Archery Talk

tried getting some strings replaced on our crossbow and one place said it would take 3-4 weeks for them to order strings! not including the time to replace them...WTH!

 

I'm not retired yet, can't afford such luxuries

 

I can walk you through...total cost of mine was under $1,000. It is really affordable if you have the space. You can go as small as 4'x4'x8 or larger like mine is 9'x10'

 

Oh, so you built one? Tell me more!

 

I got some cooler panels but basically you just need a room that you can insulate. I use a window a/c unit and a coolbot. brings the temp down to 34-40 degrees. I dont have all the pics but Ive already used it quite a bit.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/walk-in-cooler.440690/#post-12803889

 

https://www.storeitcold.com/ for the coolbot. This is the site I got my info from but built to the size I needed.

 

Leave it to the AF Guy to come up with this. Awesome man

 

I wish I had come up with it...I just found it a few years ago helping a friend. I bought a coolbot for him and he bought the ac unit and we put together a cooler for him. Fast forward a couple hunting seasons and I made my own cooler. Ive already had bear, moose, and deer hung in my cooler. I just need an elk this year!

 

So I moved to Wyoming after I got out of the Marine Corps and hunted with a rifle for the first time last year. Within 1 hour of opening day for mule deer shot a nice buck and had it packet out by noon. 2 weeks later went to the same spot and shot a bull elk within 30 minutes of legal hunting.
So needing more of a challenge I decided that this year I would do archery. I pulled out my old Martin (12 years old) compound bow and took it to get restrung, while that was happening I shot a new Mathews compound. All I can say is DEAR SWEET JESUS, there is a massive difference between the two.
So what I'm saying is it's time for me to start saving up for a new bow, or get really really sneaky with my recurve

 

Hmmm. Maybe I should move to WY.

 

im thinking the same thing!

 

Try the Reign series by Bowtech. I tried all of the "flagship" compound bows for weeks thinking I was going to end with a Hoyt. Then I decided on the Reign 7. At the end of the day it's all how it feels for you and what is most comfortable for you.

^Agreed. I've been looking for engineering jobs out there for the past month haha!

 

I had a bowtech assassin when they came out a few years back as my fist bow. I loved it, I ended up selling it after a year or 2 of no hunting spots so this year I picked up a cheap bow from a buddy thinkin I would "make due" just trying to get back into it. its a Quest G5 hammer. after a few months with it now I have it dialed in and really love it, and I have less then $200 into it. All that to say I agree with what the other guy said. Its all about what your most comfortable with.

 

You must have a nice place....try hunting here...game is a lot more scarce when hunting season opens...

 

Also got our X-bow restrung today...its been 7 yrs since we bought it. The bow place said the strings were still good but I just felt better getting them replaced. We havent shot it yet but Im itching to shoot something...Aug 30!

 

No kidding, I grew up in Nevada and went to college in Idaho. I thought Idaho was going to be the utopia of hunting and fishing, wasn't too impressed when I got there. But yeah, Wyoming is by far the best place I've lived for hunting and fishing. I can get a over the counter tag for deer and elk and hunt archery, and if I don't get something with a bow go back during rifle season with the same tag. The secret to my spot is it's a 1/4 of a mile from where most people are willing to go, which means it's a 1/4 of a mile off the road lol.

 

We get otc tags too, just a lot of people road hunt, over hunt places etc. So once season opens the game are super skiddish but thats the challenges of hunting! I went and checked an old pond and it had some recent elk/deer activity so thats a good sign. this pond always has water no matter how dry the year is so I know its a hotspot, but usually they come in there at night

 

Howdy y'all! I took the summer off. But now it's time to get back to that thing we all love the best!
How was everybody's simmer?

 

still hot here! Weather forecast is supposed to be coming out of the 90's into the 80's next week though! Maybe start seeing stuff move more!

 

Anyone ever turned one of their old compounds in to a bowfishing bow?