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in reply to: Backcountry Cookin' – Backcountry College #30895
Outstanding example of taking only what you need for a meal instead of gathering up everything we see. Thank you Clay for your great videos.
in reply to: Grilling Game Meat #15170I agree with grilling the backstraps,tenderloins and steaks and that has been covered very well already. If you want to try larger cuts my method for that is to use indirect heat and plenty of hickory or applewood smoke. Since venison is very lean I use bacon to help keep it moist. I usually poke a few holes on the meat and insert cloves of garlic. Salt and pepper to taste or apply you favorite rub and then cover completely with bacon. I place this in the smoker opposite of the burner and smoke at about 290 degrees until my meat thermometer says it is rare to medium rare. (a whole shoulder bone in might take 2-3 hours) As mentioned before it will continue to cook so keep that in mind. When done the bacon will be black. You can eat it but I don’t care for it. The venison is what I’m after.
in reply to: Going Cuckoo #15161Yep its the rain crow down here. I heard the first one of the summer last week. They feed on the various worms that live in the hardwoods. I also noticed a few large worms crawling in the yard probably looking a spot to make a cocoon. The cuckoos are migratory. They are quite hard to spot usually working the high canopy. I usually get to see several each summer when they visit the hickories and red oaks next to my house.
in reply to: Re-Thinking old Thoughts on Woodies #24145dwcphoto wrote: I only have two things I’d like to chime in with. One is that straight fletch makes an arrow spin plenty. So helical might be applying additional torque that just have some hidden effects on the shaft. Just a thought.
Never mind the second thought. Dwc
Makes sense to me. A slow projectile may be more stable spinning at lower rpms than one spinning at higher rpms. More stable equals better accuracy. Witness the tried and true patched round ball and a slow rifling twist. It just works.
So if the straight fletch is spinning your arrows at a lower rpm and you are experiencing better accuracy with your chosen shaft weight, could explain it.
in reply to: Handle on a Samick Sage #15846I use the bow saddle from 3Rivers.
in reply to: Homemade handiwork #15843Steve, that looks great and the leather trim is a really nice touch. Looks professional. Are those the arrows you posted about that you made from 3/8″ stock? They look good in the quiver.
Duncan
in reply to: Shooting the Sage #40861Steve,
That time you and I went bowfishing I was shooting a Samick Volcano, a 58″ bow that is 45# @ 28″. I like the shorter bows for bowfishing so I don’t slap the gunnels with the lower limb but I think I could make the 62″ bow work too.
Do you think the delams happened due to heat like maybe storing in a hot vehicle? Does your friend bow fish alot during hot weather? I’ve shot my 40# limbs in all conditions for a year now and so far no problems.
DCW
The Sage should be great for the kids to grow with.
R2
I’m actually shooting mine with a weather rest. I see alot of people shooting them off the shelf like yours is set up. Mine is fairly quiet with just a couple of those string leeches and the carbon arrows. I think my nocks are kind of tight though and I’m wondering do I go to a skinnier string or are there other nock options for the carbon arrows?
in reply to: Cabin Fever Stuff #39552I like that Paleoman. Contentedness is for some an elusive thing.
Welcome to the forum. I also enjoy shooting my 2 iterations of the Sage. One was sold as the Hoyt Huntmaster in the early 80’s and the other I recently procured to see how nice this latest version is and I like it. I now have more than one set of limbs and can convert from 40# to 55# on either riser. Versatile and inexpensive and shoots as good as a custom bow IMHO.
in reply to: The Endless Loop #17850Generally don’t shoot endless loop strings except on 2 of my Samicks that came with them. I’ve thought that I would like to make a jig and try making some. Been making my own flemish strings for years.
in reply to: What ya got goin? #17835R2
Last week you were taking pics of fluffy feathers, this week its fluffy snow 😀
in reply to: Our Arizona Javi Hunt #16363Awesome story and pics! I’ve been to NM but not to AZ yet. Need to put javelinas on my bucket list.
in reply to: I want to scream #13484Imagine if everyone in archery shops were saying things like, “Most shots are less than 20 yards” That would change how people hunt.
They could not move merchandise with that line and there would be less bowhunters in the woods.
Unfortunately the dollar is higher priority than ethics these days. They pitch 50 yard kill shots and it sells bows putting more hunters in the woods only to find out that 50 yards is beyond most archers abilities.
Even with a compound, to hit anything, much less a living animal at that range consistently takes dedicated practice.
in reply to: Rattlesnake skin camouflage… #13471I have a selfbow with copperhead skins and a recurve with rattler skins. Both make good bow camo.
All the snake stories remind me of my grandaddy telling about he and his brother in law poling a wooden skiff over to an island the brother in law owned. They were going with the tide and had to pole a few miles from the landing along a tidal creek. He said there was a fire over on the mainland and presently they began to see snakes and other critters swimming the creek. Soon a sizeable eastern diamondback came along side and tried getting in the boat. They beat it back and it turned away but was soon back trying again until it did come into the boat with them. This caused quite a stir and in the excitement the brother in law grabbed a shotgun a shot the snake and blew a hole in the bottom of the boat. They crammed rags into the hole and kept going knowing they had to do a patch job when they reached the island.
in reply to: January hog with a few pics #12201Nice pig Tailfeather. That is something I’d like to do some day.
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