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Post by duff on Oct 10, 2009 9:04:27 GMT -5
Right at daylight I hear the crunching we all want to hear. It is behind me so I ease up and position myself to watch the deer come within range. It does, I pull back to anchor and my dang peep was twisted so I couldn't see through it... The deer goes behind another tree I let down try twisting the string without taking the arrow off, draw again with the deer at 20 broadside. Didn't help. She was getting close to down wind of me so I let down again took the arrow off, let the peep realign, renocked the arrow and at that point she caught wind and headed out...
Just goes to show you it's the little things that make the difference between a nice morning and meat in the freezer.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 10, 2009 9:42:24 GMT -5
Ahhhh, been there and done that.
I finally got the peep with the rubber tubing on it to keep it aligned..
Better luck next time...
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Post by raporter on Oct 10, 2009 9:54:53 GMT -5
Wouldn't have a peep without the rubber tube.
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Post by crazybuck on Oct 10, 2009 11:44:07 GMT -5
Wouldn't have a peep without the rubber tube.  . I like the others, but sooner or later they are going to get you. |
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 10, 2009 12:17:13 GMT -5
Wouldn't have a peep without the rubber tube. +1000 I had one "no twist" setup that was pretty good, but I don't trust any of them. It's happened to the best of us! |
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Post by duff on Oct 10, 2009 16:50:41 GMT -5
Yea but I made up for it 20 min later. Just didn't want to jinx myself before I retieved it if you know what I mean. Got a nice mature doe ready to fill the freezer now...
First deer from my back yard too! Life continues to get better!
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Post by Decatur on Oct 10, 2009 20:40:11 GMT -5
Wouldn't have a peep without the rubber tube. My buddies at the archery shop laught at me using my "old school" peep, but mine, unlike theirs, NEVER rotates out of alignment! |
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Post by duff on Oct 10, 2009 20:58:12 GMT -5
I started shooting my bow without one close to 20 years ago and never have tried the rubber band. I was always told that it would fail and pop you in the eye. I guess that is why I never tried it.
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 11, 2009 6:52:32 GMT -5
Went through the same thing this year before season..Guy at the bow shop says" put this meta peep on there", You'll like it better than that thing"....Never could keep that thing straight, so I ripped it off there and installed a peep clarifier peep with rubber tubing...it works excellent...you gotta have the tubing...
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Post by snakeeye on Oct 11, 2009 7:59:35 GMT -5
Congrats on the backyard deer! Now you can hit the North Zone next weekend, right?
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Post by duff on Oct 11, 2009 9:13:22 GMT -5
Yep, Cal and I are planning to lay the smack down on some black necked birdies with a wood chicken or two mixed in.
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Post by 10point on Oct 11, 2009 10:26:15 GMT -5
Congrats!
I went to the "no peep" system a few years ago and love not messing with a peep site.
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Post by woodmaster on Oct 11, 2009 10:46:55 GMT -5
I hate using a peep with a rubber. Seems to make more noise and I had one break and slap me. I use the Surz peep. Lays flat in the string and when you pull it buck it is perfect EVERYTIME!  |
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Post by Dan Reeves on Oct 11, 2009 13:19:06 GMT -5
I hate using a peep with a rubber. Seems to make more noise and I had one break and slap me. I use the Surz peep. Lays flat in the string and when you pull it buck it is perfect EVERYTIME! That's what's on my compound, I'll vouch for it also. |
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Post by jordanffemt on Oct 11, 2009 18:55:59 GMT -5
Thats the peep I use also. I did have a face mask get in my way before though.
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Post by rmc on Oct 11, 2009 19:15:28 GMT -5
YOU CAN GET SILICONE TUBE AT GANDER MT. MINE IS 4 YEARS OLD AND LOOKS BRAND NEW.
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Post by wileyonetoo on Oct 11, 2009 19:42:43 GMT -5
Ditto for woodmaster's peep. No issues with mine..
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 11, 2009 19:48:23 GMT -5
I tried the Surz-a-peep, but it didn't have a big enough aperature. Due to my nearsightedness, a peep tends to fuzz out a little when you look through it. Every once and a while one of the string fibers would end up in the way, too. I do hear a lot of people like them. I like the G-5 meta peep with a seperate plastic string insert and a short tube tied directly to a cable. Keeping it short pretty much eliminates any noise. For me, the gigantic aperature of the G-5 peep is like having cataracts removed!
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Post by Dan Reeves on Oct 11, 2009 21:12:48 GMT -5
While we are on the subject, I had a buddy dang near lose an eye over wore out rubber tubing, if you choose that method make sure to check it often.
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