[Cleland]

in reply to: How do you keep warm? #46144

Sounds like me Grumpy. Last year blue jeans, two wool sweaters, a thick wind breaker, and blizzard proof coveralls weathered and shrunk. Just about caused me a 153 in 5-pt. had to draw twice to get the arrow back! Never again, went to bibs and a parka, huge difference, now I can draw back at below 0, had trouble before at 29 degrees! Never again! Don’t feel totally out of it, I’ve missed three bucks this year all high over the shoulder, the best is yet to come with the below 0 weather coming in Dec. anyhow I thought I would throw my 2 cents in, good luck with the rest of your season, and loosen up and stay warm, LOL!

[Cleland]

in reply to: New member from NJ #34289

Welcome to Tradbow Arthur. Looking forward to one of your posts and successes.

[Cleland]

in reply to: Hog Hunt… #43468

Wojo14, I’m with you on the do it yourself hunts. I have traveled to Florida and the hogs are year round on private property, but on public land only hunt able during an ongoing season for deer or other game.

[Cleland]

in reply to: Hog Hunt… #32205

Wono14, I have been thinking the same for s.w. Tx. some public areas, but Tx. is 97% private.

[Cleland]

in reply to: My beautiful NY buck #32171

Nice buck Alex, congrats.

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in reply to: I missed #32089

Don’t feel so bad Steve, I missed two 4×4’s last Thursday morning, each at 15 yards. One a foot and a half high over the sholdiers, the other one a half inch high over shoulder. I’ve killed 63 deer with a recurve, and for me it is never over or any easier until there on the ground. Better luck with your next shot!

[Cleland]

in reply to: filled buck tag #50098

Congrats on a nice wall hanger. He should be good eating, looks like a corn fed buck!

[Cleland]

in reply to: Don't Do This! #26172

Same thing happened to me one time paleoman. Got ten min. Down the road and no bow, found it back in town two blocks from my house at the edge of the street in the grass, luckily still there and no damage.

[Cleland]

in reply to: Beeswax #17166

Paleoman; I use bees wax on my snow packs. It comes in the jar called snow-seal. Suppose to be better than oil on leather. Been using it for over 20+ years!

[Cleland]

in reply to: A nice memento #12775

Same exact thing happened to me last night in Colo. I heard no bugling until yesterday. Lost my day light while while talking love to a Bull with cow call for 20 min. Was within 40-60 yards and couldn’t see him. Got me fired up for next year!

[Cleland]

in reply to: fires… #35718

Colo. Has the least fires but it is smokey over into Utah and Wyo. from those western fires. Just hoping there’s no smoke when I get to this mountains.

[Cleland]

in reply to: fires… #35711

Ptaylor wrote: Anyone else had their hunting season totally impacted by fires this year? I have had 2 wilderness areas closed, 1 entire hunting unit shut down, and almost all the public land around me is smokey.

We did get 1/2″ of rain the other night, so I hope that will help things out there. If this drought doesn’t let up we are in for some real changes.

. Where at with the closures? I’m going to be going to Colo., but haven’t heard of any fires.

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in reply to: Animas River Toxic Release #12021

[quote=Idabow]To those of you who live on, near or will somehow be affected by this, I hope it can be stabilized and one day brought back to its pristine condition. What a terrible situation with many impacts yet to be realized. I was hoping to retire in this area in a year or so, not so sure now.[/quote Idabow; sorry to hear about the Animas River! As a cross country trucker I don’t recall the river as I have been across there hundreds of times. Was going to go out there elk hunting but decided on Co. being closer to SD. Was going to hunt Lolo Pass area on horse back.

[Cleland]

in reply to: Need help with setup #42356

What’s the reason your shooting such a light bow? I started my bow hunting as a teenager with a 55 lb. bow, in my 20’s went to 60lb. Bow, at 65 now for a month went back to a 55lb. Bear bow. Have always shot Easton 2219 arrows and they have always shot nice and straight from both bow weights. Just to let everyone now I started drinking that boost protein 6 months ago and felt a lot stronger every since I started that program. I think I could probably still shoot the 60lb. But it’s tuff in cold weather. Both new bows are the 1959 bear classics, with the feather arrow rests which are nice because water doesn’t seem to affect them much. Just thought I would add the boost effect for some food for thought on you older hunters, LOL!!!

[Cleland]

in reply to: Shipping a Bow ? #42290

I try to save the original box my bow comes and use that for any kind of shipping that needs done, have never had a problem that way.

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