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in reply to: Let's See Your Fletching #24116

Has anyone tried using the old “Forge Woods” shafts? I know they are as rare as hens teeth. Just curious if someone with deeper pockets than mine had sacrificed a few rare shafts for the sake of science.:?:

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in reply to: Empathy for wildlife #24107

colmike wrote: [quote=adirondackman]Having the utmost respect for Life and the animals that we hunt. I believe that this is why we have chosen to hunt with a Bow & Arrow.

I think that statement pretty much sums up what we have all been saying.

Understand then my shock at seeing in our Magazine the picture of the hero sitting on the body of his kill while he sharpens his knife:evil:

What say you all?

Mike

I agree with Mike on this one I was also surprised to see that photo in our magazine. The photo’s of hunters sitting on the freshly killed quarry to projects a image of conquering the mighty beast. I prefer the photo to show respect to a fallen comrade in nature’s endless pursuit of survival.

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in reply to: Backcountry College #10 – Knots & such #17363

Excellent Job Clay.:D If anyone is looking for a site on how to tie knots one of the best I have come across is “Knots by Grog” it is animated and shows step by step how to tie 100’s of different knots.

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in reply to: My Stumping/Small Game Head #9511

Stix wrote: Just a wingnut placed backwards in back of a fields tip. They weight about 85 grains. adjust your field tip weight accordingly.

You can skip the field point and use an 8-32 flathead screw to use as a blunt. just add 8-32 nuts on the screw in front of the wingnut to increase weight.

Have you tried to sharpen the ears on the wing nut? I am thinking I can get my ACE hex head up to 300 grains to match my Tuff heads.

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in reply to: Super fast way to hang a stand #58527

Another way to get around the stand or branches is with a double ended lanyard. It has a caribiner on both ends of the lanyard. You will need to use a prisik or a mechanical device that can hold tension in doth directions. I will try to post a picture of what mine looks like when I get home next weekend.

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in reply to: Ethical Shots #50339

I teach the bowhunter ed classes for the state of Minnesota. We tell our students No neck shots. The 2 vitals in the neck are the spine and the juggler vein. The spine is protected by bone about 1″ across and is not easy to pin piont a location in the neck. The juggler vein about the diameter of a pencil and also there is no good way to pin point its location. The other thing about this shot location is that they can raise, lower or turn their head very quickly so just when release the arrow you can just put a arrow through muscle.

The neck shot was the meat hunters shot of choice with a rifle because of the shock damage to the spinal cord that dropped them on the spot.

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in reply to: Elk and eneregy #48166

Our legislator was pushed years ago to allow unrestricted use of ATV’s during the fall hunting season on public forest lands for big game retrieval (100-150 LB whitetails). Now virtually every firearms deer hunter comes equipped with a ATV. The deer herd in our northern part of the state has gone almost strictly nocturnal with their movements. My friend and I have a couple cameras out year round. We used to get the majority of our pictures in the summer during daylight hours. It has now flipped we now maybe get 1 out of 10 during what could be considered shooting hours. Those same deer hunters are now claiming the deer herd has been decimated by DNR mismanagement and wolves. Yet there are distinct browse lines in the woods and we in Minnesota have always had wolves.

The state deerhunter organization (MDHA) will never admit that its insistence to allow ATV use during deer season has changed the deer’s behavior just like the Oil and Mining industries will not own up to their hand in habit destruction. They all try to say that vehicle traffic does not bother the animals. I use the analogy of if you are working in your front yard and a car drives by on the street you take little notice. If the car stops it gets more of your attention, when turns and come into to your driveway it gets all of your attention. And if it drives through your living room your run for cover. We are in their living room, and if we keep disturbing them they will do what they can to survive, move during the night or move to a new location all together. When they change locations that usually means they end up with poorer quality habitat. so we end up with less animals. This my friends is exact recipe for getting hunters to the support of enclosed game farms.

Whew that was a long one sorry guys.

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in reply to: Clean Water #44167

Glad to see you are back in righting form Dave. I always enjoy your rants.

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in reply to: Elk and eneregy #44161

We are hearing the same line on sulfide mining in Minnesota. Yes it has always had a negative impact on the water resources in the past, but we will do it differently this time. Numerous studies show that sulfuric acid will leach from the waste rock for 500 years but the mining companies are saying trust us to take care of it. We have elected officials that are saying, trust them we need the jobs. The really disgusting part is the both parties are pushing for it.:evil:

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in reply to: Deer Farming #44117

There is no end to what corporate America will do to turn a buck. Unfortunately the individuals that will end up buying these shortcuts are the very same that the Game and Fish Departments are chasing with their programs to recruit New Hunters. They have no traditions so they read the so called hunting magazines and watch the videos. Then they proceed to buy every shortcut in the book. The day is coming when someone will put together a computer program that takes all the information from the multiple game cameras GPS, date, time facial recognition put together with stand locations. It will then tell you the stand with the best odds of taking Buck #27 on Saturday morning. And if the politicians in your state are like mine they will not restrict it because it would limit commerce.

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in reply to: Clean Water #42444

Nicely done Steve. It always amazes me that business claims it can not make a profit without polluting the air or water.

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in reply to: Longbow vs. Recurve techniques. #33078

Hi Tim and Welcome. From my experience from shooting a recurve and then a longbow back to recurve and back to longbow. It boils down to personal preference. Some have tried to say one is easier or one is more accurate. I believe it is come down to what suits you and your style best. Some people like the high wrist of a recurve others prefer the low wrist of the longbow. Both require a steady bow arm and smooth release to be consistent / accurate. And both require practice. The one you enjoy shooting the most is the one you will practice with the most.

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in reply to: Diet #25982

My hunting partner has started a eating program called “Wheat Belly”. He was about 400 lbs and he has lost about 40lbs in 3 months just by cutting anything with processed sugars and wheat out of his diet. His knees are shot so his has been doing what most would call minimal walking.

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in reply to: thoughtful reading #17083

Thanks Dave, I read the first 3 SA’s now my little brain needs time the absorb and distill. I am saving your contribution for a day when my cognitive abilities are at a much higher level.

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in reply to: Road trip with Elkheart #10345

Thanks for the update Mike. Oh ya Mom I make a half dozen arrows for my son’s G’freind yesterday.:D

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