Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Lots of good points in that post. Thanks.

Dan O.

Rutman: I'd leave my stand up on private land too because you do have it reserved. You're the one with the permission and the stand indicates just that. I sure would be ticked off if I found someone in my stand on land I had permission to hunt. Can anybody suggest a good portable stand? I have a lad...

Rutman: is your stand on private land or public land? Do you leave it up all year? I don't have much sympathy if you hold your spot for 12 months by leaving your stand up. If your new to the sport and you can't get access to private land how do you get a good spot to hunt if guys have several stands...

ecoaster: Your right about the signs and that's why I don't want to make an official stink about the stands. Big Tiny: I noticed those stupid orange flags all over the bush near the stands. A blind man could follow those trails. I try to make my stand as discreet as possible so the public are less a...

Like most hunters I hate to involve any kind of Authority for fear it backfires. MOst hunters in urban areas low profile their hunting. I find myself dashing from my vehicle to the bush with my bow in the case to avoid cars and the public. Hell I know a Conservation Officer who does the same even th...

I agree Widowman. I'm don't think these guys use the stands that frequently and what happens once they get a deer. They could at least remove the stand so that others know the spot is available. By leaving the stands up year after year, I have to assume they have been successful in that spot. Kind o...

Personally if I left a stand up all year I wouldn't be too upset if I found it being used by another hunter. I would be annoyed if they didn't vacate upon request. I figure I took my chances leaving it up all year and I'm just glad it's still there. I hear you guys about the question of safety and w...

Xenon: I'm surprised these stands are still there but they've been up for more than 2 years so I guess we have honest hunters in the Guelph area. I know in Conservation Authority areas in Southern Ontario no permanent stands are allowed. Woody; I agree that stands put up immediately prior to the sea...

So let me get this straight I buy 10 stands and then put them up all year so that I've essentially posted the area for myself. I guess I'll start looking at garage sales for junk stands to hang. :) I was always told that using a stand on public land is fair game as long as you give it up to the owne...

I used the search engine but couldn't find an answer to this question. While walking 3 public hunt areas this morning I counted 9 different portable stands still in the bush. Is it not good etiquette to remove your stand at the end of a hunting season? It certainly tells a guy like me "don't ev...

I didn't even think of doing it manually but it would be handy in a pinch. Any hints on how other than being a big brute of a guy??? Is it a two person job? any chance of damaging the bow.

Dan O.

That's weird! I just had my stringer shatter as well. Fortunately my fingers were pretty much out of the way. The fine folks at Excalibur were nice enough to replace the stringer which isn't that cheap despite it's inexpensive look. You might want to give them a call they were great with me.

Dan O.

Anybody seen any Turkeys in the North Bay - sudbury area (I mean feathered ones of course!) Sounds like they are moving North quite quickly.

Dan O.

Awesome info guys! I did see one near Whitney on the east side of Algonquin Park. Interesting they've made it up as far as South River. I wonder if Algonquin is too cold for them. I have a camp in the Mattawa area and I'm wondering if I'll ever see them in that area.

Dan O

Just wondering if guys are seeing wild turkeys much above a line drawn from Huntsville, Parry Sound, over to Pembroke. The original theory was that the winters would be too harsh in the area North of that line (if I remember correctly). With warmer winters I'm just wondering if you're seeing any bir...