Cross Bow

That can’t be the real Packer hall of fame, where is Tony Mandarich?

#66 was awesome, but more of a legend than #4 Huh… sorry , not by my record book.

I don’t really think it’s who is more or less of a legend…..they both are…….

They all play for the same team………… ours!!!

Watching you Packer fans fight is like watching grade school girls fight. Come on, someone pull some hair.

Just kidding boys!!

Ol number 66 was a real brute, no debating that. I used to work for Ray’s replacement, he was an awesome feller to work for and listen to the stories about the old days. If you ever have a chance to hang around an old NFL player take advantage of it, even if they don’t happen to be someone like Brett or Nitschke.

Fuzzy Thurston is a great guy to sit and talk to. My son and Grandson stop by his place on every trip to Green Bay. Fuzzy sees young Mitch come in the door and hollers for him to come over right away. We went a couple times, and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the stories of the good old days.

We can’t; like Nitschke were all bald.

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That can’t be the real Packer hall of fame, where is Tony Mandarich?

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The same place as Herschel Walker is in the Vikings Hall of Fame.

I thought I’d get a question out to some of you which have some experience with Cross Bows. A buddy and I were out looking yesterday for some ideas, we thought there would only be two or three to choose from, man, now we are even more confused. Can I get a few reccomendations for a cross bow for beginers (some compound experience) we will hunting mainly deer and possible turkey in the spring. There is also a bobcat running around my buddies property which may or may not meet his maker. I don’t want bashing, and I don’t know what kind of additional information is needed, but just let me know. Also some price ranges which you guys are seeing. Thanks. Pete

I am not sure about Iowa, but in Minnesota you have to have
doctor permission to use Cross bow for deer hunting.
So you may want to check that out before buying.

Best prices I have really seen is at Dunham’s Sports. Can’t remember the brand right off but it was something like an HD 150. My dad just bought a used Ten Point 150 for $400. It included bolts, nice case, retractor winch, and Red Dot scope. This unit is much more expensive than that new or course but is a very good quality unit.

My advice is to peruse Cabelas or Gander Mountain websites and examine their brands and features and of course prices. Depending on the ability of the shooter I strongly recommend getting the winch with it as they can be a real bear to manually set. The best price is going to be purchasing the winch as a package with a bow, at least that’s what I found.

Also word of caution. DO NOT PLACE YOUR FRONT HAND ABOVE THE LINE THE STRING WILL TRAVEL! Seriously, this will leave you with any number of painful reminders the least of which is a SEVERELY bruised digit. I know of two, well three, people who struck their finger or thumbs doing this. My dad ended up bawling like a baby and has huge bruise from his thumb up his wrist. Another guy has had surgery the repair bone damage and the third lost a section of meat. Please, be careful!

I don’t follow anyone who’d bash another hunter for using a crossbow either. With the exception of not having to draw back a traditional bow there is no advantage to a cross bow. They are heavy, afford only one shot for most hunters per trip, and offer no range advantage. No you are certainly not going to be shooting deer any farther away with a cross bow than a regular bow, lol. They do allow hunters to hunt easier from blinds and enclosed stands.

Good luck in your search!

looking over IA rules, I can’t use one, but my buddy who just had shoulder surgery can, according to the note from his Dr. The question is really the length of draw, the 13 or 14’s seem to be most common, the 16 is the most expensive. Does this equate to distance and accuracy? The longer the draw the better? Thanks all.

Draw length isn’t something I was aware was different among cross bows. While it might change velocity i do not see it changing the ethical distance one would shoot to. The bolts are going to be adjusted weight wise for various draw lengths or draw weights anyway so it might be a wash? I suspect most any new, quality, cross bow will be as accurate as anyone needs and in most cases might be more accurate than the shooter.

In Wisconsin anyone 65 or older can legally hunt with a cross bow. Younger than that and a form from a doctor needs to be completed and either you get a class A or B (I believe) license.

Better check the regs. last year they were legal to hunt with during the firearms season in Mn.

2008 Minnesota Hunting Regulations

A person may hunt with a crossbow under the following conditions,
› Big game and small game by special permit issued to hunters
unable to hunt by archery because of a temporary or permanent
disability. The disability must be verified in writing by a licensed
physician or chiropractor. The permit application is available from
any DNR regional office or by calling the information center (See
page 125).
› A licensed hunter may use a crossbow as a choice of arms for bear,
deer with a regular firearms license or a crossbow disability permit
and an archery license.