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in reply to: Elephant with a bow #17110
bvalette,
I also wanted to tell you good luck on your quest for an elephant. It will probably be quite the hunt, in reality. Will you have a rifle back-up? I hope so. Good luck.
Michael
in reply to: Elephant with a bow #15987For the record, I’m not saying there is anything wrong with bowhunting (or any hunting for that matter) an elephant. For myself, it’s just something I would never consider doing. I’ve never read accounts of Fred Bear’s hunts or Howard Hill’s hunts. I don’t know what all they’ve hunted. Hunting game off of this continent isn’t something I will ever see myself doing. I doubt I will ever travel very far at all to hunt. Just not something that interests me. I’m very happy hunting close to home. Eating something as exotic as elephant, or even gator, even though I know that people do it, just isn’t something that appeals to me. I apologize if I came across as condecending in my previous post.
Michael
I’ve also caught bits and pieces here and there on Dr. Ashby’s studies. There’s a lot there to take into consideration. I eventually want to get some of the best shafts, broadheads and other “goodies” I can get, but on a seasonal laborer’s budget with 3 kids and a stay-at-home wife, that’s a while comin.
Michael
in reply to: Stump Shooting #14295I stump shoot quite a lot when I’m hunting, and even at 3-d shoots if the “stump” is close to in line with the target. I shoot 60# at 29 1/2″ with 590-ish grain arrows. I use anything from .38 special/.357 brass to rubber blunts to judos, and sometimes even field tips. Yeah, harder targets break/bend arrows, but I generally don’t worry about it too much. I can always make more money to buy more arrows.
Michael
JD…sorry to imply that you condoned big game hunting with such light equipment. Didn’t mean for it to come across like that. Montana, sadly enough, does not even list a minimum draw weight for hunting. They also do not list a minimum caliber for hunting guns, for that matter, except for blackpowder.
Michael
in reply to: Elephant with a bow #14286Firstly, no, I don’t have any information on hunting elephants or any other african game. What I’m interested in, is why on Planet Earth would anybody want to hunt an elephant? I mean, that’s a lot of meat. Especially if you have to take care of the meat in hot temperatures. I don’t think I would want to eat elephant, anyway. Kinda like I don’t ever plan to have shark or alligator or mountain lion. Just doesn’t sound appetizing to me.
Michael
in reply to: How well do you shoot #12005Pothunter…Yeah, that would be a mess. But it would definitely do the job. As for the hazel wands, we don’t have hazel up here as far as I know, but we do have a ton of mountain ash and mountain maple brush. I’ll have to try your idea about splitting them.
Michael
in reply to: How well do you shoot #10847What’s the shot count in a load of buckshot?? That should put 10 holes in the paper, yes??? lol… On the more serious note, though, ragman makes a good point that shooting 1 arrow ten times is far better than 10 arrows one time.
Michael
I agree that 35# is far too light for elk. And, personal opinion, I wouldn’t hunt deer with any less than 45#. But, these are my opinions. Dave, thank you for listing some broadhead choices. That’s always a good starting point. I agree also that weight is an important player. Especially weight forward. One of the “Weekly Tips” was to epoxy a rifle bullet inside the shaft of the arrow just behind the insert. I plan to try this with aluminums and see what I can come up with. I know that it’s gonna be a pretty big bullet, because I shoot 2117’s, but I’m still going to see what I can figure out.
Michael
I’ve had good luck with aluminum. My primary arrow stock is XX75 Gamegetters, but for hunting, I do believe that Easton Legacy shafts are a bit tougher than the GG’s. They don’t seem to bend quite as easily. I’ve shot some carbons, but haven’t taken the time to find one that shoots well and tune the shaft to my bow. I may eventually sit down and seriously try the Beman Classics, but that requires money, and in the current economy, money’s tight and I already have 2 1/2 dozen GG shafts. As for wood, I just flat don’t have the patience that they require. Just my thoughts and pennies.
Michael
in reply to: grouse and squirrels #56150Deadsmple,
Yeah, cheaper broadheads probably aren’t a bad choice for small game. And I suppose depending on what kind of arrows a person shoots, the arrow itself may cost more than the individual broadhead. I am considering getting some old cheap Bear 2-blades for grouse and small game, though, at this point, because you do make a good point that if a person is hunting, they just about might as well be using hunting arrows. How many times have you been chasing a grouse or a squirrel, and jumped an animal that would actually help fill your freezer, not just you belly? It happens, and it might not be a bad idea to keep a broadhead on your string just in case, as long as it’s sharp.
MontanaFord
in reply to: Wrist position #50113I shoot a Grizzly, and have found that a high wrist position, combined with minimal palm/finger contact has helped my shooting immensely. I also roll my elbow out and up to get my arm away from the string so I don’t slap myself. Some of this I developed from having erratic shot placement because I was gripping the bow too tightly. I found that gripping too tightly put too much palm pressure on the bow, and affected my shooting in a terrible way. Once I adjusted my grip, I still found myself slapping my arm. I have a hard time wearing an arm guard. One day while watching a couple compound guys that were helping their kids, one of the kids kept slapping his arm, and his dad told him to roll his elbow out away from the path of the string. I took that idea and tried it myself, and ya know what? I don’t slap my arm much anymore, and the only time I have need of an arm guard is when I’m wearing a loose or bulky shirt or sweater.
MontanaFord
in reply to: who was your mentor? #48482My first mentor would be my uncle, as he is the one that first introduced me to traditional archery, or any type of archery, for that matter. My dad took me bow hunting a few times as a kid, but I never really picked up a bow until the summer of 2002. My start to archery was a rocky one, with my first experience being a pretty rough 3-d shoot here in Montana. From there to here has been a journey. Now I’m in the process of teaching my boys, ages 3 and 6 (almost 7) to shoot with a couple PVC bows my uncle and I built. I also bought a bow last summer for my wife at a her first bow shoot. So, I’ve managed to get my entire family outfitted with equipment, now it’s time to keep the ball rolling. My daughter, 6 weeks old, will be my next initiate to archery, once she’s a little older. She will see her first 3-d shoot in May, if all works out well with the camping situation. Wish me luck.
in reply to: grouse and squirrels #43822Deadsmple:
Bottom line, at least for me, it’s not cost-effective to shoot broadheads at small game. It’s cheaper for me to make blunts out of .38 Special or .357 brass and arrows that I’ve bent and restraightened than to use my elk and deer arrows with fairly expensive broadheads. I say “fairly expensive” because I can’t afford the really expensive stuff. I’d rather save my straight arrows and broadheads for animals that will fill my freezer rather than just my belly.
MontanaFord
in reply to: You Favorite Broadhead and why ? #36505Sounds like a good shot to me, but like you said, you may have center-punched a rib, and on elk, those are tough bones. Combined with the light weight, I’m willing to bet that that’s why your penetration went down the tubes.
MontanaFord
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