LanceS4803
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This is a test to see who is an "old timer".
What decade was it used?
Who used one?
Did it work for you?
What decade was it used?
Who used one?
Did it work for you?
Who remembers this device?
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not a bow hunter but has to be 80s?
TheAirMan
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I remember it if it's what I think it is.
bowhunter163
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The first "trail camera " . It let you know what time something tripped the string right ? A gentleman I met when I first started hunting had one and told me how they used to work .
callemquacktn
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No that would attach to your bow where the stabilizer attaches. The medal clip would attach to the arrow. The idea was that when you shot a deer the line would peel out and stay with the deer. It was supposed to help you track a deer.
163, I also remember the thing your talking about.
163, I also remember the thing your talking about.
Hoss
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I've still got one.... or two!!! I need a refill!!!
fairchaser
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I had one on my old Bear whitetail hunter. I shot at a buck once and missed. After I got over the fact I had missed, I looked down to see a pile of string laying on the ground. I guess I was always a sucker for new gadgets.
fairchaser
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What's funny is this is a model 2500. Sooo, did the first 2499 prototypes fail? I can hear this guy at a party when someone asks "how did you make yore first million. Well have you ever heard of a string tracker?"
bowhunter163
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I have heard about these as well , although this is the first one I've ever seen . I wonder if this has ever worked for anyone ?
I wasn't even thinking about that when I responded . I seen game tracker and immediately thought about that gentleman .
I have heard many a stories about these , although this is the first time I've ever saw one . That's awesome .
I wasn't even thinking about that when I responded . I seen game tracker and immediately thought about that gentleman .
I have heard many a stories about these , although this is the first time I've ever saw one . That's awesome .
bguy
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they were made back in the 80s.... i remember watching alan altizer in a video one time and he shot a deer with one..the string ran out of that thing like crazy until the deer died... no blood trailing just get down and follow the string to the deer... i dont think they worked to good...it was like dental floss in a can...lol
pressfit
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I actually had one on my xbow up until 3-4 years ago.. pretty neat following a string to the deer..
LanceS4803
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I gave this one a try in the mid 1980s, hunting on Ft Campbell.
I think the theory was that since you didn't get complete pass through back then, you needed a better way to recover hit deer.
I only used it once. Took a shot at a doe that came in from behind me, and shot over by a few inches. I can still remember that the arrow didn't seem to startle her as much as that string settling on her back!
I found this in an old archery box this weekend. I didn't think the string could peel out fast enough to keep up with modern bow speed, but pressfit got it working on a crossbow.
I think the theory was that since you didn't get complete pass through back then, you needed a better way to recover hit deer.
I only used it once. Took a shot at a doe that came in from behind me, and shot over by a few inches. I can still remember that the arrow didn't seem to startle her as much as that string settling on her back!
I found this in an old archery box this weekend. I didn't think the string could peel out fast enough to keep up with modern bow speed, but pressfit got it working on a crossbow.
Ha Ha I bought one once and first shot sounded like a Bluefin tuna taking a run and my arrow hit 10 inches low at 20. I screwed it back off and chalked that up to experience.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Eastman-Outdo ... 0/19206265
They made it a long time. I'm sure it's still available in some old shops. It has a couple followers on AT, one guy says his club requires it and they have unmatched recovery rates.
They made it a long time. I'm sure it's still available in some old shops. It has a couple followers on AT, one guy says his club requires it and they have unmatched recovery rates.
bowhunter163
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Can you imagine getting a birds nest in that thing when the deer is mid death run ? With a wrist sling wrapped around your hand ? I can see myself being drug through the woods . That would be the deers final ultimate payback .Urban_Hunter said:
Surely it would break with alot of tension like that , but it would make for a funny story .
Dan Fitzgerald used it on some of his bow hunting tapes. It worked pretty good when the string stop pulling out he would go and follow it to his deer.
Had a buddy that had one.
He had the same results as muddyboots.
He had the same results as muddyboots.
Hunt 365
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Why not harpoon him?
LanceS4803
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Hunt 365 said:
Ruins too much meat, plus the harpoon rope is VERY heavy!!
