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in reply to: Totally Traditional #38637
Here’s a paradoxical philosophy (hey, I’m a Homo sapiens – I’m entitled by birthright …)
Like the guy just to the east of me, I hunt in some pretty thick woods here in NH. Seeing deer on the all-too rare occasions is a kick; shooting a deer is pretty darn tough with a bow in these circumstances.
So I hunt with traditional tackle for three months of the year and three weeks in the middle with a rifle. I’ve even been known to carry a weatherproof shotgun during truly nasty sweather, just to avoid the rifle maintenance when I’m don’t have time for it.
When I carry the bow, I’m a bowhunter. That’s my frame of mind. I’m fortunate to be able to shoot a variety of hunting situations behind my house virtually daily, and I have thousands of acres within ten minutes for stumping. So I don’t feel like carrying a rifle for three weeks (if it takes that long) gets much in the way of “getting my mind right” for bowhunting.
However, if I were a sort-of-former compound shooter struggling slightly with doubts of whether to commit fully to stick and string, I’d sell the wheels. I would want to have my mind in the trad game when presented with an animal. The shooting that goes on between our ears is crucial to success, and doubts about our abilities are inimical to success.
in reply to: Shooting Gloves #24961Thanks for the info. When the three pairs of SuperGloves here have all worked themselves out of the rotation, I’ll keep this in mind.
in reply to: A Few Days in the Wilderness #18214Excellent report, thanks for sharing.
Watch your footing when you come east, we have a monster acorn crop in New England this year.
in reply to: Put the joystick down and go shoot your bow #13740colmike wrote: Steve
I believe he is referring to the joystick that you fly planes with not the one that shortens in equal increments as your draw length:lol: Now time to go order some more arras as Dr Ed would say.
It was in fact computer game joysticks that I had in mind, in the context of new games that distract archers from practicing … ’nuff said. 🙄 😀
in reply to: Nonresidents and Wilderness #13173You want complicated, I got yer complicated right here. Here’s the decision in a leading case involving Wyoming’s fees and guide requirement, which I recall from when it was decided. Note that it did NOT decide the validity of the guide requirement, because the plaintiff/lawyer hadn’t paid enough attention to the murky waters of “standing” when starting the case:
in reply to: Put the joystick down and go shoot your bow #13164The van Zwoll article indicates that English military archers carried from three dozen to a hundred arrows onto the battlefield. When they burned through the hundred at Crécy, they plucked replacements from the ground and the corpses of the enemy …
in reply to: Nonresidents and Wilderness #12472This is economic protectionism, pure and simple. It’s solely intended to create and reserve opportunities for guides to earn a living.
The Alaska requirement applies only to three specific species, not geographic areas. A case can be made that this is consistent with the state’s role as manager of those species. No such case can be made for Wyoming’s requirement with a straight face when the requirement only applies to wilderness areas.
The problem with challenging it under the Interstate Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution is that Wyoming can probably trot out an argument that will satisfy a federal judge. More on that later.
I say all this as a lifelong SOLO backcountry enthusiast in all seasons and a former SAR dog handler who has looked for overdue hunters in the backcountry in Alaska and Washington.
in reply to: How's the hunting? #60139I need a helmet to walk out in my driveway because of the acorns falling. Biggest year ever for them in the last thirteen years here in southeastern NH, by the looks of things.
I’ve been out twice. Plenty of moose and bear sign, but scant evidence of whitetails on those forays. That was mostly my fault, I was too obstinate in my choice of location to go where the acorns are heaviest. 🙄 Next time will be different.
in reply to: 2014 Hunting #39304Deer and turkey opened here in NH on Monday (9/15), and I finally got out this morning for the first time this season.
It was a beautiful day, temp was around 35 degrees (that would be Fahrenheit, ausjim …)when I entered the woods before dawn. As per usual – no deer or turkeys sighted, while a moose spent the better part of an hour browsing about a hundred yards behind and alongside me. 🙄 And yes, I had a heckuva good time!
in reply to: Mountain Bikes #37859skinner biscuit wrote: More pack horse than bike. I can haul my game bags,pack board, meat saw, push it up a mountain on gated logging roads.
This is EXACTLY why I need to get more serious about rigging a trailer in anticipation of our return to the Puget Sound area. Thanks for the kick in the pants, and to Duncan for starting this thread!
in reply to: 7 year spike #35888In addition to the spike, yer killin’ me here. 😉
Thanks for sharing!
in reply to: Campfire Cooking #35343Ramen with a can of chicken added. Dinty Moore stew if I’m livin’ high on the hog. 😆
No more sardines or kippers in the tent, even in winter: It’s winter – what could happen?
in reply to: Grizzly b'heads giveaway #34552PM sent.
in reply to: Grizzly b'heads giveaway #34526I will send you $50.00 to be donated to the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, or the land conservation organization of your choice, if you agree to send me one package of six. (I doubt I would ever need twelve.) I will also pay for shipping.
in reply to: Lets sit on our kills #30093Occasionally the Conrads and their partners in this venture shine very brightly. Well, actually pretty much all the time, including when they own up to being mere mortals. 😀
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