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Posts posted by sweet old bill

    Keeping bucks around

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    I find for this area of country that the last week of Oct seems to be the start of the chase. The bucks are ready but the doe's are not so the bucks are looking day and night to find the first doe that ready to breed. I start using doe in rut at that time, and also use fox to kill off my man scent. Also as I being a old fart of 75, no longer go in tree stands and must use natural blinds I make in the woods. Hunting on the ground is a lot harder for hunting deer with the bow. I hope this helps you.

     

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    I'm Done

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    Doc I m like you went from the corp world to retirement and never looked back. Started my own little archery shop and had it running for about 12 years, then wife asked me to close down so we did not have all the traffic at odd hours at the house. Now it still is a great place to live, have my own 32 target 3D course setup on 5 acres of land. Have one or two buddies that I shoot weekly with. Love to fish in the local ponds. Life is good for me at 75. Most of all still the best wife in the world who put up with this old fool. Great kids and now grand kids.

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    now is your chance to tell D.E.C. WHATS WRONG WITH DEER MANAGEMENT

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    I'm really quite content with deer management... I would.like to see crossbow in all of archery, and a return to monday gun opener.. was more of a camp experiance then guys would cone out fri, we'd go visit camps or head into town , do the same on sat along with some camp chores.. sunday relax at camp , big dinner and early to bed.. that comroderie is missed by today's hunters, not to mention economic loss to all the small towns ...

     

    PICKING THE BOW THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU

    in Bow Hunting

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    go to a good archery shop and get measured for draw length, then try out several brands of compound bows, you will know the right one as it will just feel good in your hand. Also do not get over bowed ( to heavy a peak draw weight ) you can take down all US deer with as little as 40 lbs bow weight, you do not need a bow setup for 70 lbs peak draw weight. I now have mine setup for just 55 lbs, can shoot 3D's all day long with out being over tired.

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    deer-hunters-face-unwanted-competition-as-feral-hog-

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    Pigs can be a real issue, ask the Myrtle  beach SC bow club , if they are pushing out the deer and turkey. They breed several times a year, have a 6+ each time. They do cause a lot of damage to the local farmers as well. Should be a open season all year, but they again manage by having the season in the same time as deer hunting, so then the pigs go just out in the night hours....

    Proper way to draw bow to protect shoulder?

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    At 74 I find the best way is to shoot a few arrows each day. I shoot from 15 yards out to 35 yards. I shoot 3 arrows at each mark and then walk and pull. I find that seems to keep me, so I am ready for the hunting season. I also 2 times a week shoot a 3D range I have set up around a pasture, that has 32 3D targets set up that are deer 26, turkey 2, bear 3, and a cougar on a tree branch. 

     

    reduction in ammo purchase bill

    in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions

    Posted

    I saw yesterday a down state discussion on what should be how much ammo you as a hunter can buy at one time, the suggestion from LI law maker was in a one month period you should not be allowed to purchase more than two clips of any ammo. These guys have no hunting knowledge, can you see going into a store and asking them  to break down a box of shot gun bullets from the 25 in a box  to 10 bullets. Or a box of 20 308 cal rifle bullets to 10 for my Remington rifle.

     

    I can see if you are buying 1000 rounds at a time, maybe the local police should be made aware to check you out to see if you are planning to start WWIII, or are you buying for a hunting club .

     

    What do you think..

    Getting older stinks

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    as we get old these things do occur. At 74 I sure misplace things such as the wife, bills, kids, and grandkids. But not the key things like car, guns and my trusty compound bows or stick bows. Can think back to were I shot that first deer and who I was with. It seems just like yesterday. But were did I put those keys for the master lock on the tree stand...????

     

    it is a great day if you still see and say green side up. You look out and can still see the grass is green.

     

    My wife got me a cheap cell phone to take in the woods with me to call 911 if I fell or had to call the son in law to drag out a buck. Now that when it hit me that old fart  shaving  was me.

     

    so have a great day and green side up....

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