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in reply to: "scary sharp" – a how to video #26677
David, the clamp is from a knife sharpening guide someone gave me years ago. It’s just one of the pieces. It comes in handy so I just scavenged it:D
If I ever get my hands on a good macro lense, I’ll try’n show what the bur looks like. Mostly you can just feel it though..
in reply to: "scary sharp" – a how to video #59345Thanks guys. I really wanted to put this one together. Hopefully it’ll help answer the “how sharp is sharp” question. I see guys all the time hunting with broadheads that are just semi sharp. A fine edge makes all the difference. There’s more instructional vids on my website.
in reply to: Elk City Idaho Elk Hunting #45279Good luck. I’ll be hunting off the Southfork as well. We’re heading up on Monday and will likely be in untill the 21st. You’ll probably pass my truck. Tan 91 dodge with a white 3 horse gooseneck.
Looking forward to more Bruce. I know the feeling, having hunted and hiked many miles off the SW corner of Yellowstone. Priceless indeed.
Hopefully I’ll have some pics and story to share in a few weeks. We’re packing in on the 10th and will likely be out for 10 days or so. No griz, but the wolves are there. They don’t make my hair stand on end though…
in reply to: "scary sharp" – a how to video #40575handirifle wrote: Question on that vice, never saw one with those long arms under it. What are they for?
It’s called a leg vice. The long leg fits into a little hole in the cement floor to stabilize the vice and prevent it from torquing. This type of vice also opens and closes faster than a standard benchtop.
in reply to: "scary sharp" – a how to video #37729David Petersen wrote: hirsute
I had to look that one up:o
in reply to: Elk City Idaho Elk Hunting #29484When will you be in the area???
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in reply to: Elk City Idaho Elk Hunting #22000When do you expect to be in the area?
There’s plenty of elk in unit 15, but the locals will tell you the wolves have eaten them all. Also some pretty nice whitetail. 120 class bucks are pretty common, and you stand a good chance of seeing one over 140. Some nice bulls too.
You should think about doing some backpacking to get away from the ATVs.
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see ya there.
in reply to: Kentucky Elk tag #46894I’m no elk expert, but I do have a few seasons under my belt. I’ll try’n answer some of your questions.
You can call elk, and sometimes talk back and forth for a while like with turkeys, but that’s where the similarity ends. If you bust a herd, they’ll run away…Fast.
You can pattern elk if they are not disturbed. If there’s any pressure on them, they’ll move. Sometimes a long way.
Cow’s do visit wallows, but in my experience it only pays in dry country. They come to drink, not roll around in their own funk. Kentucky doesn’t strike me as a good bet for sitting wallows.
I’d stay away from the tree stands unless it’s a lockon type that you can quickly and quietly get out of. Elk aren’t as keen as whitetails and they’re a lot easier to move in on. They generaly make some noise when they’re up feeding. Cow calf groups will call back and forth when they’re feeding in heavy cover.
Not sure about the accessability and terrain there, but in Idaho, elk like to bed the day away on little flat benches or spur ridges that are isolated and not easily reached.
My suggestion is to get out there and spend as much time with them as you can. Keep in mind that elk are often times migratory. This may mean they move a great distance form summer to winter range, or it may mean they move up and down in elevation. Some herds stay put all year long. So, what I’m saying is don’t just go out in the spring, find the elk, and expect them to be in the same place come fall.
hope this helps and good luck.
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in reply to: Evening dog walk #45310I had a raghorn come running up to me last season while riding my horse up to a bench where I planned on getting off and calling. He was nearly on top of me before I saw him. My horse actually saw him first. I noticed my horses ears perked up, then looked up to see the bull standing there at about 20 yards. Same thing happened the year before a few miles away. Problem is, with the horses making noise, you can’t hear the elk coming, and when they get there, they’re facing you and very alert.
I think Dave’s right about the hoof thumps. They sound a lot like a herd of elk moving through the timber. Throw a cow call in, and get ready. This year, I’m going to use them more, tying one and letting the other walk around and graze while I call a short distance away.
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in reply to: Flowers and other blooming' things #44511Good eye on the plant id Dave, but that last one isn’t a geranium. It’s one of many species of phlox. Not sure which one. In the next set of pics, the yellow flower is balsom root. The young flower heads and leaves are used pretty heavily by big game in some areas. Also, I think the nezperce cooked and ate the young shoots and roots.
On the poo, I’d guess it’s from some sort of bird. Probably a grouse. They will drop big mucusy masses called cecal droppings every now and then. In gamebirds they’re usually black, but that’s just my experience. You offen find them where sharpies have spent the night in the snow.
From the pics it looks like there is some smaller, “normal sized” droppings that look like ruff grouse, but I can’t really tell.
nice pics.
I’ve spent the last two weeks hiking around taking pics of “user created” ohv trails. I’ve got a good one of a busted gate with a road closed sign and an atv trail going right by. Classic.
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in reply to: MA and FOC in Sioux buffalo arrows #18065I’d put my money on barrel hoops. I’d think they were pretty common as well, and would have been a hell of a lot easier to work. They’re only about 1/8″ thick, and would have been realativly easy to work down and haft into a shaft.
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in reply to: Bow Building 101 – Osage Selfbow Part 1 #57694making another short vid to show the finished bow won’t be a problem. It may take a little while, but I’ll get one up within a few months. Works been hectic lately, and turkey season ain’t helpin..:wink:
I’ve also got plans for how-to vids on all sorts of things ranging from sharpening broadheads to butchering a deer.
in reply to: Bow Building 101 – Osage Selfbow Part 1 #49794And, here’s the last one. I played it right after it was uploaded and it was kinda jittery in several places. Let me know if it does it for you all.
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