No way!
If you are trying to kill turkeys with a bow, please use broadheads! Either your regular deer heads for vitals shots, or the 'guillotine' style heads that have crazy wide cutting path that is meant to decapitate.
When aiming for a tuyrkey's vitals with a broadhead, they are lower...
Layers are important. That gives you versatility in warmth. I rarely hunt in anything as warm as a parka or coat. Usually a jacket with appropriate layers underneath. I only wear bibs when it's really cold. You don't want to overheat on the walk in, get sweaty, and then sit there moist and...
I had an older cousin that once told me, "Don't ever take anything into a fight that you don't want shoved up your A, because you might meet the guy that can do it." I don't always agree with my cousin, but in this particluar circumstance, the perp should maybe have talked to my cousin before...
The ones at Menard's are NOT 550, they are just cheezy cordage. If a shoestring would save your life, then those are about that good.
My kids still think they are cool. Have a spool of 550, and I swear I'm making some real ones one of these days.
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In addition to limb lines and such...for ponds or small lakes, if you have access to a canoe or row boat, jugging is a good way to go also. Staging line tied to a 1/3 water filled milk jug with a nice bait on it. best for catfish and turtles and such. Total lazy man's fishing, but effective in a...
I have one in the old style leather case with a couple bone/hack blades and a couple wood blades. I use it all the time. It's a heck of a lot more substantial than a cheap hacksaw, and it breaks down neatly. It's heavy-ish for backpacking, but a great tool.
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Buy me a cup of coffee in LaPorte sometime, and if we can stand each other, I'll help you do your first one next fall at my place. Then you can spend a very few pesos for basic gear and go from there.
Not a professional, but not a rookie, either.
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