[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: how many arrows for hunting? #32341

while actually hunting – 4 BHs in the bowquiver and a stumping/smallgame arrow attached. up to 2dozen spare if truck camping. 6-8 spare in a tube if Back packing. Yea, I know – I like havin spare ammo –prior training.I shoot in camp as much as possible also.

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[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: FOC and a deadline! #31557

anytime – hope it was helpful and works out for you.

quite the sea change – Utah to SoCal – [I live in NM]

I am not sure the Biologists are sure, what deer is where in socal -haha – tough [ thick cover] but fun to hunt.

Interesting and way cool you have the Tule Elk* near you! – but in My experience Elk pretty much go where they want—

Scout

* and Pronghorn

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: FOC and a deadline! #31409

Gmonk –

I think Ventura is in the “SoCal Mule deer” area where FHL is Btails. 6 of one 1/2 dozen of the other –both tough to hunt cover lovers!

I have not hunted FHL in many a year but was Successful on Pig [my first one]and deer many times. “Golf” [G] area was one of my favorites bordered the lake and private land. Good for deer [especially in dry conditions]Good Luck!

Heck I hear they have Tule Elk Hunts Now!!

Tuffheads are great – I like em

Scout

PS – in my Limited experience [ as I have only been working on efoc for a year+] I found I had to go up in spine to get my arrows to tune properly, with the heavier points. Make sure any final choice you make in heads/weight shoots well from your bow.

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Summer Reading #31379

anytime Wexbow —

Can’t go wrong with any books by Peterson/Thomas [I have read all their bowhunting related ones,and a few of their others.]

FYI for any members interested in the Book “Barebow” by Dennis Dunn [ it is a 9 lb book on his bowhunts for all 29 NA game animals ] $100 +. you can now get installments on Kindle for $4.00 bucks a section.

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[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: FOC and a deadline! #31030

Gmonk

One of the good things about CA was the early deer season [ as long as you can handle the Heat!]-haha– Used to hunt Btails & pigs in the Coast Range [ around Hunter Ligget].

Your set up should work oK, be fine for deer { as long as it flys well}– you can order Tuffheads / Abowyer Brown Bears{both good heads – I shoot THs pers} and get them in time* – If you do not mind the extra expense.

are you after Co Blacktails or SCal mule deer?

Scout

* both Ad in Tradbow

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Summer Reading #30274

Wexbow –

Don Thomas – “Double helix” [africa – quite unique as he does a lot of stalking] and Dave petersons “man made of elk” [great primer on current methods of tradbow Elk hunting and just Elk info}are both topnotch – I have enjoyed everything I have read by both these authors—

A different but I found interesting book on archery is – Timeless bowhunting : the Art ,the Science,& the Spirit by Roy s Marlow – it talks about compounds* as well as tradbow.

Scout

* I have shot { in the distant past} but never owned a compound or intend to, but this is an interesting book specifically the science of it ——gives tradbow equal time-

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Wood and FOC #30262

Fletcher –

Thanks for the info, and I understand the predicament.

To order some test arrows should I PM you, or just contact you thru your website ?

Scout.

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Summer Reading #30036

paleo* – That is the only {best}book you need on the Comanche in the SW – excellent read, fair to all sides, imho.

IYA – yes I have an older Kindle and I take it to the field with me [ have a veh charger] but as you say battery lasts for a week +

Scout.

* sorry GM got confused —

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Wood and FOC #30027

David –

This is timely as I remember you said something in earlier posts about having this set of arrows built. I was thinking about doing something similiar, like to have fletcher build me some with the 300 TH in mind for my Shrews.

currently shooting Fireflys [ Laclair]with 225gr TH — come out — 654+-gr and 18.42% shaft length to back of head. I was going off the instructions in the FoC Chart in the Ashby Library- although as you and Fletcher { Prairie Prwlr} have mentioned length of BH thrown in makes sense to me?! I think this arrow would be fine for deer – but was trying to get a little more of everything for ELK —

Scout

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Wood and FOC #29937

Fletcher what Bow have you made those arrows for? draw weight?

I have a pair of shrews {54″ 56lb @ 27″] with fireflys[ 68/70 spine, 29.5, poc 225 tuffheads ]that shoot well, but was wondering what wood /spine might work for 300gr TH out of those bows?

Scout

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Wood and FOC #29396

Fletcher –

I agree on point length — probably late in the equation do to lack of long BHs {tuffheads -etc} being semi common till now — when I was first working up my Foc arrows – I was worried about the difference between the FPs & BH length, at the time in my case [ carbon] it worked out OK

What was the length of your arrows that made 23.7%? 715gr is ok with me as I shoot 730+ as std [ carbon}

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[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Summer Reading #29285

Iyagooshka { ditto on the Kindle}– if you enjoyed – “zen and the art of archery”

Try – One arrow One Life :Zen ,Archery –Kenneth Kushner a modern continuance —E-book

GmcCloskey – if you like Dave Peds books & the Mtns try “Among the Aspen” DP & Brandon Reynolds — probably have to do Amazon – used books

Scout.

ps _ “The Big Sky” was a great book — pretty good movie too-

pss – in the end if you read a lot – the kindle is cheaper [ if the book is an ebook -lot of classics for free or 99 cents]

or wait a couple yrs ————it will show up on ebook

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Arrow Flight #28748

Ssummer –

If the tear was 6″ left sounds like underspined arrows, check brace height–

Scout

[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: Last Colorado Grizzly #27823

Yes, pretty much the same reasons, with the later of the two -having the most weight. Although David Has studied the CO perspective much more than I – maybe he will comment —

There has been talk of putting Grizz back in the Gila [I live in NM]but that seems unlikely any time soon, especially with how the “Mexican Wolf” re-introduction has gone.

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[Raymond Coffman]

in reply to: hunting feathers #27815

Three 4″ parabolics — although I am thinking about experimenting with the AA {Ashby} this summer . The only “real Noisy” flech I can remember were LARGE 5″ shields.

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