Perfect arrow flight is very important. I was shooting sub 400 fps, did not have perfect arrow flight, and was overconfident in my original setup. After losing a bull I went down the rabbit hole and ended up on the heavier side. Having a balanced setup is great, but make sure above all else that...
Goal for the year was to call in a tom on my own. I’ve been turkey hunting a few years now and have had some success but hadn’t called one up solo yet. Got started with a jake the first week of season and then got it done on a long beard mid season.
Definitely go TSS. It may be expensive but it is that much better. I like Apex and Federal TSS. Both pattern well for me. I only get to take 1 or 2 shots at a turkey in a year. If that costs me $30 in ammo, it's still not even close to what I spend on arrows or duck and goose shells or rifle...
Very nice! I've been looked at the Stevens 301 to start using as a dedicated turkey gun. Currently have a Stoeger M3000 that pulls duty for ducks, dove, squirrels, rabbits, and turkey. That Bantam looks awesome, hope you enjoy it!
This is my line of thinking as well. I don’t drive 13-16 hours and spend who knows how much money in total to chase elk/mule deer once every year or two just to give up easy. Keep moving till I find game and hunt all day long if at all possible. I use the best gear I can afford and hunt hard. As...
That’s a great idea and I didn’t even think about it. I do not have a pad/bag setup rated for anything close to these temps but if I did I’d be testing it right now.
I firmly believe that the majority of users on this site would rather talk about the other cowgirls… the handful that want to talk about the football ones probably like hi point pistols, Leupold scopes, and Ryan’s crocs…
This one came to mind for me as well. I have no clue why but when I first started looking at tents I just loved the stuff Argali was making. I ordered an Absaroka 4p and all the accessories. Although it’s not made in the US, it was a better value for the money I thought, their customer service...
It depends honestly. Don’t feel bad about however you want to spend your own money. However, I will say I’ve had issues with business owners being turds before (directly to me about business) and I will not spend a dime with them and I will recommend others stay away as well.
I’ll throw out my perspective since I’ve seen both sides of this. Where I live and hunt, hunting with deer dogs is still a tradition but slowly declines in popularity every year it seems like. It is deeply rooted in tradition and I grew up doing a pretty even mix of hunting in a tree stand and...
About anywhere I go around here has an extremely dense population of coons. I've trapped and hunted with hounds in the past but I'm out of the game right now. Back in the day of peak fur prices, most of my family coon hunted with hounds every night after work. Now there's a dozen coons per feed...