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I bought the SE for a smaller phone. I don’t do a lot of browser surfing on my phone. Usually i am app based with the occasional need for web use. The web forum format is a PITA on a phone IMO. I know I am in the minority so I don’t expect a miracle. It is what it is at this point.

These Tapatalk issues have pretty much made me not visit this site. The web based version from my IPhone SE is downright cumbersome. only time I visit now is when I have a few spare minutes at the office. Oh well.

I will sit in a downpour if I know it is going to end, especially if it is tied to a front leaving or just before the sun is setting. I'll also gladly sit on one of those grey overcast days where it drizzles all day long. If you are buying rain gear, I say spend the money on a quality set. They will last. I have Guide Series (Gander's in house brand pre-close), and I am running on 10 or more years for the set, and recently only went and bought a new jacket because I thought I lost the original (I later found it in a bag of hunting clothes). If I were to buy another set, I'd probably break down and buy Sitka's rain gear. That set-up will last a long time and it is very well thought out with respect to keeping certain areas free from drips, leeching, and breathing options (zipper locations to provide air). Stupid expensive, but on a 10 year lifespan, it's pretty reasonable. Both brands are pretty quiet.

You would think that with this on social media, that the new outlets would have run with this.

I have nodded off during all-day sits - especially in that 1-3 PM range. Most often it's not the first day or two, but if I am doing a few in a row, the lack of sleep catches up to you. The head bob 15' up is scary, ha. When I know I am tired, I'll climb down and sleep at the base before moving to the evening stand. Oddly enough, I have never went back to the truck and nodded off before heading back in for the PM. Never really understood why, except maybe unless it's really cold out. If I am sleeping, I want to have at least a one in a million chance of waking up and being able to shoot a deer, so might as well sleep in the woods. As of late, my hunting partners don't let me get to all-day sits. They like steak and eggs, haha. Maybe this is the year I get them to sit all day.

I brewed my own this past month. Bought a nice extract kit and made a nice Irish Red Ale, keeping it simple just to learn the overall process.

I'm in the 90s and I am pretty confident I crossed the 100 archery mark. I can think of five - two shoulders and one ham (sight pin got bent on walk in on this shot and I wasn't aware of it until after the fact). Not recovered. Two were later recovered beyond useful timeframes for consumption - one gut and one hard quarter away liver shot that was jumped by ATV riders during the period which it was bedded after the shot. 3 bucks, two does. I can even recall the shot distances - 5, 10, 10, 30, and 42.

Here is a pretty quick read that is digestible: http://archeryreport.com/2011/06/understanding-arrows-drop/

No time/distance for the arrow to rise enough in trajectory - which is why the 30 yard pin is used for some people's setups. That is their specific "intersection" of line of sight/distance and trajectory (which is still rising at that point) I will admit to shots under 10 that I actually don't use the pins and move toward instinctual shooting. Oftentimes because if it's that close, it's because it's quick. 10-20 is my 20 settled a touch low and good form. Close shots also cause people to throw their form in the trash when shooting from a stand. Bend at the waist and keep that T form? No way, let's shoot looking like someone dancing to the tea kettle song. I joke, but it's often because they're shooting close because the action is fast paced. Usually the heart pumping and adrenaline is dumping. Muscle memory and mechanics come into play here big time.

I have had great experience with grim reapers. I shoot similar specs as you and do pretty well with them. My standard head of choice is the Slick Trick 100 gr standard, but I only use that in a blind situation nowadays.

I'm thinking post season might be better, but open to options.

You pretty much nailed the spots. Alex's is more formal/sitdown, but food is primo. O'Lacy's has good beer and decent food, including custom potato chips. Center Street is pretty good - can't recall ever being there on a Friday/Sat night though. Also in the area is Tully's, TF Browns, Main St. Pizza, Bonez, and a few others.

grrrrrrrrrrrunt

Plenty of NYer 11 pointers running around. BTW this tapatalk BS sucks. I couldn't even reply on phone to this thread to post a target for Biz.

Seems like it was mostly Buf and Roc people, minus the guest of honor....any chance we could shoot for Batavia or some middle ground between Roc and Buf? Last time was a blast.

I find this story suspect. Not saying it didn't happen but it just doesn't pass the sniff test. First, hunters are not the only people who use trail cams. Birders are a big and growing consumer base, as are research groups - i.e. Birds of prey, coyotes, etc. An anti bitching about a trail camera seems really far fetched. Add in the "littering" angle and it is hard to believe. Is there a rule on that specific public land about not leaving up items (I.E. carry in out)? Crazy story. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There is no blanket answer. We run a lot but we generally pick up the bucks we shoot and typically a few transients or bucks on the peripheral that show up 2-3x a season. Cams are not foolproof but they help with info as long as you use it properly. Not many ways to collect info 24/7 otherwise. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My wife and I went to see it Saturday. I actually liked it. Obviously some differences but pretty good. Been a while since I have been in a theater and everyone jumped at one particular scene. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good intel! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It is a niche camera - the battery type is not common (such as running to dollar general for some backup AAs). The cam itself works well. The wifi IMO needs to be stronger for more people to be on board. 60 yards seems to be the farthest distance to transmit wirelessly. You start getting to 100-150 yards reliably and I can see the potential application being more widespread. Browning has the Dark Ops in a Pro model now. I am excited to see how that one does. If it works well, that may very well become my workhorse camera.

The choice to shoot at X distance is personal, and opinions as much as people want to judge, don't make it "right or wrong." Situationally, I have killed deer out to 55 yards before. By far the exception to the rule for overwhelming majority of my shots. Percentage-wise my kill vs. miss/or not recover is the same is at 40+ as it is 39 and below. I admit that I will not take a shot on a doe as far as I will on a buck. I can't remember the last time I shot a doe over 25 yards, probably close to 8-10 years ago maybe. I simply have too many encounters with does at closer ranges that I never feel the need to shoot one far out. I probably shoot one doe for every 15 I have in range. My hunting partners tend to be more murderous, lol. The bucks that I choose to pursue result in 1-2 shooting encounters a year, and that may be at 20 yards or 40. I need to make those encounters result in wall decorations and a full freezer. I can't tell other people what their effective range is. I am not in the stand or blind with them. For me...its binary. Kill or not. If I believe I can kill the animal, I am releasing.

250 acres isn't cheap, that is for sure.

I think having a discussion is fine up front - the time to act is now. The handyman could make inroads with the value he offers in a short period of time. Talking to the owners and coming up with a solution is much more likely now than down the road. I would find some way to add value to the landowners if at all possible - posting land, clearing lanes for horses, other services you might offer (not wanking the dog), etc. I have permission on one piece of ground and I post it and buy a pizza dinner for the family each year. It's exclusive and being proactive helped me lock it up as the landowner has said no to others several times in the few years since I got on the land.

Same here...been through all that and typically end up with the heat packs, muff, and one glove.