Recent content by HappyHunter

I have red green colour deficiency and following a blood trail is challenging to say the least. That aside I have excellent vision, including detecting movement and at low light. I don't have an issue spotting deer. Perhaps more reliant on shape, movement or a fleck of white? Hard to say. I...

Sorry to hear it. I hope your surgery gets you mending well and fast.

No problem. Let us know what you do end up with, and happy hunting!

It may or may not be of interest, but after being relatively determined on having a CVA Scout for the limited firearms deer season, I ended up purchasing a Savage Axis XP package in Cabela's today. I always had a hankering for a BA-13 in the UK, but my main driver for the Scout was cost. Our...

I've been meaning to pick up a CVA Scout in 350 Legend for a while now, but other needs keep delaying the purchase. I'd best get out and zero my pump with some slugs! It's hard to find a bad word about the Scout or BA-13, but it's often mentioned they are heavier than most imagine. I haven't...

I've never tried the quiet 750fps version, but ran the subsonic 1050 segmenting pretty much exclusively through my .22 for a good while. No issues at all, and not exactly loud when moderated either. I tried to source it here in the US, but all I can find is the 750fps stuff you reference...

I've always enjoyed capturing the salient points in the small notepad I keep in my kit bag. Date, time, location, wind direction, species, sex, distance, shot reaction, ammunition (tried a few before having to use copper), and any abnormalities etc. I don't reference it much, but it has been...

A useful link https://www.bow-international.com/features/getting-started-in-uk-field-archery/ Weather's finally turned here although we seem to have skipped spring. Looking forward to getting regular practice in again, and probably fettling with unnecessary adjustments to the bow!

Another thumbs up for hausken. My .30 cal can worked nicely on my stalking rig for a number of years.

Had and used Opticron for a good while. They performed better than expected considering the price. I'd have another pair.

Nicely done! I definitely miss the sport and enjoyment of those fantastic little deer!

I shot a patch that held good numbers of fallow and the muntjac were plentiful too.

Realistically I'm too much of a novice to make sound recommendations, but in terms of a hunting bow a minimum of 40lb draw is required in the US. For adjustable draw weight I was told that the narrower the range of adjustment the more efficient the cams are. Some bows have a huge range of...

Thanks, appreciated. I'm sure I'll end up down a rabbit hole changing things at some point, but was reluctant this season based on my lack of knowledge. I just practiced putting the arrow in the right place. An exit definitely would have helped with a blood trail, although it wasn't needed on...

Keep me posted on your progress. Traditional or compound?