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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #155573

It doesn’t look like I’ll be bowhunting this year.

I worked for the electric company and retired as a substation journeyman.  Doing that job I was the lead man on the crew and spent most of the time on the ground looking up at the others up in the buckets.  About three years before I retired (six years ago now) I would get the feeling that four or five people were standing on my shoulders.  It didn’t happen often, just enough to be annoying.  Some stretching and head rolling would relieve this feeling after ten or fifteen minutes.  I called it my baby elephant wanting a piggyback ride.

A year ago last June the baby elephant jumped on and would not go away.  A trip to the health clinic and then a prescription for muscle relaxers and pain pills didn’t relieve it much  A trip to the chiropractor finally unpinched the nerve in my neck and got the elephant to get off.

Recently I have had the baby elephant try to climb aboard along with tingling in my right shoulder and forearm.  Yesterday a trip to an orthopedic doctor and x-rays revealed a bone spur on my vertebrae and they are scheduling an MRI to do some further investigation to plan the course of action.

My muscles in my right arm have been cramped up long enough that shooting my bows does cause some irritation so I have decided to do my hunting with either my Nikon or possibly my flintlock.  We shall see what the future holds.

 

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in reply to: Killed Three So Far #155572

It’s still skeeter weather here in SE Ks and the river bottom timber I hunt you can kill more than three with one swat.

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in reply to: Almost …………………. #155571

My cousin up by St. Joe, Missouri said the sky was full of ducks and geese headed south yesterday.  Haven’t seen them here in SE Ks yet.

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in reply to: :-) #154571

Years ago I helped a friend teach kids rifle and shotgun.  He was all about form.  At the time I was shooting trap competitively and took a lot of pictures of people’s shooting form and set up a slide show during one of the class sessions.  There were seldom any shooters who had the ‘proper’ form that Richard was trying to teach the kids.  I told them ‘your form for shooting and hitting your target is the proper form for you”.

I have taken that through the years with archery and watch how others shoot their bows.  All are pretty similar but not exactly the same.  I point out a stance to the kids at OJAM that will give them full draw and tell them to start there and over time they will develop their own shooting style.

And yeah, I’ve waded into the weeds to retrieve a lot of arrows.  If you don’t want to hears snickering take your hearing aids out.  That cuts down a lot of it.  🙂

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in reply to: :-) #154548

Other than concentrating on a spot I don’t even think of drawing and shooting.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154287

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYONE!!

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154127

With all the talk about not feeding deer for the fear of CWD being transmitted we now have a deer corn vending machine.

What happened to learning how to hunt instead of how to bait?

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154109

Without digging some out and checking most of the 11/32 Poplar shafts are in the 350-400 grain range and the same size Hickory are in the 600 grain range.  These are 36″ shafts, not 32″.

They are heavier but what you lose in speed is gained in  kinetic energy.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154090

I’ve got the doweling machines and sold shafts for several years.  When I got into the substation division at the electric company I didn’t have time to do that any more since I was on call most of the time.  My last year of work I had almost 500 hours of overtime.

If you are thinking of trying Hickory send me your draw weight and address and I’ll give you three to try out.  These are a full 36″ length.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #154004

Glad you got your wood arrows set up David.  A lot of people have a terrible time getting them tuned and don’t understand the physics involved in it.

I made and sold a lot of Poplar and Hickory shafts at 3D shoots years ago and had some very interesting conversations with customers about them.

I shot aluminum for many years but all I have shot for the last 20 or more years is Poplar, Hickory, River Cane, or Bamboo.  I have bounced Hickory shafts off of a lot of rocks and bionic (steel) targets and destroyed a lot of field points but I’ve never broken a Hickory shaft.

Good luck in your shooting.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #153965

On another note, we got back home yesterday from the Dallas-Ft Worth area.  My nephew’s wife had a fatal stroke and we went down for the funeral.

I really hope that I never have to drive in that rat race again.  Normal traffic is terrible and the rush hour traffic is unbelievable.  But despite the frayed nerves of being the one behind the wheel we made it home safe and sound.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #153964

There’s a lot of factors Raymond.

I’ve got two strong hives, I started two more  from splits from those hives, and four swarm catches.  Two of those swarms are going to northern Missouri tomorrow with my cousin who got me started.

The amount of pollen and nectar in the area will affect the amount of honey produced as well as the strength and activity of the hive.

For an example last year I had a colony collapse because of a wax moth invasion and that can happen very quickly.  The moth larvae didn’t get into the honey supers and I was able to save the honey.  I got over 4 gallons from that one hive.   I’m hoping for a good yield this year.

One of my nephews did a cut-out at a building yesterday and told us it was a very huge hive and they didn’t get it all.  They are getting more hive boxes to get the rest.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #153896

None around here Ralph but I do know where a couple are at.

I’m at it again and this time I added a short history of the area I’m in.

Swarm catch #4.  Saturday 6-12-21

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #153846

I had a visitor when I went out to get the mail yesterday.  Another turtle has shown up and I think it is a Red Slider.  I found one a couple of years ago under my Mulberry tree and it looked like it was trying to dig a hole to lay eggs.  I went out a little later to check and it was gone.  I must have disturbed its digging and it moved on.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #153831

I pulled up to the mailbox Friday and could see something sticking out of the grass by the edge of the road.  Turned out to be this big fella.

I was staying with my granddaughter that day and on my way home I did a swarm trap check.  I had another swarm move into the same trap that I caught the last two in.  Out of seven traps I caught three in this one and none in the others.

Saturday evening was gathering time and I brought them home.

Here’s another short video to cure any insomnia you have.

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