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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 7:05:02 GMT -5
I'm sitting in the truck at Big Oaks. In a new area, so waiting until daybreak to scope it out and pick a spot for the day. Going on 4 hours of sleep, hard to believe I used to do that everyday. Ukwill and I were the envy of all the hunters within earshot when we signed into area 75. Hopefully it's as good as people seem to think it is. I hunted 75 once. Set up just south of the small creek on the north end. Face north, as the deer will probably cross the road from the restricted area.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 7:02:25 GMT -5
Wind chill in the teens. I feel like the little brother all bundled up in "The Christmas Story". Lol! I'll be lucky to draw my bow if I even see anything. Beautiful sunrise though!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 10, 2017 18:00:21 GMT -5
I went tonight and chose a tree for tomorrow in tornado alley. I just cannot believe the devastation. 24"+ trees just snapped like twigs. I had to climb over lots of them that were blocking the logging roads. The hardest part was finding a tree with any sort of cover around it. With lots of trees lying flat now, the straight ones left standing stick out like sore thumbs. I ended up choosing a tree in a spot I'd never bothered with before. I can see the field and pond a 150 yards or so downhill, and the area is pockmarked with sinkhole-type depressions, leafy beech trees, and now fallen trees as well.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 10, 2017 15:45:58 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 10, 2017 6:23:22 GMT -5
Doing the work thing today. I've only taken one day off work in my life to deer hunt, and that was a Big Oaks hunt that was held on a Monday. It just causes a big mess at work when I'm not here running my equipment. I guess that's why I've never taken a vacation either in the 20 years I've worked here. The entire mill shuts down for the week of Independence Day -- too bad I can't hunt deer then. Lol!
Good luck, guys!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 9, 2017 19:54:27 GMT -5
Congratulations on a fine deer!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 9, 2017 18:48:13 GMT -5
Had a small 8-pointer pass just under 20 yards with about 10 minutes of shooting light left, and that was it for the night. I can't complain, considering that I went to the damaged woods straight from work without changing clothes, and I put my climber on a tree that I'd never been in before.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 9, 2017 16:40:40 GMT -5
After seeing that a friend killed a great buck this morning, I made a spur of the moment decision to climb a tree tonight. Lol! I'm on my favorite wooded saddle, which just so happens to be the exact path that Sunday's tornado in Springville followed. There are huge trees broken off everywhere, and there's a fallen white oak not 10 yards in front of the tree I am now in.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 9, 2017 5:56:08 GMT -5
Should be better starting tomorrow with Temps in the 20s I, myself, prefer it in the 50's. Lol! Seriously though, I've never noticed lower temperatures increasing my deer sightings. I figure deer are going to do what they do regardless. I've wondered in the past if bucks during the rut bed down if it is warm out, but my guess is that they are on their feet somewhere.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 8, 2017 19:28:10 GMT -5
Yes. Heavier points, longer arrow shafts, and heavier draw weights all weaken spines.
My Bowtech Boss is 60#/28", and I use a .400 spine arrow with 100-grain broadheads.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 8, 2017 19:24:53 GMT -5
Great-looking buck! Congratulations!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 8, 2017 19:15:57 GMT -5
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 8, 2017 19:08:14 GMT -5
The first chart shows you being WAY stiff. Since your arrows have already been cut to length, the only way to fix the situation is to switch to 125-grain tips and increase the draw weight to 70 pounds. 67 pounds put you barely into the acceptable spine range. If the arrows had been cut to 31" or so, that would have worked at 60 pounds, as lengthening an arrow weakens the spine. EDIT: The photos aren't showing full size on this page on my laptop, so if the page renders the same for you, you'll probably have difficulty reading the charts.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 8, 2017 13:45:49 GMT -5
M4...that would be great. Thank you! Guess I still have a lot to learn. Once I get home, I'll get you all that Info and see what results you come up with. Also, let me know what you have for a peep sight and nocking point, so I can estimate the weight on the string (not that it's critical or anything.)
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 8, 2017 11:54:12 GMT -5
Post your bow model, exactly what model of arrows these are, your draw length and weight, and when I get home late this evening, I'll run it through my OnTarget2 software. Oh yeah, I'll also need to know what length the arrows are cut to now. Only the actual carbon length, do not include the nock or insert in that measurement.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 5, 2017 18:05:48 GMT -5
Now if we could just get some electricity. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 5, 2017 17:44:37 GMT -5
Heard it was bad over there. 3 miles away and just a quick thunderstorm. I've lived in this house for 24 years last month, and have seen my share of storms, including straight line winds a few years ago that uprooted three very large trees in my backyard. This one seemed the worst to me, with a wall of leaves actually CIRCLING my house! I am dead on the path of destruction, but thank the Lord we had no damage at our house other than some large limbs. Two news vans have passed my house in the last half hour.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 5, 2017 17:26:14 GMT -5
Glad I didn't hunt today, as a tornado supposedly ripped through my tiny town of Springville. I'd never seen anything like it, and couldn't even get my front door open due to the pressure. Lots of damage surrounding me, and the State Police have a roadblock on my road, and Red Cross has set up a command post less than a mile from my home. The landowner of the farm I hunt across the road texted me and said their woods are wrecked horribly. As far as I know, no casualties other than property, and no damage to our home or vehicles.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 5, 2017 13:13:14 GMT -5
Glad you found it! Very good buck!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 4, 2017 21:28:25 GMT -5
Awesome group of kids!
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