Missing warm weather

Ok, I don't know about everyone else...but I miss spring and summer!  So here is a tease of what's to come.  I took this photo last spring and was careful not to touch the little cutie.

Buck rubs

I like to get out after the archery season ends to check for buck rubs.  A person hates to desturb any hunting area during the season, snooping around.  Plus, you can walk thru areas likes swamps and bogs once things freeze up good. But my ultimate motive is to stumble upon an antler shed.  A friend's neighbor already found one up by Duluth this year. 

             

This rub makes me wanna cry.  In 2009 I hunted one evening, saw nothing, went home. The next morning(same spot), this tree was ripped to shreds.  Isn't that the way it goes?!

This one looks old also, but it's deep.

This one's cool, you can see where each tine rubbed!

A hard rub on a little tree.

I think the deer that did this needed anger management!

This one spans a good length on the tree.

The Invasion- unveiled

Well, it's been unveiled!  The Bowtech Invasion CPX shoots 343 FPS, weighs 3.9 pounds and is 31 1/32" axel to axel. And they even come in draw weights up to 80 pounds! You could shoot to China with that!

http://www.bowtecharchery.com/#/productBreakdown?r=products_products&i=32

2011 Diamond Bows

I found this information on the Obsession Archery blog.  I'm still not sure how they got it!  http://blog.obsessionarchery.com/

 

2011 Diamond Dead Eye

"For 2011, Diamond is releasing their flagship bow called the Diamond Dead Eye. This will be a high end bow with very high end features. They've taken the best things from the Bowtech Destroyer and created an awesome single cam bow. You get a bow with the new Throttle Cam, 6.125 inch brace height, and perfect 32 inch axle to axle length and a blistering 343 fps IBO Speed.  Not to mention 7 layer laminated limbs, FLX Guard, built in string stop, rotating draw length module and more."

New 2011 Diamond Fugitive

"The new 2011 Diamond Fugitive changes everything in single cam bows. First you get a true 337fps IBO speed with a 6.5 inch brace height and 32 inch axle to axle length. This is the perfect hunting bow at and incredible price. Many $800 bows cannot achieve 337fps. What more could you ask for. You get a complete package bow ready to hunt any animal on this continent or any other."

2011 Diamond Outlaw Compound Bow

"Diamond has certainly set the bow industry on it's ear again. For 2011, the are releasing the Diamond Outlaw. This bow offers unbelievable features in a package price that has never been seen before. Not only do you get blistering speeds of 330fps IBO in a single cam bow, you also get a full package ready to hunt. The R.A.K package comes with a sight, rest, stabilizer, quiver, peep and wrist sling. The axle-to-axle is 32 inches and the brace height is 7 inches. This means the rest of the industry will have to step up their game and try to catch up with Diamond and their parent company Bowtech Archery."

An Invasion is coming!

Have you visited the Bowtech website?  It’s a surreal environment where all you can hear is your heartbeat.  But every once in a while, the bird chirps make you stop and look around! I’m not kidding, you have got to visit this website to believe it!
http://www.bowtecharchery.com/

Here is what I found for possible details of their flagship bow; The INVASION

http://archeryreport.com/2010/11/2011-bowtech-bows/

“Careful inspection of the image shows a few very interesting things.  The riser reaches way back onto the limbs and appears to be some type of center pivot configuration.  The cams look decidedly Destroyer-like and are definitely Overdrive Binary.  The limbs look like they are pre-loaded split limbs and there is a possible FLX Guard in use as well.  Bowtech is still sticking to it’s guns about not releasing this bow until January 6th 2011 at the ATA show in Indianapolis.”

That's only a few days away, so stay tuned!!!  There is so much hype about this bow, it's hard not to be curious.  I expect big things from Bowtech and we surely will not be disappointed!

Little Gun

It's not the SIZE of the weapon you use, but how well you use it.

These photos were taken at deer camp this past fall.  Trust me, we all had a good laugh!

Snowshoe adventure

On New Years day, my son and I went out on a snowshoe adventure.  We both upgraded our snowshoes last year to lightweight modern style ones.  Daddy's old wooden ones are nostalgic, but stinkin' heavy.  Anyhow, we searched for critter sign.  We found where a fox ate a rabbit, discussed different animal tracks and were fascinated by the snow blowing swiftly by us low to the ground over the hard crust.  It looks creepy and magical. 

We didn't see a lot of deer sign.  But I encourage folks to get outside with your kids this winter.  It's always a good idea to teach them your property boundary, explain the bordering owners, and quiz them on tree varieties.  I like to explain that the grouse eat off the Alder trees and show that Oak trees hold there leaves.  You get the idea.  We didn't find any deer beds this trip, but Preston's seen them in the past.  It's an eye opener for kids to see were a deer actually slept...out in the elements.  Plus it won't be long there will be antlers out in the forest for us to discover!!! I can't wait!

This is a dilapidated old duck blind he'd never seen.

                                       
 Look carefully, you can see the start of a perfect circle!