[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: tungsten-footed woodies; considerations #35830

When going that heavy up front, how much spine are you needing?

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: flu flu fletch #30263

I don’t like the idea of a fluflu. It just doesn’t make since to slow down your shaft when shooting at something moving so fast. They sure help to cut arrow loss but, as an unintended side effect, they also cut birds hit. With a slower shaft there is much more room for error. I’d argue for a faster shaft if your objective is to actually hit something flying through the air.

But, if you really want a fluflu, Dave’s suggestion is a great one. I usually wrap all my fletchings front and back with sinew.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Question #23134

I use something simmilar to the above. Burlap sack stuffed with plastic grocery bags. It’s a great way to recycle those things. I think you can stuff a whole years worth into a standard size sack. When you start to wear out the center, just open the burlap up and shift the plastic sacks around.

I also use a deflated soccer ball. It’s about the size of a deer’s vitals and it moves when you hit it so the shot changes slightly. Also, it helps me because I have serious concentration issues when shooting at a big stationary block. I shoot the ball much better than a hay bale.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Making a Better Forest For Deer (Hunting) #14824

Duncan wrote: That sounds like a great project. If the pines are not useful for anything else like lumber or pulp wood, I would pull them up in wind rows

If your sole objective is wildlife, Duncan’s suggestion is a great one. Slash piles or windrows near good forage (food plots) will be a magnet for cottontails and other wildlife.

It sounds like you’ve got a great project going. I do have one suggestion concerning the oaks and beech. You can offen increase the mast production of a few trees with dominat canopies by taking out the lower quality trees surounding them. I’m not sure what your stands look like but that may be something to consider.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: 300 yard 22lr shooting! #13146

Man, all this talk about 22s is making me want to shoot mine. Only problem is it’s 2500 miles away in Florida.:cry:

I still remember the day my grandfather gave it to me. I think I was about 8 at the time. Winchester pump. I love that gun. Actually, it’s the only rifle I own, other than my flintlock.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: 300 yard 22lr shooting! #12613

Give those CCIs a try. They’re much faster than standard LR rounds. Less lead and more powder. One down side is less lead = more drift. Don’t know if it would make that much difference though.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Making a Better Forest For Deer (Hunting) #12111

Habitat is where it’s at! I’ll follow along. Can you give a few mor details such as:

how large are the blocks
what type of veg communities (habitat)
what type of cuts (small clearcuts, shelterwood, etc)
is the management primarily intended to inhance habitat or the wallet? Not that they’re mutually exclusive.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: 300 yard 22lr shooting! #11304

you ever shoot CCI stinger ammo? I used to shoot a 22 a lot and really liked them. never tried anything over 150 yards though. Nice shooting.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: How to make a long bow #63320

Check out the link below. It may be just what you’re looking for.

http://marshallbowhunters.com/marshallbowhunters/bowyers.html

Bow making is as simple or complicated as you want to make it. You should try to make it to mojam but, in the mean time, get a good book (Traditional Bowyers Bible Vol 1), find some wood and make shavings.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: osage #63310

If you want a high quality osage stave, you’re gonna pay at least 60 bucks plus shipping. The problem with boards is they don’t follow the grain. Not a problem for a bow that’s to be backed but not the greatest for a self bow.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: This one really takes the cake! #63261

I posted a question under the video asking about the so called study. So far, no reply.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: This one really takes the cake! #63259

Greatreearcher wrote: It is my greatest fear that with new technologies, “modern hunters” will create a super alert game animal. Just my .02
Chris

Chris, it’s already happened. Think about what the whitetails today are descended from. Today, we are hunting the descendants of the deer that survived the genocidal market hunting from a hundred years ago. Those deer that survived were either very lucky or had some adaptation, perhaps behavioral, that allowed them to avoid such tremendous pressure. It’s called a genetic bottleneck, and what emerges is a little different than what goes in. It happened with the Bison as well, but they are physically, and perhaps behaviorally, different from what once roamed the Great Plains.

ch

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Custom building a 2 piece stainless steel broadhead #62210

You’ve got my attention. How about geting close to a 3:1 ratio.:D

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: This one really takes the cake! #62003

🙄

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Holmegaard #61993

If you get some time, you should post some pics of the progress after you get started.

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