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by xboman
Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:55 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: book recommendations please
Replies: 12
Views: 5766

maple.

in training for the next few days

will respond with a list of favorites when I get a chance

be patient
by xboman
Mon Nov 15, 2004 3:53 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: book recommendations please
Replies: 12
Views: 5766

recommended reading

The deer and deer hunting area is a broad field. I have amassed a collection of roughly 116 volumes dealing exclusively with deer and it's hunting.... a good number of them are rare or scarce, out-of-print, privately printed, limited editions or greatly sought after novels. I recommend you concentra...
by xboman
Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:20 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: how much for butchering
Replies: 14
Views: 7463

butchering and packaging your own

Guys, Butchering and packaging your own deer is quite a rewarding experience. 2 guys can completely butcher and package a deer (1 deer) in 4 to 4½ hrs. All you should have left is the meat meant for hamburg, sausages, jerky or pepperettes....that's all we pay the butcher for (because of the equipmen...
by xboman
Wed Nov 10, 2004 4:27 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: So how do you guys up north keep your feet warm??
Replies: 33
Views: 17608

Keeping feet warm

Hello Gonhunting, wools socks (2 pairs) + rubber hunting boots with felt liners (hunting boots have to be 1 to 1½ size bigger than you normally would wear) + clean dry feet = toaster oven lil piggies -1st pair of wool socks should be light -2nd pair should be thick and heavy all 100% wool or closest...
by xboman
Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:22 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Hunting Day / Nov 3rd / St Hubert's Day
Replies: 2
Views: 1785

Hunting Day / Nov 3rd / St Hubert's Day

Hey!!!!!

Funny no one mentioned it was St. Hubert of Aquitaine's Day....recognized as Hunter's Day or the celebrated day of hunting.

Maybe Woody's got the complete breakdown on this day like the one posted last year.

Happy St Hubert's Day
by xboman
Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:40 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Quiver mount
Replies: 14
Views: 6282

Either side

No worries.......mount quiver on the right or left side
by xboman
Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:47 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: broken fiber optic/size??
Replies: 3
Views: 1726

What little help I can forward

If your like me, you cannot set aside, for hunting, all the time necessary or that you would prefer. My crossbow is a '99 Exocet (carved tips). Did you manage to save any of the broken pieces? This has heppened to me twice previously. The 1st time, I just took the crossbow with the broken pieces I w...
by xboman
Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:22 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Wind
Replies: 7
Views: 3341

High winds and deer

One thing is certain about deer. They will do what they want, when they want....Just like you. If your determined on going out during any weather, you'll go & so too will deer when their mind is made up. Only, don't expect the deer to be calm and relaxed. It has been my experience that deer out ...
by xboman
Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:31 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Kendo Kid's "Chocolate Buck"
Replies: 11
Views: 3958

Melanistic deer

From the color of the deer you posted, I beleive what you harvested is a melanistic deer. Extremely rare deer......even rarer than an albino or piebald deer, all the more difficult is the fact you got a buck. Truly amazing. WELL DONE MAN. Melanin = a dark brown or black animal or plant pigment Melan...
by xboman
Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:36 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: PA 10 Point
Replies: 12
Views: 5678

Sure makes one smile.

Well done Basel.
by xboman
Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:53 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Keeping deer cool
Replies: 34
Views: 15264

to skin or not to skin

1- Gut deer as soon as possible 2- Make sure inside is clean or free of any debris 3- Hang in a cool place out of the sun (The chess cavity should be propped open to allow cooling) My deer hunting practices include hanging deer by the neck and keeping the hide on till I am ready to butcher. (Butcher...
by xboman
Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:06 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Moon transits
Replies: 13
Views: 6758

effects of the moon

Full moon aside, studies have been done regarding the rising and setting of the moon and it's influence on deer. It is believed that when the moon starts to rise this is also the signal for deer to resume their search for food, to get up and go forth. The opposite occurs as the moon is ready to set....
by xboman
Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:28 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: to xboman
Replies: 2
Views: 2208

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by xboman
Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:14 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Doe tags
Replies: 8
Views: 4925

doe tag

Antlerless tag is in the mail for WMU 43B Manitoulin Island in my case. Opening Day of bow: Saturday Oct 2nd. 2004 I can smell the air See the landscape I see myself with my hunting clothes on As I am leaving and closing the camp door behind me I will sleep in the tree stand....If the sun is too war...
by xboman
Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:14 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Combined Hunting Experience?
Replies: 85
Views: 45045

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