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in reply to: Custom building a 2 piece stainless steel broadhead #7964
StandingBear wrote: Thanks Snuffy, I’ll sketch a slight delta to the base and see how they look.
I just finished cutting 3 eternity and am working on the End 🙂 Man that sounds too cool !!!!!
By the way, the eternity design (if I could permit myself to call them those names until another name is choosen) is absolutely DEADLY !!!!!!!
Back to the shop….
Um, not Snuffy. Snuffornot. I gotta get TDADMIN to change me to Duncan.
in reply to: To burn or cut is the question? #7962Greatreearcher wrote: Not to defer that much off topic, has anyone got experience with the Bearpaw chopper?? It looks like you dont have to hit is with a mallot, looks like there is a lever with a place to put your palm and just push down?
Mine is like the one you demonstrate in you video. Wish I had seen the bearpaw before I bought it. Unless the bearpaw is more expensive, then I’ll just keep on pounding wit hthe mallet.
in reply to: Custom building a 2 piece stainless steel broadhead #7945I must say I am more attracted to Dave’s design for the same reason Snuffy mentioned, however, Bert’s design is aesthetically pleasing to the eye. On Bert’s design if we added a slight delta to the base of the blades, would that infringe on anyones commercial design?
And it is nice to see you Daniel, great pic!
I don’t think I can top the Raptor or The End.
Can’t wait to see them.in reply to: This one really takes the cake! #7928I think 2blade hit on something. They notice something is different. I can definitely see that happening just as I would notice the coffee table in a different place if I came home and saw it was moved. At first they just notice the difference. Then they know something is up after they wind you or you shoot and miss. Then muzzle loader season comes and everyone who does that scouts all over and spooks them up. Same thing the next week when gun season starts and then you have the mature deer going nocturnal and deer behavior that GTA described with very skittish deer. Once that pressure eases up they go back to being those seemingly approachable animals of summer. I buy the intentions theory but I think it is more about body language and predator recognition. So what does this tell us? Take advantage of the early season when you can walk with the deer. Ask yourself when setting up your stand or ground blind, “will this setup be noticed?” work harder to blend in. And try to relax and not look so predatory but I know it’s hard!
My nickles worth.in reply to: First Shooter #7910Bow-Cephus wrote: Thanks everyone for advice and help. Its kinda rough but I got a shooter finally. I’ll try to get some pics up; she’s a R/D red oak bow with blk Walnut tips ans stripe through the riser. AND she shoots like a champ!!!!:lol:
Sounds good! Can’t wait to see the pics.
in reply to: To burn or cut is the question? #63295I’m a chopper. Can’t deal with the feather smoke.
in reply to: Holmegaard #62344Wonder what type of tree they used in the link? I love the dark finish on the handle and limb tips. Looks burned. Makes me want to build one too.
in reply to: This one really takes the cake! #62283I don’t know how they can quantify their claims. Even though the 6th sense is widely accepted I’m not sure it is beleived by everyone. I know I’ve had mature animals back away from what seemed like an ideal situation. Was it a 6th sense or did the animal see the glint in my eye? Even if these claims are true I won’t be buying any of it. I’ve never bought the scent control stuff either. I guess the way we hunt is truly traditional, the way our ancestors hunted without a bunch of stuff we don’t need. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have deer walk by me at arms length ALL the time but I know what it takes to make that happen on enough occasions to get a shot. And taking the extra precautions to keep as odor free as possible, checking the wind, and moving slowly and deliberately is free of charge and it works!
in reply to: Chundoo or Doug Fir #59907I have not tried the fir, so I can’t give a comparison, but I have some of the pine shafts made up in hunting arrows with zwickey eskimos. They seem to be a tough shaft and shoot great out of my 55# Hoyt.
in reply to: Bow fishing #59887Yonindo,
You are a true child of the tules! You’ve inspired me to try that from my kayak. Do you have a favorite way to prepare the fish you catch?
Thanks for sharing,
Duncanin reply to: Hunting Binoculars #56602Patrick wrote: For a pair of compact binocs, the Bushnell 7x26mm Custom Compact would be a great compromise at approximately $250. They’ll work better in low light better than your Zeiss 6×18’s. Here’s some reasons:
1. They have porro prism’s (Roof prism’s are MUCH more expensive to make at the same quality level as a porro prism binocular)
2. 3.71 exit pupil isn’t too shabby for low light performance.
3. They’re still compact/lightweight.
4. They’re waterproof.Hey Patrick,
Thanks for all the thoughtful research. I have been thinking about replacing my old 8×25’s and the Bushnell you mentioned just may be the ticket for me.
Duncanin reply to: Tree Stand and Harness Advise #55617I’m with Clay, the prusik hitch is a very safe way to protect yourself as you climb.
I shudder to think of the way I set stands in my younger days. I liked the Loc On portable stands in aluminum. Very light weight. I kept at least 4 or 5 Loc On Lem stands in various locations. To save money I could stretch my screw in steps and get by with 8 steps. As I grew older I had to buy more steps and I quit setting them so high. I would use a waist belt as I set the steps and then place the stand. It takes a good bit of physical strength to do this and after many years of use I sold all of those stands and got a couple of climbers and some ladder stands. Now I don’t even use those much. But when I climb I use the harness that came with my climbing stand and the prusik hitch that also came with it.
BTW – anybody remember those old Baker climbing stands? I killed my first deer (bow and rifle) from one of those “tree huggers” 🙂in reply to: Hunting Binoculars #55597Patrick is right about the 8×25’s not doing so well in low light but I hate carrying my 10×42’s around in the woods. Since most of my hunting is in eastern woodlands the 8×25’s work OK, just not so well at last light. For you guys hunting in open country I can understand the need for more glass. And you may have to be prepared for both open and thick situations as well.
in reply to: Texas Hog Hunt Journal #55366Dennis,
Thanks for sharing. I’m sorry it was your cousin’s last walk in the woods but I’m glad you got to share it with him.
Duncanin reply to: Hunting Binoculars #55361What Dave said, if you can afford Zeiss.
If not, there are some less expensive shirt pocket models. I purchased a pair in 8×25 back about 1985 which are not Zeiss, but the shirt pocket type binocs at affordable prices were just coming out, for just under $100.00. The finish is worn but they still work great.
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