1.) Swamp Fox - 01/17/2015

...or was the ATA show a bigger snooze than usual this year?

Was there anything out there that really got your blood flowing?



:fire:

2.) ARCHERXP - 01/18/2015

nope...i feel the exact same way...BOOOOOORRRRRRRIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGG

3.) billy b - 01/18/2015

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;28648]...or was the ATA show a bigger snooze than usual this year?

Was there anything out there that really got your blood flowing?



:fire:[/QUOTE]

Yuup, Ava :wink

4.) crookedeye - 01/18/2015

billy she like 60......wait hang on.. let me rethink this???:wink

5.) Swamp Fox - 01/18/2015

Wait...Ava Gardner is back? And interested in archery?









[SIZE=4][COLOR="#FF0000"][B]WOO-HOO!!![/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]

6.) ARCHERXP - 01/19/2015

the kook-a-buck could be sweet but way to expensive

dry ice works just fine at the fraction of the cost

7.) Deerminator - 01/19/2015

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8.) Swamp Fox - 01/19/2015

[QUOTE=ARCHERXP;28742]the kook-a-buck could be sweet but way to expensive

dry ice works just fine at the fraction of the cost[/QUOTE]


Okay, I finally figured that out...Kool-A-Buck...LOL...Portable walk-in cooler for hanging game, etc.

[url]http://www.koolabuck.com/[/url]


Sometimes any kind of ice is a long drive away, especially dry ice. I've hunted a few spots even here in the Southeast where I could waste 3/4 of a day boating, hiking or even simply driving to go get ice. I thought about bringing ice in with me but never managed to see my way clear to actually doing it.

9.) Swamp Fox - 01/19/2015

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;28690]Wait...Ava Gardner is back? And interested in archery?





[SIZE=4][COLOR="#FF0000"][B]WOO-HOO!!![/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]




Usually Floyd would be all over my Ava Gardner joke...I hope he's feeling okay.

10.) crookedeye - 01/19/2015

as soon as nascar comes around Floyd cant resit nascar...i'm hoping anyhow..

11.) Swamp Fox - 01/19/2015

Here are some climbing sticks and treesteps that have potential for somebody...The sticks are supposed to be quiet-packing since they minimize (eliminate?) metal-to-metal contact when they stack together. The steps are a take-off on an old idea I use a fair amount myself.


[url]http://www.odinhunting.com/products.html[/url]

12.) Swamp Fox - 01/19/2015

Wake me up when they come up with a 6-stick quiver. I don't think you can stack sticks on top of one another to expand capacity. If you could, you'd think they'd say so.

But for some people who can hunt low, or who can leave some sticks in the tree and remove just the lower ones when they leave, this might be something.

Packing 10# of sticks plus a stand just isn't my cup of tea unless I'm going back out to get a shower and come back later.

Thoughts?

13.) Wild Bob - 01/19/2015

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;28752]Okay, I finally figured that out...Kool-A-Buck...LOL...Portable walk-in cooler for hanging game, etc.

[url]http://www.koolabuck.com/[/url]


Sometimes any kind of ice is a long drive away, especially dry ice. I've hunted a few spots even here in the Southeast where I could waste 3/4 of a day boating, hiking or even simply driving to go get ice. I thought about bringing ice in with me but never managed to see my way clear to actually doing it.[/QUOTE]

Wow! A bit steep, they are mighty proud of it.

14.) ARCHERXP - 01/19/2015

i'd be excited about Athens Archery if I could actually say that I shot one.

15.) Swamp Fox - 01/20/2015

Hunting/blind chairs:

If you thought a 12- pound $250 chair wasn't for you, how about a 16-pound seat for $99 (shipped)? I like my Huntmore, with a few reservations, but the company's up for sale and you no what that means...Once again, someone has stopped making something I like.

I'd like to give this a test drive, though I can't see 16 el bees being very user-friendly for most people who are at least semi-mobile.


[url]http://redneckblinds.com/store/portable-hunting-blind-chair[/url]



It swivels, but the back does not, so good luck with that. The seat height is adjustable, as are each of the legs.

16.) Pa bowhunter - 01/21/2015

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;28752]Okay, I finally figured that out...Kool-A-Buck...LOL...Portable walk-in cooler for hanging game, etc.

[url]http://www.koolabuck.com/[/url]


Sometimes any kind of ice is a long drive away, especially dry ice. I've hunted a few spots even here in the Southeast where I could waste 3/4 of a day boating, hiking or even simply driving to go get ice. I thought about bringing ice in with me but never managed to see my way clear to actually doing it.[/QUOTE]

Ummmmmmm no!

17.) Swamp Fox - 01/21/2015

Oh, c'mon! If you got 35 guys together, it'd only be $100 a piece, LOL...

18.) Deerminator - 01/21/2015

:-)..

19.) Deerminator - 01/21/2015

I like the folding step, strap on stick sections ( 3-4 ft sections ), climbing thingy. But [B]WAY TOO[/B] exspencive.
I use the old Ameristep tye on folding steps ALOT:tu:There's usawally 1 or 2 in my pack. small, not too heavy.

20.) Deerminator - 01/21/2015

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;28756]Here are some climbing sticks and treesteps that have potential for somebody...The sticks are supposed to be quiet-packing since they minimize (eliminate?) metal-to-metal contact when they stack together. The steps are a take-off on an old idea I use a fair amount myself.


[url]http://www.odinhunting.com/products.html[/url][/Q


A friend of mine had some plastic steps---------------they broke with him on them. Luckaly it was the first step.not the 3urd or forth.

21.) bluecat - 01/21/2015

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;28759]Wake me up when they come up with a 6-stick quiver. I don't think you can stack sticks on top of one another to expand capacity. If you could, you'd think they'd say so.

But for some people who can hunt low, or who can leave some sticks in the tree and remove just the lower ones when they leave, this might be something.

Packing 10# of sticks plus a stand just isn't my cup of tea unless I'm going back out to get a shower and come back later.

Thoughts?



[/QUOTE]

I think it is a good idea. Practical maybe not. I can put a bungee cord around some sticks and I'm good to go. I don't like the sticks because I'm always needing to have two feet at the same height as I'm fastening my stand or something else. I'm just curious why no one else notices or needs this. :cf:

22.) Deerminator - 01/21/2015

Isn't the top section flat across the top?
I'm like a monkey. Hang by one hand and a leg.:-)

23.) Swamp Fox - 01/21/2015

Some sticks do have two steps (one on either side) for precisely the reason Bluecat would like that idea. I'm blanking on a set of *folding* sticks that does that, but I'll think on it some more. I have carried a single fixed section with two top steps in with me on occasion, but mostly I'm so used to standing on one leg it doesn't bother me on anything less than the most difficult set-ups. I do make sure I'm wearing boots with a stiff sole in front of my heel, though, when I'm going to hang a stand (with screw-in steps, especially). Most boots are at least passable, but some are way too soft.

24.) Deerminator - 01/21/2015

camo sneakers---:tu:

25.) Swamp Fox - 01/21/2015

I know Bluecat will like these...Joni Ernst's shoes last night:








Possibly the next big thing at next year's ATA. :re:

26.) bluecat - 01/21/2015

:-):grin::grin:

27.) Deerminator - 01/21/2015

HOT!!!