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Congratulations Steve! I’ll be getting a copy of this.
Duncan
in reply to: Books for Traditional Bowhunters #128672I just got G Fred Asbell’s Stalking and Still Hunting. A Thousand Campfires is on my short wish list. (Hope I’m getting someones tattered used copy for Christmas!) Not a hunting book per se but understanding the ecology of the forests we love to hunt in will change our perspective, increase our respect, and give us cause to wonder each time we enter to hunt – The Hidden Life of Trees!
Duncan
in reply to: New Backpack Quiver #127829Very nice quiver Steve. Good luck on your elk hunt. You’ll have to regale us on all the details when you get back.
Duncan
in reply to: Good Compass #127693Steve,
Like you, I have used the same plastic compass(mine is a Normark)for maybe 30 years. I would still use it in an instant as it is in good condition. A couple of years ago I decided to get an lensatic compass and ended up with a very nice Army model. It is a Cammenga Model 27. I mainly got it to use at work when I needed to lay off proposed station sites so my survey contractor could see where I wanted them to do a survey. But it would be great for finding your way in conjunction with a map in the backcountry. I would not call it lightweight but it is very well made and nice to use.
Duncan
in reply to: Pigs and Poison #123921To a farmer or rancher it is just business. One way to increase capital gains is to reduce waste and to them everything that any wild animal eats is waste. They buy the seed and fertilizer and fuel to grow a crop or enhance their pastures only to have deer or in this case hogs destroy a portion of it. So their solution is reduce the number of the offending animal. They also do not want the hassle of bringing in hunters which may not be effective enough to make a difference. Even depredation hunts where animals are systematically killed fail to totally eliminate enough animals for long. I know hunters in my area that say they have participated in these night shoots for deer under the farmers permit and know that as many as 100 deer were killed and they keep showing up even after that to the same soybean field. This also happens with hogs wherever they exist. It does not surprise me that farmers and ranchers want to use poison. I don’t agree with it and I think we already know where this will go in the end like has already been mentioned. Our national symbol the eagle was once endangered because of DDT the wonder cure for all of agricultures problems in the 50’s and 60’s. Many other animals and people were victim to this chemical before it was banned in America. So, I can’t help thinking, here we go again now, just because they have the politics in their favor now. The fact is that agriculture has always lost some of its yield to nature since agriculture began. So if they could effectively control this threat, what will the cost really be? And what will they do next when they are not making enough money in return for their efforts and they can’t blame it on wildlife anymore?
in reply to: Backpacks and Bino's #123479Steve,
That is a really good idea! I might have to rig myself up one of those on my pack. Come to think of it I may have a shoulder strap or two laying around in a drawer that came off of those freebie satchels they give way at the various expos we go to for work. Some of them even have those same type of clips on each end!
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Grumps,
I’ve not been as successful with the Shag bark hickory as I have with the smooth bark hickories. I think shag bark is harder and can be more brittle and less forgiving than the smoth barks. The only hickory bow I’ve had to break unexpectedly was made of shag bark but it send arrows down range with authority until it did break. If you have not previously identified one while the leaves are on you can look at the buds. They tend to be thicker than ash or poplar which can be mistaken if you are not very familiar with the bark patterns. Hickory bark is slicker and harder than ash or poplar bark. Try pushing a fingernail into it you will see. I’ve even had trouble IDing larger trees in winter. The smaller ones are easier for me to ID. Also Hickory bark has a distinct scent when scraped as does poplar and ash. They don’t smell alike at all to me. Good luck with your bow project. I like nice straight 8″ trees. Can often get 4 staves per section and is easier for and old guy like me to handle.
in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #110471Yes Steve, it is the Eno River walk in Hillsborough. We go on it often.
in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #110224Thanks Webmom,
I check the site often but sometimes I don’t make comments. I’ll always read the magazine. I’ve been shooting trad since I was a kid and years later when I first saw this magazine on the racks in the bookstore I was thrilled because I was still shooting trad in a world that seemed to have gone all compound. I bought every issue I could get and I still love it.
Duncan
in reply to: Heat Treating Trade Points #110171Yeah, love to watch those build alongs for trade points but probably won’t try it myself.
in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #110169Maybe Webmom can explain why I only have 2 posts. Did my post count start over with the new website? Or did I just do something wrong like set up a new profile? Hmm. Now where are those confound emoticons? **insert the one hitting itself in head with hammer here**
in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #110168
Been doing some walking and thinking. Can’t hunt here but it is a good place to walk and think.
in reply to: Hunting 2016 #53870Speaking of rattling and grunting, I have had some success with it but I don’t see myself as an expert on it. I can only tell you what worked and what did not work. Grunting casually and often has not worked for me. Turning a deer I have seen with grunting or rattling has worked, but not always. Rattling has not worked well in windy conditions or before the rut or after the main rut, at least not for me. Picking a still, frosty morning around the peak of the rut has worked twice for me so now those are the only conditions I’m likely to spend any time rattling. You need to know you are in an area with alot of deer activity for it to work. The 2 bucks I rattled in and killed appeared to be coming from a good distance to my random calling. Once I could see them I toned down the rattling to light clicks and tickles to see their reaction and to make them think the fight was still a little farther out. It worked and they closed in and stopped in front of me. One was 20 yards and the other was less than 15 yards. One was from a treestand and the close one was from the ground. It helps to be set up near a trail. My bucks walked the path of least resistance. When I rattle I throw in a few grunts too. You can get them coming with rattling and then grunt to egg them on if they stop way out there. I rattle in sequences of about 5-8 minutes about every thirty minutes until I either see deer moving or give up. I try not to do too much. Once you see deer responding you should stop and put the calls down get your weapon ready, this is where luck comes in. Can recall many days having to head in to work when I knew I should be set up somewhere rattling.
in reply to: Va. October hunting camp #53396Great story. Sounds like a great trip. Grilled trout and what was in the dutch oven?:D
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