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Field Archer - Thanks for the information. My original post was a joke. However, I still prefer Excalibur's over anything else. Someday I'll upgrade from the Vortex to another Excalibur. Just my preference.

Awesome buck congrats! I thought the wait time is 60 days? Also, I've heard they shrink anywhere between 2-5% Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For sure. I was there today actually. Saw Quite a few nice whitetail bucks taken already this year Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would hope my Dad is a good shot by now, he's been hunting for almost 50 years already lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That one is a 270win. He has several others as well. I shot both of my animals with a wby 7mm mag Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's how my Dad brought home deer for 20-30 years. Now he has a SUV with a cart attached on the back. Still open for public viewing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congrats. Nice 8 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm not very experienced at scoring but I got around 77" using a string and tape measure. The buck on 9/30 (night before opening day) with 1 brow point was not seen again by us.l during the next 4 days. I also should mention that my Dads buck had no teeth left. Probably 6+ years old. His buck had a whiter head than my buck which had a black head and was probably 3-4 years old. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Although my notes from each day are very extensive, I'll try to keep this as short as possible: 9/30/14: Flew with my Dad from NYC to Denver to Casper where we were picked up by Lee Iberlin (http://www.iberlinranch.com/page-index.html). Lee is in his young 20's and just began offering guided hunts a few years ago. His family has over 70,000 acres of private property loaded with Mule Deer and Antelope. He is also a fly fishing guide on the world famous North Platte River. We sighted in our rifles and took a quick ride around on his property before dark and saw a bunch of Mule Deer and Antelope. 10/1/14 - 10/4/14: We hunted mule deer as our top priority since me and my Dad both had tags. I also had an antelope tag but didn't care to worry about them until we got nice mule deer. Opening day (10/1/14) rained pretty much the whole day, but we still saw lots of bucks but nothing quite worth shooting. Day 2 (10/2/14) we saw some better quality bucks in the morning, but still not quite what we wanted so we held out. The afternoon brought a cold front with 45mph winds and snow, so we didn't see much later in the day. Day 3 (10/3/14) we woke up to a couple inches of snow but clear skies and saw a ton of bucks. At 1030am we spotted a group of 5 bucks in a draw, one of which was a nice 4x4. I was willing to take my chances and pass him up. My Dad thought hard on it and decided he wanted him. We made a good stalk playing the wind perfectly. My Dad shot him at 125 yards while he was feeding and had no idea we were above him on a hill. He turned out to be a nice 4x4 with brow points, so 10 scoreable points. He was 20" wide with nice forks. Later that day I shot an even better 4x4 with brow points, again 10 scoreable points. Mine was 21" wide but with better mass and better forks. My buck was with 2 other nice bucks, but I definitely shot the best one. We stalked from 500+ yards to 140 yards when I shot him with a quick shot as him and the other bucks were staring right at us. This was the first day ever that my Dad and I both shot bucks on the same day, so that was pretty cool. Day 4 (10/4/14) I held out all day before shooting a great antelope at 5:15pm at 180 yards. I was fine going home without an antelope unless I saw a really special one. This one turned out to be 14" with exceptional mass (close to 7" in some spots) and great cutters (just under 6"). I'll get him officially scored someday down the road, but I think he is mid to high 70's (B&C is 80" awards, 82" all-time). All in all it was a great trip considering we had bad weather 1 1/2 to 2 out of the 4 days. We saw tons of bucks and saw lots of mule deer bucks sparring and fighting with each other. The antelope were in rut and chasing does like crazy. Amazing how fast they can cover a lot of land. Lee knows his property like the back of his hand, he knew every draw to check, had to play the wind perfectly, etc. I'll definitely be heading back in 2 or 3 years to hunt again with him. Maybe next time with the crossbow in an attempt to get a velvet mule deer. If you are looking for a reasonable hunt out west, I definitely recommend Lee. By the way, the lodging in the ranch house was great (my Dad and I each had our own bedrooms). The food/drinks was also great. Lee's girlfriend was a great cook and host. Enjoy the pics- I did the best I could with my iphone and little digital camera.

Yes, will post a new thread report tomorrow sometime. Had zero cell service all week. Sitting on the runway in NY right now, just landed. Despite bad weather 2 out of 4 days, We filled all 3 tags with nice trophies; me deer and lope, dad deer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can't speak from personal experience since I only shot once and it had no reaction whatsoever. However, tons of people kill deer with Excaliburs as well as many other brands of xbows. Just like guns or compounds, I think it's just a preference thing. I like knowing if I go on a trip across the country in the future with my Xbow and something happens to my string I can change it myself in 5 min Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never had a trigger issue or any issue for that matter with mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome piebald. I buy a dmp tag each year in hopes of seeing something like that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Never tried it. Not worth the risk of scaring deer away in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's really cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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My Dad's room Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Definitely 1 of the following: Badger Arctic Fox Otter Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Rifles are allowed in shotgun areas, just not during deer season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Opening day looks iffy for me in WY but next 3 days look good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One thing you should definitely do is sit over the gut pile of your deer if you get one. Might catch the bear coming into that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk