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by Drew
Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Changing where I aim on a deer.
Replies: 13
Views: 5351

Re: Changing where I aim on a deer.

The shot I took last wknd on my buck was very similar. My arrow went in behind the last rib on the left side and poked out the skin just in front of the right front shoulder joint. Deer went 30yds and stopped thrashing within seconds.
by Drew
Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Changing where I aim on a deer.
Replies: 13
Views: 5351

Re: Changing where I aim on a deer.

The shot I took last wknd on my buck was very similar. My arrow went in behind the last rib on the left side and poked out the skin just in front of the right front shoulder joint. Deer went 30yds and stopped thrashing within seconds.
by Drew
Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:10 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Hang-on & Ladder Stands
Replies: 18
Views: 5985

Re: Hang-on & Ladder Stands

Dunhams always has sales and you can easily find their 10% and 20% coupons too
by Drew
Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:46 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Lighted Nocks or Not?
Replies: 70
Views: 27487

Re: Lighted Nocks or Not?

Lumenok for ZS's is 28gr. The reviews of lighted nocks I've read have the lumenok typically as the brightest. I don't get all fancy I just use my multi-tool long nose pliers to turn them out abut 1/16". I've never had one fail and I save the old ones for spacing during fletching (gives a 7/8&qu...
by Drew
Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:40 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: blackhornet
Replies: 9
Views: 2365

Re: blackhornet

Love to see that with a steel ferrule. Good blade thickness.
by Drew
Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:20 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Hang-on & Ladder Stands
Replies: 18
Views: 5985

Re: Hang-on & Ladder Stands

Check out the Millennium M150, the most comfortable and solid stand I've ever used. Quiet too. I'm 6'1" and 225lbs and have plenty of room. Platform is giant and it's easy to hang.
by Drew
Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:45 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Lighted Nocks or Not?
Replies: 70
Views: 27487

Re: Lighted Nocks or Not?

My personal opinion...if you are hunting they are a must. I want to know with absolute certainty where my arrow strikes and in those last few minutes of hunting light that so often are the most productive, and with bows so fast, it is often difficult to see where the arrow lands. Especially if it's ...
by Drew
Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:36 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: 2014 Backyard Buck
Replies: 9
Views: 3000

Re: 2014 Backyard Buck

Great story and what a simple effective idea. I love it!
by Drew
Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Salt Fork Bruiser
Replies: 34
Views: 10289

Re: Salt Fork Bruiser

Magnificent! Well done!
by Drew
Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:19 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Two weekends in a row - A 7 pointer each time.
Replies: 17
Views: 6243

Re: Two weekends in a row - A 7 pointer each time.

Congrats, let's see some pics!
by Drew
Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:16 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Speculation thread on the limbs breaking....
Replies: 42
Views: 14668

Re: Speculation thread on the limbs breaking....

I'm also a mechanical engineer and work with mass produced products. (one of the big three automotive companies. Hint, we don't require government bailouts!) Anyway, I'm perplexed as Excal limbs are not especially exotic. They are not some wonder fiber super limb as far as I'm aware (basically long ...
by Drew
Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:20 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Matrix Shooting Lubes
Replies: 4
Views: 2187

Re: Matrix Shooting Lubes

I have nothing but good things to say about Scorpion string wax and rail lube. I wax both string and serving lightly, and lube the rail when it appears dry. I never notice any build up with this product when used correctly.
by Drew
Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:07 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Project Flying Hatchet Part II..Buck Down!
Replies: 22
Views: 6598

Re: Project Flying Hatchet Part II..Buck Down!

>>Grundy, well, I don't really know how the fp's compare. I don't shoot fp's other than to work on trigger control and breathing. So I sight in for the broadhead of choice, zero my scope, and if fp's don't hit to that poi, I just use Kentucky windage to get them where I want them. It's all about whe...
by Drew
Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:44 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Project Flying Hatchet Part II..Buck Down!
Replies: 22
Views: 6598

Re: Project Flying Hatchet Part II..Buck Down!

Thanks everyone! I'm pretty stoked as this is my first big buck. We are thinking 2.5yrs old maybe? I am still kind of amazed at how this all turned out. It happened so fast that from the time I saw him to time I took the shot was probably 30sec. I have only captured this guy on camera at 2-4am. Abso...
by Drew
Sun Oct 11, 2015 1:28 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Project Flying Hatchet Part II..Buck Down!
Replies: 22
Views: 6598

Project Flying Hatchet Part II..Buck Down!

Great Michigan fall hunting last night. Beautiful evening sitting in a new location I scouted out last March. New stand is in a big oak on an inside corner of a hay and clover field surrounded by hardwoods. Just after sunset I heard and saw a flash of a deer working its way around me. 10min later th...