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Law and order don't seem to be doing so well in Democratic controlled NY city. Would you like to see that unrest take hold in the rest of the country ? I don't think many others will. Rudy laid it all out put pretty good last night.

As long as the fillets are still twitching when you take them off the fish, you won't find much better eating than bass, especially grilled, baked, or broiled.

Most of these folks ain't that good at math.

I picked up my hunting licence today at Walmart and it went pretty smooth, other than the printer running out of paper half way thru printing the tags. Ten minutes later, they got them all printed up, including 2 9F dmp's on the second try. I will be up in the Adirondacks, the first weekend in October, and wonder if there is any decent public land early bear hunting nearby at that time. I now have a bear tag, and a place to stay a few nights, but no 30/30 ammo. Hopefully, I can get some before then. Walmart had nothing but 12 ga bird shot. I could bring my 30/ 06, for which I have plenty of ammo, but that heavy thing ain't fun to lug around the mountains.

I am 95 % sure he will be 2.5 on opening day of crossbow season, when he would be a "shooter" for me.

Agreed, even a field tip will do it there. More than likely, the mechanical from the crossbow has the edge on recovery percentage for a combination of: 1) always strikes closer to same point of aim as field tip, 2) larger cutting diameter improves blood trail and increases chances of striking vitals. From vertical bows, those advantages might not be enough to overcome the additional energy required for blade deployment since there is usually a lot less "extra" energy available. The study that I referenced showed no significant advantage for the mechanical from a vertical. My personal experience with verticals and mechanicals is limited to a single shot. That one struck very far from my point of aim, but still resulted in a short 40 yard recovery. My recovery percentage with fixed broadheads from a vertical compound bow was significantly less than the 100 % that I enjoyed with both that single shot and five with my crossbow, using mechanicals.

It is good to hear that about the NAP Spitfires. That is what I am using this year. Do you use the 100 grain and what is your launch speed. I am launching the 100's at 280ish and 370 fps.

Not quite, especially from a crossbow. The scientific study that was done on a military base, which Culver posted last year, showed a very significant advantage of the crossbow with mechanical broadheads over all other combinations. I can't be the only one here who bought that data can I ? That also agrees with my own experiences over 37 archery seasons, although I have yet to try a fixed broadhead on a deer with my crossbow. Since my recovery rate with that and mechanicals stands at 100 % (5 for 5), the only way I would try a fixed broadhead would be if I ran out of mechanicals or at gun-point.

Didn't your dad have a issue with a fixed broadhead from his crossbow last season ?

So would I.

Old tractors like that are not bringing much money. If everything works and the tires are ok on a TO 30 Ferguson, you might get $ 2k. That said, they are a great tractor for food plotting. I do most of mine with a nearly identical Ford 8n. The Fergusons were not made in quite the number, so would be a bit tougher to find parts for. Those 5 foot Bush-Hog squealers are awesome. I used one on my 8n a few years and it worked great. It made a much neater cut than the Rhino SE-6 that I replaced it with on my bigger tractor. I went back to a "real" Bushog when I wore that Rhino out this summer.

Musky make much more slime and stink especially in the summer.

Use the blood for the rinse. It is right there for quick use and will not promote bacteria growth like water. I am guessing that the main reason you dont care for venison filet mignon (aka tenderloins) is because you have eaten them when they were tough from rigor-mortis. Try leaving them in the fridge a week or so. Folks would not pay so much for beef filet mignon if it was not aged. Venison (also red meat) likewise benefits from that aging process, which allows enzymes to break down the rigor-mortis. Another option is to eat those tenderloins quick (within 5 hours of the kill) to get ahead of the rigor-mortis. I did that with one from a 3.5 year old buck last year and it was quite tender.

You don't, Nomad is thinking regular bow.

As I mentioned on your other thread, the 125 grain mechanicals that I used up last season flew identical to 125 grain field tips. I tested a few different brands of 125 grain fixed broadheads last year from my 300 fps Barnett Recruit crossbow. 3 blade, muzzys and wasps flew almost identical to the field points. Allen's were way off, striking very low. I should probably check their weights on a postal scale. Maybe the far-eastern manufacturer did not include the weight of the blades or messed up a metric conversion.

I never had tenderloins that were not awesome tasting but I have always gave them that quick wash with blood. That includes those from an 2.5 year old 8-point, in 2016, that took my mechanical broadhead behind the shoulder and exited the butt cheek on the opposite side. That one did some nasty gut cutting on it's way through. Your guess us as good as mine why a few on this thread don't care for tenderloins.

The recently concluded Democratic convention was the first on record by eitherer party where there was no bounce I'm the polls. I blame that on Bidens horrible VP pick which happened just prior to the convention.

100 grain is the easiest size to find. That must mean they work best. I always used 125 grains before, but they can be tough to find these days. If you don't know what size, you can weigh them on a postal scale. Your practice field tips should be the same weight. Mechanicals will usually fly identical to field tips, but fixed may not. I wasted a mechanical on a target proving that and I won't do that again, especially with those costly NAP"s I bought this year.

I would reccomend mechanicals, based on my own experience (5 for 5) 100 % recovery on deer with them using my crossbow, and 6 fo 6 if I throw in my last bow kill. I never approached that level using fixed 3 blade muzzy's and and wasps from my bow. I used my last 125 grain, 3 -blade o-ring style "blackout" mechanical last season. 6 of those accounted for lots of venison. This year I am going with 100 grain, 3-blade NAP spitfire mechanicals. They were not cheap but are supposed to be among the best from high speed crossbows. Several here have recommended fixed. You might want search this site for an old thread which Culver posted on this site, about a scientific study of recovery percentage on a military base. The crossbow with mechanical broadhead came out on top by a significant margin.

I bought Centerpoint Sniper this year because of the good reviews it had. So far, I like my Barnett Recruit (speed = 300 fps) a little better, due to ease of handling. The Sniper is much heavier and quite front-heavy. Offhand shots would be tough with it. Most of my stands have good shooting rails, so the front-heavy issue may not cause me problems. The extra 70 fps speed should give the Sniper an edge over the Recruit on longer shots. I will probably hunt with both this fall, matching the best crossbow to the conditions. As far as fit and finish, there is not much difference between the two entry-level models. The Sniper is a little quieter, but the Recruit has a better trigger. Both factory sights are ok. The scope on the Sniper is clear and the crosshairs are right on at 20, 30, 40, and 50 yards. I am not sure how it would do in low-light conditions. The illuminated dot sight on the Recruit is very good in low light conditions, but needs a battery that might fail at the wrong time.

The archery course is not required for deer hunting with a crossbow, however if you take it, you can purchase an additional antler less tag that may be used in all but a few Adirondack dmu's. That tag is very valuable in some zones that don't give out dmp's, or where they are real tough to get. Now would be a great time to take that archery course, because as long as the covid pandemic goes on, you can do it on-line. I would love to see 3 antleted buck tags for NY hunters who purchase bow, ml, and regular season tags but the trophy hunting lobby has prevented that. Taking up to 7 antlerless bucks is ok however.

When I had to do it myself, I use to remove the meat from pike in three pieces. The first piece was the top, above the spine, then each side, staying outside of the y-bones. Usually, I was careful, and there were few bones. Lots of meat was wasted in the process however. Ever since the accident in A-bay, my wife makes me release them all. I never drank a beer , until i had a limit of fish (alcohol eliminates my ability to detect the strike). The number of bones left in the meat was directly proportional to the number of beers I had before cleaning. Bass are so much easier to clean , and better tasting, if properly cared for. I can clean them with a 6-pack in me and still not miss any bones.

I recall them being pretty good, especially when the water is cool. There is a guy up in Goose bay that would clean them for me, removing all the meat in one big boneless slab, in exchange for the y-bones. He cut them out with a straight razor. Pickled y bone are a delicacy up there.

Here are the two st Lawrence "accidents", along with an upper Niagara 48" musky "accident" (they had to be 44" to keep that year but now 54"). All hang above the bar in our billiard room. I copied that from George Boldt.

That is where we usually stay. We always did good in June on the smallies, straight out from Kring point. Bass are very good if you keep them alive and remove the meat while it is still twitching. Not so hot if you let them pass in a cooler however. I like the largemouth a bit better but the smallies fight a lot better and are usually easier for me to find. My wife won't let me keep pike since my brother in law got a y bone stuck in his throat up there a few years ago. They were not able to help with that at the A-bay hospital but he coughed it up the next morning while eating an Orio cookie for breakfast. My biggest pike up there was 38", and I got that one mounted. My biggest walleye(29") was also from up there. Both caught by accident while I was bass fishing.