[David Coulter]

in reply to: Whats your all time favorite TBM piece? #14585

There have been many good reads, but the first thing that comes to mind is… I’m jealous you have time to sort through your magazines! dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: need help tuning a new bow #13781

I’ll go along with the reading. It really helps. I read a few. I think Ferguson’s Become the Arrow was the first. I think the one that helped the most was G. Fred’s Advance Instinctive Shooting.

The other thing is to try to find a good coach. Not necessarily a professional coach, but someone who really knows how a shot works. My archery hunting partner has been really helpful. So has my bowyer, Leon Stewart. I think it makes sense to go to the guy who built your bow. If he or she know enough to build a bow, they probably know what makes it send an arrow straight too.

I’m sure you could spend a few winter’s nights at a trad club and get all sorts of excellent advice.

Keep shooting. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: need help tuning a new bow #11049

Wolf,

Arne is right on. When I started I did a lot of tuning and retuning as my form settled in. Now I do less as I’m more consistent.

The first thing to do is spend some time watching and re-watching the moebow videos on youtube. See the link in that last post. Great stuff. Really helpful videos.

Have fun, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wood Burning Question #10160

One more thought I had on this. When backpacking, my favorite firewood by far is beech. It’s easy to cut with a folding saw and it burn relatively smoke free. Enjoyable. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wood Burning Question #9314

I’ll throw my two cents in if I may. As long as your pine is good and dry, it’ll burn pretty clean. We burn mostly oak, with some hickory, maple and locust with a bit of pine thrown when we’re around to feed the dragon. Last winter was pretty warm and the summer had been really wet. With the firewood damp and the stove not drafting hard we had a lot of buildup in the pipe. We also have a lot of turns in the pipe and at every turn, the smoke gets a chance to cool a bit and create more buildup. We had to have the stove cleaned three times total last year and normally do it once.

[David Coulter]

in reply to: browning wasp #8585

I have a Wasp that I got for Christmas about 1973. I still have the receipt and I think it was about $42. I bought one for a friend on the auction a couple of years ago for close to a hundred, so I think they’re holding their value. Nice bow. Real pretty wood. Good shooter. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Bowhunting whitetail's video #7972

Fun video and a nice buck. Good work all around! dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Public Land hunting ethics #63175

Alex,

I tend to agree that the good folks are in for a struggle. That’s everywhere. I used to be in the news business and there’s darn little of that left. For a quick tangent on that, there was law, I believe the Fairness Doctrine, that was abolished in 1987. In a brief over-simplification, that law required news agencies to provide equal time for all political points of view. When that guideline was taken down it opened up the door for news providers to tell one sided stories. The trickle down effect of that has been info-news, celeb news, babble with every program ending with a story about how somebody’s cat got stuck in a tree.

Good news reporting is hard to find.

Where I live in Eastern PA, it’s increasingly crowded and there’s more bowhunters every year, with the increase of technology and the allowance of scope sighted crossbows. I haven’t seen much outdoor style tv lately, but I’m sure it’s still pretty much oriented toward competition. Bigger, badder, equal better. We get a lot of encouragement to be aggressive these days and it’s a shame.

My jaw must have dropped to my knees a few years ago to learn that there was a fly fishing tournament around here. Why the hell anyone would want to make fly fishing a competitive sport is beyond me.

I guess I’m just naive.

[David Coulter]

in reply to: A Hunters Heart #62929

Interesting that we don’t always find what we’re looking for in the places we think we’ll find it. True? dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Public Land hunting ethics #62892

Well, that last comment took a turn for the worse. There’s a lot of good people who use technology for good purpose, including staying touch with friends.

What we don’t need are people taking advantage of the good will of others. Tough world out there. I had a grown man try to take a deer from me when I was a kid. I was ready to walk, as my dad taught me not to argue with anybody over a deer. It’s not worth it. Fortunately, an old timer walked up, asked me where I was standing and said, “nice shot.” The jerk left immediately and the old timer even gutted the deer for me. I got to see both sides of human nature in the space of a few minutes.

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Last minute Bowhunting Adventure #62808

Hi Alex,

Sounds like a great time. This often happens to me in a similar way. Business is slow for a while so I have plenty of time to prepare and practice, then the season opens and wham.. work comes in. I’m glad for the work but wish it would have come sooner, leaving me “unemployed” for the nice days of the season! I missed the entire early muzzleloader season this year, which I would have spent most of bowhunting.

Have a great trip and good luck with the hunt. Have a great session. I’m wondering who you’re recording with.

All the best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wet Feathers #60121

Hi Paleoman,

When I first started shooting, which was only a few years ago, I was out in the rain for a bit. I decided to shoot a broadhead hunting arrow that was pretty soaked. It went straight for the target and suddenly took a hard dip south. I related that to a tech at 3Rivers and he said, wet maybe, but probably the arrow is not really tuned right.

Since then I’ve worked my way up the FOC and tuning ladder and wet feathers are not much of a problem. I don’t hunt much in real rain, but still go stumping when it’s raining and even after retrieving arrows from the creek they still fly pretty dang good.

The Good Doc has written some things on this, which are well worth a look.

Best wishes, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: First Archery Deer #60032

Thanks again. I gotta start using that broken duck phrase here and see if it takes off. I won’t get slapped will I? dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: A Hunters Heart #59322

While you guys are at it, check this out.

http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/408/the_good_hunter

This was the article that led me to Dave’s good works and eventually to this site. When I read this I thought I finally found someone who could articulate how I felt about hunting, and what is not really hunting.

Dave, thanks for your good work, important words. dwc

ps. you can order the issue and complete article here for $7, postage in the US included.

http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/years/2009

[David Coulter]

in reply to: First Archery Deer #58206

Thanks for all your comments. Much appreciated! Everything that hasn’t been eaten is in the freezer, except for the bones to make soup. Good luck to you all. best, dwc

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