Bowtech Destroyer 350

I just had a chance to shoot the Destroyer 350 a few hours ago. Its pretty sweet; I better get my butt in gear with these reviews.

Stay tuned

Dave

Quest and Elite bow line...

Review coming soon and I think you'll be surprised...stay tuned

Mountain Mike's Replica Skulls

I just worked with one of these kits to mount my Ohio bucks antlers. Man are these kits sweet...I"ll get a full review up shortly. I gota goto bed; I've been fighting off a cold for about a week.

Ok I have some time to write about Mountain Mikes "Skull Master"  kit now. Back in January of 09 I had seen Mikes stuff at the ATA show and was interested in his product.
So after shooting a decent buck in ohio this year. I decided to buy one of Mountain Mikes kits and give it a go. I had my doubts on how realistic it would look, but I figured what the hell.
I ordered the "Skull Master" kit this time around because my deer wasn't P&Y caliber(which would require the "Record Keeper" kit) and wasn't worry about changes in dimensions (even though the change is only slight).
The entire process only took about a half and hour and was very simple even with basic tools. First impressions of the the kit skull were less then impressive. I thought it wasn't gonna look realistic in the least. I was quit surprised once I was finished at how well it really looked.
I imagine if you really sat down and thought about thing you could really get this kits to look awesome. All in all i am more then satisfied with Mikes product. The ease and affordability it takes to produce a nice mount using these kits really pleased me. I highly recommend these to anyone looking to spice up a set of antlers they have lying around or a buck that they you want to mount ...but just don't have the cash for a shoulder mount.

2010 Mathews Z7

Let me start this by stating that I am not a Mathews fan. I agree that they build some nice bow and for years I owned many of them. But stopped shooting them do to an incident I had with them.

On that note the Z7 is the first Mathews bow in about 9 or 10 years that I am considering buying for this year.I was really impressed with the z7 while shooting it. The bow has a smooth draw cycle and is pretty much vibration and shock free.

I really liked that Mathews finally changed there grip on their bows. Instead of the fat block of wood that was used on their bows in the past. The z7 feature a slimmer more comfortable and torque free wooden grip. Its still very stylish and eye appealing; its fits the hand alot better this year.

The new riser and roller guard design are pretty slick. Looking at it I  thought the new riser would make the bow alot lighter. But that wasn't the case. Although the z7 isn't extremely heavy, can noticed it has some weight to it.

More to come later ....

Back From Ohio

On November 5th, I headed off to Ohio for our annual bowhunting trip. The hunting was tough due to unseasonable warm weather that rolled in. Deer sign and rut activity was low, but there were a few days of some good hunting.

After missing a very nice buck on Wednesday the 11th. I killed this decent 8 pointer on Thursday the 12th. He wasn't the giant i originally set out for, but I hunt for myself and saw him as a good buck. Sometimes folks get too caught up in numbers or size to justify success.  At times I let the pressure of trying to shoot a buck that would make the books get to me and sorta ruin my hunting.

So just say the hell with it hunt for you and I bet you"ll get more outa your hunting. I hope that makes sense?  Go enjoy your hunting

Dave

Tinks Scent Bombs...giving them a go today

The Tink’s #69 Doe-in-Rut Hot Bomb is a heated lure dispenser containing a pre-loaded scent pad which is warmed by an air-activated heat pouch. The scent pad is permeated with Tink’s #69 Doe-in-Rut Formula which simulates a doe in her estrous period. Tink’s Hot Bomb lasts up to 4 hours. This package contains 2 individually wrapped Hot Bombs, one for the morning hunt and one for the afternoon hunt.

I decided to give these Tink's scent bombs a whirl today. The rut is really gearing up here in NJ, so I figured why not.  I like the simplicity of them; they come in a nice little package and there's no mess. One down side that I can see happening, is someone will forget to gather up their used scent bomb and leave it in the woods. Setting them up is super easy and fast; you can either hang them off a branch (via the built in hook) or lay them on the ground.
Now I can't say if they work or not just yet. This mornings hunt didn't really go according to plan. The wind was supposed to have been out of the North West, but in the early part of the morning it was out of the east. And of coarse a buck has to come through on the up wind side of the scent bomb.
I'll be heading out this evening for another sit and to test out another set up with the Tink's Scent bomb.


More to come tonight...


Dave


Well its 7:23pm EST I'm back from this evening hunt. Still nothing solid as far as if these things work or not. But I did witness a deer...a button buck pretty much totally ignore the scent bomb, with it only about a foot from his face. I also noticed that the bomb itself really doesn't have much scent to it, even after its activated.
Maybe I had a faulty pack, I don't know? But my first impression of the Tink's scent bomb is not too favorable.