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in reply to: String Silencers what is the best for you ? #24566

Thanks guys for the positive posts.
BRUC – The fur comes in two strips. Each is about 2 1/2″ long and about 3/8″ wide. I just unstring the bow, separate the string where you want the top of the fur to start and put just the end of it thru the separation. Then, wind the fur around the entire string tightly. Separate it again when you get the fur wound down to the end. Push the end thru the separated string and string the bow.

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in reply to: short longbow recommendation #20992

I know this thread has morphed into a “Shrew” topic, but back to the initial question. I just received my new Don Dow Stik and must say, it’s a fantastic bow. It’s quality and design is top shelf, it shoots a quick arrow without noticeable handshock (yes, subjective), and costs about 1/3 the money of a Shrew. And, you can get it in about three weeks! If, like black widow owners, you just have to have a bow that is overpriced, then far be it for me to suggest otherwise. If however, you want a great performing bow at a reasonable price, I strongly suggest looking at Don’s Stik. He is also great to deal with and will talk you thru the different options he offers.

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in reply to: String Silencers what is the best for you ? #20973

I know looks doesn’t kill anything, but I’m the kind of guy that likes to have a set-up that I think looks good. I just really like the looks of the fur type silencers, and they work pretty well. But, in my humble opinion, rubber is the best silencer out there. So…here is my compromise. One set of cat whiskers divided into two sets. One on top and one under my mink fur. It works fantastic and, to my eye looks good also.

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in reply to: backpack hunts #60679

I’m thinking tjconrads has it about right, and with a few small changes here and there, about what most experienced backpack hunters take. I can generally get my pack down to 40/45lbs for a five day hunt and eat pretty well and stay warm and dry. Be realistic about how far you go and are willing to pack out your gear and meat. I try for about five miles max. This will get you in far enough to get away from the day hunters, but not far enough for the horse hunters to worry about. In the Trinity Alps Wilderness I hunt, following this rule pretty much ensures I will not see many, if any, other hunters. I’m also thinking that when the others who responded about taking TWO packs they are talking about a full sized pack for getting their gear in, and another smaller day pack to hunt out of. This is what I do and it works well. I certainly see no reason to take two full sized packs. Don’t expect to get it all right on your first try, but I can pretty much guarantee you will learn what works for you after that first trip. Give it a go, have a good time, and don’t give up if the first time you make a few oops’es. (no, oops’es is not really a word)

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in reply to: Samick #24170

I can’t speak directly to the Sage, but I can say that my Deer Master is a pretty fair shooting bow and entirely hunt worthy. My Stingray on the other hand will shoot as fast and smooth as anything out there.(#50@28″,480gr arrow, 180+fps@28″) Samick gets a bad rap from those who need to shoot customs, but fact is, they make some very good shooting bows for a reasonable, down to Earth price. Going on three years on the Deer Master, and two on the Stingray. No problems.

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in reply to: Buttonhead #48461

Congrats, and great shot.

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in reply to: New Arrow Creations #31185

These are last years.
Please feel free to show off your own creations.

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in reply to: New Arrow Creations #31183

One more set of fresh out of the fletcher arrows.

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in reply to: 1ST TRAD KILL!!! #24553

VERY COOL! Welcome to the brotherhood.:D

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in reply to: Killed my first double… #19112

Pretty cool Wildschwein – Good shooting. Great pic too!

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in reply to: Thought i would share some pics. #13486

You two are a couple of very lucky guys. It would be so great to have hunting that close. I have deer within a few hundred yards of my house too, but have to go about twenty miles to get to land open to hunting.

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in reply to: Arrow confused #11142

Ireland – Amen brother. Thanks for the kind words. Good hunting to you.

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in reply to: Arrow confused #10083

Ireland – Please don’t take my comment about the absurd high price of the Ultimate EFOC arrow as an attack on your “Ashby inspired” set-up. I know there are cheaper ways to go, as you have posted. That comment was kind of a rabbit trail at the end of my post and another pet peeve I have about this subject. We need not kid ourselves, there are lots of people making tons of money on this and making claims that are not far from falsehoods. Alaska Bowhunting Supply is one of them and the one I was referring to. Add up the cost for a dozen Ashby single bevel broadheads and a dozen Grizzlysticks and there you have it. I’m not at all against private enterprise, but I am against price gouging and advertising that leads someone to believe they NEED to have this or you are somehow not going to be an effective hunter.
And, yes I know that the Ashby tests are not only about EFOC. Somehow that has taken the front seat, but just the fact that we now have a 12 step program to get what some would say is the only responsible arrow for hunting any kind of big game just furthers my point. If I were to hunt Africa’s big 5 I would be the first to jump in on this kind of set-up, but remember my argument is some think we need it for deer and bear sized game.
Again I want to say that I’m very thankfull, and believe that Dr. Ashby has done bowhunting a big favor by doing these tests. It is the the length that some have taken it to that I have a problem with.

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in reply to: A Cow Elk #8993

Congrats! Great shot! 😀

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in reply to: Arrow confused #8962

Ireland – I too try to follow Ahsby’s studies , to a point. Not that going from high FOC 15%-20% to EFOC wouldn’t give better penetration, the studies show it does, but for deer and bear my set up has proven to do the job for many, many years. Will my 15%-20% FOC set up bust every shoulder bone when I make a bad shot up front? Most likely not, given other possibilities like skip angle and such but, nor will your EFOC. There are already posts showing up that prove that. It isn’t a cure all for bad shots.
The problem with the so called wound rate studies, when dealing with this penetration subject, is that they don’t take into account only deer that were shot in the front shoulder and lost. I could be wrong, but I don’t think that a EFOC arrow is going to help much when you gut shoot your deer, or any other bad shot that doesn’t hit bone. So, as bad as it is to loose an animal, FOC or lack of it can’t really be used as a stand alone argument. If all animals only jumped backwards at the shot, or I only pulled my shots to the front, then yes, but that isn’t the case. Also, as bad as it is to loose an animal to a shoulder shot that doesn’t get in, I would guess that it has a very high rate of recovery compared to a gut shot. Again, EFOC or EEFOC is no guaranty you are going to recover the animal.
Let me be clear, I am for Dr. Ashby’s studies, but I think it has gotten to the point that all other ways are wrong, and that certainly is not the case. I think the good Dr. has even said something to that effect when dealing with deer sized game, and again, I know history has proven it.
On a side note, I just did some research on a certain web page that sells the “Ultimate” EFOC hunting set up with single bevel heads and all. Total cost for a dozen…$450. absolutely absurd!

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