[Hiram]

in reply to: Opinions – What would you guys do? #61165

Adirondackman wrote: I have a Elk hunt planned with another trad hunter that I met through a bow site. We plan to hunt the San Juan National forest in Colorado. We had planned to pack in a few miles to get away from the crowds and hunt away from the roads. My prefered method of hunting Elk. The more we talk, the more I hear his tune changing. He is now talking about camping by a road and hunting from the roads. When I mention some areas that I would like to hunt, he makes statements like “Lets try to stay high or low so that we are not hiking up and down all day”

My concerns are: That he is not in the shape that he claims to be. If we kill an Elk how much help will he be in packing the meat out. We get out there and he is dead set on hunting from the road. I have been looking forward to this hunt since March.

What would you guys do?

Do what I started doing 10 years ago and hunt solo! You do not need anybody to hunt with. Make sure someone knows where you are and carry a cell phone and daypack with enough to live for three days. Kill, I have my bags and rope to dress and stash my meat for the return.

[Hiram]

in reply to: Glove of choice help !!!! #53511

Gloves/Tabs
An excellent take on the matter, by an excellent falla!:)

Edited to shorten the link 😀 ~Robin

[Hiram]

in reply to: Elk hunting tips #52934

I live in the Ozark Mountains. I Elk hunt a lot like I turkey and squirrel hunt, which is to slip along quietly, pause and listen, look. I have had good luck in Colorado with a cow call. I know this may seem a little different but it works. I like to get the wind in my face and ease along trails. I hear or see Elk, I hump up and call limited and softly. I have killed all my Elk this way off my knees. I once made the mistake of calling before I was tucked off the trail, as has been mentioned. I was busted very quickly!

[Hiram]

in reply to: Elk hunting tips #52293

I never carry a Bugle, just a Cow call. Wealth of info fellas! Keep it coming.:)

[Hiram]

in reply to: Glove of choice help !!!! #48441

I envy your initial choice. I am converting to the tab for it’s many advantages.
A tab lasts a long time.
A tab gives you finger tip contact for your reference.
Tab wins hands down on the smoothest release.
If the Tab was not superior, why would 99% of all Olympic Archers be using them?
Tab can just be flipped out of the way when using your fingers while hunting, if need be.
Tab is made of super slick materials like Cordovan etc. and can be enhanced by powder to slick them up.
You can make your own much easier.
They are cheaper by comparison to a quality glove like American Leathers Bigshot.
Why give it up?

[Hiram]

in reply to: Most Admired Predators #48158

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr0o8zRmub4

[Hiram]

in reply to: New intro video?! Tell me what ya think! #47141

Dropping your Bow arm before you release!:)

[Hiram]

in reply to: Bummed out – a friend is giving up Stickbows #45905

trapperDave wrote: to each his own.

he’s shooting what he wants to shoot. gotta respect that. I dont buy into all the high n mighty BS some want to wrap around “traditional”. its just our tool of choice, doesnt make us any more or less a man or hunter.

“It really is not a question of his equipment! It is a question of his commitment toward respecting the Animal enough to give it his best!’

[Hiram]

in reply to: Bummed out – a friend is giving up Stickbows #44430

The day I get upset and start flaming is the day I’ll hang up my mouse

Good one! LOL:D

[Hiram]

in reply to: Bummed out – a friend is giving up Stickbows #43626

Limblover, my post may seem harsh to you now. Wait till you have traveled and hunted with some people as much as I have, say 20 years from now, and you will begin to see the points I made in my post. One friend of mine hunted with me several years in Colorado and Arkansas, Texas. He quit me and went to a muzzle loader several years ago. No others in my area actually go to Bowhunt and enjoy camping etc. So, I got started hunting by myself about 8 or so years ago. I like it that way until I kill an Elk and have to carry it out by myself! LOL:)

[Hiram]

in reply to: Flemish strings #41406

http://www.tradgang.com/stuff_bin/stringjig.jpg

[Hiram]

in reply to: Instinctive Shooting: Practice Distances #38515

Steve nailed it!

[Hiram]

in reply to: Bummed out – a friend is giving up Stickbows #38454

Been there done that Limblover. I hunt alone!

[Hiram]

in reply to: Instinctive Shooting: Practice Distances #38355

Learn to split/gap!

[Hiram]

in reply to: Bummed out – a friend is giving up Stickbows #38331

I don’t have the dedication to practice like you guys do.

To gain a level of proficiency, or to gain a level of skill that insures success?
Proficiency or success can be measured by dedication.
How dedicated we are towards the Animal we intend to Hunt is the measure of success!
Correct practice should insure that we have done all we can to kill the Animal cleanly, quickly, and insure that we have been successful in our treatment of the Animal.
I would say that: Without knowing your friend, he would need the same level of dedication with a compound Bow as any other.
It really is not a question of his equipment! It is a question of his commitment toward respecting the Animal enough to give it his best!
So, in the end, He is either dedicated enough to honor the Animal by practice, or he is not!
Blow this guy off as a Hunting Buddy because you will just end up blood trailing the Animals he gimps!
One more observation. How could the guy give up something, he never really started? Again, move on and walk out of this gully to higher ground! When you reach it, you may well be standing on the top of mountain by yourself. I have done this many times along the way, and I can tell you that the view is Great!!!!!!!!!!:)

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