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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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.
:D 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.
Urban_Hunter
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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 .
harley 2008
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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. :D
He had the same results as muddyboots. :D
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!!
JAD
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Early 80's. Shot several with it. Worked perfect one time, all others the string broke long before the deer stopped. It did help find the arrow and give a start to trailing. Another type was a spool that went inside the arrow shaft, and fed out through a hole you drilled near the end of the arrow. The string on that one was like a spider web strand, thin but strong. One time my buddy had string trailing for at least 100 yards through the Everglades before we realized he got his tracking string caught on a bush. Funny story.
I used one back in the 90's. I was around 13yo. I remember shooting over a doe and she stood there trying to shake the string off her back.
I used one all season back in about 1984 in South Al.
You really had to practice to learn how the string affected arrow flight, because it did really affect arrow flight.
Even worse, the way the string affected arrow flight varied (intensified) as the inner spool of twine was used up (think dental floss). The less string in the spool, the more affect on arrow flight.
For me, forget shots past 20 yards, the arrow drop was ridiculous past that distance.
And FORGET shooting through tight spots. While the string peels out well, it really "rainbows" from the bottom of the arrow, catching every twig within two feet below the path of the arrow.
Still, I killed a couple of deer with that thing.
I will never forget the first one I killed.
The arrow was not a pass through (desired shot) and stayed in the deer.
After the shot, as expected, the deer tore out and really peeled out line. Then, for the next thirty minutes I sat in my stand and watched line feed out. About every three or four minutes the line would just begin to peel out again. Talk about nerve racking.
It was a liver lung shot and the deer kept getting up and moving around. It only traveled about 200 yards total.
Took me a long time to figure out that by simply practicing, I could actually make shots that actually killed the deer quickly. So I really did not need much help in tracking.
Slow, but I do get there.
You really had to practice to learn how the string affected arrow flight, because it did really affect arrow flight.
Even worse, the way the string affected arrow flight varied (intensified) as the inner spool of twine was used up (think dental floss). The less string in the spool, the more affect on arrow flight.
For me, forget shots past 20 yards, the arrow drop was ridiculous past that distance.
And FORGET shooting through tight spots. While the string peels out well, it really "rainbows" from the bottom of the arrow, catching every twig within two feet below the path of the arrow.
Still, I killed a couple of deer with that thing.
I will never forget the first one I killed.
The arrow was not a pass through (desired shot) and stayed in the deer.
After the shot, as expected, the deer tore out and really peeled out line. Then, for the next thirty minutes I sat in my stand and watched line feed out. About every three or four minutes the line would just begin to peel out again. Talk about nerve racking.
It was a liver lung shot and the deer kept getting up and moving around. It only traveled about 200 yards total.
Took me a long time to figure out that by simply practicing, I could actually make shots that actually killed the deer quickly. So I really did not need much help in tracking.
Slow, but I do get there.
southernhunter
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never heard of it, sounds neat id kinda like to try it , thanks for sharing
NBEPinTN
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I still have one. I don't know if one of the spools are still around or not. But, I came across the housing and the bracket to mount it recently.
I made it to the new website!!!!
woodsman87
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Any of yall ever tried to grab the string as it was being pulled?
I never have used one, but being a fishermen as well it would almost seem like "instinct" to grab the string.
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I never have used one, but being a fishermen as well it would almost seem like "instinct" to grab the string.
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I have a friend in Washington state that if you hunt his property you will have one on your bow or you don't hunt. the brush on that mountain is so thick you cant see 20 yards off the log road and you can't crawl thru it on your hands and knees.
and I will tell you this, I've never had an adrenaline rush like the one I had when that black bear was pulling that line out of that string holder!!!!! :drool:
and I will tell you this, I've never had an adrenaline rush like the one I had when that black bear was pulling that line out of that string holder!!!!! :drool:
TRIGGER
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That's neat I never knew such a thing existed.
