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in reply to: Another Tuffhead sharpening post #63759
I always pick one head from a pack and try it on the arrows I intend to hunt with, but keep the others new. I too often clean through a block target with Tuffies and into a dirt pile behind. Even after a few shots like that, the Tuffheads I’ve shot still feel hunting sharp, but I touch ’em up on my KME knife sharpener with the finest stone then strop on cardboard. I just received a 3-pack of 300s that KME custom sharpened and they will not get shot except at game. I always rub a bit of mineral oil on the heads before inserting into bow quiver hood, or put a few drops of oil right into each hole in the foam.
One of the nice things about the KME is that you can adjust the angle visually, by eyeballing the alignment of stone to bevel and locking it down there, ignoring the scale which is only a reference on most sharpeners.
in reply to: Upland Game Hunting #63750Only the incidental blue grouse when elk hunting. And I’ve learned not to shoot at them in trees. Even when shot through the middle they tend to coast off down the ridge (they prefer to roost along ridges) never to be seen again. But on the ground I’ll shoot every arrow I have and once every few decades actually hit one. 😆
in reply to: Glove grooves #57970David — Since nobody else has chirped up (this is the slowest time of year for hunting websites, but soon to change) … either your friend is misinformed and pulling your finger. All shooting gloves will groove eventually and I consider that nicely broken in. There is a tendency to favor gloves whose finger tips are reinforced by stiff nylon or other reinforcement material, but the goals there are a smoother release and longer life. Also when leather gets wet it gets so soft that it becomes a problem to get a clean release, and the reinforcement helps with that. Unless a glove is so deeply grooved–I’d have to say torn or worn ragged — that it grabs the string and causes release problems, I wouldn’t worry about it one whit. Could be your friend is a tab shooter and trying to bend you that way? 😛
in reply to: Please help fix my finish!! #57733I would call BW and ask their advice.
in reply to: Camo, Thermals, Depends… #57728When sitting on stand, I’ve carried a “pee bottle” for many years (wide mouth, of course). I also keep it in my tent for those really cold or rainy nights. 😛
in reply to: It's "stumpin" hot out there! #57135Well it’s raining in SW CO as we “speak,” though I spent the morning cutting firewood in wilting heat — kept having to take breaks and sit in the shade (though most of that, likely, is due to going out into the heat for hard labor with only 3 cups of coffee and a smnall slice of pecan pie for fuel). Still, it’s a bit ironic and comical to almost suffer heat stroke while preparing not to suffer frosbite just a few months from now. I have AK deep bush friends who do a couple of dark months every winter at 40-50 below and set a new 32-year record cold this past winter of 62 below. They of course are entirely insane. Moderation, in ALL things. 😀
Hey Wexbow — you folks get the flick “Brave” over there yet? Most movie fun I’ve had since the Governator’s “Predator” and Mr. Bean.
We all make mistakes. Beyond that I see three categories: First are those who not only make excuses to others, but manage to excuse themselves and feel blameless for their mistakes and even overt actions. These people learn nothing and know nothing. Second are folks who honestly regret their mistakes but fail to learn and keep making the same and similar mistakes. Third are folks who admit their errors to themselves and “dwell on them” until an inner resolution is reached. These hunters learn from their mistakes and make it a priority not to make them again. If not overworked, the human conscience is a wonderful thing.
in reply to: Building recurves/longbows, where to start? #53719Jans– As one who learned to drive on a stick shift, I am always in favor of walking before trying to run. So I would recommend that you start with either a self bow (one stick of wood) or a wood composite (a wood bow back with wood or bamboo). In that case you definitely need The Bowyer’s Bible VI. If you want to start right off with glass — and we could offer better suggestions if you specify — that’s another volume I’m not familair with. Plus there are some great online how-to’s, some by members here, depending, again, on what you want. It is addicting and all that rasp work is really good for the arms — always kept me warm in my unheated workshop through the coldest CO winters. You’ll have fun. 😀
in reply to: Blind Olympian sets new archery record #52709Ray — Rest easy. Loss of mind is my greatest fear.:?
in reply to: KME Broadhead sharpener, Single Bevel? #52496The Doc nails it and I double-tap. 😀 Better yet is the obvious fact that you can use the same jig for knives as well as broadheads. My wife’s kitchen blades have never been so sharp and every animal I’ve killed in several years now has been with a KME-sharpened head.
in reply to: Steel Force Traditional Heads? #52188Gents — This is merely a question, a curiosity, not a criticism. But I’m curious, if the SF heads are “pricey,” why you would choose them when they have such massive and abrupt ferrules (some models far more so than others)? Compared to the streamlined taper of say Tuffhead, Brown Bear, etc., I’d think penetration, esp. through bone, would be reduced. Ferrule size and design figure into MA. Again, just curious as to what about the SF attracts you if it’s not price?
in reply to: Traditional Bowhunting Magazine #50408I applaud TBM from the opposite side– for what they DON’T do. They don’t try to make heroes of themselves simply because they have a pulpit. They don’t belch the wrongheaded politics of some alleged hunters groups as so many other rags do. They don’t run ads for ATVs or any of the mountain of hi-tech Junk that is ruining the tradition, spirit, and reputation of hunting. They don’t let themselves be bullied by loud minorities or censors. In short, they don’t do much wrong and they do do a lot right. I also like the straightforward way TJ lays out the magazine so that you can read articles straight through without jumping like a cricket from page to page. I guess it’s a bit old fashioned, like me.
in reply to: Amazing what can come about #50399R2 — I’ve extremely hungry at the moment and my wife needs to gain some weight since I only feed her on elk. Do you think your friend would donate us a few prime porkchops? I trust that’s organic corn in the feeder. 😛
in reply to: Amazing what can come about #50268Outside of the spring “rut,” turkeys — at least our mountain Merriam’s here in CO –are a whole nuther critter and much easier to get close to without spooking. That’s why I always buy a fall turkey tag for elk season. And too, you can take either sex, even poults, in the fall, and I’ll take a hen over a big ton anytime for Sunday dinner. But that’s all moot since we don’t seem to have any turkeys left here anyhow. I’m glad you do.
in reply to: Which carbons? #49389Handi — I am really unfamiliar with all the carbon options today, and like you it’s all a blurr to me. What I can say is that I’ve been shooting Carbon Express for a few years and have killed several animals with them and with my mid-50# bows the CE 250s have been great and accept a huge range of head weights, all the way up to 450 (including internals). It’s a simple, cheap starting point though I sure far from the best available. If you’re shooting light heads you might get by with CE 150s. Would be nice if a guy could buy just one of each to find out. It’s a start …
I’m going back the other way and plan to hunt with woods this year.
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