[richard roop]

in reply to: My Broadhead Choice #146923

Hey Guy,

I was actually in Rawlings Wy. once and the wind was NOT blowing. Nobody believes me but it’s the honest truth.

Speaking of wind, before you go hunting it’s not a bad idea to check your broadhead flight upwind, downwind, & crosswind.  Things can change from a still day to a windy day. Aiming can be a little trickier too.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Okay….Stump Shooting..? #146921

This might be sacrilegious but I usually carry a range finder while roving. I’ll take a shot or two and if I’ve misjudged the distance badly, I’ll check it with the laser.  Uphill, downhill and some side hill shots can be a bit tricky sometimes.  Estimate, shoot & confirm.

Also …………….. As long as it can be done safely and there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find your arrow(s), there’s no such thing as an un-ethical practice shot. Point on and beyond if for no other reason than to just watch the arrow arc up and then down into (or close to) the target. Teaches consistent draw length and proper back tension, too.

[richard roop]

in reply to: My Broadhead Choice #146910

Hard to go wrong with a Zwickey two blade. I like the Eskimo.

Note; One of the Zwickey heads is considered ‘barbed’. Check your hunting regs.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Okay….Stump Shooting..? #146909

Ahhh…………….. Stump Shooting. Also known as Roving. One of archery’s simple pleasures, alone or with some friends.

Gather up some expendable arrows and find a place that’s not too rocky or high grass. Somebody picks out a ‘stump’ that could be a leaf, dirt clod, or even a rotten stump. Everybody shoots for bragging rights and on to the next shot. Could be 10 yards or 60 yards.  Blunts that group the same as your broadheads are an asset for realistic hunting practice. Everybody takes turns picking the shot.

Great way to spend the day.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Competition vs Hunting Arrows #146901

When you place your order, you might want to get a set of those cards that show the scoring areas on different 3D targets.

Some of the kill placements will make you wonder and then there’s the 12 ring. One would think that it would be in the center of the 10 ring. Ain’t always so.

And……………… if allowed at the shoots you attend, a decent set of optics depending on just how serious you want to get.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Small game hunting, Ace Hex Head or The Hammer..? #146900

First off ……..Even with my 60# recurve…………….. I wouldn’t use a blunt on anything larger than a jackrabbit. Turkeys & such I go with broadheads.

Close range stuff, (5 to 20 yards) I have 6 fletch flu-flus with the big black rubber blunts up front.  Very accurate and they hit like Thor’s Hammer.

Long range stuff, (25 yards to infinity) I like the Judo heads set up to group with my broadheads.  Accurate, good small game head and I can usually find them in the grass or brush when roving.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Am I a Trad shooter…? #146848

Greetings from S.E. Arizona.

Are you a Traditional shooter ??? Well …………….. Kinda, sorta, somewhat, in a way. Who am I to judge ?? I once had a ‘purist’ tell me that what I did with my recurve ‘didn’t count’ because I shot off of an elevated rest. 25 years later and I’m still shooting off of a rest.

Think of Traditional as a journey with a compound at one end and an Atlatal at the other. In between you have recurves, longbows, selfbows and lets not forget our Kyudo friends to whom the pursuit of perfection is more than just putting the pointy end of an arrow into a target. Along the way, there are side roads into building bows, making arrows and twisting up strings.  How about flight shooting ??? Traditional, yea or nay ???  I hunt with a six inch stabilizer…… am I a bad person ???

Shoot what makes YOU happy.  Now, if you show up at a tournament with a sight, (or a stabilizer) expect somebody to cry to high Heaven.  Just register as Non-Competive  and have a good time.  Talk to people about what they shoot and why.  Most traditional folks are happy to help. Sometimes too happy. Take all advice (including mine) with a grain of salt.  But, sometimes, a single nugget of information can be well worth the registration fee.

Actually, you’re fortunate in that you have a valid excuse to buy another bow.  Wouldn’t want to mess up the one that’s sighted in but need one to learn gap or instinctive shooting.  I like eBay, but then, I’m into retro recurves  although they have something for everybody.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Competition vs Hunting Arrows #146832

Well, if you can keep the two separate in your head, more power to you. I never could.

Best suggestion I can offer would be to contact the manufacturer of your bow, ask if he has a few minutes to chat and tell him that you want to wring every last bit of performance out of your set-up.

Good luck & let us know how it works out for you.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Competition vs Hunting Arrows #146823

Ok ………………… Lemme get this straight. You have a set-up that shoots “very very well”.

Sounds good to me; Shoot it !!!

I have never bought into the concept of target bow / hunting bow.  I hunt. Ergo, I shoot a hunting bow. 3D, roving, field round or American Round it’s all just practice for hunting.

Now, if your main interest is tournaments, my suggestion would be something that shoots very very well and work on form in the morning, form in the evening and form at supper-time.

We tend to make this a lot more complicated than it needs to be.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Broadhead sand pit #146822

Well …………………. I made the thing about 4 foot by four foot on three sides with the front open.  Should have put re-bar down the centers of the compost blocks as everything spread out a bit as I added sand.  (Takes a LOT of sand).  Got everything braced up and am quite happy with the result. I can shoot my 3D targets and step over and let a couple of broadheads fly.

Since it’s sifted beach type sand from a sand wash I can shoot my actual hunting arrows a couple of times, put the file to them and good to go with a quiver full of arrows that I KNOW fly true.

[richard roop]

in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #146821

More quail ……………… less rabbits.

Some kind of rabbit killer bug going around. Found 6 dead jacks and a dead cottontail the last time I did a little roving / hiking / scouting.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Picking an aluminum arrow ? #146820

Greetings from South Eastern Arizona.

My go-to arrow is the Easton 2213.  Very versatile shaft size that will work well in the mid 50# to upper 60# range.

I get ’em on E Bay.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Martin Family Ranch Texas ??? #146747

Web site’s back up but nothing about hunting.

Kind of disappointed ……………… still looking for a ‘hunt’ not a ‘canned kill’.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Martin Family Ranch Texas ??? #146650

Well ……………… for some reason, now their sites down ????

[richard roop]

in reply to: Martin Family Ranch Texas ??? #146627

Google martin family ranch hog hunting

Should come up. They’re in the Hill Country.

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