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  1. 9 points
  2. This is the most idiotic article I’ve wasted time on reading in a long time! If 10 members on this site can walk out with their compound and shoot a 3” group at 50yds I would be shocked! Every member could do it with an Xbow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    8 points
  3. I've shot 1/2" groups at 125 yards with my elite. Basically robin hood most times. I have to shoot at 200 yards plus to save from ruining arrows. Gman is right. Super easy. Just hold still and let er fly. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk
    7 points
  4. Crushing it in the ithaca area this last few days. Lots of bones on the ground around me.
    7 points
  5. The kill rate of compounds and crossbows are the same as is the loss / non recovery. I had 2 new bow hunters this year both killed deer with minimal practice one shot maybe 4 dozen arrows the other maybe 12.. .. modern compounds once peep and pins are set are pretty easy..
    7 points
  6. i dont care that much about inclusion. I am actually the only guy in NY it seems that likes the seasons the way they are. I hunt with all the implements and enjoy them all. Prob my least favorite is gun season. But I would like to see inclusion for a couple of older friends that due to injury and age cant hold that bow back and steady anymore, and have to mostly sit out the archery season now til the last two weeks.
    6 points
  7. Sorry but thats nonsense. Levi Morgan doesnt do that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    6 points
  8. Agree.....that's not normal. Not calling you a lier.....just very rare for a new shooter to have good enough form and confidence to shoot a 1" group at 50. In all seriousness ypur friend has a special talent and should pursue competitive archery tournaments. I bet most new archers can't group 1" at 20yards let alone 50. Sent from my SM-A716V using Tapatalk
    6 points
  9. Obama the pres. Russia “ annexed “ Crimea, Biden pres Russia invades Ukraine . In between while Trump was pres…..oh he emboldened them lol
    5 points
  10. Being in my 60's and I've hunted over 40 of them I've benefited from seeing all of the technology advances. My grandpa shot longbow. He made the longbow as well as the arrows. There was no "bow season" but the bow was what he could afford. That man put a lot of meat on the table and was an expert in woodcraft. Deer wasn't as plentiful then as they are now but that really didn't matter. It wasn't so much a hobby for him. He was feeding family. He started me with a recurve. I recall not being all that good with his long bow. I did move to compound and my present bow is generations behind what's available now. In the beginning, there were no sights. Then came the peep site in string, then there were the pins, then the first compound bows came which were really a long bow with a couple cams. Do you really want to say you are roughing it with what you use now? Laughable as some of the hunting shows being watched. You have greatly benefited from technology that made it easier for you. Just like the crossbow has. With proper body mechanics a modern compound bow is very easy to shoot at a target. That may not be true of deer but there's more things that come into play then. With that be said, I'm glad you do have available modern compounds as you make better shots. I hate to see wounded deer dying from poor shots. Many of you would never achieve the skill required to shoot a recurve or long bow accurately. Sorry if I hurt any feelings but it's true. You need the aid of the compound because it is easier. I really don't care what you hunt with as long as it's legal and ethical. These post as to why you are a better hunter because of the instrument you choose so you deserve your private season are so pointless and self-serving. It's a very big woods.
    5 points
  11. 15 minutes before departure from home, didn't even finish my coffee. Good to live in the country. #5 for the year here.
    5 points
  12. which is easier to shoot? lol. Well one i have to have set up at a "Pro" shop before I shoot it. The other I take out of a box.... seems kinda hands down right. I can shoot my xbow lefthanded..... try switching with a compound. I can hand my xbow to any of you and you will bullseye with it. Try it with my compound. Which is easier to shoot- a rifle with 6-8 pounds pulling against it to hold it still ? or a rifle without? It amazes me guys that think the compound is as easy, its as if theyve never shot a xbow. I take mine out and shoot it once before season. GTG. The compound I start practicing with in August, and thats after years of shooting. Many guys shoot all year to keep form and practice. Its like saying its easier to fly a plane than drive for a pilot. Because theyve done it so much they might feel that way but it isnt easier. Thats ridiculous.
    5 points
  13. You can’t swing a dead cat here and not hit a person from my area of NY. this guy 100% Indian and a great guy 80 years old working mason and bow Hunter . He showed me pictures of his grandfather who was a sidekick of Buffalo Bill . What a night .
    5 points
  14. Yea looks like a bullet hit the antler. Makes almost a perfect hole when lined up.
    5 points
  15. Walked out this morning and the peepers were singing in the pond behind the house
    4 points
  16. It seems to me that guys that want full inclusion overemphasize how easy compounds are and folks that oppose it do the opposite. Of course it’s easier for the uninitiated to shoot a crossbow accurately vs a compound. But it also doesn’t take all that much effort to learn to shoot a compound reasonably accurately at typical NY hunting distances, say inside 30yds. My first year hunting, I bought my first bow in Sept and killed 2 deer with a bow in Oct. Not the greatest kill shots but that was more nerves having never killed anything. My shooting was decent in a few practice sessions. If I am not feeling up to par with a recurve, I will always take the compound over crossbow because I think it’s easier to move in a stand and carry. And I think I am equally accurate with it. Honestly, if you ever hunted with a recurve, you know that modern compounds are not difficult. But if you want to hand someone an implement that never shot a bow at all, they can shoot a crossbow accurately almost immediately (at reasonable ranges). I don’t care much either way whether crossbows get full inclusion. I won’t use one anyways.
    4 points
  17. Navajo Bob ! met him at a bar tonight , 80 years old a still working stone mason, here on a break . From Jersey hunts 1500 acres in Oneonta NY exclusive to him ! Hunts out of a climber ! Great guy spent 1/2 an hour shooting the breeze with him swapping lies .
    4 points
  18. @50 yards? Sent from my SM-A716V using Tapatalk
    4 points
  19. Saw this in the news this am - no surprise here . NOBODY was weaker and more Incompetent In The foreign policy arena than Obama IMHO , save his Former VP , now the current Prez. Has Putin been emboldened by weak leadership in the White House? Would he have pulled this crap if The Stud President Trump was still running the show - I don’t think so !!
    3 points
  20. ??? waiting for our table at some Italian restaurant, food wasn’t as good as my driver cooked at work . I had chicken Marsala which didn’t compare to his, but I’ve not found a better Marsala, chicken French or beans and greens then his ever . We hit an Irish pub first where they pour a mean drink ,I’ll post a shot of a shot . today was a walk on the beach then shopping, lunch , craft brewery that had good beer and all kinds of games . Mrs Nomad and I each rocking our Maui Jim’s
    3 points
  21. Got out for 45 min and covered 0.8 miles on CT stateland today. Super steep but lots of deer poop and some rubs on the highest ridge line. Also what appears to be gravity bait feeder Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    3 points
  22. Hows that for controlling the narrative? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    3 points
  23. I've been shooting archery for over 15 years and I can't do 1" groups at 50 with a top of line matthews, fully kitted out. Heck I remember sighting in my spot hogg, I needed to calibrate at 60. It's insane how long that really is and i lost a brand new FMJ arrow in the process. Your site pin starts to take up most of the target at that distance. Hell I'll go as far and say that many here probably couldn't shoot 1" groups with a rifle free hand at 50. 1" g-man claims... not 3"... 1". That's your thumbnail guys, he's claiming a brand new shooter is shooting tournament class arrows and damn near robinhooding (considering the width of most arrows are 1/4-1/2. Sorry g-man, you're a good dude but this is bs.
    3 points
  24. Some of us deal in fact. And the facts continue to show themselves stronger and stronger every day. But have no fear. Your savior Biden will be put out to pasture soon enough. And then a Republican can once again come back and fix his F-up’s. History shows itself over and over again.
    3 points
  25. Why are so many people trying to pretend using any weapons are "hard"? If people really wanted a challenge they would hunt with a knife only. Or take all the sights off the bow? what's the goal?
    3 points
  26. Like everything in this world, it all comes down to the individual not the implement at hand. This also includes their tendencies and use for said weapon. I know people who shoot 50 yard shots on deer who shouldnt be.. and i also know people who shoot 100 yrd shots with crossbows in open fields and extreme long range through the woods with crossbow.. resulting in wounded deer... these people also have zero guilt while walking away from a lost deer.. This holds true with every aspect in life.. driving, medicine practice, job titles in every position amongst life.. And its something that we will deal with forever unless you ask for total control, and i know the majority or all of us.. dont want anything to do with that. A compound bow can certainly be as accurate or more accurate than crossbows(especially vs cheap crossbows with crap tolerances).. Ive began to care less about full inclusion.. I still will never buy one, unless there was a Xbow season only.. and even then, I may sit that season out.. I see zero joy in shooting one.. My wife has her choice words for able men that would rather shoot Xbow over a vertical Compoound/recurve/long bow lol I love it!
    3 points
  27. I was finally able to get the ATV in the woods on Monday afternoon without getting stuck. Tapped a few and will go see what I’ve got a little later today.
    3 points
  28. Nope. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    3 points
  29. Neat.. I enjoy that about traveling . It does not matter where you are, you will meet somebody that is from or has a connection to back home.
    3 points
  30. 90+ out of a 100 guys that say they can consistently hit a 3" group at 75 yds are full of crap. Especially in a hunting situation. Unless they are shooting a 1 arrow group..;) Heck, I can hit a 3" circle 2-3 out 5 shots at 75 yds the rest might be close ,but not an honest consistent 3" group.. Yet close enough to kill a deer. I'm just not a fan of full inclusion, not really dead set against it either. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hunting with the crossbow (probably 1/2 the time in those last 2 weeks) It is foolish, all these excuses or reasons people make up about a crossbow not being a superior weapon.
    3 points
  31. Hate to say it but Real Men shoot whatever they want on their Private Property .... just sayin !
    3 points
  32. Well not how you want to find them but I matched that broken antler up. Unfortunately it was still attached to his head. I thought the broken tone belonged to a good 7pt I saw during bow but it apparently belongs to this guy. found him in a bed about a 300yrds from where I found his broken tine and 150yrds from where I killed my bow buck this year on stateland. Found a great bedding area he was in and it appears other deer are still using it even with him dead in it. second picture is him with the broken tine I found during ML
    3 points
  33. LoL ,they randomly uses archers of varying skill sets , the averaged a grouping of 3 inches at 50 yards , to shoot 3 inch groups at 50 yards you are extremely proficient with a bow and have years of experience. You can't even argue against that. Any dolt can pick up a crossbow and shoot a 3 inch group the very first day.
    3 points
  34. I would like to see this pass Paul. Thanks for posting about this. I know many hunters in my age group, who were once avid archers and very good bowhunters. But due to shoulder and other health issues, can no longer participate in the regular archery season. I tried to shoot over the weekend downstairs. Did not work out so well. My first love is, and always will be, my bow and bowhunting. But to be able to participate, I'll be happy to tote a crossbow.
    3 points
  35. Surf & surf tonight… salmon and striper!
    2 points
  36. People often forget in 2022 that the archery season began as a challenge. It wasn't meant to reduce deer populations, it was intended to challenge the hunter beyond the challenges of the centerfire. I will admit my first bow was a compound with carbon arrows and a release, I cannot help when I was born. But I'm from a long line of hunters and I've seen the bins full of wooden and aluminum arrows with giant fletchings. The first few compounds and the recurves, the thumb tabs etc. I understand that technology has blown way past what the first generation or archers had in mind. I understand that state fish and game have now seen this season as more of a heard reduction exercise than it was ever intended to be. So much so now that many states allow full inclusion and even this state now has an early firearm season for god's sakes. It's the same old argument here. Why do you care? You can hunt with a recurve and set your own limitations. For sure, that is absolutely correct. And no, no I don't think you're killing "my deer". But yes you can call me an elitest, but I prefer purist because I do love pulling back on a my bow at just the right time when the buck is behind the tree and praying with every ounce of spirituality that I have that he doesn't stay behind that tree too long. Praying that I have enough calm to slow the pounding in my chest and still the trembling of my knees while keeping my peep in focus and not blurring out so that when he does step out I can slip one behind his shoulder. I pray that I remember to keep my bow arm up, I pray that I follow through and had my grip correct and level so that IF I'm lucky enough to see the arrow penetrate, that it landed where I intended. Finally, I'm walking the blood trail with nervous anticipation because unless you saw him go down, you're never really quite sure are you? Then that moment... that moment where you walk up on the animal and all those hours in the spring and summer, all that time, all that practice, all the money and effort has paid off. It's f*cking beautiful. I don't like the idea of a young kid starting out with a crossbow and you can't change my mind on that. I've never come close to experiencing what I just described with raising a gun and putting the crosshairs of a gun on a deer and I've shot some dandies with one. I imagine i's so rewarding because it's not easy. Some here will say it is, but you're not the norm. Taking a nice buck with a bow is hard. And anything in life that is hard, is worth doing and that much more special when you're good at it. The crossbow just erodes at that challenge, it chisels away at what it means to be a bowhunter. You may consider me thick headed, stubborn or even ignorant but I've always considered myself pretty open minded and the idea or using one of these in the woods just cannot and does not conjure up the challenge and pureness of archery. So what that there are cams on my bow and a fiber optic pin? So what that I pull it back with a strap around my wrist? It's still archery in every same body-mechanical way that it was 60 years ago, even if it's more advanced now. This... this just isn't.
    2 points
  37. Depends hitting the sand all over the beach at the sight of the retired fireman........
    2 points
  38. "New York Senate Bill 7747 (S7747) would allow youth hunters ages 12-16 and senior hunters ages 55+ to hunt with a crossbow during special archery seasons. The bill also removes current minimum limb width and maximum draw weight restrictions."
    2 points
  39. 100% agree this housing market is insane! My daughter is closing today on a house in Tonawanda that we were fortunate to get in on before it went on the market. (through a friend, and I can't thank them enough!!) She has been looking for a house since August. We bid on at least 6 houses and got outbid every time by 30-50k. She is a single school teacher with student loans so her price range was low. The available houses in her price range were very limited and they sold fast. Now the Daddy do list has begun!! I'll be busy probable right up to spring turkey season!
    2 points
  40. I laugh at those who think Putin wouldn't have done this if Trump was still president. Yeah, Biden is far from brilliant, but who the hell kissed Putin's a$$ at every opportunity more than Trump?? I surely can't think of anyone. If he had had his way Trump would have sent Putin military aid to help finish the job and then went against any of our traditional allies who might have put sanctions on Russia. That's how Trump would have handled this for those who can't seem to figure it out.
    2 points
  41. You know, I never tried it but I'm confident I could hold those same groups at those same distances while on the boat, in some heavy chop. It's easy Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk
    2 points
  42. you should see this SOB on Erie in 12 footers! its almost beautiful!
    2 points
  43. Maybe Levi and his producers are more honest than others in the entertainment industry and try and leave the real situations, good or bad in their production. I would venture to guess most hunting (especially archery) are heavily edited.
    2 points
  44. The whole topic of which is easier is brought on by simple propaganda to push a narrative. The narrative being full inclusion. Let's not pretend that each of us is not smart enough to see through that. The kid shooting 1" groups at 50 yds just starting out is purely BS or one in a million odds. The staunch opponents to logic are the same ones that are pushing full inclusion, you do the math. Sent from my moto g fast using Tapatalk
    2 points
  45. Riskier shots (shot placement) from those who practice less makes that stat, not the accuracy of compound bows vs crossbows. Hunters who practice more make better shots regardless the weapon. Pick up a crossbow look through the scope squeeze the trigger. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    2 points
  46. Like ive said before .I personally don't have a firm feeling against full inclusion. Imo. It just seems like more "dumbing" down or watering down our experience.. I feel that there will come a day when people will remember wistfully the old methods we used in the past. Many today already don't know what it's like to kill a deer with a recurve , or even a traditional muzzleloader with iron sights.
    2 points
  47. From a rest .. try shooting around a tree or holding up it for a minute waiting for a deer to step out, target and hunting situations are totally different
    2 points
  48. I had one guy showing 1 in groups at 50 in 6 times shooting.. it's not hard unless your talking recurve or long bow.. today compounds are easy , releases, lighted pins, range finding sights, peeps...
    2 points
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