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I'm not a crossbow hunter myself but I do have a Mission Sub-1 Lite that my kids and I shoot in the back yard. It is a heck of a nice crossbow, has been very reliable, and, with proper rail lubrication, the string and cables have been very durable. Note that it is likely not legal for hunting purposes but it appears that is not an issue for either of us. The downside is that the mission crossbows are rather expensive. Good luck!

Where is your property located?

Thank you Skillet - it was nice meeting you as well. Good luck this season! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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All are accounted for and are showing status updates at midnight every night (I have them set to do so), but no pictures are being sent even though pictures are being taken (as confirmed by walking in front of the camera, waiting several minutes to see if the picture will be transmitted, then checking the camera to confirm one was taken). I don’t know what’s going on and Spartans customer service hasn’t called me back yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve had these cameras for 2 years + without any issues. They were all sending pictures just fine until 2 days ago - makes me wonder if there’s some issue with Spartan’s service. I have some tactacams on the same cell service (Verizon) that are sending just fine. Frustrating. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have several spartan cameras out right now but none of them have sent any pictures in the past 2 days. All of them are set to send test pictures at 11:00am and 01:00 am, but none of them have been sent. I can see that the status of the cameras was last updated at 01:00 this morning, but still no pictures. I have plenty of premium credits available, so I’m not sure what’s going on. Is anyone else having issues with your spartan cameras? Anthony Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can vouch for that - thank you @Otto!

I'm not sure what's available for smokeless muzzleloaders these days but I bought a Savage ML-II smokeless several years back. I much prefer that over my old T/C Omega. Cleanup is a breeze!

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If Cabin Fever doesn't take the primers, I'd be interested in them.

I had 3 cameras get ruined by bears last year. So far this year, I've had an antenna broken on one camera and another camera "adjusted" twice by bears (basically just tilted the camera sideways). I really need to invest in some bear boxes for these cameras.

Do the properties in Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri come with OGM rights? Very little of what I've looked at in Ohio has them, which has turned me off a bit. But maybe it's not as much of a concern as I've made it out to be.

I'll be watching this one closely - good luck!

Semantics maybe, but that's not the actual text of the law ... what they write in FAQ's may not be consistent with what the law actually says, which could make things even more confusing! Maybe that's not actually the case here though.

I have both a bitzenburger fletching jig and the vane master pro from LCA. The vane master pro is my go-to - super easy to use with a lot of adjustability.

Yes, I saw this at bass pro in auburn yesterday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2022/09/federal-judge-allows-ny-gun-law-to-go-into-effect-thursday-but-warns-it-may-be-unconstitutional.html Looks like the new laws will take affect after all.

But do individuals with permits that have “sportsman” restrictions have to take the course / training? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm in a similar position, albeit a bit of a smaller price ceiling. I own a 30 acre parcel and a 96 acre parcel already (96 acre parcel was inherited) about 2 hours from where I live and it's hard to find the time to get there to do the things that I know need to be done. I'd really like some land in out of state (Ohio, Kentucky, other ...) but, given my experience with land that's only two hours away, I can't see how owning land out of sate and several hours further away would really work out. That being said, I'm constantly looking for decent deals on property and almost put a purchase offer in on a large-ish parcel within 30 minutes of my home (if there hadn't been an unexpected easement on that property, I likely would have bought it). Knowing what I know now, I would have saved the money on the 30 acres and put it toward something closer to home.

Looks like a deer leg. Black hoof on the right side? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't use it much anymore, but I used to write bow review articles for magazines and I needed a way to ensure consistency from shot to shot for my testing. It's a pretty cool machine but not necessary at all for the vast majority of archers.

I made the same investment a little over 15 years ago - has enabled me to tweak my bows exactly to my liking without having to go back and forth to the shop. I also have a draw board, load cell/indicator combination for testing peak draw weight and capturing draw curves, hooter shooter, chronograph and other test equipment. Most of this isn't used all that often but it sure comes in handy when the need arises.

Yep - sounds like you should be in the 29" - 29-1/2" range.