[Hubertus]

in reply to: Tell Us About Your Username #51696

St. Hubert, patron saint of hunters. (Hubertus is the latin version, I suppose.)
My heritage and current church membership lie with a denomination that has historically shunned the veneration of saints (one of those lovely theological quibbles that makes everyone love religion, right?), but in the story of St. Hubert, I found the valuable lesson. The wilderness can provide a mere distraction from or a real encounter with truth. And since (as those of you who have read my other posts & threads know) hunting does not feed my family, I try to remind myself what tofocus on in the hunt.

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in reply to: Anchor Point #9445

another one for middle finger, corner of the mouth…

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in reply to: Those Damn Scratches!! #62263

One hunter once told me that the first thing he does with a new bow is get it out into some thick brush to scratch it up. Then he can stop worrying about it. (btw, He has some REALLY nice looking and expensive bows, but they’re for hunting first and foremost.)

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in reply to: Dacron vs Fast Flight #62254

If you’ve already established your setup, be aware that changing string materials may affect the spine requirement of your arrows.
(speaking from experience)

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in reply to: keeping warm #56825

My melon’s pretty shiny. So forgetting my lid (wool blend belaclava topped with a wool hood) would be like forgetting my bow.

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in reply to: keeping warm #55846

A very important topic indeed!
I’m one of those guys who can go for a jog in near-freezing temps with shorts & no sleeves. But as soon as I need to be still, I’m in trouble.
I layer-up too. I only use wool/wool blends & polar fleece. This year I’m trying a pair of wool blend bibs (non-camo) and a longhunter shirt (see Ron LeClair’s site). It was the most affordable wool set I could come up with.
My real problem is with hands & feet. I use flip-top mittens. The bowhand stays inside & my release hand has the tab/glove ready to go under an easily removed cover. My feet get a light liner sock, at least 2 pair of wool & winter mukluks to top it off (expremely warm, comfortable & quiet!)

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in reply to: A Bow Hunters's Prayer #54442

Amen

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in reply to: more arrow queations #50273

Hubertus wrote: Quiverfull, if you need someone to cut your arrows for you, it shouldn’t matter if the shop caters to trad shooters. If you can tell when the spine is stiff enough (from repeatedly cutting the arrows down) all the shop needs is a shooting lane and an arrow saw. I suppose it would cost you a few bucks if you’re not buying the shafts there.
As far as what’s needed to DYI (SORRY, THAT’S DIY), I’ll leave that to the more experienced fletchers here. I’ve heard about making cutting jigs using a dremel (or similar) tool, but I haven’t tried it myself.
Shalom

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in reply to: more arrow queations #50270

Quiverfull, if you need someone to cut your arrows for you, it shouldn’t matter if the shop caters to trad shooters. If you can tell when the spine is stiff enough (from repeatedly cutting the arrows down) all the shop needs is a shooting lane and an arrow saw. I suppose it would cost you a few bucks if you’re not buying the shafts there.
As far as what’s needed to DYI, I’ll leave that to the more experienced fletchers here. I’ve heard about making cutting jigs using a dremel (or similar) tool, but I haven’t tried it myself.
Shalom

[Hubertus]

in reply to: more arrow queations #48066

My (limited) experience is that arrow spine charts, as accurate as they are intended to be, are really just a starting point.
When I needed arrows to match my current bow (I use carbon shafts), I used a set of 3 fletched arrows & 1 unfletched, all at full length. At the pro shop range, I shot them as a set, observing where the unfletched arrow landed in relation to the rest of the group. Knowing that they would be too weak at full length, I had them cut down a little at a time until they grouped together.
I would recomend this method for establishing correct spine. For me, the only variable was shaft length, but head mass could easily be worked in. The limitation is that you would need either a pro shop or the proper equipment.

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in reply to: BLOOD TRAILING BASICS #46784

Thanx a lot Steve!
You’ve given me a lot of the information I’ve been looking for. I hope to need it come October.

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in reply to: Defining "Traditional" Bowhunting #43441

This is great! I never thought the discussion would go on this long. Many of these opinions resonate deeply with me.
I know it is a teedious task to try to define “traditional”, and I’m certainly not looking to pigeon-hole or exclude anyone. However, by participating on this website, we are all making claims to be “traditional”, and I wanted to hear some of those claims.
What encourages me is the amount of common ground and the level of respect.

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in reply to: 4 Fletch vs 3 Fletch #25503

Actually, that makes 2 bald guys’ opinions. 🙂

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in reply to: 4 Fletch vs 3 Fletch #23948

I use the same setup, Steve (4×4″). I just like being able to nock an arrow without looking at where the cock-feather is.

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in reply to: a familiar cooling breeze #19174

Amen, brother!

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