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Very true, another potential cause.

Wow Sam...what great shots. Thanks for sharing them.

Strother is one heck of a bow designer, but not one heck of a business man. His bows are legendary in every sense of the word though.

I don't necessarily agree with this, but you live down there. In my understanding viticulture is a booming business, the cost of entry is high, so vineyards in operation carry a premium, especially when they are long-standing varietals that are regularly in demand. The people who want million dollar views cannot often compete with the vineyards on a dollar by dollar basis because the grapes are grown where they are, for a reason. The prime locations are valued via their commercial capabilities much more than the view. I am sure a house or two was built on a vineyard, but with the cost of entry and start-up before production occurs often causes vineyards to remain highly sought after by others in the business. Right now alot of merging is going on within the industry and many people are diving into a business model where the vineyards supply multiple wine making operations. If it is getting torn down, it's likely driven by environmental damage. This winter had alot of temps below the 5-15 below range, which is often the range which many cornell-created or NY based varieties are hardy to.

Nice job Sam. Iowa has treated you well on many levels. So has Ohio. I'm collecting my 3rd point for IA next month.

I have shot 2 and 3 blade rages but stopped using them for a couple reasons. Haven't shot a rage in 5 years or more. Moog shoots them and pretty much de-guts deer, but his bow is packing punch well above most everyone on this site. His deer generally are not blood trailed. We chunk trail...ie look for lungs on the ground. No lie. I shoot slick tricks and grim reaper razor tips in 1 3/8" as I find I get the performance I need with much my lower specs.

What you would see is property access go from challenging to obtain, to a lockdown of unexperienced levels. All that would do is make FSW happy as a prognosticator. I also suspect highgrading would be a very common term within 3-5 seasons.

That's for 12 gauge, 20 gauge the specs become much more similar. To the point I am not sure a CSI agent is going to determine it unless they look at the powder chemical analysis. I think the SSTs in 20 gauge by hornady are the exact same as the ones provided for MZ. If not the same, very close.

Social Studies also generally ranks as the most boring subject if you poll students, with U.S. history leading the way. If only I had focused on math, science, and common sense in high school and early college rather than Chesterton, the Romans, our independence, and UN and Caribbean politics...little of that stuff paid any value to me from a career perspective. I do not discredit the value of learning our history, but at the same point and time, I would be fine if we cut the amount of history exposure in the curriculum in half and moved toward experiential learning (ie practicing things you learn) that might pay dividend career-wise. We have a ton of local colleges in my area, and pretty much all undergrads coming through my doors are equal regardless of degree, with the exception of one/two schools. They can talk about what they learned. A college like RIT, which is very experiential (required co-ops and internships), produces much better people/employees/long term careers. I find that they can do, and not simply talk about doing. Again, I do not discredit the value of learning our history, but at the same token, I feel like our school system should better prepare students for college or trades. Spending a week on the Mayan civilization or our western expansion seems like it isn't the best bang for the buck.

I knew I still had this somewhere... The Rage 3 broadhead does not seem to retract consistently and therefore may act as a barbed broadhead. Barbed broadheads are illegal for big game hunting in NY, but our laws and regulations do not prohibit barbed broadheads for turkey, coyote, or small game. Sincerely, Jeremy Hurst Jeremy Hurst Wildlife Biologist

I know the DEC HQ considered or considers the 3 blade barbed. The DEC cannot name the barbed broadheads specifically in print (the reasoning was silly, but that's government), but in the documentation that the DEC ran for a few years actually used a diagram of the various types of BH (fixed, mech), and the mechanical diagram was the 3 blade rage (if you knew what it looked like). If they have not redesigned the 3 blade, they are still considered barbed as they will lock up with all three blades deployed, creating a barbed angle. All three would need to be able to swing forward together, not independently and the three blades won't. A good test is to drill a hole through a sheet of plywood (or any scrap wood) big enough for the closed BH to fit through but not the expanded version. Deploy the blades and try to pull the arrow out. The 2 blade model will fold forward allowing the arrow to come through the small hole. The three blade rage if not redesigned will not allow the blades the fold forward so that the arrow can be pulled back out. I've actually shot a couple deer with a 3 blade rage before and had the arrow not pass through. I tried to get it out, and let me tell you, you immediately know it is barbed. As an aside, they are a great turkey BH because they don't come out.

I think PA has reported that the elk in the area generally push out the whitetails. Not sure the tradeoff is worth it based on economic impact alone.

The Winchester XR loads get rave reviews. Might want to look at that as a good alternative. You can certainly stick with what you have, but a modest investment may pay off. Especially if you search around, you could find a pretty decent choke tube on clearance or sale. I hunted with an Undertaker for about 4-5 seasons that I paid maybe $10 for. Gander Mtn. had a ton of them last season on sale. The XR loads are more costly than basic Remingtons/Winchesters, but not as bad as the hevi shot and more shells per box.

The 3 blades at one time were considered barbed. No idea if it has been redseigned.

Safety is the big issue with that thing as far as attraction to buying as a second vehicle.

Deer will shift patterns to the new layout. Turkey might roost elsewhere obviously because roosting areas are chosen for a reason.

Maybe look at quartering the meat and letting it sit on ice in the fridge and swapping out the ice/melted water a couple days?

I hunt because I want to. Not because I need to, but because I want to. Pretty simple, and I don't waste any more time thinking about it.

These discussions are always entertaining, frustrating at times, and people come out of the woodwork. I think the biggest point to clarify is "why is this being asked?" There's a balance to everything - most people shoot whitetail deer and maybe turkey. As a point to that, most people do not need to shoot logs, they can shoot a middle of the road weight and still get the penetration they need. I shoot around a 400 gr arrow combo with an expandable 1 3/8" BH at a realistic 255-260 fps. Sometimes I also use a 1" fixed BH (STs). I sit right around 60lbs KE. I could most certainly up that weight, and I could most certainly lower it. I've found that this is a good middle ground for me. If I were to be chasing elk or bigger game, I'd likely move to a fixed head and look at upping my arrow weight.

While I am sure some people may take beer to the stand, I suspect many of the cans found were probably consumed either by non-hunters, or at times not hunting. Not justifying or condoning anything, but I think alot of people are telling themselves a story (ladder of inference) because they are equating to finding beer cans around a stand or in the woods as factual that it was drank while someone was hunting. I am sure alot of these beers were probably drank by kids who found the stand, or kids who camped out in the summer, etc. Or, they could be beers drank by the hunters during non-hunting times, whether it be after some stand work, etc. It doesn't excuse the piss poor action of leaving it around, but I suspect a big portion of the beer cans found are not by hunters. Look at the beer brands, too. Many times they'll be cheaper brands - which I would guess is likely from teens. I see alot of GL, PBR, and basic colored water brands. I've found beer cans around my stand before, and 6 mos. later found out it was a younger cousin who had been entertaining a young lady and they parked the truck and had a small bonfire in the field. They walked around the woods a bit and hung around my stand and tossed the cans. They got a talking to for leaving the trash, but it certainly is alot more plausible than me drinking them while on stand because that most certainly won't happen.

What make and model of camera? When it comes to windy days, having false triggers is completely acceptable. Not only are the weeds, branches, leaves, etc. blowing around, but in most cases the cam is moving an appreciable amount. The trees the cams are attached to are not impervious to the wind. Ever see how much a big tree moves in the wind? So really, what you have is a cam that is moving and everything around it is moving. So, pictures for a few hours or over a couple days while really windy isn't a big deal. The bigger issue would be false triggers on calm days. Look for tracks in the ground that are fresh to see if game walked by while your cam was inactive. I do not often go multiple days without game being captured of some sort, whether it be squirrels, deer, etc. Don't think to look for just deer - a lot of game can trigger a camera. Very hard to not get pics unless it is a field edge with no protection and a lot of prying eyes (human activity). Did it take a pic of you walking up?

I agree with Mr. VJP on this. I see little good coming of it.

Let's talk this weekend on it. I figured you might have some ideas and chime in. Don't need anything fancy, but some sort of deterrent and/or video capture would be great. Appreciate it.

I'm looking for more daytime deterrent more than nighttime since daytime hours are more when my wife would be home alone or nobody at the house. Most of these break-ins are happening during the day in midweek when people are at work. I'd love to find a perimeter alarm that can be audibly heard outside, and maybe something I can connect to my wifi that could alert me directly. I know if they want in, they'll get in, but adding one more trick in the bag between the dogs, a third vehicle we have parked in the driveway, and some alarm signs, it'd be nice to do.

Our road was hit hard by some douche canoes within the past day - one house two down from me (my family's old farm house) and several others were burglarized. The old farm house has not one, but FOUR big ass dogs (all over 60 lbs, one which is well over 100) that are not super friendly and free range on an invisible fence. You can't walk into the driveway without having them on top of you. Our house is pretty weak security wise. Have some dogs but that appears to be a non issue. Would like to implement some perimeter alarms, sensors, without going the ADT system route. Does anyone know about this stuff? Would love to hear reviews or suggestions. Have done the typical google search on ways to protect house, but would like some sort of alert systems, either alarm sound at the house, or maybe some sort of trigger to alert me. I have cell enabled trail cams I can use short term, but would like a resident system.