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Just wanted to jump in and say thanks to you fellers. You probably saved me a lot of grief. I was lined up on a real wallhanger @ 30 yds, big bodieded deer in my varizone. probably 10 or 12 points on last Sunday morning.
I thought I had better look things over so backed off the scope and saw that my right limb tip would have slammed into a small tree next to my climbing treestand. I did not take the shot and who knows if I will ever get such an opportunity again.
I liked the smaller tree next to me for cover and a nice place to hang my Xbow. As luck will have it, that's where the shot was.
Thanks again, glad I didn't break my jaw, destroy my vixen or knock myself out of the stand. BE SAFE.
I thought I had better look things over so backed off the scope and saw that my right limb tip would have slammed into a small tree next to my climbing treestand. I did not take the shot and who knows if I will ever get such an opportunity again.
I liked the smaller tree next to me for cover and a nice place to hang my Xbow. As luck will have it, that's where the shot was.
Thanks again, glad I didn't break my jaw, destroy my vixen or knock myself out of the stand. BE SAFE.
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I guess I would have to say that is one disadvantage to a recurve Xbow compared to compound Xbows altho there are many other advantages to the excalibur. This was one I had not considered when I placed my order.
Perhaps I will get the opportunity again, thanks for your well wishes.
I will certainly have this in mind on my next treestand placement.
Mainly being a vert bowhunter in the past, I strived for the best cover around me, and the leaves are going fast here. I suppose I will have to hunt a little higher.
Perhaps I will get the opportunity again, thanks for your well wishes.
I will certainly have this in mind on my next treestand placement.
Mainly being a vert bowhunter in the past, I strived for the best cover around me, and the leaves are going fast here. I suppose I will have to hunt a little higher.
I had a similar problem last weekend, I was hunting out of a friends ladder stand in some tall pines and he had shooting lanes set up but they werent much use with the xbow, I had a couple areas that would provide open shots but many that I think he was using simply wouldnt work without some tree mods which I wasnt prepared to do.
I had to pass up on the biggest buck I have ever personnally seen last year. So I know what that feeling is like. "Will I ever see him again?" goes through your head....a lot!!!!
You made the right decision!! Will you see him again? No one knows. Will I ever see that deer again? No one knows. But it sure makes it easier getting up at 3:30am knowing he's still out there, and if I'm sitting at home I will never know. So, even though I may sit in my stand from before the sun rises until after it sets and see nothing, I will at least know that I didn't miss anything.
You made the right decision!! Will you see him again? No one knows. Will I ever see that deer again? No one knows. But it sure makes it easier getting up at 3:30am knowing he's still out there, and if I'm sitting at home I will never know. So, even though I may sit in my stand from before the sun rises until after it sets and see nothing, I will at least know that I didn't miss anything.
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