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in reply to: Ashby set-up on elk — success report #17642
Dave,
Very nice bull. Hopefully I can find something that looks remotely like that by the time season here comes to a close. Look forward to the story behind him.
Michael.
RAGMAN wrote: Yo montanaford I never had a problem with my pocho trapping any horse gas or poop. The poncho covers the back of the saddle plus alittle of the horse. It stops a good bit from the tail. I must admitt that was quite an reply from someone who has no experience with raingear.
I guess I was thinking of a longer poncho, perhaps even a rain slicker. I never said I don’t have experience with rain gear. I just said that I don’t carry it. It serves its purpose for some people. Personally, I have no use for it. I get too hot with it on, especially if I’m hiking or doing anything active. I’ve used ponchos, slickers, pant/coat combos. I work outside for a living, building fences. We generally don’t stop working just because it starts raining. I generally don’t go hide in the work truck or look for a rain coat (because I don’t have one). I figure that eventually, I’ll dry off. Until then, I’ll be wet. It’s usually only the first five to ten minutes of being wet that bothers me. After that, I don’t really give a hoot. Keep moving, stay warm. Stop moving, cool down. Start moving, warm up again. Also, growing up, my dad worked for an outfitter and my grandparents were also outfitters, so I spent plenty of time around horses in all sorts of weather. With too long of a rain jacket/slicker, you can (and sometimes do) get a good wiff of the horse’s gaseous passings. Anyway, I didn’t mean to start an arguement, but I did figure that I should offer an explanation as to where I was coming from. Good hunting, RAGMAN.
Michael.
in reply to: Missed a grouse today #17625texasota…
been a while since i’ve written you, my friend. glad your trip to ‘sota was somewhat fruitful. the ruffies here are jumpier than a jackrabbit in a cactus patch. if you’re within 50 yards, they get flighty real fast. if you’re driving the roads, you can sometimes idle your way to within 30 of them, but you better be able to make a shot almost as soon as your feet hit the road, cuz they’re wingin it down into the brush, and they don’t stop within sight of the road, usually. franklin grouse (aka fool hens) tend to sit there and let you walk up within a very short distance, usually, before they get itchy. blues, well, they vary depending on hunting pressure. if they’re way back off the road, they usually won’t take off too fast. sometimes, though, if they’ve seen a few people, or it’s late in the season, they’ll get itchy wings a bit sooner. good luck with hunting. i haven’t slung an arrow yet this year…pretty sad for me, but with school and work, it’s hard to find free time.
michael.
in reply to: Vanilla Extract Anyone? #17619Rogue,
I’m with you on that one. I don’t go into the woods LOOKING for trouble. If I was, I might as well douse myself in fish oil…lol. No, wandering around smelling like a tasty treat in griz country isn’t my idea of a good hunt.
Michael.
I actually don’t have a set of rain gear for any occasion. If it starts raining, I generally either head for the truck, or if it looks like it’s gonna blow over, head for thicker cover. I’ll hunt in some pretty wet weather. Deer don’t seem to mind the weather, so why should I? I just wear warm clothes that keep me insulated (little or no cotton).
Michael.
Montana’s general archery season starts the first Saturday in September and runs for six weeks. Then the deer and elk get a week off and the boom-sticks come out for five weeks, ending the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Backcountry (wilderness) rifle season opens the 15th of September, along with black bear, moose sheep and goat. These all end the Sunday after Thanksgiving as well. There are some earlier seasons (archery antelope), and some late season stuff (special deer and elk). Just depends how far a person wants to drive to hunt.
Michael.
in reply to: Ashby set-up on elk — success report #13082Thought I might point one thing out to everybody…the hunter was a friend of Dave’s…Kirby Kohler. Re-read the first sentence in Dave’s post. Thus no pics.
Michael
in reply to: Anchor Point #12345Three fingers under, middle finger in the corner of my mouth. Sometimes, when I think about it, I’ll put the first knuckle of my thumb right in the hollow between my ear lobe and the back of my jaw bone, too.
Michael.
in reply to: Ashby set-up on elk — success report #12342Dave,
Tell your friend Kirby congratulations for me. Now if I could find time to do some serious hunting.
Michael.
in reply to: Dacron vs Fast Flight #61518On my bow, I shoot a Dacron string. It’s a Bear Grizzly, and my understanding is that that bow does not have reinforced limb tips to handle the Fast Flight string. I’ll shoot Dacron until I get a bow that is built for Fast Flight. My uncle shoots Fast Flight on his because his bow was built with reinforced limb tips. I don’t know if I can shoot a FF string, but I’m happy with how my bow shoots, so I’m not worried about it. I have no opinion either way as to which is better or worse.
Michael.
in reply to: Arrow Spine #59133Dennis,
I draw my Grizzly recurve to 60 lb @ 29 1/2″, and with a 145/150 gr. tip, I get a nice-flying arrow. My arrows are also 2117’s, but are cut at 31 1/2″. You may want to try a longer shaft or a heavier tip. Try one or the other, but not both as it will weaken your spine entirely too much. Good luck.
Michael.
in reply to: Waterproofing Fletching #57984My uncle has had good luck with a couple different items on the market, but neither are actually for fletching. The first is Reel Magic…I believe it’s a lubricant or waterproofer for fishing reels. The second is a spray-on somethin-or-other for tires called Tire New or something like that. Not sure the actual name. Anyway, there’s a couple ideas. I think the tire stuff he said smells like bubble gum at first.
Michael.
in reply to: A Bow Hunters's Prayer #54372Good words to commit to.
Michael.
in reply to: Interesting Bear Situation #53864Lance,
Quit eating venison the night before you hunt, and the bears might leave your seat alone. LOL. You know they’re scavengers and will readily eat decayed meat.
Michael
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