luberhill

Agree,,, I was looking at a crossbow that was not NY compliant and he was telling me this story

The dude that runs the bow counter at BPS Auburn told me that earlier this year someone got arrested in Seneca Falls for using an undersized xbow He said they got two years in jail and loss of license for life .. he said “ it’s poaching “ Im calling BS as I’ve never heard of this

Yes that’s the angle eject , I understand the feelings on the scope but I wouldn’t use it without even with the TruGlo sites The scope makes all the difference

I have a Winchester 30-30 AR It’s all drilled for a scope . I would like to use it for deer out to 50 yards on one wooded spot I have . The iron sights and my 65 yr old eyes don’t work good together Weaver makes the bases and I can get a Leupold 1.5 -4 x20 scope pretty cheap

Humm dunno i should have weighed weighed this old girl

Yea seems like the cars parked at the normal places are few and far between, There’s a farm next to my property that a group of 5 guys hunt , I saw one truck there this year and only a few days. I hunt alone 5 different properties and I have those to myself , but I didn’t hear many shots I’m pretty much done , two nice does in the freezer , the buck I shot and didn’t find till early the next morning was torn up by coyotes , made me sick … Wife pickled two hearts , I cut up two livers for dog treats ,,, I may still go out for fun , there’s one nice buck I was trying to target and he’s still alive so …,

Bottom of the neck , midway front to back ?

Where do u aim

https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/243-winchester-vs-30-30-win

I thought the .243 ballistics were better than the 30-30

I’m shooting 100 grain Winchester power points It broke her shoulder , hole where it broke thru the ribs was the size of a quarter .. it took the top of her heart off . Exiting hole quarter size busted thru the ribs About 60 yard shot

Rest

I shot it again last night

Found her , she was 20 yards away , blew the top off her heart

Where did you place the shot and what caliber firearm

We’ll add another , 60 yard shot at a big doe broadside , .243 that I’ve killed lots of deer with .. Looked like she dropped on her knees for a second then walked into the woods .. looked for over an hour , two people , can’t even find a drop of blood .. Im getting ready to hang it up ..WTH

Are you saying the center horizontal or vertical or both

I see all these guys saying neck shots they drop in their tracks Are they just shooting where the neck meets the body ? Seems like lots of room for error

Yea well I’ve seen lots of deer , the one the coyotes got upset me . Well I’m back at it

Started with crossbow , missed an 8 point , shot under him , he comes back 4 days later , I shot him at half an hour of light left . Lost the blood , came back at sunup the next day and found him , coyotes tore him open, Then shot at a doe with the crossbow hit a twig , complete miss Then had a very nice 8 tight under my stand , couldn’t get a hood shot before he noticed me and took off The very next day a decent 6 comes broadside , goes behind a tree and we play the waiting game .. he won Sunday I did kill a nice doe with the .243 so I hope that broke the curse . Ive checked zero on my crossbow at 20/30/40 and it’s dead on .. So I guess it’s me

Agree, I’m just not crazy about tracking in low light IF they don’t drop

I bought Arctic Shield bibs and jacket They are thin but man I’m not warm in them . The other day it was in the high 30s windy .. I had long johns too and bottom , sweat shirt , sweat pants , the bibs and jacket . I was not overly warm and after like 3 hrs I was shivering . i do have a heated vest that helps but seems like there must be something better without sweating to death walking to my stand

Much better

I have two spots that I need to clear , three times I’ve see a buck walk behind this crap and I can’t get a clear shot I can do it quick with a hand saw and pruner Think it will mess up the area if I do it tomorrow ? I can be in and out in 15 minutes

Hope I can get it done with the rifle , killed an 8 with the crossbow , got dark , found the next morning and coyotes ripped him open Shot at a doe , glanced off a twig , missed , shot at another 8 , shot under him ,, it’s not the crossbow it’s me Hope tomorrow I break this bad luck