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in reply to: Does this make you feel as bad as it does me? #18550
Thanks, David. I’ve read Leopold’s SCA at very least a dozen times, cover to cover, plus many more times for individual chapters, but obviously I’m due again. Almost every page contains an aphorism, advice on wise living and thinking, better than anything I could come up with in a lifetime of trying. To me, Aldo Leopold will always be the primary source-fountain from which flows all the best wisdom to guide hunting ethics, which ethics include the absolute necessity–both practically and spiritually–for sportsmen and women to work and speak actively to protect what’s left of wild nature and, like Aldo at the Shack, restore nature when possible. And to think not just of personal situations and biases, but “big picture and long run” on tough “Round River” issues such as wolves. My idea of heaven would be a week of wilderness campfires with Leopold. But I doubt my brain could handle the challenge and overload. What a man. dp
in reply to: Installing Compass #18353I would not think you’d want to put any finish or veneer over a compass anyhow? If it’s mounted into the wood, you can use an auger bit to create a recess the right diameter and depth, then put finish on the exposed wood in the hole before gluing in the compass. If on glass veneer, just glue it on. IMHO, I have never thought that a compass mounted in a bow would be worth a darn in any serious “find yourself” situation and that the jarring from repeated shooting would mess up the needle and pivot. But I can’t speak from personal experience. Best luck, dp
in reply to: tuning nocks #18351Since you have a new string and new arrows, you don’t know which is the problem — nocks too small or serving too big. It’s cheap and easy to buy, or borrow from a friend, a different brand or type nock that fits the CE and see if that does the trick. Easy nock exchange is one of the many advantages of carbon shafts. The serving will compress a little after some shooting. dp
in reply to: recommendations for a recurve #16392Michael — welcome to tradbow.com! dave p
in reply to: Turkey season starts this saturday #16163Muck — I think starting any new turkey hunter out with a shotgun is a good idea. There’s a learning curve to be climbed and it can be tough enough even with a 12-bore until you figure it out. But once you do figure it out, if you have uncrowded places to hunt and birds that talk, well, for me it got too easy. For years I hunted them shotgun only. Then I transitioned to hunting with bow the first two weeks, which always gave me opportunities to blow some set-ups and miss some shots and get frustrated — then I’d take the old Winchester out and get it done. But that was all long ago. For years now I’ve hunted exclusively with a bow and generally have better luck in fall than spring, when you’re allowed to kill any turkey, not just bearded toms. Give me a hen or jake anytime for good eating. The biggest challenges here in the mountain SW are other hunters and wind wind wind in the spring. I once saw a tom try to fan when a big gust blew in from behind and knocked him right over on his face in the dirt. 😳 Don’t think that poor embarrassed fellow got any loving that morning. dp
in reply to: Posting Pictures in the Forums #16138Is that house in the picture where you live? Mighty purdy place. dp
in reply to: Turkey season starts this saturday #15050Next Saturday is opener here in CO too! And I face the same problem as Mike — a super-abundance of shotgun hunters, esp. on opening weekend. (And the industry and their media minions keep complaining “We need more hunters.” Not anyplace I hunt!) Anyhow, I’ve killed a few birds over the years with stickbows and never once used a manufactured blind. And any advantage you could get from a training-wheel bow — shortness for maneuvering in thick brush, and let-off so you can hold at full-draw seemingly forever waiting for that tom to step out from behind the tree — you can equal with a short, low-draw recurve. For years I had an old Bear Black Bear, 48″ long and 40# draw if I recall, which I kept just for turkey hunting and sure wish I still had it. Best luck to you all, and remember that the reward of any endeavor is proportional to the effort involved. Years ago I quit shotgunning for turkeys because it was always over in the first morning of opening day and then I had a 6-week season ahead to sit and twiddle my thumbs. The greatest problem in killing a turkey with any bow is having them run off after the shot and they hide so well you’re lucky to find ’em. Most of this problem arises from aiming low and forward as we would on deer, thus slicing through mostly only breast meat. I only figured this out for myself quite recently :oops:, a turkey’s vital organs are high, so aim at the wing butt (where wing attaches to body). This is also the only game I hunt with the biggest 3-blade heads I can find. Talk about a rite of spring! 😀 dave
in reply to: Does this make you feel as bad as it does me? #15041David Mc — If it’s not too much trouble could you please provide a citation, book and page, etc., for the great Leopold quote? The problem with modern hunting is that folks want to sit at home on the comfy radiator (an analogy for all easy comforts) most of the time — then dart outdoors as quickly and easily as possible to “harvest” an animal and get back home before they miss the next TV ball game or start to feel the chill of reality. The hunting industry and mainstream horn-porn media are catering to these pretenders, as do the QDM brothels and most Outhouse Channel programs.
Oops, sorry to hijack your thread. Back to Banff now, everyone. dp
in reply to: Sad to say….. #12769Well, I just wrote a long “Petersen screed” on this topic, but thought better of it. I’d rather hear you guys work it out than for me set the tone of the discussion with my own extreme disrespect for any form of baiting.
Let’s keep the ‘hunt’ in hunting. dp
in reply to: West Texas Hunting #11532Shawn — Indeed, hunting in TX is all about private property, either knowing someone or paying a fee. If you find a good place to hunt hogs that’s not too far from the CO border, please share. Only thing that keeps me from going down there to stock the freezer with feral pork is the long boring drive. I hope someone here can help you. dp
in reply to: An Old Coot's Contemplations…. #11530Steve Sr. — you’re fine here, no worries. Relax and enjoy! Now, if we could just locate Dr. Ashby and get him to posting again.:D I hope he’s gone hunting. Dave p
in reply to: 67' Kodiak Hunter #9304George — How many bows do you own? 😀 Good health to you! dave p
in reply to: Dealing with Back Troubles. #8200Steve — Is it mere coincidence that a couple days after you started this thread, my low back “went out”? Or did you put a WWW hex on me? 🙄 In any event, there would be no way I could hunt when I can’t even stand up straight. Walking uphill feels great but downhill is misery. A single 10 mg Valium works better than any pain pill I’ve tried, but makes you a bit dizzy for a couple of hours. Sports Cream is the best topical I’ve found — not greasy or stinky. And Doc Dave Sigurslid has some excellent stretches that really help and I guess I need to remind him again to come on here and offer suggestions. Several days later I’m still sore but if I move carefully I can do pretty much what I want. Took a long stump-shooting walk yesterday. Thing is for most of us, if we stay with a gentle routine of stretches and stomach-tightening exercises, the back is usually OK. I’m just glad this happened to me now, rather than in 2 weeks when turkey opens. dp
Muck — I am a bit confused by your question. In the first paragraph you ask about day pack contents, then in the second you speak of a major, long-term load. Specifically, are you asking what we would suggest that folks carry in a day pack for hunting or fishing or hiking, with no overnight stay planned? Or what? My own day pack for elk hunting averages 25 pounds but that includes a lot of field-dressing and hunting-specific stuff a hiker or angler wouldn’t need. ???? dp
in reply to: Just like a bad penny… #61434Patrick — No jokes from me (this time). Just real good to have you back and hope your days are all bright ahead. dave
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