man, is it getting out of hand??

Vabowman · 05-15-2008, 07:01 AM

I was looking through the latest issue of Bowhunter mag, and all the stuff that is coming out for bowhunting this fall is overwhelming. Everything has some sort of gadet/gimmick to make it better than ever before. Is it really? Or just a money maker? Range Fiders, nocks, fletching, camo, I even saw a freakin cam-stabilizer??? For real?? man, Im out of touch here.

lnen#1 · 05-15-2008, 07:04 AM

Man! I know what you mean. I get Bowhunter man and Petersons and Deer and Deer Hunting and their all the same. My beloved articles are replaced with full-page advertisements. It's like every issue is the '08 buyer's guide. I'm getting sick of it.

early in · 05-15-2008, 07:04 AM

VA, I think it's been out of hand![:@][&o] Let's get back to basics.

MGH_PA · 05-15-2008, 07:05 AM

The thing that I noticed recently in my Keystone Country Store catalog that AMAZED me (by amazed, I mean amazed anyone would buy it) was the wireless trail cams. Now, I knew they existed before, but I never really truly looked into them much. This particular model was almost $700 for the camera, and $14.95/month for the wireless service hosting! All that so you don't have to physically enter the woods and check the cams. Sorry, but I'll use scent control and risk bumping a few deer before I drop almost $900 into a scouting system in one year.

There must be a market for it, however. I'm a tech kind of guy...but I have my limits.

Oh and Landon...there was a picture in there of a guy from PA with a Giraffe he took with his bow

recurver167 · 05-15-2008, 07:06 AM

Stick and string,stick and string.

Schultzy · 05-15-2008, 07:09 AM

Bow hunting in my opinon is getting way out of hand with all the gimics!

Sooner State Hunter · 05-15-2008, 07:10 AM

VA, man get with the times, all the great snake and giraffe hunters have cam-stabilizers these days

Vabowman · 05-15-2008, 07:14 AM

I know, I really should look in to it...

Brknarrow1970 · 05-15-2008, 07:21 AM

It is all a big a money maker, the magazines make money for the advertising - even if they don't believe in the product money talks - I would not use 95% of the BS out there personally

FLboy77 · 05-15-2008, 07:24 AM

Its like how much more stuff can you do to a bow to make it better. You can only do so much to make your bow quieter, faster,ect... I think we should get back to the basics.