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Rock ........ Click on a member's name and it will show what they are shooting . That is , if they completed their profile .

There is a lot of work to making a footed shaft , especially when you don have a lathe .

My oldest son makes his own arrows (footed shafts) with various hardwoods . Here are a few pics . Some of the self nocks have a piece if antler in them .......................

I think I have seen a few of those bottles along 390 on the way home ..........shame on you : .. : .. :

In 1998 , I had to wait for 16 weeks to get my original pistol permit . It was a 44 mag Thopmson Contender . Since then i have purchased 3 more barrels and am required to have a permit for each barrel even though there is no serial # on the barrel so each one is registered to the same frame . Kinda dumb . A Sheriff Deputy friend said all I had to do was register the pistol as multi-caliber and use one permit . I checked with a neighbor who is a NY State Police Lt and he said individual permits and the County Clerk told me the same thing . When I bought my 22/45 Ruger pistol , I got the permit in the mail in less than a week . I purchased a pistol 2 1/2 weeks ago and was told not to bother calling the Clerk's office as the person they deliver them to waits until he / she has a big stack and then signs them . The guy ahead of me in the store was from Livingston County and walked out of the store the same day he purchased the gun . I can wait but it makes no sense as to the way each county processes the permits . In many counties , all the permits are on one paper . In Wayne County there is a separate paper for each pistol . Go figure ! : .. : .. :

Goodness gracious , are you implying that you know more than the Media Specialist for Horton ? ??? ... ??? ... ??? 30 minutes of practice and you are good to go ........... Set out my decoy at 90 yards and i'm all set .

The Game Tracker / String Tracker (from what i could find out) has a string attached to the clip at the base of the broadhead that I guess you follow to find the deer . Apparently it didn't work with this buck . I shot this deer on Lima road in Geneseo with my 50 cal NEF Huntsman inline .

Now - If you can only figure how to get it out of the crate so you can use it ! .. ..

I have tried my luck with Yotes and only killed 2 . I cannot bring myself to sit out in freezing weather to shoot them . With deer , it's a different story as that puts meat on the table . I made a Coyote Caller , bought tapes and it just collect dust . I should give it to my son and see if he wants to try it out . I used on my sister in laws property in Geneseo and the caller brought in some fox but she doesn't want them shot as she belongs to the Genesee Valley Hunt Club . They chase the fox on horseback . http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/jj146/parker-bows/?action=view&current=FasteddieshomemadeCoyoteCaller_0001.flv

No reason to go that fast ! Could end up with a mess or cut hand .......

Did someone cut down a tree where you have the camera ?

Small Racked 8 point that I shot in 2006 . I was sitting in an Outhouse blind almost ready to call it quits when 3 doe hauled butt past me . I wasn't about to take a running shot with the ML . I convinced myself that I would stay until 5 pm . At almost 5 , I spotted a buck coming from where I had parked my truck As he got within 60 yards and presented a safe shot , I poked the barrel out of the side opening . The canvas was brittle a made a little noise . He ran and stopped . I had the scope on him all the way and squeezed the trigger . The buck ran about 30 yards and folded up . I walked over to make sure he was dead and noticed something odd . He had something sticking out of his cheek . It was a broken arrow and when I touched it , I could see where it down by his throat . When I cut up the deer , I removed the arrow . It had a clip attached and I wondered what it was . After posting a pic of the arrow , I was told that it was a Game Tracker . See for yourself ...........

Nice looking deer .

Last week I was watching the Police Show , Flashpoint which takes place in Toronto , I think about a SWAT Team . Anyway a woman was holding a clerk and another person hostage with a revolver . The head cop was looking through the binos and described the gun as a .380 . I do believe a .380 is a semi-auto pistol and a revolver is a .38 . Apparently the writers don't check things out . Sorry to bore you but things have slowed down .......... : ... : ... :

I know the May's very well. They are surrounded by some pretty good land. Unfortunately I don't believe anyone is allowed to hunt in that area. One of the owners of a large piece of that land had one of their prize Great Dane's shot by mistake. That was quite a long time ago but they still keep out all hunters. Nope. The owner died a few years ago. The entire inventory was purchased by a gun shop out near Sodus. I bought a few guns and a lot of ammo from Appletown over the years. Was sad to see the old man go. I've thought about buying the place many times. We have breakfast with the Mays almost every Sunday after Mass . Carol doesn't want anyone hunting their property but she was thinking about it when the deer got her veggies . She did ask me to shoot a woodchuck for her once . Jim asked me a couple times if I wanted to set up a trail cam and I told him no sense in teasing myself . We cross sountry ski & Snowshoe through the orchards sometimes . The guy who owned the great dane that was shot , puts an ad in the local Penny Savers every hunting season for at least the past ten years . Yeah , once the owner of Appletown Gun Shop died , it went downhill . They had a nice little shop . There aren't all that many gunsmiths around any more . Dave Dentico at the Custom Gun Shop in Walworth is always busy and finally got someone to watch the shop while he works on guns .

Hey Vipertech , glad to see you made it over here . How are those Williamson deer looking ? Neighbors of yours (the Mays ) have been complaining about the deer eating up the garden but still won't let anyone hunt the property .

I have a couple of Lyman Reloading Books . Pistol & Revolver plus the Lyman 47th edition Reloadong Handbook . I read the book a couple times before starting . I like the H335 powder because I can use it for the 223 and the 7-30 waters . I have a powder measure dispenser that I use when I am loading alot of the same ammo . When I set that up and use the dispenser , I weigh every 3rd round and then switch to every 5th . The H335 flows easy . For the 270 , the guy at Biekirchs said to use Reloader 19 with the 130 gr Sierras which a load printed in the book .

Hey , you can get a Bowtech Stryker for only $1500 and it shoots a Bolt at 405 fps . Not bad . Plus , it is capable of shooting "softball size" groups at 100 yards with a non magnification scope . Couple that with the information with the interview with Ottie Snyder ( the media specialist for Horton Industries ) from the July , 2006 edition of the Whitetail Journal magazine and there is little need to spend / waste time practicing with a vertical bow . 30 minutes and you are ready to go ! Sounds like a real winner !

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I reloaded some of the 270's at 49 , 51 , 53 & 55 gr ( 57 is max ) . My son said they all grouped well but noticed the 55 gr loads hit higher . I am going to load some 55 , 56 & 57 rounds today . I had tried using a digital scale that will measure in tenth of a grain but can't work fast enough before it shuts off ........... > .. > .. >

It sure is green !!!

Glad to see you made it over from NAHC .

I have cell phone coverage in all of my hunting areas except for Italy Valley . No cell towers there . When hunting , I keep the cellphone on Vibe and use it for emergencies . I have a Motorola Bluetooth that I sometimes wear when I am hunting .

The Future of the Horizontal Bow From the July 2006 Whitetail Journal Magazine An interview with Ottie Snyder ( media specialist with Horton Manufacturing ) WJ -- Why have we seen such an increase in the number of states that permit the use of crossbows during bow season or have special crossbow seasons for whitetail hunters ? Snyder -- Hunter numbers continue to decrease , however the crossbow is fairly easy for even a beginning archer to become extremely proficient with in a very short time . Youngsters , women and people who have never considered shooting a vertical bow can enjoy a crossbow and begin to hunt quickly . Too , older hunters who can’t pull vertical bows any longer have found they can hunt effectively with a crossbow . WJ -- What’s another reason we’ve seen the crossbow grow in popularity ? Snyder -- White-tailed deer numbers continue to increase nationwide , especially in Urban areas where hunting isn’t permitted . We’re seeing more deer/car accidents and landscapes like expensive shrubs being eaten by deer . Where gun hunting is unacceptable in suburbs , both bow and crossbow hunting can be safely used to help reduce deer numbers even in the most populated areas . WJ -- What seems to be the largest section of the hunting population that’s starting to utilize the crossbow ? Snyder -- So far , it looks to be youth and women . But we’re also seeing a number of Urban upper -echelon management hunters who spend five or six days a week at the office and have had to give up archery because they’re so busy and don’t have enough practice time to be proficient with vertical bows . But , a hunter can zero in a crossbow in 30 minutes and then be ready to hunt , without having to practice for hours like he or she will with a longbow . Today , people are so busy that when they have the opportunity to go hunting , even if they havn’t had time to practice to be proficient , the crossbow will still meet their needs .

What you have works . Why fix it ?