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I'm pretty sure you can use a centerfire rifle after the deer season has closed even in shotgun only areas for deer. It's only limited to .22 during an open deer season. I'm pretty positive actually. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

How is your 17WSM as far as accuracy goes? I've almost bought one 2 or 3 different times but I see quite a few reviews stating 3"+ groups, curious as to what you're seeing? Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I'm not positive about swapping the pins honestly. I would assume they could be, but that's just an assumption... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I paid a lot for the sight but seeing as I don't foresee myself using it again, I'd take $100 if that helps. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Yes, the quiver attachment plate is included, the pins don't slide on the fly if that's what you're asking? They are all independently micro adjustable and also have the 3rd axis adjustment. The front of the sight housing is threaded to accept magnification also. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Every property has a carrying capacity, coyote numbers are drastically affected by disease when the numbers get way out of whack(ex. Mange) and coyotes will not stay where they can't find food and let's not forget coyotes are territorial, they don't intermingle with outsiders. So some stories I hear of a bunch of different packs all living on one property is very hard to believe. I'm not arguing against taking coyotes, I take every one I can LEGALLY. Where the blind hatred for these critters comes from is beyond me. I think for the vast majority they are just a scapegoat for dwindling deer numbers which are most likely more related to your trigger finger than any coyote. A hunter can kill 6 deer in a season and post pictures up on this site and we all praise him, if a coyote killed 6 deer in one year we label it as the devil. Coyotes kill (thousands?) of deer every year in NY? Hunters kill hundreds of thousands and yet we point fingers at them for problems we don't want to look into the mirror for. I'm sure there are areas with more than healthy populations of yotes, but it seems everyone you hear from says it. Quite honestly it's disheartening that on a hunting forum in our local area that so many hunters are misinformed on coyote behavior. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Other states have year round seasons and they can't put a massive dent in the population. Maybe you should go to other states and teach them since you seem to know something noone else does... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Not to mention that someone will get tar and feathered on this site for "accidentally" using an illegal broadhead for deer but someone else runs around promoting killing and poisoning coyotes out of season and noone says a word. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Wow, it only took 10 pages for Wolc123 to admit his reasoning for full inclusion was self driven and selfish, although he tries to cover it up with saving people's lives and feeding starving to death families. Priceless. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

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And I could say I'm fighting it so more folks can enjoy what's left of the traditional archery season. If you didn't use a crossbow you wouldn't be fighting for it, stop fooling yourself. There are dyed in the wool traditional archers out there, I don't see you fighting for them, how about a traditional flintlock season? You don't give two hoots because they don't benefit you. And by the way it's "lose" not "loose." The participation argument is weak at best. Every implement has a season already, it's selfish of you to want more and more for yourself. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I see you pushed off responding... Typical. You're calling out Doc on not responding and here you are doing the same, why are you not a selfish elitist for wanting to force your way in to an existing season to make it easier for you but I am for wanting to keep you in your own season? Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Wolc... First off did you just learn the term "selfish elitism"? You've thrown it in every post lately. Secondly, you are justifying why you should be able to jam your weapon into a current weapons' season because "YOU" want it so "YOU" can kill more deer. How are you any different than a guy not wanting it in archery season? You too are being selfish. But it's nice to see your true colors coming out, you hide behind your Bible most of the time but you're apparently riled up enough to belittle other people on their beliefs, even going as far as saying Jesus would be for full inclusion!? Seriously man? I'm against inclusion but I'm not crusading a forum telling you that you're a selfish prick because you don't agree with me. You filled all but 2 of your tags this year, quit whining. You do realize that you're whining more than most guys who didn't get a deer during archery at all right? That just shows how you don't enjoy the time spent in the woods, you just want to walk in and kill something because God forbid you don't fill a tag. We can't change the season every time some whiner wants to make it easier for himself. So stop your holy crusade, if you want to make decisions in your life based on the Bible, fine with me, where you start to really annoy me is when you try to force it down people's throat and use crazy correlations (like Jesus wants full inclusion). So go ahead, follow this up with a response about the Bible and how you'll pray for me, and you're right and everyone who disagrees is wrong, that seems to be your niche. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I myself am not for full inclusion, but if we could shorten our gun season in southern zone I'd be willing to see inclusion happen as a trade-off. I've always said the first week of gun should be muzzleloader, and the state would sell more muzzleloading stamps at the same time. It would give the deer a warning to rifle season if that makes sense. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I'd like to see the late muzzleloader done away with and make the first week of gun season muzzleloader only, followed by rifle until like December 8-10th, season closed. Full inclusion for crossbow through archery season. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I have an Axcel Armortech 5 pin Pro for sale. It's the dovetail version with .019 pins but they seem smaller because Axcel doesn't flare their pins I guess. It's an awesome sight, I used it one hunting season and decided that a single pin is for me. Sight looks brand new. $150. Located in Liverpool, NY. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I'd go 25-06 for sure. I've used a lot of calibers on deer and my 25 is still my favorite. I've killed roughly 13 deer with it, Never shot one more than once, never tracked one more than 40yds+/-. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

There's a place in brewerton, near 81. I'll attach the info. He charges $125 for a Euro. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Sat from noon til dark, saw 1 doe at 3:30. No antlers behind her, no reason to let smoke roll. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

That is a cool rack, the rack isn't a great indicator for aging deer. If I were to guess, I doubt a 2.5 yr old buck would be have an eyeguard like that unless he had some serious potential. About impossible to really tell though judging on rack alone, if I were to wing a guess I'd say at least 2.5, after that it's all a guess. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

You can lose some energy with mechanicals but it's minimal compared to what you're losing with a light arrow/lighter draw weight combination. There's a real possibility that with a fixed head you wouldn't have found any of the mentioned animals either. As far as a fixed head doing damage sooner in the cavity, im not seeing that as playing a factor. A single lung hit deer can be one of the toughest to find, blood can be sparse, they can travel a long ways, sometimes they may even live (not often). I'm assuming you're currently using a large cut mechanical, with marginal shots that don't contact bone these heads are often very beneficial with proper penetration. A smaller fixed head would've only penetrated further and cut a smaller channel, meaning unless there was a vital that the fixed heads increase of penetration would've allowed it to damage, the results would've been the same. I understand your logic for losing faith in the head psychologically, but the greater emphasis should always be put in shot placement and secondly penetration, it doesn't matter what head your using when these two things are right. Brush off the loss, get out there and practice as much as you can and make the outcome different next time! Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Brrr... 19° and breezy in 7M. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

The broadhead doesn't provide any kinetic energy, a less than ideal hit on these deer is what caused the deer to go so far. A one lung hit is a one lung hit, doesn't matter much what head you use. Consider going to a heavier arrow if penetration is a concern. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I used to sell them, without components to fire them, no permit is required. I ordered mine through CVA and it was laying on my steps when I got home. 2 years later I decided to actually use it and I took the original paperwork to the sheriff's office and they added it no questions asked. Just put it on when you get it and problem solved. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I did the same, I got halfway to my truck and turned around. Now I regret not going, so I'm heading to the truck again for the hour drive to bowhunt for the rest of the day or I freeze solid, whichever comes first. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk