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in reply to: Conflicting Emotions about gun hunting… #62642

I own several hunting firearms. I have had a .44 magnum for several years that I would love to hunt with. I can barely find time to practice with it because it takes away from my bow shooting.

[heydeerman]

in reply to: Dacron vs Fast Flight #62638

Don,

Modern materials are better for bows built to handle them and B50 is better for bows not made to handle the modern materials. 😀

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in reply to: Dacron vs Fast Flight #60861

Hiram,

I have over 20 spools of Dacron. I have made maybe a half dozen dacron strings in the last 5 or so years. The TS1 Plus works for me. I use it for padding loops and tying nocks and that’s about it. The one thing that is appealling about B50 is the price. Modern materials keep going up.

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in reply to: Dacron vs Fast Flight #60359

I would respectfully disagree with Hiram about more noise with FF material. I have had the opposite experience and have been able to quiet noisy bows by replacing a B50 string with TS1 Plus. I find it especially true with longbows. I have never had a longbow become noisy with a modern string material. In fact it reduces handshock and quiets the bow. All most bowyers do to make a bow FF ready is build their tips with micarta, fiberglass, osage or some other hard material that can handle the stop when the bow comes to primary. There is a danger that the tips can be cut or sawn off with the modern materials.

I have not done it myself because all my bows are FF ready but I have heard of guys shooting older bows built before the modern string materials with FF and padded loops with success. I wish I had an old bow to try it for myself.

[heydeerman]

in reply to: Recurve vs. Longbow #28246

My longbow has a recurve handle (Firefly take-down) and my recurve has a longbow handle (Robertson Peregrine) so I am confused. 😕

I like em all. One bow I have never owned but would like to is a Hill Style longbow.

[heydeerman]

in reply to: Name the New Department #24940

The Homeroom

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in reply to: Sites on a recurve? #22720

Sights might be a good way to get a fella going in the right direction. If you feel comfortable with a sight and it helps you to be an accurate hunter then so be it. If you want to learn to shoot without sights practice in the off season without them.

[heydeerman]

in reply to: Name the New Department #22715

Back To Basics

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in reply to: Have you ever considered a longbow ?? #8487

Tj Craig wrote: “MEN”
I was seriously considering a LONGBOW but at the last minute I got scared that I wouldn,t like it:?, so I ordered another set of limbs for my Silvertip and I think next year I’ll get a One Piece Silvertip.
Tj

The longbow I shoot is a Firefly made by Jim Jones of Michigan. It has a recurve grip. My recurve is a Robertson Peregrine and it has a longbow grip.:!::!:

Tracy Tricket is building me a take-down recurve and it will have…..a recurve grip.
Here is a pic of my Firefly.

[heydeerman]

in reply to: Shorty #50011

Sorry this was supposed to be a reply on the thread about short longbows.

[heydeerman]

in reply to: HUNTING PARTNERS #49870

Steve,

At least you had some time with them. They might be back…I know you will be ready.

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in reply to: HUNTING FROM THE GROUND #29438

One thing I should note about myself and hunting on the ground that might help someone else. When I am in the woods and basically stand hunting on the ground in a natural ground blind or next to a tree, if I cannot stay comfortable I will move around way too much. If I have to stand too long I’ll go to the knees for a while, then the feet got to sleep and I go back up. If you are hunting in a natural or commercial blind get the most comfortable and easiest to use seat you can afford or make one that will work. If I am comfortable whether sitting or standing I move less. I have been picked off by deer several times just because I was uncomfortable and moving around.

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in reply to: Defining "Traditional" Bowhunting #26855

donthomas wrote: The question is so hard to answer because there is no answer. There never will be a universally accepted definition of “traditional bowhunting.” It’s all about drawing lines on a highly personal basis. I don’t have a GPS and have never had any desire to hunt with arrows made of anything but wood, but I have friends shooting carbon arrows… who can’t understand how I can hunt cougars with dogs. The important thing is to keep questioning the propriety of everything we do in the field and drawing those lines to increase the level of challenge. Where you choose to draw them is up to you. Don

Well said.

[heydeerman]

in reply to: HUNTING FROM THE GROUND #26854

Ever try hunting standing corn??? My absolute favorite way to hunt.

On a day when a fella wouldn’t dream of getting in a tree stand is the perfect corn huntin day. Rain and wind are your ally. The windier the better. I am writing an article about my tactic and will publish in the Ohio Bowhunters Association’s website when I get it done.

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in reply to: Heavy or light arrows #26222

I shoot carbon and stay above 10 grains. My heads weigh better than 250 grains. Never had a problem with penetration except the spine.

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