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in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #161150

The farmers are starting to harvest the soybeans, what little there are.  The lack of rain sure hurt the crop this year.  There’s lots of pods but the beans are only about 1/4 to 1/3 the normal size.

With the rising cost of fuel the farmers are going to be hard pressed to harvest this year and plant next year.

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in reply to: Browning Backpacker I #161141

I still have one limb to finish cleaning up.  I put it aside to take care of some more pressing issues but it will be a good cold weather project.

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in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #161127

It turned cold here in SE Ks last night.  It was 23* at 7am and has raised to 33* now with gusty winds.  Just a bit chilly so I’ll stay inside.

I was in Colorado last weekend.  My daughter and her boyfriend didn’t want a big wedding so they decided to go to Garden of the Gods and exchange their vows.  I went along as camera man and witness for the event.  She had looked through some pictures and picked a spot and we set out to find the location.

While I was looking and trying to locate the right spot I noticed some movement to my side.  Thinking it was more than just a bird I stood still and waited and a mule deer doe looked over the rocks at me about 15 feet away.  She seemed unconcerned so I dug out my phone and snapped a few pictures.  In all, there were five deer that walked by and that was a good morning for sure.

I finally located the right spot, we had been right next to it the day before, and we were there at daybreak the next morning.

I had a good time hiking through the areas with the kids and decided to head home after they said their vows, and speaking of batteries, I had to jump start my Grand Cherokee and eventually had to buy a new battery in Burlington, Co..  Just a regular car battery has doubled in price over the last couple of years so I would hate to have to take out a loan to get one for an EV.  New battery installed the rest of the drive home was long and uneventful other than getting sick of looking at windmills.  The old battery in the Grand Cherokee was just over six years old so it was due.

As for EV’s, I’m a retired journeyman electrician and have worked on everything from 4-20ma controls to 345KV transmission lines and have rebuilt all kinds of motors, generators, solar systems, inverters, battery systems, etc. and I retired from the large electric company in Kansas.  Knowing what it takes to supply the needed electricity for the people I am not sold on the idea that an EV will save you money.  Just my honest opinion.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #161008

A few years ago I was hiking in the Smoky Mtns and got caught in a storm and thankfully there wasn’t a lot of lightning.  Three+ miles from the car and no rain gear.  I was headed downhill pretty quick because I’ve been knocked off my feet by the concussion from a nearby lightning strike.  The big Cedar tree didn’t fare as well.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #160945

I really like watching an active lightning storm.  About six years ago I was out one stormy night on a trouble call around 3am to do some switching.  There was a lot of lightning so I grabbed one of my GoPro cameras hoping I’d get some good video.  I had put a mount on the dash of my bucket truck to video the weather and other stuff along the way.

This is just an example of what you deal with when you work for an electric company.  We had the post office beat on working in harsh weather conditions.

 

https://youtu.be/6KW_lS5GT2o

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #160939

I would really like to sit on my porch and watch a good rain storm.  I live on a gravel road and it’s so dry if there’s an east wind the dust cloud from passing cars and trucks will set off my driveway alarm.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #160910

I’ll do a little catch-up here.

My MRI showed that I have Stenosis and Spondylosis(sp) in my neck.  Stenosis is kind of like carpal tunnel in your wrist but it’s in your neck.  Spondylosis is problems with the disks.

On January 18th I had four vertebrea in my neck fused together so now I have a neck full of titanium wedges and plates.  The good news is the elephant that was sitting o my shoulders hasn’t climbed back on.  I still have some aches and pains but nothing like before.  Dr said average time for full fusion to take place is around a year.  Everyone in the hospital staff commented that I did extremely well for a person my age of 66.

Now I am trying to gain back the muscle loss in m y left leg caused by that D****d Moderna vaccine shot I took a year ago last May.  I wish I’d left it in the bottle.

I’ll be getting an addition to the family on the 11th next month.  My BMX daughter and her boyfriend are getting married.  He’s a good kid and I am pleased as punch.

I wish everyone success in their hunting adventures this year.  I’ll be leaving the bow and flintlock at home when I venture out this year.

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in reply to: New bow for a new traditional archer #160490

Just two??

I got tired of the feather mites destroying my fletching so I lined a storage closet with cedar and made hangers for some–some–of my bows.  I call it the Bear’s Den.  On the left:

Bear Kodiak special  50x@27  This bow is the same age as me and still shoots great.

Bear Tigercat  45@28

Bear Grizzly  50x@28   Gifted to me from a good friend who has passed away.

Kodiak Magnum  50@28

Kodiak  45@28

Kodiak  35@28  One of my favorites.  I bought it at an auction for $37.50.

On the right:

Colt Hunt Master  48@28

Ben Pearson Signature Take Down  40@28

One of my homemade hybrid D/R bows  35@28    I made this bow in 2011 for my cousin Bob.  His nephew’s wife named it Shishka since he would be skewering animals with it.  He has passed and the bow was returned to me.

Just a few more hanging in my hobby room.  Most of these are made by me.

And that’s not all of them……..

I forgot to mention the most important bow in the Den.  The little orange fiberglass bow hanging in the back left is what got me started chasing arrows around 56 years ago.  I got it for Christmas when I was ten.  My granddaughter will soon be shooting this bow.

 

• This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by aeronut.

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in reply to: Hello! #160182

Good morning from Kansas Pat and welcome to the club.  I, too, envy you having a shop that carries trad gear.  The few and far between shops around here only carry the latest un-needed compound gear and they are quickly transitioning to crossgun.  They look at me like I’m from Mars when I look through their stuff while I’m wearing my shirt that says I make my own bows.

The main thing is to shoot to have fun.

 

Dennis

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in reply to: Roving and stumping #160110

Here in Ks you can’t target shoot on public land and I also assume that pertains to firearms.  I’ll have to look that up and see if it includes archery.

My usual routine is to trash shoot on the way back to the truck when I exit the woods and I carry a plastic sack with me to carry out the kills.  There’s usually an abundance of targets to pick from.

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in reply to: Roving and stumping #160061

There was a recent thread on the Leatherwall about 3D shooting and my reply was I really enjoy 3D shooting but I very seldom keep score.  I just shoot for the fun of it.  My cousins and I would also do the “follow the leader” routine at the 3D shoots if there wasn’t many shooters on the trail.

When the big round hay bales appeared in this area a bunch of us would get permission to shoot the field.  We would all flip a coin to see who would take the first shot.  That shooter would pick a bale and the closest to center would get to pick the next bale and shoot first.  Our version of playing hay meadow ‘horse’.

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in reply to: Finger Strain #160060

Years ago when one of my friends showed up with a trigger release I told him if I was going to pull a trigger I’d shoot a gun.  But if finger joint pain gets too unbearable maybe a release aid would be beneficial instead of just quitting.

My joint problem isn’t finger pain, it is an occasional knife stab in my left wrist and I haven’t been able to do the boy scout salute for ages.  My fingers are not flexible enough and I’m sure that is from all the heavy work I have done over the years and probably the cause for the occasional wrist pain.

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in reply to: Ron LaClair #159577

Same here Richard.

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in reply to: Browning Backpacker I #159534

If you’re referring to the little camper I built it does great.  I’ve towed it to the Twin Oaks shoot, on out to the Smoky Mountains, and down to south Texas.  Finished weight was 880#’s and you barely know it’s behind you going down the road.

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in reply to: Browning Backpacker I #159442

Today’s shot after a light wipe down with steel wool and spraying coat #4.

 

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