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in reply to: oct/nov TBM brought tears #27023
Elmer — such memories are bitter-sweet. You cherish them, yet at the same time they remind you of what is lost. At least your father was your “friend, mentor, and hunting fishing buddy.” I have no such memories to cherish, though my father was a very good man in his way. You might drop a similar note to TJ at the magazine, so that the authors will hear your praise. A frustrating thing about writing and publishing is that everyone is motivated to write an angry letter when something annoys us, yet when we see an article we like we just say, “that’s nice” and don’t share the good news. Editors figure one letter of praise is worth 10 of criticism. So your praise of those articles and writers will go a long way. A bowhunting father — I can’t even imagine what that must have been like. Dave
in reply to: Public land hunting laws #27018Could it be that the intended definition of “deer” includes elk? Your local DOW office should be able to clarify it for you. If it’s deer only, I’d inquire why the heck a rule like that. You could also mention that folks are hunting elk there, if they confirm it’s not allowed, and suggest they should patrol it more vigorously. Only DOW can make game rules, not the state land board. Good luck.
in reply to: Long bow into takedown #25381Dave — Most bowyers won’t touch cutting a bow in half to make it into a take-down. Unless, perhaps, it’s a wood bow, and even then I don’t recommend it, having done it once. Good take-downs have to be designed through the handle a risers for that purpose. My advice, if you need a take-down, is to buy one. Otherwise you could wind up out some money in the effort and have no bow at all. Of course I could be wrong (my wife tells me I was once). Dave
in reply to: "Blood trailing" light? #25378Steve McD — Well, if you bite your tongue hard enough to make it bleed, I can find you with my new red headlamp! 😀 Knowing you teach trailing classes, let’s please hear what you’re holding back.
in reply to: "Blood trailing" light? #23953Thanks, fellers. I’d have been surprised if you had said it worked. Again, I didn’t buy the lamp for that; it just came with the deal. I too have used a Coleman for blood trailing, but it doesn’t help when the animal just stops bleeding. Best tool for blood-trailing in my experience is a low pass-through lung shot; you could follow a hit like that by Braille. On red lights no spooking game–I have seen many infrared trail cam pics with various animals staring right into the cam, which has a small red light that glows when it fires. Deer and elk can’t see red, but they’re seeing something that gets their attention. Thanks for all the info, Dave
in reply to: Harvest is not a 4-letter word. #22537So, if a guy hunts in another country, does that make him an International Harvester? 😆
Sorry, but I can never resist the temptation for a little fun word-play. 😛
in reply to: Dave Doran #22535So sorry to hear this, Larry. Dave is a stand-out good guy and you’ll never find a more loyal and involved traditional archer and bowhunter. And Nancy is an angel. For a bit of background for those who don’t know Dave, he was a Marine in Vietnam and advisor to and fought aloneside the Republic of Korea Marines, or ROCs. These guys fought on the front lines in small units and had a reputation that struck fear into the hearts of the enemy like none other. Yet, Dave remains a gentle and loving man; I’ve seen him weep when speaking of a dead friend. I’ll leave Dave Doran’s deep devotion to trad archery to others more informed, but he and Nancy and their traveling trailer archery shop have been at every big trad event I’ve been able to attend.
Coincidentally, our own Dr. Don Thomas’s father won the Nobel prize for pioneer the same stem cell transplant process Dave is now undergoing. It’s a small world sometimes. I wish Dave the very best and perhaps if we get enough tributes and well-wishes here, the entire thread can be passed along to Dave and Nancy. ‘nuther Dave
in reply to: 35-pound longbow proves just enough… #22527A nicely composed photo! Thamas Aquinas Daly would approve. 😀
in reply to: Best Shafts? #22522Many if not most woody shooters are going away from POC due to the increasing difficultry of finding consistent high quality. Consequently, several other shaft woods, previously neglected,are now gaining popularity. Some are light for those going for high FOC, and some are heavy. If you’re lucky your question will prompt a variety of votes for various woods, including lodgepole. I have some footed pine hex shafts that I like a lot but are quite heavy, defeating FOC. But up to a point overall weight is more important to penetration than FOC, etc. The world has gotten very complicated since the easy days when cedar dominated. Take your time and enjoy the search.
in reply to: Broadhead grains? #20881Hi Earl, welcome to tradbow.com. Troy is right about point weight requiring more spine. Wood has the least range and carbon the most. But the advantages are many: More penetration for sure, as Troy says, but also more accurate flight. You should check out the Ashby Library here on the site and get self-educated. It’s a whole new world of arrow knowledge. I hunt elk mostly and have gone in recent years from 550 grains with 125 points to 691 grains with 450 of that up front: point, insert and adapter. It’s a thing called “front of center balance,” or FOC. You’ll hear lots of discussion about it here. Lighter arrows and lesser heads work when all is good. Heavier arrows with heavier points of the right variety still work even when the hit is bad, like a shoulder. Check it out. It’s fun and the motivation is to reduce wounding loss, which of course means increasing hunter success/recovery rate. Dave
in reply to: new to forum, new to traditionals. #20608Hello oneguy — Welcome to tradbow. I have built maybe three dozen wood bows, some selfbows, a few unbacked board bows like you’re considering, but mostly hickory or bamboo-backed board bows. Red oak is no great shakes as a bow wood and even with a light draw bow the only way to assure it will have much of a life at all is to make it quite long. I recommend that if you’re going to do this, start out right with a real bow wood, like osage orange, which you can usually mail order as boards for around $20 … or else back it with pignut hickory or, preferably, bamboo. A red oak bow backed with boo and not real short will take a significant “set”, or permanent bend in the direction it’s braced. And it won’t be fast. But it should not break right away either. If you have a bad experience building a bow because you use inappropriate materials, it could turn you off trad archery as well as bow-making before you even get started. IMHO. Others may have other ideas and suggestions. Good luck. Dave
in reply to: Arrow Spinner #20603Cool, David. Sure beats rolling them on a corner of a countertop, as I do. Thanks for posting this. Dave
in reply to: Parabolic, Shield, Banana etc etc etc #20373Fletcher — Good to see you back among us! Your expert advice is always welcome and appreciated. Are you still teaching, or back to arrow-building? Dave
in reply to: Arrow Question #19804Chris — I second both Mike’s welcomeand what he said about point weight. Most trad supply houses sell point “test kits” with a variety of weights, one each. Just keep going up until flight straightens out — you cannot have too much weight up front is my experience. Not only will it “unstiffen” your shafts, it will also increase accuracy and greatly increase penetration. I shoot 225 points with 100 insert sand 125 adapters from mid-50# bows. Dave
in reply to: Greg Munther interview #19799Thanks Joe and Kelly. When you have an interesting person to interview–and I’ve been lucky that way with all my TBM interviews–the rest is cake. People think I’m in great shape, but Greg is 3 or 4 years older and I can’t keep up with him quail hunting. Maybe if I had more practice, but alas we have no quail within striking range and my dogs are highly untrained. Anyhow, Greg is the genuine article, and that’s my highest compliment.
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