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in reply to: Hobbies #152695

Ok ……………. Thanx !!!!!

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #152689

Been hitting Roosevelt Reservoir hoping to catch the beginning of the Carp Rut.  They’re just starting to move into the shallows in the afternoons.  Soon ……………..

I think that shooting at moving carp that are underwater w/refraction while standing up in a moving canoe is the ultimate in ‘Instinctive’,

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in reply to: Hobbies #152688

Question;

Does the Cactus Juice need to be applied with the vacuum gizmo or can it just be used as a dip or a brush on ???                            I’m thinking uses for Cholla Cactus skeletons.

Thanx …………………. and keep ’em coming !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Meet the champs video ??? #152611

Yeah, that was probably me. Sad that that trick seems to be lost to us.

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in reply to: Hobbies #152418

Cactus Juice Resin ?????

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in reply to: Hobbies #152352

Methinks that the next time I buy a bow I won’t snivel quite so much about the $$$.

Always thought that if I ever won the lotto, I would have matching knife handle, pistol grips and bow riser made. Something with black wood and crushed turquoise.

Never to old to dream.

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in reply to: Hobbies #152130

Fascinating to see the bow build !!!

Please keep ’em coming.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #152129

Perfect day today;  Mid 70s with a light breeze & sunny skies.

My shooting today; Not so much. I try to shoot an American Round, 9/7/5  scoring, once a month just because.  My goal is to shoot a 675 with my hunting bow. Didn’t have my mind right and my final score showed it.  Maybe next month.

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in reply to: Hobbies #152077

And let me guess …………………… You’re busier now than when you were working !!!!

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in reply to: Hobbies #152065

Ha !!!1 …………….. Wait ’til you retire; ……… you’ll ask yourself how you ever had time to work !!!!

Totally cool on the bow build. I’ve wanted to but am still trying to build the perfect arrow. …….. and a few other things.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #151985

Speaking of bees ………………………….

I’ve got  five gallons of Mead working in the back room.  Should be ready to enjoy around the campfire by this fall.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #151970

I have an 80 gal. aquarium and quite a bit of cactus landscaping or wildlife habitat depending if you listen to me or my wife.  Been known to do a bit of rod & reel fishing but more than likely bowfishing out of my canoe.

And predator calling ………………. love to squeeze the rabbit.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #151958

High winds over this way. Hate it when my arrows fly sideways

Raymond;

Suggested reading; Traditional Bowhunter / Feb.-Mar. 2011 ‘The Advantage of Long Distance Practice’  G. Fred Asbell.  I don’t always agree with everything Asbell writes but he really scored spot on with this article.

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in reply to: 1960’s Vintage Ben Pearson Bow outperforms new OMP Takedown Recurve #151957

Awe ………………………. You’re making me blush.

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in reply to: 1960’s Vintage Ben Pearson Bow outperforms new OMP Takedown Recurve #151874

Todd;

Greetings and Salutations from South Eastern Arizona.

First of all ……………….. My standard advice; If there’s an archery club within 100 miles of you with Traditional members … Join it. The exchange of ideas alone is worth it.

Second; Back in the years of B.C. (before compounds) the major and some of the not so major manufactures had brought bow-making to a fine art. A lot of these bows will still hold their own today. Maybe not head to head with a high dollar custom model but still fine shooters with a lot of miles left in them. A couple that come to mind are the Damon Howatt Super Diablo and the Ben Pearson Mercury Hunter.  Old catalogs (found on eBay ) such as Robin Hood or Kitterage Bow Hut are a good place to look at what was. Old Bowhunter Digest books, also.  A bit of time spent cruising ‘recurve bow’ on eBay or one of the used bow sites might turn up something that turns you on.

Bear in mind that speed isn’t the whole picture. A bow has to have a certain degree of ‘panache’ (to you).  If it does, you will shoot and learn the bow and this builds confidence. Without confidence, all we’re doing is getting fresh air & exercise.

Good luck & let us know how it works out.

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