I was looking at the Instruction Booklet . Holy cow ! There are all sorts of pre-checks , etc . It shows how to repack the safety rope after testing or using the harness . Not as simple as I thought . Well , I have a few months to practice ! ???
Got my blind and took it down just as it started to sprinkle . I setup one of my IR Stealth Cams near the entrance to the gulley and I am hoping for some activity . I will wait a month or so before checking it .
If they are in a good spot and the deer have gotten used to their presence , it's a shame to move them . But ....... check them out before the season open to check the straps , sqeaks , stability , etc .
I was watching a couple show on TWSC ( Time Warner Sports Channel ) and saw some advertisements for The Herb Philipson sports stores . There are a few in the Syracuse / Rome area .
They also advertised Tims Guns NY in Elbridge , NY .
Has anyone shopped at either of these places and if so are they worth the trip ?
What bothered me was a couple of guys acting like dumb asses on video and posting it on a site like You Tube for everyone to see . I have never seen anyone toss a deer around like that and show so little respect for and animal they killed ( almost killed ) . Then again , I don't hunt in 3 whatever ! :
Rhey work great . I was using them when I would sit out and shoot woodchucks . Bought several of them when Eckerts Drug Stores were closing them out . Gave away several of them to family and friends . All of mine are white .
I've been leaving them out for a few years . I replace the rachet straps almost every year . Many of the stores have the straps on sale during the summer .
Maybe you should watch it a 3rd time ! : The deer was still alive when the jerk pulled it out like a rag doll . Too bad the deer didn't kick him in the groin when he did that . I wonder how long that doe lived after the "humane" shot ?????????
The video never should have been on You Tube !
Go to you tube , type in Ramidogg and you can see him take a bite out of a deer's heart after field dressing a deer . Same dumb ass cameraman .
Well , i'll be heading for Geneseo in a few minutes . I want to take down my hunting blind and set a trail cam in the gulley to see what traffic there might be as I would like to put a treestand there this summer . I hope the creek isn't too high to cross .
I don't plan on spending $600 on a hunting jacket . Not being able to handle the cold is my son's problem ..........
The Webster store didn't have squat for Ladder or chain-on stands when I had stopped there . Their stand area was pretty bare .
Move the dial to "9" and try it again . ;D ... ;D ...The 9X scope has to be a big improvement over open sights . I have a 1.5 X 4.5 scope on my ML and it's good beyond 100 yards .