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Recent content by IndyBowhunter

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    How many times did you punch yourself

    I've shot a Carter Wisechoice for two seasons now. I actually didn't start with any issues off the hop switching to thumb button from an index finger release. Everything was great for a full year. The spring of last year, I started punching myself in the mouth and/or sending arrows to Jesus...
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    Fess up, who hasn't shot their bow since last season ended?

    Ouch. I'm guilty. I put my bow away the week of the Indiana Firearms Opener, and it's been collecting dust ever since. Looks like this weekend would be a good time to drag out my targets from storage and start tuning myself up for October.
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    5 must own guns

    Supressed 300 is so much fun. My 5 favorite 5 for hunting, since I don't really dispute the argument of "best" from the article Suppressed 300blk- Still shooting supers for performance 12 ga.- Split time between 870 Wingmaster, Remington Model 58, or Browning Lightning Semi-Auto 460 Mag...
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    Post-Season “Won’t make that mistake again” Thread 2023-24

    Before I had kids, I wasn't a good hunter despite hunting a ton of sits. Now, 3 kids later, I hunt probably 1/4 as much and am way more successful.
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    Post-Season “Won’t make that mistake again” Thread 2023-24

    I start every season saying I want to shoot a 3 or 4 year old minimum for my buck. The public I hunt has a few of those every year, but I hunt pretty big hill country (for Indiana) and the density of quality deer is low and transient. After a pretty heavy amount of hunting October-early...
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    Post-Season “Won’t make that mistake again” Thread 2023-24

    Got impatient and shot a 2 year old 8pt. I've done it before, and I'll do it again. Don't really feel bad lol.
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    bridge - Rope vs Amsteel

    this is exactly where I am, and that is exactly what I have experienced. I basically have to stand on the platform, unweight my tether, roll the amsteel prussic in my fingers to loosen it up, then adjust the bridge and reweight the tether. It is just more fiddling than I want to manage, to the...
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    bridge - Rope vs Amsteel

    I'm considering changing from Amsteel to Rope for next season. I like the Amsteel so far, but it really is a pain to adjust once the prussic has been weighted. I typically climb one stick with it adjusted way down short, and then lengthen my bridge at height, and I find myself needing to...
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    How many pounds you getting

    I think part of the disconnect on this is that most people are bad at estimating dressed weight. Your number sounds about right from what I'd expect butchering my own.
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    Venison Honey BBQ Snack Sticks

    Just to follow-up, I've taken a pound of these to work and a pound to our church small group and people are raving about them. Several folks who eat basically zero wild game tried them, and everyone couldn't get over how good they are. Definitely recommend the Owens BBQ mixes from this...
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    Venison Honey BBQ Snack Sticks

    We ate through last year's buck slower than normal, so I was coming into this season with less freezer space than I usually would see in October. Once I shot my first doe this season on Oct. 7, I knew I needed to form a game plan for converting some of our excess meat into an irresistible, Easy...
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    Hand cleanser for field hygiene

    I have also made the move to the shoulder length gloves with a latex glove over those to keep dexterity. After I'm done, generally i'm pretty clean, but most of the disposable glove kits include a disposable wet wipe that makes quick work of any other blood/fat/hair/dirt I may have picked up.
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    Buck fever got me today

    Heck, I don't even really get the shakes and I still needed this a couple of years ago. Took a shot from the ground on the biggest buck I've ever shot at and raised up out of the peep to peek during the execution and sailed one just over him at like 18 yards. After that, my shot execution has...
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    Buck fever got me today

    I missed a lot of deer back when I was a pre-teen and teen starting out. I would get all amped up, and rush every single shot. Thankfully, I was so bad that I either killed the deer or missed completely back then. Since I got back into hunting about 10 years ago after a long hiatus for college...
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    Climber Platform and Tree Saddle Combo

    I considered using the platform for my Hawk Lightweight climber, but I have always thought id prefer a traditional saddle style platform for mobility and ability to take side pressure in the tree. I might have to give it a go one of these days, as it definitely would be an easier climb than the...
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