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in reply to: Samick "Red Stag" one-piece recurve #22258
Samick has been around awhile, supplying target archers with some of the best target equipment on the market. I beleive it is a Korean company that mass produces bows, risers and limbs. I have a Hoyt Huntmaster that I got in the early 80’s that is nothing more than the Samick Sage with the Hoyt logo on it. Samick has made and marketed bows under a number of familiar labels. Also have the Volcano. They both shoot great and did’nt break the bank of this working man. Good luck with your new Red Stag, I think you will like it.
in reply to: 1st Snake Project (pics) #20049Yep, that would grace my man cave until I found a mate for it and then it would skin a nice bow. 😀
ColMike,
What words to live by. Thanks for posting that. It is true whether you are military or civilian and promoted from the ranks. They remember everything you did along the way.
And likewise others are watching what we as hunters and trad shooters do so ethics do matter. Great thread!
Duncan
Gigglemonk wrote: So how do these ll beans do in hot weather? Like southern ca 85 degree plus? They look like they might be a tad warm
My first pair were the 6″ high model. I wore them dove hunting in Sept every year when temps were rarely below 90 at 12:00 pm, the typical openimg day shooting time. Also used them on spring bear hunts where daytime temps could be in the 80’s Spring turkey, same thing. I just switched to good cotton atheletic socks instead of wool although now you can get warm weather wool hiking socks.
in reply to: A Good Day For A Walk #15591Thanks for taking us along even if we are too far off to take taste 😀
LL Bean’s Maine Hunting Shoe. Comes in 6″ to 12″ heights. Rubber bottoms, leather uppers. Requires little to no break in. Deer hunters have used them for decades, actually the design may be 100 years old now. Uninsulated models are usually around 100.00 but they last and can be resoled by LL Bean. A classic hunting boot. But they won’t do well in very rocky, mountainous terrain where stiff soles and heavy ankle support rules.
I’ve used Bean boots since 1980. My first pair went through 2 soles before my feet expanded at middle age and I had to go
up a size. My current pair have lasted longer, a testament to the fact that I have slowed down a bit. They may outlast me.
in reply to: Scent Control #14472Gigglemonk wrote: If I wore rubber boots out hunting, there is no scent blocker tough enough to hide the odors that my sweaty feet would create.
I just saw a tip that says washing feet in a vodka bath will help with smelly feet. Did’nt say it had to be good vodka 😀
in reply to: Scent Control #14469I agree with Steve and Tailfeather. Keep as clean as possible as natural as possible, stay downwind, don’t touch things as you move through the woods, and wear rubber boots. I like to air out my clothing and boots when not in use. Scent Killer? I never bought the stuff until recently. I had a Jack Russell that piddled on the living room rug. We tried everything under the sun to clean the odor short of disposing of the rug. The scent killer killed that odor after one application. I know it was not designed for that but it worked. So, I’m sold on it as far as something potentially useful for scent control. Sorry to say the Jack has passed away. He was 15, hence the piddle accident.
in reply to: What's your broadhead and draw weight? #14455145gr Bear Razorheads with and without the bleeder blades. 130 gr Rothaar Snuffer (now Magnus Snuffer) Pass throughs with both with decent blood trails. Alot more blood with the Snuffer.
Have yet to get a deer with the Zwickeys. Am interested in the Simmons heads though. They look wicked.
Razorheads with 47# and 50#. Snuffer with 58#. My draw length is 26 1/2″
in reply to: Burgers – Don Thomas Style #13518Don, hope everything goes well with your father.
Will remember you and your family in our prayers.
in reply to: Maybe a washout #13513Well today was beautiful out but I ended up helping the wife with something she wanted to do so all I had left of today was spent working on arrows. I’m never ready early even though our season has been in for weeks. I just can’t get excited until it cools off. But with a hint of fall in the understory and squirrel season right around the corner I decided I needed to get myself in gear and finish those arrows as I will have two reasons to get in the woods. Squirrels and deer. Spent the last light of today bare shaft testing my cedars with 125 MA3’s attached. Shot great bare. Tonight I touched up the cresting and will apply the fletching tomorrow night. Now to plan some days off over the next couple of weeks.
Thanks Steve, I’ll give you a holler if I need some help.
in reply to: Burgers – Don Thomas Style #11700Yes, a game cookbook please. I volunteer to taste all of the entrees. 😀
In the mean time was the Don Thomas burger recipe among these posts? If not please post it and I’ll get the grill going.
in reply to: Centering glue on broadheads #10034Bullseye,
Not to hi-jack the thread – but I posted a thread awhile back on broadhead orientation on the shaft as I also believed it was better to align them vertically on each shaft. While I am somewhat bothered by things not looking neat and aligned when it comes to my tackle, the overwhelming response from around the campfire was that it does not matter. So I tried it on my carbon arrows and they were right, it had no effect on arrow flight if each head was oriented differently. So, releived that I no longer have painstakingly align my broadheads I can spend my time doing something else. 🙂
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