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in reply to: What ya got goin? #28762
Waiting for our Monday blizzard.
R2 said: Be sure and take your bow and three arrows just in case..
Is that to do the 3 shots in the air, if I get into trouble? Not so sure you will hear them in TX.
Bamboo: Few years ago a friend gave me a bamboo plant, so I could grow my own fly rod. When I asked on a Fly Fishing Forum where/how I should plant it, I was told I could plant it anyplace I did NOT want it to grow, and it would grow like a weed. Actually, you want tonkin bamboo, which they grow in Vietnam. They also have it in Manchester Vt. Place called Orvis. Unfortunately, they make it into fly rods before they sell it.
In regards to the technical stuff: In the 70s/80s I was a systems programmer in a computer company. Long days in a locked computer room. Now I call my son out in Salt Lake when the TV doesn’t work. It’s not that I can’t figure it out, it is just easier to ask. Besides I’ve figured out so much of that stuff, forgot it in a month, and had to figure it out all over again.
in reply to: Mind blowing archer #26591I also think Byron is a better shot. He does live shows, and films them, rather than edited flicks where you don’t know how many shots it took to hit the target. There was a thread here where someone’s son kept shooting at the target, taking out the arrows that missed the bulls eye, and reshooting them. Eventually they were all in the bulls eye. That is OK for a 10 year old, not an adult.
Byron also said: “If an arrow hits to the left of the bulls eye, then another arrow splits that arrow. That is a mistake, not a Robin Hood.”
Welcome, welcome, welcome…
Keep in mind that the only stupid questions are the ones you don’t ask. If you do something stupid, please let us know about it, so we don’t repeat the blunder. There is enough experience here so that someone else has probably done the same thing and we can all laugh together about it.
Wish we didn’t have the 3 feet of snow (and more coming) so we could shoot arrows.
Expect to go snowshoeing this weekend, if you don’t hear from me I did something stupid, got lost, and froze.
in reply to: Wood vs. Propane in Tent #23217Had propane tanks on the camper I lived in for 7 years, and never had a problem at any temp. Had a cute little furnace, and fan to blow the heat all over the 30 foot camper. Nice and toasty. OK, didn’t get more than 10 below zero, but no problem.
On the other hand, butane (or butane/propane mix) will stop around freezing. Some backpack stoves use the butane, and it can be a BIG disappointment.
in reply to: The Endless Loop #21679Never tried making Flemish Twist, Endless Loop seems to work fine.
When you buy the material for the first string… That is probably a life time supply. OK, if you are a teenager perhaps not.
The first I made took about an hour, and that includes making the jig. Would have been faster, but I ran into a couple friends going to the hardware store to buy the eye bolt, and corner bracket for the jig. The serving is simular to skills used tying flies, so after 50 years of one..
Like most of this stuff, keep in mind that IF SOMEONE ELSE CAN DO IT, YOU CAN TOO.
in reply to: What ya got goin? #21650Later dudes, gotta go chase the deer out of the canoe.
in reply to: What ya got goin? #18884We got 2 feet here. NOT inches, feet. Light powder. When it was coming down (actually sideways) it wasn’t flakes, more like a frozen mist that piled up. It is still powder. We would have a hard time finding the canoe, the kayaks, the archery target, anything outside. Was lucky I thought to put the shovels on the porch (one year never found the shovel till snow melted in March). With drifts over 5 feet. Could loose one of us in that, and I don’t mean the younguns. Not gonna melt tomorrow, going down below zero tonight, and this snow will probably be here till spring. Here in Mass it used to be 6″ per storm, and melt before the next storm. Over the last 10 to 20 years it has changed. Fewer storms, more snow per storm, less melting. This is more like the winters I grew up with in Upstate New York/Vt. Yes, the climate has changed, ask anyone that works outside.
This storm was a true Nor’easter. Some cold air from out west (damm cowboys), hits warm wet air from Dixie (damm rebels)coming up the coast, swirls around counter clockwise and sits on New England. Used to be followed by more warm air from Dixie, but no longer. Now it is followed by more cold air from the north west. If the cowboys kept their cold air, and Dixie kept the wet, we would be fine.
We are expecting a few inches later in the week, and another big storm early next week.
No 70s like in Tx. This snow will be here till March. We will see 70s in May or June. Snowshoes will work if we get some thaw/crust so it thickens up a little, but too fluffy now.
Thinking about tying a string to the arrow so we can find it… Also thought about tying a string to Audrey when she went out to fill the bird feeders.
Audrey just said “Seems like 100 years since I shot an arrow.”
in reply to: Coursera site access #16630I’ll let youse guys do the pioneer work.
in reply to: Lars Andersen–a great Dane! #16620No sisters DocNoc just an ugly brother.
Even if I won the lottery, not sure I would live long enough to get that good.
in reply to: What ya got goin? #15467Doesn’t snow in Texas.
in reply to: Lars Andersen–a great Dane! #15465A few minutes ago I thought I was…well good…
Now, I know I’ve been making bows wrong, and shooting wrong, and if I watch it again, I’m probably doing something else wrong. On the other hand Audrey tells me I know everything, I can do anything, and I have perfect form. Nothing else matters. 🙂
Here in Mass you are supposed to take a deer, bear, or turkey to a checking station WHOLE. That is field dressed, NOT cut up. Since I have a cell phone, I was thinking if I did kill a deer more than 100 yards from the car (since our topography was carved by glaciers, 100 yards would include 2 ridges, all the flat land is farmed) , I would call the game warden and ask him to get his !@#$%^& over and help me drag the animal out of the woods. At that time he would probably tell me to quarter it and take it out in pieces. On the other hand, Farmer Jim has offered to take it out with his tractor (if it is in his neighborhood, and he is unoccupied), and Mushroom Bill has offered to help (if he isn’t working, or otherwise occupied), and there is always Audrey, and Arwen (she measured herself and informed me that she is 4’7″ which is only 6″ shorter than I am). If it happens, I’ll get a pic of the three of us dragging some unfortunate critter for your enlightenment (or entertainment). Until then you will have to come up with your own visual.
On the other hand…
How big a stream does it take to float a dead deer?
While here I want to thank youse guys (y’all in dixie) out west for the snow. 🙂
I’ve worried about this, since the deer weigh more than I do. I liked the idea from last season when I brought it up. Someone from NH said to use a sled. I bought a big orange sled, that I keep under the porch. Since it is snowing… I’ll be testing it on a hill tomorrow. lol
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