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in reply to: Most Admired Predators #48139

I am not sure I have a favorite yet I look to them for characteristics that I lack in my own abilities.
The solitary cats such as the cougar or leapord for theit stealth.
Canines, coyote,wolf or wild dog for their cunning.
The weasels might remind me to lighten up and enjoy some humor.
Spiders remind me to be patient.
When I think of bears strength an perserverence come to mind.
Intelegence comes to mind looking into the eyes of the raptors.

I have to remind myself that all these predators are full time professionals, I am a part time amature.

Bill

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in reply to: When The Compound Was Born… #47074

I am not old enough to remember a time without compounds, yet my first bow was a herters 30# recurve. Wish I still had it. I spent some time in the compound world and got tired of people saying you cant shoot that without sights or why do you shoot such a heavy arrow.
Somewhere above my post someone spoke of compounds having no soul, I believe this to be true. While carrying a stick bow in the woods makes me feel like I belong.

Bill

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in reply to: Ever find yourself not watching the bowhunting shows? #47056

It makes me happy to see so many with the same veiws as myself on this subject. I haven’t had tv reception for 6 or so years now and dont miss it a bit.

I lost all interest in hunting shows on the first one that I watched. A beautiful whitetail buck was killed and the hunter(reference used loosely) comented on being glad to cull a management buck. What the hell is a management buck. No respect for the animal taken what so ever.

I have many clients that are not hunters but respect my rights to do so because of the attitude I have for the prey that I persue, If I thought that those shows represented the majority of hunters I would hang my bow up next to my pride and take up full time photography.

Bill

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in reply to: A few things I've learned #45842

Sorry for the double post!
“Always have tickets for the show.” Never heard it put that way, really cracked me up. Cant wait till hunting season now.

Rogue

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in reply to: A few things I've learned #45817

I have learned that a scalpel handle and a half dozen blades weighs next to nothing. Kinda nice to have 6 sharp knives.
Zip ties can be used for too many things for me to leave at home. They also dont weigh much.

Rogue

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in reply to: ABS Maasai single bevel broadhead give away Winner #63131

What a great looking head,please add me to the drawing.

thank you
Bill

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in reply to: Backpacks #59803

I really like the Badlands 2800 it is probably best suited for about 4 days in but I can push a week depending on how primitive I want to make it. It will pack meat and its not so overly large that you cant use it as a day pack.

Packs are like bows, try as many as possible to see whats comfortable and fits you well. 15 miles from a trailhead with an elk down is the wrong time to figure out you hate your pack.

Hope this helps
Bill

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in reply to: Backpacks #59131

Patrick just a few questions.
How long are you wanting to pack in for? Overnight or for up to a week or longer?
Are you wanting to use it as a day pack also?
If using it to pack meat are we talking just deer sized animals or elk and moose?

Answering these questions will help in selecting a pack.

Bill

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in reply to: Greed…the difference between rifle and bow hunters #58703

I will agree with all above, what happened to you was a matter of personal ethics rather than weapon choice.

Who ever this guy is in my opinion violated an unspoken rule in your lease agreement and should suffer some ridicule one way or another.

All this being said I must also take issue with your statement of “my deer”. Until the tag is punched and backstraps are frying in your pan that deer belongs to the ground he trods on.(the respective state may disagree with that last statement.)

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in reply to: ignoring facts #51387

I have friends also who don’t wish to be confused by facts.

I spent a few years where I hung up the stick bow and got into the wheels thinking it was more effective. Durring that time I was chastized for shooting “telephone poles” as my buddies called them. I never understood the idea that a flatter trajectory was any benefit with a set of wheels for the sake that the sites make it much easier to compensate for arrow drop.

I will agree that just about any arrow broadhead combination placed properly will kill any deer on the earth, I am not enough of an optimist to think that every arrow released will hit the exact mark and not encounter any obsticle.

I have not found the perfect combination for my setup yet but I am still playing at it.

Thank you Dr. Ashby for the unbiased opinions that you share. When can we see all the Ashby Reports published in book form?

Bill

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in reply to: EFOC and slowmotion #41832

Thank you all for your responses, they are greatly appriciated.

Bert I too will be interested in with what you come up with for the 2018 shafts. I have been playing with both the 2018 and the 2117 shafts.

I will say that the combined knowledge of this site has been invaluable to me in tinkering with my own arrows.(much to the dismay of my wife.)
Thank you all again.
Bill

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in reply to: Trad shops in the N.W. #38757

Not sure exactly what your looking for, but Dewclaw Archery in Medford Or. is starting to cary more trad equipment all the time. Wapiti Archery in Grants Pass took over Rogue River Archery so if your in the market for cedar shafting that would be the place to go.
I still find myself ordering most of the things I need but I hope this helps.

Rogue

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in reply to: Dedicated or Obsessed? Deciding when to hunt? #35443

Steve the only difference I see is that you and your friend have a different definition of sucess when it comes to hunting.

It wasn’t all that long ago that I was a mirror image of your friend. I measured sucess by the inches of antler on the ground. My ideology had to change or I was giving up hunting to play golf…

I believe that your friend will eventually burn out, when that happens it would be great to have a friend like you there to show him the simpler pleasures and a different measure to a sucessful season.

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in reply to: skeletons in your closet #33204

I don’t know if it’s possible to put a percentage value on animals that might survive. I noticed that on a few other sites there still seems to be some debate about a magical void between the spinal column and the lungs. I had a horrible deflection on a cow elk 2 years ago that was quartering away and hit her in the hind quarter, she made it 80 yards before expireing. So unless its a minor flesh wound I have little faith in the animal surviving.

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in reply to: Ground Hunting Tips #32080

I bought a pop up blind for hunting speed goats, sat in it for two days and gave it to the kids to play in. Though I have not hunted whitetails I believe that if you look around about 3 times as much as you move it helps alot. In a natural blind make sure that your comfortable it limits movement.

The kite string is a great idea I will be adding that to my pack in the morning.

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