[JodyS]

in reply to: On TeeVee hunting heroes #54750

Dave

You speak Southern fluently! Once you master the usage of the triple negative (I went to Wal-Mart and didn’t get no nothing) you are well on your way. I actually heard a fellow say that once, and could not hold my laughter.

Weird winter weather here for sure in North Ark. We have had some single digit temps this week, which is very rare for us in December, and have an inch of ice covered with three inches of snow. My daughters love it; school has been cancelled for tomorrow!

Since I cannot get out to my farm to hunt, I am passing time by putting bird seed on the deck and watching all of the birds, reading, and writing.

Can someone start a thread on what you do when you are iced in? 😀

[JodyS]

in reply to: What broadheads do you like? #54737

I shoot the Tuffhead 190 grain Meathead with a titanium adapter. They are razor sharp out of the package, and fly really well. I shoot the same setup for whitetails and turkeys.

[JodyS]

in reply to: On TeeVee hunting heroes #54496

We have covered several topics in this thread. As a lifelong Mid-Southerner (Arkansas and Tennessee), here are my thoughts:

1. An accent is a neutral thing, neither good nor bad. When used to get attention, like with the “hunters” on TV, it becomes bad. When a sweet-talking Southern gal uses it; it is good!

2. Grammar and syntax are great, all folks, especially my fellow Southerners should learn the beauty of words spoken/written rightly and well.

3. The thought-content of a statement is much more important than the accent that it is delivered through (Yes, I know that I shouldn’t end a sentence with a preposition).

4. There is a significant difference between a hillbilly and a redneck. Ask your local hillbilly and he will explain it to you; your local redneck will not know the difference. Therein lies the difference.

5. All of this good-natured banter is enjoyable, especially since I am snowed/iced in today and can’t hunt.

6. For the record, “y’all” is an appropriate third person plural pronoun. When I did study abroad in college in England years ago they loved to hear it. 😀

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: New Java Man on the block #25113

Gary

That’s a beauty. The wenge and maple is a sweet combo. The antler tips are dandy. JavaMan is a fine craftsmen indeed.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: "The Good Hunt" film trailer #9299

Dave

The trailer looks great. I can’t wait to see the entire film.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: "The Untamed" – film #9295

Clay

Looks great, I can’t wait to see it.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: What broadheads do you like? #49865

I have shot Eclipse Werewolf (175 double bevel) and Steel Force Traditionals (225 gr single bevels). Both were dandy heads for hunting whitetails and turkeys here in the Ozark Mountains.

I picked up some Tuffhead Meatheads (190 gr single bevel) at the Kalamazoo Trad Bow gathering. I am very pleased with them. To me, they out-perform the other two for my needs. And, they are shave-the-hair-off-your-arm sharp right out of the package (there is a reason that the owner –Joe– includes a Band-Aid dispenser with them:shock:). I use titanium adapters with them and I am very impressed with the performance. Hopefully I will get to send one through an Eastern longbeard in three weeks. 😀

[JodyS]

in reply to: Wonderful News! #29968

Congratulations, you are about to have the time of your life, and less money.:shock:

My three daughters are the highlight, and sunlight, of every day.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: What's in a Name? #16713

Mine is the short version of a nickname and long last name. Joseph is my real name, but for some reason I have been called “Jody” by my family all of my life. Last name is Smotherman (a change in spelling by English ancestors when they came to the US; it was Smitherman…just like Jason W mentioned his ancestors changing their spelling once they came to the US). JodyS is the short handle for a mutt who is an English, Irish, Native-American pharmacist, father of three, and rookie writer from the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.

For reasons related to caller ID, my buddies call me “Jose.” When I call someone, the caller ID shortens my name to “Smotherman, Jose.” 😀

[JodyS]

in reply to: I need some advice on stalking and getting close to game #13361

Wexbow

No, he was in fine condition, at least on that day..I was able to sneak up on him because he was leaned up on a juke box, tapping his foot, and talking to a waitress. 😯 Just kidding…

With all due respect, Dave is as quiet in the woods as anyone that I have ever hunted with. He has an article in TBM from years ago that is about walking quietly in the woods. It is excellent.

Asbell’s book on stalking and ground hunting is solid as well.

[JodyS]

in reply to: Hunting footwear #12129

The LL Bean Maine hunting shoe/boot is the best that I have found. They have soft soles for sneaking, and for feeling the ground. They make both the insulated and un-insulated models. I have the un-insulated type, so for winter hunting good wool socks are a must. Get the speed laces –you have to request them– and you have great hunting/sneaking boots.

I bought my first pair over a year ago, thanks to recommendations about them on this site, and I have been very pleased with them.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Interests #12042

Like many of you I enjoy shooting my longbow year round, fly fishing, fly-tying, reading, and my family. I really enjoy writing as a hobby as well.

[JodyS]

in reply to: Anyone eat coyote? #12029

Michael and Wexbow,

The passage you are looking for is Acts 10:9-14.

Anyone like catfish? Fried catfish is a Southern staple, but old mister-whisker fish will eat anything, dead or alive…anything.

I will stick to venison, elk, turkey, crappie, and walleye.

[JodyS]

in reply to: I need some advice on stalking and getting close to game #12011

One of the most valuable principles for me is to remember that you cannot walk and look at the same time. Walking while looking leads to moving at too fast of a pace and stepping too heavily. I do not allow myself to walk and look at the same time; I take three slow steps, stop, wait, look, and then repeat. I may take an extra step or two if it puts me in a shadow or next to a large tree.

It has taken me as long as half an hour to cover 50-60 feet, but that pace has gotten me to within 12 yards of a six point buck this year. I was about 12 yards away from it, needed to take another step to get a clear shot, and then the wind shifted! 😯

Just for kicks this fall (we do not have a fall turkey archery season here in Arkansas), I put the sneak on a group of jakes that I spotted. I got to within long bow range of them as they scratched for acorns and chatted among themselves. After getting to watch them a bit, I stayed in some thick stuff and let me move on away from me; I didn’t want them to ever know that I was there.

To me walking quietly in the woods is as much of a state of mind as it is physical technique.

I once snuck up on Dave Petersen in the woods while we were hunting together, my highest acheivement to date! 😀

[JodyS]

in reply to: Please post Kzoo pics here! #38598

Sorry fellows, I didn’t take a single picture. There was a really nice fellow named Chad that took lots of pics on Friday and Saturday. I think that he said that he would post some. I don’t know if he is a member of this forum, or is on another trad bow forum.

Jody

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