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in reply to: Please don’t kick me off the forum… (this is a long one, so grab a beer and happy labor day) #37956

Hunting an animal and shooting an animal arent always the same thing. Hunting in a wilderness setting can be enjoyed whether we fill a tag or not.

There are lots of ways to learn how to dress an animal, buy a weaner pig and raise it 3 months, by a 4H hog, throw a roadkill deer in the truck, lots of opportunities. A preserve is only one.

If I want a youngster to be ‘successful’ I guess Id have to do some work defining what a successful hunt can be.

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in reply to: Scentless body lotion? #35475

In most health food type stores you can find a bottle of liquid lanolin. Excellent moisturizer and the scent of sheep doesn’t last long at all. I used either the liquid lanolin or regular lanolin when I was guiding (climbing not hunting) in Moab Utah.

If you’re allergic to wool, don’t even try it! Otherwise it’s great

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in reply to: I'm going to give a bow away (winner on pg3) #34859

One more day! I’d like to add Maisy Lewis and Jane Lewis.

Looking forward to see who gets drawn.

Thanks again troy

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in reply to: Homemade steel broadheads? #34104

tradrag has a tutorial on homemade broadheads. The amount of work makes me think it’d be cheaper to buy them.

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in reply to: String nocks #27179

I use a square and just tried outing the nock low and shooting off the top of the nock. I think I’ll move towards tied on nocks because I’m becoming more aware of inconsistencies in my loose

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in reply to: Bear hide spoilage… #24931

Braintanning is very work intensive process. Brain ‘dressing’ fits the technique better as a title as there is no tannic acid involved. Tannic acid (tannins) are found in plant materials. These are what give tea it’s color. Bark tanning is another primitive method used that actually has tannic acid.

Brain tanning a bear hide would be a tough first hide to attempt. Plus, the saying that every animal has enough brains to tan its own hide doesn’t seem to be true once you get into animals larger than deer.

This technique produces some of the softest most supple leather out there. With some practice it’s a fun way to tan hIdes.

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in reply to: First bow purchase #22506

My progression does seem to be going the wrong way. I’ll probably end up with wheels next year!

Most of my bow building is done with school groups these days. And like I said, I don’t make very efficient bows, rather average. A custom would be a nice gift to myself.

Bama bows look great. I’m gonna contact them and send a deposit.

Thanks!

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in reply to: Thanks to BandAid Joe! #21569

The quickclots are available over the counter. I think the Walgreens in Durango has them. At least the last time I was there they did.

An excellent addition to any backcountry med kit.

My compound buddy was over last week while I was putting the 225 THs on. He thought they were a part of my straight razor collection until I mounted them.

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in reply to: I'm going to give a bow away (winner on pg3) #21551

So much cooler! Unreal Troy! My niece would love something like that! Garland Scarlett is her name.

Fantastic give away Troy.

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in reply to: I'm going to give a bow away (winner on pg3) #20605

Id like to be considered. Never shot a recurve before!

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in reply to: mistakes #13988

Section 730 of the hunting regs says it’s illegal to camp or otherwise occupy any known wildlife watering hole, whether man-made or naturally occurring, for any period longer than 30 minutes

Sorry it took so long. Forgot about this post

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in reply to: light arrow Extreme FOC #8718

Hopefully someone with more experience will post as Im pretty new to Dr Ashbys arrow standards.

My understanding is that the heavy bone threshold supercedes FOC. Go for the 650gr arrow first and then build in the FOC.

As for your question about the wrap, moot point as you arent at 650gr yet.

Shaft to ferrule ratio is a major factor in overall penetration. The ferrule should have a larger diameter than the shaft itself.

Maybe the Dr himself will explain more and talk about the Turbolator. I read about it but am focusing on 650gr and FOC >20%

Im shooting a 53# mildly reflexed BBI and set up some cedar shafts with the 225gr Tuffheads and am at 630 gr before sealing and glue and getting right around 24% FOC. We’ll see what it actually comes out to once all is said and done.

Loooking forward to hearing how the ash comes out. I havent used ash in awhile though I remember that if they werent sealed very well they liked to stay away from straight.

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in reply to: Another Tuffhead sharpening post #63911

And here I was feeling that I just dont need another sharpener!

I’m guessing the KME makes keeping the tip hunt ready a breeze as well.

After honing the heads up I put two away. But they are so damn nice looking I want a whole dozen Arrows tipped with them!

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in reply to: Camo, Thermals, Depends… #57885

Post of the year! I’ve used pee bottles back in my climbing days. If you’re hunting with a buddy make sure the pee bottle is clearly marked. Unfortunate experiences have occurred!

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in reply to: mistakes #54881

rwbowman wrote: 😕 I apologize for my ignorance, but is it that ambush hunting is illegal in CA?

We were too close to a water source. Only water sources of a certain size are open to ambush hunting. This one was not large enough.

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