Any Bow Hunters Here?

Ok thanks my dad actually just cut the antlers off today :-( tag still on will they still measure it? And looked for the pope and young site and it doesn't seem to exist any more.


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Any taxidermist will know a scorer. I forget but the buck has to be dead for a month or something so the horns are dry before its official.
 
Ok. But do the horns have to have to e attached to the head still?


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No but you want a part of the skull with them . It needs to dry for 30 days to be official.
You have the cape to mount right.Crooks is right about taxidermist and they usally skin cape and deal with the antlers.Your picture was bizzar for a first big deer.

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Ok. But do the horns have to have to e attached to the head still?


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Ok I'm gonna go to a taxidermist in Indiana and find out there's only a small amount of skull holding the two antlers together to have mounted. Hopefully it shouldn't be a problem. Thanks guys.


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Richard, you could go any Dick's with an archery department, Bass Pro shops too. I have a couple take down recurves. Compound bows are more for hunters, the cams allow a dramatically reduced weight decrease at full draw. Some up to 80%. It helps add power and accuracy for the average Joe. I don't like the "jerk" you get, plus I like to feel the tension.

Tinman, I target shoot on my parent's land in Indiana, and I have a setup in my garagd. It's a fun/inexpensive hobby if you don't buy into the "new technology hype". Just another skill set to have.
 
Joe.. I heard that dick and bass pro don't really help get you setup properly. Dick by my house don't know the difference between Fishing poles and bows :(. I'll try bass pro. I am looking for a bow for hunting. Any recommendation for a noob.
 
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Joe.. I heard that dick and bass pro don't really help get you setup properly. Dick by my house don't know the difference between Fishing poles and bows :(. I'll try bass pro. I am looking for a bow for hunting. Any recommendation for a noob.
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It's like any large sporting goods store, depends on who you get. For hunting the vast majority prefer compound bows. When it comes time to hold a bow at full draw and wait for them to walk in, you will certainly want the let off. If it's your first bow, I'd recommend a fairly cheap one (mine was a 1970s wood limb bow, it worked great and killed deer.) If you really like shooting, learn on a cheap bow and buy a better one after you learn what you like as you learn to shoot.
 
Anything with a 60lb or higher draw will suffice, I believe 40lbs is the minimum in Indiana, depends on the state. Whisker biscuit is good for shooting from tight spots, holds the arrow in place at any angle of shooting. Hoyt, Bear, PSE and Mathews are the "go to" for the compound world. They're all equal apples. Older models have taken down the same game new ones will. Have you ever shot before? I know Bass Pro has an indoor archery range to test out their bows, and they have many to choose from. My daughter has a compound, I shoot recurves. It's easier to be accurate with a compound, but where's the fun in that? It's like buying a nice DSLR and using full auto.
 
Im into hunting grouse to moose with a bow. My buddy uses a recurve with no sights and makes his own wooded arrows and can out shoot most guys with a compound. I'm a Mathews guy cause I can hunt from a blind ,a treestand and stalk with it. Most importantly it puts meat in the freezer.
So enough of what crap is better and whos a man where are the pics?(Best to go to a archery pro shop with someone that can fit the bow to you and knows what the hell they are doing, just google archery pro shop)
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Top Water said:
My buddy uses a recurve with no sights and makes his own wooded arrows and can out shoot most guys with a compound.
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Your buddy is Rambo?? (yes Rambo's was a compound, but not by much as compared to today's standards)

But I'm just playing. I practice on squirrels on the wife's bird feeders in the off season to maintain accuracy. It'll make you know you have the shot before releasing or you never hear the end of destroying her feeder...
 
This is great info:). I have held a now and shot one a long time ago.
Joe that's what i hear that I need to be fitted for one but don't want to pay an arm and a leg for one either.

I'll look into some of the brands that have been mentioned and probably look into an older used model.

Please keep the info coming so I can do my research. :)
 
Yep, you'll want to get fitted for your draw length. That's pretty simple. There are a few methods. Luckily, most compound bows have an adjustable cam, so even if your fitment is a little off, you can adjust it to your comfort down the road. It's not a rocket science situation though. Find your anchor (spot that your draw hand will rest at full draw) and measure. It's different for different people, I pull to my jaw, some go to the corner of their mouth. Decide if you want to draw with your fingers or a wrist release. The wrist release will give you more accuracy because it helps eliminate error. I shoot without one and just use an archery glove. I draw with 3 fingers under the arrow. Some people do one above and two below, I don't like to pinch my knock.
 
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