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Is this your honey hole. I wondered which biggamefish it was on the sign. Sorry.

I have a new pet peeve. People saying they will take me turkey hunting and then not taking me turkey hunting. Lol. Be forewarned Pygmy and buckmaster. Haha.

5 doe and 2 bucks this morning. Trying to decide where to sit with shifting winds. 3 doe came in on a rattling sequence. I guess they wanted to watch fight night.

Shoot Bob I would be psyched. Great buck and they are moving. You will have an encounter soon!

Good luck all. Biz, I am holding out for a cougar too. Anyone can kill deer. Time to prove that cougars do exist in NY!

reasonable - not a steal but fair. I assume they come with inserts

Feathers! Start with some big 5" long ones.

I prefer carbons but aluminum are more old school. They both work. Aluminum are generally heavier but if you are accustomed to making carbon, I would stick with them. If you choose to try aluminum, Easton gamegetters are a reasonable choice. Most carbon trad arrows are heavy also.

As I think about it, considering that bow will require a Dacron string, maybe 400 spine is the better choice with some 175-200g heads.

I like the catquiver recommended by others better than a slide on quiver. For arrows, goldtip traditionals around 400 spine should tune with the right tip weight. Personally, I would use 340s with heavier head weight as I like heavy arrows and find them more forgiving. Start with some 200g heads on 340s and trim the length of the arrow as needed to get good bareshaft flight (but it might be a while before you shoot well enough to do real tuning). Good luck. Its both fun and frustrating at times. But keep it fun.

By the way, it looks like that bow was made on October 9, 1960 from the serial number. Very nice condition for sure!

That's a pretty heavy bow to start learning. You should be somewhere in the 28-29" DL with a recurve based on your compound DL - meaning the bow will weigh between 54-57lbs at full draw. Nothing like the 10-15lbs you are holding now and even many long time trad guys don't shoot that weight hunting (that's why bows 55lbs plus aren't sold quickly used). Not that you won't be able to draw it, but to get to truly full draw (proper alignment), it will likely be a struggle and you really want a bow you can dominate to learn good form - not one you are fighting to hold. Not saying it can't be done, but if someone was asking whether its the best option, my response would be definitely not. Plus, you may learn a form that works with this heavier weight (likely short drawing), but is not the best form for long term accuracy. And trying to undo bad habits aint easy. Looks like a pretty short bow too, compounding the difficulty due to finger pinch and short bows are twitchy. Do you know its AMO length? As for a string, Steve B on this site makes the absolute best in my opinion. Look up mountain muffler strings. Just my suggestion, but I think you would be better served to buy a nice starter bow in the 62-64" length and around 35lbs at 28" and work up from there. There are a few on the market that can be had for under $200 and you can buy heavier limbs as needed.

That's pretty sad.

One more day of work and then 13 days straight to chase deer. woo hoo.

You looked remarkably similar to my mother.

That explains a few things. Lol

I just assumed you were bald with the hat always on and all.

I am the only made man of the group, if that's what you are asking. In fact, only I-talian. Actually, maybe TF is Italian, not sure but he is from the Buffalo contingent.

I have the same one but the meat probe is way off. Temps are usually higher than indicated too. Worth having extra probes for both. Also, if you want to make it really simple on smoke, add the A-Maze-N pellet smoker. So much easier than relying on that little chip burner. Doesn't add extra heat, but keeps light blue smoke consistent for up to 14 hours. Light once and done. Cheap too.

Wait, how did I not see that you missed something with the Matthews. Send it back. Hopefully its still under warranty. I thought they came with a no miss guarantee!

LOL - he is a buddy of mine and Phade's. Plus, we needed to bring down the average age of the table significantly. He will probably shoot the buck we were reserving for you this year Biz!

For those curious on putting a face to names - starting with the big guy on the left in plaid and going clockwise - Culver Creek, WNYbuckhunter, Turkeyfeathers, Phade, David (not a member), me, Grampy and Nomad (aka Larry302). Handsome bunch eh!

No way. Maybe other cheaters, but Matthews would never do that.

Thanks. Tells you how long it has been since I looked at that. Kind of funny that they use such a long DL as I bet less than 25% of archers are 30" or longer, but it does give greater speed.

lol - I think of a mature buck as 4yrs or older, but you are right it is not a well defined term. I target 3yrs or older so I guess I am content with what may be a teenager in deer years. By the time they get to 4, they seem to be wiser than most deer (or perhaps that's why they got 4 years old).