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Oakswampers 2012 small line

Diablo54 said:
We did good last year. 15 for the best. 9 was prolly average. Hope everything goes well Oak! Tight lines!
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Yea thats what I'm hearing for this year. It's pretty crazy back in the late 70's early to mid 80's when I would get $50 or more for a good red and average in the high $20's for coon, rats were only around $4 avg
 
oakswamper said:
Thanks guys, all my buddies show up here for football games (they yellin cause a deer is in the way lol). My daughter just bought a house and I have been working on it, thats why my gararage is full.

can you guys tell me about gettin the new horton cable and string. I bought this off a guy that had it for a couple years and never used it (it was never fired)? I just heard that the old stuff sux. I heard it would cost 70 bucks to change it, Is it worth it?

But I will tell you this the rage broad heads are the nuts with a crossbow lol
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Definitely go with a new cable and string! That will speed your bow up also as strings do stretch. Will tighten up your groups also. Call Horton as J suggested. See what they will charge for going over the front. A total rebuild should not cost much if limbs are good. 3 years ago, they did limbs and all on a Hunter Supreme for me and it was like 125.00. That bow is a favorite of mine as far as the older bows go. Take the trigger box out also: Blast it clean with real hot water and oil it. This will take a little bit off your trigger-pull.
 
Thanks xbow, I'm gonna finish off the year with the bow and have it fixed up for next year. I ran into a guy at Gander mountain that works for horton and he gave me a card so I can contact them. He made it sound like it wouldn't cost a lot.
 
dam if its around 9 a rat that aint bad...we used to kill a pile of them growing up...
 
oakswamper said:
HaHa me too, I grew up on the Tousaint creek trapping and hunting. Would sure like to be trappin there now for rats ;)
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hell back when we were catchin, early 80's...they were 5 bucks each back then...payed for a lot of goodies those years...
 
Didn't go out and reset any today, it's a little wet where I want to set so I'm waitin til the mornin.

Here is a couple pics I havent posted yet

Another coon.. 3rd coon in this same set
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from one of my stands during gun season, cell pic sux but there is a little 8 pointer by the blowdown that you cant see lol but I liked the pic
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moon coming up during gun season wish it was better quality pic
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oakswamper said:
Thanks xbow, I'm gonna finish off the year with the bow and have it fixed up for next year. I ran into a guy at Gander mountain that works for horton and he gave me a card so I can contact them. He made it sound like it wouldn't cost a lot.
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Just got back from Horton a little bit ago, the yukon SL that had a cracked limb is like new.... Literally new.... the only thing that wasn't changed was the riser.... cost was 160.00 they even give you a new mounting bolt and washer too remount it.... Going too remount it and sight it in this weekend...
 
"J" said:
Just got back from Horton a little bit ago, the yukon SL that had a cracked limb is like new.... Literally new.... the only thing that wasn't changed was the riser.... cost was 160.00 they even give you a new mounting bolt and washer too remount it.... Going too remount it and sight it in this weekend...
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sounds like they are pretty good to work with
 
It was still wet today where I want to set and with the rain coming I decided to cut wood lol


I've caught a rat in this set 7 days in a row

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My trappin partner that I put to work today

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