[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Look at what I found… #46700

Good on ya! Are those rusa? (As if I actually know anything about the deer down under …)

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Bunker Buster UEFOC arrow #46068

I have no idea whether this will work for the purpose discussed here. However, West Marine sells a tough, flexible epoxy that I have used extensively in fixing a kayak and making carbon tips on a wooden paddle:

G/flex Epoxy

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Night Practice! #38920

It’s a regular feature of some trad shoots around here, where I’ve done it on occasion. I haven’t actually worked on it with archery, but I have noticed the effect repeatedly with nordic skiing. I’ll leave it to the kinesthesiologists and psychologists to explain its basis, but I am a believer of sorts.

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Continuing with the bear theme… #33949

ausjim wrote: [quote=eidsvolling] Behind me is a bookshelf with a couple rows of bear books (probably including the one you referenced.)

‘Mark of the Grizzly’ by McMillion. It’s been surprisingly outstanding for this kind of book, as he educates as much as he titillates.

Is that a native american style artwork? It’s pretty cool.

Jim

I don’t have that one. Just took a look at a preview, and I’m going to add it to the library!

The artwork is an original piece by the late Roy Thomas,a renowned Ojibwa artist, on paper he made. When I saw it for the first time hanging in a gallery in Minnesota, it grabbed me hard. My wife saw my reaction and bought it secretly for me as a gift. I challenge anyone who sees it in person to deny its power.

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Continuing with the bear theme… #33833

ausjim wrote: Ben, this bear theme is so out of control in my little brain that I just yesterday bought a book on grizzly bear attacks. I’m already about 1/5th of the way through. I’m a little obsessed at the minute. And it’s the fault of everyone here 😉

FWIW, you’re not alone. There’s a picture that I took of a black bear (Ursus americanus) to my left as I write this. Behind me is a bookshelf with a couple rows of bear books (probably including the one you referenced.) Out in the living room is a picture that I took of a brown/grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) at Denali National Park in Alaska. Oh, and the bow I’m shooting most often these days? A 1958 Bear Kodiak. 😉

I plumb forgot to mention this hanging opposite the brown/grizzly photo:

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Going Trad #30638

Well, I’m in and thanks, Mom. But the rest of you have little to worry about. I done used up all my mojo this week …

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Maximizing my moose mojo #30084

Good news and bad news: My October deer hunting won’t be interrupted by any moose hunting as a result of this morning’s permit lottery.

Sigh. Well, at least this time I know one of the high-ranking alternates, so I guess my luck is improving (at a glacial pace …)

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Emergency Kit? #28398

David Petersen wrote: Oh, and one of the new blood-clotting pads in case I stab myself with a broadhead, as a nonresident compounder did here a few years ago while chasing a bull with an arrow on the string. He died peacefully and alone in the woods. But he’s still dead.

I’m quite sorry to see demonstrated here the value of the fourth tip on the list below:

Mixed Bag

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Maximizing my moose mojo #25515

Thanks, Jeff. Sorry to hear you weren’t drawn. The more I read about the recent revenue-driven tinkering with the mechanics of the Maine lottery, the more I’m glad I’m on this side of the Piscataqua!

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Wisdom from 1859 #23488

In the same vein, here’s an excerpt from the Preface to the American Edition, published in 1880 and available for free at Archery: Its Theory and Practice:

“It is true that more than twenty years have passed since the book was written, but in this time very little if any advance has been made in archery, and those best capable of judging are unanimous as to the almost invariable finality of Mr. Ford’s conclusions in everything pertaining to a correct use of the bow and arrow.”

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: voodoo or what? #23331

I’m going to go way out on a limb here – feel free to cut it off behind me.

In my experience, shooting a traditional bow is a head game once your equipment is properly tuned and your shot process is sound. If your head is not in the game because you’re frustrated with your shooting or anything else in your life, or you’re distracted for some other reason, it will be very difficult to be consistently accurate.

I would suggest you find a competent and congenial mentor/coach to check your shooting process first. If that is found to be sound, then you might consider forgetting all about hunting with your recurve until you fall in love with shooting your bow.

How much roving are you doing? Many compound shooters have never experienced the great pleasure of roaming the woods and killing a succession of stumps and other suddenly-encountered targets. IMO, there is no better practice for hunting and very little that exceeds it for fun.

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Maximizing my moose mojo #22149

Thanks for all the good wishes. I’d apply in Maine as well, but the total cost for license, permit application and permit as a nonresident would be $714, which is a bit steep for the budget here.

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Maximizing my moose mojo #20625

Thanks for the encouragement, guys.

The NH moose population has taken a hit recently, which I (and others with more expert knowledge) attribute to the fact that we’re at the southern edge of the range and the winters have been getting warmer. Warmer winters mean more winter ticks on moose.

The recent figures illustrate the point. As you will see, my odds aren’t all that good (even though I’ve accumulated about 5-6 points as I recall):

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Maximizing my moose mojo #20183

Thanks!

[Charles Ek]

in reply to: Safety Glasses #13832

R2 wrote: I think your more apt to run into a low hanging branch when hunting or stumping and poking an eye rather than when shooting a bow.

On two separate occasions, I’ve had to lead someone out of the woods by the hand as a result of them getting poked in the eye. On another occasion, my niece took a twig in the eye that required three surgeries at the Mayo Clinic to save the eye and her sight in it.

If you don’t wear a brimmed hat and some sort of eye protection in the woods, you’re rolling the dice every time you go out. JMHO.

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