techno hunts
 

anyone ever shoot a techno hunt? or do it regularly?

just found out my local shop has it...me and a buddy went today but after a couple arrows we figured out the system was screwed up. the guy turned the lights on and didnt tell us to shut them off before shooting so it was calling our shots misses...i went and told him..it worked fine after he came and shut the lights out..but then quit picking up my arrows...

but i got the jist of it...pretty neat stuff...i wont lie...my heart started beating a bit when that first buck walked through the woods and stopped in my shooting lane:)

didnt really like the random targets much..the guy must forgot we said just deer or big game...guess the birds and snakes etc could be fun...but i was looking for realism i guess...at one point i drew back on a pigeon in a tree..another was a beaver...my buddy shot a snake lol...

just curious if anyone else did it...thoughts? good hunts to try? anything? i dont know..thought it looked kinda neat...next rainy day we are going to head back out..

i know one thing....when i have my own house im setting up a range in my basement!!! lol...how cool would that be? and when it wasnt in use you would hardly notice it....

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I have shot it extensively and I really like it. Great way to practice just to break it up a little. I like shooting the African disks, again for variety sake. All of the disks are fun, but the small animals one will really test your skills. Lots of tiny things, like squirrels and little birds and things.

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definently a good change of pace mike...

today i was just looking for realism i guess...the small critters would be kinda fun to shoot just goofing off with the guys and shooting the bows...i will have to try the african hunt sometime when im there...not sure what all they got...


funny i was telling dad about it and hes like ya...i shot that when they very first got it yearrrs ago. here i am thinking it was something new...probably updated since then...but dad hasnt bowhunted in a good 10 years or more..more like 15 or so id say...

looking forward tothe next rain day at work! lol. its nice...but i enjoy shooting outside when its nice out...no sense in going indoors and paying to shoot when i dont HAVE to....

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Good fun Mauser. I shot a techno hunt league a couple years and had a blast. Gives you great practice on shot placement and when to shoot i.e. vitals not covered, game not walking, etc.

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Davepjr and I have done it a few times. Techno hunt is a great way to break up the mid season rut of shooting at dots.

Beware though, techno hunt could cause you a bit of target panic.

How far SW PA do you live? I frequently visit Lancaster Archery Supply. They have a techno hunt there as well.

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We finally got a store in my territory that installed it... the next time I'm travelling through that way, I'm definitely taking my bow along and shooting it.

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i live in SW PA and id like to know where i could shoot this, sounds like fun..whats the loaction?

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I shoot it at least once a week and its great practice. Just remember to be calm and slow on the trigger, watch out for TP it'll get ya.

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I shoot one and that system is part of our winter league here. North american big game is the best in my opinion. But lots of people like the african one and the small hunts. Its defenitely worth it for the $10 bucks it costs to shoot it.

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I love doing it. Havent done it in a while but its a great thing to do to keep sharp on your skills and gives you somn to do in the off season with some great hunting buddies.

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Every Thurs night I help out at the shop and I shoot our system with a recurve. I won't shoot it with the compound until probably September...........it's a great way to start getting punchy......lol. Lots of fun though. [8D]

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Hey Greg -
I live in Mo too, and have been unable to find a shop that has it. Where is the shop in Mo that now has the Techno hunts???

I have been to Southwest Archery in Illinois to do their DART system, and that was a blast. I heard that Town Hall also has a video hunt. Both tose places are like 1-1.5 hours from my house.

I would love to find somewhere more local. I live close to St. Louis. My luck would be the place you found is like in KC or something. :o)

Can you help me out, or anyone that moght know of a place in STL that would have this that is closer?

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I normally start shooting it a couple of months before season. Its a blast. If you want one there is a guy on ebay that is selling his entire shop and it includes a new techno hunt system. I think the buy it now option is just under $20,000

Damn I wish I was rich.

-john

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That sounds like a lot of fun.

I've never heard of that. Would love to shoot one. I get a little too tempted to shoot birds and squirrels in my yard sometimes. ;)

Is there a website or something where you can locate these?

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I get temped and sometimes its just too much:D

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great toy!!! but if you really want to have some fun have them turn on the true yardage and windage its scary hard!!! I love practicing for hog hunts on this system!!

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What the....

Can somebody supply a link with some info on this? I've never heard of it before.

Also does anyone know of a place to do this in SE Michigan?

Thanks

Tom

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I did one not to long ago and it was cool...The only thing i didnt like is that i didnt know the vitals on all the animals so some of my shots were guess shots.

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everyone asking for locations...

here ya go http://www.technohunt.com/shoploc.html this is the one i shot and i guess the locations they know have ranges setup...

dont know if theres other makers or what...

i did notice that you can get alittle punchy...but then again...just like in the woods...its all about keeping your cool and making the shot. im not going to make a habit of shooting it daily or anything...just once a blue moon to have fun and practice...probably just the blue moon we get rained out at work and get let off...

lookin forward to going and shooting a round though..

thinking of it...my buddy is gunna start a baddd habit of punching i think. he was drawing right as his clock was ticking the last few ticks and firing ASAP...

i love the kid...but he dont wanna hear a word i have to say about archery...hes been shooting a bow for a while now...i just started last year. with the help of you guys and the internet, i feel i know a decint bit about archery to shoot well, tune my equiptment etc etc. i know what torqueing a bow is. i know what canting a bow means. i know how to get my fieldpoints to group with my broadheads. i know how to hold my bow with the proper grip. just lots of stuff i know...that he doesnt know. when i even start to say something he just dont wanna hear it....says i dont know what im talking about and i just like to spend money blah blah etc...but after a week with the new bow(i never shot a real bow in my life before it) i was already shooting better than him..he dont wanna hear it...according to him what he does and shoots works and kills deer....i cant count how many i know he missed...and the 2 he killed were gut shots...one he found the next day...another small game hunter found a week later...he does do good by never shooting passed 15yds...the deer thank him for it..but sometimes i wish hed let me help...i might not know everything...but i know more than him..hes just one of them guys...ohhh well...when he starts punching the trigger and missing worse than he does now i will just smile....he still is salty about me beating him last week on the 3d course....but who goes home after work and practices?? oh..i do...lol...i dont know...to each his own...im glad im on the track im on though...

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Looks like I would have to travel to try it out...I remember seeing a setup a while ago, but the place it was at was closed down.