[jpcarlson]

in reply to: UEFOC Fish arrow build? #40315

Yes yes, ahh ha ha, the mad scientist are coming out of the closet and proposing great ideas!:)I like it. I was thinking of building something along those lines, with the heavy tungsten insert. I’ll let ya know what I come up with.

Thanks

Jans

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: UEFOC Fish arrow build? #40186

Steve,

Thanks for sharing your ideas and experience. I don’t know what kind of carp you have to shoot where you are, but the big boys we have out here in the Dakotas have given me troubles since boyhood with penetration. I have always used the heavy fiberglass shaft with a sharpened Muzzy fish head, but am going to try and make more of an FOC shaft for my 54# recurve. I think it will really help when shooting at fish deeper in the water or when taking shots over 10 yards. I’ll follow up here if I get the arrow built and tested. I might try a larger aluminum shaft with a piece of steel or cable as an insert for front weight.

Thanks again,

Jans

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: Att Dave Peterson #40182

Ughhhhhh (heavy sigh), Ok Dave:), thanks for the advice. I sure did want to try some SS shafts and was hoping I could still get away with my draw length and poundage. Oh well, I will look into some of the heavier shafts and see what I can do. Sounds like you have some good setups going. I hope you can post some pics and share how they work with us!

Thanks again for taking the time to share your hard earned experience,

Jans

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: A nice Father's Day present:) #40173

She shoots real nice too, scifi aside:) The bow is a bit loud right now without any silencers on the string. My goal is to build some FOC woodies, make a Flemish twist string, and get some silencers on it before the season so I can let her rip!

J

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: Making flemish twist strings #40170

Thanks for the advice guys. I want to learn to make them without a jig. Just one more thing I don’t want to have to invest in or build. Free time in my life is short. I really like the video Clay Hayes did on making a Flemish string without any jig and will try his method I think. Thanks again for the tips

Jans

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: String Leeches Vs. Beaver Balls #40162

Thanks for the advice guys. Dave, I looked at those string scallops, very nice and minimal! I will try some of those.

Jans

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: String Leeches Vs. Beaver Balls #39075

I read that thread on Heterodyning and will definitely try it on these, makes sense to me:) How long where those string leeches the old timer made out of tire? I want to try some and see what they do!

J

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: I have declared war on the squirrels! #38963

Two out of three down:) The last one has learned from its’ bretheren’s folly and stays clear for now:)

J

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: Gillie Head and Shoulders Build Along #38959

ausjim wrote: [quote=jpcarlson]We have lots of good hunting and you are welcome to visit her in western South Dakota.

Those are words you are going to live to regret my friend 😀 American antelope sounds like just the kind of impossible challenge that a man can’t turn down.

Jim.

No worries buddy, just give it a few years before you invest in the tickets if you plan to hunt here in SD to allow the goats to come back to better numbers! That will also give me time for a few things; 1st, I will have more access and better spots to hunt, 2nd I will get my 16 month old twin daughters a bit more grown up and it will be much easier to get the blessing from the wife to take off galvanting on the prairies for the hunt;) We have really good white tail and mule deer hunting here as well. You can also apply for an elk license here in our Black Hills. There are good numbers and they don’t get much pressure as it is a draw only tag. What in the heck would we do with all of your meat:)? I guess we could figure that one out later.

Jans

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: Gillie Head and Shoulders Build Along #34028

Jim, Speed goats are the most difficult big game I have hunted with any bow, much less trad gear! I’ve only ever shot one, back in my teen years, with an old compound, before I understood trad and how I wanted to hunt. I only got that one by luck anyway. I have hunted them the past 3 years now with trad gear and haven’t even had a shot. In my defense, Antelope numbers have been dropping drastically here in western South Dakota over the past few years and the numbers just aren’t there. My brother and I spent a full 3 day weekend two falls ago driving all over hill and dale, 300 plus miles, and only had one situation which we stalked. I think we only saw about two dozen goats the whole weekend, and in country where there used to be hundreds. On top of the low numbers, the American Antelope is an amazing creature. They are only the size of a large dog with long skinny legs, have eyes as big as a silver dollar and can see in 10 power eye sight. They like to stand and wait out in the middle of the prairie or fields. They will stand on top of the high point in the middle (and this will be only a slight rise in elevation). There usually is no cover to hide behind to do a stalk. That leaves a guy with trying to ambush them at watering holes, or sitting in ground blinds. Out here we try to find them in or near the prairie and the badlands were there are some draws and ravines for cover. They can also be decoyed in during their rut. The bucks become very territorial during the rut and will charge a small antelope buck decoy to within shooting distance (sometimes that means 10 yards, sometimes that means 70 yards;)

Last fall I found a nice area with two very nice bucks fighting over a group of 5 does. I used ridges and cover to hopscotch with them as they grazed north. I was down wind and never skylined myself as I would belly crawl up to the ridge to check where they were, then go back down and move along the opposite side of the ridge. Each time I thought I was going to be at a point to intercept them, a doe would wander up and over the ridge and bust me. Then they would run away (and when they do, it is for miles). Ah yes, Antelope hunting:) You should come and try it. In fact, it sounds like you should pack up your kit and come on over the dam for a little stick and string adventure anyway. We have lots of good hunting and you are welcome to visit her in western South Dakota. We would just have to eat lots of venison before you go back if you shoot something:)

J

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: Gillie Head and Shoulders Build Along #33849

Jim, Yeah its some type of fake grass I got from another one of the snipers I work with. The chest and knees are bare for just that, stalking low on your belly. Makes sense really as any material there would just rub off anyway. Seems to do the job as I stay real low anyway until I am within range to shoot, then I raise up for the shot. I like the bare chest and inside of the arms as there isn’t anything to snag my string. I used a camo bush had last season and just cut and stuffed natural materials in the loops around the brim for cover, but want to make more of a hood. I really like your design buddy! Light, very packable, covers what needs to be covered, and way cooler to wear. It gets into the 90s out here on the prairies during early antelope season in September and I sweat like a pig in this get up! Something lighter and cooler would be great. what are you going to use yours for? What type of hunting? Spot and stalk roo hunting? Hogs, dingos?:)

J

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: Gillie Head and Shoulders Build Along #33817

Ausjim, I wanted to share a few pics of my ghilly with you. I like the head and shoulders version you built, definitely cooler and I may make one! Mine are pics of how I got it from a sniper buddy of mine, then how I dressed it up for fall prairie grasslands stalking for antelope.

Jans

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: I have declared war on the squirrels! #29413

Meat pies sound like a good treat:) War is a bit of a strong word, but I gave these buggers ample warnings and patience over the last few years. Mamma squirel has raised litter on our bird feeders and taught her youngins where the easy pickins are. Now I have squirels all over! Mostly, I love to stalk elusive prey with a stick and string. I love trying to hit a very small and quick target. It all hones the skills for larger prey this fall. I have to sneak, I have to stalk, I have to think of wind and what I am walking on. I have to look at my background and make a good shot choice (i don’t want to thumb the neighbors siding with a heavy blunt). I get to come to full draw in awkward positions, and I have to pick a very small spot and let fly with a clean release. All good things:) While I write this very letter I am looking out the window and there is cotton tail munching grass not 10 feet away. Oooooh, cotton tails….:) That’s another story….

all well to my brothers of the bare bow!

J

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: A nice Father's Day present:) #29287

Wildschwein, the bow shoots real nice. It’s amazing how well those limbs still do after so many years! The arrows are old fiberglass arrows. I won’t be reusing them as they are dangerous and brittle! As it is, I now tune heavy FOC arrows for my bows as they just flat out perform anything I used to shoot. I don’t even use the old Bear Razorheads as I have started using Tuffheads and the razorheads are just too soft for my heavy arrow setups. I notice quite a bit of string pinch with my long draw 30.5″ on that short bow. I seem to relax my top finger and bottom finger and hold most of the weight on my middle finger directly under the knock and it flys well.

J

[jpcarlson]

in reply to: I have declared war on the squirrels! #29276

Yes yes, good info and ideas from all! arghhh, thems arrrre nasty little varments! I conected with one in the tree the other day. I smacked him through a small opening between two limbs at about 6 feet. He flew backwards out of the tree with the arrow, then to the ground, then ran away cursing at me. He went up another tree and I didn’t hear hide nor hair of him until the neighbor talked to me over the fence this morning and informed me their neighbor found a dead one in the yard and thought someone was poisening them. I analyzed the equation. My blunt had an aluminum insert in it and was just to darn light so I pulled it out and put in one of my 125 gr steel adaptors. I think I might wrap some wire around it to get the weight up. Wez need some kinetic energy here folks. Now if I could only get going on my heavy hex blunts to match my 300gr field points! I would like to see what my UEFOC setup will do when it connects. I was hoping to save the tail and tack it up on the garage and I hear the critters taste good glazed in honey bbq sauce, maybe stuffed with bacon wrapped jalapenos and onions:) I don’t think I will dig it out of the neighbors garbage can as the weather is warm and the meat ages to quickly this time of year.

Jans

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