I don’t give a sweet rats a-s what that article says about all the other bullcr-p stats, Iowa has got mn beat as far as quality deer goes hands down. I hate to say it being 8 miles from the Iowa border but its the truth. I will agree that mn has many good deer taken every year, but it could be ALOT better. The reason- (which many of us down here in the southeastern part of the state all agree on) – Iowa gun seasons are in December, AFTER THE RUT!! They let their big deer get most of the breeding done BEFORE THEY KILL THEM!!!!! The bucks get their brains back and the does all get bred!! Unlike Minnesota, (who, by the way has the most hunters in the upper Midwest because its the cheapest place to hunt) let a whole crap load of hunters go out and have the first gun season during the peak week of the rut while the dear are at their dumbest, and may not get to finish their breeding!!!!! Meanwhile, Iowa has less hunters, because of higher prices, and later gun seasons, with bigger and more deer. Hmmm, now why can’t anybody from the MN DNR comprehend this??

Simply put, I’m not trying to sound like the hunting is bad in this state, but it could be ALOT better. until change is made, Iowa will reign supreme. Just my op.

Sorry all, rant over. (deep breaths)

hate to say it but, it might just be the broadheads. not saying for sure it is. I have an aunt and uncle that are Mathews and hoyt dealers in Wyoming. They’ve had they’re shop open and have been outfitters for close to 15 years. Being in the industry as long as they have, has given us a lot of different products to test, including broadheads. The plain and simple fact is, there are hundreds of broadhead manufactures and 50% of them just plain don’t fly, no matter how many hours of tuning and experimenting on boring sunday afternoons, your just not going to get them to fly right with some bow setups. doesn’t matter if its fixed or mechanical.

Sometimes, what works well for some, doesn’t fly worth a crap on the next guys setup. Just the way it is. There’s a number of factors that affect broadhead flight. (a can of worms about sums it up) One thing I would try first is simply thread on a different brand broadhead and compare how they fly without making any adjustments. find a buddy that shoots a different broadhead and swap with them and to see what happens. its at least a start. another thing to check is – make sure the ends of your arrows are perfectly square. g5 makes a squaring tool the helps make sure the head is seated against the arrow shaft properly and it DOES make a difference! not saying these will fix your issues, but its something you could try.

on a side note- if the shop you’re going to, tells you that you have to shoot mechanicals to get your broadheads to hit like field points, you may want to find a different pro shop. not bashing mechanical broadheads at all. I’ve used many of them. but we’ve had as good, if not better luck making fixed blades fly perfectly right out of the gate.

have had great luck with my Bradley smoker. stupid simple to use. load the wood pucks, set the temp and don’t worry about it. only gripe I guess id have is the wattage. it would be nice if it would put out a little bit more heat, since it only gets up to 215 to 240 max depending on how much meat you pack in it. doesn’t bother me though since I do most of my smoking between 160 and 190 anyways. I had a gas smoker, and after getting the Bradley, I wont go back to one.