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I use a small, privately owned archery shop for all my archery needs. It's a one man show operation and the owner is very professional and has been in the business for over 20 years. I inquired about the Rage broadheads today and he's gotten mixed reports on them. While they do have a loyal following some of his customers claim they open during flight. Has anyone experienced this?

I use the Slick Trick 100 grain fixed broadhead. They have two blades that interlock, creating a 4 blade broadhead with a 1 inch span both vertically and horizontally. They fly slightly slower than a field point but are true on with the windage.

I had an old Mathews solo cam I was shooting at 64# since I got it 10+ years ago. I've just upgraded to a Hoyt Carbon Element G3 and have it set at 70# (max). I find the dual cam provides a smoother draw and is more comfortable to hold at full draw than my solo cam. I think the lower draw weights are fine for perfectly placed shots but the higher draw weigh will yield more kills if the shot is a little off and hits a major bone.

After reading conflicting information on the legality of the Leupold Vendetta bow-mounted rangefinder for hunting in New York I came acroos a post in this forum in 2011. A gentleman sent an email to DEC inquiring about using this device for hunting and received a positive response from DEC. However, the gentleman did not specify that the Vendetta has a built in visible laser for use while sighting in and the reply from DEC seemed like a generic reply and was not specific to the Vendetta in particular. That post can be found here: http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/5845-bow-mounted-rangefinder-is-legal-in-ny/ I wanted to be sure about the legality of this instrument so I sent DEC an email and explained the unit did in fact project a visible laser while in sight in mode. My concern was that the law may allow a bow-mounted rangefinder that did not have visible laser capabilities but disallow a similar device that did have this capability, even if it were not utilized in hunting mode. The response to my inquiry verified that the Vendetta is a legal optic device for hunting in New York as long as it is used in the intended range finding mode. Here is my conversation with DEC: Joe . <[email protected]> Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 6:48 PM To: [email protected] Dear Ms. Montalvo: I read your response to a gentleman who inquired about the Leupold Vendetta bow-mounted rangefinder in 2011 in a New York hunting forum. His inquiry and your response can be found here: http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/5845-bow-mounted-rangefinder-is-legal-in-ny/ I would like to explain the capabilities of this rangefinder in more detail and verify if it is still in fact legal to use for hunting big game in New York State. This is an electronic rangefinder similar to a handheld unit that mounts directly to a bow and enables a hunter to range a target while at full draw. It has two modes; sight in mode and hunting mode. While in sight in mode it projects a visible laser beam to allow for sighting in the unit at 20 yards. After the unit is sighted in and switched to hunting mode it no longer projects the visible laser beam or any other visible light at the target. Is this particular rangefinder legal for use while hunting big game in New York State? Thank you very much for your consideration regarding this matter. Sincerely, Joseph Ferrari Joshua Stiller <[email protected]> Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:33 AM To: [email protected] Good Morning Joe, Using a visible laser beam to target a big game species is a violation of ECL section 11-0901 – 4.b(2) and is therefore illegal. However, the “Vendetta” and other similar range finders are legal optic devices when used in the intended range finding mode. If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at the number below or call our law enforcement duty desk (631-444-0250). Josh Joshua Stiller, AWB® Wildlife Biologist 50 Circle Road NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Stony Brook, NY 11790 Phone:(631)444-0311 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.” - Aldo Leopold>>>8/18/2013 6:48 PM >>>