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in reply to: camo paint removal #32921
Ontario– I’ve had great luck with acetone … but I’ve only used flat camo paint that’s made to be easily removed, never enamel or such. Still, you have nothing at risk to try acetone. If that doesn’t work, send me a PM. Best luck …
in reply to: Wolves relisted #32916J.– I’ve always felt that your posts set out to brighten every room you walk out of. But this, above, is just brilliantly clever and funny! Seriously, thanks for the much-needed chuckles. 😆
in reply to: Can I get a recommendation? #30714Yet another, now redundant, vote for Merino.
Yet … you must hunt in a far colder part of CO than I do! Especially in recent years (call it what you wish) I’ve barely even needed a jacket at daylight or dark even at season’s end, been so darn warm. But add a bit of rain, or wind on an open alpine slope, and I guess I can see the need. I hunt way down low, 8-9.5k for the most part so my Merino gets little use. I can also say, without naming names, that there’s a huge, massive difference in Merino quality among some name-brand clothing makers.
Second best for those of us on a tight budget is “washable wool,” which is wool with usually around 20% synthetic, usually nylon, to keep it from shrinking. It also keeps it from itching so much and has many of the qualities of Merino at a far lower price.
in reply to: Could this be the best knife sharpener ever? #30302Just a variation on ceramic sticks …
I’ll stick with my KME at home (I use the knife sharpener for both knives and broadheads), and a carbon X sharpener and diamond bar in the field. I don’t think I could get me truck into the places I hunt. I guess a guy could take the window out and pack it with him. 😛
in reply to: What ya got goin? #28494Excellent response, Doc! Even Abbey, in “The Monkey Wrench Gang,” didn’t think of replacing stake and tape lines … leading to nowhere. A line of bright engineer’s tape in a forest area is like a big fat zit on a lovely girl’s face. And in my experience ONLY “hunters” put it there. I understand and have used it myself … but geeze, how much effort does it take on your last trip out to pull the tape and haul out with you?
Alex, I hope those littering jerks had a lousy night’s sleep … say, nightmares of “The Tracker” Brown’s supposed murderous pagans in the “wilderness” of NJ’s Pine Barrens. 😈
in reply to: What ya got goin? #27364Good going on the clean-up, Alex! Any indication in the trash whether they were hunters or not? Years ago, when I guided for Mike Murphy, every year he packed out a huge amount of trash, I mean four horse-loads, left by rifle and black powder hunters from the South. They came in on horses and left amazing stuff: like your trash camp, most of it was plastic of various shapes, but also Coleman lanterns and other useable stuff. I guess, had we not cleaned up after them, they’d have camped in their own garbage, as they used the same spot for several years. After complaining to the Forest Service for years, they finally got busted and quit coming. A rule of human nature I’ve seen all my life is that the easier it is to haul stuff in, the more junk people leave in the woods. ATVs are worst today, but cowboys have been doing it forever, and still do. Hard to understand how you can haul in, say, a case of beer, then feel unable to haul out the empties. Such a world. Good to know you’re still hunting on bare leaves. It’s getting froze-up here. Time to think about AZ.
in reply to: Traditional croc hunting in Arnhem Land #20783I hear that even the African Kung! and other Bushmen, so deservedly famous for running their prey to exhaustion then killing them with spears, no longer run but use rifles instead. I believe the documentary in question is called “The Perfect Runner,” or something close, available via Netflix and a really thought-provoking hypothesis saying that early Man’s running ability had as much to do with our evolution to what we now are (and are not) as did a fast-growing brain and extreme neoteny (prolonged time spent in immaturity, thus allowing for increased learning before assuming adult responsibilities). “Hunter-gatherers” is a primary theme throughout, making it an appropriate topic for this forum, methinks. And just a really good, and thought-provoking documentary.
in reply to: Amazing: My son's new Java Man Archery Helms Deep #20776I learned about Two Tracks silencers from Java Man while at Kzoo a few years ago, where both had booths. While I absolutely feel they are radically overpriced for little pieces of felt (but what isn’t radically overpriced in today’s world?), I’ve used them ever since, for the reasons Gregg summarizes above: the most silencing performance for the least mass on the string. But hey, big rubber bands also work (until the shoot off) and cost nothing. All choices boil down to personal priorities, eh?
in reply to: Amazing: My son's new Java Man Archery Helms Deep #9604Patrick — He doesn’t like hats because he doesn’t need a hat! That’s more hair right there than I managed to grow, cumulatively, in a lifetime! Of course, growing up mid-century, my father insisted I keep a “burr” cut, then came the Marines for whom a burr was way too long, then came baldness, revealing the true magnificence of the fully revealed human male skull! 😳
Is that a yeller lab pup … or a runted adult? It appears the latter. Man, if I could find a seriously runted black lab that has all the qualities of the breed, I’d be a happy man. Big dogs increasingly complicate travel. Much as I love ’em, I’m done with ’em after the current models go south.
Two new magnificent bows, a great son with great hair, and a small big dog! You must be living right. 😀
in reply to: GPS Suggestions #9537Having been well lost myself, and having felt that deep-time dusky fear of the dark and unknown, I can say that the reality isn’t nearly so scary as the fear of the reality. Come to think of it, most of life fits there. “… and then we die.” With a future like that, what’s to fear? 😯
in reply to: Noteable Quotes! #9533Mike, I love your “beware of thoughtfulness” proviso! In this world, well, yeah …
in reply to: New Traditional Cover Scent #9529Mike, what other “purposed” chairs does Linda Lee have beyond reading? I’m sure she has a designated computing chair, aka desk chair. And maybe a Netflix-watching chair? A shopping for a boat chair (though I suspect that one would double with the computing chair)? A “watching the dog yard chair (no longer needed)? A wine-sipping chair? And most important, an Admiral’s deck chair for guiding the ship of life? Sorry, I couldn’t resist. 😛 She deserves as many chairs as she might like.
in reply to: Amazing: My son's new Java Man Archery Helms Deep #63807Sometimes, life treats us GOOD! 😀
in reply to: Noteable Quotes! #63803Bruce, the best way to ponder Dennett is to read Dennett. PM if you want specifics.
Can we get more info on “Crowfoot”? Thanks …
It’s December, and the elk that didn’t come down as usual (until very recent years) for the rut, and didn’t even come down for the late rifle seasons, still have not come down. It keeps you guessing.
in reply to: Backpacks/Daypacks #60244Stix, I always wear a large daypack when hunting, various brands and sizes, and notice no difference shooting with it on or off; no restriction whatsoever. Nor have I noticed any noise from the shoulder straps. Could it be the material of your shirt or jacket rubbing against the pack-strap material?
Although you didn’t ask about brands and models, I figure that’s implied in the question. My biggest hunting pack is an antique Dwight Schuh, just one huge pouch with a removable fanny pack below. It’s heavy fleece and silent, and I’ve packed many an elk quarter in or on it. These days I mostly carry a Badlands Diablo, midsize pack with a flat metal external frame that’s bowed away from the back, eliminating sweating problems. It’s the best made and best designed pack I’ve ever owned and I pretty much forget I have it on. Only complaint is noisy zippers, but I guess that’s the price for big sturdy zippers. And down in the economy department, Fieldline makes a whole array of cheap packs, available at Walmart and elsewhere. For the price I’ve been impressed with the two I’ve owned. I have never been able to hunt with less than about 20 pounds on my back, even in good weather. All the “possibles” add up fast.
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