Oct 1 Bow Opener 150 days away boys IST

I'm so ready.

I'm about to start really shopping for my new bow.

I need to redeem myself for last year.

I missed the biggest deer of my life in MO and then I had an absolute stud, double drop tined buck at 20 yards but never could get a clean shot on him on LA public land. That bucks still haunts me. I just hope he survived the season.

Dang man! That would make me lose sleep. You just got to go get him this year.

The bad part about my miss is I had my gopro going, so I get to relive whenever I want. LOL.

I bought a new (to me) bow. A carbon RX-3 that is in nearly new condition. Saved about half of what a new V3 or RX-5 cost. My old bow was 8 years old and it wasn't a flagship bow back then anyway. Can't wait!

I am most excited about the new Black Gold 3 pin slider I put on it. I have had a HHA single pin for years, and I just did way too much thinking in the stand.

I'm 100% LA public land, and I have some studs on camera, but they are real slippery. My dad killed a nice 7 year before last. I was about a mile down the 4 wheeler trail past him, he setup right off the 4 wheeler trail. I had caught some kind of stomach virus so at about 11 am I called it quits and texted him that I was headed out and coming past him. About 30 minutes after I pass he calls me that he has one on the ground. That buck walked in my tire tracks. Slippery, slippery. But we won that day.

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Dang man! That would make me lose sleep. You just got to go get him this year.

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You have no idea

I had clear shooting holes on both sides of him, but he was chasing a doe, came running in, and stopped right behind some thick stuff. All I could see was his rack. Those glorious, goddamn drop tines...will probably never see one again. He stood there for what felt like forever, and then took off running again. I almost threw my bow.

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I'm 100% LA public land

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me too except for the week where me and some buddies lease a farm in MO

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Couldn't get past the $2,300 loaded out price tag though.

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damn

I haven't been in a the bow market for a long time, so I was hoping to be able to get something decent in the $1200 range

is this even possible now?

Bare bow most definitely, but I wanted all new everything. Sight, quiver, stabilizer, rest. I think it actually rang up to around $2,100 with tax, but I also bought a new release. Ended up with a year and a half old RX3 for $985 with the rest and quiver.

I've got a 25 year old Mathews Featherlite that hasn't been shot in about 10 years. I might go get a new string for it and attempt to kill something with it this year.

I've been shooting a Mathews z7 xtreme for a decade

The Hoyt Ventum 33 has me very very curious though. I'm planning on going see Sammy in the next month or so and shooting the V3 and the Ventum.

A lot of side by side reviews are liking the Ventum better but it's really all what fits me best.

Just got my bow back 2 weeks ago from Sammy. I dropped it off Mardi Gras week. He’s just that busy.

I’d never pay 2300 for a new bow loaded out. Go on archery talk. People sell 1 yo bows all the time for a huge discount. Same for sights, rest, quivers. Even arrows. I don’t think I’ve ever bought new except my first bow bc I didn’t know any better.

Last year my wife tested positive for covid on September 27th and I had to take 2 weeks off of work. I killed my biggest buck ever on opening day and a few more deer in the following weeks. I'm hoping this year is great as well. I feel like last year I really hit my stride bowhunting. 5 total with a bow.

I just sent my bow in to be restrung and tuned up. I haven't been fishing because my freezers are still packed . Good problem to have.



I didn't kill this one while hunting. I was sitting in a box stand.