Mudd...Oct and Nov are the 1st to fill up every year....for obvious reasons.

For some reason, there was also a stall in my emails...I got a ton of them a day and a half late for some reason.  Folks were even emailing me if I got there emails that came in before their original emails.

So is it first person to get an email sent off gets the spot, or is some other criteria used.

Burnsie....did you send me an email?....I didn't get one from you.

Mason and I will hunt Miss Hope and Faith hard and try to double if we can ? Wouldn't that be something ? Opening weekend in TN can be brutal hot and if the past few weeks are an indicator we are in for rough one. It was 101 AGAIN today, sheeeesh ! Thanks Terry !

i am with you NoCams.  It will be a hot one.  103 today with a heat index of 115.  Even if it don't cool down much, I will do the best I possibly can with Miss Hope.

Relax fellas.. !!

There's a cold front coming and it's going to break this heat! Then Boy! Howdy! Look out!

Good hunting and good luck!

God bless,Mudd

Send that cold front our way Mudd ! I am always tormented the first few weeks of bow season here in TN. Too hot to hunt , but sittin home thinkin someone else might be huntin is even worse ! Also get busted  very easily when sweat is running down your legs. Hate educating them early in the season. We will try to hunt spots this Sept where we know the deer pattern and hunt it only on a good wind so the odds are in our favor. Just gotta pray for a consistent wind which is hard to get that time of year. Got busted on a great 9 point Sept last year with that errant swirl of the wind. Next weekend Mason got busted the same way and me on twin 6 pointers. They came in to 15-20yds and all they needed to do was take two steps and turn, they were facing me. Wind swirled and game over !

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted sooner. I just returned this morning from a week of fishing in Ontario with my family. Thanks for the kind words. For those hunting with the bows I wish you the best of luck. I can't wait to read the stories and hope to see many pictures. Being the father of two boys I can't think of a better charity in the world.  If any of you have any questions please call or email me and I will do my best to answer your questions.

Thanks,
Chris

Thank you so much Chris!!  

TTT

hey lefties, it is a great deal of fun, better grab the chance while you can!

living in germany and not go hunting at all dismisses me for the choice, but i have to post here just to say how awesome i think this is.
i like the whole idea and hope to read some great stories.

HOPE

Sept - Jimmy & Mason Shelton*

October - John Ferguson*

November - Micheal Davenport*

December - Ted Lesiak*

Jan - Mike Rizzo*

Feb - Cory Mattson

March - Michael Langehans

April - JoeBuck

May - Ryan 'Kip' Newton*

June - Tom Phillips Bear Quest


 FAITH

Sept - Jimmy & Mason Shelton*

Oct - Malcolm Hicks

November - Paul Mattson*

December - Curt Cabrerra*

January - Boyd Staley*

Febuary - open

March - open

April - Barry Loving

May - Terry Green

June - Tom Phillips Bear Quest

Terry, Skyler and I would love to take Faith if no one else step's up.....March would be fine...Pigs and Fish...Surf and Turf....The ST. Judes Bowfishing Trip could be around the end of the Month....THX

HOPE

Sept - Jimmy & Mason Shelton*

October - John Ferguson*

November - Micheal Davenport*

December - Ted Lesiak*

Jan - Mike Rizzo*

Feb - Cory Mattson

March - Michael Langehans

April - JoeBuck

May - Ryan 'Kip' Newton*

June - Tom Phillips Bear Quest


 FAITH

Sept - Jimmy & Mason Shelton*

Oct - Malcolm Hicks

November - Paul Mattson*

December - Curt Cabrerra*

January - Boyd Staley*

Febuary - open

March - Don and Skyler

April - Barry Loving

May - Terry Green

June - Tom Phillips Bear Quest

Thanks for the donation Chris!  Can't wait to see some pictures and read some stories from you guys!    
Good luck to each of you...

Heh Chris,
Wondering what arrows will spine off these bows ? Are they center shot or 3/16" cut past ? We got a wide selection of spines so wondering what would be close. My Shrews like 15lbs over what is marked. Cannot wait to see them in person, they look awesome.

Hey No Cams,
Here's the response that I just sent to the following email that I received today.

I was curious about the arrows that I might need to get ready.  I draw just over 28".  I was wondering if I could tune a 55-75 to shoot with some added point weight or if I needed to stay with a 35-55.  I wanted to buy some shafts ahead of time and fletch them, leaving only 1 or 2 bare for tuning.  If you could help me a little on this I would sure appriciate it.

My Response:

Tonight I shot a 64" 45# at my draw length of 27 1/4" I shot 5575's at 32 3/8" with 145 grain field points and 3555's at 30 3/8" with 145 grain field points.

I shot groups of three arrows. Both sets of arrows grouped well but the 3555's were the most consistent for me. That's not to say the 5575's weren't acceptable they just weren't as tight of groups as the 3555's and when I missed it seemed to by by a bit more with the 5575's. I do feel that if I would have upped the point weight or added some brass inserts the 5575's would have tightened up. I have had good success with 5575's by leaving them full length.

I would also like to add that I'm grateful for this opportunity that Trad Gang has given me.

Best of Luck to all
Chris

Sorry I didn't answer your other question. They are right around 1/8" - 3/16" past center.

Thanks,
Chris

Thanks Chris, I look forward to the opportunity to hunt some Ohio whitetails in Jan. I might even still have my buck tag left. But if not, does beware........