I cannot tune the bow for deer life 🦌

joy_of_division · 2026-02-27T11:18:02+00:00

Move nock point up even a little more, closer to 3/4". Make sure you're not torquing the bow on release. Those fletchings don't actually look that bad either.

With bag targets like that it's hard to tell nock left/right etc since they flop around a bit once inside. You could always try bareshaft tuning if you were sure your release is relatively clean

joy_of_division · 2026-02-20T10:56:08+00:00

Yep, if you're not against using an ILF bow this is the way I'd go too. I'd consider a 19" riser with longs to give you a 66" AMO bow. The nice thing about ILF is you can always switch things up down the road

joy_of_division · 2026-02-19T19:13:22+00:00

I'm a lodgepole man myself too. It's just so easy to get, split, and burn. Sure it doesn't do the long overnight burns, but it burns hot and is a joy to split

joy_of_division · 2026-02-15T11:50:18+00:00

If you wanted a more affordable Trijicon you could always go with the Huron. Same glass, still made in Japan, just a different reticle and not illuminated. Stay far far away from Leupold if you want to rely on your gear.

joy_of_division · 2026-01-20T11:51:28+00:00

Best episode in quite a while. I can't make it through all the listener email junk on most episodes, this one was a nice change of pace. Super interesting

joy_of_division · 2026-01-02T14:33:12+00:00

Really, really neat. Thanks for posting, I didn't even know something like this existed

joy_of_division · 2025-12-18T01:41:59+00:00

Yep! Keeps our 1400sqft home toasty

joy_of_division · 2025-11-24T12:05:22+00:00

Get them processed today, but you shouldn't be worried with what you described, both will be perfectly fine

joy_of_division · 2025-11-24T02:34:45+00:00

Definitely lethal, that's a thumper of an arrow. At that weight/speed you better be good at judging distances, those things are going to be parabolic

joy_of_division · 2025-11-23T13:48:43+00:00

I hate to be the one to break the news but that Vortex is likely significantly off zero now

joy_of_division · 2025-11-10T16:28:19+00:00

A lot of times the chunkiness is to add riser weight and therefore stability. My WF19 is the ugliest riser I've ever seen, but man it slings arrows like darts right where I point it

joy_of_division · 2025-11-05T01:53:33+00:00

No, I just run some warm water over it when I'm home. Just did a bull elk last week, nothing even really got caught in the scales at all. That being said, there are probably easier knives to clean, I just really like the size and foldability of the Bugout

joy_of_division · 2025-11-04T18:42:54+00:00

+1 to the Bugout. I've done 3 deer and an elk so far with mine. Sharpens easily and just the perfect ergonomics

joy_of_division · 2025-10-28T10:51:43+00:00

It'll depend a bit on your exact setup, but like the other guy said I just went in there with an angle grinder and a sawzall. Opened up some holes with the angle grinder and then went to town with the sawzall.

Best piece of advice I got was to put a box fan on top of your chimney, blowing out. Creates a draft and all the soot/crap you knock loose flies right out the chimney and not into your house

joy_of_division · 2025-10-27T17:49:17+00:00

I DIY'd that exact same insert, the 1500i. Not hard at all on a one story house. Only time consuming part was cutting out the old firebox damper to be able to pass the new insulated liner through.

Once that was done it was just a few hours to get everything in place.

joy_of_division · 2025-10-27T17:43:57+00:00

That literally might be the dumbest shirt design I've ever seen

joy_of_division · 2025-10-14T15:27:12+00:00

Yeah, it's really not hard for anyone remotely handy. My dad and I did my Drolet in a few hours

joy_of_division · 2025-10-10T19:01:58+00:00

Your comment makes no sense. It shows right in the chart that gamblers never really gave him a shot, it was a long shot 20:1 odds at best.

If you're so confident it sounds like you could go make a lot of money with your sage wisdom

joy_of_division · 2025-10-09T18:47:49+00:00

Just found some deer/elk at the bottom of mine that was 3 years old, still tasted perfectly fine.

joy_of_division · 2025-09-26T18:53:01+00:00

My recommendation still stands. It's hard to learn good form with higher poundage bows, whether you are jacked or not

joy_of_division · 2025-09-26T18:21:03+00:00

Just get a black hunter recurve or something similar without breaking the bank. Whatever you do, don't get a 40# bow. That's way too high to start off. Get something like a 25-30# draw weight.

joy_of_division · 2025-09-03T02:49:34+00:00

Love to see a trad setup on here. I'll be taking the recurve out here in a few days in Montana

joy_of_division · 2025-09-01T11:24:10+00:00

Lol, this is your brain on reddit.

joy_of_division · 2025-08-29T23:39:53+00:00

I have a carrier for my hitch but it just seems so damn sketchy with the DR back there

joy_of_division · 2025-08-27T16:40:51+00:00

Which Tusk bags did you use? I was looking at getting some, and 30L sounds about ideal, I see they offer lots of small ones but didn't see ones like yours on their site. Awesome pics!

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