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in reply to: Rick Welch #53164
archer38 wrote: When I first picked up a recurve (about a year ago) I did a search on-line and stumbled onto a fellow named Rick Welch.His teachings helped me a great deal and I still reference him in many aspects of my shooting. Just wondering if anyone else on here knows of him or has ever shot one of his Dakota Bows.
I’ve never shot one of his bows, but have known of him for years through his videos. I only met him once, at Cloverdale when he was set up as a vendor. He seemed like a very nice, down to earth sort of guy. As far as shooting is concerned, his long list of 3D championships speaks for itself. With respect to his shooting clinic, I’ve never heard or read where anyone went and didn’t come away a much better archer.
in reply to: When You Were A Kid With A Bow….. #41421The first bow I got as a kid was a red fiberglass Bear, which I paid for by mowing lawns and such. It came with a few wood arrows and one big paper target. I taped the target to an old steel wheel barrow and quickly broke all my arrows. I asked my dad and grandfather to make me some more arrows (in my family, breaking things out of stupidity and asking for more didn’t fly terribly well).
Instead of chewing me out, I ended up in my grandfather’s basement — which was at one time a small archery shop — learning to make my own arrows. I’ve been making all my own arrows ever since.
in reply to: Trimming tab #32164If I have to trim a tab, I do so just enough to clear my fingertips so I can feel my anchor.
in reply to: About to give up. #28272shag wrote: I just dont think I can shoot by instinct.
Then don’t.
Instinctive is one of many ways to shoot a bow. Barebow aiming methods aren’t “one size fits all.” If they were, there wouldn’t be so many different ones out there. If one of them doesn’t work for you, throw it in the trash, grab another, and give it a whirl.
I’d hate to think how many folks have given up recurves or longbows over the years because someone got it into their head that they had to shoot instinctively, and it didn’t work out for them. I know a number of excellent archers who shoot instinctively, but I know a lot more who shoot with a conscious aiming style. I think the most important step most folks could take in their quest for accuracy is to pick an aiming style based on results, not fashion.
in reply to: Feather Arrow Rest………? #26601I’ve never tried shooting vanes off a feather rest. Most feather rests I’ve seen keep the arrow relatively close to the shelf, so you still may get some contact. If you want to try vanes, I’d suggest a stick on flipper type rest (T-300 and NAP Flipper II are both excellent choices). As far as durability, I’ve always found feather rests extremely tough.
in reply to: Feather Arrow Rest………? #25497I suppose they were more popular back before folks turned their noses up at shooting off arrow rests. Regardless, a lot of people still use them today, and they are available through a few online vendors. Personally, I used one for a few years off my grandfather’s 60s Root recurve and liked it a lot. But for pure effectiveness, it’s hard to beat a stick on flipper rest.
in reply to: 40# for hunting? #24723For the sake of comparison…
My paternal grandfather hunted midwestern whitetails for decades with a recurve pulling 42# at his 26″ draw length. With swagged aluminum arrows and three-blade heads (total arrow weight under 500 grains) he rarely had anything but pass throughs on deer. You don’t need a lot of weight (draw or arrow) to kill a deer. Get it sharp, get it flying straight, get it where it belongs. The rest takes care of itself.
If his setup was great for our modwestern whitetails, it would be far more than up to the task of shooting through a little roe deer.
in reply to: Green Fire #23820Thanks for the info, Steve. I’ll have to see if the movie is on Netflix. Or I could just stop by the Leopold Center and pick up a copy. It’s only a few miles from our WI property.
in reply to: Success or not #22188Duncan,
I’m pretty sure we saw the same thread. I agree woth your assessment. I’d have just left those antlers for the mice…and my tag along with it.
in reply to: Wet Feathers #18093R2,
When hunting in the rain I used to put plastic sandwich baggies and twist ties over my fletching to keep it dry. That and a generous dose of Camp Dry spray seemed to work well. These days I just switch to vanes when it’s raining.
in reply to: Whats your all time favorite TBM piece? #14456Thanks to both of you for the kind words. As fas as my favorite article, I couldn’t even begin to narrow it down. There have been far too many, and I’d be afraid of leaving anyone out.
in reply to: Public Land hunting ethics #9080Ray,
I couldn’t possibly agree more with you. Watching a good hunting dog in action is a thing of beauty. There are certain sounds in the outdoors I absolutely love—the cadence of deer hoofs on dried oak leaves, the thundering gobble of a tom turkey at sunrise, and the bawling of a beagle in full cry in pursuit of a cottontail. I can’t imagine what it would be like to follow a pack of hounds sorting out a lion track; heaven, I suppose. To me, hunting with dogs is never about the kill. It’s always about the dogs themselves, which is something I suspect most people who’ve never owned a hunting dog simply can’t understand. Last week some friends of mine and I took two consecutive mornings off our annual deer hunt to pursue pheasants with some extremely well trained pointers (one GSP on Wednesday and a wirehair on Thursday). Several times I was late to shoulder my gun because I was so caught up watching the dogs work. Truth be known, I was very close to leaving my Remington in the truck and grabbing my DSLR and a friend’s 70-200 f/2.8 lens instead.
in reply to: First Archery Deer #56645Congrats on what I have no doubt will be the first of many deer.
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