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in reply to: I'm going to give a bow away (winner on pg3) #31414

I would like to add my daughters, Ruby and Brigette to the lucky contestants, but I will be Elk hunting until the 10th, so if one of them gets drawn, please wait for me to get home 🙂

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in reply to: What draw weight would you recommend? #19086

The only bow I will ever shoot, is the one in my hand.

As an Archer, the quest to draw the bow, and learn its personality in inherant to making any shot.

Back when I used a C-pound, I was confident in putting the crosshairs on the target, and pulling the trigger. On my release, the arrow flies off string.

I have witnessed shooters using string tourque to make shots impossible with a compound, and would bet money on arial targets on these shooters, I cannot match their dexteriety, but not a chance to equate it to pure accuracy..

It is like compairing Duck Hunting to Turkey hunting, not the same thing at all…

“the Greats” all started out with 10# bows they made themselves, you ever try making one ??

You are best suited to just picking a bow you like, and learning how to shoot, then picking one out for hunting.. one for target shooting, rabbits, stumping, 3D tourneys…

OOps, sorry that is just my disease, cannot only have one…..

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in reply to: limited mobility #51922

Well, to begin with, I hunt public land, no motorized vehicles.

The two guys I am concerned about can only walk short distances, and in Coastal Washington, the terrain is pretty abrupt, as in you will only gain 1500 feet elevation, but my average “total” is closer to 10,000 in a day, as you are either going up, or down.

One friend might be in a wheelchair, so getting him to and from a stand location would be to get him there, and hope for an elk to show up.

The reasonn for my question was that I have experimented with attractants, and none seem to work , apples are the most reliable, but still, (in my opinion) a waste of time and energy, and was wondering if anyone had any experience with one that actually had results.

I have access to private land, but you can wait a week , or more before the elk are there.. I can find Elk every day by looking for them, but again, that is because I can cover ground.

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in reply to: How would we rate! #47514

I agree, interesting question..

By forefathers, are you referring to “native”, or “modern”

To me, my forefathers were the Thomson Brothers, Art Young, Saxton Pope, Chester “Chet” Stevenson, Kore Duyee, Glenn StCharles, Fred Bear, etc..

They all made their own equipment, and shot animals at some increadable distances, with the beleif that a large heavy broadhead,and a heavy arrow, anywhere within the body was a decent hit, and released arrows in what today would be considered “unethical” circumstances.

Fred Bear was so concerned about a bear he shot and did not recover that he advocated the use of poisoned arrows.

Ethics ?

They only count as what you do when no-one is watching, and I have met far too many in the archery community that are only concerned with results, not the purity of the sport.

As far as native.. If I carried my bow 365 days a year, and could shoot anything I wanted, I would have little problem feeding my family, but season restrictions put that in a whole different perspective.

I use a bow to hunt because it gives me a feeling of compleatness, I hunt with a recurve because I choose to avoid the technology of “modern” Archery, but I do not need the meat, I like to take my bow out hunting, and just “take a walk in the woods” it is all about my own personnal gratification, not subsistance, I feed my soul, before I feed my belly.

I let legal deer eat my garden at home, and drive 60 miles to hunt them, seems silly, but to me, it is about something else than just “hunting”, and I feel my forefathers would approve.

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in reply to: Is it possible ? #47453

Amoose wrote: Seems all the “hoopla” was about nothing…

Out of 16 initial interested hunters, only one has not backed out…

Still looking forward to the attempt, but had to accept a Compound user as a client, with one Trad hunter for the whole season, and a Compound user for the first week.

I do have a few friends (Trad) showing up for camp, but hunting on their own, going to be a good season, but next year I hope to have a couple more serious “Trad” hunters..

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in reply to: Hunting Help!?!?!?!? #16926

I know that we found out years ago when a guy from PA shot an elk at our camp that shipping through a seafood company was cheaper than other options, but probably not many seafood companies around where you are hunting…?

LOL

[Amoose]

in reply to: washington state ? #10659

Contact Jay StCharles at Pacific Yew, he might have a few bows you could fondle..

[Amoose]

in reply to: Hunting Help!?!?!?!? #9668

Seriously consider the undertaking of harvesting an Elk without help, they are large animals, you need a lot of equipment (game bags, knives, pack frames, cooler, etc.).. to take care of your animal,

An awesome experience can turn into a nightmare when that Elk is laying in the deepest hole he can find, on his stomach, and trees and other brush keeping him there,

Rolling over an animal of that size, then tieing his legs out of the way, or however you process him (or her?) and getting it all out of the woods requires 6 trips for me alone, any help is appreciated.

I honestly feel that Elk hunting requires at least 2 people, one can do it, but he/she better know how to get the animal (meat/trophy/hide) out before it is worthless..

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in reply to: Is camo necessary? #9655

I have seen many different patterns, even know a guy that has shot several deer in blue jeans and a white T shirt, the deer around here are afraid of camo, but will come to the sound of a chain saw.

They have learned what a “predator” look and sounds (or doesn’t, if they are being sneaky) like.

I try to match colors, because I have known a few colorblind people, and different shades of the same color, are different than different colors, and “color blind” does not mean “Black and white” it merely means that they do not see color like we do.

I beleive that camo is more effective in the psycological point, that if the hunter has the confidence, it makes all the difference.

If he is worried about his clothing, he is not “hunting” at full capacity.

It is like a “Lucky Hat”, not important, but could be the little touch that makes the difference.

[Amoose]

in reply to: A little scouting. #56030

cyberscout wrote: Amoose –

Nice Bull – looked like you got pretty close! I hope you get another chance at em.

easier to close on em in that[rainforest type}cover, probably difficult to set up a good shot?

Did you get some folks to join you for fall hunting camp?

Scout.

The best part is when setting up, you usuallly get a shot measured in feet, if you are lucky they are yards away.

The best thing about hunting thick brush, you can make a lot of noise, the worst thing is waiting for an animal to clear some brush for a shot.

I do have folks joining me, but no real “clients”, seems interest waned when it became real , instead of a dream, almost all are waiting for “Next Year”

[Amoose]

in reply to: A little scouting. #54445

I actually am looking for stand sites for a friend with limited mobility, I hope he is still around (the Elk), but you know they are always somewhere else come season.

[Amoose]

in reply to: Kentucky Elk tag #49397

http://www.roehuntingresources.com/

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in reply to: Kentucky Elk tag #49385

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in reply to: Kentucky Elk tag #49381

As an Elk hunter with over 20 years experience calling Elk, I suggest getting some cow calls, my favorite are “bite – and- blow” calls like the “Sceery Ace” , learn what a “lost calf” and a “regathering” call sound like.

There are very few cows that can resist a lost calf, or calf in distress (maybe you have some predator experience ?)

If the Elk are anything like the ones in Washington, they hang around drainages, and usually bed about 2/3 from the bottom, just figuring out where requires a lot of walking.

Get in an area that has plenty of sign, get set up downwind and downhill from any main trail, and make some low volume calls, if nothing happens, pick up the pace with some lost calf calls, before you give up and go try a new area, try some distress calls.

If you bust a herd, do nothing but find a good spot to set up (make sure you have good shooting lanes) and try a regathering call, you might have to pass on the bull, as usually a sattelite is the first to come try to steal a cow from the herd, but you have a good chance of a young cow or calf coming back that got left behind.

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in reply to: Is it possible ? #25008

Seems all the “hoopla” was about nothing…

Out of 16 initial interested hunters, only one has not backed out…

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