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Recent content by tlin

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    DIY Dynaloc or similar - already exist?

    I'm going Amsteel / winch cable instead of straps with my Hawk Heliums, FYI. I'd like to avoid daisy chains and instead find something like the Dynaloc found on the Skeletors below. If there's already a safe DIY someone has built, please let me know (the design is easy enough to copy but I'm...
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    Saddlehunter.com Member Map - New & Improved!

    Ironically, "lonely" is an old high school nickname. Thanks for getting me on the map........:)
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    EZV Sight Discussion

    1 - 34 yards - uneven terrain, he was up/down a descending hill side before finally settling atop a small rise when I was able to range him (I was failing to range anything before he got up there, range finder wouldn't return a yardage off the level ground I had visibility against). He was full...
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    EZV Sight Discussion

    Last year, 67 yards up hill (single pin, ranged him).....perfect shot and that's my longest shot. I was in the moment, it's like it never happened I was so dialed in. Generally speaking, that's a long shot and not something I'd encourage (or repeat myself). <=45 yards is what I consider my...
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    EZV Sight Discussion

    Great timing, I just bought this sight. Installed it last night, shot with it for the FIRST TIME this morning. Let's back up....WHY did I buy it? Been running an adjustable single-pin/ranger finder combo. On flat ground, I can manually "guesstimate" yardage (out to ~40 yards) with the best...
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    Shortened (modified) Hawk Heliums - any regrets?

    Curious if anyone's cut down their 30" Heliums only to regret doing so afterwards. Thanks!
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    Saying hi...newbie from Arizona

    Lyme disease!?!?.....you blew my mind again! :)
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    Saying hi...newbie from Arizona

    I'm a lifetime member of the Arizona Elk Society....it's a beautiful thing out here. Interestingly, they aren't native to Arizona - originally imported from healthy populations in California and New Mexico (from memory) in the early 1900's. They've done pretty well, numbering ~35,000 now. Our...
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    Saying hi...newbie from Arizona

    Portland.... "3 month long archery deer season and I am allowed 2 bucks and unlimited does".........:oops:.........you just blew my mind.
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    Saddlehunter.com Member Map - New & Improved!

    Yes - and it's a line that decides where large deer populations can be readily found. :) Zip code provided, first blue pin in Arizona soon to be visible. Cheers from the Southwest!
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    Saying hi...newbie from Arizona

    Tons of pine trees in northern Az.....just not a ton of deer like you're used to in the Eastern US.
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    Saying hi...newbie from Arizona

    I went with the Treehopper Recon (went with Tethrd gear for the lines man, tether and Predator platform). Ultimately, I like this guy's reviews a lot and the way he communicates and shares his experience just clicked with me - his reviews were a deciding factor for sure and focusing on lower...
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    Saying hi...newbie from Arizona

    Update (just for kicks)..... On a deer hunt this past January, I snuck in on another hunter and watched silently for 10-15 minutes before he ever knew I was there (ground hunt, high desert). The spring we were at had some javalina, he had a tag, I didn't want to throw off his hunt so I just...
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    Hawk helium sticks.

    Entirely up to you but I'm using my Heliums without the buckles. After removing the buckles, the existing straps operate similar to a rope mod - you simply need to be sure to double-wrap the button and then be sure to hitch or tie off the tag end (don't rely exclusively on this as a friction...
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    Saying hi...newbie from Arizona

    Quick hello - I randomly stumbled across saddle hunting via an evening of YouTube hunting vids (I'd never even heard of this at all.....). I really liked what I saw, here I am. I already ordered my Heliums (arrived yesterday) - the $99 price match from Bass Pro didn't work in my favor but the...
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