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Old 09-22-2006, 01:59 AM
skeeter@ccia.com skeeter@ccia.com is offline
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Billy I don't do to bad at tracking after the shots..before I retired the only time I could get in the woods was right before last light and have done most of my tracking/ finding well after dark but I have seen these lights and thought they might lend a hand during those real tough times when the critter is trying to loose it's stalker.
I bought one of those heat seaking gizmos long ago...and sent mine back...it wasn't a cheap one either...what I found out with them (reports from others too) is if you happen to be using it during daylight hrs, you will see the critter laying there with the naked eye about the same time it reports....I found out if the critter goes into thick brush as most wounded will if it can, it won't pick it up till you have a clear view of critter anyhow....I would save my money on that one.
I can relate to the health and lookin otherwise. I have had 5 heart attacks, 3bypasses, have 4 stents implanted and just a yr ago wrenched my back when an 80 yr old man tripped and was falling backwards..yep, I caught him and am still havin problems with the lower back thing..now the ticker thing I can handle, I just shoot some nitro (just good thing wife don't know just how much of that I use) and fly into it but it was even hard to stand while fishing today (no place to sit when wading)..some day will get it checked out...daughter is an xray tec and they didn't see anything broken/cracked but????...I do get a kick out of someone that will ask me to do something for them because they had a heart attack...lmao...I don't even say anything but when the wife finds out about that...oh oh....lmao...she hates it when I do things like hunting or the Erie,Pa fishing trip today by myself..I just say look for the crows in a few days..will find me...besides that, my cell phone has a tracking device they can pinpoint if needed...happy hunting....and I will check into one of the red/blue lights. Thanks...oh ..are some pix of the steelhead from Erie today...not the biggest but is the first run of the year...young ones...like the old bull and the young bull story???.
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