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    California Inland Blacktail Rut - Questions

    My opinion: you can 100% rattle blacktail anywhere, though its a pre rut and rut tactic and can take hours or minutes depending on the spot...its never a 100% success type deal but neither is bugling elk...I have friends who have called in bucks in late September in A zone rattling. Guys in...
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    What heads are you shooting?

    in the past year I've run145 grain eclipse, Zwicky eskimo & no mercy, Vpa 3 blade, Simmons tree shark and tiger shark (or whatever the smaller glue on used to be that looks like the tree shark), Tuff head, Cutthroat 2 blade, Ace standard (great to sharpen), Magnus 1 (the old ones super wide)...
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    How often are you practicing?

    I try to shoot every day, realistically a miss a few days here and there. I also do alot of blank bail and form work so better my shot and increase accuracy, longevity and consistency. Ultimately I like having the confidence that I did everything I could to be ready when the moment to release an...
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    A Zone Chatter 2020

    Welcome. Theres really almost no good new information on blacktail in regards to California. Theres a good podcast on a traditional archery podcast thats helpful, look up "the trad quest"...youll see it, its the most recent episode I think. Otherwise id check blacktail trophy tactics 2, thats a...
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    Best place to buy used bow?

    Just look for a good one on here or on archery talk. You'll need a 64 inch bow, might be able to shoot a 66...look for a good takedown...like a bob lee, stalker, Wengerd ect.
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    Brace height & hunting question

    if your arrows are flying and your happy with how your bow is shooting then don't touch it...but I would ask the manufacturer, they normally know exactly where it should be.
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    Best ILF limbs?

    Uukha EX1 Evo2
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    2020 Blacktail Success Thread

    Here are my 2020 California Blacktail. I scouted 20 or so days and I hunted 30 days, saw 6 deer the entire time, only 3 bucks...one just after shooting light opening night, the next 21 days later when I killed the smaller fork... first week of rifle, I hunted close to all or all of archery...
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    Did your Cell Phone Ruin Your Hunt!

    Sat in my tree stand for a week straight opening week of Californias A zone archery season, many days well over 90 degrees and up to 15 hours in the tree stand..mornings and nights filled with getting eaten alive by mosquitos. Finally a buck walks by, I watch him come in for close to an hour and...
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    Solid Archery Mechanics- Who's bought it?

    Thanks, yeah I didn't feel like I read any really good reviews on there and I figured starting a new thread would get more attention. Im on the fence ready to buy SOLID but Id like a structured program with training exercises and im wondering is SOLID is that.
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    Quiet jackets and pants for trad

    ive killed a pile in the first lite obsidian pants, sure they rent as durable but ive hunted 200 days in em+ and mine are still in good shape...only holes are from me and thorns and being a idiot. blood washes out pretty well too...Im going to run the sitka apex pants at some point down the...
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    Solid Archery Mechanics- Who's bought it?

    Im seriously considering the course, although Im just feeling un easy about if its a good investment right now. I shoot with a 3 time nfaa world champ who was featured on masters of the Barebow (multiple dvd) and Ive got a good coach in him. But it seems like Tom is offering something next...
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    Toelke Pika's

    my whistler ate.
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    Toelke Pika's

    I just picked up a 58 50@28 pulling 28 inch whistler, Im shooting 400 spine with 250 grains up front cut to 29 and they are too stiff so I am going to run some 60-65 woodies with 125 up front, about 450 grains per shaft on the woodies so my total arrow weight is going to be about 575 + fletch...
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    Mid range bow upgrade?

    Save up and buy used....go on trade talk or archery talk. Lots of really nice custom bows going for good prices. 700$ is a good mid way price for a used bow. Lots of cheap options that will fling an arrow but I think you'll upgrade again anyways...just my opinion.
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