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I only leave my stand if I'm actively hunting an area, when I'm done for the weekend or whenever it comes with me. I won't avoid an area just because someone decided to claim it by setting up shop and leaving a stand for an entire season, especially if it's not being used on a consistent basis. If there's someone in it, totally different story, I'll move on.

I think just as many are lost due to poor tracking skills, effort and errors as there are from poor shots.

Blaze Orange is not required as far as I know..and if anyone is concerned about getting shot, they're more then welcome to wear it during any season.

well, if discharging a weapon with the pull of a trigger is your concern, what do we do about the thousand of gun hunters who can do just that??

right, the genie is already out of the bottle.....I've hunted with all three, never felt screwed out of anything. I don't care if it all gets lumped together, I'll still hunt with the same passion. But, I do like the separation of the season's...I know full well full inclusion will have very little impact as far as having the woods overrun with hunters....and I have killed deer with a crossbow, and I'll do it again, but I didn't walk away feeling the same sense of accomplishment that I get shooting one with my compound, and you really can't argue with a person's personal feelings.

absolutely...that's why I'm all for the progression of seasons, wouldn't bother me one bit if I wasn't able to use my compound if there was time set aside just for the traditional guys.

yes, they did start it, pretty sure that's what I said...letting them have the first week alone and then letting the other archers get into it a week later......not saying just give them one week, give them one week alone and obviously let them keep hunting the entire season. I've never had a problem with more difficult ways of killing deer getting an earlier start.

To me it has nothing to do with caring what another hunter uses, it's about preserving the integrity of a sport.....maybe it's more selfish to want to worm into a season that had always been set aside for something else....I don't know, I'm certainly not a selfish person, in fact I'd be more then happy to give the first week of archery totally to the recurve and long bow because I know how difficult that is and that's where the roots of archery hunting began.

honestly, if there was going to be a crossbow invasion it would have happened already...anybody that was too "lazy" to get behind a vertical bow, or any gun hunter that wanted in the archery season, would have already done so...........my only issue is those who say crossbow is very close to a vertical bow and is somewhat difficult, been there and done that....not even close.

a lot of these guys kill themselves....far from unheard of.

and it had zero impact on anything....I've yet to witness the army of kids invading the woods.

I honestly don't care either way, But I do like the split seasons.....I won't fight for or against full inclusion, just like it the way it is. I've used both, no comparison between the two when it comes down to the challenges involved.

8-10 hours...they don’t start to spoil until they’re dead and that may take 6+ hours with a gut shot...losing a deer is losing a deer, whether it be to coyotes or being pushed into the next County.

Time is what you need to give him...gut or liver can take 8+ hours to kill him. The absolute worst thing you can do is go after him too soon...if it’s liver I bet you’ll find him dead in his next bed.

I had tracking dogs and was licensed for a bunch of years but gave it up........learned quite a bit during that time.

I think they remember repetitive things more then others....

I love a good tracking job, and I like to think I'm pretty good at it......I'm on Long Island, more then happy to help anyone out down here.

pretty sure it's not, I believe what's illegal is to sell a product under another company's legally recognized logo....it's called trademark counterfeiting.

I think, not 100% sure, that in order to have certain age groups handle and shoot some guns there needs to be a certified instructor present.

I think the top of the line broadheads have always been expensive....I've always thought so, but I buy them anyway because they're arguably the most important part of your gear when it comes to killing a deer. I won't even resharpen or reuse any head that's passed through a deer, the thought that it could possibly be a little off always has me concerned.

If you're still playing with matchbox cars, wearing cargo shorts is the least of your worries...

hunting from the ground, I would personally use the blind that conceals my movement the best....but on a limited schedule of days to hunt, I would go with most consistent sightings.

I'd be wary of having to add anything to any broadhead to stop it from wiggling, especially a mechanical that we depend on opening.....I have little doubt they perform the same based on the reviews on here, but personally I'll stick with the real deal, it's a pretty small investment considering the amount of money spent on other gear and gadgets.

upper seems to have the best odds, but wind direction would have to be the deciding factor for me....just out of curiosity, how close to the blind does he pass?