Will_C

I bought a crossbow this year-a Parker! I have plans on using it indefinitely, but now who knows! I did buy some bolts last weekend-I think I have 14 now. I plan on using it until it breaks-hopefully many years. i love guns, but the crossbow is just a tool for me-like my hunting knife. I've had that for 20 years and probably will never but another unless I lose it. Rifles-I have enough to carry a different one every day of the week. I have friends who are just the opposite-same rifle they have used since they were teenagers, but buy a new bow every other year. Will

I shot my first deer with a crossbow-that was neat. Shot 2 doe in Pa. So I have some meat in the freezer. Didn't see a single buck.

I use the Work Sharp tool. A couple of passes and my knives are sharp enough to shave. It cost a few dollars, but I enjoy having a sharp knife with 30 seconds of time. Just bought new belts after 5 years. Will

I just bought a Centerfire this fall. First crossbow and I like it a lot. I'll stop by the dealer and see what they think. Probably buy a string and cables if they have them, and some capture nocks. Really not happy about shelling out $750 on an orphan. Will

Same with me. I was driving across a hay field with my UTV Saturday to get to my blind-saw a 6 point buck in the field at 6:15am. Hunted the entire day and didn't see another deer! Will

We are all gun owners-that's how I look at my one credit card. It is an incredible tool that I use sometimes when I need it, but not being careful will lead to danger-just like a firearm. Will

We hunt 155 acres-80 owned and the neighboring 75 leased. The surrounding properties have either no or low hunting pressure. We shoot anything we want to (and of course have tags for). We usually average 3-4 bucks and 5-6 doe. Deer are always there except for the last 3 weeks of gun season-they seem to hole up on the other properties. Usually we will kill 1-2 on the last weekend of rifle and MZ season .

I'm a school principal-have been to several student's Eagle award ceremonies. I can tell you every one of those kids has went on to have successful lives. I even hired one of them to come back and teach for me. Congratulations.

110 grains T7 with a T/C 250 grain bonded Shockwave through a .50cal. Encore. I am about through with a pound of T7 I bought 10-12 years ago, thinking about trying Blackhorn 209-heard good things about it. I'll probably pick up a can and play around with it in the winter when there is nothing else to do. Will

I participate in the early muzzleloader season in Pa. because it is there. I wouldn't want to see one in NY. If the deer harvest needs to be increased, I would think that full inclusion for crossbows would be the first step. I am more of a gun hunter, but I enjoyed my first year with a crossbow. It was a peaceful feeling in the woods, I hope to more next year. Will

I think I'd choose a Leupold 2.5-8 or the Zeiss 3-9x 36. Perfect for a light 7mm-08. Will

Hunted this way with my cousins in Pennsylvania for years. They own a 700 acre dairy farm and probably had permission to hunt double that acreage. Used to be about 15-20 of us. Until about 15 years ago, nobody stand hunted. We would meet in front of the barn at 7:30, do 3 drives in the AM, have lunch and then do 2 drives in the afternoon. We averaged close to 80% success on bucks, and close to 100% success filling the doe tags we had. I'll be honest, it was the most fun and exciting hunting I ever did. Pa. Antler restrictions and the fact that many of the surronding properties started to become off limits, as well as our age-I am the third oldest hunting there now-have made us all stand hunters. We still do well, but I miss the shouts of "buck coming your way", "2 doe headed to the briars"' etc. Will

Hate the political climate and the SAFE act- but what little family I have is here, have 4 years to be fully vested in my pension, and am a creature of habit-never livee anywhere else. Still, the thought of a more conservative state appeals to me. May reconsider when I retire. Will

I don't use social media, but In general, that's one of the scariest ideas I have heard. Will

Killed a 8 point in 1995. Had killed probably 6-8 doe. Shot it from the same stand I have shot 4 of my best 5 bucks in my life from. 150 yard shot with a Remington 11-87 12 gauge Lightfield slugs. Not a shot I try today, but I was young!

I never had the oil changed on anything I owned until I bought 2 new Toyotas-a Tundra and a Camry. They both have the filter that is a replaceable element inside a housing. Don't have the special wrench needed-it's about $40, and I am reluctant to learn on a $35,000 truck. Still change the oil on the ATV, UTV, tractor, and a bunch of small engines. Will

Threads like this make me so happy I have private land to hunt! I do remember when I first starting to hunt, most private land was open to all. If you saw someone where you were heading, you simply went a few hundred yards and sat there.

Got my first crossbow deer last Sunday. 40 yard shot with my Parker Centerfire XXT. Double lung-trailed it 60-70 yards.

I'll just add to what has been said-I'd suspect something is loose-stock, fore end, scope base or rings. A pretty terrible barrel or muzzle would still keep a sighted in rifle on paper at 50 yards.

Will be carrying my Browning A-bolt II .30-06 some of the time-19 deer and a couple of coyotes so far. Will probably use a Savage American Classic .250 Savage the first day-no pictures of that.

Absolutely ready to go! Rifles sighted in yesterday and today, trimmed a path to my stand, and clothes have been out for a month.

I so think it would be a waste of your money. Even if you upgraded the springs and tires, the frame would not be up to the task. if you want to haul 4,000lbs, you really need a tandem trailer rated for at least 6,000 lbs. Will

I am on my second Tundra-a 2015 SR5 TRD. I had a 2004, same package. That's a nice truck. I had to spend a few hours with the manual figuring things out, and you have more! Will

Had the lady who owns the land next door put fabric softener sheets loaded with perfume up and down the property line one year. Poetic justice-she went bankrupt, the land was sold and we have been leasing it for the last 10 years! She has to hear and watch us go hunting out her back window!! Will

My fiancé started hunting when we first got together. She bought her own .260 and loves to explain what it is to guys at her job that have never heard of one! Will