Time For Me To Get Ready

[RickBarbee]

With our bow season opener coming OCT 2nd, it's time for me to get things ready for it.

My stands, etc have been in place for months.

Unfortunately I haven't shot my bow in months.
The last time I shot it was when I changed the limbs on it, and only shot a few arrows to begin the tuning process.
I'll be finishing that process this afternoon when it cools down some.

I'll be ready.

Rick

[tradman]

I have found myself in the opposite situation. I have been shooting my bow religiously all year, but got on a last minute lease with nothing ready until two days ago.

[RickBarbee]

I guess my preliminary tuning was better than I thought it to be.
Didn't have to change a thing.

This was my second group after a 5 target arrow warm up.
First group was a little bigger, but not much

20 yards:
2 - Broad Heads
2 - Bare Shafts
1 - Target Point

Naturally, the stripped fletching had to be one of the broadheads.
No biggie.

I'm good to go.

Rick

[DRT]

I'm way behind too. At least in the shooting department.

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[RickBarbee]

I'm way behind too. At least in the shooting department.

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I don't really have to shoot a lot, or often to stay in shape to shoot.
Plus, I aim, and I don't forget how I aim.

20 yards is my point on.

Rick

[DRT]

I don't really have to shoot a lot, or often to stay in shape to shoot.

Plus, I aim, and I don't forget how I aim.



20 yards is my point on.



Rick

Well I'm able to shoot well enough I guess but I'm not able to shoot as many reps as I normally do to prep.

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[RickBarbee]

Well I'm able to shoot well enough I guess but I'm not able to shoot as many reps as I normally do to prep.

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It only takes the one shot (usually).

Rick

[RickBarbee]

I've got to go check out my main spot tomorrow.

It's a pretty good hike to it. Not real far (3/4 mile), but lots of brush, and tangle, and I have to cross the creek.

Just want to make sure the one trail I have getting in there is passable. It will be before I leave.

I waited until now to clear the trail, because if I had done it earlier it would all be grown back over by now, and I'd have to do it again anyway.

The animals will have a week to forget I was there.

Rick

[Ttechhunter]

Great shooting, what’s your bow and arrow specs?

[RickBarbee]

Great shooting, what’s your bow and arrow specs?

Thanks.

The Bow is:
JC Optimus 21" ILF riser, with 66# at my 29.5" draw medium TradTech carbon/wood limbs for an OAL length of 64".

The Arrows are:
Widowmaker Smash .300 carbon shafts, cut to 31.25" back of point.
235 gr broadhead/insert/outsert combined weight.
4" marco vanes on a 6" Bohning wrap for the fletching.
McKenny Pin nocks.
655 gr total arrow weight.

Last time I chronographed it, the speed was 215, but that arrow weight is 25 gr heavier now, so I figure it's currently somewhere in the vicinity of 200 - 205 fps.

I bumped the arrow weight up, in combination with a few other adjustment, in order to get my point on down to 20 yards. It worked, and it still has lots of delivered energy.

Rick

[DRT]

Hope your pig population is better than ours. Seems slim this season. However our acorn crop is way down so hopefully that means the feeders will keep getting pounded.

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[RickBarbee]

Hope your pig population is better than ours. Seems slim this season. However our acorn crop is way down so hopefully that means the feeders will keep getting pounded.

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I went over today, and got me a good access trail cut from the river up to my stand & feeder.

We still see pigs quite a bit, and they (and whatever else) must be hitting the feeder pretty hard. There wasn't a kernel of feed on the ground anywhere.

Made me think the feeder wasn't working but it was. It feeds for 15 seconds twice a day, and they are cleaning it up.

Rick

[DRT]

I went over today, and got me a good access trail cut from the river up to my stand & feeder.



We still see pigs quite a bit, and they (and whatever else) must be hitting the feeder pretty hard. There wasn't a kernel of feed on the ground anywhere.



Made me think the feeder wasn't working but it was. It feeds for 15 seconds twice a day, and they are cleaning it up.



Rick

Yeah our deer are pounding the feeders. I won't get to go till Sunday evening but will hunt then and Monday. The hardest part about killing doe will be finding a fawn less one. Greatvfawn crop this year as well as last.

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[RickBarbee]

The hardest part about killing doe will be finding a fawn less one.
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Yeah, I won't shoot a doe, especially not here at the house.

Rick

[DRT]

Yeah, I won't shoot a doe, especially not here at the house.



Rick

We are covered up with them. Our doe to buck ratio is terrible. We have to thin them.

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