Foggy Mountain

There really is nothing to figure out with grip. I suspect you possibly could be handling too much of the bow. I shoot classic longbows commonly, some recurves, sometimes hybrids, used to shoot compounds. There no difference in any grip. The less of your hand on it the better. Your lifeline never touches and knuckles at an angle. Im not trying to change anything on you but if any trouble arises or you don’t understand what I’m saying let me know and I can help. Good luck this season with new bow

Woodpeckers is a definate consideration

Guys and why would a bear do that? How would it do it? Looks more like rodent type marks. It does look large though, too large for most rodents. If a bear was going after the log to get bugs inhabiting it, I’d think the wood might be more compromised from what it looks. I’d expect more ripping too instead of small shavings as well. In my mind there’s more information needed. If a bear bit or pulled at bark there’d be some scratch marks is there? Are they more rodent like as in wide, double teeth

Everyday all year. Very seldom a missed day.Just what I like to do. I will note the guys saying shoot unfatigued is good. I shoot one or two arrows. They’re consciously placed because of that and your form stays good provided you had it already, but I do it multiple times from different ranges. Often going inside and coming out later.

Wow crazy. Again that’s why I reload. Even during the Obama nonsense I was able to keep shooting and still the exact same loads. Yes you gotta buy primers and heads, shot and wadsbut I always buy in bulk. Cheaper anyhow.

Just got kicks out of Sierras load manual you can see both with 150 grain and 180 we’re talking real relatively similar. Nothing a deer will notice or a bear

Guys in all honesty any of the mid range calibers have more similarities than major differences. The heads make a big difference though, more so than the caliber. This reminds me of guys disputing a .270/30-06. It’s pretty close to the same round too. Either will suit the op. Both are easily available except in extreme shortage cases than you’ll prob have trouble finding them both. The old wives tail in my opinion bout an 06 being available everywhere is nonsense anyhow. Chances of finding the exact load you’re sighted for on a hunt out west or something is prob near zero. Find a load you like, get a few boxes and have at it. You won’t be disadvantaged either way. Good luck with it

One year in Dec I saw 2 spotted real little fawns. I don’t think there’s anyway they made it

Dry but a little bears tooth

I found some today not nearly as raked clean as you all found. It’s a rubline about every year. Just starting

That’s logical.

Imo the minute they started that express garbage it all went down hill. They were catering to scrubs and started selling junk. The old remingtons were great. New ones not so much. Regardless I hope they work it out

Why would you suspect they’d read it here?

I haven’t seen one loaded. Most where I hunt are barren to mostly barren. That goes for all species on multiple farms in Orange co.

It’s a fun game. There’s actually technique to the game. One thing many guys do initially is shoot the wrong bird on true pairs. Shooting the second bird first and than swinging towards the front bird is much easier and cleaner than the typewriter type swinging involved with shooting the first than going back to start your swing through on the second bird. Often you won’t have enough time for that as something may be in way. Another thing on rabbit targets, many don’t roll clean. You shoot and they pop up, you miss. I’d watch them until they jumped, at that point they’re in the air a second and predictable. Break em than. There’s more but those two are easy and may help you. The first one is harder to learn as you naturally want to shoot the leading bird. Your eye is drawn to it but you’ll be way ahead once you get it.

Idk that rabbit for some reason looks like it’s odd for a cottontail. Not cause it’s sick but looks odd besides that

Sorry for your loss

Yes. Been making arrows and splicing feathers for long time. Just something I like to do

I live right on the border, I start early in NJ. An uneventful evening tonight but it’s nice to be out

You guys oughta consider reloading. This prob doesn’t exist as long as you keep supplies on hand. Just as easy though to stock up on ammo but you’d not be a slave to the market

I’m finding some chicken but that’s getting real sparse too. I hear guys in northeast Pa finding some.

Anyone finding hens yet? I’ve heard reports but it’s so dry in my areas.

Not gonna argue if deer in your area with 2 deer as “experience” having you believing these deer run contrary to whitetail ecology so be it. Remember after the rut the food sources are actually winding down. Remember too by a bit after the rut they are aggressively eating again to regain weight, hence full stomachs again, , they still aren’t likely to hit late summer, early fall weight. Walk stage is pretty obvious its most commonly max weight time. That goes for anywhere. They’ve bulked up all summer, food was the most abundant, movement not as extensive. I must digress about the summer thing. Extreme Parts of Fla have peak rut mid summer from my understanding. In that case it’d change things. I only mention to cover my words. Yes I’ve killed plenty of deer all over for many years. Just something to think about, what was exact weight on your deer when you shot them? Now what was their exact weight just before walk phase? Bet you don’t know. How could you??? Open minds are good, we’re all wrong, I am as well, but you’re saying nothing that makes any sense as already stated. Trying harder to prove it makes you spin your wheels in attempt at traction.

Bucks are not getting larger through the rut no matter what any ratio is. They’re still deer and follow similar patterns. A doe smells good for days beforehand even in the Adirondaks. The doe moves around and the bucks with her. The males of most species eat less to not very much. you say bucks don’t chase, nonsense. When you see or saw a few maybe they weren’t, if the doe isn’t running away and they often run away as they don’t want to be bothered even though they smell it, than the buck would stand with her not just laxidasically decide since I have no competition I’ll just eat until she’s ready. They’re still chasing just possibly with less competition but through constant following a doe til she lets him breed, going into the next, the already mentioned walk phase, the bucks are still moving way more than normal. A bucks core range during the rut tends to open up as well, more walking. The weight is not going up. I’ve hunted the adirondaks as a kid for years. Yes the deer are big. They’re bigger before the rut though. Remember even if the ratio is skewed, bucks don’t care about does, it’s only does in heat or those that smell that way. Once they’re bred he’d be off again looking. At ruts end there’s less he’s gotta go find them. Did I say more walking???