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Field testing 2008 Season

  Buckmasters BTR Bow Set

This year I am shooting a new Buckmasters BTR. They are selling these outfits at your local Wal-Mart and can be ordered on-line and shipped to the closest one nearest you if your store isn't carrying them on the shelves. The best is that they are made and sold here in the USA. I went ahead and listed the spec's for you guys to get a look at.

What we added: I decided to go with the Whisker Buscuit that would handle aluminum arrows, satellite 6 inch bow stabilizer on the front, peep sights, string silencers and a bow release.

One of the first things noticed about this bow right out of the box was that it was set at 70 pounds and the ease of pulling it back and holding it there. One thing that I will mention is that we had one of our local archery shops - North Woods Outfitters located do the set-up. North Woods Outfitters is a full fledge archery and hunting shop located just outside of Potsdam It's a must to get the bow correctly set-up for you and this includes adjusting and mounting of the peep sight, whisker biscuit, sights and the correct arrow length and weight for the bow.

You may also want to check my article out on buying a bow new or used

Features & Specifications
All the performance you'll ever need in virtually any hunting environment. The Buckmasters BTR Bow features patented carbon-molded limbs, a strong, machined one-cam system, an aluminum riser with a vibration-dampening EPS grip and much more — perfect for skilled marksmen.
 

 

  • Fully adjustable cable and string
  • Arrow rest with fully adjustable launcher arms
  • 2-piece, 4-arrow quiver for aluminum and carbon arrows
  • 3-pin, adjustable fiber-optic sight
  • String loop

     

Material: Features patented carbon-molded limbs
Features: 4 arrow quiver
Key Features: 29 inch draw length, 70 lb draw weight
Model No.: AB8002570
Shipping Weight (in pounds): 6.5
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 36.5 x 12.75 x 36.5
Assembled in Country of Origin: USA
Origin of Components: USA

Original Black Universal Whisker Buscuit

With being an avid archery hunter going on 30+ years, my biggest pet peeve over the years was the ability to keep the arrow from always falling off the rest at the most inopportune moment like with having that deer in your sights at full draw. No more worrying about the arrow falling off the rest with the whisker biscuit. So far with going out every night and shooting between 30 to 40 arrows, the whisker biscuit has performed well.

I have tried just about everything out there and this is the closest to perfection of doing just that. My only concern is just how long it will last with shooting 30 to 40 arrows a night. Time will tell. One thing to keep in mind when going out to buy this unit is that it comes in two different styles. One is for the aluminum and the other for carbon arrows. Make sure you get the one you need and the arrows to match.


 
Field testing 2007 Season

Polaris Ranger

  

We purchased a new 2007 Polaris Ranger 500 to replace a 2000 Polaris Sportsmen 500 because of it's versatility in that we use this equipment all year long. Thus far it has exceeded my expectations on the tasks accomplished to date. We had been told to stay away from the 500 because it would lack the necessary power to accomplish larger tasks.

Don't let anyone fool you into this way of thinking. With better than 25 loads of green firewood (we also put stake racks on to haul wood) it has more than enough power to do any job. If you decide to load her up good and high, you will need to unload so much before the dump box can do it's job.

The only problem I have encountered thus far is being able to try out the 4-wheel drive. 99% of the time the machine is in the one wheel drive selection and is going places we have to use the 4-wheel drive on our four-wheelers. I did have to carry the chainsaw with me the first time on our four wheeler trails to widen the corners because of a larger turning radius. On the straight away...it did great.

The other issue is the need for a windshield.  Here in NY, you can't register the machine but can go where ever you please as long as you have a slow moving sign on the back of the machine. With speeds in high range in excess of 50 mph...you need to keep you mouth closed and have some form of eye protection from the bugs smacking you in the face.

There are a lot of options available for this unit and can either be purchased through your dealer or on-line such as eBay. My brother-in-law bought the 2008 at the same time and had it equipped with the front or rear mounted winch. My hat goes off to Polaris on this one.

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An Update: Well its been a year now and with close to 223 hours on the machine I can now say with confidence...you really can't go wrong here on buying this machine. The thing you really need to take into consideration before going out and buying is what are you really going to use it for.

I wanted something that could carry at least three hunters (carries six when using the tailgate) in the front seat, so I wanted a bench seat. The only two that cater to this crowd last year was Kawasaki and Polaris. I also wanted a machine that could easily haul my ladder stands and do firewood in the off season....this machine performed great.


 

Gerber Blood Tracking Light

Thumbs down to the Gerber Blood Tracking light. We have had the chance to try it on three separate occasions of trying to find the blood trail.

In each trial, (we bought two of these) we were able to see the blood better with the regular light verses the special beam to track with. Maybe we are doing something wrong especially after reading all the great reviews on the light.

If your looking on my take...I now own a very expensive flash-light




We had a chance this year to try out a number of products made and sold by Rocky. First was the thermal long underwear, brown in color and also had scent eliminator designed into the garment. After purchasing the first pair and trying it for a week, ended up going out and getting two more sets.

They are sold separately where you have to buy the top and bottoms. I think they would actually do better with combining the sets to make one. Each top and bottom cost 16.95 each and worth every cent.

We also tried the around the waist hand warmers with a zipper pouch on the front. It exceeded my expectations and allowed me to carry extra toilet paper and my game calls for easy access.
 

 

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