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Sighting in crossbow

June 08, 2020 at 3:35am

So I purchased a ripper 415 and straight out of the box it was dead on at 20 yards with the field tip and factory bolts. I shot it probably 15 times. Waited a week a shot it again 3 times and it was still dead on at 20 yards. Put on a broadhead using supplied practice blade and it was 6 inches low…
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Redemption Doe

Struttin365

October 21, 2019 at 7:19am

Saturday October 19, 2019 My husband and I had an amazing morning hunt in Guilford County NC. at 7:35am a small 6pt buck came in to the corn pile at 35 yards. From the time he came out of the woods he was on pins and needles. I let him get as settled as possible, drew my bow, anchored in and…
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Questions about assembling your own arrows.

TovinoThomas

April 24, 2019 at 2:47am

New to bowhunting and want to start building my own arrows just to be involved more with the whole skill. 1: is it worth it? 2: how do you pick a: brand, spine, and vanes? 3: all I know is off of nock on and I've heard him talk about offset of the vanes, what's this mean and how do I…
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Brian Cope

Sorry for the late reply. If you've never checked out this website, it may answer a lot of your questions. Or it may lead to many more, lol. Either way, I think you'll enjoy it based on your question...

https://lwoodross.com/

July 11, 2019 at 10:53pm

1st ever Bow Kill + Doubled Down

Struttin365

September 23, 2019 at 8:35am

My name is Katie Clarida and I have been bow Hunting for 10 years and I finally had my First Archery Kill September 22, 2019. I doubled down! Both only ran about 80 yards and crashed 10 yards apart from each other! We got both shots on film. Shoutout to Bradley Kendrick for letting us hunt his…
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Breen Smith

December 13, 2018 at 5:44pm

Wayne County, NC: On December 5, 2018 I harvest the biggest buck I have ever seen in North Carolina.

..and I was able to do it with a bow. It scored 151 3/8ths

Breen Smith

I just got my video camera down loaded and got a photo from it. The biggest buck I've ever seen, taken with a bow December 5, 2018 at 8:30 am SCI score 151 3/8ths

December 14, 2018 at 9:48am

Primitive bow and arrow kill

kmm68

November 21, 2018 at 6:37am

My son Keith McRae just harvested a deer in Stanly county with a sinew and rawhide backed self bow. The bow is made from eastern red cedar and the arrows are river cane with wild turkey feathers and obsidian point hafted with pine pitch and sinew. The bow is styled after the eastern woodland…
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Looking for a hunting partner

Billtovar

October 08, 2018 at 8:45pm

Looking for a hunting partner, I'm from the Murphy area, looking to find someone to go on bear hunt and deer and hog hunts with, u can email me at billtovar@aol.com thanks hope to hear from someone interested in hunting the same animals as myself

Bow Hunting Only Clubs in NC

ASUMountaineerMan

November 08, 2017 at 8:51pm

Me and my brother, both 30+ year experienced hunters from NC, are looking for a QDM (preferably Bow Hunting only but flexible) club. We both work hard, year round to improve the land and we will both be an asset to any club that is looking to add 2 ethical qdm hunters. Our current land is shared…
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opening day magic

Treydunnigan

September 19, 2017 at 10:59am

Been a long ride to kill this guy! First found his sheds in 2014 as a 2 year old on a place that is in city limits and i can only bow hunt and I didn't start pursuing him until last year. Hunted him hard last year to have one close encounter but never got a shot. Finally decided to try and…
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Son's opening day buck

rabe24

September 14, 2015 at 4:42pm

My son put a lot of scouting time in and it paid off, Alexander county (believe it or not), first day, 7am. Our land management is starting to pay off. Congrats son, sorry I couldn't be in the field with you the first day, but your recounting of the hunt............priceless.

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DeathFromAbve

more pics

September 21, 2015 at 10:16am

New to the Lake Norman area, looking to hunt asap

ThumsUp

May 15, 2017 at 8:13am

Moving to the Lake Norman area from FL (originally from PA) next week. Looking to start hunting this upcoming season. I mostly like to archery hunt. Anyone have any ideas of land, leases or clubs? Open to light travel if need be. Also love to fish. Any help would be greatly…
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My First Swing & Miss of the Season

Duplin County Bowhunter

September 14, 2012 at 2:01pm

Well a lot of people don't like to admit to missing but I know it is a part of hunting that everybody experiences at some point. Well, yesterday I did just that on a nice doe. It would have been my longest shot, 48 yards, if I would have connected. I shot right where I was aiming but I…
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Gobblintom

September 14, 2012 at 2:08pm

Doe Decoy

Chad B

August 26, 2012 at 12:48pm

I Bought The Tinks Inflatable Doe Decoy to Use This Bow Season. It Looks Pretty Real From A Distance. Has Anyone Used This Decoy? Would Love To Hear From You. It Blows Up Alot Easier Then I Thought It Would. I'll Give A Report on How It Does on Opening Day.

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j carter

August 26, 2012 at 3:26pm

orange county second to none 150 inch bow kill

Mike Venable

September 20, 2016 at 5:23am

Mike venable 34 year old famliy man layes the smack down on a 150 10 pointer they him and his famliy called second to none on September 16 2016 clean missing the deer last year and seeing one other time 5 miles away chaseing a doe at the end of season gets a second chance this time hes bigger

Opening day blessing

kevvv1970

September 12, 2015 at 10:47pm

Good lord blessed me today. Not only best bow kill but best kill ever. 21' inside spread 9 pt main frame with sticker off back of base. 20 yard quartering away shot. Compound bow.

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1hunternnc

congrats, nice buck

September 13, 2015 at 2:25pm

Opening Day Buck

Daddyrabbit1511

September 14, 2015 at 7:20am

Opening day success. Was able to get an arrow in this deer opening afternoon.

THE SOUL HUNTERS

August 15, 2015 at 7:45am

Check out The Soul Hunters on Facebook FOL Sportsmen Ministry or soulhunters.us - nonprofit outdoor christain outreach group -filming a new show to be aired on Hunt Channel - please check us out and support - do a lot of archery outreach as well

Rabbitsnow

rabbitsnow

August 05, 2015 at 3:39pm

Hello everyone, Im very new to the area. Havint hunted in a while.would like to start with some rabbit hunting with my bow, Green River Gamelands.Any help would be great.

Looking for bowstring suggestions

bigbuck150

June 14, 2015 at 9:38am

My jennings bow needs a new bowstring and I'm not sure what to buy. I've read good reviews on www.60xcustomstrings.com and also heard that PPS strings are good. Any recomendations? Thanks

Duplin County Bowhunter

So far I have been happy with my Vapor Trail setup...I also have had good experiences with Winner's Choice

July 14, 2015 at 3:37pm

My Big 8 from Last year

Lebowski2112

June 30, 2015 at 5:15pm

Almost done drying! WOW!!

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FairChaseNC

Get a score on the rack yet.. 140ish?

July 09, 2015 at 7:00pm

Certified Levl 3 Archery Coach

AGKnight

June 30, 2015 at 9:19pm

I am a certified Level 3 Archery Coach offering private lessons in upstate South Carolina. My concentration is in compound target archery with competition experience in both FITA and NFAA style tournaments. Will teach and train students according to the National Training System endorsed by the…
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BiggGreasy

bigggreasy2014

December 01, 2014 at 8:25am

Thumbs Upp!!!

1hunternnc

nice buck..what's the play by play on that one

December 01, 2014 at 6:35pm

Nice article on how to wax bow string

bigbuck150

June 14, 2015 at 10:49am

I found this and thought it was worth sharing

Waxing your bow string is an essential part of bow maintenance and knowing How to Wax a Bow String properly is as critical as the wax itself. This applies to all types of bows including compounds, crossbows, recurve and longbows. Waxing your bow…
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53 Days and Counting

Viperx4

July 22, 2014 at 9:44am

Well, just 53 days and counting before Bow Season begins....but who's counting? I sure am!!!!! I haven't been out scouting very much what little I have done, the deer are locked in their summer patterns and are easy to find early mornings and late afternoons.

Let's see some views from…
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ncbowhunter96

Cant Wait!!!!!

July 22, 2014 at 5:39pm

I call em...'Bigg Greasy'

bigggreasy2014

November 30, 2014 at 10:49pm

He had a spot on his back where he had ducked an arrow. But he couldn't get away this time.

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