Are You Making Any Changes, for the Upcoming Season?

[Bowhunter57]

I'll be putting in another year with my Cruzr XC tree saddle, but this time with no climbing sticks.
I'm liking this 2 Tether Climbing method.

Also, I'll be using my Elite Ritual 30 and hopefully getting some kills with it.
Last, but not least, I'll be using a heavier arrow setup too. 505 for my TAW and tipped with a 125 gr. Steel Force single bevel broadhead (left bevel, to match the left wing fletch). I noticed an improvement in flight and accuracy with 2" Razor Feathers, versus the same size vanes. So, I'll be making the switch over to all feathers.

What changes, if any, are you making for the upcoming season?

 

[Dustinb80]

No

 

[Tipmoose]

No. Changing nothing. Still hunting from ground blinds and still using the light, fast cut on contact fixed blade set up I've used for the last 15 years.

 

["J"]

Yup, I’m changing tactics…..

 

[Outside]

Going to start hunting with a compound bow.

 

[CJD3]

If it ain’t broke…

 

[Smawgunner2]

Going from mechanical to fixed. AND am going to practice like a mofo on a new target

 

[Bowhunter57]

Going from mechanical to fixed. AND am going to practice like a mofo on a new target

Unless you already have something in mind, you can't go wrong with Magnus broadheads.
I'm with you 100% on the practice! I'm shooting 3D courses almost every weekend, plus practicing in my backyard.

 

[bowhunter1023]

At this stage in my career, there are very few "changes", but lots of tweaks. I'm tweaking arrow setups by a few grains, while testing different fetching setups. The same tried and true shafts/components I've used for years, but continous improvement is a never-ending process. This season #15 for the Switchback XT and again, it's sporting very similar accessories, just tweaking for optimal performance. The biggest change for me is getting a tractor and improving my food plot game. The significant changes made for my bowhunting efforts actually occurred from May-August in the form of habitat "manipulatation". The future of my trophy wall doesn't rely on major changes in my bowhunting equipment, it'll rest on my ability to change the environment in which I deploy that technology.

 

[Left field]

Got some mojo dove spinners for early teal season ,probably put up camo netting also , going to use my goose flag this year also

 

[Spencie]

If it ain’t broke…

I am personally in the process of breaking down so I might be going from a vertical to horizontal launcher.

 

[giles]

I heard about something guys do when they get bored in the stand. I will have to add an auxiliary battery to my phone.

 

[Gern186]

Don't forget the screw in jergens bottle holder Dave...

 

[triple_duece]

Gonna use a saddle when we hunt midwest this year. Will try to bow hunt more. Intend on duck hunting ALOT more (depending if we get a migration). And as always slow down and try to enjoy the little moments.

 

[Creamer]

I'll probably make a fresh grunt call that I don't need.

 

[Bowhunter57]

I am personally in the process of breaking down so I might be going from a vertical to horizontal launcher.

I purchased a Ravin R10, in January of '21. I'm not getting any younger, I figured I might as well buy it now, just in case my shoulders give out.
Just to try it out, I took it with me last fall in hopes of getting a doe and NOT hoping a really nice buck would show up instead. As it turned out, I was able to shoot a full sized doe....for which I'm grateful, but at the same time the experience was somewhat uneventful. Modern crossbows are certainly killing machines.

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

 

[Bowkills]

I hate early season deer hunting but im going to take my kids because they still will go and im not sure how long that will last....

 

[Redhunter1012]

More ground hunting with the xbow. I actually plan on selling my Elite Ritual 30. Basically used it one year and messed my back up. And life is so busy now I can't find the time or desire to practice like I'd want to anyway

 

[Bowhunter57]

After I started paper tuning, I had to make some changes to my intended new heavy arrow build.
I'm using Gold Tip Hunter XT 300 (9.3 gpi) and was going to use a 125 gr. tip weight, but they wouldn't punch "bullet holes" in the paper. So, I changed to a 150 grain tip weight and a 50 grain internal weight (Gold Tip). Also, I'm using 3" left wing feathers, to match the left bevel on the broadhead.

Between making arrow rest adjustments to my QAD and adding FOC weights, it all came together.
The TAW is 575 and the FOC is 24%. As you could imagine, my Elite Ritual 30 is very quiet, while pushing this arrow. However, it does so, very accurately. 54# at a 29" DL.

Now, I have the task of sharpening these Grizzly single/left bevel broadheads, to a razor's edge.