Martin Tech Forum - Bowhunting Forum http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/ Have a question about bowhunting? Need help? Got a story to tell? This is the place. en Mon, 20 May 2013 16:18:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/images/misc/rss.png Martin Tech Forum - Bowhunting Forum http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/ Seemed like for ever http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26096-Seemed-like-for-ever&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 20:18:05 GMT It's been about a month sents I shoot a bow been getting wood ready for winter got all the wood split finished up about 10:00 this morning i'm beat come in ate took a nap broke out the onza I put some easton 3d nocks on my blackhawks 4000's started at the paper tuner then some walk back to double check, (talking to my self man this bow is so smooth that bowtech is going back up for sale) man it felt good to get back out ]]> Bowhunting Forum TEN RING http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26096-Seemed-like-for-ever Deer stuff http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26095-Deer-stuff&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:44 GMT I read T8's post on gestation and gave thought and checked on a few things.

Here's what I have;

Head gear of young bucks; Fawn bucks normally sport "buttons", but spike youngster aren't rare. And long yearlings have been well noted to sport 10 racks, though small and lacking mass.

Button bucks; Wife killed one her first time shotgunning. Weighed in at 150 pounds.

Spike bucks; One I let pass, and was chewed out for not shooting, sported spikes well over a foot long, somewhat straight up. I was impressed and just watched him.

Spike bucks; ??? One of the largest ever killed in Fulton county weighed a impressive 309 pounds. Said was it field dressed when weighed. No official aging was noted to my knowledge. Still, bucks don't always produce racks of norm. So I wonder if it was a buck of some age, not a long yearling.

Long yearlings; 10 point rack long yearling. I killed one years back by mistake during shotgun season.
Not really small for size other than his main beams and tines where thin, maybe double the diameter of a lead pencil. I didn't know he was there. I shot a doe, I thought, but she took off running and not lookin hit at all. I shot her a second time and dropped her. Upon inspection I had hit her only once. Still in sight of where I was standing I looked to where she was when I shot the first time. Mercy! And there lay the buck. Evidently, he was feeding and when the does head came up and I shot. Check stations still going back then, he was aged a long yearling.

Big deer do not necessarily have big racks. My largest weight deer weighed over 310 pounds. His 10 point rack scored 126 even. He was aged at 3 1/2 years old.

Heavy deer; I believe the Illinois or Indiana record is held by a doe. Said was she tipped the scales at 390 pounds and said to have been sterile.

Had to be the most embarrassing moment in deer hunting history; Man was at check station checking in his buck. Newbie or for whatever reason the man did not field dress his "kill." I understand he was 3 or 5 vehicles back in line when the all H__ broke loose. His "killed" buck woke up! Banging around it got out of the trailer, jumped a car or truck and went off through the town of Lewistown, Illinois. Lewistown is about 7 miles from me. ]]> Bowhunting Forum Sonny Thomas http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26095-Deer-stuff doing the math http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26094-doing-the-math&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 03:18:13 GMT Ok, so I have been seeing fawns like crazy. My best guess is a week old or so. The www says 200 days is the gestation period. So that should be putting the rut from last year around the 10th of October. which is early imo. It kinda stinks because that would mean pre rut was before archery season... Ok, so I have been seeing fawns like crazy. My best guess is a week old or so. The www says 200 days is the gestation period. So that should be putting the rut from last year around the 10th of October. which is early imo. It kinda stinks because that would mean pre rut was before archery season opened. ]]> Bowhunting Forum typically8 http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26094-doing-the-math I am NOT a scout master!! http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26040-I-am-NOT-a-scout-master!!&goto=newpost Sun, 05 May 2013 04:34:48 GMT I went out to the 15 acres to do some recon. I have decided that my little lease is a horrible place to hunt. Attachment 8054 (http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8054) ROCKS AND CEDARS!!! Being sneaky is out of the question. Not even a NINJA can make it through this... I went out to the 15 acres to do some recon. I have decided that my little lease is a horrible place to hunt.

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ROCKS AND CEDARS!!! Being sneaky is out of the question. Not even a NINJA can make it through this quietly.

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And then you have this @#$! There is no tree stand, there is no pop up blind, there is no brush blind. I did find a better spot for my tripod and a decent tree with up close and personal shooting range. Too close probably.
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]]> Bowhunting Forum typically8 http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?26040-I-am-NOT-a-scout-master!! <![CDATA['11 Exile first blood]]> http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25966-11-Exile-first-blood&goto=newpost Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:10:59 GMT Attachment 7968 (http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7968) another burn pit kill just after mid-night. pictured is entrance wound. Exited out the front shoulder and bout took its leg off. Name: IMG_0192 (480x640).jpg Views: 74 Size: 91.7 KB

another burn pit kill just after mid-night. pictured is entrance wound. Exited out the front shoulder and bout took its leg off.
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]]> Bowhunting Forum HawgEnvy http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25966-11-Exile-first-blood <![CDATA[Tag & App fees]]> http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25960-Tag-amp-App-fees&goto=newpost Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:51:17 GMT Tag & application fees here in Nevada went up a few dollars over last year. Just finished putting in for tags and left a few out that we figured we couldn't afford to do this year and it still came to $99. Anyone else experience increases this year? ]]> Bowhunting Forum NuttyNative http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25960-Tag-amp-App-fees shot placement: big/small game,varmint http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25958-shot-placement-big-small-game-varmint&goto=newpost Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:16:48 GMT going off Hutch's thread,someone asked for more pics of other animals. I spent some time on Google Images and came up with some common game animals for examples. Enjoy!

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]]> Bowhunting Forum HawgEnvy http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25958-shot-placement-big-small-game-varmint How do you occupy your time in the stand....? http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25954-How-do-you-occupy-your-time-in-the-stand&goto=newpost Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:38:48 GMT I don't get a lot of time to hunt every year.....so when i do i hunt and pay attention every minute.....
I look at the trees changing colors...i look for the quietness and the beauty of the outdoors. I love every minute of it, because it's so short lived. I watch squirells and birds......all kinds of stuff. I really listen to the sounds and listen for changes, as it can mean a deer is walking up.
I don't mess with phones and all that....i just simply hunt, pay attention and mentally rehearse how i'm going to breathe calmly and I visualise the arrow releasing, hitting it's target. ]]> Bowhunting Forum urparanoidaboutyourbrand http://martinarchery.com/mtechforum/showthread.php?25954-How-do-you-occupy-your-time-in-the-stand