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in reply to: video yourself shooting #59313
Webmother wrote: [quote=Wolfshead]I use ubersense too. I think it is a great tool
There was an article in Trad Bowhunter Mag about videoing yourself and how they suggest to go about it.
Pretty good article and combined with ubersense it has really helped me
I am an ex- Football Coach and we filmed everything to help us so this was right up my alley
That was in the Aug/Sep 2012 issue. Traditional Wisdom–Filming a Better Shot by Robert Smith
Yes!
That was it! Very good article.
Thank you
in reply to: video yourself shooting #58426I use ubersense too. I think it is a great tool
There was an article in Trad Bowhunter Mag about videoing yourself and how they suggest to go about it.
Pretty good article and combined with ubersense it has really helped me
I am an ex- Football Coach and we filmed everything to help us so this was right up my alley
in reply to: attaching glue on broadheads #55856Don’t forget to practice with them BEFORE you hunt with them.
They may shoot differently than your field points, and game day is not the day to discover that….
in reply to: A first harvest… #53088That is way too cool!
Congrats Dad and Layla
in reply to: Alaskan Adventure, Young, 1922/23 #47379Very cool!
That is certainly Traditional for sure!
Well, just today my Fiancé and I had just picked up our wedding bands from the silversmith as we had them custom made.
As I drove on the on ramp to the highway there were two Redtail Hawks performing what looked to be the Thatch Weave low in the sky just in front of us….
Just like I mentioned I seem to be visited by them when something of signicance happens.
Made me feel pretty good!
I took it as a good sign!
in reply to: Wild Shots #43341Yes!
It happens to me every now and then…. Frustrating!
Actually I find it usually happens when I lose focus, and especially when I lose focus on my release/follow through.
I can have a smooth release, but if my follow though is not right then….:shock:
Getting better though. At least now I can start to understand where the problem probably came from
in reply to: Celebration #39854tradhunter1 wrote: I ask for forgiveness for killing then give thanks for the life and sustenance I and my family have just received.
It’s a very personal ritual as are the pictures I take to honor the animal and remind me how beautiful every life really is. That’s one reason I seldom share my actual “hero” (I really dislike that word) pictures with any one out side family and extremely close friends, like my few hunting partners that actually “get” the reverence I feel on the hunt.
Wow… some of the most personal stuff I’ve shared anywhere.
Troy
At 52, this will be my first ever season as a Hunter.
I will hunt exclusively as a Traditional Bowhunter and for a definite reason.
I always supported hunting but never participated.
One because as a football player, then later as a coach, my falls were consumed with preparations for each game and opponent.
Second was having to actually take a life. I just was not sure that it was something I was comfortable in doing myself…
As a Trad Bowhunter, as you all know we offer our quarry the opportunity for fair chase, pursuing them on their turf on their terms, and for me their extreme advantage. I will probably be eating more tag than tenderloin, but the experience and the opportunity to spend the time in Nature and, hopefully, up close and personal with it’s inhabitants is very exciting for me.
I am not sure how I feel about photographing my harvest as of yet out of respect for the animal. I am not hunting for trophies, I am hunting for meat and experiences. Those will be my trophies. Maybe a picture, maybe not….
I will be developing my personal traditions and prayers this fall.
Good luck to you all!
in reply to: Wild Voices #39843I was walking Lou, our Dog, yesterday morning at 4:30 am, and enjoyed the conversation of what I could figure was at least 4 Cardinals whistling away to one another.
My better half and I were just discussing how it is beginning to feel like fall as well. Even the way the sun light looks and the air feels….
I really love the fall, when Mother Nature is so giving of herself!
I live in the Northeast, but I sure do envy those of you who have the large expanses of land to hunt, the Elk, the wolves, etc… To hear, see and experience.
Good on you all!
I have always felt a connection with Native American beliefs(Spirituality for lack of a better term).
It is extremely coincidental as I have been reflecting a lot about this lately. Kindred spirits I guess so.
Animal totems seem to appear regularly for me. I seem to be connected with Redtail Hawks, Great Blue Herons and Crows.
It always seems that one (or more)of these birds appear before or after something of significance. It seems more than coincidental as they seem to really make their presence known….
I am still trying to interpret their meanings if such exist.
I also have an affinity towards Wolves too! 😉
The medicine bag is interesting as well. Right now I have experiences to complete before I take care of that one.
Very, very interesting thread!
in reply to: Trad bowhunting education?? #35223I am a physical education teacher by trade and one of the units we teach is archery.
We were trained through the NASP program a few years ago.
If you go to their site http://www.nasparchery.com/activea.asp
And go to the instructors resources it has a PDF that show lessons and such.
Not saying that is what you should do but it can give you some insight into what others are doing and you can pick and choose if you like.
Hope this helps
in reply to: 2013 hunting rigs #28405Sinawalli,
Is that a cat paw print by your foot?
Certainly not a house cat….:shock:
in reply to: 2013 hunting rigs #28221Here is my Whitetail rig
made and put assembled all of it except for the bow and the glove
64″ Bama hunter longbow 45#@27″
Surewood shafts arrow, STOS 130gn broadhead (546 total Grains)
in reply to: Bucket list hunt #22448My bucket list, at this moment, is my first hunt.
It will be for whitetail, as I live in the northeast.
My first day will be on public land, on the ground, with longbow in hand.
If’in I ever become successful then my bucket list would include, most likely, Elk in Colorado. I would love to experience that.
But, that is a long way off at present and I really need to build my woodsmanship for that to happen.
Here’s to everyone enjoying the experience of filling the list!
Steve Graf wrote: There is just one thing I can add to all this good advice.
When I practice, I bring just one arrow. I find that if I bring more than one I am tempted to start flinging arrows if things aren’t going well. Which reinforces bad form.
Shoot an arrow, think about what happened while retrieving the arrow, try to do better on the next arrow.
It helps with the hunting mindset too, knowing you only get the one shot.
This is basically how I practice too.
Once in a while I’ll take three or more arrows with me to shoot but it will be for a specific reason not to just fling arrow down range.
I usually start with my first shot at different distances with the intent that it is a hunting shot on an animal. Then I’ll go from there.
I also play what I call “around the world” I start at ten yards and need to shoot a bullseye. If I do then I can start. I’ll take a step back and now I have to get the shot in a 6″ circle. If I do I continue back, if not I start at the beginning. I keep going back to a specific distance that I choose and if I make it all the way back I am done. If not I will figure out what I think is the cause of poor shooting and try and work that.
I also have a range in my basement about thirteen yards and I will turn off the light by the target and shoot at a tennis ball suspended by a string. The darkness really makes you have to focus on the target.
Maybe not perfect but it has been working for me so far….
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