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    At what distance do your kill your deer?

    Just curious how far are you guys are kill n' em'. I'm of the older generation so I generally don't take far shots. Most of my deer are killed at 20 yds or less. I can count on 1 hand how many deer I've killed over 30yds. (100+ bowkills). a I live in the West so further shots can and do happen...
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    Quartering Wind Direction- How close is too close?

    Did you ever find a good spot where the prevailing wind direction just doesn't work? Well I found a tough spot w/ lot's of potential on a new property. I just have to crack the code on how to hunt it. It's between 2 bedding areas on a travel corridor. Lot's of scrapes, bunch of rubs including...
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    Cell cameras w/ poor cell service. Are they going to work?

    What do guys do when it's poor cell service? Most of the areas I hunt have 1 bar of service. Sometimes it's zero, sometimes it's 2 but usually that's brief. It's hard to get a text out usually especially w/ a pic attached. It does work eventually but you have to be patient. Plain texts usually...
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    Best Lighted nock?

    I know almost nothing about lighted nocks other than you can see them fly which is cool I guess. However I'm old school and I'm kind of set in my ways so I always thought that they had their place but they just weren't for me. However, the other night kinda changed my mind when I shot my drop...
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    My Thanksgiving Drop Tine Buck

    For me, a drop tine buck is my "holy grail". I've always wanted one. In 43 years of bowhunting I've never even seen one while hunting. I've only seen 1 on the hoof. I can finally say I got one. My main area has been decimated by EHD. It seems to have affected only certain areas but my area...
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    Made a mistake today

    I got busted today.. I have spot that I've been looking at for years. The size of the trees has always prevent me from trying to put and stand there. Plus the access. I now have a jet boat and it takes exactly 2 minutes from the launch. 5 minute total to get to the tree. Anyway, I have figured...
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    What Your strategy this week end?

    The rut is starting to kick off here. Time for some serious hunting. I'm torn for this weekend. I have some great funnels that I can sit all day in, or sit down wind of some doe bedding. I've seen some great action of bucks checking doe bedding around the 11/7-11/9. I know there's a good one...
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    WTB Jo Jan Fletching Jig or RH clamps

    These jigs let you fletch 6 arrows at once. I have one but I only have straight clamps. I'm looking for right helical clamps of the whole jig w/ the clamps.
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    4 step Aider

    What's a good 4 step aider? Any recommendations? I typically leave the bottom 3 or 4 steps out of my trees to keep people out. I'm thinking I could use an aider and hang it over the lowest step.
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    Tree stand Height- wind blowing over the top of deer

    Can you get high enough for your scent to blow over top of deer that are close and down wind? The reason I ask is I found a spot that has a junction of Multiple trails coming together downwind of a major doe bedding area. There's also a really nice scrape. There's also a great tree downwind 18...
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    Inseason Practice

    How many of you practice during the season? If you don't, you should. For years, I have always tried to do some sort of practice. I try to shoot a couple arrows before or after work. This year, my schedule prevented that. I also keep a dirt arrow in my quiver. I try to shoot when I get down to...
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    Missed! Pre-prep those trees if you can.

    I've been having a tough time getting on a mature buck on my property. They are there but I just can't get one close to me. I decided to make a change and head to a property that I've had permission on for 20 years but don't really hunt it. Nearly all of that time I was a tree stand hunter. I...
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    Deer movement charts

    I very rarely pay attention to them. I just hunt and let what happens, happen. Do you guys find any correlation? Todays major is mid day. I have the time so I'm gonna jump in a tree. I guess I'll find out!
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    Short Bridge and the turn to the left

    I like my tether about belly button to chest high. I use a platform and mostly lean/stand on the platform. This combo produces very little hip pinch. I'm quite comfy w/ very little fidgeting. If I raise my tether, I tend to fidget more. I lefty so when I go to shoot the off side ( left side) I...
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    Cutting Shooting Lanes-Very high branches?

    My hunting partner and I set up 2 trees in ideal locations this weekend. There is some tree trimming that needs to be done that we could not reach with a pole pruner. The branches start out above the platform height and swoop way out and then way down. They are Almost vertical as they hang...
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    Google Earth Question

    I got a new computer last week. I had to download a new version of GE. It's totally different. Very fast. However, I can't seem to figure out how to rotate the image. The other feature I liked to was to be able go back in time to older views. Any ideas?
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    Cold weather saddle hunting. Cold feet?

    How cold have you saddle hunted? What your solution to cold feet? The reason I ask is here in MT it can get F'n cold here. Below 0 degree's kinda cold. Add the wind chill and it's hard to stay on stand. Here recently I started using Boot Blankets and putting a pas on my LW's so my feet don't...
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    The one that got away!

    The season is over for me today. It's blowing 30mph so I didn't go out. I had my doe tag and I wanted to fill it yesterday. I didn't get it done. She got away. It started me thinking about the ones that got away over the years. There's quite a few. Lot's of good stories. Some of them haunt me...
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    Which tree? How would you hunt this spot?

    I have found a special spot. I've have been hunting it several years now. I stay out of there all year and try to put as little pressure on it as possible. For the most part I'm the only one hunting the area. Whenever I hunt there, I usually have plenty of action and see multiple bucks in bow...
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    You didn't kill that deer cause why?

    Being a successful deer hunter is an accumilation of learning from your mistakes. I've been showing my partner the ropes for a few years now. He's learned a ton and starting to kill them pretty regular. However hunting is process and I'm still learning myself. If you put enough factors in your...
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