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Hunting in a bow only area (Brookhaven) when you notice the guy in orange walking the High power lines has a gun! Not sure if he is allowed duck hunting in the area but not sure I want to go back to that area now. Crazy, bet he came from the Ridge check station and did not know where he was suppose to go. Came in after first light and came out about an hour later, disrupted the area just enough to keep the deer out!

Pretty crazy.

To check the cam you only have to take off the valve cover and run it. Not sure how easy it is on this model on that side. Simple test if the valve cover can come off with easy. Otherwise swapping the injectors is another way of testing but an injector test is best to see if it's getting signal. To me it sounds like you might have a bad cam because you checked most of the other things. If fuel presser and volume is good an the injector is firing then I would think mechanical. Usually a valve or spring issue would be associated with some noise so if that is not the case it leads back to cam or something electrical. I would take it to the dealer. They are more experienced with the product and might have the answers you need. I have seen issues like this then they replace the engine and have the exact same issue. Good luck First-Light, keep us posted!

Wow that's a fatty!

Said he replaced the bad one.

Possible it is a bad computer, test fuel filter and presser? Otherwise you covered injector, wire (Hope you did them all.) and plugs. I would do an injection test and possibly a compression test. Injection test will tell if the computer is firing the injector, compression will tell you if you have mechanical issues.

Compass is never wrong? About 3 miles back in some thick woods I find a really steep trail covered with water, after sliding down the first few steps I turn back to still hunt my way out. I get to the open section of woods and take the wrong trail out leading to a pond I did not see on the way in. So I go back to the open area and try to find the trial, I can not find it. No big deal I though just take a compass reading and head towards the river. Problem is the compass is showing my exit is down the steep wet trail heading in the wrong direction. I headed back towards the river and made it about 50 yards from the crossing and recheck my compass, now it is reading correctly. A few thanks where said in prayer at that moment. One of the few areas in the ADK where you compass can be wrong. This one is a bit long so bear with me. I am just going to swim across the river! Camped at Lost ponds I have my buddy drop me off at the bridge by Moose River before first light. I still hunt all day and make it back to camp about an hour after dark. The next day my buddy hunts from camp and tells me to pick him up where he dropped me off the day before. I hunted the hiking trail on the opposite side of Moose River looking for tracks as we had some fresh snow. After hiking past our campsite with not one track found I head back early and get to about 300 yards from the truck before I turn the radio on. I hear my buddy on the radio braking up bad but I do hear, stuck, by bridge, need help. I run back to the truck still trying to talk to him and tell him to wait, I also caught on the radio the he wanted to swim across the river!!! In a panic I drive back to the river and tell him to wait multiple times over the radio. I get to the river and he is on the opposite side of me on the river bank(North). "I am so tired, I am just going to swim across the river here" I said WHAT!? After explaining how he would die and so would I trying to rescue him he took a seat on the bank and waited for me. At one point I thought he was going to jump in the river and try to swim, one of the scariest moments in my hunting so far. I drove around the bridge to about 400 yards past where he was and left the truck running with the lights shining on my trail for easy exit. After hiking in the thick swamp I was able to get to him, after a 15 minute rest I grabbed his gear and we headed out, he was soaked with sweat and exhausted. I said "you still think you could have swam across that river with all these clothes, your gun and back pack?" He said no, this location was deep and flowing fast. Change of clothes and a hot camp fire and food fixed him up good but he was exhausted. This was not an inexperienced hunter so his thought process at the time had me confused. Exhaustion can be a big factor in making poor decisions. (I figured he thought it would be easer to swim 30 yards vs hiking out in thick swamp 400 yards.) Might have been easer if it was possible but not the safest, thankfully he waited for me. "I was good enough for the Army but not good enough for Jeff." (That's me.) BS artist: Me: I was at 3200 ft today on top of the mountain. Him: I was at 4200 ft. Me: Did you leave the park because the closest mountain that high is miles from here? Him: Maybe it was 2200 ft. Me: LOL In a heated conversation he asked me my weight then got into an argument the next night with another hunter after asking my weight he approached threateningly trying to get a response from me, it did not work. Me: time to set up camp: Him: My back is bad I need to rest. Camp done then all of a sudden his back is fine and he is ready to hunt? Red flags flying everywhere on this guy then this happens. I get back to camp and state: I heard a shot, no answer from anyone. Next day I am told one guy discharged his gun IN CAMP! WT? I was told after he left what happened. Trying to relieve the presser on the fire pin he wanted to dry fire but never checked the gun, lucky he had the muzzle pointed up and no one was hurt. Following year he calls and says I am ready to go up again, I said good luck but you are not invited to our camp, then he asks WHY? That was his 3rd strike and he was out. Gave him another chance at redemption but he never followed up, thankfully for me. And some wonder why I am so strict with safety at hunting camp! NFA No Fooling Around Be safe! Most important job I have at camp is making sure everyone returns home safe, if you are a risk to that ending you will not be invited back! Even if that risk is only to yourself! NFA GETSOME Jeff

FYI Inside word is: DEC does not believe this deer was legit because they have the deer!

Main thing is you are both OK. Get well soon. Hope her knees recover well but a bruise in that spot can take a long time to heal. Take it slow the first couple of days because often that is when you start to feel where the pain is. Good luck hope you both recover fast and well!

And soon all crossbows will be automatic and auto feed.

WoW some real beauties congrats BBDEric. Where about in the state was this, don't need exact town just general location.

Next week they will show some idiot trying to rob a police station! Glad the owner and workers where ok. Unreal, idiots. Live by the sword...

I think I lost all my tracking snow, it was good for the 2 days I was out!

Great shooting, congrats. Very cool video! As always your videos are awesome! Top notch!

I saw 6 bucks at about 50 yards that came into a rattling sequence from another hunter. Oldest was a 2.5 year old, a cool sight watching that many bucks and I though a squirrel was making all the noise! They where walking single file with a spike in the lead position and the 2.5 in the back. The big highlight was seeing a mature buck stop at about 65 yards directly in the morning sunlight starring directly in my direction as he was following a doe. The image of him with the sun in the background is etched in my mind. Amazing sight, awesome day!

Happy Birthday Defrazzle!

Happy B-Day!

Real beauty!

Stop hogging all the snow!!! Been begging for some tracking snow on LI!!! Hope tonight we GETSOME! Anything would be ok as long as it stays a few days!

I hear guys who say they want larger deer but shoot everything also. Not much will change the way they hunt especially when you talk about restrictions or passing young deer. With the meat issue I would ask if he needs help one day like stated above and see how he does it. Then if he does not take all the meat you can show him what he is missing. Sounds like he will never be a big buck hunter as his trigger finger is itchy. Real easy to say I want larger bucks but hard to accomplish when anything that hits the property is shot.

Good looking buck, good luck with him!

Thanks!

Big hats off to you both for getting it done! Congrats! Way to help out a fellow hunter Cabin Fever! Awesome!

ok, thanks. I did not know where you where located.

Do they yard in your area?