Hunting type things.....

[Iowanian]

Its fall. Bow season has opened in at least Missouri and Iowania. I thought we could discuss related topics. Tips, braggin', near misses....

relay your hunting stories, pics and tips here.

anti hunting types.....find another corner to squat in.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by O.city

So, fixing to get the greenlight on a new bow set up.


I've been hunting with an older bow for a while, so time to move on up. Can any of you guys tell me about PSE products? I'm not wanting to spend a whole lot.

You stay out of this thread until you snatch your penis back from the wife mister!

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Otter

You stay out of this thread until you snatch your penis back from the wife mister!

Maybe it's a chick getting the green light from her husband?

[tooge]

So, my son wanted to sit in the tree stand with me. It's a double ladder. He shot his first squirrel with my .22 at about 25 yards. He was all pumped. We cleaned it, cut it up, and brined it. Frying it tonight.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by tooge

So, my son wanted to sit in the tree stand with me. It's a double ladder. He shot his first squirrel with my .22 at about 25 yards. He was all pumped. We cleaned it, cut it up, and brined it. Frying it tonight.

Look at that shit eatin grin. He looks pretty proud.

[tooge]

Originally Posted by Fish

Look at that shit eatin grin. He looks pretty proud.

Yeah, he was all jazzed up about it. Fried squirrel is some good shit too.

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by O.city

So, fixing to get the greenlight on a new bow set up.


I've been hunting with an older bow for a while, so time to move on up. Can any of you guys tell me about PSE products? I'm not wanting to spend a whole lot.

PSE makes quality bows. They're at the top of the speed game if that's what you're after. Draw cycles can be rough and short due to cam design, but they're cranking out nice bows. Generally not the most forgiving, but quick and accurate.

You should shoot several brands before you throw down some coin. Connections have me biased as hell, but if you plan on keeping it several years I advise getting your hands on every bow you can. New bows are like vaginas, they're all good... but you'll know when you find one you want to keep around a while.

Budget bows are budget bows for a reason, but that doesn't mean they won't last for years or won't get the job done. Just something to think about, but some companies now offer lifetime transferable warranties so you might want to take a look at some used bows as well. Diamond and Bear both make nice budget bows so you might sling a few arrows through them too.

Generally, I point people to Athens, Hoyt, and Prime... and in that order. It's none of the big 4, but there are a couple companies hitting hard times, customer support might become an issue.

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by tooge

So, my son wanted to sit in the tree stand with me. It's a double ladder. He shot his first squirrel with my .22 at about 25 yards. He was all pumped. We cleaned it, cut it up, and brined it. Frying it tonight.

[O.city]

Money isn't really an issue, but I've shot a PSE that I really love. It's a very quick quick bow.

I've shot a Matthews that was a stud bow, but I can't bring myself to drop that dorayme on a bow while still in school.

BTW, thanks for the info.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by tooge

So, my son wanted to sit in the tree stand with me. It's a double ladder. He shot his first squirrel with my .22 at about 25 yards. He was all pumped. We cleaned it, cut it up, and brined it. Frying it tonight.

Good Jesus! That is one fat squirrel!

Good on the little man.

[O.city]

Good locking squirrel there. I'm really looking forward to a week and a half at home next week, gonna kill some squirrels and have momma make some squirrel dumplins.

[ptlyon]

Got a shortage of possums down there or what???

[tooge]

no, plenty of those too. This just happened to be the first critter to come wondering by and my son had an itchy trigger finger by then.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by ghak99

PSE makes quality bows. They're at the top of the speed game if that's what you're after. Draw cycles can be rough and short due to cam design, but they're cranking out nice bows. Generally not the most forgiving, but quick and accurate.

You should shoot several brands before you throw down some coin. Connections have me biased as hell, but if you plan on keeping it several years I advise getting your hands on every bow you can. New bows are like vaginas, they're all good... but you'll know when you find one you want to keep around a while.

Budget bows are budget bows for a reason, but that doesn't mean they won't last for years or won't get the job done. Just something to think about, but some companies now offer lifetime transferable warranties so you might want to take a look at some used bows as well. Diamond and Bear both make nice budget bows so you might sling a few arrows through them too.

Generally, I point people to Athens, Hoyt, and Prime... and in that order. It's none of the big 4, but there are a couple companies hitting hard times, customer support might become an issue.

Thanks for this. After shooting a PSE, Bear, Mathews, and a Prime, I ended up going with the Bear. It was actually smooth, plus it was one of their upper level bows, on sale for half price. It was a bow kt as well, so I got hte full set up.


Anyway, looking forward to slinging some thru this weekend in southern MO.

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by tooge

no, plenty of those too. This just happened to be the first critter to come wondering by and my son had an itchy trigger finger by then.

[Fish]

Went fishing. Caught 4 bucks. Wait... what?

Couple years old, but a neat story...

Tom Satre is the captain of his 62-foot charter vessel the Alaska Quest based in Taku Harbor, Alaska. The article said that on October 2, 2010 Satre and his family were cruising about 25 miles south of Juneau for a Sunday luncheon when his daughter, Kelly, spotted 4 Sitka black tailed deer in the water. The wind was blowing particularly hard that day and the chilly waters were churning with white caps.

"They swam right toward the boat," Satre told reporters. "Then, they started to circle the boat. They were looking up and looked like they needed help." He added that the deer were foaming at the mouth an indication to him that something was wrong. Neither he nor his family had ever seen deer in so much distress. The boat was equipped with a swim step but instead of climbing onto it the deer swam under it.

Getting the exhausted deer on to the boat was going to be a challenge. Satre said that he was able to get them on to the swim step by lassoing each deer and "one by one, hauled them by the neck onto the back of the boat."

The article said that after the boat returned to the dock at Taku Harbour three of the deer got off the boat on their own and disappeared into the nearby forest. One deer was was still too week so it was helped off the boat by Satre by means of a dock cart and was taken to a warming area so that it could be treated for hypothermia. After a short time it made a full recovery.