I no longer use the light on my sights,

I do not use my cupholder which attaches to the tree anymore.

 

Another thread got me to thinking about all
Lighted pin (sight)

Big T

A friend gave me a light that fit my sight. I took one shot at the target and noticed how noisy it was. Tinkered with it, shot another arrow, same noice caused by vibration. It's not taking up space in my garage, but it's in my basement somewhere. While my sight looked "cool" when the light was on, I probably wouldn't be able to positively identify what I was shooting if it was dark enough that I had to use it. Even if I did fix the vibration it would still be condemed to the basement.

 

A friend gave me a light that fit my sight. I took one shot at the target and noticed how noisy it was. Tinkered with it, shot another arrow, same noice caused by vibration. It's not taking up space in my garage, but it's in my basement somewhere. While my sight looked "cool" when the light was on, I probably wouldn't be able to positively identify what I was shooting if it was dark enough that I had to use it. Even if I did fix the vibration it would still be condemed to the basement.

Same problem I had, plus it made the pins too bright to see past them!!

 

Is the compound bow considered a gadget? :lol:

Seriously, I used game trackers in the old days. We had string criss-crossing all over our property. It was tough to pick up.

I bet many have old over-draws collecting dust somewhere.

The Jon-E handwarmer sales aren't what they used to be either.

 

the scope for my bow..given to my son and stole his pin sight..best thing I could have done. Tubed an arrow the first night.

 

I pitched the lighted sight as well. Could see the pins great in low light, just not what was behind it.

Others I've tried and probably won't use again:
Plastic rattling antlers
Scrape dripper
Whiskerbiscquit (actually worked fine, just got sick of destroying fletchings)
Aftershock Hypershocks

 

How funny

I just came across one these gadgets the other day..

For many years my dad and I used a rubber sling that attached to both limbs on my bow..
Worked great for carrying and it stayed on while shooting..When shooting it actually pulled the bow back into your hand and help hold back bulky clothing..

I'll have to dig that thing out take a few pics and get the name off it..

 

bait.

 

Overdraws. I had one installed on the first bow that I bought, a Pearson XE Hunter. That was probably back around 1990-1992. I did not keep that on there for too long.

 

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:lol::lol::lol:

 

How bout the Baker tree stand! What a death trap.

 

Never bought one but did anyone see the arrow autoloader gadget that some guy had on Fred Trost show years ago? The idea I guess was to get off two shots in under three seconds or so. I thought wow, not for me

 

I honestly still have the Game Tracker at home buried deep in the cabinet. I am willing to let it go at a "better than" garage sale price. willing to let the flouresent orange string to go with it.:lol::lol::lol:

Help me out here Big T..........................

 

Unfortunately, I haven't had my recurve (Martin Dream Catcher) out in a couple years. One of these days I will take a deer with it however.

Then there was the one-wheel game cart contraption. I can't believe I have never used this though! Maybe next year?

Another "can't believe I never used this" would be my gambrel hoist....

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I honestly still have the Game Tracker at home buried deep in the cabinet. I am willing to let it go at a "better than" garage sale price. willing to let the flouresent orange string to go with it.:lol::lol::lol:

Help me out here Big T..........................

List it on Ebay under "novelties".:lol::lol::lol:

 

How about those umbrellas that attached to your tree above your hanging stand? One of my hunting buddies had one of those.

Had a scentdripper once, it got stolen, never replaced it.

Still waiting for someone to develop a projector-based holographic moving decoy.

QDMAMAN mentioned the baker climber; one of my buddies had that one. How about the "bucksy" hangon? I know a guy that still hunts from one, and there's another permanently attached to a black cherry tree in my woods, hunted out of by the previous owner - the tree has now grown completely over the chain.

Absolute worst hangon stand I ever saw was the api alumilock, circa 1991. Not only did it creak and groan without warning, but the padded seat was sort of a whoopee cushion, and gave off an audible "whoooosh" when you removed your weight from it. Gave mine to a friend, and he tossed it the first time that seat noise cost him a doe.

 

I bought a "cheese Cloth" many years ago for early october to keep the insects out. well needles to say I only had a doe that was 100 LBs and the freaking thing would not fit over it. I had to cut the holes out of it so the deer looked like it was wearing a sweater. :lol:

 

How bout the Baker tree stand! What a death trap.

Still have mine. Road it down to the ground twice before I retired it.:yikes: Never felt good about pawning it off on some poor unsuspecting person, like it got pawned off on me.

String tracker is in the basement also.

I've got some electric socks around here too.

 

Electric Socks (Batteries with a wire that ran up to the toe)

Deer Feeder. (Har Har)

 

How about the Deerview Mirror? I never bought one but I'm sure Hawk has two...:lol:

 

jonnie hand warmers - used those before I learned about scent elimination. they didn't stay lit that long for me anyhow

cough silencer - I used to smoke and would have to hack sometimes in the woods. it did not work.

I never take the old fawn in distress can into the woods with me either . . .