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  1. Westernwannabe

    How should I hunt this Deer? - NEED OPINIONS

    It sounds like youve been going in there often to look for sign, move cameras, etc. He’s likely on to the intrusion and has shifted to avoid you. If you are familiar with the area and have determined some good doe bedding areas, set up between a couple or on the downwind edge of a good one and...
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    Kuiu discount code

    Don’t want to start a new thread for this. Anyone have a discount code they don’t plan on using? Please pm me. On a tight budget and Kuiu’s a budget killer!
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    What's a good public land whitetail state in the midwest?

    Iowa
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    Lowa Camino evo deal

    Got an email today. My order was cancelled due to an unexpected inventory issue. Dang!
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    Lowa Camino evo deal

    Sorry dude!
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    The most durable pants?

    I’m a carpenter and used to wear shorts in the summer. Carhartt and Duluth fire hose in the winter. I bought a pair of Duluth Dry on the Fly cargo pants on sale about 3 years ago. I have not worn shorts to work since. Have 5 pairs now I rotate for work and 2 pairs I keep nice for...
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    Lowa Camino evo deal

    Sweet!!! Just ordered 10.5’s. It say they are discontinued on REIs website. I hope not, I love these boots. Over 100 rucking miles on mine this year. Pumped to have a backup pair for half price. Thanks for the heads up!
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    Cell cams spooking big bucks

    I killed the buck in my avatar last year 5 yards from my cell camera after he had walked in front of it. He had also walked in front of it the morning prior and many, many times before that. I think they are so used to cameras at this point that most deer don’t even acknowledge them. Let’s be...
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    Let’s talk Broadheads!

    Magnus stinger 100 gr. w/ bleeder blades. Fly true and got me a huge old buck I hit in the thickest spot on the shoulder blade. Blew through it, both lungs and broke its leg on the far side. Nothing mechanical to fail. But… the one negative is I haven’t had great blood trails with them...
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    .270 on whitetail - short range

    Another vote for nosler partitions. The accuracy is ridiculously good from my Rem 700
  11. Westernwannabe

    IADNR bans cell cam "scouting" during hunting season

    That is a really good point. There are so many properties and areas with ridiculous numbers of deer. More and more properties that hardly get hunted by one or two trophy hunters. Access to private is harder than ever. For that reason, I can see an argument for no cell cams on public. I know...
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    IADNR bans cell cam "scouting" during hunting season

    I can see a benefit on public land. Keep the playing field level for everyone. Private I don’t think we need to control who’s using what for cameras. At the end of the day, technology, social media and influencers have irrevocably changed the world. You can choose to bitch and moan about...
  13. Westernwannabe

    Newer Truck vs. Low Mileage Old Truck

    Definitely! I have only bought used trucks, all purchased with 80-115k miles. So I don’t know the previous maintenance/abuse. The first two were GMC Sierras and both made it to right around 200k miles before needing engine work so I got rid of them. Both had horrible rust issues. I will...
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    Newer Truck vs. Low Mileage Old Truck

    Very contradictory post. Start saying you can afford an $80k truck, then say you would be enslaving yourself to “that kind of debt”. I think this describes our society as a whole. We think we can afford anything because being in debt is the norm. I know guys that get a new truck the day...
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    Newer Truck vs. Low Mileage Old Truck

    I had to bite the bullet last Sept. I did the math on my tundra with 240K and it cost me approx $400/mo over the 125k miles I owned it(purchase price, repairs,maint, less resale price) I ended up going with a newer 18’ Tundra with 90K miles and around a $400/mo payment. Hopefully the payments...
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    What was your first western hunt - especially if from East of the Mississippi

    OTC archery elk in ID. Got lucky and went a year before it became almost impossible to get that tag. The other guys I was going with didn’t get tags, so I just went for it. Planned to go solo but a buddy offered to tag along. We had a great trip and learned a ton. I have a bunch of...
  17. Westernwannabe

    Simplifying Bow Setup

    That seems like a good system! I was thinking you had single pin when I replied. How low do you hold your 25 pin on a deer at 10 yards? My two biggest deer have been at 6 and 8 yards. I practice that close stuff from elevated position often. I found it I aim low I actually hit low, so I...
  18. Westernwannabe

    Simplifying Bow Setup

    That makes sense. If you were going to shoot one at 40, how high do you hold your 25? Just curious. My bow shoots 290 FPS or so and the drop is quite significant. I was surprised how far my 20 and 40 pin are actually. The 50 pin is particularly far. I don’t shoot that heavy of an arrow but...
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    Simplifying Bow Setup

    I refuse to use a slider. For the reason of keeping it simple. I want to remove any variable that can go wrong. When a trophy buck comes trotting in and my adrenaline starts pumping, there needs to be as little room for human error as possible. Keep it simple, fixed pin every 10 yards and...
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    Eating CWD

    You are correct. I get them tested and won’t eat any until test comes back. Usually a week or two in WI. Haven’t had a positive yet. I process myself except sausage. When I get sausage made I’ll only get it done if they promise I’ll get my meat back. You are right about cleaning between...

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