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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Johnathan]
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06/15/17 02:38 PM
06/15/17 02:38 PM
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Posts: 1,874 Lake Bluff IL
Bud Meadows
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I use my cheapo Bushnell for bow, blackpowder and rifle. I hunt in Africa every year, and the first year I hunted there, when I'd ask my Professional Hunter the yardage to a Gemsbok or a Kudu, the answer was always "160 yards". Well, I play a LOT of golf, and hit my best drive about 220 yards. When I had a shot at a 40" Gemsbok bull, it was about the same yardage as my best drive. It turned out to be 224 yards according to the Bushnell. After my first year hunting with this PH, he broke down and bought a Leupold range finder. My longest shot with him was 378 yards on a huge male baboon. He dropped like a bad habit.
Jesus saves,but Moses invests
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Johnathan]
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06/16/17 07:50 AM
06/16/17 07:50 AM
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Yelp softly
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I've had one for probably 20 years but I rarely carry it anymore. I used it like crazy when I first got it, trying to guess the distance of everything.
I used it a few times in the last few years just to check a few distances on some of our longest greenfields. I don't carry it bowhunting anymore because the rangefinder is much more accurate than my ability to shoot beyond 30 yards.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: DaffyDucksWorstNightmare]
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06/16/17 11:10 AM
06/16/17 11:10 AM
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Posts: 1,874 Lake Bluff IL
Bud Meadows
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[quote Personally I wouldn't lay my hands on a Halo or much of anything Wild Game Innovations makes. Within a year you will be trying to find another one. Get you a good one from the get go and don't look back. [quote
I agree 100% with avoiding Wildgame Innovations products. In addition to being low quality made in China junk, "Big Bill" is a whack job and his two sons are douchbags.
Jesus saves,but Moses invests
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Johnathan]
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06/16/17 11:44 AM
06/16/17 11:44 AM
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mw2015
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So I am looking for a father's day gift for my wife to buy me . And was thinking of of a range finder. Just wanted to ask do real bow hunters use range finders, if so what kind? I have an older Primos or Nikon and use it. I just pick landscape points of reference and pre range them so I don't have to range deer & pick pin when deer walks in. Less movement & risk of noise.
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Johnathan]
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06/16/17 03:04 PM
06/16/17 03:04 PM
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Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 8,948 Between the coosa and cahaba
!shiloh!
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If the Indians didn't have it I don't hunt with it. Except my new bow,rangefinder, camo, treestand ,ozonics, rage extreme broad heads ,carbon express narrows. You know little stuff like that.
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Bud Meadows]
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06/17/17 10:20 AM
06/17/17 10:20 AM
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jbc
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[quote Personally I wouldn't lay my hands on a Halo or much of anything Wild Game Innovations makes. Within a year you will be trying to find another one. Get you a good one from the get go and don't look back. [quote
I agree 100% with avoiding Wildgame Innovations products. In addition to being low quality made in China junk, "Big Bill" is a whack job and his two sons are douchbags. I think my Halo is 5 or 6 years old. It's been a pretty good one Agree about big bill being a goober
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Rooster600]
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06/17/17 06:28 PM
06/17/17 06:28 PM
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I have the Nikon aculon, works great. Me too. No complaints with it.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Johnathan]
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06/18/17 03:06 PM
06/18/17 03:06 PM
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Posts: 251 Eva
Johnathan
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I went to Gander Mountain in Huntsville Friday( they are having a going out of business sale) and picked up a Nikon Arrow id 3000. I have played with it in the backyard and I think it will work good for my first rangefinder. It will read out to 550 yards.I like that when viewing objects they are bigger and the yardage display is big also. I looked at 5 range finders that were priced around $100 to $199 and this one I thought did good for $139.Thanks for all comments and help. I guess I have been behind in the bow hunting equipment. I really don't like carrying a lot of stuff out in the woods with me, but this seems small so it shouldn't take up a lot of room. [img:center] [/img]
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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Re: Who uses a range finder?
[Re: Johnathan]
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06/18/17 04:39 PM
06/18/17 04:39 PM
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Posts: 3,101 Bagley Al.
Jmxinc
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Like Shaw said you made a good choice And will be glad you got it! Will really help You learn distance.
Every day's a gift !
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