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HOW MANY OF YOU MARK YOUR YARDAGE FOR BOW HUNTING

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Old 09-18-2007 | 05:37 PM
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how many of you mark yardage when you bow hunt if so what do you use

And i would like to take this time to say thanks to that deer that will just have to stop right infront of my stand on opening day oct 1 that way i will not have to tell him after the fact

not like i am goin to tell him before i let the arrow fly
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Old 09-18-2007 | 05:42 PM
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I mark my area for every possible (ethical) shot. Little colored flags that correspond with my sight pin colors.
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Old 09-18-2007 | 05:47 PM
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Thats a pretty sweet idea. Never thought about doin that.
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Old 09-18-2007 | 06:24 PM
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i just mark with regular trail marking tape
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Old 09-18-2007 | 06:29 PM
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I prerange many things with my laser rangefinder but I don't mark it out on the ground. I have my range finder on my chest with those bino straps, a quick check and I'm drawing my bow.
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Old 09-18-2007 | 07:01 PM
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Around a couple of my permanent stands I paint orange dots the size of softballs on the sides of trees. I take a tape measure to the tree and have a guy walk around it at a 20 yard circle painting dots as he goes.
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Old 09-18-2007 | 07:09 PM
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During the rut, I mark 20 and 30 yards with the Tinks containers or scent wicks. Usually only need 1 or 2 for each yardage and you can gauge the perimeter around you.
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Old 09-18-2007 | 07:16 PM
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ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

I prerange many things with my laser rangefinder but I don't mark it out on the ground. I have my range finder on my chest with those bino straps, a quick check and I'm drawing my bow.
DITTO,if I don't have time to range the animal,I will probably have already ranged a spot close by.
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Old 09-18-2007 | 07:43 PM
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Icovered neon paperwithclear tape and placed them around in my hunting area. The color of the paper matches my sights for that distance.
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Old 09-18-2007 | 08:46 PM
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I hunt in so many trees in the woods that I can't pre-mark them, especally if I want the deer/turkeys to get used to the markings. I do, however, carefully eyball range a couple of trees in each of my shooting alleys as soon as I get in my stand (and have enough light to see by). I am usually hunting on the side of a mountain, so I can't really pace off the yardage.
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