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As the Alabama season comes to a close on 2/10, was just curious how everyone has fared this year. Even if you don't hunt in Alabama, I'd like to hear your reports. Pics too if you want!
I killed a couple of bucks, nothing to brag about so there's meat in the freezer.
Anyone else?
I kept letting the does walk hoping the big buck would step out, no luck and no deer this year.
Shot a nice sow, she didn't drop and ended up down a hill and across a property line, no piggie.
At least I got some quality time in the woods and some damned fine naps.
I managed a few. One of which was my first non-typical. Hunted Oklahoma and Michigan this year. I was supposed to hunt Wyoming for antelope, but they "finalized" the season dates for my unit a month before the season started- the problem was that the dates were not the same as the dates in the unit when i applied for the tag. We had planned a trip to Montana, visit to Glacier, vrbo cabin, and antelope hunting on the way back. The finalized season started two weeks later... But, all in all it was a good season and the trip to Glacier was incredible.
All I shot was one 100#+ bo' hog. I passed on a few small racked bucks to let them grow up. Relatives shot some does and let me fill my freezer. I seem to be losing my enthusiasm for shooting deer. Lord knows I've killed enough of them since my first one in 1957.
The game warden mentioned that people have been seeing hogs in my area. I haven't seen any, or any sign. Hope it stays that way. I imagine they'd make a mess of my orchard in a hurry.
Had a decent quick season once the weather change for a couple short weeks during the rut (first of November) started hitting the woods right after my fall fishing trip to the pier.... 3 in not many sits in the woods 2 with Xbow , then the last waited for gun season to hunt with a good friend , first day got it ....all were big bodied deer..... been a while I was able to make jerky in time for family & friends here for Christmas presents.... usually it all goes on vacation with me and shared there the pier
We had a fairly slow season in north west MS. I shot this buck right before Thanksgiving
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Very nice buck Davd lea!! That would be on my wall for sure
I can't wait till next season to try a new to me Xbow, one with a accu draw system and faster then my other 2 ten points ..... getting harder every year , and got to jump on a deal when it comes around ,
love the scope on it..... kinda like a crosshair but also a red/green dot too
Thanks Bill. I wouldn't mount one if he was twice as big but I do Euro them. My pup Tali running quality control...
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Bill, have you seen the take down crossbow models from Excalibur? I'm waiting for a deal on one of those...Quote:
Originally Posted by ironman172
No sure haven't,Quote:
Originally Posted by fordguy
got a next to new ten point titan m1 a few weeks ago.... can't wait to try it out on the target block , then next fall in the woods..... hope a good friend decides to bow hunt again to use one of my loaners,other wise at least one will get sold
the way my lower back has been lately that accu-draw will sure come in handy and necessary to draw that narrow limbs of that bow
Stock photo
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Dang you sure have a wall full.... I have a bunch cut skull capped..... but my one mounted sure looks lonely on the wall..... not sure I would want to pay the 500+ they want for mounts now.... got mine done for half the going rate back then , when it was 350 average.... have to be way bigger then on the wall nowQuote:
Originally Posted by david lea
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Bill, i want a crossbow that travels easier than the traditional compound or recurve x-bows. Something that breaks down into 2 pieces and takes up the same space as a flat hard gun case sounds like just the ticket for an early fall doe reduction hunt in Michigan.
Gotta say, David Lea, I'd probably have that one shoulder mounted- unless the picture makes it look a lot bigger than it is. Southern deer are hard for me to judge. Being from Michigan originally, I'm used to antlers having an 18-20 inch spread if they're wider than a deer's ears. Here in Oklahoma its much less. Lol.
No need for a take down, mine don't travel but up the hill and back down on the atv.... hang in the cabin most, if not all the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by fordguy
Take a look at J&M office , John has some real bruiser's in there ,he's been raising
On your next trip
Excalibur builds very good crossbows. The are considered by many competition shooters to be the most accurate. All with no cables and pulleys.Quote:
Originally Posted by fordguy
Have killed 50 or so deer with mine.
I bought my first excalibur from Dicks a few years ago. Its their budget model grz2. Not terribly fast as crossbows go. Around 300 fps. Trigger is ok. Its a little heavy and a little wide. It is however the most accurate crossbow I've owned. Despite the fact that it was roughed up before i received it courtesy of both Dicks and Fedex. Whoever packed it for shipping just tossed it fully assembled into a big cardboard box. No padding or cushioning of any sort. When fedex delivered it, the stirup was pushed through the box, was bent and had obviously been in contact with concrete floor at some point due to the chips/scratches in the metal. I decided ro try it before sending it back- i had watched a video of someone running over an excalibur crossbow with a truck, putting a new string on it and firing it with zero problems- to my surprise- it was all good. Better than good actually. I've taken several deer with it, and i like the fact that it's simple, accurate, and has a much longer string life than compound style crossbows. Not only that, but when you do change a string, its a cheap diy job and not an expensive archery shop job.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandflea