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Post by mibowhunter91 on Jun 27, 2020 11:04:22 GMT -6
What did anyone else do to get ready for the 2020 bow season today?
Got down to Illinois last night real quick sprayed a plot, then this morning got up early sprayed the rest hoping to beat a rain that never came by this afternoon we have most of the stands trimmed out ready to go. Because of one reason or another we never got down this spring to pull the cameras down so we grabbed those as we went by and put a few back up around the bean field. Pretty excited about everything we got done especially feeling like we were way behind!
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Jun 27, 2020 12:09:25 GMT -6
Post by southerncanuck on Jun 27, 2020 12:09:25 GMT -6
I went out this morning and scouted a new property about 1 1/2 hours south of me. Looked like it should have a deer behind every tree but tracks and previous years sign was few and far between. The rest of my day is going to be spent with the wife and kids. Wife and I might break out our bows and shoot some tonight. I just bought a new bow so I'll be tuning it and getting it sighted in over the next little bit. I'll post more on it once I get a few more pieces for it in and get them mounted on.
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Post by mibowhunter91 on Jun 27, 2020 17:22:57 GMT -6
He k yeah what new bow did you get?!
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Post by southerncanuck on Jun 30, 2020 7:29:39 GMT -6
He k yeah what new bow did you get?! Hoyt RX3. I love this bow! I’ve got some new arrows and a stabilizer for it arriving today so excited to get out this evening and get it dialed in! I’ll take some pics and post them up when I do.
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Post by mibowhunter91 on Jun 30, 2020 7:31:18 GMT -6
He k yeah what new bow did you get?! Hoyt RX3. I love this bow! I’ve got some new arrows and a stabilizer for it arriving today so excited to get out this evening and get it dialed in! I’ll take some pics and post them up when I do. Heck yea!! I picked up a helix ultra last year and love it had a bad experience with a carbon defiant that had me leery of a new carbon bow
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Post by southerncanuck on Jun 30, 2020 7:34:29 GMT -6
Chad (brushdog) shoots the Helix too and seems to really like it. I was tempted to buy one but the light weight and the fact it won’t be freezing cold to the touch sold me on the RX3.
I’m scared to ask ... what was your bad experience?
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Post by mibowhunter91 on Jun 30, 2020 7:37:50 GMT -6
I bought it used so I believe that had something to do with it but I would get it to tune and it shot great but o my did that thing have a serious case of hand shock like nothing I’d ever experienced before... seemed really picky to stay in tune but I ended up breaking a draw stop off somehow took it to total archery challenge and noticed a limb was splintering took it to a shop to buy new limbs and the owner offered me more than fair money on the trade in so I walked away from it and been nothing but happy with the new bow
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Post by southerncanuck on Jun 30, 2020 7:43:01 GMT -6
Wonder if the previous owner dry fired it or something. That’s always the bad thing about buying used - never really know what’s happened with it before you got it.
I have been shooting the rx3 with just a dropaway rest mounted waiting on my other accessories to arrive and it’s been really quiet and shock free.
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Post by mibowhunter91 on Jun 30, 2020 7:45:08 GMT -6
That’s exactly what I think happened. I knew going into it was a gamble but I was in a buying and selling bow phase for awhile but it was worth it traded in 2 bows for a brand new one and wasn’t out much money
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Jun 30, 2020 7:47:51 GMT -6
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Post by southerncanuck on Jun 30, 2020 7:47:51 GMT -6
I plan to hold onto this one for awhile. At least that’s what I told the wife while convincing her I needed to buy it lol.
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Post by brushdog on Jun 30, 2020 9:09:24 GMT -6
I plan to hold onto this one for awhile. At least that’s what I told the wife while convincing her I needed to buy it lol. I just keeping buying my new bows the same color as the old one. She doesnt have a clue that way lol. yes, I love my helix ultra. It’s the first bow in many years that I’ve kept as my main bow for 2 seasons. for my 2020, I shot the ever living crap out of broad heads this last weekend. Have a little fine tuning to do yet and the compounds are getting put away for a bit. I want to get proficient enough with my recurves to hunt with them a little bit this year. Just getting the urge to shoot at least a doe with the stick and string. My LW assault and LWCG stands are ready to go, boots are dry, clothes are washed, just need to put my hunting arrows together and buy my tags yet. Earliest I’ve ever been ready
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Post by mibowhunter91 on Jul 1, 2020 7:43:00 GMT -6
And now the wait! Haha
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Post by southerncanuck on Jul 1, 2020 14:54:45 GMT -6
My new bow. Hoyt RX3, CBE Tactic Hybrid 3 pin, QAD HDX dropaway, 7.5” CBE Torx back bar stab, Easton FMJ 450 grain arrows. So far I’m loving this setup!!
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Post by brushdog on Jul 1, 2020 19:57:52 GMT -6
She’s a beaut David! Now it just needs a little blood on it to top it all off
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Jul 1, 2020 20:00:41 GMT -6
Post by brushdog on Jul 1, 2020 20:00:41 GMT -6
I mounted a leupold vendetta 2 to my hunting rig tonight and got it dialed in at 20 in the basement. Can’t wait to see how it does outside and on a 3d course. Anyone on here ever used a bow mount ted range finder like that? Curious what your opinion is?!?
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