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2020 - the year of ...............

redsquirrel

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Bwhana said:
After a great discussion with a friend from the site, I hope @redsquirrel will seriously consider this one.

To quote my friend, "2020 as the Year of Inclusion. Doing things and making efforts to get more people hunting and thinking about hunting and its role in conservation. I am excited my middle daughter will be 12 this February and has expressed an interest in bowhunting!!! I cannot wait to go on some hunts with her and have her in one of my Bowhunter Ed. Classes."

I don't have demographic data on our membership, but I bet my guess would be fairly accurate. We truly are a niche group in a dying sport, and anything we do to boost hunting and add to the ranks helps saddles.
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Pitch me some ideas in a PM. I don't have time to do everything personally but I am completely behind the idea and using our community and it's resources to support good causes.
 
kyler1945

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Bowmanmike said:
Do you guys have doe tags? It is easy to get them where i live and i practice on those to hone my killing skills. Last year was my worst season ever,so this year i was not going to pass shot opportunities on does and i was happy i didn't,my two archery does were all i had to show for at the end of the season.
Next year will be the same approach unless i think a buck may be trailing the doe,if it is close to the rut.
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I have on 3 occasions, and I know of many, many, many others, shot a doe that was being trailed by bucks, and had an opportunity to shoot the buck too.

Unless you live in a one deer a day state, shoot the doe. If a buck is trailing her, you’ll likely get a shot at him in the same spot, or very close to it. If she dies close to you(in sight) all the better. Free decoy.
 
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kyler1945 said:
I have on 3 occasions, and I know of many, many, many others, shot a doe that was being trailed by bucks, and had an opportunity to shoot the buck too.

Unless you live in a one deer a day state, shoot the doe. If a buck is trailing her, you’ll likely get a shot at him in the same spot, or very close to it. If she dies close to you(in sight) all the better. Free decoy.
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I’ve found that to be the case if you drop the doe in her tracks. I’ve had a couple 2.5 year olds trying to force a dead doe to her feet.
 
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Kyle Hey said:
@flinginairos I would love to see your process of hunting bucks in the App. Range from start to finish. How do you spring/summer scout, in season scout, locate bucks, approach stands, deal with wind issues in the mountain, etc etc. I want to see more eastern/ App. Mt. content!
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Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes, yes, yes to this!!!! Also want to see pressure hunting!!!!!
 
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Allegheny Tom

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enkriss said:
Then what are you?
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I'm a 62 year old hunter with 50 seasons of experiences that I like to share. Some of my input is based on woodsmanship and some is based on gear. Read my stuff...I'm the kind of guy that likes to share info and be helpful.
Its funny, I can comment on ozone units, clothing, bows, broadheads, arrows, even hand drills (made by a specific manufacturer) and nobody complains. But as soon as I have input on one particular product (made by that same specific manufacturer) that might possibly infringe on the "domain" of an existing product, people get their knickers twisted.

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Allegheny Tom said:
I'm a 62 year old hunter with 50 seasons of experiences that I like to share. Some of my input is based on woodsmanship and some is based on gear. Read my stuff...I'm the kind of guy that likes to share info and be helpful.
Its funny, I can comment on ozone units, clothing bows, broadheads, arrows, even hand drills (made by a specific manufacturer) and nobody complains. But as soon as I have input on one particular product (made by that same specific manufacturer) that might possibly infringe on the "domain" of an existing product, people get their knickers twisted.

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What's a clothing bow?

Also for 2020...apparently I need to do some squats to build up my saddle holder. If I had a nickel for each time I had to pull it up and tighten the waist belt, I'd buy some beast sticks

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DaWiz9578 said:
What's a clothing bow?

Also for 2020...apparently I need to do some squats to build up my saddle holder. If I had a nickel for each time I had to pull it up and tighten the waist belt, I'd buy some beast sticks

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Glutes are good for many things,and they tend to disappear as we age. I guess all muscles do if we dont use them.
 
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Allegheny Tom said:
I'm a 62 year old hunter with 50 seasons of experiences that I like to share. Some of my input is based on woodsmanship and some is based on gear. Read my stuff...I'm the kind of guy that likes to share info and be helpful.
Its funny, I can comment on ozone units, clothing bows, broadheads, arrows, even hand drills (made by a specific manufacturer) and nobody complains. But as soon as I have input on one particular product (made by that same specific manufacturer) that might possibly infringe on the "domain" of an existing product, people get their knickers twisted.

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I don’t think that’s it.

You seem to have insider knowledge of all things Treehopper and test their products. You have them in your hands before anyone else. There is some kind of affiliation between you and treehopper. I don’t understand why the cryptic behavior on this site. It seems every manufacture has people to promote their products but as soon as anything Tethrd is mentioned it’s either deleted or shut down. I don’t want to get into a pissing match with anyone it’s just perplexing. If you can post all things Treehopper then people like @ablair and @flinginairos should be able to post all things Tethrd.

Just sayin....
 
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Allegheny Tom said:
The year of trying to participate in discussions about gear without people complaining about my status as a rep...I am not a rep ;-)
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I believe you so much I had no idea what product you were talking about. If you really like a product some may get the wrong impression I guess.

I guess the post above explains it. If you don’t receive free stuff and are not paid to try it you should be able to post on the product




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The year of CWD education, we will do anything to be safe by way of overkill, I just hope everyone is read up on CWD. We may be hunting the most dangerous animal on earth and eating it. Protect your family and friends READ UP.
 
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Allegheny Tom

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enkriss said:
I don’t think that’s it.

You seem to have insider knowledge of all things Treehopper and test their products. You have them in your hands before anyone else. There is some kind of affiliation between you and treehopper. I don’t understand why the cryptic behavior on this site. It seems every manufacture has people to promote their products but as soon as anything Tethrd is mentioned it’s either deleted or shut down. I don’t want to get into a pissing match with anyone it’s just perplexing. If you can post all things Treehopper then people like @ablair and @flinginairos should be able to post all things Tethrd.

Just sayin....
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Those are fair points, but you really should look at my posting history in its entirety.
A majority of them are posts of advice and my attempt to be helpful and offer solutions and suggestions.
I've posted about a wide variety of products and there has been no complaints about my posts about other products (including the hand drill). Crap didn't hit the fan until the sling was discussed. I wonder why.
Also, if I am rep (as alleged) then why did I make a video that primarily highlighted modifying the product (the sling).
I've discussed modifying the Kestrel and the Predator, too.
I asked about locating a supplier for load rated tri slides and @DanO found them and now sells them. Was that an "association" with Dan?
What products DON'T I share info on?? The ones I don't know anything about. Do I share info about Treehopper? Yes, because I do have info that may help people make informed decisions. I'm trying to help. Is there interaction between me and Mark? Yep. I've given him opinions on what I would like in gear designs and he asks for my input which I gladly give. And I do so with zero compensation. I can't believe I have to reiterate this yet again. If I got free stuff, then it could (SHOULD) be an issue, but I get nothing for free so my opinions are not based on personal compensation. I'm just trying to help make quality gear available to all of us, and this is the thanks I get.

One thing that I feel the staff should address...
Vendors, reps, prostaff, and gray area people like me, cannot currently post ANYTHING about ANY product in that new section about products. I cant even ask a question about Scentloc Easton arrows, deer sleds, hemorrhoid cream or any product on the planet. I cant even give a "like"...because someone thinks I'm a "rep"...whatever a rep is.
 
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I'm just a pee-on consumer who comes here to learn a little, bounce ideas off others and find a little humor every now and then. Couple quick points.....

It's @redsquirrel house. He lets me hang out in it. I choose to suppose him. I didn't have to but I wanted to. If you don't wanna support him financially you don't have to. If you don't like it here then, BYE!

@Allegheny Tom if you paid for you gear from Treehopper then you are no different than any other consumer
 
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DB4x4 said:
Alright, enough arguing. Can we get back on topic before this thread gets locked, please?

Will the Hawk seat work or not? :tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy:
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Haha, and I mean this in a completely light intent...If a discussion on the Hawk takes place in the products section, I can't participate...must mean I'm in bed with whomever the heck makes those. Lol
And I DID end my first post (#5) with a winky smiley face :)

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