hunting but have never shot one and know nothing about them.
I have bow hunted since 1993.
I would like one that has these features in this order (most to least important)
1. easy to shoot/forgiving>>-->accurate! 2.quality 3.affordability 4.speed
ANY suggestions???
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 27, 2010 5:08:44 GMT -5
I see more 150+ inch deer on public land than I do on private...this guy clearly has no idea what he is talking about. I can tell you you 4 properties where you can go through the week at peak of the rut and encounter next to zero hunters on thousands of acres. You have to hit the maps find the places, then hit the woods. It takes time--there are no shortcuts. Bluegrass, It is mostly private land where any good hunting areas would be, really not much of an FWA but typical for Indiana if you are rich or inherit the land you are in good shape, but if you don't have alot of cash to get land or if it has not came down through the family tree you are just out of luck in Indiana if you are trying to find good Public land to hunt. It's clear to me and I'm sure other, you have no ideal what your talking about when it comes to public land in Indiana. I'm tired of hearing you whine about how bad it is in our state. There is some great hunting on public land in this state, but you evidently haven't found someone to take you by the hand and show it to you.
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Denied!
Oct 26, 2010 7:34:32 GMT -5
Post by 76chevy on Oct 26, 2010 7:34:32 GMT -5
no luck for me
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 25, 2010 17:08:31 GMT -5
yes
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 25, 2010 8:42:01 GMT -5
A family friend got me started when I was a kid. His name is "Big Mike" I hunted with him every fall starting when I was 13 He bow hunted the big woods of Brown County, IN -- always from the ground in small ground blinds he made. He plays in a band on weekends and hunts pretty much through the week, this meant I took off school or hunted with him on Fall break each year. I had the passion for hunting before we met but never would have had a chance without him helping me get started. He setup my first bow, a Bear Whitetail 2 and helped me learn to shoot in the woods behind his house He is an enthusiastic and passionate hunter and sportsman. I soaked up all he taught me about hunting. Nobody I have ever met is as fired up about hunting as he is. I still hunt with him once each fall--I look forward to that hunt all year. Here is a picture of Big Mike (left) playing with David Allen Coe
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 22, 2010 7:48:43 GMT -5
LMAO!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D Yes and with it being so dry there is no "magic mud" for them to heal themselves in. Our deer herd is doomed for sure!
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 19, 2010 17:59:15 GMT -5
anybody have one??
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 15, 2010 13:18:39 GMT -5
thanks!! Looks like I need a couple to get all the info? sunrise sunset temp weather wind direction barometric pressure Accuweather gives barometer pressure
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 15, 2010 13:09:47 GMT -5
riverbottoms!!!!
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 15, 2010 12:56:36 GMT -5
weather channel has sunrise sunset and good weather but NO barometric pressure.
anybody have a favorite app with weather, sunrise/sunset, and barometric pressure data??
I need to know wind direction to know which stand to hunt!!
Barometric pressure is also nice to help predict weather conditions which trigger deer movement
;D ;D
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Post by 76chevy on Sept 29, 2010 13:03:11 GMT -5
he will be catholic next week when he meets with the pope.......
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Post by 76chevy on Sept 29, 2010 12:16:32 GMT -5
Obama says he became a Christian by choice Obama says he became a Christian by choice The president says he was drawn to Christianity by the precepts of Jesus Christ and the doctrine of salvation. His remarks come amid polls that show a growing number of Americans think he is Muslim. 155Share 0diggsdigg By Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas, Tribune Washington Bureau September 29, 2010 * EmailE-mail * printPrint * Share * increase text size decrease text size Text Size la-na-obama-religion-20100929 Reporting from Albuquerque — President Obama said Tuesday that he is a "Christian by choice" and that his decision was influenced by gospel teachings about salvation and the importance of loving one another. His mother and the grandparents who helped raised him weren't regular churchgoers, Obama told a group here. But he became a Christian later in life because of the religion's basic principles, he said. Get breaking news alerts delivered to your mobile phone. Text BREAKING to 52669. "It was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead," Obama said. "Being my brother's and sister's keeper. Treating others as they would treat me." Obama also spoke of the doctrine of salvation and of Jesus Christ "dying for my sins," a set of beliefs many Christians consider fundamental to the profession of faith. The remarks came in response to a question from someone in the crowd who veered away from economics, the subject matter dominating the meeting. The issue of Obama's religious beliefs is a popular subject of debate on cable talk shows and the Internet. Recent polling data suggest that a growing number of Americans think Obama is Muslim. A national survey by the Pew Research Center in August found that nearly 1 in 5 Americans (18%) said Obama is a Muslim, up from 11% in March 2009. Only about a third of adults (34%) said Obama is a Christian, down from 48% in 2009. Fully 43% said they do not know what Obama's religion is. Until recently, the president had kept the subject of religion almost entirely private since he took office. But he weighed in forcefully to defend the right of a Muslim group to build a mosque and community center near the World Trade Center site, and one recent Sunday attended church near the White House with his family. Obama's comments Tuesday constituted the most intimate personal accounting of his faith since he published a 1999 memoir. "Understanding that Jesus Christ dying for my sins spoke to the humility we all have to have as human beings, that we're sinful and we're flawed, we make mistakes," Obama said. "And that we achieve salvation through the grace of God." Although flawed, individuals can "still see God in other people" and help others to find "their own grace." "So that's what I strive to do. That's what I pray to do every day," Obama said. Meanwhile, Obama said in an interview released Tuesday that he's chosen progress on key priorities over ideological battles that may have motivated his party's base, and again urged Democrats to get off the sidelines in November. In the interview with Rolling Stone, Obama lamented a "glass-half-empty" view he sees among fellow Democrats. Defending his record as president, he said he's ended one of two wars he inherited and passed "historic" healthcare and regulatory reforms, plus "a huge number of legislative victories that people don't even notice." "I keep in my pocket a checklist of the promises I made during the campaign, and here I am, halfway through my first term, and we've probably accomplished 70%" of them, he said. www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-religion-20100929,0,1010757.story
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Post by 76chevy on Sept 16, 2010 20:55:54 GMT -5
ML
it is just a longer range gun.
I will break out the shotgun for ground stalking or deer drives though.
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Post by 76chevy on Sept 16, 2010 20:53:17 GMT -5
yes, I agree with the 50/50 and pass troughs I shoot muzzys and slick tricks. I for one am NOT willing to gamble on wounding an animal, I will wait for a better shot or let them walk I like pass throughs....two holes is better than one. When expandables open in flight and don't go through, it's time to move on to something else. With a full frontal shot, you'll probably only get one hole or one lung....either one is not as good as two holes or two lungs. Now IF you know how low the heart lays in a deer and take the chance to shoot that low on a front on deer, then you'll get a fairly quick kill for sure. IMO, frontal shots are not high precentage shots, in fact I'd guess as many will not be found as will be making it 50/50....just a guess.
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Post by 76chevy on Sept 16, 2010 20:50:53 GMT -5
not a shot in my book
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 31, 2010 20:06:41 GMT -5
learn to process them yourself...it is very rewarding and saves you tons of money!!
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 29, 2010 8:18:10 GMT -5
I would contact a CO and discuss the details BEFORE you hunt there....better safe than sorry later.
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 27, 2010 12:16:59 GMT -5
Great post!!
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 27, 2010 12:06:19 GMT -5
YES!
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 6, 2010 12:37:09 GMT -5
when is the youth hunt there this year??
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