Post by: 4fletch on March 25, 2016, 04:51:58 PM
Post by: Eli346 on March 25, 2016, 07:36:49 PM
Post by: dscubame on March 25, 2016, 07:56:41 PM
Post by: 4fletch on March 25, 2016, 09:49:28 PM
Post by: jackelope on March 26, 2016, 05:41:12 AM
I thought lighted knocks and mechanical broadheads were not a good thing?Depends who you ask I guess. Are you a bowhunter? Just curious.
Post by: dscubame on March 26, 2016, 07:40:58 AM
I 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?
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 26, 2016, 08:23:07 AM
Not really relative to this topic, but I never understood the pushback to the lighted nocks :dunno: 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 :twocents:I 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?
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 26, 2016, 08:29:29 AM
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.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 26, 2016, 08:34:05 AM
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! :tup::yeah: 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.
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.
Post by: Todd_ID on March 26, 2016, 10:53:24 AM
Bring the crew for dinner. It's only once a year, and it's not that far away. If I can make it there from Clarkston, then nobody in the state gets to say it's too far away.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! :tup::yeah: 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.
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.
Post by: jackelope on March 26, 2016, 11:37:16 AM
Not really relative to this topic, but I never understood the pushback to the lighted nocks :dunno: 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 :twocents:I 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?
I don't use mechanicals or lighted nocks. No reason, I just have a setup that works and don't need to change anything.
Post by: LeviD1 on March 28, 2016, 07:20:36 PM
I 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?
Post by: 4fletch on March 28, 2016, 09:18:18 PM
Post by: dscubame on March 30, 2016, 08:02:19 AM
I 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?
I agree that Greg is great and passionate. When I do buy a bow that brings me to this decade it will be from him to aid in supporting his shop.
He sold me shuttle t's and thanks for your input on the retractables.
Post by: 4fletch on April 09, 2016, 09:59:35 PM
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Post by: LeviD1 on April 10, 2016, 10:40:14 PM
I 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?
I agree that Greg is great and passionate. When I do buy a bow that brings me to this decade it will be from him to aid in supporting his shop.
He sold me shuttle t's and thanks for your input on the retractables.
No problem. You will love those heads. Make sure you shoot at different spots on your target when sighting in. First time I shot them to see how they flew compared to field points I split my arrow.