Five Seasons

The wife and I hit up the nude section of Haulover Beach in Miami. The crowd was 80% over the age of 50 so I think the women would love you there. check it out haha

I have a long well documented history of my opinion on full inclusion, but I have always, from day 1 advocated for a senior and easy process for disabled hunters to use the crossbow. I am not so on board with the youth exemption and have some concerns regarding the poundage restrictions being removed. If full inclusion becomes a thing I'll lose zero sleep over it, but I still have a right to feel how I do without a need to explain it, just like anyone has a right to think the opposite.

First, why are you even having a youngster shoot at 50 yards? That's not a shot 98% of NY hunters will ever take. And to be clear, you're stating a brand new archer is shooting 5" groups at 50 yards after 1 day of training? That's the width of my hand to put it in reference, just to be sure we're all on the same page with what you're claiming.

I think you point out something that 99% of people would agree with. Just because the crossbow is easier, doesn't mean the compound is hard. It doesn't take much for a new hunter to be accurate under 30 with a compound and it's even better if this new archer has been hunting and mastered some of the wood skills needed to achieve success. I think by and large many of us would say that the flinging of the arrow itself is relatively easy, but knowing when to stand and draw that is something that comes with time and experience. The later 2 can be eliminated with a crossbow. But yes, it's not horribly difficult to learn to shoot a compound. Just because it's easier to learn to shoot a crossbow doesn't mean the compound is hard.

I've been shooting archery for over 15 years and I can't do 1" groups at 50 with a top of line matthews, fully kitted out. Heck I remember sighting in my spot hogg, I needed to calibrate at 60. It's insane how long that really is and i lost a brand new FMJ arrow in the process. Your site pin starts to take up most of the target at that distance. Hell I'll go as far and say that many here probably couldn't shoot 1" groups with a rifle free hand at 50. 1" g-man claims... not 3"... 1". That's your thumbnail guys, he's claiming a brand new shooter is shooting tournament class arrows and damn near robinhooding (considering the width of most arrows are 1/4-1/2. Sorry g-man, you're a good dude but this is bs.

at what distance yes flat footed in the backyard sure. Aligning a peep and bending at the waste in November in a treestand fully clothed, not trying to get busted drawing on a wild animal is very different. I don't know a non-western archer regardless of experience that routinely takes or recommends shots over 40 yards. You contradict yourself here some. On a crossbow, the scope reticle is the scope reticle. There is no aligning and thinking like one has to do with ligning up the peep site, while also being conscious of bow arm, wrist position etc. The only downside to a crossbow vs a compound might be weight, but I'd assume that just holding something heavy longer is still better than being at full draw for the same amount of time. Everything you just mentioned is still an issue with a compound too.

I was there with with wife friday through monday. It was a nice couples weekend and mostly just good food, drink and time on the beach. When I'm an old fart like Nomad, I'll stay longer but right now I have those pesky kids and job lol.

that was me yesterday. Miss it already!

seriously right? Read the comments at the bottom too. This article is total joke.

a .380 pocket pistol isn't more accurate than a .30-06 rifle either in the hands of the right shooter

it's been paid for for quite some time. It's maybe worth $3k. So for $45 in insurance there's really no reason to sell it unless I get in a bind. I for sure will have an itch to scratch this spring.

yeah i'm not sure what one i had, but I used it in mississippi for a huge puddle that would form in part of the yard. My house bordered a large drainage culvert and that thing would just crank the puddle dry and all I needed was the hose and an outlet/extension cord (be careful here of course). It had an automatic shutoff too so I didn't have to babysit it. Highly recommend. When you think about it, they're the same thing as a sump pump, just portable haha.

same man. the older I get, the more prepared I am, because the less tolerant of bullshit I am haha

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sounds like you do need a sump pump. I'd also suggest a submersible pump. Save you a lot of time lugging the shop vac up and down. Just run a hose up and far away from the house. They're under $100 at lowes/hd.

I was just in Miami. Scooters are everywhere and for good reason, the traffic there sucks. I'd for sure have a scooter if I lived in a city like that. Otherwise though...

last year was the first year I didn't take it out. Still don't have the heart to sell.

It's kind of like a cwd deer. Just because they say you can eat it, doesn't mean you still WANT to eat it haha.

Certain cuts will be tougher on an older animal, but it's a lot more than age that affects the quality of meat. As someone who really likes meat, I'd suggest you listen to the meateater podcast where they brought on an actual meat scientist. Moral of the story, younger deer aren't necessarily better eating because they're younger. Their taste is impacted by multiple environmental factors and the sheer volume of meat one gets from a 3.5 vs a yearling is worth going that route if you can. With an older "rutty buck" there are a few simple tricks to get that hind steak tasting just as good as a button. It's legitimate science, but not rocket science. https://www.themeateater.com/listen/meateater/ep-227-red-cutter

Humans are like, mosquitos are so annoying. The rest of God's creatures, there's a f'n worm living in my leg!

holy crap!

that's freaking awesome. Hope the snow and salt is gone!

i honestly do see the issue. I play shooter games as well, my whole generation did growing up and many, in fact most still do. It's not really any different than reading about something or watching something and becoming more interested in it in the real world. The AR platform is popular with both military and civilians for a reason. It's easy "to be good" with it haha

most of what i've seen recommended is to spray, wait a few days, till, then spray again. Chances are you've unearthed some weed seeds after tilling.

I heard a blurb this morning that the number of ARs sold in the early 2000's was like 200,000 and when sandy hook happened it was 2M. The loophole here that "forced" remington to settle was the advertising thing. But if we're all honest, that kind of revenue increase from advertising would be a record breaking marketing executives wet dream. The rise in AR popularity has 80% to do with social media and games like call of duty and action movies. Kids like me grew up playing them and now could finally own a "semi" version of our own and a pretty affordable price. Come to think of it, I don't ever recall seeing a remington AR ad growing up because I didn't subscribe to guns and ammo and I would guess only a fraction the 2M new buyers did. To pin this shooting on advertising of one company is asinine. It's no different than wnytrapper wrecking his new vette into a school bus and suing chevy because they marketed the car as "really freaking fast".