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| Don H.... |
 Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:39 am |
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Am heading down to SE Ohio to the farm for some bow hunting this weekend.
Finally bought a new compound this season after 10+ years of using a Horton
crossbow that has now become the wifes'. I was hesitant to switch from
fixed blades(100gr. Muzzys) to mechanical, but was amazed at the field point
accuracy of the Rage broadheads. Am shooting 3-blade(1.5") Rages' on 400
Easton Excel carbon arrows with my Bowtech SWATand and have become very
accurate out to 30 yds. Really love the setup and can't wait to draw on a
nice one this year.
Did I mention the wife? Wow...is she hooked for life! Hunts archery,
shotgun and now... muzzleloader seasons with me. Some people might say too
bad for me...but as the kids have grown older we are spending alot more time
together by ouselves and loving it. I quite often get out for some
"manly-man" time as well...so there.
Don, hunting in southern Athens Co. |
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| Jim Hurley... |
| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:43 pm |
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MS bow season opens tomorrow. I am a crossbow hunter as i have some
shoulder damage. Fixed blade. I thought about mechanical blades.
Let us know how they work for you.
I have heard they are fine even on a crossbow. Anyone have experience
with that?
Jim in MS |
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| barbara466... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:10 am |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Don H." <donald.l.humphrey at (no spam) GRC.NASA.GOV>
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:39 AM
Subject: bow season is here
Quote: Am heading down to SE Ohio to the farm for some bow hunting this weekend.
Finally bought a new compound this season after 10+ years of using a Horton
crossbow that has now become the wifes'. I was hesitant to switch from
fixed blades(100gr. Muzzys) to mechanical, but was amazed at the field point
accuracy of the Rage broadheads. Am shooting 3-blade(1.5") Rages' on 400
Easton Excel carbon arrows with my Bowtech SWATand and have become very
accurate out to 30 yds. Really love the setup and can't wait to draw on a
nice one this year.
Did I mention the wife? Wow...is she hooked for life! Hunts archery,
shotgun and now... muzzleloader seasons with me. Some people might say too
bad for me...but as the kids have grown older we are spending alot more time
together by ouselves and loving it. I quite often get out for some
"manly-man" time as well...so there.
Don, hunting in southern Athens Co.
Hi Don,
Our season starts October 15th here in Alabama. Two weeks from today and counting down. Got me 2 Muzzy's and 2 Thunderhead's, each of them 3 blade and 100 grains, and one mechanical ready and lined up to go. Good luck to you and your wife and be safe out there as well.
Note to all who read this: WEAR THAT SAFETY HARNESS, PLEASE.
Thanks,
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| Brigadier... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:46 am |
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On Sep 30, 9:43 pm, Jim Hurley <jimandphylli... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: MS bow season opens tomorrow. I am a crossbow hunter as i have some
shoulder damage. Fixed blade. I thought about mechanical blades.
Let us know how they work for you.
I have heard they are fine even on a crossbow. Anyone have experience
with that?
Jim in MS
The last deer my bow took was a 164# 5-point with a mechanical. It
worked fine, drew a lot of blood and the deer piled up about 35 yards
from where it was hit. This was not a pass-through.
I prefer 100gr. satalite titans, but am unable to find them anymore
and when my current supply is gone, I'm not sure what I will use.
I used 75gr. wasp ssl years ago with good results also.
The most important point is to keep any blades razor sharp.
Good hunting. |
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| Jim Hurley... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:19 am |
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I am presently using 100 gr wasps. Have had great results.
Jim |
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| Don H.... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:53 pm |
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Quote: Did I mention the wife? Wow...is she hooked for life! Hunts archery,
shotgun and now... muzzleloader seasons with me. Some people might say
too
bad for me...but as the kids have grown older we are spending alot more
time
together by ouselves and loving it. I quite often get out for some
"manly-man" time as well...so there.
Don, hunting in southern Athens Co.
Well my wife got her first bow kill this past weekend using the crossbow and
Muzzy fixed blades. Nice sized doe plus she even vidoetaped the whole thing
by herself! A husband couldn't be prouder. She even used one of her
birthday presents to help field dress...the Butt-out 2 tool. Nice invention
as it's very easy to use.
Here's a link to her video...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BwJw-FRKXk
I didn't have any monsters come by me so I came up empty. Oh well, next
time maybe.
don |
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