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in reply to: Gonna mozy over to the Libary #18993
WIcanner said he likes hunting stories where “the kill pages are few and the hunting pages are many.”
BRAVO!!!
As Mr. Petersen puts it, to know real hunting is to value “quality over quantity,” and to realize that “the trip IS the destination.”
Another writer, forget his name, called it “process over product.”
But TV producers and advertisers prefer to listen to the wisdom of Mark Twain, who had a medicine-show shyster speaking the sad truth that “Ain’t we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain’t that a majority everywhere?”
Yet if we complain too loud, “they” dismiss “us” as “elitists.”
As one of the German generals who tried to kill Hitler (and failed) said as they were about to “hang” him with piano wire, “Such a world!” But it’s the world we got.
Selah, Bloodless
JJ — I know nothing of nfaa, but 2 out of 3 ain’t bad in any endeavor and if you’ve gone from 100 to 200 you’ve doubled your performance! I think a lot of us are like me: we go out and shoot in the backyard as much for relaxation as for practice and have “good days” and “bad days.” When we shoot poorly we try to identify what we’re doing wrong and correct it next time. But I’ve been shooting most of my life and don’t know that I’ve “raised me score” in the past 50 years. As long as a shooter is enjoying his/her shooting and wants to keeping doing it, well, anything goes. Congrats and keep at it. Bloodless
in reply to: good old mushroom #14116By golly that’s an appetizing photo, Mark! I’ve never tried or even seen batter-fried morels before. Please explain the recipe, thanks. 😀 Bloodless
in reply to: Got another one hooked #13124Looks like you have a new hunting buddy! Was he a training wheeler before, or is this his first time with archery of any kind?
in reply to: ABS Ashby Broadhead #8750Steer– I got mine in a week from The Feathered Shaft (Fletcher, aka Rick Stillman). He has left and right bevel.
in reply to: Technology Kills Tradition? #8743Well Voodoo, without opening the door to orders or giving away trade secrets, can you tell us a bit about the impregnating process, like what the substance is, at least. Just innocent curiosity. Thanks, Bloodless
in reply to: What is the right pull???? #530043blades — can you provide any background info on your avatar pic? I trust it’s the real deal and not a movie actor. Just curious because it’s a cool pic. Thanks, bloodless
in reply to: A QUITE BOW #47736Also, with recurves as well as longbows, if she’s underbraced she’ll slap your wrist and make noise. But fact is, in my experience, there simply are loud and quiet bows. Fast Flight string definitely ads to noise on some bows. I once had a Black Widow that was fast, lovely, accurate … and noisy no matter what I did. We can make any bow louder or quieter through tuning, etc. But in the end it’s inherent in the designs of some bows to be loud or quiet. IMHO and good luck.
in reply to: Arrow / broadhead penetration testing #41804George says: “Arrow penetration with broadheads is more associated with arrow flight than broadhead type. Most target mediums are not really conducive to showing what field results would be.”
I agree! Only “target medium” that counts is a live, or recently dead, animal of the type we want to be sure we can kill fast and humanely when we hunt them. That’s why Ashby uses buffs … “There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to bowhunting.” The doctor also agrees with Mr. Stout insofar as perfect arrow flight being first and foremost requirement regarding lethality. Not the only requirement by a long shot (well, out to 20 yards anyhow :roll:) but first and foremost. Bloodless (not really, but I like the name, having borrowed it from the character “Painless” in the original flick Predator :twisted:)
in reply to: My Java Man Elkheart: The Four Year Wait Is Over #37762But where are the pulleys and cams and cables and stabilizer and laser sight? They sent you an incomplete bow! With no let-off it will make you tired practicing. And without a trigger release your fingers will get sore. And it’s so long! :twisted::P8) You’ll never kill a deer with that pretty lil thing. I fear you’ve been taken. 😳 bloodless
in reply to: Ladies, welcome to the campfire. #22686Well so far we have 4 of us girls: Snuffy, Pat, Ray and ol’ Bloodless! 🙄 Maybe we should start by discussing the cooking tip of the week? 😀
in reply to: Adding weight to arrows #22681Richie — Steve is right-on. But the short answer is that the old “10 grains per pound” perhaps remains valid for deer-sized animals but for anything bigger you need more weight to assure good penetration and as much of that weight as possible up front. In your situation I would go with heavy heads. Many in the 300-grain category are now available as screw-ins and you can get the same with glue-ons and brass inserts. Inserts come in a variety of weights, giving you more control over things. Similarly, steel shaft adaptors come in a variety of weights. The idea is to keep adding weight up front until you find the max your shaft spine can handle. You’ll be surprised how much more accurate a heavy-front arrow will fly, and how much flexibility (no pun) most carbon shafts have in point weight. When you look at Ashby’s work pay particular attention to FOC — forward of center balance. Ashby has also written about this in the magazine and maybe Robin or another member can point you to the specific issue. Thanks for wanting to get it right! Bloodless
in reply to: Bow Season vs. Crossbows #22668TrapperDave — I must respectfully disagree with you. Here’s the big deal: long ago bowhunters in all states worked hard to get privileged seasons — longer, earlier, camo, etc. — arguing that the special challenges and difficulties of “primitive” hunting (then all traditional) justifies these privileges. When compounds came into the game, that “primitive weapons” argument was dangerously weakened. But the botton line remains “a bow held at full draw with no mechanical assistance.” While crossbows are historical, they are not primitive by this near-universal legal standard. Note that NRA is supporting allowing cross-guns in archery seasons! Why might that be? Using cross-guns as a foot in the door to, the next step could be to claim the whole “primitive” justification for special seasons is bogus. So this is not just about “live and let live” so far as what hunting weapons we choose to use. It’s about maintaining meaningful archery-only seasons. It’s about politics and an overcrowded world. Bloodless
in reply to: Expired Membership #22657I agree with Steve. We don’t want to lose any of our exceptional members, like Steve and even that sourpuss Patrick 😈 due to unnecessary admin hurdles. I’m betting the morning won’t pass before Robin is on the job to address this valid heads-up. I don’t understand why a standard (free) membership ever has to be renewed at all?? Let’s make it easy and predictable as possible for computer idjuts like me! Bloodless
in reply to: Ethics and hunting public land #54929Purehunter — I honor your post because you stick to the topic, rather than atttempting to call names, etc. Wish we could all do that, always. However, I fear you have succumbed to the common logical temptation called a “non sequitur,” or literally “it does not follow.” What does having a camp robbed have to do with ATV abuse and overuse?
Too many people on too many ATVs allowed to go too many places are killing hunting! You say you stick to roads … no motorized trails? I won’t go any farther with this because I wish to be as polite as you were in your post. Let’s just leave it that your view from your ATV is radically different from my view on foot. How did our public “wildlands” ever become legitimized as a motorized play park? You ride in a way you feel is ethical and I respect that, since so very many do not. Yet, it’s not just abuse, but overuse that’s killing us. Close parallel with human overpopulation.
Your 2 cents, my 2 cents. Thank you …
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