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in reply to: EFOC at Pope and Young #31984
Ed, great to see you back, which indicates you’re on the mend. Seeing your presentation and a chance to buy you a double shot of Wild Turkey would be among the few things in the universe that would get me to Dallas, but those oil boys down there are charging so much for their gas I can barely afford to drive to town any more.
Seriously, I do encourage anyone who can make it to this event to do their best to catch Ed’s presentation. He’s no average “talking head” but always gives an exceptional presentation. I hope someone videos it for the greater good.
Just an hour ago I broke out the bow and shot the first arrows since we got buried in snow a few months ago. And once again I was amazed at what weight and FOC can do. With field points I was shooting completely through a fairly new high quality black foam target with every arrow, and this from a #53 bow. I started with a front-end total weight of 550 grains (insert, head, screw-in adapter), then dropped to 420 and still shot way through. Only down at a total front weight of 325 did the target contain the arrows.
Others can remain happily in the dark ages if they want, but this magic works! Dave
in reply to: Deer sent and Human urin #28364What goes in comes out. It would seem that what a person has been eating and drinking, including medications, would have a huge impact on the flavor and intensity of urine, thus how “spooky” it is to game. Whether deer are bothered by the stench of human urine or not, I am. And it draws flies. I like to keep my stand areas, ground or tree, clean and smelling of nature. So I use a pee bottle.
in reply to: Another , 'FROM THE COVER' of TBM #27540Mhay said: “Hunting these high pressured public land birds with a shotgun is tough. To get one with a bow is tougher yet. Doing it without a blind and decoy is no doubt the toughest.”
Tough, you bet, hunting non-agricultural forests for turkeys with a longbow is a top challenge. Blinds are useless since it’s all a walking game, so you have to get good at hunkering down fast in the nearest shade and count on blend-in clothing and zero movement for concealment. Getting that far is fun and in a good area can come repeatedly in a day. Being able to draw without being seen just when the bird is vulnerable, and many hens often watching, is the toughest part. So far as dekes, I’ve pretty much quit using them as you can only carry a couple at most on a long hike, a gobbler is often on you before you have time to get them out and you risk getting busted, and most toms either hang up, shy off or just haul-a.. when they see one or even two dekes. Best I’ve done is have toms circle a hen deke once or twice and then take off. Works for a shotgun but not a bow. So mostly I just go light, no blind and no dekes, and “walk and talk” then set up when I get a near reply, before calling any more. Finding an area with plenty of birds that aren’t gun-shy is the magic bullet, IMHO.
in reply to: Staining a pattern #25428I’m not sure of the mixing ratio but a very small amount of powder dye will make a lot of liquid dye, so if you only plan to stain this one bow I’d buy the smallest containers possible. Places sell it mixed as a liquid but you’re paying for water and shipping. I’ve had some on the shelf indoors where it doesn’t freeze, for several years. It still works as well as ever, and I doubt even freezing would hurt it. The dye is “flat” and whether it winds up glossy or dull depends on the finish you use over it. I use it on wood arrows as well as wood bows. Spray-on Minwax Poly Spar Varnish (gloss, low gloss and matte available) is the cheapest and easiest finish since this is a low-budget project. I’d attach some pics … if I could find them. Wear gloves when you use it.
in reply to: Staining a pattern #24519Bryan — You can easily create a lot better looking camo pattern than criss-crossing. One way is to simply stain a few inches one color, then the next few inches another, alternating through the length of the bow like that. You really only need two colors, or shades, so far as most game animals are concerned as they see in black and white. If you want to make it pretty for people, use any colors you like. The easiest and IMHO best is aniline (analyne?) dye, which is a powder you mix with water and apply with a brush or Q-tip or whatever. It dries almost immediately and you can overlap colors for neat patterns, which you can’t really do with oil-base stains. But if you don’t want to go to that trouble (most internet trad archery supply houses carry aniline) any old stain will do, though oil-based takes a lot longer to dry. I hope you enjoy the bow.
in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #24507Paleo — Please don’t measure other animals against the horrid example of house cats! 😈
in reply to: Buying a Demo Bow Newbie Question #22891Not to worry. Any bow with glass lams can be strung pretty much forever with no ill effects. I’ve had bows that were a couple pounds over what I wanted and left them strung for a year or more with zero loss of draw weight. I would worry more about lots of folks having handled the bow, as a dry-fire can damage any bow and you have no way of tracking that. If it looks clean and shoots well and you trust the dealer and he’ll give you an appropriate discount, why not? If no discount, not deal if it were me, as a display bow doesn’t pack quite the same “new toy” punch as one out of the box. And too, there’s more than one bow in the world. Shop ads in TBM, check websites, and you may well find several bows you like the looks of better than this one, and won’t have to wait for. In today’s incredibly rich world of fine custom trad bows it’s a shame to limit yourself to what a local dealer carries … like bringing a sandwich to a banquet. IMHO
in reply to: Cover photo of latest TB magazine #20658Beyond a camo t-shirt, I pretty much wear nothing but layers of wool plaid and generally get my shirts and shirt-jackets either on sale from Woolrich or at the recycle store. Beyond that, if you’re looking for quality wool clothing that’s amazingly affordable and offers a staggering array of patterns and colors, bes sure to check out Fred and Teresa Asbell’s offerings at
http://www.gfredasbell.com/gfa_wool_clothing.php
For years it didn’t interest me because I don’t wear vests when hunting and I don’t like pull-over jackets. But now that they offer zip-up items, I bought a hooded jacket at a crazy low price and absolutely love it. Check ’em out.
in reply to: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Rendezvous #19604I’m afraid I can be there only in spirit. I had my flights booked two months ago … and then good old Untied Airlines cancelled one flight in each direction, making the trip totally untenable. Nor can I afford to drive due to gas prices (like the airlines, another example of unregulated capitalism having gottten so out of control it now works against more of us than it works for).
What I’ll miss most is getting to see old friends and allies in the good fight, and meeting new ones. Go if you can. BHA’s grassroots structure offers each of us a rare opportunity to stand for something we believe in, and not have to stand alone.
in reply to: Finding bigfoot #18672Which one? 😆
in reply to: Finding bigfoot #17724Murray — Right on! Failing that, a Werewolf might get it done, you think?
in reply to: from the home page #17298Yep, I meant “mild coagulant.” Sorry 😳
in reply to: from the home page #16641All I know is that Dr. Ashby says that Vaseline — the old standard — is “a mild anti-coagulant.” Well, we don’t want that when the whole idea is making blood. So I switched to mineral oil, which I just squirt a few drops of into the foam in the hood of my bow quiver so that every time an arrow goes in it gets a fresh coat. It’s odorless and harmless if ingested, and unlike Crisco doesn’t attract flies (I’m just presuming it would but could be wrong) or stiffen in cold temps. With stainless steel broadheads I suppose a good case could also be made for leaving them dry, since all lubricant coatings will attract grit.
in reply to: Music to "fall" For #16589David Photo said: “I have to mention Tom Waits and Gil Scott Heron.”
Yes! “My Old 55” and “The Piano Has Been Drinking” in the first case, and “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” (Ray-gun, Zap!) in the second. Recovering Marines must think alike!. (Assuming we think at all.) 😛
in reply to: Music to "fall" For #16411This link will take you to a video of Alex performing one of his own compositions…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iahS16nZn8
Now think of those same fingers tightening on the bowstring as he’s drawing on the turkey in his avatar photo. He’s the only hunter I know who has been successful at stalking turkeys. I did it only once, many years ago, but with a shotgun. 😕
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