2020 archery thread

☺️ go get em eyes, good luck to you & your's this year.

🤔umm, ya didn't toss the kids in the washing machine with your clothes ... did ya?🤭

Still need to get the trail cut and a new piece of property scouted. Father in law bought a 3 acre lot that runs into the state game lands. Weve seen quite a bit of sign but i havnt scouted for a stand location yet.

Going tomorrow to get some new arrows. My fmjs just hit the 5 year mark so time to upgrade.

Anyone try the new rage broadheads with no collar? They look good im in the need of some new ones or i can throw some g5 t3s, or havocs i have laying around on. Doesnt matter as long as you hit the right spot.

Wow..😯 great pic Crappy_Slayer. Wishing you lots of good luck getting that big boy. 🤞

Every year I set out a pop-up ground blind for a retired state trooper friend to use for early senior season and then General season. That last two years we have had a wind event that toppled the blind (it is on the edge of a field). Each time it toppled and blew across the field, it tore off those fabric loops that are anchored to the ground (leaving the anchor and loop on the ground).

My wife has been able to hand sew the loops back on, but the next time the blind is toppled, they tear off at the blind edge again.

Does anyone have a better repair method than sewing?

I really don’t want to buy another blind since he only uses it for 3-4 days per year and I want to have it available to him because it is an easy walk, it shelters him from the weather, and he may not that many season left in him — upper 70’s in age.

Great idea by gravey. 👍 Fender washers may work well. Heavier nylon strapping with one end on the inside, the other on the outside, fender washer on both sides and bolt or pop rivit.

Pop rivets are available in ”blind rivet” wide flange and exploding head 🤯 style too, giving extra holding area on both sides.

Then too, don't forget there's always Guerilla Glue. 🤭

Good luck deer hunting to you and your buddy this year DarDy. Hope ya find lots of birds with your other buddy too.

This is a pict. of my son Dan with a nice hog that he got to-day. Fresh sausage coming . sam

Sam please pass on my hearty congratulations to Dan. You must be very proud. 👍

btdt, Thanks, His boar means sausage for me & if he gets a deer it means deer liver for me. So it's win, win for me.  lol  sam

Sam, did I mention.... I'm jealous. ☺️ Enjoy that sausage. 🍺

Not much of a liver fan myself. The heart, on the other hand, thinly sliced on a grill. Oh boy!!

My fave is to cut the liver into strips dredge in flour then fry it to med.rare then add alot of onions & then add mushroom gravey to slowly finish it off.Makes you wish that the deer had 2 livers. Add chunks of Italion bread to the table & save some chunks to mop out the frying pan.We used to stand in line at camp for it.  sam

Was finally able to get logged back on here. Man this place was messed up for a bit. 
 
Opening day in the SRA I saw 10 does and 2 small bucks. One a spike that was still in velvet. Almost got a whack at one of the does but she never stepped into my 20 yard shooting lane. 

First sit of the year last night.  Pretty warm.   Seen 7 doe and fawns from the stand and kicked two out on the walk out.  
At least I got to enjoy a live band from the neighbors party about two hundred yards away.....pretty good band too.   Deer didn't seem to mind but I couldn't hear them coming at all.....my trail can near by only had doe and fawns on it for a week in the woods.....

Good luck to all.👍

I'll be out there with yinz in thought, while sitting high in my 'captains seat' & swinging my feet, waiting to see your pics. 🤗

Yes, good luck to everyone! Just a few short days till the statewide opener. I can't wait!

Eyes congrats to your neighbors. 👍