[David Petersen]

in reply to: Sacred Places #36803

Dave/Doc — If you’re all that old, then it must be your grandson in your profile picture. 😛 Darn, I should have thought of that myself. 😆

Seriously, I sure do know what you speak of re burn-out. I was there too. But with rest, the fire rekindles itself, esp. with fanning of the flames by other good folks of the quality we enjoy here.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: What happens to your string at release #36714

Very well, but a man of your age and dignity could use more hair on his face. And it’s pretty good camo, at least before it goes white. 😆

Now, getting serious and returning to the topical question–What happens to your string at release?

Easy … it slaps the heck out of my bow arm! 😳

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Sacred Places #36711

Fellers and Mom … it gets increasingly difficult to discuss the threats to hunting today without going political, don’t it? Yet, in truth, WE are part of the problem. At the same time, we are the best and only bet for a solution … though there are other places to discuss those realities, I suppose, though I’m not sure where. Re Ralph’s stone point chips and how they make him feel … increasingly that lithic connection to our formative past is increasingly personal and important to my sanity (such as it is). Life is unnecessarily complicated, thus insane. Nature is ever simple, thus sane. While we are not the only ones, it has long been clear to me that we–traditional-values hunter in general, and (may I make this elitist statement?) those of us here–are acutely aware of what his been lost in trade for what has been gained.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: High FOC stability #36664

What I’ve seen in my own messing around is that the heavier the arrow, the less it is affected by strong wind or limb strikes … and the more of that heaviness is up front, the more profoundly stable it is. And before I tried it for myself, I was an adjunct member of the Flat Earth Society. 😆

[David Petersen]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #36658

Wow! Five pages–you done went and started a great thread, Bruce!

By way of an update, I just received a custom sheath made by Duncan to complement the custom knife made by Sinawalli/Bill. Nothing fancy, as I prefer it, but lovely in its simple functionality. Now my hunting outfit is complete! And thanks to the personal nature of most every piece of it this year, it has some serious mojo.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Holy Moly! An uneven new bow. #36652

Yes!

[David Petersen]

in reply to: What happens to your string at release #36649

You’re slipping Bruce! We’re getting dangerously close to an actual picture of the infamous alleged international jewel thief! “They” are always watching. Be careful! 😆

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Sacred Places #36648

You said it, Doc!

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Good luck! #36386

Luck? Who needs obsolete luck when you have a whole Cabela’s catalog full of crutches, shortcuts, baits and gadgets all intended to defeat the need for luck. These days we can buy our luck!:lol:

Seriously, thanks for the thought and same to you.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Orion Rising!! #35539

Stephen Stills …

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Treed Partridges and trail cams #35451

Mathew — I wish you were being melodramatic, but unfortunately you speak the truth and no exaggerations.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Sacred Places #35441

Paleo — I didn’t mentioned it in my response, but yesterday morning I lost a dear friend and advisor of 25 years. I am gutted, and it feels so much like when I lost what once was prime forest stomping grounds to wildfire in one week. We cried for two months. This time, the loss of what is left of this sacred space has been gradual and predictable and allowed me to work my mind around it somewhat, and of course it’s due to human stupidity and hubris. Losing two dear old friends at once: one a man, the other a place. A crap thing to say to younger folks, but a day hardly passes that I don’t think it: I’m SO glad I’m old. To paraphrase Aldo, I wouldn’t care to be young again in a world without wildness to grow up in. But what’s left can be saved, and while merely a chink in the crack, BHA for now is our best route for expressing our outrage.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Sacred Places #35330

Paleo — I’m in the process of losing my sacred place right now. It’s too much like the staggering blow of losing dear old friends. That’s about all I can bear to say about it.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Help my poor shoulder please! #35328

Both of my shoulders are wrecked, yet I continue to shoot up to 54# without undue pain–due to professional physical therapy. Quit shooting for now and ask around your area for the best PT. As in all professions there’s a huge difference in quality. A good one will be able to identify the source of your pain and will relieve that pain significantly almost overnight via repositioning (like chiropractic but without the violent popping of joints), and a combo of high and low tech “hands on” therapies. When I fell out of a tree a couple of years ago and tore a rotator cuff–the big muscle in the front of your shoulder–and wanted to avoid surgery, the PT took me from extreme pain to occasional and bearable pain within a week’s (three) visits. And they’ll give you a regimen of fairly easy daily stretches and exercises which, if you stick with them, will keep you pain free forever or until you hurt yourself again. And they don’t cost that much. They take all insurance and medicare and if you tell them you don’t have insurance, they’ll offer great deals that no doctor or bone-cruncher I’ve known can or will match. Along with acupuncture, PT is the best approach to pain relief I’ve found in a long and painful life. Best luck.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Orion Rising!! #34977

The heavens speak best to those who rise before dawn. Except hunting season, that ain’t me. So far as the “feeling” that our time is here, for me it’s the quality of the light in the northern sky, and simply … a feeling. It seems stronger than usual this year, judging by the reports I’m getting from others. Let us hope it bodes well for all concerned.

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