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    Sold Mathews mod selloff -- Switchweight and CC2 available

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    Coming Up Soon: Turkey Classes in Oregon

    Oregon Roksliders, Just a heads up about some upcoming turkey hunting workshops that I'm teaching on April 5. There will be two classes one hour long each. These will be quick, focused, no-nonsense refreshers to help you be a better turkey hunter this spring season. There are 20 slots each and...
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    Mathews target bows/TRX series

    Dear OP, I'm in your shoes as well. I'm a left-handed hunter who is starting to dabble in target bows... For your purposes and setup, a used Traverse with 75% mods could fit the bill. With those mods instead of the 85%, you'll get more of a target bow feel. Bigger rollover, but higher holding...
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    Stevens .410 Turkey.. DEATH

    OP and others who have used this gun, what is the trigger pull like? In pounds and overall feel? My turkey gun is a 20 gauge Ithaca M37 turkey slayer that has been phenomenal the past 5 years. It's trigger is 3# on the nose. I was at NWTF convention in Nashville this weekend and got to handle...
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    WTB WTB Browning shotgun butt stock

    That model description sounds “remembered” and not “read” but I could be wrong… Best bet for this kind of thing is either: Midwest Gunworks Ebay If Midwest doesn’t have it, you’re probably out of luck.
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    Currently what is your favorite turkey reed call?

    Hook's Executioner. I found it easiest to make super loud cutts on this call, which is a style I like. Harder to talk soft on this call so might look at some of the Houndstooth calls this year since a close buddy likes them.
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    Non-stick frying pans

    Non-stick frying pans are like polyurethane floors. They look great on day one, but get worse and worse after that. You can never touch them up. Cast-iron (and black steel) are like a tung oil floor. They look good on day one, get better with time, and can always be touched up. With the...
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    How can I become a better hunter?

    Hunt where the animals are, not where you want them to be. Find a mentor. You will learn more in one day with them than a year than hunting by yourself. This mentor should be someone who’s in that 10%. Make it worth their while. Go on a guided hunt? You need to get good reps. Iterate. Feel...
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    What rangefinder will display cut values to the 0.1 yard?

    Thank you everyone for the input. SIG got some consensus votes, so I think I’ll try out the SIG units for tournaments and see if I’m even good enough to notice the 0.1 increments at distance. Will be doing a few field shoots this season.
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    Favorite garden vegetable or fruit

    Like the OP, it’s the oddball varieties I can’t find in the store that I like to focus on in our garden. Some eccentric favorites that offer good taste, yield, and pest resilience are: Creasy greens / upland cress Erbette chard Collards (I’m a Southern boy) Sunchokes (best to do these in a...
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    cutting shanks for osso bucco....

    I’ve used the Weston bone saw and similar with success at home. It’s essential to have a vise or buddy to hold. Hasn’t been mentioned, but a true bone saw made from carbon steel is important. I never liked the idea of tool paint on my ossu bucco. These days, I’ve got a butcher handle all my...
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    Arrow building- next level (Spine Indexing, bareshaft tuning)

    Good deal and good luck. At 12' (4 yards) you'll want to shoot pretty much perfect bullet holes with a bare shaft and tape on the rear of the arrow (blue painters tape works great) grain matched to your fletching. What is your tear at that distance? 1/4" in some direction? Or like a 6" tear...
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    Best glass quality in a rangefinder?

    Leica for sure. You can probably find a used or old stock 1000-R for a good price. I’ve had one 7 years and it’s great.
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    Inflation and gear prices

    Used gear is available for great prices all the time! Would you consider a used pack? Here's a peanut gallery thought. This country is so over-leveraged that some people are or will soon be facing financial trouble as they service they debt they took on to buy all the nice stuff they couldn't...
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    Arrow building- next level (Spine Indexing, bareshaft tuning)

    There's a lot of black magic out there about how to set up shafts. A lot of practices you read about (especially on forums) are outdated, voodoo, or both. I'm not a pro shooter, but I do trust a few who consistently win at high levels of archery and tend to trust their advice. Two resources...
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    Retire to FL, SC, AZ (or other warm state) and still hunt?

    I grew up in South Carolina and started hunting there in my 20s before moving to Oregon. Now, I hunt all over the West and still go back to SC for deer and turkey when I can. Compared to the West, including Arizona, SC is much more affordable and probably will remain that way for a little...
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    Turkey shells 12 gauge bang for you buck

    No question, Winchester Longbeard XR in 4, 5, or 6. You choose. Buy a choke specific to that load if you like. They are best balance of performance and price. I shoot tungsten sometimes when out of state or near end of season — it’s appealing if you want to avoid lead. I’ll say that the...
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    Ultraview Hinge 2 first thoughts?

    Looks comparable to the $200 Scott Ascent, but with some added values like the various hunting hand grips, etc. that’s cool. The Scott Ascent is a little fussy to set up, but worth it to dial in the exact shot sequence and feel you like. A guy named Padgett on Archerytalk.com has a long...
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    Salvage an Old Bow?

    Don't know what your financial situation is, but for $350 + $100 or so for a new string, you could score a flagship bow from the 2014-2016 era that would be bounds ahead. If your budget is $200, get a new string and some arrows and just shoot that diamond. If you have $500 to spend, then you...
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    Whats an underrated bow?

    I'll add Mathews Halon 32 (6 or 7) to the mix. They got a reputation for being "top heavy", which keeps prices down I think on the used market but makes them a great value. The "top heavy" reputation makes sense considering most guys weren't adding much in the way of stabilizers -- maybe just...

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