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in reply to: UEFOC Fish arrow build? #43766
I think the solid glass arrows are pretty effective even if they are not FOC. In my experience a closer shot is better even with a heavy shaft like fiberglass because you have the fact that the water is going to slow your shaft down no matter what arrow you shoot. So the distance you shoot and the depth your target is figures in on the effectiveness of your arrow once it reaches the target. The arrow also loses energy the farther the target is and the angle of penetration adds water it must penetrate. It just seems to me you get better penetration on the fish with closer shots. If your fish is finning the surface, angle of penetration is not such a big deal at a longer distance, then I could understand a need for a more accurate arrow. Maybe clear water does not allow you to get close. We rarely have clear water here.
in reply to: Retro Longbow arrows #43745Sweet! I like a minimal crest like that.
in reply to: New TBM issue stars: Downing and Doran #43736Can’t wait to read both!
in reply to: bowfishing reel question? #33874I use a tape on from 3 Rivers, its inexpensive and it works great. The frame is very maleable and can be shaped to fit your bow. I recommend putting a layer of tape on the feet before attaching the reel to the bow to protect the bows finish in case it flexes any when you shoot. I use electrical tape and as long as it is not left on too long it will leave no residue.
in reply to: Anyone die-cut their own feathers? #30545ditto on using the leftovers for flu flus
in reply to: Going Trad #30527Count me in please!
in reply to: I have declared war on the squirrels! #29378Call me crazy but I love squirrels. They have always been there for me when I was really hungry. 😀 I don’t worry to much over the feed they eat. Its the deer that eat up everything. But I can’t hate on them either. They come to my yard even if I don’t put any food out. I think they love me and want me to come and stalk them again with my longbow.
There may be a time for war but for me it will never be on the animals. Keep only what you need and leave the rest.
in reply to: Boom stick frustrations! #29355I only own sidelocks and they can be difficult if you don’t take precaution concerning the nipple and flash hole area. After storage and before loading you must clean this area throughly and dry it by removing the nipple and running a pipe cleaner in the flash hole, then as everyone has read pop a few caps to dry it. The first time I load it after settling powder into the flash hole I remove the nipple to make sure there is powder under the nipple. If there is I don’t worry with it any further I just shoot. But I promise if you follow these steps no matter the powder type you will not have any misfires or hangfires. Now to keep this post legal, hope your longbow fired OK at every stump. 😀
in reply to: voodoo or what? #27268Moebow speaks the truth. Get a lighter bow and work your way up. In the process you may find you like shooting a lighter bow. I did and I never looked back.
in reply to: Fondest Memories #26155Following my English setter through bean field and reed mash in Eastern NC after quail or tagging along with my 2 uncles and their 2 competing Brittany spaniels. What a show those two put on. The dogs and the birds are gone now but the uncles and the memories are still here. I love getting them to re-tell those stories. Or it might be floating the Contentnea in a home built cypress punt with only paddles to get you around the next bend, camping along the way, fishing or hunting for squirrels and ducks and in later years for deer when the populations rebounded. Or it could be making friends with fellow bowhunters when I first started bowhunting and finding out that I was not alone in my chosen sport which was just beginning to really take root here in the south. Those early practice sessions at our newly formed club and the hunting and camping we did on weekends have provided me with many fond memories as well as a few laughs that continue to make me smile as time goes by. Would’nt trade any of it for anything. I wish I could say more, there are so many.
in reply to: Feral cats #20591ausjim wrote: Duncan, thanks for the hot tip on the blunts, I would have definitely tried using them on a cat.
A bit of sarcasm? Our feral cats rarely reach the size of normal house cats if they are truly wild and living on the land so it seemed reasonable that a large blunt would work. Their toughness is impressive though, given their small size. The cats shown in your pics would dwarf the cats I was hunting. They must get plenty to eat down under.
in reply to: Feral cats #17236I’ve hunted them with bow and gun. Box trapped them with rabbit type box traps. It all works well. While bow hunting is fun if you want to seriously get rid of the problem just bring out the old 20 ga side by side with some 1 oz #4’s. Quite effective and very quick on those running shots.
Found out the hard way that blunts won’t work on a feral cat even at 12 yds. The blunt knocked the breath out of it and removed a huge chunk of hair from its side but failed to kill it. Few days later and a change of hiding location I spotted the same cat coming in to hang out around the house with a chunk of hair missing from its shoulder. Made a good spot to aim for…..
in reply to: On The Wild Edge #13830OK now I gotta read that one too.
Goosh,
You gotta just dive right in and take em where the gadgets don’t work. Soon they will be watching the fire “TV” and roasting marshmallows and laughing and talking and having fun. They might blow it off now but I guarantee they won’t ever forget it.
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in reply to: Sika Deer Hunt #13819I did this hunt back in the late 80’s. Went with a guide service run by Jim Crumley of Trebark fame. Tall rubber boots for walking through water to your stand location and cover up for the skeets, no bug repellent for me. I used a climbing stand. We entered the swamp through private land. (This is where the guide service comes in) and we were hunting the fringes of a national forest the name of which escapes me but we were in the area of the Choptank River as mentioned above. It was a blast even though none of us tagged one. I heard them walking in the water and “bugling” just never saw one. They can be tough to hunt so don’t expect to tag out on a short hunt.
in reply to: Safety Glasses #13796This reminds me of when my son got his eardrum pierced by the pointy bud casing of a maple limb that popped him in the ear as he was going through some brush. May need to wear ear plugs too.
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