Archery Talk

Last year for rifle it was absurdly warm (like 40s/50s in December in PA) and there were ticks crawling all over my clothes. I feel like if I start archery hunting I'd definitely have to treat my stuff with permethin haha.

 

Right.
Last year I shot a buck with the crossbow in the mid -November rut and it was 64 degrees by the time I got it out. Had to do some quicktime skinning/quartering and get it chilled down. Poor guy was loaded with ticks too.

 

Here in Ohio, we get like 2 months before the gunners, But its usually pretty warm in the beginning.

 

Same in Michigan... Early Antlerless/Youth Hunt ---> Bow ---> Gun season ---> then back to Bow.

 

we get a month and 11 days...I dont know how they came up with that schedule. They have it open for elk in early sept..but unfortunately during peak elk rut its closed

 

That sucks, at least you have elk, no Elks around here. Just mousses, and they hang out at the local Walmart!

 

you mean hippos? My wife got lucky and got a moose draw tag. Its a once in a lifetime...so hopefully she can get one.

 

LOL, well congratulations and good luck !

 

this happens to me archery hunting...

 

I find it funny birds make a huge racket, squirrels rustle around making noise, turkeys scratch around making noise you snap one twig or your chair squeaks and deer take off!

 

Kind of on topic if you have a walk in cooler do you skin the animal? Ive usually skinned the animal then hung it for a few days before cutting it up.

 

Always skin as early as you can. Cooling the carcass quickly is the most important thing in preserving the true flavor and not adding "gaminess".

 

And the deboning the meat!!!!!!. We soak ours in icewater for 24 hours and it makes it a night and day difference.

 

Yeah, that's so true. However, do you guys have these? They will tell the whole forest somethings up if you blink wrong...

 

Would that fall under
pecker code?



(Morse code) ( Pecker code)
Never mind!

 

http://youtu.be/glGpBragTs8

 

Well! I'm making the BIG change! I'm going lefty and my Mathews is not happy!
Because of a major surgery of having my right shoulder replaced, and missing out on a great deer last year do to not being able to deliver the shot when I needed to because of sitting in the cold so long & clothing. I've decided to convert to lefty after trying it on my current bow. Now before anybody asks, I am one of those fortunate/unfortunate people that do not have a dominant eye. I already shoot handgun/rifle ambidextrously. So the conversion was actually quit easy. It has definitely renewed my faith in hunting this year.

 

Good luck! Ive been putting off shoulder surgery for a number of years because I cant stand it would cut into my hunting

 

I had reached the point of no return and had no choice. How old are you?

 

42...I really dread having surgery #1 because I have out of pocket expenses associated with it...