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Haha, broadhead wrench is just a piece of plastic that holds the blades while you're screwing them on. I guess you could do it carefully barehanded but I'd rather spend $4 to make sure I don't cut myself. I went with replaceable blade bh's as well but just threw sharpener in there because I know some reuse. Then again I heard it's nice to run even new blades across the sharpener a few times. I have the best of both worlds, it's a bh wrench with a built in sharpener. Whopping $8 buy. For the release I'd see if the shop will let you try different kinds before you buy. I started with the typical wrist strap trigger release, then I tried out a thumb release and it felt way better for me. Arrows I recommend South Shore archery out of Florida. He does awesome work and you can order singles to try out different kinds to see what you like best.

Sight Wrist sling Target block, if you can shoot in your backyard, awesome. Even if you can't I'd get something to shoot at even from 10ft away in the basement or whatever, just to get your body accustomed to drawing back and shooting. Quiver broadhead wrench optional: stabilizer allen wrench set sharpeners list goes on and on

congrats

Sorry for your loss Larry.

I've seen them fairly regularly on the walking trails around me. Every now and then would see one or two scurrying about on my front yard when I pulled into the driveway. Last night went to put the trash out and there was one sitting on the grass on the edge of my driveway right by the curb. I passed by it with less than 3feet of space between and it didn't even move. Checked from my window about an hour later, still there just hanging out. What are the restrictions on hunting rabbits and small game in general? I know it's a daily bag limit of 6 and figured out the areas of Long Island where it's permitted. But in terms of weapons, are only air guns allowed or can you use a .22?

I too would be interested in finding someplace highly recommended. The one I've been to on the island is OK but never left me feeling like wow, this place is awesome. I was actually looking to check out Flying Arrow in Carmel but I guess they're not that great either? Too bad Lancaster is so far away, that place definitely made me say wow.

Remember when I told you I'd probably stick to only rifle hunting as I had no interest in bow hunting during last year's Suffolk Archers Hunter's Rendezvous? That didn't last long...

You folks that shoot for groups at the same spot, are you not afraid of damaging your arrows? I'm sure at longer distances the chances of a robin hood are slimmer but I'd still be afraid of busting up my precious hunting arrows.

The majority suffers because of the idiocy of a few. Somehow I feel that wasn't the premise of the founding of our country.

Longer season and ability to hunt locally. Turning out to be a pretty fun and enjoyable hobby as well.

It's all a bit ridiculous. Yes, Im going to spend all this money on bow hunting gear, take all that time to practice and tune said gear and then when the moment arrives I'm going to decide last minute that I would rather use my handgun. And of course no DEC officer will have a chance to hear the gunshot because we all know suppressors turn gunshots into whispers in the wind.

So far it sounds like being able to carry while bow hunting would be beneficial for one's ability to self-preserve. Is there any specific reason/logic cited as to why it's not allowed in NY or is it just another one of those stupid NY laws? Considering how difficult/annoying it is to even get a pistol (legally), you'd think they'd let you use it where needed.

There was a thread on the archery forum where members were posting what sidearm they'd be taking into the woods with them come bow season. Reasons for carrying varied depending on the area, some places mentioned drug addicts, others wild dogs etc. Now obviously in NY we don't have the option regardless, but just curious to see if anyone had any instances where a sidearm of some sort would've been beneficial. My opinion is it'd be a nice to have when you are not on the move and occupied with something like gutting or field dressing.

Pretty similar to Elmo's story for me. Grew up in Flushing, Queens to immigrant parents. NOBODY I knew hunted but I always had the urge even when I was a kid. Urge sat on the backburner for years, college - work - marriage - house - kid. One day last summer I was at a friend's BBQ. All the guys were sitting around, drinking, smoking cigars and talking about how wonderful bacon is. That led me to bring up boar hunting in PA. A lot of the guys were down for that but only one friend was interested in non-packaged hunting with me. Well, once reality hit, everyone else ended up backing out and the one friend who was interested ended up moving to another state for work. He also ended up marrying a girl who is an absolute sweetheart but is against him owning any "dangerous projectile discharging mechanisms" and hunting. But I decided, screw it, I've been letting this sit for too long. Signed up for the hunters safety course and bought my first rifle. I only got out 3 times last season and didn't have any luck in tracking a buck and had my first steaming bowl of tag soup. Realized I needed a longer season with closer locations so I also bought a bow and sat through another butt numbing 8hr course. Working on tuning that now. Hoping I'll be able to at least fill one of those whitetail tags this year.

Very sorry to hear J. Take care of yourself.

Spot Hogg Real Deal 5 pin with your choice of pin size available on huntoftheday.com, under $150 I got my Spot Hogg Hunter from there as well but haven't seen it lately. I agree with moog, not a huge fan of the pin adjustment setup, I mean I get why they made it that way but I think it may be a bit over-engineered. But other than that, rock solid and bright, visible pins.

Grace and Godspeed to healing.

Good to hear most that last shot is fine (from here and from the archery forums). I love shooting the bow but for some reason was really not enjoying doing the paper tuning. Thphtm, I learned early on not to shoot consecutively at the same spot. Had a robin hood during my first round of ever shooting a bow, luckily the bow and arrows were all range rentals. I tried it out once I got my own arrows just to see if it was dumb luck the first go around. I never got a nock busting robin hood with my own stuff but there were quite a few times where the shafts were definitely skinning each other in the target. Won't be doing that again.

Got around to doing some paper tuning on my bow. Some background info, I've been shooting for a few months now, so still a novice. Consistency level I'd say about 2-3 inches at 20 yards save for random flyers when I get lazy with form (indoor range with field tips). I've been using the true shot training aid to keep my grip as consistent as possible. Prime Ion 60lbs/27.5DL, GT Hunter XT arrows at 340 spine, cut 28.5 inches and 125gr field tips. Shooting right handed. This was what I started out with, first shot through paper: Adjusted the rest to the left until I got to this: Same hole with the paper pushed from the back a bit: I stopped here because I couldn't tell if it really needed more adjustments (also cause I was getting tired, long day). That first shot makes it look like it's not perfect because of the way the paper tore on the left side. But you can see that the entry point is fairly centered within the vanes (the little black specks are the bits of target foam that were stuck on the field tips). I'd say it's probably hitting slightly tail high but I'm just on the fence whether there still needs to be any lateral adjustments. For the record, I'm not looking to be OCD perfect with everything, I just want solid accuracy for hunting and to make broadhead tuning easier. Next step after this will be some walkback tuning and then just lots more practice before the season rolls around.

What/how you hunt is a product of how you were exposed to hunting and what your goal is. No one is more right or more wrong than the other. I grew up in the city with close to zero personal hunting relationships. Maybe a friend of a friend had an uncle who hunted. So for me growing up, I figured a deer hunter did it solely for the mount with the big antlers because really, that's all they portray in cartoons and what not. I had no idea that hunting does or fawns was even a thing until I started getting interested in taking up hunting. I guess some of that prior bias stayed with me, as I would like to take a buck and am not as interested in taking a doe or a fawn. I have this weird "no women, no kids" idea stuck in my head. I would look for one with a decent rack because I would def like to mount my first kill, maybe after that it may not be as important or maybe I'll decide I want my next one to be even bigger. But that's just my motivation. If I was hunting for meat on quantity base, I would probably look for deer that passed whatever sizing criteria. If I treated deer meat as a delicacy or treat and cared less about quantity, maybe I'd look solely for fawns. As long as they're legally done, the what or why doesn't matter.

Normally I tend to side with police first because of the way the media tends to bias the stories the other way. However in this case the onus falls solely on United and Chicago Aviation Security (they're not on the same level as armed police but above mall rent a cop). Simply put for the CAS, their own spokesperson came out stating that their officers only have limited authority to make arrests to begin with and that this scenario was not in line with their standard operating procedure. All three officers are now on leave. Also need to keep in mind, the passenger did not do anything illegal to warrant arrest or physical restraint. It's not even clear he was subject to the carrier contract terms because this wasn't the case of an overbooked flight. It was a full flight yes, but as others have mentioned, it wasn't oversold, they needed to make room for employees that were needed last minute at another hub. To me that just shows logistical and operational incompetence that a paying customer should not have to suffer for. Operational incompetence is basically the root of everything here. They should have just kept upping the compensation offer until someone volunteered. But whoever was in charge of that flight either wasn't given enough latitude to make such decisions or dropped the ball and decided to take the easy way out by calling in security to force the passenger off. Unfortunately the latter happens all too often because the airline employees don't want to deal with the responsibility and decide to call the cops. My best friend is a Port Authority officer at JFK and he tells me they get called in constantly for the stupidest things because an airline doesn't know how or want to deal with things.

"Oyster Bay is a great place to work, live and play" Considering our average tax increases over the last few years they should change that last part to Pay, Pay, Pay.

I've heard Remington quality and qc started declining after they were bought out by the Freedom Group in 2007. My friend's older 700 (from the 90's I think) never gave him any issues. I thought of the 700 but the qcconcerns had me go with a ruger instead.

Nice GMT. The safety orange is a nice touch for hunting. But all that shine may spook the deer.

I originally got it for hunting, you can never have enough compasses. Now it's become one of my go to weekend watches because I don't have to worry about it getting knocked around or banged up while dealing with my two year old (they're sort of made to be banged up). Here's the one I got: Casio G-Shock Rangeman GW9400 Also comes in olive green but that has a negative read out display which I found to be a bit harder to read depending on lighting and angles. There are also a bunch of limited edition finishes if you want but be prepared to spend some serious cash. If you get it and some numbers and readings look off, make sure to read through the manual to make sure your watch is calibrated correctly for your location.