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in reply to: Broadheads #25256

Jason’s insightful comment sums it up … Read all you can (starting w/Dr. Ashby) and decide for yourself. My brother’s shot Zwicky two-blade Deltas for decades. My limited five-year experience, after trying several others, finds me using the Stos broadhead … easy to get scary sharp and flies well. I doubt I’ll ever change. I’ve heard good things about the Woodsman, but the best advise I’ve ever heard on broadeads came from Glen Beck at Black Widow. When asked what broadhead to use, Glen simply said to use “a sharp one.”

Welcome to the traditional world … you’ll love it.:D

Chris

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in reply to: muck boots #24585

I have a pair of Muck boots I wear around our farm. They’re comfortable and warm, but I found they don’t hold up well. The rubber started cracking across the instep after just two seasons.

I hunt almost exclusively from the ground … both in ambush and still hunting. I wore LL Bean’s hunting boot for 30 years, and that’s a great boot. But last year I bought two pairs of Schnees (an insulated pair for extreme cold and an uninsulated pair for fall/spring). For my kind of hunting, I’ll stick with Schnees rubber/leather packs … quiet, comfortable, warm, dry, and well-made, Schnees are the best boots I’ve ever owned. 😀

Chris

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in reply to: Asbell Mackinaw Wool Pullovers #24574

I got one of Teresa’s hooded vests last summer … Great for fall/spring bowhunting. Used it in both MO and at home in Appalachia. The hood’s teriffic; as it covers your fedora (assuming you wear one as I do) and breaks your outline … I roll mine around my foam butt pad and attach to my fanny pack; putting it on when I arrive at my sit. And it’s wool, the perfect hunting material! 😀

Chris

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in reply to: Ground Hunting #17631

I hunt from elevated/platform stands when I go to Missouri to bowhunt whitetails with my brother and a couple other hunting buddies but, when home in Appalachia, I hunt from natural ground blinds. I also still hunt. I much prefer the shot angle ground hunting offers.

I don’t wear camo, but I’ve never had trouble getting close to deer while ground hunting.

Chris

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in reply to: Recurve or longbow your choice and why? #15514

I shoot recurves.

I own a couple of vintage Hoyts made when Earl still ran the company, but they are retired. My take-down Shafer remains my go-to hunting bow, but I’ve recently started hunting with a short (54″) one-piece recurve made by Mike Dunnaway of Wild Horse Creek Bows; a Fifties-style recurve like the ones Fred Bear and Glenn St. Charles used to shoot. The bow is light and much easier to carry around the woods all day. It’s fast, dead quiet, and superb for tight places.

Both my brother and my hunting buddy shoot Pronghorn longbows. They are beautiful to behold, but I’ve never been able to shoot them as well as my recurves. And, at bottom, shooting well is what matters most – certainly not “what’s more traditional.”

Chris

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in reply to: Predators and A Hunter's Conscience #37117

Owning a small farm where we raise registered dairy goats prompts us to remain wary of coyotes. Local conservation aqents encourage us to kill them. In the past, I’ve done just that. But the last one I saw looked so handsome I just couldn’t do it – even though I had him dead to rights with the .223 we keep for just such instances. Like others have alluded to, I increasingly feel a kinship to fellow predators; although local cattle and sheep ranchers would surely disagree.

It’s a tough call. 😕

Chris

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in reply to: what type of carbon #37107

Hey, Burt … I’ve tried only two carbons, the Easton Axis and the Carbon Express Heritage, so I’m no expert. But I much prefer the Carbon Express Heritage 250s I shoot in my recurve (51# @ 29″). When I put on the heavier (61#) limbs, I shoot the 350s. My wife shoots the 150s in her 44# recurve. They all shoot great and are heavy with the front-loaded 160-grain broadheads and brass inserts I use. And, in the long run, cheaper than the cedar shafts I shot for so long. I love the smell of Port Orford cedar, but the Carbon Express Heritage shaft will remain in my bow quiver. ➡

Later, Chris

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in reply to: Who is your bowhunting hero and why? #34084

Will do, Ben … I’ll be seeing him next week, along with our mutual friend, Dave Parker, for a week of whitetail hunting in Crawford County, MO.

Chris

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in reply to: Who is your bowhunting hero and why? #33324

A tough question … to isolate a single individual, however, it would have to be my brother, O.E. Linsin. Still actively hunting, and hunting well, OE has served as my bow hunting inspiration throughout my life. He stands for all that’s best in the role of hunter/conservationist.

Of course, Fred Bear, Art Young, Paul Shafer, Roger Rothharr, and the Wensels have all inspired me in varying degrees.

Chris

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in reply to: HUNTING ARROWS #33320

This will be my 2010 go-to hunting rig. 8)

62″ Shafer Silvertip recurve; Whispering Wind footed arrows with Stos 160-grain broadheads.

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in reply to: Carbon hunting arrows #26764

I shoot Carbon Expres heritage 150s with Stos 130-grain broadheads on my Wild Horse Creek 54″ recurve.

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in reply to: New to TBM and traditional archery in general #22485

Welcome, Tom … You’ll find this a great site, full of useful and friendly advice. 😀

Chris

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in reply to: New bow, need help please #22237

I agree with the other guys … 40# @ 28″ is plenty for whitetails. I’ve a hunting buddy who regularly kills whitetails with a 40# longbow. And $60 sounds like a good price for a starter bow.

Good luck.

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in reply to: Glenn St Charles has left us 9/19/2010 #17881

One of the true pioneering legends of bowhunting is gone; but his legacy will never die. All archery will miss Glenn St. Charles.

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in reply to: New Archer – Where to start? #13467

My advice, although limited by five year’s experience, is NOT to do what I did … which was just to start shooting and thinking that since I shot a traditional bow I had to shoot instinctively. I only started shooting well when I broke down the shot sequence and focused entirely on form. Once perfect form becomes second nature (and you should settle for nothing less) the shot evolves into an almost Zen-like experience; as the shot takes care of itself and the only focus for the archer is to aim.
My brother, a well-known bowhunter from the Midwest and a member of Pope and Young, shoots fast and instinctively. I grew up trying to emulate his style. Bad idea. I’m a gap-shooter now and that works for me. The key, however, is to discover what works for you … it’s a serious commitment demanding time. But you’ll soon find it’s time well-spent.
I wish you the best in your shooting and hope it brings you as much satissfaction as it has for me. 🙂

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