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I thought lighted knocks and mechanical broadheads were not a good thing?
Quote from: dscubame on March 25, 2016, 07:56:41 PMI thought lighted knocks and mechanical broadheads were not a good thing?Depends who you ask I guess. Are you a bowhunter? Just curious.
Quote from: jackelope on March 26, 2016, 05:41:12 AMQuote from: dscubame on March 25, 2016, 07:56:41 PMI thought lighted knocks and mechanical broadheads were not a good thing?Depends who you ask I guess. Are you a bowhunter? Just curious.Last year I picked up a 9 year old Hoyt and started shooting in my back yard. Just yesterday I applied for the multi deer and if that works out this will be my first year with a bow for deer. I've spent a little time with Greg at Whitetails Plus to help with correct building blocks with shooting technique and arrow selection. On camofire I keep seeing those mechanicals but my impression has been they are not preferred and lighter knocks seemed to have so much controversy surrounding them. In short I do not have experience with a bow to draw from. Would you or do you use either?
There's not a whole lot of controversy. Dozens of states allow both, including WA. I've yet to see any concrete studies which prove it's unethical to use either. I don't use them but that doesn't mean I fault someone else who does. I support legal hunting methods and those who employ them. It's little like another topic I won't mention - if I don't like it, I don't do it. But it's not my place to judge someone else who does. Happy hunting! I can't make the dinner, guys. My son in law is returning home from Naval Officer Candidate School on that day and we'll be in Lebanon, OR. Have fun.
Quote from: pianoman9701 on March 26, 2016, 08:29:29 AMThere's not a whole lot of controversy. Dozens of states allow both, including WA. I've yet to see any concrete studies which prove it's unethical to use either. I don't use them but that doesn't mean I fault someone else who does. I support legal hunting methods and those who employ them. It's little like another topic I won't mention - if I don't like it, I don't do it. But it's not my place to judge someone else who does. Happy hunting! I can't make the dinner, guys. My son in law is returning home from Naval Officer Candidate School on that day and we'll be in Lebanon, OR. Have fun. I'm already committed to a 3D and I have a crew at the house that weekend for deck building or I would be there for sure.
Quote from: dscubame on March 26, 2016, 07:40:58 AMQuote from: jackelope on March 26, 2016, 05:41:12 AMQuote from: dscubame on March 25, 2016, 07:56:41 PMI thought lighted knocks and mechanical broadheads were not a good thing?Depends who you ask I guess. Are you a bowhunter? Just curious.Last year I picked up a 9 year old Hoyt and started shooting in my back yard. Just yesterday I applied for the multi deer and if that works out this will be my first year with a bow for deer. I've spent a little time with Greg at Whitetails Plus to help with correct building blocks with shooting technique and arrow selection. On camofire I keep seeing those mechanicals but my impression has been they are not preferred and lighter knocks seemed to have so much controversy surrounding them. In short I do not have experience with a bow to draw from. Would you or do you use either? Not really relative to this topic, but I never understood the pushback to the lighted nocks They don't make your bow more accurate. They don't make it more lethal. They don't make you a better hunter. What they do, is allow you to make a more accurate spot on your shot placement, and help you to recover your arrow. Both these things allow you to make a better assessment of time you need to give the animal how you should follow up on tracking. How many animals have been bumped and lost due to a poor play call because you couldn't find your arrow? I shoot them and won't go back except in states that don't allow them
Quote from: dscubame on March 26, 2016, 07:40:58 AMQuote from: jackelope on March 26, 2016, 05:41:12 AMQuote from: dscubame on March 25, 2016, 07:56:41 PMI thought lighted knocks and mechanical broadheads were not a good thing?Depends who you ask I guess. Are you a bowhunter? Just curious.Last year I picked up a 9 year old Hoyt and started shooting in my back yard. Just yesterday I applied for the multi deer and if that works out this will be my first year with a bow for deer. I've spent a little time with Greg at Whitetails Plus to help with correct building blocks with shooting technique and arrow selection. On camofire I keep seeing those mechanicals but my impression has been they are not preferred and lighter knocks seemed to have so much controversy surrounding them. In short I do not have experience with a bow to draw from. Would you or do you use either?Gregs an awesome guy. I give him all my business. I had a bad experience with mechanical heads last season and went back to my shuttle t's that have yet to fail me on everything i have shot with them. I wont be using them anymore. Not sure how true it is but I have heard that lighted knocks can get brittle when its really cold like late season usually is and can break so I dont use them not to mention I dont feel like adding more money on my arrow. As far as this banquet, is it an auction like the RMEF one? or just a dinner?