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in reply to: Killed one #53476
On the ground…always. I used to climb trees — no treestand, just climbed up in trees — when I was much younger in Missouri. But I can only remember taking one shot while actually in a tree.
I stillhunt almost exclusively. Lots of terrain features which can work for you, or against you, in SE Wyoming.
in reply to: Declining Animal Populations #52944What more can I say?
“We have met the enemy and he is us.”
Probably the most famous Pogo quotation is “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Perhaps more than any other words written by Kelly, it perfectly sums up his attitude towards the foibles of mankind and the nature of the human condition.
in reply to: Eye Glasses for Archery? #44560I opened my stance just a smidge and have no problem with nose piece and pads interfering with my vision. It also gave me better binocular vision and improved my depth perception. Overall I am shooting better than when I tried a more classic target-style stance.
At age 68+ I am most aggravated by the bifocals and the loss of peripheral vision down by my feet as I move in rough terrain. But it’s all good…just being “out there” is worth the extra hassle of the bifocals.
in reply to: Thought I would Share….My first Longbow Elk #44552Wow! Tip o’ the hat to you.
Only elk I have seen were on the side of the road as I drove in to the forest one morning. Plenty of tracks and very few bugles but I know they are in the area.
Congratulations on your success with the longbow!
in reply to: Killed one #44546Congratulations!
I got the drop on one mule deer near my cabin. Problem was there were so many spots on it I couldn’t “pick a spot.”
Truth be told it was no bigger than my cocker spaniel. With that many spots I figure it was way too young to shoot. It was fun being close to the little fella for a few minutes.
in reply to: flemishbowstrings.com #44541It has been a few days since the new string arrived and I have had plenty of time to get it settled in on my 50# Howatt Hunter (1991 vintage). This B50 Flemish string stretched a little over the first several dozen arrows but not much at all after a day or two. Workmanship is great, well waxed and shoots nicely. I am happy.
Now if I could just sneak in close enough for a shot at the local elk…
in reply to: 2014 Hunting #14496I don’t care if the daily limit on squirrel is three — you are the man! I have killed a truck load of Missouri squirrels with all sorts of pistols, rifles and shotguns “back in the day” but doing it with a long bow is impressive.
Lbhunter63 wrote: [quote=R2]Hey folks, some already hunting, a whole bunch more of us fixin’ to.
Just wanna say good luck, do it well, do it right, and everyone go home safe.
Let us know what ya do.
As long as yer askin’
Went out scouting my deer spot for the “warmer than usual” Georgia archery season next month…got a limit of grey squirrel with my 70# Howard Hill custom longbow and one, yes ONE judo tipped cedar homemade arrow…a good day and a couple of good stews!
in reply to: String knocks #11970I want to try this on a new Flemish string I have coming soon. The brass nocks scratch my shooting tab and that doesn’t seem like a good thing. So I have been using dental floss to make nock points. That works pretty well, is cheap and easily replaced but not “adjustable.”
in reply to: Not this year… #11966I hear you. Take it slow and easy, whatever you do.
in reply to: My Stumping/Small Game Head #11302Great idea: simple, cheap, doable!
in reply to: Elk Camp right around the corner! #11301Next Monday will be opening archery for elk and deer in SE Wyoming. For the first three or four days of next week I will be hunting out of the cabin in my avatar: my elk camp. 😀
in reply to: flemishbowstrings.com #63206Well, I ordered from Tammy Jo on-line. The site was easy to navigate and use. I received a prompt “order received” confirmation.
I will let you know how it all works out.
Cladinator wrote: Thanks for the reply. That’s good to hear.
That’s a pretty interesting profession you have.
Egil’s Saga is probably my all-time favorite story. There aren’t too many unique characters (real or fiction) quite like him.
When I returned from Vietnam in 1969 I worked the first half of 1970 at the Gaines dog food plant in Kankakee then returned to University of Missouri to finish my bachelor’s degree.
For the last 20+ years I hunt exclusively on foot in SE Wyoming and try to interact with others that I see in the woods. Still hunting is my primary approach to all hunting. Good luck with your efforts this fall.
I have resigned from one job as of end of August and started another as of beginning of August and my elderly parents are needing all sorts of attention almost 900 miles from where I live. Scouting? What is that? –End of whining. —
So…with deer and elk archery seasons starting September 1 I will just grab my gear, role under the fence I share with some state land which leads onto USFS land and start “hunting.” What really matters is being “out there.”
in reply to: "Hunter's" groups: the good and the very bad #59783I decided some years ago that the NRA has a much deeper and broader “agenda” than anything that remotely resembles the rights of hunters. From that time forward I have disassociated.
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