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in reply to: Back stops #44061
Rubber Horse Stall Mat from Tractor Supply. Great for field points. However, a broadhead will penetrate it but the arrow will not pass through. This leaves a very tough, dangerous extraction for glue-on broadheads.
It weighs 100 pounds, so have a well-thought plan ready for hanging it. I sandwiched it between two old skis along the upper edge and hung it from eye bolts at the ends using two pieces of rappelling rope tied onto a pair of oak trees. A come-along and a big extension stepladder played prominent roles. More normal people usually build stout frames for this with substantial timber, but I hate maintaining any wood that is not used for bows, arrows, or watercraft.
in reply to: They are Really HERE!! #43478For those who might be interested, may I suggest you consider joining and supporting the Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance.
I joined this past summer. Having been involved in other nonprofits as a founder, board member and executive director, I am impressed with this organization’s early accomplishments and credentials.
in reply to: They are Really HERE!! #43454Iron Bull wrote: I’ve always been under the impression that Goats were native. The ones in Jellyrock / Cody would then be transplants?
I was thinking that I remember reading in Osborn Russell’s (Journal of a Trapper) of them seeing the white hairy animals that resembled Goats… and they traveled up the Canyon.
The FWS resource I linked to above describes the history of transplantations.
I took a look at Journal of a Trapper and didn’t find any references to goat-like critters. But I did find this passage that will cause some to smile:
“It is an exercise which gives vigor health and appetite to a hunter to shoulder his rifle at day break on a clear cold morning and wind his way up a rugged mountain over rocks and crags at length killing a fat old Ewe and taking the meat to Camp on his back: this kind of exercise gives him an appetite for his breakfast. But hunting sheep is attended with great danger in many places especially when the rocks are covered with sleet and ice. I have often passed over places where I have had to cut steps in the ice with my butcher Knife to place my feet in directly over the most frightful precipices, but being excited in the pursuit of game I would think but little of danger until I had laid down to sleep at night, then it would make my blood run cold to meditate upon the scenes I had passed thro. during the day and often have I resolved never to risk myself again in such places and as often broken the resolution. The sight of danger is less hidious than the thought of it.“
in reply to: They are Really HERE!! #43448Smithhammer wrote: I was on a sheer cliff trail in Glacier NP one time years ago, and here comes a billy up the trail, completely unconcerned about me. The trail wasn’t wide enough for both of us, so I had to flatten myself against the cliff wall to let him walk by. That was a close encounter! Of course, these things never happen when you’re hunting….:wink:
You wuz lucky. This didn’t turn out as well in 2010 for another guy: Mountain goat kills man in Olympic National Park
in reply to: They are Really HERE!! #42382The feds have a good resource describing the species at Oreamnos americanus.
in reply to: Suggestions: History of Archery Books #39149snikkerbua wrote: Hallo.
Two books I have learnd a lot from is:
The bow builder`s book
european bow building from the stone age to today
ISBN: 978-0-7643-4153-3
Traditional bowyer, more unnecessary fun
By Jack B. Harrison
ISBN: 0-97266393-0-6
The first one is at my elbow right now, waiting for me to make up my mind which ancient Danish design to use for a selfbow project. (The wood I will use has benefited from my procrastination, even as the project has not …) It’s a great resource on the history of European bows and I strongly second its nomination here.
(Til snikkerbua – Velkommen! Bare send meg privat beskjed dersom du vil snakkes om buer og jakt osv. Jeg er oversetter av de skandinaviske språk til engelsk.)
in reply to: Wolves relisted #32948David Petersen wrote: J.– I’ve always felt that your posts set out to brighten every room you walk out of. But this, above, is just brilliantly clever and funny! Seriously, thanks for the much-needed chuckles. 😆
Mr. Petersen, you need to come east of the mountains occasionally. 😉
in reply to: Wolves relisted #31720Smithhammer wrote: Out of curiosity, are there harvest stats that have been collected by Fish & Game agencies in these states, since a season was opened for wolves?
The figures for Minnesta are here at the “Mortalities” tab at the bottom (not sure how current the 2014 numbers are): Minnesota DNR Wolf Management
I’ll leave it to the Badgers and Wolverines present among us to provide their respective numbers. (Yeah, I’m a Gopher. That has become less of a badge of honor over the years.)
in reply to: Wolves relisted #30817Folks who are going to comment on this might do well to read the court’s decision first, whatever your perspective:
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES v. JEWELL
Want to know how to tell when a federal judge is pissed? Here’s a clue:
“The D.C. Circuit has noted that, at times, a court ‘must lean forward from the bench to let an agency know, in no uncertain terms, that enough is enough.’ Pub. Citizen Health Res. Grp. v. Brock, 823 F.2d 626, 627 (D.C. Cir. 1987). This case is one of those times. The FWS’s Final Rule challenged in this action is no more valid than the agency’s three prior attempts to remove federal protections for a population of gray wolves, which are otherwise members of an endangered species. The challenged Final Rule is predicated on both an untenable reading of the ESA and otherwise flawed findings. For the reasons more fully detailed below, the plaintiffs’ motion is granted and the defendants and defendant-intervenor’s motions are denied.”
in reply to: Suggestions: History of Archery Books #23846“Longbow: A Social and Military History” by Robert Hardy (proving that you can’t judge an actor by his stage, TV and film resume):
“This revised and expanded edition chronicles the history of the longbow from the earliest known example used 8000 years ago, through its coming of age at the battles of Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, to its use as a hunting and sporting weapon, and its present-day status in Britain. The book contains the first authoritative account of the archery equipment found in Henry VIII’s warship the Mary Rose; describes the archers themselves, their equipment, training, uniform and terms of service; examines the fact and fiction of the Robin Hood legend, the reasons why the French never took to the weapon and the devastating effect of longbow against longbow in the Wars of the Roses; offers a detailed account of how to make a longbow from scratch, including all the tools and materials required. By the author of “The Great War Bow”.”
“The Great Warbow: From Hastings to the Mary Rose“
by Matthew Strickland and Robert Hardy
in reply to: Hope you ENJOY #23841Fabulous! Thanks for sharing this day brightener.
in reply to: Can I get a recommendation? #18738Seems to be a bad echo in here … 😉
in reply to: Can I get a recommendation? #18736If it has been marketed for wearing next to your skin in the winter, I’ve probably worn it at some point.
Started with Duofold cotton as a kid. Then came the new miracle fabrics, the first of which was polypropylene from Lifa. It wicked very nicely and stank to you-know-what. Later came Capilene in various weights (and variously successful imitations) which I wore in Washington, Alaska, Minnesota and New England as a Nordic skier, snowshoer, winter camper and SAR dog handler. Then what was old became new again – SmartWool arrived on the scene, followed by a host of me-toos. Most recently came the embedded silver threads meant to encourage friends, family and acquaintances to stay in the same room when you entered after a day in the field.
I’ve finally settled on what my father-in-law wore next to his skin nearly year-round while working as a railroad carman: Wool. I buy it in various weights as needed for my exertion level and the conditions. It keeps me warm, it doesn’t stink and it is sustainable.
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in reply to: Longbow shot while sitting #12589As much as I enjoy shooting my 66-inch selfbows (including from a Hammock Seat), you’d be hard-pressed to find two trees that far apart here in New Hampshire.
The rack here includes a 52-inch K-Mag, 56-inch Grizzly, 58-inch Morrison Dakota, two 60-inch Kodiaks, one 60-inch Super Kodiak, and two 66-inch selfbows. (Yeah, I have a problem, and no, I’m NOT working on it. 😆 )
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