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in reply to: using peroxide for blood trailing #46331
Thanks for the tip! I’m color blind so this will help out a lot.
in reply to: woodbows.com reviews #52489I own two bows from rudders bows. I have a all bamboo reflex/deflex longbow and the modoc style longbow that is solid hickory. Both are 55-60 pounds at 28″. The bamboo bow has a shelf, the modoc does not. I love them both. I have owned them for about two years now and use them at least 3 to 4 times a week. I sold my compound bow and was able to purchase both bows with the money I made of my compound. Some folks may not be to fond of them, but they have been great bows for me and I am looking forward to next hunting season in Colorado.
in reply to: Couch Quiver #33567Thanks guys. I dug thru the scrap pile at Tandy Leather and was able to buy a bunch of scrap for $2 a pound. This was my second attempt at a quiver. My first one was for my son and he loves it. This one will probably go to my oldest son. I have to make one for my daughter becuase she likes shooting with me more then the boys do.
I was going for a plains indian look! Now that I’m retiring from the Army, I’m looking for some new hobbies and I have always had a passion for studying primitive cultures.
Once I leave Texas and get back to Colorado I will give some selfbows a try.
in reply to: About to give up. #33905There is a ton of good advice going on here. I gotta say the same as most, and that is to stop stressing about it and enjoy the time in the wild! When I hit my year mark, I was upset about my shooting as well. There was no way I was going out in the woods to try to take a deer. It takes time. I started shooting a 46lb recure in 2010. It is right handed and I am left eye dominant so I had to learn instictive. When I got my lefties, I had to learn again. Now, I can shoot both right and left. I also took the advice of one of our beloved TradBow writers and started practicing at longer distances to improve my shorter ones. In doing so I have seen great results. I also started to shoot at smaller targets to help me focus in on it a bit better (like a small piece of trash or plastic bottle) and this has helped as well.
It has been almost 3 years now and still haven’t trusted myself enough to try for a deer. I have hunted coyote, coming close but no cigar. I am getting there, and so will you. Just have fun with it. Work on the fundamentals, but have fun doing it.
in reply to: Changing my taget practice #52267I love that bow! All Bamboo. You are correct Mr. Petersen! Archery never really gets old for me, but I love the endless possiblilties to have fun with it. Just today I put on some bunny busters and went for a rabbit hunt. I was unsuccessful, but it was the experience that mattered!
in reply to: Looking for Staves in Colorado #26344Dave,
I don’t plan on making it in 2 weeks, was just up here looking for some Staves to get and take home with me. I have built a small shop in my garage and plan on taking my time with them. I am looking into the Boyers Bible, thanks for the tip by the way. I just figured since I was home and hiking around in the back country with my boys, if I could find someone who knew where to get them I would check. I tried my first bow with red oak and shaved it to thin. I was wanting to try a couple of different species of wood such as yew, hickory and osage (just to name a few).
I have 2 longbows and a Browning recurve already, but I like to mess around in the shop in my garage so I thought I would try my hand at some bows.
When I pick up my BB, I am gonna order a copy of “Man Made of Elk”. Been waiting to read that one. I used to spend a lot of time in the CO back country setting up guiding camps with my dad when I was a kid, and I’m looking forward to coming home and retiring from the Army in another 8 years. My boys and I go hiking whenever we are home. Just bagged James Peak (a 13er) today with my two oldest sons.
Colorado is home to us and trad has become a passion that is rubbing off on my five kids as well. I appreciate the advise and tips I get on this site. They have always been helpfull.
in reply to: Where Would You Live? #56032This is a topic that has been on my mind for a bit now. I have 8 1/2 years left till I retire from the Army. Hunting availability is the top priority for me. 2nd is family location, 3rd is cost of living.
My number one pick would be my home state of Colorado, hands down! It has everything I want, accept the cost of living is a killer. I want to be able to enjoy my retirement and do what I want to do. Plus, CO has become the new California over the last 15 years and is becoming way over crowded.
I am currently looking at northern New Mexico (great weather, mountains, etc..), Wyoming (a lot less crowded and still wild, plus I have lived here before), and Montana (just for it’s wildness and shear mystery to me!).
Wherever I go, there must be public land. That is the thing that makes me hate Texas where I am currently stationed is it’s lack of public land.
in reply to: Back vs. Bow Quivers #26877Dr. Ed,
I just saw a side draw model when at RSMGear in Denver. Pretty nice, and I can see how they would function well.
in reply to: Making a quiver, need tips! #26871I think I’m gonna go with a back quiver. I like the balance and feel of my hickory bow, and don’t know what a bow quiver would do to that. I also really like the back quiver.
I am right there with ya. I am planning it out and designing it with paper, card board, and drawings. I am going to use cheap leather first (which is great advice by the way), I don’t want to ruin that beautiful Springbok skin.
in reply to: Scents for Hunting #53533I read somewhere (I think in Tips from the Old Timer) that before you go out, put some pine needles in your camp fire and step through it. The sent from the pine oils stick to your clothes and works as a natural scent. Haven’t tried it yet, but looking forward to it.
in reply to: Righthanded/ left eye dominate #35273I’m a rght handed/left eye dominant guy myself. I started shooting Compound left handed, then found a right handed recurve. It was all I had so I started shooting it. Got some advice from some guys at RMSGear in Denver and got pretty accurate with time.
I finally got my longbow and it is left handed thinking it would be easier for me to aim. It was a huge switch. I am getting better, but still shoot instinctively because I never really learned how to aim in the first place.
Get’em started left handed right away! It will save alot of trouble and time in the end.
in reply to: Any thoughts on these bows? #18265Thanks. I talked to both the owner and his wife and they were very helpfull. I am looking forward to getting the bow I ordered.
in reply to: Any thoughts on these bows? #53911Well, I ordered one of their all bamboo R/D Longbows. I have been shooting for just over a year now, but I’m a lefty shooter and have been shooting a right handed bow. Got pretty good with it, but wondering if I could do better with a lefty so I ordered one.
I want to start hunting, but want to be sure I am shooting correctly, and responsibly, before going after an animal. I have a decent bow range here in El Paso, so I can get in some good practice. Thanks for the comments, I do appreciate it.D/P- I’m originally from Colorado and can’t wait to get back to it. 8 more years till retirement then I can start all over again back in the beautiful wilds of Colorado. Although I am pretty partial to the Western Slope.
in reply to: Some Family Hunting and Scouting Pics #49300T – Thanks for sharing the picks of your family and of BEAUtiful Colorado. I grew up in Colorado and Wyoming and man I sure do miss it, but the Army keeps me away.
I just got into trad in the last couple of years, and love it. Hopefully someday I will be able to post some picks of my fam on some scouts and hunts.in reply to: She's finally gone… #34590That’s good advice, thanks.
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