Excalibur Crossbow Forum

This is the six pointer i killed last Thursday evening

Went out this afternoon with a friend. He shot a large large buck around 3:00 at a fairly close distance 10 yards but some how hit a limb. The bolt hit the buck in the shoulder and he ran with the arrow in him. Because we weren't sure of the shot we waited till about 4:45 before going out to look fo...

congrats davehawk~! the buck i shot last week i took to the taxidermy today and he said the buck was still in rut. I was knida suprised he did smell but not as much as other i have killed throughout the years. He said he could tell by the amout of jelly in his mouth! What ever that means????

You guys don't know this area very well. We have hundreds of deer psm. QDM in place and by taking a doe it will help to get the blance of DOe buck going. Right now it's about 8-1. As far as the little guys making it through the winter, thats not a problem around here. Thay have all the food they ne...

Not necessarily huntman. Not all does will have been bred through the first rut. And if they have, that's ok too. No different then taking a doe prior to being bred. There is often a benefit of removing does from the area. Many areas have more than enough deer to keep the population at a sustainabl...

I had a hugh doe came in and she had 2 buttons with her. She is #1 on the cull list with 2 buttons. The buttons will stay in the area and make it home turf if I take her out. Well I missed her not once but twice. not for nothing you have paid for your tag and can do what you choose however, is it n...

Went out for a hunt this afternoon. After sitting for about 20 mins a large 10 pointer passed 20 yards from a stand i was thinking about going to sit in but didn't. This large buck was about 130 yards from where i was sitting and stayed in the field for about 30 mins. never getting anywhere close fo...

Well im not so for this after all God did make ADAM and EVE not ADAM and STEVE!!

I couldn't agree with you more sandman that really gets under my skin to. One of the properties i hunt there is old tires and tones of other crap around, the owner of the property almost didn't give me permission to hunt because he was so pissed about the trash around. These guys give hunters a bad ...

Has anyone ever hunted with a buck decoy? If so do decoy's tend to work at this time of the season or are they better during the rut and pre rut? I recently purchased one but have yet to use it. I have read a few books on set up but not one mentions time of season for best results.

peter p wrote:What type of feeding field was it.

It was a soya bean field that had been harvested then cultavated. What he was eating i don't know. Either there was a few beans left behind or he likes the taste of soil

Just because he might of came in to your grunting or ratttling doesnt mean there still in runt. I am not a know it all by any means. I learn something new everyday whether it be here on the forum or by reading different deer books. My understand is that rattling significe 2 bucks fight usually over...

DaveHawk wrote:XB, if your looking for something to just keep you out of the rain and wind I guess it will be ok. I use a Swiss gilly suit and have deer pass with in 6'.

what excatly is that? i have never heard or seen this?

I went out for an evening hunt tonight and all i have to say is WOW. This was the first time hunting this property and defentalty not the last I arrived to the field at about 3:15 a little late but better then not going out at all. I drove my truck down the field and parked it at the end of the bush...

If your worried about the temperature overnight that is not a concern. The standard temp. of a fridge is 7 degress. I have taken a buck a few years back that was shot with a gun through the gut and the meat was fine.