[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169151

Got out yesterday calling in the junipers.  Saw no deer but called in four coyotes. Got a standing 33 yard shot at one of them but it was looking right at me & jumped the string.  I still consider a shot at a called coyote, even if it misses to be a win.  Actually harvesting one and it’s the ‘Happy Snoopy Dance’ all the way back to the truck.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169111

Right now, the area that I’m hunting has Mule Deer. Not a great spot but I seem to have it all to myself. Later this week I’m going to go higher and see about getting into some Coues Deer. After the Holiday, if the unit is still open I may got up on The Rim for whatever comes in.  It’ll be a circus up there over the Holiday and I’m hearing rumors that tree huggers are buying tags and then calling in a ‘kill’ to fill the harvest quota and close the unit.  We’ll see ……….

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169108

Deer season is open out here. (Buck only) Able to hunt from sunrise to about 9:a.m. when the temps start to push 100*.  Been out twice. So far, only called in four coyotes and five does. Not a horn to be seen and believe me, I looked hard. Couldn’t get a shot at any of the coyotes but I still consider calling one into recurve range a win.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169026

Even posting photos is way beyond my meager technological abilities.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168999

Here’s one that you might try for fun ………….. although honesty forces me to admit that I still haven’t perfected the shot;

Make up a Flu-Flu arrow and determine the maximum distance it will fly. I’ve got a couple that after a bit of trimming on the six fletch will go 65 yards. The idea is to ‘flight shoot’ the Flu-Flu arrow and while it’s on it’s way shoot a regular target arrow and Double Tap the target.  It’s still a work in progress but if I ever get it figured out it should be an  Ok ….. Match This  moment.

I take my archery serious as a heart attack but if you’re not having fun now & then, you’re gonna HAVE a heart attack !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168992

Well, ….. Rats. I was hoping that you’d be closer and we could get together and fling a few.

As far as stress relief goes …………… I’ve become rather fond of the long shot. I have a target set up at 125 yards and it’s ‘Go baby, go, go, augh !! Just missed.’  Once you ‘get the range’ it’s surprising how close you can actually get.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168989

Clayton;

Greetings and salutations from S.E Arizona.

Where-abouts are you located ??  If there’s no 3-D course near you, it’s hard to beat walking a desert sand wash and slaying cow patties and dirt clods with some blunts.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168946

I resemble that remark !!!!

Lost a friend;  ………. A few days ago, I was doing bow drills. 10 shots w/#60, 10 shots w/65#, 5 shots w/70# and try to get 75# back to a solid anchor. Repeat as able.  Sadly, my beloved 65# Super Diablo, rosewood riser & black glass underwent explosive disassembly while shooting. I really liked that bow, too.                                                                                       AND THEN …………. the next morning on eBay the clouds parted and a ray of sunshine shone down on a 65# Damon Howatt Mamba. Good looking stick and it was meant to be !!!  It should arrive soon. Can’t wait.

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168931

Deer season opens in a couple of weeks out this way.

Time to start shooting practice broadheads into the sand pit and more kneeling / sitting shots. Wearing the daypack & optics while shooting, too.

A wise philosopher once said “Chance favors the prepared mind”. ……….. or maybe it was a movie villain. Whatever.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Help with identification of bow #168915

Somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind, I’m thinking maybe an old Bingam Kit Bow …………… but thinking isn’t always my strong suit.

If it’s a shooter ………. Shoot it !!!!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168890

Well, it didn’t go well. Wind came up and the carp were staying deep. Saw two and missed one.  Did find a few bass plugs tangled in the brush from when the water was higher. Canoeing thru whitecaps is always an adventure, though.

Bad times make the good times even gooder !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168884

Off to Roosevelt Res. for a day of bowfishing for Moby Carp out of the canoe.

Clear skies, no wind, aim low.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Help with identification of bow #168878

Greetings from S.E. Arizona.

Good looking bow but like Ray, not a clue to the maker.

Question; What is that green stuff on the ground ????  The  ancient ones spoke of such things but that was before the rains stopped coming.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168779

Stephen;

All valid points that you make, and I will concede that they are true. I’ve even made and shot footed arrows, glued together.

But I can still hear that guy’s scream.

How about we just advise caution when repairing and using broken shafts and call it good.  ???

If you have any extra rain, send it this way.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168754

Kees;

I literally shuddered when I read and thought about shooting a glued together broken arrow.  I saw a guy once have a shaft break on release. It went thru his bowhand and from the sounds that he made, was quite painful.  His trip to the E.R. was expensive and he was forever after known as ‘the guy who shot himself with a bow & arrow’.  Don’t be that guy !!!!

Seriously, I’ll salvage any arrow I can but there comes a time when safety overrides all else.

Just my $0.02 worth. End of lecture.

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