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  1. J

    Realistic mental training?

    So, in the interest of full disclosure and maybe to give everyone a better insight into why bucks get to me far more than doe do, I'm going to lay out a condensed timeline of my hunting career. 1987, I'm 12. A forked horn whitetail crests the hillside and turns. I've got the rifle up and on...
  2. J

    Realistic mental training?

    I've given this some consideration and I probably should explore it further. While there is a pretty significant overlap between archery deer season and small game season, there are opportunities for small game with a bow, yes
  3. J

    Realistic mental training?

    I believe that, if I do that, I'll hang the bow up for good For real.
  4. J

    Realistic mental training?

    So, I can shoot to 80 reasonably well. Well enough to score on a medium 3D target at that range. A deer or larger, let's say. I missed a buck at 27 this year and I've missed closer deer.
  5. J

    Realistic mental training?

    I can execute my shot sequence on demand. Where that begins to fall apart is when I shit my pants and forget my name when a buck shows up, and I really need to clarify that this is a problem with bucks and not nearly as much with does. I'm happy to explain why if you think it matters.
  6. J

    Realistic mental training?

    Hard to do when you suck at hunting.
  7. J

    Realistic mental training?

    I'm not sure. I've been shooting pretty regularly since I got back into archery in 2010. I've improved, but I've definitely 'plateaued' the past couple years. I'm a solid 270-275 on a 3D course maybe a 260ish if I'm carrying a heavy ruck (40-60#) which I'll do a few times a year. Thing is...
  8. J

    Realistic mental training?

    I've done this and never felt any real level of mental stress. I am the shooter that I am and, while I'm working my ass off to be better tomorrow than I am today, I don't compare myself to others because I know I suck and I'm never going to be better than they are. All I can do is out work...
  9. J

    Realistic mental training?

    The trend, the 'fashion' in the archery world seems to be practicing to shoot under physical stress. Run wind sprints and shoot. Ruck a distance and shoot. While this may be beneficial in terms of fitness, it doesn't seem to induce the same levels of mental stress that a real life shot...
  10. J

    WTS Vortex viper 10x42

    Quick feedback. Binos were received in excellent condition. Great communications and fast shipping
  11. J

    So, you went smaller caliber, but not down to .223…

    There isn't anything under 300# give or take a few pounds that I wouldn't be completely comfortable taking a pop at with my 6mm Rem.
  12. J

    What do you all do to fight the ticks during spring

    I would have some concerns about the possibility of toxicity at concentrations 3 to 4 times as high as recommended. You do you, but 0.5% works extremely well and stretches that concentrate even further. I make my own to 0.5% concentration in a garden sprayer and hose my gear down 2 or 3 times...
  13. J

    Kifaru Shape Charge vs Mystery Ranch 3DAP for EDC?

    The Kifaru Antero 2 ticks all your boxes.
  14. J

    Saddle Hunting

    XOP makes a nice stick
  15. J

    Crazy Big Game Draw Stories

    I've only ever drawn one tag. A Pennsylvania cow elk tag which I drew in 2006. The 'crazy' part is that, when my phone rang, I was wrangling 2 children, 3 and 5 years old to the car to go see mommy in the hospital where she was literally on death's door with severe pneumonia. Being super...
  16. J

    What is this Kifaru pack??

    I ain't a Kifaru Pro, but it looks like an Xray to me as well.
  17. J

    Day hunting out of the truck?

    That's 700' of elevation after I'm already 9k feet above where my house is. It's not the 700' that worries me, it's the 9k
  18. J

    Day hunting out of the truck?

    Elevation is my biggest worry. He was talking camping at 10 and hunting 10,700. For a flatlander, sounds Like a major suckfest.
  19. J

    Day hunting out of the truck?

    This is what I'm trying to figure out. I know there are some super studs who hunt eleventeen miles in the back country but it doesn't seem like everyone does that.
  20. J

    Day hunting out of the truck?

    This seems like a super reasonable plan. I'm already equipped for both styles of camping if I want. I have a large tent and a smaller backpacking style tent. I could run ultra light and use a hammock as well. Or just spike out a tarp shelter. Having the truck there as "safety" seems...

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