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Old 12-01-2006, 06:07 AM
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Figured this could be a thread to have fun with, whether it be posting equipment used or stories of beginner mistakes from "back in the day".

So back in the day when....
Just getting 1 shot all season at a buck was amazing
the only thing to silence a bow was cat whiskers and yarn
There were only a handfull of arrow sizes and they were all aluminum
Sight pins were made of brass
Camo was woodland or treebark
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:12 AM
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Leather boots weren't waterproof.
Neither were clothes.
A 200FPS bow was fast.
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:13 AM
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Back in the day when...
A top of the line "speed" bow shot 270-280 fps, and still sounded like a .22 rifle.
Can anyone say "24 inch arrows" overdrawslol
bows didnt come camo,, you had to paint it,, I dont remember that one, but dad told me about it.lol
When for me justgetting a deer in range once in a season was an accomplishment!

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Old 12-01-2006, 06:15 AM
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A short bow was about 40".
You had your choice of energy wheels or energy wheels.

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Old 12-01-2006, 06:16 AM
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back in the day I hunted with family members that are in heaven right now.The equipment was not as advanced but just as deadly.I would`nt sell my memories for $5,000,000
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:19 AM
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I had the woods mostly to myself.
Access to good hunting land was easy.
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:21 AM
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Land was easy to find. A 40' was around 10,000.
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:33 AM
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Ohhhhh there are so many rookie mistakes I look back on and laugh at. The one that makes me chuckle the most is we used to have a kerosene salomander heater we used at our camp. We'd fire that baby up whenever we were there (with hunting clothes on). That thing stunk to the high heavens. Always wondered why we didn't see very many deer [8D].

Nowadays I live in an earth scent bubble during deer season. I get fed via a little trap door. Every iota of anything on me is as scent free as I can possibly get it. I have a special toothbrush I scrub my nostril hairs with scent away.[:-][8D]
Interesting how it directly relates to the success I've had [:-]
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: Jimimac

I had the woods mostly to myself.
Access to good hunting land was easy.
AMEN!!!
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:47 AM
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I had a prostrate that was normal
Blood pressure was normal
Hair wasn't gray
Didn't know what high sugar meant
Arthritis was an "old persons thing"
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