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Forum: Hunting Gear Discussion
10-07-2020, 10:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 733
Posted By badshotbob

Ever had a rangefinder just stop working?

I have a Leupold RX-1000i TBR, probably 7+ years old. It has very little time on it and has been stored in a safe for a couple years without a battery in it. You could say it has led a fairly useless...
Forum: Bowhunting
11-14-2014, 09:34 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,943
Posted By badshotbob

That's a fair question. I can certainly see how...

That's a fair question. I can certainly see how his opinion may be entirely different than mine when it comes to stand locations and bedding areas. I would just assume that a "trophy only" hunter, as...
Forum: Bowhunting
11-11-2014, 07:00 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,943
Posted By badshotbob

I understand and agree with your points, however...

I understand and agree with your points, however look at it like this. You pull into a self serve rustic campground with three camp sites, two being on a lake and the other tucked away in the woods...
Forum: Bowhunting
11-11-2014, 06:52 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,943
Posted By badshotbob

I agree that it is about common sense, or common...

I agree that it is about common sense, or common courtesy if you will.
Forum: Bowhunting
11-07-2014, 07:04 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,943
Posted By badshotbob

Respecting fellow hunters and the younger generation

As I wise up over time (i.e., get older), I see a general disrespect from younger generations toward the older generations.

I've had permission to a 160 acre parcel for 12 years now and have...
Forum: Bowhunting
11-07-2014, 06:35 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 7,451
Posted By badshotbob

What about NY Hunter, he still around? I'm not...

What about NY Hunter, he still around? I'm not exactly an old timer but drift in and out.
Forum: Midwest
10-16-2013, 07:56 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 596
Posted By badshotbob

MI: Grouse and pheasant hunting

My GSP will be five this year and is doing great. Last year she made that magical transition from fairly good young hunter to absolutely outstanding.

I've been going to strictly pheasant farms up...
Forum: 2010-2011 Turkey Contests
01-06-2011, 09:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,029
Posted By badshotbob

Need a new dishwasher, any recommendations?

After seven miserable years with a $1,200 Kitchen Aid, it finally puked for the last time. I've put money in it more than once, it leaked causing $10,000 worth of damage, and it only cleaned the...
Forum: Upland Bird Hunting
10-06-2010, 07:29 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 10,954
Posted By badshotbob

Let me say that I am no expert in this area but...

Let me say that I am no expert in this area but can share what I'm going through with my 11 month old GSP at the moment. I tried to train a brittney years ago by myself and wound up with a worthless...
Forum: Hunting Dogs
03-01-2010, 06:34 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 424
Posted By badshotbob

Raw natural diet

I've been researching the natural raw diet for dogs for about a month and recently took the plunge into changing over from kibble. I have a four month old GSP. So far she loves the new diet and is...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
01-21-2009, 08:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,653
Posted By badshotbob

Venison & Sauerkraut recipes anyone?

I've never cooked this dish before so I'm guessing at ingredients that would make a good all-day crock pot dish. Here's what I'm thinking:

Venison stew meat
Kraut
Onion
Garlic
Chicken...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-05-2008, 12:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,332
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Earn-a-Buck states: Has it helped?

I can see this plan backfiring on the herd though - you eliminate baiting and implement EAB program... it just seems to me that both these things combined will decrease the entire harvest for a...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-05-2008, 12:16 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

Good analogy, but what's your point - is this your justification of not using a safety system while hunting? Those same type of folks may not take tree stand safety seriously either. Some are simply...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-05-2008, 10:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,332
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Earn-a-Buck states: Has it helped?

Wow. Hey Mike, how is the herd up there nowadays? I hunted the Lake Gogebic area about 8 years ago and in a week of hunting only saw two does. Saw more bear than deer.
Forum: Bowhunting
12-05-2008, 10:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,332
Posted By badshotbob

Earn-a-Buck states: Has it helped?

First let me say this thread is not intended to address or debate baiting.

I believe MI will be instituting an earn a buck program next year.

I haven't verified this yet, but have heard...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-05-2008, 09:54 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

I guess it wouldn't be of value in that case. Of course, if you were returning to the same tree for the night hunt, or if you dropped your quiver, or release, or gloves forcing you to climb down and...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-05-2008, 09:51 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

I understand your point of falls within the entire hunting community nation-wide as being statistically insignificant however, do you think that the families - wives, children - of the hunters that...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-02-2008, 08:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,569
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

Take the chance on it getting swiped - beats the chance of falling. You can buy these systems pre-made as Davidmil posted for $40. Or you can go to Home Depot and buy it for half that. It's worth the...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-02-2008, 08:29 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

When I install a tree stand I always use a linesman's climbing restraint, much like this one:

...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-01-2008, 01:53 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

What's ironic about that statement is how much hunters spend on their set ups - bows, arrows, guns, ammo, stands, clothes, etc... up to THOUSANDS are spent to pursue the game we love - yet many...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-01-2008, 01:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,569
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

Yep. That's why I posted this - for the very same reason I started using the safest possible way to get in and out of a tree short of levitation.


Think about it folks - how easy it is to have...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-01-2008, 01:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

That's it! Thanks. That was a very eye-opening thread for me, one I'm glad I came across. Had I not implemented this simple system, chances are I wouldn't be sitting here in good health typing this....
Forum: Bowhunting
12-01-2008, 01:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

RE: I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

Yeah, no doubt. Getting older and crankier.

BTW, did you start wearing a harness?
Forum: Bowhunting
12-01-2008, 11:03 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,270
Posted By badshotbob

I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

I posted this in Deer Hunting, I'll post this here as well.

I've been hunting for nearly 30 years now and have climbed in and out of a tree hundreds of times and have never had a close call -...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-01-2008, 08:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,569
Posted By badshotbob

I almost fell... a tip on tree stand safety

I've been hunting for nearly 30 years now and have climbed in and out of a tree hundreds of times and have never had a close call - until last night. There's been numerous threads on this subject,...
Forum: Midwest
10-06-2008, 12:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 659
Posted By badshotbob

Michiganders: Looking for a place to hunt, need help please

I live in the Howell area and am looking for land to lease, or a place to hunt for free would be nice too. ;)

My family has hunting property up in Harrison, however it's really a weekend-long...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 02:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

I was baffled when I found the arrow and more baffled when I found the carcass the next week. The broadhead had two blades, the o-ring was still on the blades.

Now that I think about it, it's...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 02:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

You are absolutely correct. It was a horrible shot (that's why I haven't hunted with the recurve since then - I am consistent on the range but fall apart over a deer, so I went back to my compound...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 02:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

No, I meant exit holes. More blood gets on the ground from the lower hole on the opposite side of the deer than the higher hole on shot side. I see your logic with the rear deploying blades though,...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 02:26 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

THREE FOOT ENTRANCE HOLE?????? HOLY CRAP BATMAN!!!! I'll have to switch to what you're using. :D
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 02:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

Well maybe I assumed too much out of this statement then:


Sure, the shot was bad, but the reason I found the arrow is it only penetrated less than an inch, then fell out when the deer ran by...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 02:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

I guess the only reason I would like to try a decent mechanical is for the bigger exit hole resulting in more blood on the ground quicker. I suppose though that correct shot placement has always...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 02:09 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

The shot was unintentional, I was not aiming for the neck. I was shooting my recurve, which at about 75# draw weight should supply more than enough energy to open a mechanical, regardless of shot...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-25-2008, 12:53 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,417
Posted By badshotbob

Any reason to switch to mechanical broadheads?

I will be entering my 29th season as a bow hunter. For the most part I've used two types of broadheads - the old Razor Back 5's, and mostly Thunderhead 125's when they stopped making the RB's. Killed...
Forum: 2007 Bowhunting Contest
09-21-2007, 09:44 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 14,120
Posted By badshotbob

RE: 15-Official Team KILLIN KREW Thread

Fellas,

Have some bad news. My season will be delayed a bit with a possibility of missing most if not all of the it. My daughter has brain cancer. We are currently in the hospital (going on two...
Forum: 2007 Bowhunting Contest
08-29-2007, 10:39 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 14,120
Posted By badshotbob

RE: 15-Official Team KILLIN KREW Thread

Does sound as if we have a great team for areas covered around the nation. I will get the chance this year to hunt the legendary Jackson County here in Michigan. Jackson County, in the southern half...
Forum: 2007 Bowhunting Contest
08-20-2007, 09:41 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 14,120
Posted By badshotbob

RE: 15-Official Team 15 Thread

Silent but Deadly works for me.


Ill Buck - you can be cap'n if you want, if not, I'll be. I was captain last year so I'm more than happy to pitch in.

As for winning this thing, well... I...
Forum: 2007 Bowhunting Contest
08-16-2007, 08:45 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 14,120
Posted By badshotbob

RE: 15-Official Team 15 Thread

badshotbob checking in. Don't let the name fool you - I was on the winning team of the first bowhunting contest (The Elite 8). Not that I bagged a giant, but we did it as a team.

I'll be...
Forum: 2007 Bowhunting Contest
07-20-2007, 08:56 PM
Replies: 465
Views: 29,540
Posted By badshotbob

RE: THE WINNER IS HERE!

201. txmarshmonkey
202. ryanaller
203. Theinespines3
204. j_beste
205. danscott
206. ahunter55
207. Browning_1
208. huntwi88
...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
01-15-2007, 04:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 886
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Corned Venison

Thanks Jersey! I'll give it a go.

I'm going to throw one in my smoker and boil the others like traditional corned beef (I'm starting out by testing three pieces, about a pound each).
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
01-15-2007, 04:05 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,360
Posted By badshotbob

RE: what do you do with your backstrap?

No problem.

Egg wash/coat the chops:

Dip and coat chops in (in this order):
- flour
- egg wash (one egg beaten, add a bit of milk to smooth out)
- finely chopped walnuts/breadcrumbs...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
01-12-2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,360
Posted By badshotbob

RE: what do you do with your backstrap?

Walnut encrusted venison chops with a dijon bourban finishing sauce

I've been making this for quite some time and just about have it perfected.
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
01-12-2007, 03:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 886
Posted By badshotbob

Corned Venison

I've found several recipes on line for corning venison but seeing as I've never done this, I'm not sure what the best route would be.

Anyone ever corned their venison? If so, how did it turn...
Forum: 2006 Deer Hunting Contest
01-03-2007, 11:42 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,294
Posted By badshotbob

RE: 38 Team Offical Thread.

Well fellas, my season is over - Jan 1 is it for MI. I hunted hard for the past week but couldn't put a deal together. Not much has been moving around here. I saw a few does and yearlings and the...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-11-2006, 08:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 516
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Buck to doe ratio question

Funny thing is, this year I have been hunting the area less than in past seasons. I did notice that during peak rut a week before firearm season and through firearm season I didn't see much of...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-11-2006, 08:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,202
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Do I need my eyes checked?

You have to lay off the crack, at least while afield. That'll help. ;):D[8D]


Seriously though, I think it's your mind playing tricks - you know, at that point when everything looks like a...
Forum: 2006 Deer Hunting Contest
12-11-2006, 07:13 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,294
Posted By badshotbob

RE: 38 Team Offical Thread.

Got back out over the weekend - only doe, no bucks.

Good news though - my son shot his second deer of the year (his first season), a nice doe. What a great way to start off hunting eh? Two deer...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-11-2006, 07:10 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 516
Posted By badshotbob

Buck to doe ratio question

I'm not a deer biologist, so any input will be appreciated.

Two seasons ago, the deer herd seemed to have a great balance of bucks to does - I was seeing two does for every buck (approx).

...
Forum: Midwest
12-01-2006, 07:36 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 15,388
Posted By badshotbob

RE: Trempealeau County Bucks

People are funny.

Congrats.
Forum: Bowhunting
11-30-2006, 11:35 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 9,116
Posted By badshotbob

RE: New MD state gun record, must see ..

I'll never understand why some folks insist on shooting the dinks. [8D]:D
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