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in reply to: Stick and String Squirrel hunt 09 video! #34144
I really enjoy your videos. I’m impressed that you do this all yourself. I may have said this before but I’ll say it again, I think they are artfully done and offer a fresh perspective for old and young alike. Can’t wait to see the deer and turkey segments. Good luck and happy hunting.
BTW – what heads do you use for squirrel? I have killed a few with the solid rubber blunts but have not tried the judo or other types of heads.
in reply to: The Good, The Bad, and The Really, REALLY UGLY. #28569It saddens me to to hear these things, though my own state has similar problems and even if you join a private club the membership has its own politics with a certain amount or jockeying and posturing if not outright domintating the prime areas of the property. Though I have not been personally threatened it has happened to people I know. I have mostly hunted public land and was fortunate to have access through private land that put me at least 2 miles from any access point. That was a sweet place. Sigh. But even so we had a round or 2 with criminals poaching by driving deer during squirrel season claiming to be squirrel hunting. The game warden came out and said these were hardened criminals and if saw them we should leave and call him so we did. Guess he finally caught them.
Like Hiram said document and record. NC has a harrassment law that was intended to protect against the Antis, I bet Indiana has one too. Harrassment is harrassment no matter what the source is. Shame it is other hunters, if you can call these hunters. These laws are designed to protect the hunter while engaging in lawful activity. I would insist that you are being harrassed while engaged in a lawful activity and put the responsibility on Law Enforcement. I would call the District Attorney’s office to find out if such a law exists in your state and if so why isn’t it being enforced. All of this harrassment is not helping your health issues Steve, you need to take care of yourself first. Good luck wit hthis and I hope you can find a peaceful hunt.I’ve never used the stuff. I have used various cover scents and I have used pine or cedar boughs as someone else mentioned. In a pinch I have rubbed crushed sweetgum leaves over my pants legs to cover my scent. But the best thing I have used is just fresh air. I hang my clothing out at least overnight and since I live in the woods, the clothes pick up the scent of leaves in the fall. I try to keep myself clean without using scented soap and stay down wind of my prey. I have not killed as many deer as some on this page but I can say I have killed a buck with the bow at 9 paces. He did not know what hit him.
in reply to: Can anyone identify this BEAR recurve? #24244snuffornot wrote: That is odd. My Bear bows have the serial #, AMO, and weight on the riser some where. My grizzly has 50# on the riser and under the leather plate in the sight window. When I did not see it evident on the lower riser in your pics I assumed it would be under that moleskin.
Here is link to an article on dating Bear bows. If the medallion is brass and flush mounted it is pre 1970. To bad the serial number does not appear anywhere.
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Date-Your-Fred-Bear-Bow&id=475131
in reply to: Can anyone identify this BEAR recurve? #24217That is odd. My Bear bows have the serial #, AMO, and weight on the riser some where. My grizzly has 50# on the riser and under the leather plate in the sight window. When I did not see it evident on the lower riser in your pics I assumed it would be under that moleskin.
in reply to: Feeders / foodplots / supplemental feed!?!?!? #24192Hiram wrote: Exactly Snuffer! I think maybe a little difference may exist from private property areas in the midwest and federal land hunting in the west. I heard nightmarish stories of guides feeding Elk range cubes and bugeling when they dump the food out. With a client, they bugle and the Elk come runnin for range cubes! What a chicken crap way of doing it! Thats not what we do with supplemental food plots.
Yeah, that sounds pretty low down. My only western experience was a do it yourself trip to Wyoming back in the 80’s where a friend of a friend rancher was guiding rifle hunters on his ranch and BLM land for mule deer and antelope. I tagged my lope the first day. Spent the rest of the week helping my partners spot mule deer or trying to catch those cutthroats in the little creek that ran by the bunk house and welding up every broke thing that rancher had around there.(He found out 2 of us were welders) I always thought I would do another western hunt with the bow but life happened and I never went back.
BTW – what the heck is a range cube?in reply to: Feeders / foodplots / supplemental feed!?!?!? #24167J.Wesbrock wrote: [quote=Greatreearcher] I think the only reason we did not get hammered by CWD is becuase we have a steady agricultural system and the deer dont clump together in the winter because they have plenty of food, but when guys do piles in the winter in the middle of the woods, that is bad news!
I’m not a biologigist (nor do I play one on the internet). The theory of CWD spreading by deer feeding on bait piles is speculative at best. Maybe it’s true; maybe it’s not. I don’t know, but we have rampant CWD in northcentral Illinois, and baiting for deer has never been legal in this state.
But if CWD is contagious among deer it stands to reason that deer yarded up around a convenient food source in winter could be a recipe for disaster. On the other hand deer often yard up in thickets in colder weather with or without the food source. Guess we need more info on how it spreads to be able to make the determination that bait piles contribute to the spread.in reply to: Feeders / foodplots / supplemental feed!?!?!? #23112I agree with Hirams response but would like to also mention that in drawing the animals to a new food source by baiting you are intentionally creating a pattern that did not previously exist, such as getting deer to leave your neighbors property and go to yours in an artificial manner.
On the other hand I think food plots that are intended for maximizing nutrition during the summer growth cycle are OK. Those plots will be depleted by hunting season and fall patterns will prevail. Agriculture is part of rural life and part of a hunters consideration when looking over a property and planning an approach. I don’t consider hunting near crops baiting.
On a similar note I have intentionally altered travel routes by cutting / clearing minimal amounts of undergrowth with a pair of pruning shears that I keep in my pack to offer a “path of least resistance” to deer and other game. It won’t guarantee a shot but it does seem to help funnel deer that are naturally moving across the terrain.
And I do have a feeder in my yard because Mom and Pop like to watch the deer and other critters. It’s pretty funny to see a rabbit jump on a does head “protecting” his corn pile.in reply to: Can anyone identify this BEAR recurve? #21948I’ll take a stab at it. Looks like a Kodiak. Peel that moleskin off the sight window and there should be the weight and possibly a serial number written there. A serial number would help to figure out what model and what year it was made.
in reply to: Feeders / foodplots / supplemental feed!?!?!? #21930For the most part I have hunted public land where baiting is illegal but baiting deer is legal on private land in my state but baiting bears is not legal. Go figure. From my point of view, baiting deer is expensive and a lot of work when nature will provide all the bait you need for free. It’s up to you to find it. I have always hunted natural food sources but many of my friends have gone the baiting route. I tried it too one year, thats how I know it is alot of work. I have seen corn go bad on the ground when acorns are plentiful so I have stuck with what works for me. Find the acorns and you find the deer, let the corn stay in the cornfield.
in reply to: Sighting!! #20785The wife and I were running down the lake one Sunday and saw an Osprey catch a small carp. As I pointed it out to her an Eagle came down and took the carp from the Osprey. We were as surprised as the Osprey was. Their aerial battle only lasted a few seconds, the eagle regaining flight just feet from the water.
in reply to: Like Blind Man Chop Wood! Field Dressing Advise #19611I tend to use folding knives like the Buck 110 or Bucklite (same blade). I have a couple of 4″ blade Schrade folding hunters. If I’m out for 2 or 3 days floating the local creeks and swamps or at a deer camp I will take more than one. One in the pocket and the others in my pack. We usually take along a hatchet and I like those Gerber folding saws. The saw comes in handy for cutting through blow downs along the creek to get the boat through or taking the leg off a ham or shoulder. Hatchet works too if your in a hurry. I can reduce the useable parts of a deer carcass in about 30 minutes with just the folding hunter. Shoulders are a cinch, I cut around the joint on the hip bone to remove the ham. It is quick and easy once you get the hang of getting the joint to release. I usually don’t mess with the bladder, anus etc. Just leave all that in the hip bone for thr possums and crows.
in reply to: bow quiver #18620Love my Kwikee quivers. I’m trying out an inexpensive strap on from 3 Rivers. Don’t recall the brand. Holds 4 arrows. I’ll have one xtra arrow in a broad head scabbard at the ready.
I’ve been known to miss so I need extras!
in reply to: New To Traditional-Bow Advice #18598I think 28″ is a standard benchmark that bow weight is measured to. If your draw length is 29″ the weight will be slightly more than the standard. I think your assumption is a good one that you could order a standard 50# but would actully be shooting more weight due to your slightly longer draw. If I’m wrong ya’ll please chime in.
I have admired the BW bows as well but I have done as GTA has done buying less expensive bows and used bows. I have a 50# Bear Grizzly that I gave $45.00 for and have killed deer with. There are some good deals out there. As for resale, I don’t know what those Grizzlys are going for now but I bet I can get alot more than $45.00 for it.
You have your own vision of your hunt and the bow that will be in your hand. Follow your vision.in reply to: Help for a rookie!?!?! #17475In the school of the woods, we are the student, and our quarry is our teacher. Pay attention in class.
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