[David Petersen]

in reply to: Eastern Trad Archery Rendezvous #13719

ColMike, aka Mike Herdering with his deadly Shrew …

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Cougar tips? #12946

Shane, I’ve been thinking that if there are multiple cats and you can legally kill them, and the object is to kill them to get rid of a risk to livestock, rather than sport, I’d take a rifle out and just get ‘er done. You can also use an electronic game caller which will allow you to be a better position, like up a tree, and not have the cat focusing on you when it comes in. That’s illegal in some states but not many, and it’s totally unethical in sport hunting. But if you’re doing damage control anything goes.

I don’t hunt predators, period, much less with a rifle. But a few years ago after weeks of having two coyotes harass my dogs and wife on their walks–one snuck in from behind to nip my wife on the butt but our Golden got there in time to make a save–I took the scoped .22 out on their next walk and, when they came charging in barking, as usual, I took care of the problem pronto. No regrets. There is sport hunting, and there is necessity.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: important science for hunters #12595

“Marriage”:lol:

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Eastern Trad Archery Rendezvous #11876

It would almost be worth the cost and effort of the trip just to be a fly on the wall where Alex and Col. Mike are at the same time. Esp. if Mike has his infamous jug of high-end Scotch (I never used to think I liked Scotch, until Mike taught me I’d never before had “real” Scotch). If we could get AusJim, Smithhammer and a few other Resident Tradbow Comedians there too, well damn I’d just have to come. And who was that guy who wore funny hats and was our lead comic in the early days and disappeared unceremoniously for a very long time then showed up again not long ago, for maybe two days and dropped off the flat earth again? Can’t quite grab his name out of the old cobby skull … how soon celebrity is forgot. :P:lol:

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Cougar tips? #11869

At the best of times this joint is turning into Comedy Central … and I love it! If I can’t be funny, at least I can be around funny people. 😛

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Trail cam time again #11423

These are not mine but from a friend who lives and hunts near here …

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Cougar tips? #11410

I don’t hunt predators but I do know that this time of year, you can readily call in bears and cats with fawn bleats. Bear mostly just come shambling straight in, but cats will circle and sneak in, so scent control is paramount. Tests show that bear spray works just fine on lions. We have plenty of bears and lions and my wife carries bear spray always, but never a gun. She’s been growled and hissed at when the dogs got too close to an occupied kitten den, as have I, but nothing more. Thing about cats is that they’re invisible and see you all the time while you rarely see them. Should be an exciting hunt! Judging by rare attack reports larger people are almost never accosted by lions while smaller people are at risk. Maybe wear high heels and a tophat? 😆

[David Petersen]

in reply to: important science for hunters #11405

JP, that’s a sadly beautiful overview of “how it happens” everywhere. A trophy house at a time, a logging project and a few more miles of new roads, every few years, then run some cows into those clearcuts and let’s designate some of those new roads, after their use is done, as ATV trails. Both ATVs and cows bring in invasive weeds that crowd out wildlife forage … one step at a time, invisible to those who aren’t really looking, and all support by the industrialists and their elected flunkies as “job creation,” as if that puts a blessing on anything we want to do to further destroy the world … and the good public hunting lands are the first to go.

Jim — Watch for my next book, which is being edited by the ghost of Abbey. 😛

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Your first trad kill… #10830

Did it make “the book”? Ain’t worth a darn otherwise, I hear. And I trust you didn’t cheat and use bait. 😆 You can eat most anything if you turn it into jerky. I mean, if it works on goose it must work on whatever it is they make those things out of.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: Brace height changes affecting EFOC flight? #10445

Doc, your thread title is a bit misleading insofar as a change in brace height due to string stretch will of course affect arrow flight … but EFOC or lack thereof has no bearing on it. Does your friend think that arrows with low FOC would not be affected by string stretch and consequent relocation of nocking point and arrow angle on the shelf? I see no EFOC cause-effect relation, as friend is attempting to imply. All critics of EFOC, at least in my experience, lack extensive experience and a real working familiarity with EFOC. In general, I agree with others that EFOC, or even degrees of increased FOC, deliver superior arrow flight under all circumstances. Any negatives such as increased trajectory don’t much seem to come into play at ethical trad shot distances. Does your friend shoot trad or wheels? In any event, never leave a strung bow in a car under any conditions. :P:D

[David Petersen]

in reply to: shaft sleeve fit problem with Tuffheads #10390

Bob — Footed wood shafts are heavy, too heavy to add a 300-grain head to and not go way overweight for the 50-something pound longbows I now shoot. I still have a set of those, from an early experiment many years ago. If you want to shoot wood and want good total weight and don’t care about FOC, they’re a good way to go. But I want to hold total weight as close as possible to 700 grains, with 300 of it up front. It’s a good set-up with good balance between total weight and FOC, and as good as I’ve been able to work up with wood. But the tendency of wood to break behind the head is magnified with a monster head, so that’s the issue. And too, it’s play. Thanks for your good suggestion.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #9795

Bruce, here are the specs. Darned if I didn’t get the knife and ruler unaligned (no wonder I flunked out of engineering school even before I enrolled). Overall it’s 8″ long. The handle is nice and fat, the way I like it.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: state big game license costs chart #9757

There are actually a few of us “crazy f…s” who think residents should pay more. I know that’s un-American by TP ideals, which demand more services for less taxes. But still, it’s just too good a deal. If only CPW could learn to be less wasteful of their funds maybe the movement could gain some footing.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #9674

Well, this thread sure has worked out great for me, so thanks for starting it, Bruce. After admiring a knife made by Sinawalli (Bill Brushey, among our most active Canuck brothers) we started a pm correspondence that led to working out a barter that netted me the gorgeous new knife below. While it’s fairly easy to get a truly custom bow built according to our specs, not so common with knives. In this case Bill and I talked back and forth about various options and here’s the result … not just gorgeous but highly functional in that it meets all my demands for a first-line elk skinner, including quality steel, drop-point blade with thick back edge (for prying heavy bone joints apart, etc.), a substantial wood handle about the size of the blade (for max leverage) and a finger groove at the bottom back of the blade. It’s my first truly custom knife and I could not be more pleased both with the design and functionality, as well as the artful workmanship. My old trusty Helle, still my vote for the best commercial knife made (certainly not the prettiest) alas, is now semi-retired as “first backup” blade relegated to the bottom of the hunting pack. Thanks, Bill. I think I skinned you on this deal! 😛 And somewhere out there right this minute, there’s an elk that’s destined to be skint with the Brushey Blade in Sept.! Happy camper, here.

[David Petersen]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #9633

Durn Ralph that’s a gorgeous bow! I’ve built a dumpster full of boo-backed-osage bows and some pretty ones and even a few r/d’s … but nothing that pretty and nothing that lived so long. Likely because I used osage boards rather than staves. I figure if I’m going to shape a stave it might as well be a selfbow. I must however forewarn you that it is bound to break someday. But to save you that heartbreak I’m willing to take it off your hands … just a nice guy, me. :P:lol:

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