What is your #1 hobby that takes up the biggest chunk of your free time between now and the next deer hunting season???

Sorry everyone but spending time with family doesn't count, that should be your passion not a hobby.

I really enjoy golf but last year it was getting to know my new bow as well as I possibly could so I shot whenever I had free time. Only golfed a couple of times last year.:peace:

Nitro R/C cars, mountain biking, fishing, and two daughters (2 & 4 yrs old) keep me busy.........

Not to mention 5 Combat tours and heading back to Iraq #3 this summer.

ummmmm archery.....:noidea:

ummmmm archery.....:noidea:

I call foul...........its not a hobby its an addiction.:Cry:

I really enjoy raising a big vegtable garden. My do I ever like corn on the cob. I plant it every 2 weeks so I have about 5 runs on it in a season. Man that stuff drives me nuts> Eat it for breakfest, lunch ,supper, and snacks> Chomp.:hungry: hs

Video games, paintball, posting on these stinkin forums...

scouting, trail cameras, archery (i know that's a foul), beautifying my lawn in summer(I get too anal about it), nascar, and shoveling snow (and i'm sick and .....tired of the cold weather. #1 is family though. It seems i spend 9 months rebuilding my marriage and 3 months destroying it. J/K. My wife is very good about me and my hunting. Just have to pull more around the house then to earn some browny points. It took me awhile to learn this, but if the woman is happy then everyone else in the house is happy.

ummmmm archery.....:noidea:


I think yours is this site:laugh: , your here more then out shooting:peace:

Here is a picture of what I do from January to July, I hand feed baby birds from the time they hatch till they eat on thier own. Here's what they look like when they are between 2-5 days old and what they look like when weaned. These guys have to be fed every 4 hours starting at 6am till 10pm.

My wife told me that I am only allowed to have 1 hobby... so it's archery.

What is your #1 hobby that takes up the biggest chunk of your free time between now and the next deer hunting season???

Sorry everyone but spending time with family doesn't count, that should be your passion not a hobby.

fly-fishing in the mountain's,golf,teaching kid's about archery.
this year setting up a trip with my 19yr old with an outfitter for 140class or better in ohio which shood be fun,he's killed about 6 deer with a bow biggest a small 6 point i cant wait to see his face at a big buck.:biggrin1:

scouting, trail cameras, archery (i know that's a foul), beautifying my lawn in summer(I get too anal about it), nascar, and shoveling snow (and i'm sick and .....tired of the cold weather. #1 is family though. It seems i spend 9 months rebuilding my marriage and 3 months destroying it. J/K. My wife is very good about me and my hunting. Just have to pull more around the house then to earn some browny points. It took me awhile to learn this, but if the woman is happy then everyone else in the house is happy.

Very true it took me awhile to learn this also but I will never forget.:peace:

My wife told me that I am only allowed to have 1 hobby... so it's archery.

Foul...................tell her archery is not a hobby its an addiction then you can have a hobby.:peace:

Well...archery has prettymuch run my spare time into the ground...but I like to fish whenever I can steal a few hours...and I have a small machine shop in my garage that has been neglected for a while now...:biggrin1:

wooooo lots of hobbies... archery is the one that gets alot of my time, as it feeds my passion for hunting, but i also like racing and working on racecars, nitro rc ummm (toys) if you will, I have trucks, boats and helicopters.... makes archey a cheap cheap hobby..... also like to get in some paintball now and then, and like to build furniture, and do some wood working in the summer.

Spring -fish
Summer- Boat And Party At Camp
Fall- Hunt
Winter- Ski

wooooo lots of hobbies... archery is the one that gets alot of my time, as it feeds my passion for hunting, but i also like racing and working on racecars, nitro rc ummm (toys) if you will, I have trucks, boats and helicopters.... makes archey a cheap cheap hobby..... also like to get in some paintball now and then, and like to build furniture, and do some wood working in the summer.

What in the h.... do you do for a living? Do they have any job openings.

Yep, gotta love RCs I have been into em for years but got really addicted while I was stationed in Germany for 5 years and no hunting...

What in the h.... do you do for a living? Do they have any job openings.

well its not really what i do for a living, but i do make fair money, its more the fact i dont own a house, but am working on that... and am NOT MARRIED... I do have 12 year old though, he has nice toys too......

Here is one of my boats, 1/8 scal hydro with ops 80, its not done yet, will be this summer though, should run 70 acual mph, if i can get it balanced properly. its a wood kit, pry have 200+ hours of work on it. Its pretty sweet.

a few of my whirly, its a 50 size. this thing is a blast.

and a few of one of my trucks. this is a blast too, runs about 45mph or so.

ooooohhhh those are my babies!!! I also ahve a 24 inch tunnelhull boat, its fun on small ponds, goes about 35-40 mph, and a second truck i built for my boy, pry have close to $6000 into it all with spair parts ext.......ohhh its fun though!!!

Oh, I thought you were talking about big boats and helicopters, those are rc.

bullspotter- Nice traxxas you got there...I had a T-maxx, sold it and now have a TNX that I am building up.
I build the T-Maxx, Losi XXX Buggy and trailer while I was stationed in Germany. Got 44 MPH out of the T-maxx and 39 MPH outta the XXX (electric).
I will get a Hydro when I retire, I just me time on the water right now fishing :biggrin1:

Breeding ball pythons, Thats a year long process. But the end result is INCREDIBLE!

I'm really into exotic reptiles. Sofar mostly constrctors but eventualy some venomous I hope. http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e376/wolfsasleep/

I'm really into exotic reptiles. Sofar mostly constrctors but eventualy some venomous I hope. http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e376/wolfsasleep/

You had better be glad ya got that mongoose if ya gonna have them posinious snakes> HS:biggrin1:

Here is one of my boats, 1/8 scal hydro with ops 80, its not done yet, will be this summer though, should run 70 acual mph, if i can get it balanced properly. its a wood kit, pry have 200+ hours of work on it. Its pretty sweet.

Why I nevar new they had such sweet lookin toys. I'd like ta git that boat on my pond> HS

Lol, no I'm good cause poisonous snakes don't exist.

Lol, no I'm good cause poisonous snakes don't exist.

What part of tha world ya from. We gottem down here> Rattlers &copperheads.

Why some folks pickem up and play wiffem(WITH THEM) in church round these neck of tha woods>

Now that gives me tha ebegebes.=:scared: HS:biggrin1: :biggrin1:

What part of tha world ya from. We gottem down here> Rattlers &copperheads.

Why some folks pickem up and play wiffem(WITH THEM) in church round these neck of tha woods>

Now that gives me tha ebegebes.=:scared: HS:biggrin1: :biggrin1:

yeah I would have to agree w/smokes on this one.......

God created all the creatures and when he was thru he said to satan...."now what you got????

he came up w/snakes.........and Bowtech......

Most of my free time has been spent shooting. I got a .17 hmr about a month ago and i love it. I have had a lot of time off from work so i can shoot more often. Its also winter so i have been snowmobiling a lot.

Most of my free time has been spent shooting. I got a .17 hmr about a month ago and i love it. I have had a lot of time off from work so i can shoot more often. Its also winter so i have been snowmobiling a lot.


how bout that .17 How is next to a 22mag> at 125 yrds . HS

Lol no I've got rattlers around here, had rattlers, copperheads, cotton mouths, even messed with a couple gaboon vipers, rhino vipers, cobras and corals that a friend has in his collection. But factualy speaking toads are poisonous (excrete a toxin that is harmfull if ingested), those snakes are all venomous (inject a toxin is effective in that manner not if eaten) Some people actualy drink rattlesnake venom which is a great way to have an exagerated reaction if bitten or to discover if your allergic I guess but poisonous and venomous are different. Idk about you're logic may be spot on because if I had say 700 bucks in my pocket I don't know if I would buy a bowteck enqualizer or a breeding pair of false water cobras.

: Lol no I've got rattlers around here, had rattlers, copperheads, cotton mouths, even messed with a couple gaboon vipers, rhino vipers, cobras and corals that a friend has in his collection. But factualy speaking toads are poisonous (excrete a toxin that is harmfull if ingested), those snakes are all venomous (inject a toxin is effective in that manner not if eaten) Some people actualy drink rattlesnake venom which is a great way to have an exagerated reaction if bitten or to discover if your allergic I guess but poisonous and venomous are different. Idk about you're logic may be spot on because if I had say 700 bucks in my pocket I don't know if I would buy a bowteck enqualizer or a breeding pair of false water cobras.:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: Man don't skeer me like at> I had some of em frog legs fer supper. Seriuosly> HS

Lol no I've got rattlers around here, had rattlers, copperheads, cotton mouths, even messed with a couple gaboon vipers, rhino vipers, cobras and corals that a friend has in his collection. But factualy speaking toads are poisonous (excrete a toxin that is harmfull if ingested), those snakes are all venomous (inject a toxin is effective in that manner not if eaten) Some people actualy drink rattlesnake venom which is a great way to have an exagerated reaction if bitten or to discover if your allergic I guess but poisonous and venomous are different. Idk about you're logic may be spot on because if I had say 700 bucks in my pocket I don't know if I would buy a bowteck enqualizer or a breeding pair of false water cobras.

well thats good for you but (i know youins gonna have a good time with thisin) thats a no brainer for ol Smokes I'd take the bow notice I did'nt saytha BT word> HS:biggrin1:

Lol don't worry the frog legs shouldn't have to many toxins left in them, most larger frogs only have a small amount of toxin but some toads ?bufo? species especialy will make you wish you would just die if you get any of their toxins in your mouth. Can kill a dog if it attempts to eat them, bufo toxins are NASTY..then again I hear the same thing about bowtech....

:laugh: :laugh: Lol don't worry the frog legs shouldn't have to many toxins left in them, most larger frogs only have a small amount of toxin but some toads ?bufo? species especialy will make you wish you would just die if you get any of their toxins in your mouth. Can kill a dog if it attempts to eat them, bufo toxins are NASTY..then again I hear the same thing about bowtech....

how bout that .17 How is next to a 22mag> at 125 yrds . HS

The .17 is faster and has better down range power. If its sighted in for 0 at 50yds it will be dead on at 200yds.

how bout that .17 How is next to a 22mag> at 125 yrds . HS

I also have a .17 and believe the difference in accuracy is where the .17hmr puts itself in its own class.....and really accells in the world of rimfires......