[MontanaFord]

in reply to: back to traditional; bow advice #17187

Nobody’s ever given me an exact description of “draw length”. I just figured that it was the distance from the throat of the bow to the throat on the nock. That’s why I mentioned the subtraction part. Learn something every day, I guess. Never learn anything without paying attention, and now this’s my turn.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: Getting Ready for Deer Season #16013

Steve,

Those arrows look snazzy…and the broadheads look pretty slick, too…good luck drawing blood with them this fall.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: back to traditional; bow advice #16008

Using a friend to help, draw an arrow to full draw and have them mark the arrow at the front of the riser. Slowly let down your draw, and after measuring the distance from the throat of the bow (where your hand supports the bow) to the front of the riser, subtract this off of the length of the arrow from bottom of nock to your previous mark. This should give you your draw length. If I missed anything in here, somebody else is sure to chime in. Good luck picking a bow.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: New guy here #14716

Shooter,

I don’t have any information on the bow, but welcome to TBM. You’ll find that this is a great site with lots of help available. Everyone that’s on here seems willing to offer advice and information on anything and everything you can dream up that has to do with traditional archery. Good luck and shoot straight.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: New Grizzly coming soon! #13732

Ok, now I understand what you’re saying. I was reading it wrong.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: New Grizzly coming soon! #13615

Dave,

You may want to submit the mineral oil idea as a TBM Tip of the Week. If vaseline is a mild ANTI-coagulant, wouldn’t that mean that it keeps blood from coagulating? Just wondering?

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: Spot and stalk black bear? #10618

Really enjoyed the article in the new TBM titled “That’s Close Enough!” by John Pietropaoli…That is WAY TOO CLOSE!!! But, it would definitely get the blood pumping. I’d either be headed out of county, or end up cleaning out my drawers after something like that. But a very good story none-the-less.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: EFOC (20+ %) and Aluminum Shafts #9394

King,

Thank you for the information. At this point in the game, with our archery season looming closely, I’m thinking that I will focus primarily on overall weight gain, along with my new Grizzly heads for this season. The EFOC will probably have to wait until next year, as I don’t have the time to put into it this year, or the money for the pieces and parts.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: EFOC (20+ %) and Aluminum Shafts #8662

Iron,

Thank you. I’m also fairly newly married (Dec. 2008), and am hoping to take a couple classes this fall. Work is the thing that’s gonna mess w/ my schedule there…it sucks, but that’s life. Anyway, I’m thinking that if I go to a heavier spined arrow and add brass inserts, and just play with the length, I may be able to get what I want out of my aluminums. We’ll see in the long run. Hope classes go well for you.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: Public land elk-Colorado #8087

Mike,

I don’t live in Colorado, so I don’t know a whole lot about their hunting and what-not, but I do know that elk typically tend to inhabit some very steep and unforgiving country. Get yourself in GOOD physical condition if you aren’t already. Here in Montana, there’s lots of hiking up and FARTHER UP in elk country to get into the high country basins they like to hide in. Of course, if you happen to be on top of the mountain (which happens in some cases), they’ll be WAY DOWN IN THAT HOLE, and it probably won’t be a nice grassy walk down or back out. Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: EFOC (20+ %) and Aluminum Shafts #8085

Iron,

As I mentioned in my reply to Dave, while I would love to try carbons, I just flat don’t have the money to spend on them. I shoot well enough that I don’t break or bend a lot of aluminum shafts anymore, and barring arrows lost while paying homage to the arrow gods, a dozen arrows generally last me a couple years. Thanks for the advice, though.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: trad vs. compound #8077

My dad gave me his old PSE Big Sky Magnum, along with all of his other archery gear, and I was fortunate enough to work a deal with the local bow shop to “traditionalize” that compound. I shoot the same arrows out of it that I shoot out of my Bear recurve, I shoot with fingers and no sights. Basically the only advantage I have over my recurve is the let-off that the cams give me. I had the compound set at the same draw weight as my recurve. Do I shoot one more than the other? Probably the recurve. I’ve taken the compound to one 3-d shoot this spring, and actually, my shooting wasn’t really any different than with my recurve. The main reason I shoot the compound is so that I can tell my dad this fall that I killed something with his bow WITHOUT sights or a release aid. An elk would be the best, but anything would suit me just fine.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: Sharpening question for Standing bear or Ron #8068

I don’t remember for sure if I had my Wensels shave sharp or not, but i sure had them sharp enough to drop through a piece of paper from a foot above and go completely through…I used the Montec diamond stone for my Wensels. It’s about a $30 stone.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: Elephant with a bow #61462

Don,

I’m not doubting the quality of alligator or mountain lion (or any other species) as table fare. I simply have my own biblical beliefs as to what should and should not be eaten. For myself, these are creatures that have been deemed unclean. If I’m the person cooking, or if I have a choice in what goes on my plate, I choose to follow my beliefs. I won’t try to turn this into a religious debate, because it’s not worth the argument. It’s kind of like two people arguing what’s better…a wood arrow or a carbon arrow…well, it’s personal belief and preference.

Brett,

Good luck on your croc hunt, and also your rhino dart hunt. I hope that outfitter lets you use your bow. Good luck and shoot straight.

Michael

[MontanaFord]

in reply to: The anatomy of a broadhead's edge #61457

I noticed that the KME sharpener is somewhat similar to the Lanski sharpener that my dad gave to me. Would the Lanski work to put an edge on my single-bevels? I was just thinking about that and figured I would ask. Thanks.

Michael

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