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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 29, 2019 6:39:25 GMT -5
Sounds like it was fun, My son and I are in the Coyote Crush here in a couple weeks out in Rockville. We are thinking about doing that one, but may be a little too out of the way for us. Good luck.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 28, 2019 20:35:35 GMT -5
Maybe next time the wind won't be so bad. Good to meet you and your dad. You have some awesome state of the art equipment was cool to look at the cows with it. Thanks, Bill! We'll definitely be back to get after them again when the time is right.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 28, 2019 20:24:11 GMT -5
Greetings Great effort in awful night time hunting conditions. As you say the wind and rain just about makes it impossible with night vision of lamp. If I am hunting them as opposed to sitting waiting i like the wicked light on the scope, I find focusing my night sight a pain, where the normal scope is always perfect. The shooting season here is almost over time for the foxing to begin. Regards Billy. I'm using Sniper Hog Light with IR bulb with the NV. I have a green bulb for it, but didnt think about switching it out and going with the regular glass. The thermal scanner still worked great in the snow.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 28, 2019 13:05:26 GMT -5
Here's the single we called in early Sunday morning. He stayed 200 yards out and we had a 15-20mph cross wind. I just wasn't comfortable with the shot, standing with a tripod. I probably got have gotten prone, but I thought he was going to keep coming in.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 28, 2019 12:34:16 GMT -5
How was the hunt arlowe ? The hunt was so much fun, exhausting, but fun. We ended up calling in 3 coyotes, 1 double and 1 single. We also called in 1 fox. The double and the fox were both on gumbootbill's farm. Thanks, Bill! We never got a clean shot at any of the animals. Friday we hunted from 6pm to 3am Saturday morning. Got up at 7am and hunted until 9pm when it started blowing snow and our night vision was useless. We got a few hours of sleep to let the snow blow through and got back out at 4am to get some more dark hunting in. We hunted until about noon on Sunday. 42 hours of running and gunning with about 9 hours of sleep total. We did not call in an animal in daylight, so if we do it again, we will probably devote all our time to night hunting and sleep during the day. I have some video of the single coyote we called in, will upload later. We went ahead and went to the check in just to see what everyone brought in. In total, 49 teams killed 92 coyotes and 6 fox. One team killed 18! The team that won only killed 3 coyotes, but also had 2 fox. Their 3 coyotes weighed something like 120lb total, big dogs. My dad and I definitely learned a lot. Not only about night calling, but also about the new equipment we were using.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 24, 2019 20:43:58 GMT -5
When’s elk open Im due to get drawn this year I can fill it And win the powerball 😀 Better luck in the Powerball! haha...I'm a 9 year resident and have put in every year, yet to be drawn.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 24, 2019 14:53:10 GMT -5
Almost 24 hours til go time! We going to spend most of Friday night in SE Indiana and then up to SE Marion and Shelby counties for the rest of the hunt.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 19, 2019 20:32:17 GMT -5
Did a quick video with the Athens Archery Ridge 32.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 19, 2019 13:57:06 GMT -5
Was a good show. Headed out before the bad weather arrives. Hopefully continues to grow and more vendors and companies sign on.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 19, 2019 10:28:46 GMT -5
On my way
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 15, 2019 11:17:40 GMT -5
I think Ill be there. It sounds like a lot of you are pretty close. Where is everyone from? I live in West Harrison just north of Bright. I'm near Florence, KY
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 15, 2019 5:53:50 GMT -5
I'll be going on Saturday.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 14, 2019 12:55:09 GMT -5
Nice, close to me. About 25 minute drive. Same here. See you there? I will be walking around my Athens bow on my backpack.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 14, 2019 12:05:48 GMT -5
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 12, 2019 20:28:24 GMT -5
Still looks like a relatively young deer. I'd love to see that one in 2 years if it stays alive. I agree, he's probably only 3.5yo! He could really be something massive, even next year.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 12, 2019 14:36:06 GMT -5
Finally got to work on it today. Beautiful bow!
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 9, 2019 19:05:38 GMT -5
ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 5-20x w/ Sniper Hog Light 66 w/ 850nm IR bulb Was curious as well, I have been looking at atn for a while it's nothing I can afford before this showdown but on down the road... How did it perform for night vision before adding the 850 IR bulb or is that mandatory for nightvision? Do you have to use the hog light also while using night vision? You MUST use an IR illuminator at night. It comes with one, and it works, but the range is limited to maybe a little over 100 yards. Very well might be what most people need. I already had the Sniper Hog Light and just needed to buy the IR bulb for it. I would have upgraded my light even if I didn't not already have it. The sniper light let's me see objects 1000 yards away and probably animal eyes, too.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 9, 2019 7:16:46 GMT -5
what scope are you using? ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 5-20x w/ Sniper Hog Light 66 w/ 850nm IR bulb
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 7, 2019 19:20:37 GMT -5
I just started night calling this year and it's one heck of a rush! do you use anything for scanning or just scan with your scope? I have just been scanning with the scope. My dad will have one too, so we can both basically cover half the area. Luckily, at night, they can't see you moving around so you can get away with it pretty easily. I have been eyeing the FLIR Scout thermal scanners.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 7, 2019 19:18:22 GMT -5
I am considering giving it a shot just for the experience. Something new this year! It's fun! Adds something to the hunt!
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