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2 hours ago, luberhill said:
Hook up on the ground … unhook on the ground
It amazes me how many people do not do this.
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7 minutes ago, Five Seasons said:
Just because it may not be enforced doesn't make it legal. Why one would knowingly break the law is a head scratcher to me. Imagine shooting a book buck or wanting to take some hero shots only to risk getting blown in. Big deer make others jealous and any deer shot with that "bow" in NY would fall under "taking game with an illegal implement" or "poaching" even if it doesn't fall into the same category as shooting a deer out of season, at night or with a gun during archery. Poaching is poaching.
Not saying you're doing this OP, just seems silly to spend that kind of money on an implement that can't be used in NY when there are many other legal options.
I picked up a scorpyd as a backup bow and to use in NY, the Ravin will be used in NJ. My other rational for keeping the Ravin is I have no plans on staying in NY forever!
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On 12/15/2022 at 4:07 AM, Grouse said:
This is the way it was when I was starting out. Times have changed, but I still hold on to the old ways.
I feel like most of this is experienced by people even today.
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21 hours ago, Northcountryman said:
Up here in the Catskills , been snowing for almost past 2 days. When I go in the morning , should I not climb into my stand ? To me , it’s kinda risky cuz the snow and ice reduce traction and increase the potential for a nasty fall; what do you think ? I’m thinking if maybe staying on the ground and bringing my portable blind and / or doin a little still hunting ; what do you think?
Do you not hookup on the way up or down your stand? If not, then regardless of snow, you are needlessly risking your life.
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That's the other thing. I keep going back and forth on the half mount or the rug!
I keep getting this nagging feeling that the rug doesn't look right to me but at the same time at least the entire bear was kept whole, he had a fat ass
If I went the half mount I would still get the back half tanned, with the paws attached. My thought were to make a hat with the ass end and let the claws hang on the side like ear warmers ... lol
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6 hours ago, wolc123 said:
What do they charge for a rug ?
I think the rug was like 290 a ft, I don't recall the exact number.
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Hey Guys,
I want to get my black bear mounted as he is my first and he's also a pretty decent size for Stewart forest where I hunt. I've been tossing around the idea of a half mount or a rug. After seeing the rugs I'm not too sure if I want one anymore.
I went to Truelife Taxidermy and they wanted 1900 for a half mount. The BCH7 shown below.
I also asked for the skull, cleaned and bleached which was about 190 and I also wanted the lower half of the bear skin to be tanned with the back paws attached which added another 230.
I know this taxidermist charges a premium as they do amazing work, but is this price far above normal for what I am getting?
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Stalked him using his tracks in the snow we got in 3M on Sunday.
I tracked him for about 2 hours before I saw him. I was at 31yrds when he heard me, he turned around, stood up on both legs, right arm on a tree, left arm covering his heart. I shot him dead on in the heart, through his left arm. 452grain arrows, Sevr 2.0 broadhead. The arrow shattered the bone in his arm, shattered 2 ribs, and stopped in the heart, no passthrough even with 200ishlbs of KE.
The bear ran 20yrds, let out a loud moan then expired.
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On 12/11/2022 at 8:15 PM, phade said:
I think 23. I can fit inside this guys spread when we hung him. In a rush since Sunday evening. But I wear 38-40” waist jeans and I could fit inside his spread without a prob. Got a couple busted times but still a stud. Let us know when freezer gets room lol. Weighed 185 field dressed.
Better pics tomorrow after work.
Give us those updated pics!
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5 hours ago, Just Lucky said:
Got him. Hit one lung, and stomach
Massive!
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On 12/7/2022 at 7:00 PM, nybuckboy said:
I guess I should have been more clear - Snow and a light wind Or 45 and rain.
snow and light wind ALL DAY
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No, but I can tell you I pass up deer specifically because I butcher them myself now. I like being in the woods, even if I'm not shooting anything. Seeing them still gives me a rush.
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2 minutes ago, Hock3y24 said:
No CLUE! hes been doing it for years and says its great, so we shal see.
Update us, pics of it sliced would be awesome.
I am very intrigued!!
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On 12/4/2022 at 6:27 AM, Hock3y24 said:
Been seeing deer every sit, Dad shot another doe a couple days ago, I shot a doe in PA Friday. Rear legs being made into prosciutto by a friend. Wil be out this evening also.
Prosciutto is super fatty, do you plan on eating it the same way you would with ham? You're not worried the fat is going to make the meat taste like crap?
I have so many questions!
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Scorpyd and Excalibur are the two brands that always come up in my searches when looking for a reliable crossbow. Excalibur coming out on top in most scenarios.
I'm also super new to crossbows but have done tons and tons of research. I chose looks over reliability and have already had to return a crossbow.
I'll be buying an Excalibur next year to keep as a backup crossbow.
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On 11/30/2022 at 11:11 PM, suburbanfarmer said:
For the cost of the xbow and then the headaches , I dont think the 500fps has the ROI vs a $400xbow doing 410fps
Let's try this again!
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2 minutes ago, suburbanfarmer said:
I am from the original Doom era
I used to play that on my Mom's PC when I was 10!
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On 12/1/2022 at 4:28 PM, suburbanfarmer said:
As they say - Its a dying sport
Most of the new generation likes instant gratification and prefers warm rooms and video games
Hey now, I love me a warm room and some Call of Duty!!
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On 11/30/2022 at 2:44 PM, Doc said:
We have large parcels of thick multiflora rose that will eat a hunter up if you go in there. Also, there is no quiet way in and around these huge patches of the invasive species. The thorns will tear at your clothing and skin if you try to move through these areas. It has been that way for a few decades now, and the deer have taken note that they can spend their daylight hours hunkered in these areas and never see a hunter trying to hunt these areas. You can try doing drives in these areas, and maybe, if you are lucky, you might make it out the other side with most of your hide. And the deer will merely walk circles around you and then hunker down again. I have not figured a way to hunt these areas, and I don't think anyone else has either.
I hunt these same type of areas here in Stewart. I bought hunting chaps, no more torn up leg. If the brush is going to pretty tall then I'll wear a welder's jacket. I always and I mean always push 2 to 3 deer out of these spots when I walk through. They usually wait until I'm 10 - 20yrds away from them before even getting up.
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That's insane.
I bought their press so I changed them out myself.
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2 hours ago, Four Seasons said:
That sucks. But my Scorpyd ate a string pretty fast also. At 480fps there is a crazy amount of pressure on those things. Every new crossbow made should also be able to be unloaded without having to shoot a bolt.
2 hours ago, suburbanfarmer said:yeh the scorpyd 175 were known to chew out the serving.
One guy on crossbownation started dbl serving and that was the saving grace along with graphite stick to keep it slick.
I'm talking less than 50 shots on each string. The second set started to fray after just two shots.
I think the string carriage was the issue.
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Sad story, the r500 busted through 2 separate sets of strings. The nock serving kept fraying until it would split apart. I had to harass Ravin but I'm swapping it out for a r29x. After all the reviews I've read on Facebook and other r500 owners experiences I believe the r500 just isn't ready for production. It never should have been released to the public.
The other unfortunate side is that Ravin has been doing everything in their power to delay getting me the r29x, even going as far as to tell me the guy who prints shipping labels has the week off so they can't send me a prepaid label to ship back the r500 until earliest Friday.
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13 hours ago, suburbanfarmer said:
Most of us dont have 100s of acres and the pressure sure moves deer out , as such when we dont see them on our micro parcels in all essence they have gone nocturnal on our back 40.
I guess I can understand that rational then.
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My belief is deer do NOT go nocturnal and that is an excuse people use that cannot find where the deer have moved to.
I think what happens is the deer change bedding areas then limit the area they move around in during the day to a smaller zone. They still move about and feed during the day, just as many times as they did before.
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Is Hunting Season over ?
in General Hunting
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Not stopping till Feb 28th
3M here.