The Great Outdoors

[Haykakan]

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I adjusted my scope at the shooting range and at 20 yards this this is very accurate you can robinhood the bolts sometimes. The penetration is very deep at 20 yards and i would guess you can kill at even 40 yards but i have not fired at a target that far away nor do i intend to. The arrow tips are kind of cool to put together they are like razor blades and you can easily cut yourself. It took me a while to figure out how to dexxxx the bow wo firing and waisting an arrow. Love the bow just need to find me a deer.

[Eddo211]

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It would be more difficult and more honorable to take a deer with a cold weapon like crossbow than a rifle.

Haykakan do you own a large freezer?
I want to see photos of a Buck with your arrow through it.
how many tags you get?

[Haykakan]

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I have two tags now. My friend got a young one with a bow last night and i cant hunt till tuesday. He hunts up north where there are more deer and less people while i mainly hunt the near by state game area. Weather is cooling down a bit so maybe the deer will get more active around here.

[Haykakan]

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Been hunting as much as i can but have yet to even see a deer in the woods. The forest is beautiful this time of the year here - it feels like the leaves have been painted with the most glorious colors on earth. Yeh Eddo i do have a big freezer in my basement and i look forward to filling it with venison but no luck yet. I have seen plenty of deer in places where hunting is not allowed but non where it is-i think these deer are smarter then we think. Rifle season will start in 2 weeks and i am going to go up north with a bunch of Armenian friends to hunt but i am sure we will be doing way more drinking and partying then actual hunting-i look forward to spending time with friends and who knows we might even run over a deer while there. The coolest thing for me this season was when i took my son with me to the forest to hunt. I gave him my big hunting knife so that he would feel like he had a weapon to and it was so cool to see how empowered the little guy felt. We walked around and tried hunting a few likely spots but the little guy would get board and start cutting shrubs with the knife and making noises and vibrating twigs..i knew there was no chance of getting a deer while he was doing that but i was so happy to see him enjoying the experience that i gave up on trying to keep him quiet/motionless. This morning a herd of deer ran through my yard but no hunting allowed here.... I really enjoyed taking my son with me and i will try to do it again soon. The temps are going down here fast now and the deer will be more active so i will be out there with my bow for a while.

[Eddo211]

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That really cool Haykakan, good times.....you get your deer one of these days.

The biggest trill of hunting a deer with crossbow is getting as close as you can before taking that shot.....sniper style with cammo, becoming one with nature. The kill is the end of the trill not the highlight.

[Haykakan]

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Opening week of firearm season i spent with 6 Armenians. Having a truck came in handy as i was able to fit a fourwheeler in the bed and tow a camper. Only four of us were there to hunt while the rest were there to be with friends and get away from the wives for a few days. Hunting was slow but a deer was sighted saturday and on sunday morning a buddy of mine made the kill on a 5 point buck which was his first deer. We had a good time at the hunting camp with lots of eating, drinking, partying. The weather was warm but very windy (it was a challange to play blot with 35mph winds). I did not get a deer but i did enjoy the company of friends and was very happy for my buddy who got his first deer. Pics were in the dark and bad quality with rain/wind/darkness ruining pics. I will be hunting again soon and will post pics if i get good ones.

[Artashes]

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It was 1998 & I drove the old steese highway to the Yukon river. Knocked the muffler off my car somewhere near central (small town). Header was blowin flames at my oil pan. Mechanic in central took some really thick copper wire and repositioned header so flames wouldn't ignite anything. I continued to the Yukon river, which is at the end of the road(why do I always end up at the end of the road?). Circle is the little village at the end. Took a leak in the Yukon (tradition) & camped for awhile.
Still hadn't gone far enough so went back to main road that goes to arctic coast (Dalton hwy) (the old haul rd).
As I drive north & pass the arctic circle the terrain changes to tundra. Can't remember if it was south of the Brooks range or north of it when I saw this... A Carribou wandering the tundra without a friend in site & and an arrow sticking in his body.
His head was hung as mine would have been (and was) if the positions were reversed.
----- it's 30 below zero F where I'm at today.
Artashes

[Artashes]

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It was 1998 & I drove the old steese highway to the Yukon river. Knocked the muffler off my car somewhere near central (small town). Header was blowin flames at my oil pan. Mechanic in central took some really thick copper wire and repositioned header so flames wouldn't ignite anything. I continued to the Yukon river, which is at the end of the road(why do I always end up at the end of the road?). Circle is the little village at the end. Took a leak in the Yukon (tradition) & camped for awhile.
Still hadn't gone far enough so went back to main road that goes to arctic coast (Dalton hwy) (the old haul rd).
As I drive north & pass the arctic circle the terrain changes to tundra. Can't remember if it was south of the Brooks range or north of it when I saw this... A Carribou wandering the tundra without a friend in site & and an arrow sticking in his body.
His head was hung as mine would have been (and was) if the positions were reversed.
----- it's 30 below zero F where I'm at today.
Artashes

Obviously the one who put the arrow in that Carribou (grieving soul) was not his friend & neither did he hope to be.
Also it's safe to say the arrow shooter did not wish the Carribou a safe journey through this life.
LaChaim --- to life/for life
Artashes

[Haykakan]

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Sounds like a hunter took a bad shot Artashes. I am done hunting this year. Safe ice arrived earlier this year then the usual global warming time and i am the polar bear wondering the ice in search of my next meal. I took my son with me and those trips always end up being short since he always manages to get wet and we have to go home..

[Artashes]

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Sounds like a hunter took a bad shot Artashes. I am done hunting this year. Safe ice arrived earlier this year then the usual global warming time and i am the polar bear wondering the ice in search of my next meal. I took my son with me and those trips always end up being short since he always manages to get wet and we have to go home..

Water, dirt,bizzy streets, etc seem to be magnets for children. If it's the wrong place to be then they seem to gravitate there. Completely understand.
Artashes