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re: Who is using new gear/tactics for deer in '24
Posted on 7/25/24 at 7:07 pm to Salmon
Posted on 7/25/24 at 7:07 pm to Salmon
Yea the extra heavy arrow fad is starting to pass.
I swapped a couple years ago to an arrow with total weight of 490-500 gr. with 12% FOC. I blew through a shoulder blade on a deer at 9 yards and the arrow stuck in the ground 8”
I swapped a couple years ago to an arrow with total weight of 490-500 gr. with 12% FOC. I blew through a shoulder blade on a deer at 9 yards and the arrow stuck in the ground 8”
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Posted on 7/25/24 at 7:09 pm to SkintBack
Funny you posted that. I have the XOP vanish but have been looking to get the millennium M7. The XOP platform is too long for my liking.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 7:52 pm to Jack Daniel
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I was pretty happy with my setup after last year until I just saw your sticks
Which ones?
Posted on 7/25/24 at 8:00 pm to SkintBack
The treestyx
Posted on 7/25/24 at 8:05 pm to Jack Daniel
Oh man I wish I had a set!
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:07 am to SkintBack
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I'm 98% public land and most of that is archery. Have been a saddle guy for the last 2-3 seasons.
Same here but I’ve got to find a new place to hunt. I’ve had zero success the last three seasons.
I’m in the ponchatoula area and I hunt a little WMA north of here that, on paper, should be perfect. Lots of tracks, lots of signs, see animals on camera at night, but nothing on hunts. There is a lot of traffic too which doesn’t help. Going to try Sandy Hollow this year, but I’ve heard it’s a mixed bag as far as deer are concerned
Posted on 7/26/24 at 10:47 am to SkintBack
Putting together a new tripod setup. I’m going to go with the rrs anvil-30 head. The tripod itself will be an innorel rt90c. I’m not sure why I never explored tripods as an option, as soon as I saw it I instantly thought of myself as a dumbass. Buying and installing arca rails for two rifles next month. Testing in September and October via coyote/hogs.
This post was edited on 7/26/24 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 7/26/24 at 10:56 am to SkintBack
If anyone wants to spend $600 on sticks
Posted on 7/27/24 at 8:22 am to SkintBack
For the OP, if you only hunt three days per year, all of that gear won’t make much difference. Hunting and fishing is about time in the field and/or really good places to go.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 8:23 am to Salmon
Salmon, why are you field dressing a deer before packing out? Go with the gutless method.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 9:24 am to 257WBY
Because it’s still hard as hell to drag a gutted deer 100’s of yards by yourself
Posted on 7/27/24 at 10:27 am to 257WBY
I take the heart and kidneys
Posted on 7/27/24 at 1:49 pm to Jack Daniel
Yeah, he answered the question. When I pack one out, I take the shoulders, bone out the hind quarters, and pull the back straps. I leave the guts inside the rib cage.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 2:44 pm to 257WBY
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if you only hunt three days per year, all of that gear won’t make much difference.
Agree, but last year was definitely an exception. Life just got in the way. Doesn't matter if it was only 3 days anyhow, I'm a buy once cry once type.
Posted on 7/27/24 at 3:58 pm to Salmon
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I take the heart and kidneys
I slice through the sternum and make a lil hatch with the ribs to get the heart out.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 12:40 pm to SkintBack
Update - bought a Kuiu pack and a Scout Platform to add to my Shikar mini for one sticking.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 1:08 pm to SkintBack
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Update - bought a Kuiu pack
How do you like it? My only gripe with my mystery ranch is that it's loud as all hell. I use a Trophyline Platow if I don't mind the walk out to grab the meat pack.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 2:35 pm to Loup
Haven't gotten it yet. I'm only coming out once, got the get it all in one shot. I have two Horn Hunters, think I'll be selling one or both.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 3:48 pm to SkintBack
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I'm only coming out once, got the get it all in one shot.
I hear ya. I find if I get too cocky and assume I'm killing a deer it doesn't happen. When I walk in not ready to pack out I usually kill one.
ETA: first hunt I made last year was early October. Didn't think I there was a good chance of killing so had the light pack. Hadn't done any scouting. I rode my bike two miles and walked another mile to check a tree. Shot a small hog on my way in. Gutted it and strapped it to my Platow. One of the trees I was going to look at was torn up. 7 or 8 piles of fresh shite and a lot of older shite. Got in a tree and shot a doe about an hour later. Had to go 3 miles out to the truck to get my pack. I'm convinced that I wouldn't have killed anything if I'd went in with the meat pack.
This post was edited on 7/29/24 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 7/29/24 at 3:12 pm to SkintBack
Do you strap your bow to the bag? I'm looking at getting a backpack to throw my bow in for long hikes.
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