Not exactly Dan Infalt but hoping to post a lot of informative hunting related videos mostly gear updates and gear mods that maybe someone else can find useful to help them along the way like Dan and so many others posting here have done for me.
I’m a shwacker guy myself. Been shooting the 207 for a long time and have always had success with them. I do have a questions for you. I have family that lives in Chickamauga and am thinking about planning a December trip up that way and wanted to try to get some hunting in while up there. Any recommendations on public land in the area that doesn’t require a quota? Love the content by the way. Built two of the platform rope mods based off your video. Thanks bud
@@aarongeoghagan8817 Pigeon mtn is the closest wma to there and you can hunt it all season long with a bow. Only thing is it's bow only outside of the rifle quota hunts they have there. One is actually in December though. Good luck this season.
This was a good setup video. I just got this pack and have been trying to get ideas to add to my own setup. The other videos I’ve watched sucked so thank you. Bout to watch the post season thoughts.
@@ETCarbonSlinger yea it's not a perfect fix but it'll keep them from passing all the way through and losing or breaking arrows and best part is when it wears out it can be done again 😂 got to love cheap people
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 not cheap at all brother. It's smart. I'd rather spend $20 & 1 day fixing something then to spend $100 & wait atleast 2 days for it to arrive
The follow light is great if you have several people in a hunting group and you want to see the direction someone is walking. You can tell if they are going left, right, towards you, or away from you based on White vs Red. Also when you are tracking a deer it helps to tell where you are with respect to others to ensure grid searches are consistent. I also have used mine to hang on a limb above first blood or the downed animal to be able to go directly to it where as the White light is so bright you don't get a pinpoint spot to walk to.
I gotcha I generally hunt alone so that wouldn't really interest me having a light back there but putting it up at the blood trail if you had to come back makes a lot of sense and it would make sense for grid searching also if you did hunt with multiple people. That's why I like people being able to leave comments bc everyone hunts different and you can always learn something new. Thanks a lot man.
@@chickamaugabowhunter2067 another really cool trick is to take a laser pointer into your stand and fix it so it is pointing where your deer was standing when you shot so you find blood faster. I put it on a camera mount clamped to a limb or my stand.
I'm using #202 Shwacker 125grn 2.25in Cut out of crossbow this year... mine didn't come with practice heads but I superglued some and 20 yards dead on hitting a 1inch circle.... can't wait till Oct.1st.... LOVE THEM
@@hunteranglin3750 I understand. I had never used a mechanical before until these and have no real world experience with any other mechanical but so far I have had a lot of success with these. You have to hunt with what you have confidence in and I completely get that. Until these give me a reason to not run them I have complete confidence in them from my experience with them. Good luck this season.
Any tips on keeping your feet warm from absorbing the cold from the platform.I use a EWO one stick and it's very noticable.Ive been having to wear an old pair of hot moccs that I modified over the front of my boot.
@@jaymorris7850 I got to say I've tried all kinds of different boots and all I know for sure is any rubber style boot isn't keeping your feet warm for long period. I'm still trying to find that answer myself but for sure stay away from rubber boots even insulated ones. They make my feet sweat and freeze. If you come up with a good solution let me know I'd appreciate it 😂
That's awesome dude, I'll be deer hunting for the first time this year and I'm in my mid thirties. Didn't grow up with it so I'm learning most of everything from guys like you. Not sure if you're in Georgia but I'll be hunting wmas and middle in south Georgia if you have any tips or suggestions.
@mgodbee heck yea I was same way I started late in life lol. I learned most everything from RU-vid too. I'm in northwest GA haven't ever hunted in middle or south ga not sure what terrain is like around there honestly focus on basics like food and cover that's what I have done and while I'm not exactly killing monsters I do ok lol. Just enjoy it and learn all you can from anyone my first year on public here I didn't kill a single deer but I learned a lot. Check out southern outdoorsman podcast I've picked up a ton on there
Im ruining the 2 step hawks sticks and do exactly like you mentioned. 1 on the tree, 1 placed ontop of that stick then 2 tied off behind. I really like the sticks, especially with the amsteel rope mod. Ill have to find a more efficient way. Id like to try something else to compsre but these havent even seen a full season yet. But theyve been used hard all off season
@@gordonc615 yea I'll give you that they do have some sharper parts but I've got used to it and don't seem to notice it anymore. Maybe subconsciously I just work around it and that's why I don't notice it lol.
@@Rooster_king I did not know that lol I knew they'd come out with different versions since this one I thought this was the first though lol learn something new all the time. What's the difference between this one and a first gen?
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 The first gen had less aluminum casting and different web pattern near the standoff portion of the platform. There were several that snapped so they beefed it up a bit.
@@ETCarbonSlinger I got a buddy who hunts in socks and sandals lol we hunted in January like that lol says his feet sweat too bad for anything else lol I was cold just watching him
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 definitely worth buying those insulated.boot covers and trying a saddle.sit with hey dudes... may have to buy some insulators now just to find out lol
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 I believe it. I'd have my 360 by now if I didn't upgrade my front bumper on my truck, plan to get a 12,000lb winch next week for it cause I don't wanna get stuck again this year like last year.
@@CoppertopCruiser there's a link to the one we ordered in the description of video I'm not sponsored and doesn't help me in any way just thought it would help people find it easier.
I've hunted out of everything over the years . A few years back i was diagnosed with an interear prolem that has left me with equilibrium problem . This issue is magnified in low light making it almost impossible to get ready for a shot at prime time. Saddle hunting has solved that problem for me, as i am already mostly in position...
Bro when you jumped from your saddle I thought you were way higher than what you were. Lol. I used my climber last season and got busted every time I went to stand. I can't shoot sitting in my climbing stand, either my seat is too low or those bars are too high on the summit viper SD. If I can I'll saddle hunt every time.
@@ETCarbonSlinger 😂 yea I only had one stick up and the platform was probly 4ft off the ground lol. That's me the saddle is so much easier for me to shoot from. Aside from hunting from a ladder stand behind my house 1 time I haven't sat in anything except the saddle for last 3 seasons I think
@@chickamaugabowhunter2067 I got my ladder stand that's good for rifle but has zero room to stand up and shoot from. I definitely dig the mobile aspect of saddle hunting.
Hey broski. Been E scouting some public land for GA opening since my license is still good till end of Nov this year. Wanna gonna come down and do a weekend stay. Was checking out one spot but wanted an opinion. Can I give you my number or email and perhaps get some advice.
@@chickamaugabowhunter2067 OK, thank you very much, I will go and watch this video. I hope you can also give a review on the “Keaup lighted nocks or Broadheads”. It sells well on Amazon, but unfortunately few people can give useful review information.
I have not. Have you checked John lusks channel? Lusk Archery Adventures is the best place to find more broadhead reviews than anywhere else on RU-vid. Good luck.
@@chickamaugabowhunter2067 OK, thank you very much, I will go and watch this video. I hope you can also give a review on the “Keaup lighted nocks or Broadheads”. It sells well on Amazon, but unfortunately few people can give useful review information.
Nice bro, that's one thing I need to get is a grinder. Got a slicer, dehydrator, and vacuum sealer. But wasn't sure about which meat grinder to go with. Good video bro. 3 more months to go!!! Cant wait
I know I'm pumped man. I'm off the whole week of the 4th and I'm scouting a bunch that week some new places I haven't hunted yet. That's a great grinder for the money. You can go up in power on them but that one will work perfect for what we do I have zero complaints with it.
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 I'm off that week too and plan to do the same thing. Lol. Been working alot lately to make up for the time off I plan to take this season. Between GA and Tn. I plan to drop alot of doe.
@@ETCarbonSlinger I love it. Everyone gives me a hard time about the number of does I shoot but I have 2 teenagers plus me and my wife we eat a lot of deer meat. That's all we use for everything now. I very rarely buy beef or anything else at the store bc my wife uses deer to cook with either ground or whatever else we eat it daily lol. So not a whole lot gets a pass from me 😂
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 i hear you there bro. If it's brown it's going down. Meat is meat for me. I'll let a little spike and basket 6 walk but if it's a doe she's going down forsure. Yea I've. Noticed the quality in beef go down alot these past few years. Not like it used to be.
@@ETCarbonSlinger we eat deer almost exclusively now. I mean if we go out to eat that's different but at home it's deer. One year we ran out of deer meat about 2 months before season and had to go back to beef and man it tore our stomachs all up for real idk why but something in it was messing us up
Not 100 percent sure I used 8mm and it definitely had to be shaved but 9mm may not. I'd say if you had to shave it then it wouldn't be by much at all. I did use 10mm on my aiders on my hawks and I think it for sure would've worked without shaving hope this helps lol
@@wvbowhunter1 whatever you go with try it out low on the tree climb the stick put all your weight and watch the rope it should bite and tighten but if it slips or loosens just shave a little and put it back together and try again. The shaving process doesn't affect the structural integrity at all bc you still have that big bolt running through it so don't let it intimidate you its really not a big deal. Good luck and be safe.
@@chickamaugabowhunter2067 so I have a quick follow up question. I’m doing this now and I shaved it down to 8/16”. It holds on a tree no problem but doesn’t look like the ropes biting. It obviously is, but do you think I should go more or that’s fine. I’m worried about going too short. Thanks.
Thats one thing i lack is a good field knife. I got a small foldable gerber blade, it works but doesnt keep a good edge. Then i got a 6" blade for worst case survival.
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My Friend, I love your stick set up so I bought me some one sticks and stealth striped them and yes thanks to you I’m going to copy your set up exactly as you have done. I’m using quarter inch dyneamia off amazon but all the rest is exactly as yours. Thank you for sharing your system for us to copy and together with my new JX3 saddle I hope to slay an Elk and mule deer in Utah this year.Thanks Bro
Yes sir that's what it's all about I'm sure you will love those sticks they are phenomenal. Good luck this season and if you ever have questions throw them in here somewhere.
I thought about using that same handle as a mount for a different camera. Glad to see it works. That 360 is sweet. How hard is it to edit videos. Im not tech savy at all.
Brother I use the free version of cap cut to edit and while it's not hard to use even for me the 360 software is absolutely awesome you can do so much stuff on it and trim long clips into smaller clips so easily. I wish I could edit my gopro footage with the 360 app even the desktop version of it which has less options than the one my wife has on her iPad is still way better and more user friendly for people like us who don't do this stuff alot lol. You do need caput to make the final videos for like RU-vid but I edit the 360 footage in the 360 app first then save it and put it in my videos where I want it in cap cut but it is really simple for sure
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 thanks for the advice. Looks like I need to knock the dust off my laptop and download cap cut. I'll definitely be looking Into that. 360 is already In the shopping cart for the next purchase
@@ETCarbonSlinger cap cut is the easiest free video editing software I found. They have a paid version too but the free one works fine for what I'm doing lol. I ain't trying to make the best videos out there just trying to let people see what I'm doing and maybe that helps someone get ideas or at least see what they don't want to do 😂
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 lol. I'm 100% with u there. I mainly got it for turkey season when it rains and the kid can play with it in the living room lol but I hear u on the part monkey lmao
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 thanks bro. I put on a one handed assist on my prusik but some times it bites so hard I gotta play with it to loosen. I just swapped my line over to 1/8th inch but my tether is 3/16 with a full burry.
@@ETCarbonSlinger yea you shouldn't need as many wraps as me for it to bite hard enough but in my experience the swabisch definitely bites just as hard but loosens back up like 10 times easier
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 the little metal loops that come with the amsteel rope wench lines. I wrapped mine with paracord and attached one to my saddle where my bridge attaches, and then one on my tether line.
I got the same X2 pack in tan suede. Love it and Eberlestock products I carried two platforms and a set of sticks with that x2 for when my wife and I went on the specialty rifle hunt. See you out there!
Thanks for the video! One thing that helped me get the bungie through easier is I tied some fishing braid to the end of the bungie, fed the fishing string through the hole, got the bungie started in the hole and then pulled it through with the braid
That's genius lol I wish I'd have thought of that hopefully people read the comments like I do and will see this suggestion lol save them some aggravation
@@chickamaugabowhunter2067had the same struggle with my bino harness bungee and range finder and discovered that technique then lol Also for anyone looking to do something similar, the same technique worked well for the paracord at the top of the steps. Just tie the braid on and cut the paracord as close to the braid as you can (helps keep it compact)
I think you'll love them. I ain't sold on a single brand of anything I go with what I like most hints the tethrd sticks and cruzr saddle but in my opinion those one sticks are really hard to beat once you silence them
Luckily, they have pre cut stealth strips I ordered with the sticks. But that light weight is hard to pass on. Anyway, I can shed weight efficiently climbing through the mountains I will do it.
@@andrewsheppard9084 I understand I went from full length hawks to these and the weight difference is insane you don't realize how light they are till you get them in your hands honestly
Just go slow and spin the arrow slowly while cutting it keeps it from fraying the carbon. If you have any older crap or broke arrows practice on them you'll see what I mean. It's a good cheap option but there are tricks to it to make the cut smoother.
If you just use it like a chop saw seems like it frays the carbon but even though it's not an actual arrow saw it does work fine if you go slow and spin the arrow.
@chickamaugabowhunter2067 I appreciate the heads up on that. Thanks bro. Hope everything's been well for you. Works been crazy on my end, and only 1 more week till turkey season starts
