[Alexandre Bugnon]

in reply to: Is 10 GPP enough for elk? #43437

South Texas wrote: is there a real significant difference in speed? Ive been looking at these foam core bows for a while now but Im not sure if it will make a real big difference.

There’s a difference, but not only in speed, but in stability, and hand shock (lack of). I guess it’s the same with everything: some people love them, some don’t care about them. I love self bows, yew, Osage, hickory, you name it. But as far as a modern laminated longbow goes, every since I tasted foam cores/carbon 3 years ago, it’s hard to go back to “action” anything!:D:D

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in reply to: Is 10 GPP enough for elk? #40534

J.Wesbrock wrote: Foam cores sure are nice.

They sure are!!!

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in reply to: Is 10 GPP enough for elk? #40484

I personally shoot 12 and 1/2gr per pound.

My bow is a very very fast 55#. My arrows are beman 340’s

With 300gr upfront consisting of the streamlined 175gr Abowyer brown bear single bevel and 125gr steel insert. My total arrow weight is 685gr. Good luck with your Elk hunt!

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in reply to: 2013 hunting rigs #39141

Smithhammer wrote: Another beautiful piece of craftsmanship, Clay. May it serve you well in the coming season.

Maybe that’s what we define as the “soul” of an object, whether it be a handmade bow or a musical instrument or…?

Yes, Clay!! And hell yes, Bruce!!:D

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in reply to: 2013 hunting rigs #38057

paleoman wrote:

I get all messed up when I have too many options. More than 1 or 2 bows I can’t process it:lol:

Paleo, maan, I get all messed up with more than just one bow!! Above, I listed my new bow as my 2013 rig…. Well, after practicing again and again with it, I became pretty good with it. After all it is almost identical in form and specs as my Shrew CH. but i still had that annoying feeling of unease shooting it, so I went back to my shrew just out of curiosity, and man, what a difference!!! With my shrew, I just KNOW I’m gonna hit whatever I’m aiming at… Almost every time! My level of confidence shooting that bow is IT! 99% baby! and when hitting the woods trying to kill animals, I won’t settle for less than that. So I’m back to my beloved shrew, the only bow I’ve shot for 3 years! :D:D

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in reply to: Celebration #37961

I’ve cut, rinsed and eaten a small piece of the heart a couple of times, right there on the spot wher the deer fell, but it was a little too over the top with symbolism. I am not a Lakota killing a bison! I would have loved to be one, but I’m not! 😀

my cherished celebration is to sauté the filets mignons in butter and rosemary for loved ones the day of the kill.

Also, after I butcher my deer, I usually return the carcass and hide to the woods for others to feast on.

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in reply to: Good luck! #35398

Thanks!! Same to everyone here!

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in reply to: Topics #34229

Thanks, Robin!

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in reply to: Shooting Gloves #33637

Its been Dura-glove exclusively for me since they first introduced it a few years ago. I have tried an American leathers elk glove this year, but I could never get used to so much material between my skin and the string. Also when I told Fred Asbell at the etar that I had lost all semblance of accuracy using this new glove, he said that, in my case, this extra amount of material actually must have moved the back of the arrow away from alignment with my dominant eye. It made sense.

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in reply to: 300 gr. blunts? #33004

Soon, yes! I’ve been touring my a** off these last 2 months! Just came back today. No concerts until September 6 and 7th. Taking 4 days off next week. Serious practice intended.

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in reply to: 300 gr. blunts? #32942

I think the only thing left to do besides forging your own, is to do what I do: roll a 1/2 to 1″ wide length of duct tape around the base of the blunt. I cut pieces until I find the length that weighs what I need. Not pretty, but…. You can use black or camo tape instead of grey, for embellishment!!!:D

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in reply to: The ugly underbelly of "preserve" "hunting" #29601

Some of the comments are worse than the video!

I especially liked the one where the guy says:

“It’s my land, I paid for it, and I pay huge taxes… I should be able to do what I want with it!”

Oh yeah? Its funny how some people believe that because they paid for something like land, they can do whatever they wish with total disregard for the surrounding community!!! what about a crystal meth lab, or a survivalist neo- nazi “outdoor” camp, then? 😀

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in reply to: 2013 hunting rigs #24382

Smithhammer wrote: [quote=AlexBugnon]

Alex –

I really hope this is your next album cover…:D

In a perfect world, it could be!! Especially since my next album’s title is:” Moment of Truth” !! 😀

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in reply to: 2013 hunting rigs #24289

J.Wesbrock wrote: This will be my 6th season with the same bow, and 13th with the same arrow setup. If it’s not broke… 🙂

TradTech Titan riser with Winex limbs pulling 56# @ 32″.

Great Northern Quick Detach quiver.

Beman ICS Camo Hunter arrows tipped with 125-grain Ace Standards.

Jason, I love the Ace standards. I killed my buck last year with it. I either have abowyers or Aces in my quiver!

Proof 😀 :

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in reply to: 2013 hunting rigs #24219

This is my everything arrow. It hasn’t changed in 3 years. 680gr Beman MFX 340 with abowyer brown bear broadhead:

And I will be shooting my new Elkheart:

If I kill an elk, I will hunt throughout the NY deer season with my self bow, Plains quiver and these lodgepole arrows, tipped with 160gr grizzly bheads:

I haven’t used my self bow since the successful and cold 2006 season when I hunted 3 months with this bow, with a 15 yards shot limit. I killed this doe in december, on the last day, last hour of daylight!!!

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