RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

aqaucher, that's a great bow and it'll be effective out to your accuracy range within reason.;)

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

The bow is only as good as the guy pulling it...:D

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Ag, like early says whatever you are comfortable with. I practice out to 50 yet would never shoot that distance my first shot at an animal because i am usually shaking like a blind fagget at a weiner roast. This year i arrowed my cow twice, once at 20 and once at 50 yards and got total pass thrus both times so it is definately lethal at 50 yards but that was just an insurance shot. Once the range gets out wind etc becomes a factor. My limit is 40 i tell myself but have actually never shot past 30. Also elk have a bigger kill zone so there is more margin for error. I have never pulled the trigger on a deer yet though so i don't have any experience with them. I have had lots of chances but i will only shoot a buck that i would shoot with the rifle soalways my bow season for deer ends up fruitless. You will be the best judge at what distance u can shoot when u draw, if it don't feel confident don't shoot. U will be fine.

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Hiawatha, that "blind fagot at a weiner roast" thing was funny as hell! :D:D:D:D:D

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Yeah Hia, my girlfriend really liked that analogy as well, lmao.

In regard to the shot, thanks that helps. I am new to the sport, but I can cluster within a 12" circle at 40 yards, and I know I should be able to cluster closer than that, but in all reality that is the kill zone of most game.


Same as you Hia - I dont plan on taking any bucks with my bow that I wouldnt with my rifle - in my books its dead its dead and I would rather end up without a bow kill this year than a young buck that would be a wall hanger in 3 years. I passed up a 160-170 class mule last week with the shotgun at about 30 yards, so I figure ill beable to atleast get a shot at him with my bow :D - a 160 mulie woul dbe a nice first bow kill!


Anyhow thanks and g'luck this week hunting guys!

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

I shoot a bit different than most people aq. I only shoot one arrow repeatedly rather than 4 or 5. This is a bit of a ukraniun way to do it but i have uk blood in me so what do you expect. I shoot fixed broadheads which do not fly the same as my field points at all. So i have sacraficed one broadhead out of the pack and sight it in on one arrow labeled on the fletching #1 with a marker. I get this arrow in so i am nailing the diameter of a skoal can everytime then before going out hunting i put a new head on the arrow. I will shoot a few other arrows as well and whatever one flies closest to #1 will be labeled #2 and so on. For me i dont pattern alot of arrows because if your #1 arrow is dead dead accurate you will kill everytime and making another shot in the vitals not required. My buds all say my arrows fly true and rip in speed but my setup must need some tuning so the arrows/bow is more consistent with different arrows. I just think that even if it is well tuned no 2 arrows will fly exactly the same, its more of a mental thing for me to know exactly where my #1 arrow is headed, kinda a confidence boost. I am not telling you to do this method, its alot more work and dickin around but its what works for me. A 12 inch circle group for me would not be adequate because I am scared that i would get excited while shooting and have a margin for error. I sight mine is as dead as possible to allow for my blind ****** shakiness:D to move the arrow a few inches.

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Aye, but I am not trying to say that I will just leave it at 12" groups, all I was trying to say was that WOULD kill a deer if itcame down to it. I plan to be down to a couple inch groups by next hunting season, but for this season I want to spend some time in the field, not just on the range ;)

But ty for the advice - whats the longst shot youve taken as a follow up shot, and how do you usually get them, as the game animal is running away?

RE: 2006 Canadian Whitetails - Get' em!
 

Oh hey guys, I thought id mention this new area I have and get your opinions of it as well.

I was given permission to hunt two areas, both of which are private land and both of which have large (100 acres++) of nursery stock.

The areas are whitetail inhabited exclusively, and I am the only one who has permission so pressure is slim to none.
One of the areas is basically a river bed, so its choked thick with brush, but the one hour ive spent in there I jumped three bucks and a number of does outta their beds - so there are deer there. My question regard this particular area is how would you guys recommend hunting somewhere so noisy you cant get to em without spooking them? Wait till rut and rattle? Tree Stand? Deer Drives?

The other area is a nursery that borders a small mountain (actually right on the US border, but im in Canada) - the bit ive hunted this piece of property ive seen groups of deer some and feed out into a fallow field (may be a natural field) and in one evening spotted 20+ does and 4+ young bucks. I believe the genetics are atleast decent in the area as these young (2.5-3.5 yr old) bucks were all sporting 3 and 4 point racks.

Would you guys figure in regard to this second piece that if I spend enought ime in the area and wait for em to come ottta the forest a more mature buck is bound to show up? There is also one other option - there is a semi-open hill side about half way up the mtn with some gulleys with thick cover. I figure the deer probably bed down up there during the day - should I check that area out?

As usual, your experienced opinions would be great!

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aqaucher, I wouldn't mention 12" groups on the "bowhunting" forum because they'll have a friggen field day with that and tell you that you shouldn't even be hunting. Just some friendly advice. I know it takes time to shoot 3" or 4" groups but they will get all over you. Once again, just some advice.;)

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Ya aq i understand what u were sayin, just tellin u how i roll. Furthest second shot i took and hit was my 50 yarder this year. Pay attention to the animal as it is running away and nock another arrow in the meantime. Sometimes they stop, sometimes they don't if they do your "knocked up" and ready to roll. They often do not present that great of a shot sometimes, the situation will dictate weather you shoot or not. I doubled lunged a cow last year and she stopped at 30 giving me only her hind end to shoot at,arrowed her spineand dropped her on the spot. Had to get the head out with vice grips. Was nice because she never made the bush that way, less dragging. She might have only made it 20 yards in the bush but how do you know? As for your new area it sounds pretty mint good luck with that. If area1 is a pain in the cutlery to get into then don't go in there. Find out where they are going to feed and set up in between there and the bedding are in the flat. ORR if you wanted to hunt that flat trying getting in there in the morning while they are out feeding them ambush them when they return. For area 2 well that sounds like my situation forest bordering farmland. I would try what your suggesting sitting on the edge for a bit but if the big boys are not coming out in shooting time you need to go further back in. Often thembigger bucks do not show themselves outside of the bush until the rut. Other guys like jd, skeeter etc would have better advice than me though.

lol ya i see early's post now so i better comment on that. Ya that forum is full of those who know exactly the 1 way you are supposed to hunt, how far you are supposed to shoot, how well u have to be able to shoot, in order to kill a deer that don't break 100 inches. i find it amusing. Lots of fellas like to jump on things just to compensate for their lack of success. I can handle that forum in small doses.