23- Team "Antler Mafia" Official Thread
 

Okay fellas, it's time have some fun!! Let's see if we can't knock that XX team off the wall!:D

I'm Waid, from SETX. Hunting in Polk and Tyler counties.

Good Luck!!!!

Team 23

86. RTA47
103. MOTOWNHONKEY
282. mnhuntr 82
339. PAHUNTER21
56. txmarshmonkey
157. youngfart
114. Bols
323. petrey 10
21. Buellhunter
97. 14mercs

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Whoo hooo!
Just caught the thread that the teams were picked.
Guess you guys are stuck with me:D
I will be hunting NE Iowa as usual but this is the year I am going to hold out for a wallhanger.

Go team 23!

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Hey #23
Welcome guys, and yes lets kick some butt.Hopefully I can connect this year for some points. Got a good buck I hopefully got pinpointed this year and should be bigger than he was last year,which we rough scored at 185 + from his shed. At least I know where his bedroom is and set up in their last week for a stab at him. Opener is the 5th of September up here in Alberta. Nice to meet you's .Will talk later.
Youngfart :eek:

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hey guys my name is Pete....I hunt in Ford and Livingston Counties in Illinois....I got a good 10 pointer on the property so hopefully he will stay around....

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Well that's 4 already six to go before we can get started on a name for the team.Any thought's on a name guys?
[:@]Youngfart [:@]

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Hey guys Motown here (Chris Miles). Looking forward to helping our team out this season. Most of all lets have fun with it and enjoy every chance we get to hunt. Good luck to you men I will be checking in probably every day.

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So we have
Texas
Iowa
Illinois
Alberta Ca
Kansas

:D:D:D

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OOOOOh, I'm gettin excited!!!!

Today I mailed off my $$$$ to "Gary" formy SlickTricks, so I'll be dialing them in as soon as I get em in!!

In fact it was like Christmas in August today,..........most of my Cabelas order showed up at the door. Still waitin on my new harness and rangefinder.

I'll start going through possible team names in my head. Right now I drawin a blank.

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Dang Guys!
Sure looks like we got some guys from some monster buck states and Alberta ,the king of Canada alongside with Saskatchewan.Really looking forward to seeing how we do as a team. Last years team I was on we only got 1 buck between the 10 of us. We did have fun corresponding with one another,hope it continues with this team guys.Wellcome aboard Bullehunter
Rocky Alias Youngfart :D

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hey everyone!! nice to meet you, i just decided to check out the forums before bed and i found out the teams have beenpicked already!!:D im joel and i will huntin in central minnesota. just under a month till i get to get out there. lookin forward to getting to know all of you.

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and now Minnesota!
Well guys, we have some good states for deer.
Now if we can do our part.
This will be my first year in the contest as I found out about it too late last year.

BTW, my real name is Dave

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Hi Dave!
This is my 1st year too. I hope we all have a great season.
I've been on a dry spell for waayy too long,NOW would be a great time to end it.

Nice to meet you fellas!

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Hay team rta47 checking in! I will be hopefully putting up some numbers for our team from GEORGIA OR ALABAMA, I have for the past2 yrs. I am from the 1st winning team the elite-8 from the looks ofthings WE have a good chance of taking this thing all the way!! RTA47 lets putteam-xx back in there place...

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I have been bowhunting for about 20 years. I am old!
Just gotten serious for the past 5 or 6 but have yet to shoot a P+Y buck.
Our season starts Oct 1st which, as luck would have it, is a Sunday so I can hunt opening day!
I have extra anterless only tags so my plan is to fianlly try to shoot a nice buck.
Being in the contest,with teammates counting on me will help me focus on my goal.

I am also going to see if one of my hunting partners will try to film some hunts this year. He already has the camcorder!

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Looks like things are stacking up real nice. Oct. 1st is our opener also.

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Anyone else going to be able to try for the video bonus points?

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Sorry guys I did not say it before but it will be an honor to be on this team. I look forward to speaking with you guys through the season. I also agree with youngfart, looks like we have some good hunters from some well known big buck states. I hope to see pics from all of our team members. Iam from the south! Please don`t hold thatagainst me:D.I will do my best for the team.
p.s- How about a team name?do you guys have any idea`s:eek: Don`t count on me for that) Just getting a decent buckon the board is going to be good for me. I hope someone from this team can we could use the points!

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I'm still drawing a blank on suggestions for a name. I'll keep workin on it though.
Yeah, from the looks of it, we got some pretty good potential. I'm gonna do my best to help y'all out.

Need 3 more teamates to check in.

Look out XX!


edit-- Oh yeah, I don't know about the video thing but I'll see what I can do.

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i will maybe video, it all depends if my brother will want to or not. we have tried it a few times in years past, but no luck. i cant wait until september 16th,that is the big weekend for us in minnesota. i hope to get out this weekend and maybe put out a stand or two!

havent thought of any namesyet either, but i will keep on thinkin

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I'm good with just being Team 23.

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Okay I thought of a couple possibilities. They're just suggestions, so don't shoot me if they sound waayy too goofy.



Team 23
Silent but Deadly (I thought this one was funny)

or

Team 23
The Bowmen

I'll try to come up with more. Oh and "Team 23" sounds fine with me too. I'm open to whatever!


Maybe we could list all of our gear and see if we have anything in common besides the bows and arrows.

Matthews FX @ 72#'s
Vapor 5000's @ 400 grains total weight
100 grain heads
Impact sight
Star Hunter rest (I know, I know, but I like it)
cat whiskers
GameTamer lock-on
Summit Swift-steps
popup Ground blind (don't know which one I'm gonna buy yet)

Let's see what we got!

TXMM

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Hey Guys
Welcome Mnhuntr & RTA47,looks like we only need 3 more for our offical team 2 be up and running. Looks good guys,that shows team spirt,can't wait to be 17ft high and reaching for my bow in time of need.Man I'm drawing a blank for a team name too, lOL. I'll keep thinking though& I like TXmarshmonkey's 1st choice Silent But Deadly,got my vote.
:DYoungfart

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Team 23,

Bols from IL signing in for duty.

Sorry it took me a bit to sign in. Been busy with work (farming) and trying to spend time with my family.

I am looking forward to the opportunity to be a part of Team 23.

I'll be checking in later tonight. Have a good day boys.

Dave

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Glad to have you Bols. I've got ya marked off the list.
I hope you can stick another buck for the team , like the one in your avatar. Heck, I hope we all do.



A couple other team name sugestions:

Braizin' Backstraps
or
Smokin' Backstraps
or
Team Swimming 'N' Gravy
or
Team Tenderloins
or
???

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Dang Another Il Hunter
Welcome Bols, keep em coming boys,sure liking what is showing up for #23,2 to go. Looks to be a 170ish buck in your avitar Bols,was he one of your's????
Youngfart [:-]

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Hope the others check in soon. I think we have as good of achance as any other team. Team 23 SBD that is funny.

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OK
I shoot a Mathews Switchback
Beman carbon arrows
WB rest
Trophy Ridge sight
Magnus 2 blade, Nugent Blade broadheads

Another Il hunter!
It looks like we all come from great hunting areas.

Here's a few goofy names if we decide we need one

Mass Masters
Massnifigant 10
Inches Matter
Bucks or Bust
Team Effort

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PS
Since it seems we need a team leader I nominate Waid

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Buell
Who is Waid ?????
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: :eek::eek:

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Okay fellas, it's time have some fun!! Let's see if we can't knock that XX team off the wall!:D

I'm Waid, from SETX. Hunting in Polk and Tyler counties.

Good Luck!!!!


Did you even read the very first post on this thread?
Jeez!

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Here is a picture of me and my wife recently on our annual bike trip.

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ok, one more,

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Soon I hope to be posting pictures of a different kind of "trophy":D

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What's up fellas?

Unfortunately I didn't shoot the buck in my avatar. My father did a number of years back.

I call it the basement buck since it has never made it out of the basement in both of the houses my parents have lived in. It is a shame, cause it is definately a monster.

I can post more pics if you would like me too. My dad never bothered to have it scored. I believe the inside spread is close to 23 inches if I am recalling the numbers right.

I am looking to score on a nice 130-140 class buck this season. I have a couple of spots to hunt, mainly stuff my father and I farm. I am looking forward to getting in the tree, this is just some of the gear I will be bringing with:

-Hoyt Trykon

-Gold Tip XT Hunters

-Still trying to find a good flying broadhead, any suggestions? The Muzzy's have been flying consistently 6-8 inches below the field tips and I have been a bit concerned. I have tried moving thenock height with no luck. (Looking for help if anyone has some to offer)
Bodoodle Rest (probably will changed shortly)

-Cobra Sidewinder 5 pin sight

-Vibracheck Icon stabilizer

-Summit Viper Climber (Just found out the harness has been recalled)

I don't have any ideas for names just yet, but I will try to think of some in the next couple of days.

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What one thinks and reality can be two very different things. But hey it is your fantasy and I canRESPECT that!! [&:] :D

SBD??

Shot/Bloodtrail/Drag?? Shot Big Deer??? See Big Droppings??? Stupid Big Dorks???Am I getting close yet??? Thereare a few more I could think of but there could be children viewing or a Moderator.

Seriously Motown kill a Hawg. Good Luck!!

Tim

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WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! Hold the phone!

Just because I happened to be awake and at workat 3 o'clock in the morning and clickin around on HNI and started this thread, DOES NOT mean that I should even be considered as a leader of any sort! I am the least qualified bowhunter on the team. I only have 1 (one) deer kill with my bow and that was at least 3, maybe 4 years ago. Also, I'm a rookie to the Contest. I think there's a couple of you fellas that are much better hunters and veterans to the contestthat would be much more qualified to be our leader. Another thing, I only have internet access at work. So my ability to respond to anything here will be limited. I know it looks like I've been on the board a lot lately , but that's only because I worked nights all weekend and a couple days this week. After about 10 or 11 a.m. this morning, I'll not be back until probably NEXT Friday evening! That's a week that I won't be on here. UUMM??? I can come up with more reasons.:) I honestly believe that any one of you fellow team members would be better than me. Heck we still have two members that haven't checked in, either one of them would be better than me. Okay SERIUOSLY, my time that I get to spend on here is limited to what my job allows. When things are runnin smoothly at work, I spend as much time here as possible.

Just off the top of my head, I think that Mr. MOWTOWN would be a great team leader! He does have nearly 4000 posts and knows his way around.

Okay enough of that!

In case y'all are wondering, I'm the goofball in the middle with the yellow shirt!

As for team names

Silent but Deadly
and
Massnifigant 10 (pretty clever Buell)

are my top 2 favorites so far. BUT like I said, I'll be gone for nearly a week so whatever y'all decide is fine with me.

Good luck fellas!

BTW-I will be doing some serious scouting while I'm away, so don't y'all think that I'm gonna be off playin. I'll be workin for the team!:D:D

See Y'all next week!

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Bols
Here's some deadly broadheads I use and have complete pass throughs on moose and my deer I use Montec 100 Grms and forexpandables I use the Tekans 100grms. Both fly like my broadheads.Here's another I hearis good, Sonics.
Good luck Bols and stick a good one bud. Remember that safety strap too. God Bless.
Youngfart

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Well team I hope to get out this weekend andhang a couple of lock-on stands.When the season starts to get closelike this I still get fire-up justthinking about it.As far as picking a team captain, I am with txmarshmonkey, Anyone of you guys is fine by me.
Look for me to post a buck around oct-nov that seems to have been the course for me for the past few yrs.I wish each member of this team the best of luck. I hope everyone can tag somthing for the team.Good luck!

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Has everyone checked in from team-23? If not we may need to send a PM to let them know to check in?

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RTA47
Still got pahunter & 14mercs to check in,do you know how to pm them TRA? Give it a shot bud.We still have lots of time yet. Let's us know how you make oput trying .
Youngfart [8D]