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in reply to: Shrew Haven West #17397

Nice! I hope those shrews get to do their job!

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in reply to: Glenn St Charles has left us 9/19/2010 #17389

Thanks for the Legacy, praying for the family!

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in reply to: Just seemed fitting to hunt here with a Longbow! #16973

Rogue wrote: LOL thats a good one. Pretty sure I’ve seen that sign before.
Good luck!

Hey Rogue
Are you in the Rogue Valley?
Nate

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in reply to: Kustom King Fiberglass #16310

David Petersen wrote: Steve — I have a few lams of ‘regular’ bow glass I won’t be using. You can have ’em for postage. If you don’t want them, first person who says they do can have. dp

Ill take em Dave–if Steve doesn’t want them. Thanks

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in reply to: Share a Tip #15473

Always practice with crested, or bright fletches, so the aarow’s flight becomes ingrained into your subconscious. It will make your instinctive shooting, well, instinctive!:P
Nate

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in reply to: Rainy day issues… #62922

Wildschwein wrote: Thanks for the tips folks. I just finished treating my quiver but I’m stumped as to where I can find this Fletch Dry/Dry Fletch. Where do you folks buy yours from?

http://www.bohning.com/store/feather-dri.html

Most of the shops that advertise in TBM carry it!Sorry I confused you its called feather dri now–I guess:?
Nate

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in reply to: Rainy day issues… #62384

In my experience Patrick is right (for a change! ) about wet flat feathers working fine on well-tuned arrows. But I don’t care for the loud Pop! of water blasting off the feather when you shoot, or the cold blast of water in the face.

I hunt blacktails in the rut. This happens in November, which happens to be the wettest time of the year in Oregon. Until I started using Fletch Dry I would get a face full of water with every shot! Fletch Dry works well in our wet season. I use it on my silencers also!
Nate

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in reply to: Bulls are Bugling #62374

David Petersen wrote: It’s an interesting rut year here in SW CO. Thanks to prolonged “monsoon” rains this summer, the vegetation “down low” (I live at 8000′ and that’s “low”) is exceptionally rich. Consequently, the big muley bucks that are nornally at timberline aren’t there and we have one, Bucky, hanging around here, in the near-30″ category. Much the same with the elk, with big cow/calf herds and lots of bugling starting in late Aug., 2 weeks early on average. Then they just quit and disappeard for several days. Then we got a rain front in and cooler temps and they tried to start again when it broke. Then more rain and more quiet. Now it’s breaking for a good long haul of cooler clear weather and they should be going at it again. Alas, black powder opens this weekend with way too many tags allotted and those guys consistently, year after year, shut the elk up tight. We don’t have x-bows in archery season in CO, but BP right in the heart of the rut is just biologically wrong. Anyhow, looking forward to a good crisp evening hunt with lots of singing. See you soon, Alex. I’ll be putting up the big elk camp tent this weekend. dave

I couldn’t imagine Muzzle Stuffers during the same season! Its hard enough with all the Bugling OHV’S out there in the woods, but to add a bunch of Booms would be a disaster!!!:shock:At least, here in Oregon, the Black Powder boys have to use traditional gear and hunt in November(which can be a fun time of year, also). your always welcome out here Dave, if the elk quit acting like elk back there!

Nate

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in reply to: Elk hunting tips #60253

MontanaFord wrote: I remember one time, my dad got into a herd down in SW Montana, and when the elk took off down the mountain (I think he spooked them a bit, somehow), he took off running after them. After a little ways, they started slowing down and eventually stopped, and he was right with them. He got a shot at the bull, but unfortunately missed. He figured that by running with/after the herd, because they were crashing through the brush, and so was he, they figured they had left the danger behind them. I don’t know if this would work in most situations, but it got him a shot at the herd bull, even if he didn’t connect.

Michael.

I have done this before, then gave a smallish(is that a word) meww followed by a young bugle, the herd bull came back for a looksee. The wind was running up hill so they never smelled me,I think the bull thought I was a smaller bull trying to cut some cows. I have also been bugled at. thats right the bull yelled at me, without me saying a word:shock: he heard me tromping through a swampy spring and bugled. I was young and dumb then–I answered without being ready, and within seconds had that brute in my lap; with no shooting lanes. I agree though, nine times out of ten you will just push the heard out of the country with bugling, the trick is to know when and where to bugle. If the bull feels he has no other choice he will confront another bull. This is about the olny time I bugle–when I know I he has been pestered (by real elk) enough that its time to do something about it. Very rarely will this happen until the cows com into full blown heat. At least it works out here….Nate

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in reply to: Need a new hunting recurve any suggestions? #54775

Chiloquin wrote: I think it depends on what, and how you hunt. I love Cascade Bows little recurves for the brushy, western part, of the state, and a liberty longbow for the eastern section. My advice–shoot as many as you can.

Nate

Before buying one that is!

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in reply to: Need a new hunting recurve any suggestions? #54648

I think it depends on what, and how you hunt. I love Cascade Bows little recurves for the brushy, western part, of the state, and a liberty longbow for the eastern section. My advice–shoot as many as you can.

Nate

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in reply to: Elk season starts next week #54637

David Petersen wrote: Good luck to you, too, Bill. The CO seasons open tomorrow. I head to “deer camp” (the back of my pickup) this afternoon. There are elk up there also, but I really enjoy chasing those big bucks who look like 5×5 elk and run in bunches this time of year near timberline. The elk will start singing in a week or so and then all else is forgot and I have to fight the urge to urinate on myself and roll in the mud. 😛 One friend backpacked into the wilderness yesterday. Two more have their two-tent camp all set up and went in last night for no good reason other than “we can’t wait.” It’s all fun. dave

This time of year,heck any time of year I have trouble, not hunting elk. Here in Oregon, our bear season starts Aug. 1st;Bow season starts the 28th. Ill be darned if I couldn’t get myself to quit looking for elk and sign, and start hunting bears! Seemed like every move I made while “Bear Hunting” turned into a Elk scouting trip! I just love chasin them critters! Good Luck Everyone!
Nate

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in reply to: Day one of elk hunting #54621

idabow wrote: Had a nice bull sneak up, real quiet, but I never saw him until he saw me. Looked to be a 4 or 5 pointer.
No noise until 8:30 pm, an answer from another bull but he seemed to be running away as his bugles were getting farther and farther away and it was getting too dark. Next week I’ll try it again.
Bill

They are going nuts here in Oregon, and Im stuck in the office:cry:My nine year old and I will give it a shot this Saturday. Good Luck. Nate

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in reply to: Stalk in these? #43399

Frank H V wrote: [quote=TBMADMIN]I am curious to hear how those shoes work for hunting, but if we start bankrolling for shoes it would never end. 😯 Subscription rates would increase considerably!

I do like the idea of shopping with our advertisers. Carl Dyer has been with us since the beginning. Several other moccasin makers advertise in TBM, as well as boot makers. They would sure appreciate you taking a look at their stuff too.

I have two pairs of Dyer moccasins & really like them. They aren’t for wet weather & whatever you do keep them off Pine Needles. They are like ski’s on pine needles, On dry ground they are amazing, you can feel the ground & they are quiet.
FrankI would love to wear a pair during the late deer season here(its in snow) then watch people as they come along my back trail:lol:

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in reply to: blackbear hunting #47499

I can’t wait! The season opens the 1st of August. We can get three here in Jackson County. I saw a huge Cinnamon monday; he is the first on my list. Gonna try calling this year. Nate

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