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Elk Calf + Water = Fun

hockeybuck — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:29 GMT

the one that did it

willhunt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:45 GMT

i'm looking for the one that busted this guy up..... but he will do.

he has whats left of 5 on the left and a brow on the right.

Forum: Trailcam/ Field Photos

Ultimate camo fleece pants

WhitetailChaser — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:37 GMT

Any ideas when those fleece pants will be available from Ultimate Camo?
And when will the fleece gear be listed on their website for sale?

Forum: Campfire

GROUND BLINDS

RUTNSTRUT — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:06 GMT

Does anybody know the name of the elevated platform that is made to hold a ground blind. I remember seeing it used on a show, but forgot the name. I did a search, but found nothing that matched it....

Forum: Campfire

Are me arrows too heavy?!??!

vballbach — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:12 GMT

I just saw an episode on OUTDOOR Network and they mentioned arrow weight and speed vs. spine etc. So I took mine out and checked them out. Never thought much about it until now. I usually check the chart on the back of the box to make sure that my draw and poundage matches up for the spine. That's about the extent of it.
The bow, I shoot is a bowtech tribute- 60 lb draw and draw length is 27.5 inches. Can push it up to 65 if need to. but 60 is very comfortable.
The arrow, I use Red Head Carbon Supreme lite hunter blazer at 28 inches. They are the 250 with 8.2 grain/ inch. i also shoot with 100 grain slick tricks also have the luennok- 26 grain. So the total weight for my arrows is around 372 pus or minus 2 grain(with vane 5 grain and insert 11 grain).
Now the show mwntioned that your arrow should weigh 5 times the draw weight. So that being said, my arrow should be around 300.
This set up is letting me shoot at around 252 ft/sec with tne energy of 52.2 ft/lb.
I think this is plenty of energy. NOW DO YOU ALL THINK THE ARROWS ARE TOO HEAVY? OR IS THERE A WAY TO LIGHTENED THEM UP? THIS WOULD ONLY INCREASE THE ARROW SPEED BUT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE KENETIC ENERGY MUCH, IF I AM CORRECT. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHT?

I know, I know, if it's not broken why fix it. But if you can make it better....

I think i can cut the arrow another inch or two and increase the pundage but that would only add 4-5 ft/ sec. any other way?!?!?!?
This is my 3rd year unting with a bow and have taken my share of deer and want to try for an elk in the near future. Will this set up be sufficient? I think the KE in but not sure about speed and arrow.

Forum: Bowhunting

THE REAL MISS AMERICA edited

rublines — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:41 GMT

THE REAL MISS AMERICA

This 19 year old ex-cheerleader (now an Air Force Security Forces Sniper) was watching a road that led to a NATO military base when she observed a man digging by the road. She engaged the target (i.e., she shot him). It turned out he was a bomb maker for the Taliban, and he was burying an IED (in layman's terms a bomb) that was to be detonated when a US patrol walked by 30 minutes later. It would have certainly killed and wounded several soldiers.

The interesting fact of this story is the shot was measured at 725 yards. She shot him as he was bent over burying the bomb. The shot went through his butt and into the bomb which detonated; he was blown to pieces. The Air Force made a motivational poster of her:

That's a shot 25 yards longer than seven football fields!!

And the last thing that came out of his mouth was... his BUTT!

If You Can Not Stand Behind Our Troops, Please, Feel Free To Stand In Front Of Them!

Bob McKown

Forum: Calendar/News

The perfect man and woman !

rublines — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:40 GMT

The perfect man and woman ! CLICK HERE

Forum: Campfire

Finally got a HAMMER!!!

DeathFromAbove — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:21 GMT

I got in early yesterday morning and nailed a HAMMER!!!

Forum: Bowhunting

Kurt

Smacko — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:33 GMT

I ask everyone to pray for the family of little Kurt Bourne who lost his battle with cancer on Thursday.

Kurt was the young boy we took on the Elk hunt a few weeks ago and he passed away on Thurs. 11/19/2009 at the age of 11.

Here's his story: http://www.ahuntabove.org/Kurt.php

We at "A Hunt Above" are going to do our scheduled dream hunt for this weekend in memory of Kurt...

Please be in prayer for his family...

Forum: Campfire

Too Many Deer?

ross1147 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:00 GMT

My roommate subscribes to the economist and he showed me an article in this months edition. Kind of blew my mind. I know some places have too many deer, but whacking a fawn to death with a shovel and paying someone 185 dollars an hour to kill deer seems a little excessive.
I thought I had a good job, doesn't beat 185 dollars an hour to hunt... Anyway, check it out if you're not busy.

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14849852

Forum: Campfire

Another fun hunt this morning......

GrzyBOW — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:43 GMT

Took Velvet out this morning to do everything humanly possible to try to get an unsuspecting deer to run in front of his arrow.....

As we approached the swollen creek, in my ultimate wisdon, I tried to cross only to have my boots fill with cold water.......

Velvet took out trash bags and turned them into waders.......but it worked, I had cold feet.

Soon after first light, as Velvet scanned the field seeing nothing, I said there's a buck, right at the edge......

For a good 12-15 minutes this bucked walked around the field.......we grunted, we hit the doe call......you name it we tried it......even with the decoy, he just wouldnt come in closer than 80 yds ....

He was a nice buck, but really needed another year.

Velvet decided to try to snort/wheeze......only to make it sound like a alarming warning deer snort.......the buck decided against the field and took off.

a couple more does and that was it.....until

an awesome red fox entered the field and was very interested in the drag rag velvet used.....

At 30 yds I let him take a deep breath of a G5 Tekan........20 yds later he was piled up!

Forum: Bowhunting

Buck Down

smokie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:57:56 GMT

Not mine but a good friend's. He started bow hunting last year after he bought his bow on this site(Thanks to bowtroll for getting him set up). He grunted this guy out of a corn field just before dark. After a few seconds the buck was 20 yards away. His first shot spined the buck dropping him and he then followed up with a quick finishing second shot. Here is his second deer with a bow and first buck.

Forum: Bowhunting

Delaware City closes the doors

deerslayer20 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:17 GMT

Just wanted to know if anyone else on here lost a job today because of this...they say 550 people is the number, but with outside contractors it more than that.Oil companies get rich and Im out of a job.....this sucks I guess the billions they make isnt enough....oh well...guess I have more time to hunt for now LOL

Forum: Campfire

Pray for Obama

deerslayer20 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:51 GMT

Amen to this

Over the week end we were driving. Traffic was moving slowly, and a car in front of us had an Obama bumper sticker on it. It read: "Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8".

When we got home we opened up our Bible to the scripture, and read it. We started laughing and laughing. We couldn't believe what it said.

Psalm 109:8

"Let his days be few; and let another take his office."

And here is where I got mine and you can get yours
http://shop.cafepress.com/pray-for-obama

Forum: Campfire

Public Land Pope & Young

Cbass1465 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:39 GMT

I wish I could say that I had the luck to take this great deer as I had been chasing him specifically for the last 3 weeks of this season. He lived on a public land here on the shore and I knew he would make the book. The closest I came was 40 yds. from him with my recurve in my hand before getting busted from a shifting wind. He was a smart old boy who got outfoxed by a buddy of mine last night. This guy decided to try something different and set up on his Dove hunting bucket in the middle of a standing bean field that had been having a lot of deer traffic in it this week (he had taken this week off to hunt each day). Well, last night this big boy stepped out and took a crossbow bolt (yes he has a permit due to an old injury to his right shoulder) tipped with a rage 2-blade in the neck at 35 yds. The deer dropped in his tracks!! When I got the picture, I knew it was the deer I had been chasing and I was soo glad that I knew the hunter that got him so I could admire him up close. He was really rutted out and had a couple of dings on his antlers but what a public land brute!! Congrats buddy, good job switching things up to make it happen! Fyi- We green scored him @ 142" gross and net of 138".

Forum: Harvest/Kills