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in reply to: Hunting canoe #40572

Wow, I don’t know why I didn’t think of outriggers !!

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in reply to: Hunting canoe #36684

I live in canoe country. Smack in the middle between District of Muskoka and Algonquin Park. Spent ALOT of time in canoes and I would say that if you’ve never paddled one, make sure you get something wide and stable. They can be tipsy to the beginner. Something light (if you’re carrying a heavy pack you wont want an extra 60 or 70 pounds on your shoulders). And about bow fishing, NEVER EVER stand up in a canoe !!! Especially when crocs are about !! I have a small “yacht tender” row boat that would probably serve your needs better. Its only about 8 feet long and 4 ft 6 wide. Small enough to put in back of a pick-up truck or on the roof of a car. Almost impossible to tip and it won’t sink ! Only issues with it is its a bit awkward to portage and its certainly not as swift as a canoe but it rows nicely and I stand in it all the time and fish. Also, I’ve had my wife, 2 kids (age 6 and 10 at the time), myself, all our fishing gear and a small cooler full of drinks and snacks in it so it will carry quite a load !!

Don’t get me wrong, I love my canoe if I’m just going for a paddle, but If I’m doing more than just paddling, the dingy is so much more practical.

If you decide to build one, please let me know how it turns out ! I commend your ambition ! Canoe building is a very fine art !!

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in reply to: Practice #18734

Steve Graf took my answer with just one acception. After pulling the one arrow from the target, I throw it on my way back and shoot from wherever it may land. Almost never the same place or distance twice. I don’t always practice this way but quite often. It really fine tunes the “cold shot” focus.

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in reply to: Noteable Quotes! #16148

“Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out into the field and hunt game for me.”

Genesis 27:3

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in reply to: Broad head advice #14047

Good to know !!!

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in reply to: Fletching color #14036

Just a thought about blue; Some studies have shown that while deer are mostly colour blind, they can see parts of the blue spectrum.

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in reply to: Cold Shots #13132

Rick Welch taught me to practice with only one arrow. It really improves your focus and each shot is like a cold shot. I’ll pull it from the target and, as I walk back, throw it and shoot again from wherever it lands. The walk back gives me a moment to think about my form and release and it instills a routine so when I’m hunting or stumping, It becomes second nature. I do shoot groups sometimes too but this sort of “cold shot” practice routine has really helped !!

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in reply to: Remove inserts from carbon shafts #10785

would the bag trick not be a risk of splitting a carbon shaft ? Not sure, just a thought. The pressure of the fit could split the end ?

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in reply to: Your first trad kill… #62626

Mine is in my profile pic !! Ok not my first trad kill as there were a few squirrels and a couple rabbits and grouse but for me, opening day of 2012 bear season is etched into my memory forever. I started baiting around mid August and immediately started getting good trail cam pics. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, on one occasion I walked in to freshen the bait and had a bear already there!! I baited and checked my trail cam the night before opening day. I had 6 different bears on the bait that day and one, the one I call Big Boy, hit right before dark.

So here it was, September first. I made my way to the stand with my video camera and my trusty Howatt recurve. Within 20 minutes I had a small boar come right down my tracks ( he obviously didn’t smell me) and right to the foot if my ladder. I watched him for about 20 minutes and then he just left. Another 10 minute went by when I heard a branch swing and something moving near bye. Out stepped a nice 250 pound bear and started lapping up grease from my bucket. Not the “Big Boy” but certainly big enough. After passing on a few last year and eating my tag, I told myself I would take the first respectable offering and here it was. The bear lapped at the bucket about 10 minutes before making its way to the barrel. While it was turned away from me, I zoomed the camera slightly and stood up, readying myself to draw. He approached the barrel slightly quartering to his left but his front leg was still back and covering his kill zone a bit. ” patience Norm…. Patience !! “

I could feel the string tightening against my fingers as I waited for him to step forward and expose his vitals. ” one step … Just one step !! “

And then it happened. As the bear lifted his foot to step forward, I began my draw and as by the time his foot touched ground again, my razorhead tipped arrow was on its way. I was shocked to see my almost 500 grain arrow disappear into the thick black hair and then hit the barrel behind the bear. I only pull around 46 pounds so I was not expecting a pass through. After an anxious wait ( the bear never made a sound as it left to die) and reviewing my shot in the camera some 20 or 30 times (you really start to second guess yourself when they don’t make a sound like that) I got down to look at my arrow. A short walk in the direction of the bear’s exit revealed a great blood trail and about 50 yards later, my prize was piled up against a stump. I’ve shot a number of animals with my compound but none will mean as much to me as that first trad bear !! Can’t wait for September this year to see if ” Big boy” is still around.

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in reply to: a miss and a kill shot #58283

My first time ever rabbit hunting, My older Brother walked into a big pile of junipers in hopes of flushing a rabbit for me. As he stomped into the bush, 5 of them ran in every possible direction with one of them running head-on into my shin. Dropped dead right there and I got my first rabbit without even firing a shot !

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in reply to: shaft sleeve fit problem with Tuffheads #52785

What if, (and by no means am I any kind of expert nor have I ever even used wood arrows)… but, what if you glued an adapter into the aluminum shafting and then slid it onto the wood.

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in reply to: While we wait… #44908

where I grew up, Prince Edward County, The whole county is an island in Lake Ontario. They had no deer season for decades and the deer overpopulated severely in the 80’s. It was pretty common to drive down a back road and see 75 to 100 deer absolutely raping a field of crops. They finally had to issue a shotgun season to thin the herd. That was 30 some years ago.

Over the last 10 years, the coyotes have exploded so bad that they are considering cancelling the deer season due to low deer population. This video brings back some fond memories of a time of plenty !! Thanks for posting !

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in reply to: Tomahawk Broadhead? #41549

Looks exactly like one I saw from German Kinetic. Haven’t used them but I’ve seen at least 2 other heads like this but with different names

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in reply to: Red Cedar Shafts ? #41538

POC is also a cypress. Lawson Cypress I believe. It is only called Port Orford Cedar due to being first discovered (by europeans) near Port Orford Oregon.

I only asked about Red Cedar because I wasn’t sure how similar the two were. I may try it anyway for my 40# bow. Thanks for the heads up though, I’ll keep it in mind when I’m shaving down my shafts !

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in reply to: String Leeches Vs. Beaver Balls #39079

They were just 1/4 inch wide slices off a bicycle tire tube. Like cross slices like a rubber band.

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