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Glad to see I'm not the only one. This is also one of the reasons I love my minivan

I'll be doing something like this soon. Fire pit in backyard on a gravel patio. I also plan on building a massive deck, partially covered, with a gas fireplace in it. Something out of a magazine. Will be a very large summer project.

They have high resale and are strong performers off road. Reliability isn't amazing from what I've read, the ride is bad, the gas mileage is terrible. Apparently a lot of those issues have been resolved in the current gen, and it drives nicely. Given their resale I'd consider buying a new one. I often look into getting one but when I start weighing all the factors can never quite get there. I'm cheap, though.

I can't speak for your area. But in my area, Western Wayne county, the public land is tough to hunt. There isn't much of it, what there is is so pressured it would make you laugh (orange army), and what part of it isn't pressured is exceptionally difficult to get to--and get a deer out of. I did it two years and pulled out a buck both times with bow (most times I went out I didn't see a single deer). But I'm coming up on season 3 now of private land. It's 20 acres or so in the middle of hundreds of others. The owner keeps certain trails cleared, it's packed to the brim with deer including huge bucks. I see deer most times, and throughout bow season I have seen 2-3 distinct sets of deer in just one sit. These properties are night and day different and if he demanded $1k to hunt his land per year I'd write him a check.

I'd offer money. It can't hurt. I think knocking on doors is an anachronism likely to create little more than lots of frustration.

But what has tripled since then? Stock market, including dividends. If you had $30k for some land 20 years ago and that land is now $60k, it would be worth $90k had you just left it in an S&P500 index fund. https://smartasset.com/investing/investment-calculator#bT4PA5xbox

I also go very heavy on gloves and around the bottom of pants for example. I use the same stuff. It's quite expensive. There is a concentrate option I have not bothered with lest I mess the mix up or something.

Hard to say. I have good longevity in my family, but despite being much healthier than my parents I seem to somehow have a higher blood pressure than them. So Maybe into my 80's or maybe I keel over at 55.

People cannot be educated. If they allow hunting it will be overrun with cruel trophy hunters. If it's an official bait mile sniper hunt they can say they are using police, etc. and the populous will happily defer to the authority of it as an unfortunate but necessary event.

I treat not long before and let them air dry on my porch. I do not treat again because season starts on Oct 1. Within a few weeks we've had the occasional sub-zero temp and I know that doesn't kill ticks but it definitely slows them down. I just don't do it again personally. Any clothes I wash I go on a gentle cycle.

I wouldn't. Personally I own two kinds of vehicles: New, under lease vehicle (brand doesn't matter). Toyota. If you can stretch into a Rav4 (I realize it's more pricey than the trax and unfortunately the CH-R isn't AWD yet), you'll have a high value vehicle for years to come and no problems at all.

haha I have the same target and the same arrows. You're gonna wear that center out, though

I like walking through the woods with the decoy.

Thread bump time CVA Wolf, 4 X 30 grain 777 pellets (I got them for almost free), 250 gr Shockwave. Thing is wicked accurate. Out to 100 yards if I miss it's entirely my fault, not the gun's. I clean the bore after every single shot when training. Fouling the barrel for accuracy as somebody mentioned above is merely an academic exercise. You can't leave the gun that way and the first shot is the only one that matters.

CVA Wolf is the gold standard of entry level--but capable--MLs. Splurge a few extra bucks for the stainless steel one (yes it can still rust, so you still need to clean it), and a Nikon Scope for just over $100 and you can be all in for $350 or so with a very capable ML. Mine is so accurate and so pleasant to carry I have not bothered to buy a bolt gun for regular season.

I'm going to guess these numbers, if taken today, may not match up, as xbows continue to get better but people may not be better shots with their vertical. I practice a ton with the vertical but really want my shots within 20. I've taken three deer with my centerpoint sniper 370, two at around 30 yards, and I think nothing of it. The power, accuracy, and magnification definitely makes me feel it's got a good 10 yards on the vertical. I do use mechanical because the fixed on the xbow are highly inconsistent in POI.

A few weeks back I was driving along a road and saw a ton of deer in a weird spot on the side of the road. They paid me no attention. I turned around and stopped my car on the road to get a second look. The second I slowed they all stopped what they were doing and looked at me. I think the idea above about the middle of the field walking like you're on a stroll is definitely the ticket. If you can do it a couple hours before sunset, when the deer are still down, even better.

Basement to around 14 yards and at the range I go out to 50 regularly. I enjoy shooting that distance even though I'd never launch an arrow at a deer that far. We should be moving soon and then I'll be able to get around 40 or so in the back yard.

Rage. I'll never use a front-opening blade again (dubious blood trail on the entry). I've experimented a bit with Montec and may use them on the vertical bow this year if they are hitting properly. They don't fly well on my crossbow and veer severely enough that I would not take a shot past 20-25 yards with xbow with them. Really want to use them on vertical, though.

Is he mentally ill? I have a neighbor I took to a few spots I've found, including the one I hunted last couple of years. He has an overly "familiar" way about him. Like right off the bat telling my friend who owns the land he could leave keys to his tractor to drag back deer cause my neighbor knows how to use it, but worse ignoring instructions on how he can get into the property, whether he can hunt during gun season, etc. It turned off the land owner and I very quickly could not vouch for him anymore, so now neighbor lost out.

This is not possible. The nocks are not lit until they are shot. Within those tiny fractions of a second the nock is released and lit. There's literally zero chance that you're capable of seeing the light while it's still touching the string, during release, and then having the time to move such that it impacts the flight. If your form is good without lighted, it will be with lighted. They do weigh slightly different than non-lighted, so that could change impact to some degree.

I don't know my brand of lighted nock but I love them. As for weight difference I have taken all my regular plastic nocks I use for practice and filled them with .177 BBs, held in place with epoxy. They are now the same weight as the lighted, so I know weight is consistent between practice and lighted.

I had the opportunity to buy a really nice cabin this year at a great price from a neighbor and I came to the same conclusion. I spend so much time working on my house, remodeling/updating, etc. the last thing I need is to have to do it on two places, unless the cabin was brand new and basically a rental property as well. I am still looking for land in the webster/walworth type area, but with kids and a job I just don't have time for two buildings unfortunately. Financially leasing land is the smartest approach and invest the difference (land is a terrible investment, generally), but there's essentially no land to lease close to Rochester that I've ever found.

Yes, most of my hunting is alone, including with a climber.

Crossbow take down. Weird. Last year was my first year I did not take one with bow since I started in 2015. I got two with Xbow, one out of country and one in NY. Was also my first successful take by gun (black powder).