1023's Season Chronicles
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bigten05
*Supporting Member*
good luck. nothing like your kids hunting with you i dont care if i ever shoot anything else as long as i can get them on something. i hope she gets one to step in long enough to stick him.
What are those big sharp hatchet looking things in that package....?
It’s hard to not smile thinking about this chapter of life!
This thing is an absolute dart slinger. Took the Vortex off my AR, which means daddy gets a new scope for his AR in due time! I can see me toting this thing around some public ground to "run and gun" style hunting. Until then, it's ready for K to start doing some damage.
That thing looks deadly! Daughter gets a sick xbow, dad gets a new scope... EVERYONE wins! 
HA. I'm a Stephen Covey guy and that's the definition of win-win if there every was one! The more I shoot my AR, the more I wish I'd have put a "real" scope on it. The Strikefire will be great on most weapons the kids end up shooting and it's great for "spray 'n pray" shooting with the AR, but I need some accuracy from it and the red dot is not the right tool for the job. It will be for the crossbow and a .410, so it'll get good use.
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My first thought when I seen this crossbow box “I can’t wait for Jesse to kill something with it”!
cspot
Member
I had to get one of the catalytic converters replaced on my truck Saturday and it just so happens the best exhaust guy in the area has a shop 1/2 mile down from the farm. I dropped everything off at the farm, dropped my truck off, walked back and spent 3 hours hanging stands and cams, plus a little trail maintenance while he remedied my cat issues. (Dealer wanted $900 and he charged me $172. Truck runs like a champ now...)
I decided to try something new and took a few videos for those who care to watch. It might be more helpful than a bunch of pictures and written narrative. The first video was taken at the Corner Pocket. As you can see in the video, that food plot is unruly right now. I'm going to get it mowed down in the next week or so, or at least I'll try to if this rain stops! I got the stand shifted and feel much better about my concealment going into this season. When we plant this in the fall, I'll record a video that shows the view from the stand. Overall, it was a good exercise in continuous improvement.
I decided to try something new and took a few videos for those who care to watch. It might be more helpful than a bunch of pictures and written narrative. The first video was taken at the Corner Pocket. As you can see in the video, that food plot is unruly right now. I'm going to get it mowed down in the next week or so, or at least I'll try to if this rain stops! I got the stand shifted and feel much better about my concealment going into this season. When we plant this in the fall, I'll record a video that shows the view from the stand. Overall, it was a good exercise in continuous improvement.
The second video was taken at what I feel may be the best set I've hung to date on the farm. I really took my time thinking through this set. I took 45 minutes to walk a 30, then a 100-yard circle around the stand taking in all the variables and related them to past experience. The 3 bucks I saw last year were all in range of this tree. I'll be exposed as there was no perfect tree, but I hung it on the backside of the tree and tucked it in amongst several branches. If I get nailed here, I'll have to move closer to the field, or hang further towards the bottom. First good N wind we get after 10/25, I'll be in this set. Especially if the white oaks produce this year.
Looks good buddy. I'll take the right tree over a good tree any day of the week. If I'm in the right spot, I don't care if I'm a bit exposed. Mr Big only has to come through that one time.
Big_Holla
Senior Member
Definitely tells the story better than pics and trying to describe everything in writing. Love the second video spot, reminds me a lot of two spots on my place and a third (that is much tougher to access) I have always wanted to hang a stand at.
Sgt Fury
Sgt. Spellchecker
I like the video, explains perfectly what your up too... Thanks for sharing
Yep, just two for now. One over minerals, the other over the beans. I'll get up to 6 out by the time October rolls around.
Once again, card pull on 80 acres sucks. Card pull on 11 acres gives me something to look forward to! This guy has loads of potential!
