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06-05-2012, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Il./Ia border
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Starting 56 years of Bowhunting
I'm NEW to this board & just made a photo album of just a few of my many & fortunate Bowhunts. 99% of my Bowhunts have been Do it yourself & I have been blessed with many in my journy through life. 13 states (maybe a couple more) & 2 Canadian provinces (so far).
I started in organized Archery/Bowhunting in 1956 & have never stopped. I've been in about every phase of archery you can imagine from Pro Shop/Lanes owner to Archery Column writer & stories for magazines to local club offices as well as a few state positions back in my younger days. I've seen Bowhunting go from recurves/longbows to compounds & wood Arrows with feathers to the Aluminum & Carbon of today & Unbeleivable changes in Broadheads. Todays Bowhunter has so much better Biggame hunting BUT it comes with unfoortunatly, a high price for a tag. My 1st NR Elk tag was $25 & included a Mule deer & I could hunt anyplace in the state (Colorado). A Non Res. Deer tag in Ws. was $10 & INCLUDED a BEAR & ALL smallgame if taken with a bow. Imagine that. Today I enjoy Bowhunting with my Grown Daughter, Son, Son-in-law & one G-son now old enough to Bowhunt. I am truly blessed. |
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06-08-2012, 12:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: South East Massachusetts
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Welcome to the site ahunter55. I've been meaning to dig out some "old time" pics to be scanned.....
Pretty good bunch of guys here, if you don't a little heckling now and then. All in good spirit. 
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06-08-2012, 08:09 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Il./Ia border
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Thanks-I've been kicking around so long I'm pretty well versed on comebacks when heckled... heading out in AM for 1st leg of 3-D triple crown in Iowa.
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06-09-2012, 01:43 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cleveland Australia
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06-10-2012, 01:41 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Il./Ia border
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For all you-it has to be "this brand to win"..
It's the NUT behind the bow that makes it happen. Cost of a day of Archery fun. Get up @ 5:30am to pick G-son up 3 hours away, drive another hour to the 3-D shoot at South Central Bowhunters. Gas $50+ Registratiion for 2 $15 Food $18 Lost/damaged arrows $20 3 1/2 hours of shooting in 90+ degree weather---several gallons of sweat Look on 13 year old G-sons face when scores were tallied & he beat G-Pa by 35 points PRICELESS. Home at 9pm We had tons of laughs. |
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06-10-2012, 04:47 PM
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Location: Cleveland Australia
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06-10-2012, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: westcentral Iowa
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Here's what I think !
to this site , as we have crossed paths on the internet before !  Good to have another Iowan here ! What color of pickup do you drive ? 
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Proud owner of one of the original Jennings " Buckmaster " bow , a true deer slaying machine !  I have return to bowhunting in 2012 and have the venison in the fridge to show for it ! 
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06-10-2012, 11:46 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Il./Ia border
Posts: 16
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NO Truck, I Gave my JEEP to my middle Daughter (she Bowhunts too) BUT I can use it anytime I want if needed to get into a hunting spot.
Other wise a Black Nissan Seneca or Silver Grey Pontiac Grand Prix GT. I check in at AT & Bowsite & HuntingNet also... |
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06-11-2012, 06:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In the horn of Michigan
Posts: 7,113
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Oh nooooo, Two Iowians on the same board.........there goes the neighbor hood.
 Aboard!!!!!!!!!!
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06-11-2012, 10:05 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Il./Ia border
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Yea, complaining about not getting a big buck-I've not killed a Buck in 6 years.
Haven't been able to get that "personal" goal one.. |
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06-11-2012, 11:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In the horn of Michigan
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 looks like you need to take up bird watching this fall. Nice deer
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06-12-2012, 07:43 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Il./Ia border
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My yard is LEGAL to Bowhunt & this guy was 12 feet from my Deck. He was out about 25 yds. (during season) & I told my wife-he's a 12, I'm gonna kill him. She said awe, you've killed a ton of deer, let him have 1 more year of chasing those MaMa deer so he got a pass. I saw him after gun season so he's still around..We will see what 2012 is like...
Good luck to all this summer if your a tourny shooter & this fall when season gets going.. |
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06-12-2012, 07:51 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Il./Ia border
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gatereye-All kidding aside, I don't know why these baiters don't use bird seed-the DEER love this stuff.
You can see the tree is the same in all pics to give you an idea.. I have 5 bird feeders & 1 squirrell corn holder (year round) & when they come up, if the birds haven't gotten it all, they take the rest... |
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06-13-2012, 06:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In the horn of Michigan
Posts: 7,113
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I can't keep the dang chicken's out of my bird feeders.
I would have a had time not hunting my porch. Nice buck!
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07-04-2012, 04:36 PM
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07-06-2012, 02:38 AM
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