At the risk of being repetitious , and certainly not to brag, the last two weeks went quite well, bringing a nice FAT Brown grizz back on the 15th, a few inches short of 8 feet (plywood sheet length ~LOL!~), enough Wolves to make a blanket and sheets set, and then things just went from there….. (more…)
I’ve recently started reloading .44mag ammo for a Ruger Redhawk that I plan on using this upcoming deer season here in Michigan. This weekend at the range I was shooting some factory ammo and had a small issue, but before I go any further I want you to know that this information is from my own reloading experiences. I am by no means an expert reloader, so use all information on this page at your own risk. Verify everything that you see posted in your own reloading manuals and research reloading procedures yourself prior to duplicating what I do. I am not responsible for typos or injuries you might receive. Reloading is challenging and fun, but it can also be dangerous or deadly if done improperly. Reload at your own risk. Now on to the reloading and shooting! (more…)
With summer on top of us and hunting season coming to a complete halt for me, I try to stay Sharp by shooting my bow late in the afternoon. I like to use the 3 D targets and try to keep it as real as possible by putting myself in all different types of situations. I will start out shooting at 20 yards with my PSE BowMadness and then back up to 40 yards after several shots. I place targets facing, quartering away and head on from my shooting position. You never know what direction that deer or turkey will enter your setup so I always prepare for a tough shot.
I also shoot at small targets. As the old saying goes “Aim small miss small“. I will make different targets more difficult to shoot at. One you may have to shoot through an eye bolt before hitting the target. Another one you are shooting at moving targets. It makes you concentrate more when your trying to squeeze an arrow into a tight area. Its important that you practice, you never know what’s going to happen when you are hunting and that is what keep me going back. The next deer that walks out into a shooting lane might be a buck of a life time. Stay sharp and make that 35 yard shot like an “8 ball in the corner pocket”
In the past I’ve shot several different arrow rests. To this day I haven’t shot one that I like any better than the Expert Pro arrow rest made by G5. This rest has several things about it that makes it better than other rests on the market.
I have previously dealt with the issue that when I would draw my arrow on the rest, it would make a sound; this was due to the carbon shaft making contact with the metal. After some encounters with animals noticing the sound, which caused them look right at me, I decided it was time for a change.
The Expert Pro arrow rest doesn’t have any metal where the arrow shaft makes contact with the rest. This makes the
arrow completely quiet when that giant buck or big ole gobbler is right ahead of me. The animal will have no idea what is about to hit them at all! (more…)
Enough with the rain already! Another weekend is ruined from trying to chase turkeys in the woods with a camera due to all this rain, thunder and lightning! By Saturday evening the rain had slowed to a steady drizzle that reminded me of going through a car wash pre soak!
Randy Duncan, my son Mikey and I were sitting in my office wondering what we could do to salvage the weekend. Mikey had the boat ready for the first outing of the season for bowfishing and suggested that we head out. No way was I going to get drenched in a 48 degree temp. night! One thing led to another and off we went for Randy’s first ever bowfishing experience!
The night almost ended before it began. (more…)
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