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in reply to: countdown! #17554
62 days to go here in Wisconsin. Been a cool summer so far with record setting bug levels! Haven’t had much time to get out scouting yet and fawn sightings have been nil. But a few ferns here and there are starting to yellow, promising cool and colorful days afield are soon to come! It’s hard to not start getting a little excited!
in reply to: Backcountry College # 9 – Bury a Dutch #47388That got my mouth watering! Well done Clay!
in reply to: P&Y changes mind #30116IMO this is a slippery slope to traverse for the P&Y club. They are in a crossroads type of place where decisions like this can tear away at the roots of their origin. The lighted nocks themselves may be completely harmless as an additional device that is allowed by the club, but it is another device. I used these nocks when I shot wheelie bows. And I liked them and they were fun. But I severed those ties when I switched to traditional to recapture the values I had lost through all the technology. Now the P&Y club was established to bring acknowledgement to hunters who harvested exceptional animals with archery equipment. The founders of that club could never have foreseen the evolution of the equipment and technology in this sport. So what we all have to ask ourselves is, and I include tradshooters, techshooters, vendors and clubs alike, where and when do we draw a line to preserve the sport? Who will take the lead and say ENOUGH? Part of our identity as archers and bowhunters is our past. And we grow closer to losing that identity with every new gadget we come up with.
in reply to: bowfishing question #22180The safety slide setup also keeps the line out of the fish when the arrow does not pass thru. This protects the line from being cut by a scale which can happen even on bigger carp. It also makes for an easier retrieval of the fish by keeping things neatly in line.
I couldn’t agree with you all more! When I made the switch to traditional it was not just because I wanted a new challenging way to kill an animal. There was just something missing with the whole experience. It no longer felt “right”. When I severed my ties to all my old “hunting buddies” I isolated myself. But what I found here at this site was a class of outdoorsman of the highest order! My only regret was not coming to my senses earlier in my life. My hat is off to all of you here. I’d be proud to share a campfire with any of you!
in reply to: Quality Deer Management #61559I’m not even gonna get started on baiting cuz I’d really go off on a rant! I live in the heart of baiters paradise up here in Northern Wisconsin and full inclusion crossbows coming up isn’t going to help! I just hope one day we wake up and do away with it. You can’t manage a population of wild animals properly (if that’s really possible?) if your sustaining it with non-natural sustenance? How do you figure in all the animals that survive a winter because of it one year versus another unless the amount of artificial feed is consistent? Whoops! There I went and did it anyways! Sorry, I’ll shut up now.
in reply to: Quality Deer Management #55939There’s a distinct difference here that needs considered. When predators outside of ourselves hunt they hunt for survival. There is no discretion and no thought about how their actions will affect their target species livelihood or longevity. Mother nature takes care of that for them by programming them to cull the easily harvested first. Wolves and bears care nothing for antlers. Trophy obsession is a human emotion. Exploited by an ever growing industry over a fan base of overnight “sportsman” who grow lazier and more inept as the years go by. IMO, there have been several QDM programs that were started with the most honorable of intentions. Learn how our hunting of a species affects that species and try to manage our actions to benefit that species. This is essential due to our efficiency as hunters compared to our wild counterparts! What remains to be seen is if these programs will be able to stay the course and not be corrupted into antler factory programs whose only goal is to increase the population of trophy animals. I don’t know, maybe I have an overly grim view of things due to my own experience but managing the harvest of a species to the betterment of that species is a noble idea. Using that idea to manipulate that species into something mother nature did not intend seems ignorant.
in reply to: Severe Weather #49848Back in the late 90’s I was hunting in early November and I got caught out in a severe ice storm. It hit so fast and with such force that I had no choice but to take shelter under a large White pine blow down and sit it out. As the trees took on the weight of the ice they started snapping and falling in the high winds. It was terrifying! Four and a half hours later I emerged to a different world. It was like walking through a chandelier factory! I had a very difficult time navigating my way out of the unfamiliar landscape even with a thorough knowledge of the area and a compass. Needless to say, my family was quite relieved when I got home, as was I!
in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #22453Dave,
As you have always been here with guidance, wisdom and humor, know now that we are all here for you and Caroline! Wishing you the best and praying for you both!
Dave F.
in reply to: Our Legacy #61045Fantastic stuff Clay! Just wish you could have waited to show us all that beautiful, colored scenery until AFTER all the snow was gone! Lol! COME ON SPRING!
in reply to: Just waiting around….. #61036I’m waiting on my new toy as well WVS! It’ll be nice to get a decent nights sleep again!
in reply to: string broke #61033I had this happen to me twice this winter. Thankfully, my string did not break but the nocks blew out. My guess was from the cold. I switched to nirk nocks for this year because they seem to have a bit more beef in the sides. I used a recent TBM tip for properly fitting them to my string with hot water. I get a nice snug fit.
in reply to: Winter Critter Damage? #61020We’re still pretty well snowed in up by me. The cold won’t let up and the thaw is progressing very slowly. We have had a fox and a bobcat come thru this winter hunting the squirrels at the bird feeders which was neat to see but so far all our shrubbery is intact. I did see a welcome and encouraging sight this past week. On my way to the airport I drove along a county highway that was running east-west. The north side of the highway was literally covered with whitetails! They’ve obviously been breaking out of their yards and heading for the sunny spots to get at the springs first exposed grasses. I saw at least 100 deer! I almost got emotional after such a long and severe winter as we’ve had! What a miracle these animals are!
in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #50161I couldn’t agree more, Don. Wisconsin made a similar mistake when they reintroduced elk into the clam lake region. This was in the early 90’s. Their goal was to let the herd establish itself and reach and approximate number of roughly 1400 to 1500 animals. At that time they would begin a lottery for limited tags. Here it is, 2014 and the herd still has not reached those goals. Why? Because the state had no legal way to control the elks apex predator. The wolf. And this isn’t a bash at the wolves at all. Just another example of our arrogance to try and control nature. If anything, it has not been fair to the elk. Now that we have a legal hunt for wolves here it will be interesting to see how the elk fair in the next 10 years? The sad part is, after all is said and done, no matter how long it takes, if they EVER get to an legitimate elk season in Wisconsin, someone will still call it a success.
in reply to: Spring fever #44315I’m your neighbor Tom! I live in Lac Du Flambeau.
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