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    Down booties for stand hunting?

    I use the north face down slippers with hard rubber sole. For a different reason though. I wear stocking foot waders a lot for hunting in or near water. Slip wading boots off at height, slip on the booties. Anything dry and above 15-20* I just wear normal boots laced loose with merino socks...
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    Wyoming Thorofare Elk Questions

    Im in with Yellowstone for the archery hunt starting Monday. My first and likely last outfitted hunt of this type. Really looking forward to this one. I’m five elk seasons, a dozen bulls in bow range, 4 missed shots(the same bull), and one 5x5 bull on the meat pole. All OTC public land. But I...
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    Did any of you guys go directly into big game hunting as opposed to small game hunting first?

    Grew up fishing. Mom Found a 20lb compound bow at a garage sale when I was 10. Bowhunting neighbor came home to me shooting arrows straight up in the front yard trying to land them in the front yard. Told me he was a bow hunter and that he had targets I could shoot if I wanted. I shot my...
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    Nose to string different than Kisser Button?

    I shoot to 100 yards with the bottom of my two pin stack. I set my peep lined up exactly with housing at 40 yards. I anchor the same every time. The bottom of my sight housing is lost below my peep when shooting at 80-100 yards. If I try to adjust my hold, or the angle of my head, or any...
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    Nose to string different than Kisser Button?

    I shot the last few years with the nose button, but on a long ATA bow. I got tired of dragging around an 8lb bow banging on everything, especially in the whitetail woods. I went back to a 29ata Mathews. It had a nose button to start. Put on a new string to try without and don’t notice much...
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    Colorado Fishing Question

    Gunni fly shop pointed me in the right direction several times. I’ve been able to get on fish on the gunnison pretty much every time out the last several years. Admittedly never in September though as I was always hunting! Have been wanting to catch the Kokanee run
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    Would You Sacrifice Speed for a Slight Bump in Kinetic Energy?

    Probably right most of the time. But it’s 2024. The ability to tune a compound bow and the arrows you shoot is available to anyone with basic mechanic aptitude, and a couple thousand dollars. You can remove 99% of the noise with the equipment in very short order. It isn’t rocket science. It’s...
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    Yet another tuning question....

    As a reference point I shoot 30” draw 75lb on Phase4 29. Rip tko 300 cut 27-5/8 c2c, 225gr up front. Total arrow weight 510-540gr depending on vanes and wraps and nocks. Have shot this arrow across an elite, prime, and Mathew’s at 30” draw and draw weights ranging from 74-80lbs with no issue...
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    Yet another tuning question....

    Possible rabbit hole to peek down: I have a phase 4 with gas strings. Spent the summer tuning it, got it tip top. Going on a 10 day back country hunt, and wanted a spare string in my pack just in case. Bought a set of phantom strings. The gas strings are twisted in the direction that causes...
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    Bare shaft thoughts

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    Bare shaft thoughts

    If broadheads and field points hit together at distances further than you’ll hunt, that’s an acceptable result. From the arrow’s perspective, it doesn’t care how it’s made to fly straight. If it takes your rest being 1” away from the riser to do it, maybe things will be fine maybe not. You’re...
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    Would You Sacrifice Speed for a Slight Bump in Kinetic Energy?

    Generally the heavier your arrows get, the more efficient they’ll be at absorbing energy from the bow. If you’re taller than 5’7, and your bow is newer than about 2005, your bow and pretty much any arrow you choose is going to be sufficient to kill any big game reliably. The difference in...
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    Bare shaft thoughts

    Not true. There are very concrete steps you can take to tune up a compound bow. Especially your fancy new bow! They’re reliable and repeatable. If your pro shop doesn’t know them or won’t do them, that stinks, but isn’t surprising. There are cases where you can shortcut the system and achieve...
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    Bare shaft thoughts

    I shoot 225gr up front on 300 spine shafts cut 27-5/8” c2c with 29.5” draw 75lb mods and 285-290fps. You should be fine on spine. You said the whole bundle when you said you don’t think you can get broadheads and field points to hit together. This means your bow is not tuned. If you’re ok...
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    Bare shaft thoughts

    I have been able to get any bow I’ve owned (elite, prime, Mathews) to group fixed heads with field points out to 80 yards with my rest within 1/16” of oem recomended center shot. Your bow is incredibly simple to get to this point. Unfortunately it requires a press to do so. Get the bow in...
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    Bare shaft thoughts

    Get access to a press. Have correct spine or slightly over spined arrows. Get bow in spec on ata and draw length and weight with twists in strings and cables. Buy top hat kit. Set center shot to 13/16”. Set Nock point level to 1/8” above level with arrow running through Berger. Shoot...
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    Bare shaft thoughts

    What is your center shot set at with the bow shooting a bullet hole ? What bow?
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    Open sights

    I held under point of aim with the white stripe XS front sight. I typically tried to use the elks leg as reference point- covering up the front leg with the post and stopping at the elbow gave good results at range. Groups opened up left/right trying to cover “bullseye” without a windage...
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    Open sights

    I spent a lot of time and money setting up an open sight muzzy. https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/getting-a-new-knight-disc-extreme-dialed-in-with-open-sights.141006/ I learned that about the only advantage over my compound bow is that I don’t have to draw it with an elk in range. That’s...
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    Broad head tuning help

    Thanks for the feedback! Always good to hear what fixed problems. Too many fellers come on here for help, get it, and never tell the next guy what worked!

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