[JodyS]

in reply to: What deer do all night #24615

R2

Good one, hilarious!

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: What deer do all night #24039

You put your hind leg in, you take your hind leg out…come on, sing along, you know the words to the Ungulate Hokey Pokey.:D

[JodyS]

in reply to: "Brave" review #24033

It was a dandy movie. My three daughters (4, 6, and 9) loved it. The two younger ones share a Bear starter bow, while the 9 year old has a custom kid’s longbow. They shoot with me two to three times a week. Since we saw the movie yesterday all they want to do is shoot their bows. Fine by me!:D

[JodyS]

in reply to: Tularemia and Hunting Safety #24030

Hey fellas,

I will weigh in here as a health care professional (pharmacist). The above answer of not eating wild rabbit until after the frost is a sound one. Tularemia, in my clinical experience in working as hospital pharmacist for a decade, is nasty.

We have had very few cases (as noted in an earlier reply noting the CDC stats); but the cases that we see are tough ones. The antibiotics used to treat it are almost always IV and the course of therapy is four to six weeks. Some of the antibiotics that are the drug of choice to treat it can cause some ringing in the ears, slight hearing loss, etc.

The heavy artillery antibiotics used are necessary due to many microbes gaining resistance to current antibiotics. Thus, they are tougher buggers to eradicate.

Tularemia is not to be taken lightly. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say that safety should come first. Personally, I wouldn’t eat wild rabbit until a good week or so after several frosts.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Steel Force Traditional Heads? #10626

Smithhammer,

Glad to hear it! I plan to order some soon. I just finished tuning arrows to a new bow over the past few days and I am ready to give some of the SteelForce 225gr a try.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Is camo necessary? #7678

I agree. Camo is not necessary at all. Being still, and quiet, is the key in my opinion. With proper respect of the wind/air movement of course.

While I cannot speak to elk hunting, as a lifelong resident fo the Mid-South, I can share some whitetail experiences.

I have been in camo from head to toe and been spotted by a whitetail, due to my movement. On the other hand, I went scouting one afternoon two years ago in a grey T-shirt and black athletic (windsuit) pants. I hunkered down on a black milk crate (a great scouting companion or a good seat for a hillbilly ground blind) against a tree and in the shade, about ten minutes later I had deer move along a trail about 15 yards in front of me. They never flinched or looked at me twice as they fed along.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Steel Force Traditional Heads? #7667

Smithhammer

Did you get to try out those sexy Steel Force heads this weekend?

I am eager to hear your review of them.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Nugent, redux #56867

Well, the “E” word has been brought up in this discussion. 8)

I didn’t want to be the one to break out the ethics word :D. But, here it goes…

There is a tremendous difference between lawful and ethical. We can assume that an ethical hunter is a lawful one, but a lawful one will not always be an ethical one. Now that the celebrity in question has pleaded guilty to breaking some hunting laws, I wonder if he will fully disclose some of his practices in an attempt to clear his name in the eyes of the “hunting public.” I think it is safe to assume that if he does not come out and disclose his practices (because he is one who likes to declare things publicly), then we can assume a lack of ethics such as baiting for the camera hunts, hunting high-fence areas, etc.

Sorry for the rant…sort of.

The true “hero” hunters in my mind are guys who hunt fair chase, pursue hunting with a passion that is informed and pure, introduce the next generation to ethical hunting, and through consistent conservation efforts –whether on a local or national scale–preserve the land and wildlife for our children and grandchildren. I don’t mind those kind of folks speaking on my behalf.

Hunting-celebs, no thanks, go hawk your products and parrot your cheap talk elsewhere; I ain’t buying either.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Steel Force Traditional Heads? #56543

Smitty,

One of my longbows is tuned to shoot 225 grain broadheads. I am going to get some of these and try them out. I have heard great things about them, but no first hand experience….not yet.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Nugent, redux #56540

Well said fellows. I agree. The really troubling part to me is that our culture, including hunters at times, believes that the single voice of a celebrity (remember that fame isn’t always merited based on intellect, work ethic, or ability; sometimes it just lands in the lap of the wrong folks) carries more weight than that of a thousand reasonable, fine folks. In other words, our society, and hunters at times, seemed starved for someone who is big/famous to gain attention for us and then speak on our behalf. The problem here is that those who are famous and then speak on our behalf rarely have the character, thoughtfulness, or down-to-earth-mindedness that we do. They fall, and then we do too, all by proxy.

Here is a rule of thumb for those celebs in the hunting world out there: If you are an avid self-promoter, you should always practice self-examination. At best, you become a more thoughtful and moral person by doing so, at worst, your narcissism doesn’t devolve into criminality.

[JodyS]

in reply to: Copperhead Skins!! #9096

Hey fellas,

If anyone knows where I can get some nice copperheads skins (preferably darker ones with less of a pink tone) please let me know. I am looking for some dark ones for my upcoming bow. I am going to try to ‘trap’ a few around here, but Ozark Mountain copperheads tend to have a very pink/orange hue.

Thanks

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Chek-Mate strings. #36945

You won’t be disappointed. I switched to SBD strings this January. They are excellent. The service is top notch as well.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Thanks, Dave! #27544

Thanks Dave

You have done a great job!

Thank you for volunteering your time and expertise, and humor.

Best wishes with your continued writing and hunting.

Jody

[JodyS]

in reply to: Fantastic Armguard #25326

After getting my armguard from Tim Roberts at Farr West Leather Works last month, my nine year old daughter Emma wanted one too. I didn’t know if Tim could make ’em kid-sized, but he did. It is as tough and great-looking as the dad-sized one. 😀

It fits Emma perfectly, and she loves it.

She tried it out while stump shooting this weekend. Great job Tim!

This is also a shameless way of showing off my little tradbow buddy shooting her new longbow that she got for Christmas!:lol:

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[JodyS]

in reply to: Where Would You Live? #17223

I love where I live now in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in North Arkansas. We have great whitetail, turkey, and duck hunting. We also have world class trout and smallmouth fishing for us fly-rodders.

If I had to pick somewhere else it would be Montana or Alaska.

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