Any one herd of Game Vector
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Has any one ever herd of Game Vector Deer Recovery System? Any opinions on it? Good or bad?
Never heard of it until now. I think it over steps the boundary of what archery hunting is suppose to be and takes away from being a good woodsman. I wouldn't even think of using this contraption and do not consider this to be fair chase.
Is this thing even legal?
I'm not sure Jack. I'm not saying I would use one either. I'm just doing some research on the company and looking for any opinions. Thank you Jack for you input.
A guy from Lawrence developed it. There have been a few times I wish I had something like that but 90% of the time I see my game drop from my stand.
Agreed. Like I said just trying to get some feed back on what people think about this product.
What in the world is a game vector, have no idea what you are talking about. However, if it came from the People's Republic of Lawrence has to be good. If it ain't legal now, just spread a little money around the state house and it will be shortly.
I think it may have been made legal as of this year. If not yet I know they are working on it. IMHO its one of those things that amount to just one more knife in the back of the Grand Old Sport of bowhunting.
Dave/Charlie and you others, Game Vector is what the radio tracking system is called. The guy has been trying to get it legalized for some time. It was legalized at the same time as x-guns and any centerfire this spring. last I heard, the guy was still having problems with the system. He never did get a working model in front of the commissioners, that I know of.
Well what I can tell you is it is legal now, and he does have a working model. It will range up to two miles and the device that hooks on to your arrow weighs about 38 grams. Depending on draw length and the poundage you are shooting could affect arrow drop up to 10 percent. Thanks again guys for all your input. If anyone else has anything to say about this product I would love to hear it, good or bad. Thanks again.
38 grams is like almost 540 grains. That will affect the arrow a lot more than 10%. If it's 38 grains, it can't hold the battery power to get 2 miles line of sight. This thing is restricted to line of sight and if your deer is in a creek or there is thick brush between you it won't work. One of my Hand held radio's is a Yaesu VX-5R, which is a 5 watt radio and it doesn't get a consistent 2 miles line of sight.
You might as well put a bowling ball on the front of your arrow, these things never work out and are never as functional as the manufacture says.
While I applaud yet another Kansan coming up with great hunting products, I can't help but think this product has to have a high failure rate with the tracker falling off the animals or falling off in mid flight, or getting damaged in water/rain/snow.
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Game Vector: Never heard of it, HA!
Thanks again guys for your input.
This product sucks, at least for crossbows. I tried it out and when I practiced with the actual transmitter attached to my crossbow bolts at 20 yards, the expensive transmitter was destroyed upon impact into my block target. I basically lost two bolts, two transmitters and two broadheads because of this inferior design. The accuracy was terrible. Even worse, the customer service was extremely poor when I called to return it. They were unprofessional and basically blamed me for the problem although I followed all their directions. Then they stalled with returning my money to the credit card company. I still haven't received my money back after two weeks despite getting a return authorization number and shipping the system back to them. I called my credit card company and they will intervene if I don't get my money back in the next two days. I think this product is not suitable for crossbows even though it says it is. If you want a product that works but is more expensive, buy the Pro-tracker system. I bought that, tested it, and find that it works well.
Or just practice, be patient and dont take shots out of your effective lethal range. No tracking device required then. Just my .02
+1 Cracken
if you need this you need to practice shooting more or quit bowhunting.
No matter who you are. No matter how good you think you are.
Things don't always go right in bowhunting.
Anybody that says they haven't missed a shot they should have made, or hasn't hit an animal in a place they weren't aiming at, either hasn't hunted much or isn't tell you the entire truth.
Even some "perfectly hit" animals can sometimes be a problem to find.
Agree, but one should be good enough at tracking a wounded deer to not have to lean on something that can fail either. Like I said though, if one feels they need this, go practice shooting more. Practice never hurt anybody but Allen Iverson.
It's more than just practicing, it's learning how to tune both your bow and arrows. If you don't understand cam lean, Center shot, walk back tuning, arrow spine, etc you can practice all you want but you won't shoot consistent with broad heads. Most bow hunters, including some on this forum, are over bowed and under spined. Then there is understanding an animals body language, shot sngle, etc. Some can pratice all they want and will never get it.
Who in the world is Iverson?
Not just practice. A buddy hunted with an archer who medaled at the Olympics then he couldn't hit a deer because the adrenaline got the best of him. What I'm saying, is don't judge others or think you're above a mistaking happening in your life. Perfection is easily coached, but impossible to play.
Kind of like athletics. Some athletes perform terrific in practice but can't perform under pressure in competition.
Did someone say Cross-gun?
You don't need to tune a bow if you use mechanicals. Especially out of a crossbow.
I read that on the internet some where.
..and if you keep the pile of corn within 10 yards...
Wksbowhunter, I guess I just assumed that most people would understand their bow and tuning....Maybe I shouldn't have assumed it.
I owned a bow for almost two years before I hunted with it. I wouldn't put in for the Ks draw due to my lack of confidence in myself. No need in driving 9 hrs to make a pin cushion out of a deer, right? I waited until I felt confident before I hunted. I fully understand the adrenaline, or buck fever, or whatever some may want to call it. I was just making the statement that one should feel confident in their shooting before relying on a device to track a deer. Controlling one's emotions or nerves in the stand is something they have to work on separately I reckon. It's never bothered me before a shot, only after. Even after shooting a doe, I get the shakes after the shot, not before.
I agree about your shot angle comment too. Too many people practice flat ground shooting. I climb and shoot, sit and shoot, practice leaning around a telephone pole in case I have to make that shot.
While practice may not be everything, It is still very important IMO