[James Harvey]

in reply to: important science for hunters #25404

David Petersen wrote: Jim — Watch for my next book, which is being edited by the ghost of Abbey. 😛

I’m rather excited at the thought of that Dave. In my experience good things are worth waiting for, however I’m a slow learner, so please hurry up and get it published 😉

[James Harvey]

in reply to: ok thinking of trying carbons again #25391

Handi,

It’s my peanut understanding of the world that vertical nock position is only effected by nock height on a bare shaft. You may expect some degree of horizontal nock deviation coinciding with a brace height change as you will change how much force is delivered to the shaft. That peanut understanding lines up with my peanut experience as well.

I think J. Wesbrock had a good suggestion for nock height tuning where you start deliberately high (I think he suggested 1/4″) and work your way down till you get what you want.

I’m sure folks will jump on and correct me if I’m wrong 😀

Jim

EDIT:

My brain just worked a little better. If your brace height changes, so does your nock height a little. That could affect a deviation in vertical nock position.

[James Harvey]

in reply to: broadhead target #24679

I have a carpet target that is fine for broadheads if the ferrule does not overhang the shafts, thus good for my wood and old Al arrows, but no fun with my carbons.

[James Harvey]

in reply to: Dirty Old Hats #24047

Haha tailfeather, I’ve seen some battered old hats but not one that maintains it’s integrity via safety pin and fights fading with a sharpie 😀

[James Harvey]

in reply to: What is Traditional Archery? #23268

David Petersen wrote: These aren’t bad people, they are merely shallow-thinking slaves to the bidding of industry and industry’s paid media flunkies…

Stupid is evil.

Haha, I see what you did there 😆

[James Harvey]

in reply to: What is Traditional Archery? #23156

tailfeather wrote: “Naw…..but we can put it on for you if you got one”.

Gee……thanks, pal.:lol:

Do you reckon he’d have charged you for that? 😆

[James Harvey]

in reply to: Where to start for an elk hunt? #23065

Dfudala wrote: Got a couple quick follow up questions for you guys. First, what’s a good rule of thumb to follow for adjusting to altitude? I’ve been and worked in higher altitudes before but I’m wondering what I should expect as far as ascending with a loaded pack.

Dave, my experienced with altitude is pretty limited, but it took me a good while to acclimatise. As a dedicated lowlander (most of my 30 years have been spent between 0-2000feet) if I was going to go high for a hunt, so I wanted to waste as little time as acclimating, I would be getting into some hypoxi training. Basically you do normal exercise but restrict your breathing somehow. You can buy special masks (for about 80 bucks 😕 http://www.trainingmask.com/products/TRAINING-MASK-2.0.html) or you can just wear a normal dust mask, or breath through a straw.

If you plan to do a lot of ascent a good exercise is to use one of the tools above (the straw makes you look least like a psychopath) and jump on a cross-country skier xtrainer in the gym (you know the ones, you immediately question the sexuality of any guy you see using them). Just set it to its highest difficulty and go for an hour. That’s a pretty good simulation of working with a heavy pack. With breathing restrictions it’s heinous, but train hard, play easy 😉

Another option is to do a breathing pyramid. Choose a full body exercise (like a burpee), take 1 breath, do 1 burpee holding your breath … take 2 breaths, do 2 burpees holding your breath.. take 3 breaths, do 3 burpees holding your breath… keep climbing till you can’t do the amount of exercise holding your breath, then work your way back down.

Neither is a substitute for living at alt, but you’ll be better prepared and quicker to adapt if you do something like that regularly a few weeks out before you go.

[James Harvey]

in reply to: tuning tuffheads with dixon alignment tool #22302

OpenSky1 wrote: See archers paradox. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=96KGWC0PB6s

That is a seriously good video! Thank you for making it and sharing it here 😀

[James Harvey]

in reply to: Quality, yet affordable knife suggestions? #22007

I reckon there is value in supporting local manufacturing and spending a bit more for a US or Canadian made knife in your case. But I remember what it’s like to be a full time student so get a cheapy chinese blade for now 😉 I prefer fixed blades, but any good soldier or hunter always has a knife on them, so a little folder in the pocket is a good start 😀

If you get a fixed blade remember the golden rule: Big handle, little blade.

[James Harvey]

in reply to: Bone Stew #21728

On a related note, those of you who hunt bigger game (I’m thinking elk, moose, caribou, without knowing much about them) take the cheeks? That’s an oft ignored cut of beef that I reckon comes out of a dutch oven quite second to none in tenderness and flavour.

[James Harvey]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #21723

Not legally Ralph 😕 Not allowed to hunt them on the public land I found them on and all the properties up there are cattle stations. Cattle farmers in my experience have always been more accepting of ferals and less accommodating for hunters, all for understandable reasons. There are some properties that offer guided axis hunts but I’ve avoided guides so far, I’d like to hold off on that still. I’ve met a few local bowhunters hereabouts now, I’m hoping I can meet someone who knows someone who’s uncle runs a station, or something like that 😉

By the way, I was out there recently and most of the cattle are brahman, but they have some Texas Longhorn as well, including apparently, the world record holder for longest horns, JR:

[James Harvey]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #21177

Got my ribteks, got my brew and got my safety supervisor.

[James Harvey]

in reply to: Bucket list hunt #21035

Smithhammer wrote: Hawaii has been on my list for a while. Pigs and rams and sleeping in a hammock, and maybe a little bonefishing along the way? What’s not to like? 😀

I just read recently that Oahu is one of the few places in the world with a healthy wallaby population. Some kind of rock wallaby I think.

[James Harvey]

in reply to: Dipping fail #21002

I found that a standard issue blob of kitchen grade steel wool takes off the lacquer in short order and seems pretty forgiving once it gets to the wood.

I’ve made my mix a bit higher in thinners so as to avoid a repeat. It’s too convenient to hang shafts overnight to change my risky ways 😀

[James Harvey]

in reply to: Bone Stew #20632

Steve, thanks for sharing that mate! I’d heard old folks talk about bone stew but I always thought it was a depression era joke, like stone soup 😆 It’s something else to try out now. Maybe you should try submitting that to the mag for publication?

The thing that has always justified leaving behind parts of a carcass for me is that some of the kill is returned to ecosystem from whence it came. I reckon that is ok too 😉

Jim

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