“I believe you have a few mis-statements in your post.”

You are correct! The rest of the state will get there by 2015-2016. I wish it was easy to find the clear outlined plan for the state but it isn’t. Well, at least not for me.

Spot Hogg makes the best sight I have ever put on a bow. None of the fiber optics are exposed. They run threw the metal arm to the sight cased. So, if a twig happens to run across your sight you don’t have to worry about the fibers breaking. The wrap around the sight gathers a bunch of light. You will never have light gathering problems. You can customize the pin size and color for like 10 bucks.(well worth it In my opinion)

I have had that G5 and It broke the fibers. I liked it but the Spot hogg is just better built product. I liked the floating pin(g5) but its a very low percentage you are going to use the floating pin in a hunting situation. If you shoot 20 30 and 40 yards off the three pins. In the deer woods 40 yards is a long shot. It can be rather difficult to pull off a shot that far in thick cover. In a field that is another story but with the floating pin you have to have some time to range and make adjustments. I think the avg. shot is something like 20-25 yards. Chances are you will never use it.(Floating pin)

With just about any sight I think the holding devices are solid. Most sights when tighten down don’t move. Pin sizes, fiber length and configuration make the real choices in choosing a the right sight. Shoot small aim small. At farther distances the smaller pins will allow you to pick a better spot. Being able to pick the pins you want adds high value by giving you accuracy on targets far out. A .29 pin will cover a big spot at 20 yards vs. a .10 at 20 yards. You can really tell how much your are wiggling.

The Black gold single pin.

Yikes…….. For SD I would have at least a 5pin. Reasoning- you can make some far shots out in the prairie. A single pin would be hard to manage when the target can be at any distance in the field. Why put another variable in the shot? Why think about more than you have to? It is nice to have a clear field of view and less pin clutter but I think I would rather have and option of shooting further than having to let down and make an adjustment. Ok my pin is set at 30 I can cover from 25 to 35 yards. Yeah that’s a lot of ground but not on the prairie. If you are only gonna shoot 20-25 yards you are fine but arrow drop changes fast unless your are truly shooting a bow that shoots over 330. Most people don’t.

This is all an opinion. Spot Hogg is a well built and well lit sight. For a guy who hunts or shoots a bunch it is well worth the money.

I wouldn’t put either sight on my bow.

Go Spot Hogg!

The rest should be a good one!

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It’s cut to the right length. If he starts leaving notes and asking for different length and sizes. You might have a problem.

Good luck! That is a whopper!

What took the pot was 4 Fish that weighted 45 pounds. Congrats! Cody

Second was 25 pounds
third was 20

My brother and I placed 4th. We caught the fish on live suckers. We had 17 and like 13 ounces.

Big fish was 17 pounds. That took 5th

I think it was a rough night for the tourney. They had only ten teams weight in. I am not sure you did anything wrong as far as fishing goes. We fished a spot that normally produces but didn’t. We moved and crossed our fingers. Waiting for the fish to bite rather than looking for the aggressive fish was key. Their wasn’t an aggressive bite pattern early with the cooler temps. It was a cold night in the boat with a north wind.

I don’t care what you kept but ………………………… “plus that lake freezes out about every 5-6 years thus the guilt free harvesting”

It takes longer than 5-6 years to grow a perch bigger than 14″.

Looks like it was a ton of fun. You don’t see perch in a bunch like that to often.

.223 Ballistics wise…. They really isn’t much difference in drop than the 5.56. Some .223 shoot faster than the 5.56 on the hornady ballistic chart. All depends on what you buy.

If you can get lucky and find a pair of .223 and 5.56 that shoot the same like hole on hole match up good luck!

Every cartridge shoots a bit different so if you are gonna shoot .223 then shoot that and move the site. They might only be an inch apart left to right or up and down. I would always recommend sighting in for what you are using.

Their is plenty of snow by me! Nice Dogs!

The real problem is calling them in. Seen one over the whole weekend.

Keep stacking em up!

Good luck! I hope all of your efforts pay off.

Should be fun!!! Good Luck!

looks like a winter coat in summer…….Looks Hot to me! shag

Looking good! Looks like you have plenty of room for the camera man in that thing to.

What is with the A and the S painted on. North South eAst and West……………… ??????

Well with the wolf hunt coming up you sure have prime location to harvest such an animal!

Are you willing to let other ppl hunt for a wolf?

That is a Giant! Wow!

That’s Cool! Very nice looking gun. I would be pumped to get out and find some yotes with that thing.

If you have a hard time trying to talk her into it. I know that i could easily be talked into shooting that deer for you..Hehe

Those beans look really nice and so do those deer!

Lots of bone in these pics!

Wow!!! Late bloomer

So I have two e callers

Johnny Stewart- Which mine is the cheap small one that has like 6 calls on it.I also have I think it is a flextone hand held one. Both of these work just fine and get loud enough to pull from a distance. Both of these are cheap but have worked on yotes and fox just fine.

This year I am also looking to upgrade to something like what you are looking at. It appears to have a bunch of calls on it which foxpro doesn’t for that price.(i think) Foxpro’s are expensive but they work very well. I would like to get myself set up with more sounds and that one looks good. Great reviews…………

Remotes-
They never work as far as they say they do! If the remote has a range of 100 yards I would bet it is more like 50. Keep that in mind if you are in sd and trying to put that out in the middle of a field far away so you don’t get busted.

This is the call list for the power dogg..

What is this called used for? the 3rd from the bottom

Hoochie Mamma

Interrogation Howl
Serenade Howls
Pups Serenade Howls
Coyote Serenade
Coyote Siren
Coyote Distress KIYI B
Coyote Challenge Howls
Female Inv Howls 1
Female Whimpers
Young Answer Howl
Pup Distress
Coyote Pups Frenzy
Adult C.tail Distress
Big Cottontail
Baby C.tail Distress
Adult Jack Distress
Young Jack Distress
Baby Jack Distress
Mad Jack Distress
Rodent Distress
Field Mouse
Gopher Distress
Grey Distress
Coon Adult Distress
Juvenile Coon Distress
Fawn Distress
Baby Fawn Distress
Woodpecker Distress
Turkey Distress
Blue Jay Distress
Robin Distress
Cardinal Death Cry
Baby Chicks
Grey Fox Attack
Pig Distress
Baby Puppy Distress LP
Domestic Mad Cat
Crow Attack
Crow 1
UpRoar Grunt
Snort Wheeze
Orig Can Bleat
Fighting Horns
Elk Bugle 1
Hoochie Mamma
Thrashing Leaves
Brush Breaking

What do you use to spread the seed?

At that point in the season it depends on how many deer I have in the freezer..

Deer management in your area is up to you but you cannot control gene pool. You can always shoot a lesser buck to knock that out of the gene pool. As far as a doe I don’t think it is possible. Survival of the fittest will take over at some point. Cars hit them, coyote/wolf kills, and weather play roles you cannot keep a the doe you want alive because she is the biggest and best mother.

I am not sure that I can judge which doe has the better gene pool or pregnant. Unless they have the chronic!(which i have never seen)

Depending on the size of the herd in your area it can be a real challenge to shoot one. In my area hunting pressure after rifle season sometimes can turn every animal into a ghost.

The choice is yours but I think those are a few factors to think about.

Cut on contact vs. Chisel

Shooting whitetail at 20-30 yards I Don’t think you will see much of a difference. Unless you are shooting a very slow bow. Cut on contact will always be more effective at slicing the hide and getting thru. (Hands down)
This is what I think the major difference is between these two.

Rage has an o-ring while the NAP doesn’t

I have used the rage 3 blade and 2 blade. I have killed with them both. They have worked just fine for me with no problems what so ever. (turkeys and deer)

With that said you do need to pay attention to the o-ring and make sure that the blades are sitting on them right. They are not a very good spot and stock broadhead. Any time I pull one of them out of the quiver I check it and recheck. For ground blind or tree stand hunting they work great! Just make sure to check them even if they look fine triple check.

The Nap product I have looked at at the bow shop and this broadhead seems like it might stay together(the blades) better with they set-up they are using. I think the attention you would have to pay on them coming out of the quiver would be less. They have a firm hold and seem to keep it very well. From just looking at this broadhead that is what i get from it.

As far as which one i would choose…..I would give the Nap one a shot and that is only because it looks like less maintenance out of the quiver.

I think it would be Catmailed …..

Great looking deer!!

Kooty-
That is interesting how they all stayed as a pack and survived.

Thanks for sharing all those trip pics!