Not sure what arrows you were shooting and I don't know enough to tell you what spine you should have on your arrows. But if the arrows weren't spined heavy enough for the increased poundage it can have the same effect as dry firing the bow.
I made my wife listen to the section about going out of your way to shield your kids from danger and thereby placing them in even more danger as they grow older. I laughed out loud when he talked about Jimmy falling out of the yak and getting tossed by the waves. Good stuff. I will definitely...
As I read this and consider my (young compared to most of you guys) age I think about my future I of hunting. I turned 36 a few weeks ago and have really only just started backcountry hunting. If I have 30 years left it's not so bad. But considering my physical condition (6'3"/270#) I may not...
Sounds like a lightweight boonie would be about right.
I just wear a ball cap but I don't worry about my ears. I work outside all summer so they are good and tan.
I had problems with losing the screws that hold the blades on. The blades would catch on the hood of my quiver and make them difficult to pull out and then it would flip the blade up and loosen the screw. I never shot an animal with them so I can't comment on that aspect. I switched to...
You can get a fish fryer cheaper than a turkey fryer and pick up a cheap stock pot at Walmart and you're in business.
I boiled a deer head in the house when my wife was pregnant with our first child. Needless to say that was the last time I did that!!!
Check out episode 9 of the Meateater podcast. His guests are the guys that own or manage Vortex optics. They give a lot of good information on the objective diameters and when you get to the point that you can't get anymore light through a 50mm than you can a 40mm. I can't remember the details...