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in reply to: Spot and stalk black bear? #25903
Peter,
I’ve only hunted black bears a little bit, and that was with a rifle. There’s an article in the new TBM about spot and stalk black bears up in British Columbia, Canada. The article is titled “Chasing Chocolate”. It’s on page 21. A good article.
in reply to: Anyone going after spring Turkey #25895I’m planning to try and secure permission on a couple pieces of property not far from where I live, here in NW Montana. One elderly couple I know allows hunters on their place, and a friend clued me into a fellow that allows 4 people per year on his property. I’m looking forward to trying to take a turkey with my recurve. We’ll see what I can get in the stew pot.
in reply to: grouse and squirrels #24765ok, that makes more sense…lol…these lil reds we got up here it don’t take much to shoot through one, but they are still some tough lil buggers sometimes…i’ve seen some of the greys down in the houston, tx area, and man do they git FAT!!! my wife’s grandparents had about 6 that they fed regularly, and i bet those squirrels were every bit of 5 pounds…
in reply to: WILL I EVER SHOOT MY LONGBOW AGAIN? #24125Jerry,
I won’t say that I know what you’re going through, because I’ve never been there. I don’t think that I’ve ever truly experienced target panic. I used to have a terrible time with my accuracy, though, and realized that I was not using the “push-pull” to end my shot. I would sloppily draw to my anchor, and let fly. Without tension in my body, I found the bow jerking my form around upon release. When I started focusing on my “push-pull”, my release became smoother, and my accuracy got a lot better. Perhaps if you focus yourself on reaching your “push-pull”, it will help you out. I don’t know. Just a thought. Good luck with your problem, and if anything comes to mind or I run across any advice, I’ll drop a post on here.
MontanaFord
in reply to: How well do you shoot #24112i would guess offhand that i should consistently average 7-8 out of ten within a 6″ bulls-eye, although there are days when my shooting has flat left the country and i’d only average about 4-5 out of ten…but for the most part, i’d guess 7-8…
in reply to: Have you ever considered a longbow ?? #22878I’ve been wanting for a while to have a custom bow built for me, although now that I’m married, I know I’m going to have a hard time convincing my wife that a custom bow is worth the money it will cost, especially when I only work about 8 months out of the year. I have been considering a longbow, off and on, but only time will tell. I may have to make it a point to borrow a demo bow at one of the shoots I frequent during the summer months to see where I truly stand on the subject of longbow vs. recurve. We’ll see down the road.
MontanaFord
in reply to: You Favorite Broadhead and why ? #22868Milhouse wrote: Right now, I really like the Magnus Stinger 4 blade, 150 grain BH. I would love to shoot Wensel Woodsmens, but I can’t sharpen them to save my soul.
Milhouse, the best way that I’ve found to sharpen the Wensel broadheads is with a flat stone such as the guys at Montec make. It’s got 2 grits to it, one on each side. Lay the head flat on the stone, cover that one upright blade with a piece of thick cloth and keeping and even pressure all the way around, push it steadily forward across the stone. I do this about 10-15 times, then rotate the blade one turn on the stone, and repeat, then rotate and repeat again. I do this until the blade faces are completely smooth, as I didn’t like the rough look that they had from the factory. Often, I will set the stone on a paper towel or piece of cloth to keep it from sliding on the table. Hope this helps.
MontanaFord
in reply to: grouse and squirrels #22824clay, your squirrels in idaho must have some pretty thick hide to take a .38 blunt from a 50# bow…lol…i dunno, mebbe our red squirrels are kinda thin-skinned…lol…and yeah, as mentioned, judos can catch on stuff and screw up your shot in a big way….i still like’em, tho, cuz they don’t seem to dig as deep into the duff as blunts tend to…
in reply to: trad vs. compound #20641as has already been said many times, it’s doubtful that traditional tackle will ever overtake technological tackle. i started started shooting a 55# bear grizzly in 2002 at a 3-d shoot. definitely NOT the place for a beginner to start. i think i lost more arrows in that one day than i do in a year, now, 7 years later. in the seven years, i’ve killed 2 whitetail does, and taken shots at 4 others. sure, my connection ratio isn’t what compounders have, but i love the close encounters. i’ll stick with a recurve for hunting and stump-shooting. i may start shooting my dad’s old pse compound, but i’ll treat it as if it’s a recurve, as well. no sights, no release and no fancy-dancy arrow rest. and it will probably only be a target/back-up bow at the very most.
in reply to: grouse and squirrels #20627My uncle and I generally use old arrows with .38 Special or .357 brass epoxied onto the end over a filed-down field tip, or judo points or rubber blunts. The ones with the brass on the end are the best because you don’t care if you lose them or not. These are all also good for all-around stump shooting, too. I hate losing judos or good blunts on a bad shot, but losing arrows is how we keep the arrow manufacturers in business.
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