[Grant Gilmour]

in reply to: Arrow weight #44667

My friend would be interested in having well behaved hunters on his property.. The last time I was there t stalked a mob of pigs, at least 25/30 in one group.

I was sitting and watching a small valley just before I got on to the pigs, I heard that unmistakeable sound of antlers and saw movement at an old fence line.along came two big hinds and two giant ( to me ) stags, kept the fence and trotted along about 60/70 yards away. I hadn’t touched a bow at that stage so i just sat and watched.

I then wandered down to the stream and cast a dry fly at a cruising brown and ended up with 7 lb of smoked trout for dinner for the owner, farm hand and myself.

I think Garth will like the idea of trad hunters coming to his slice of heaven, he is not a big fan of guns, but fair chase trad archery….

Thanks for the arrow weight advise, I’m screwing in some weights tomorrow, and cranking up the double lung pass thru shots.

[Grant Gilmour]

in reply to: Longbow 276 compound 249 #23467

I didn’t mean to gloat or rub my buddies nose in it. There is no way he would read this as he is strictly compound, would not even know this great site existed.

But the number of times I’ve had to listen to jokes about trad archers not eating venison, or any meat for that matter, how my bow is just a piece of wood and a bit of string, just on and on it was just quiet justice to kick his butt on the level playing field,just great

[Grant Gilmour]

in reply to: Looking forward to Chamberlin Ranch #32056

Chamberlin Ranch is a 5,000acre working ranch just north of Santa Barbara, very near Santa Inez.I found it on trad get togethers on google.

Try, Traditional Bowhunters of California.

Santa Inez is famous for a cowboy get together every may, 1st weekend I think. It coincided with my Honeymoon and the very small town had in excess of 1100, “cowboys” from across the nation. Wall st to Waco, tx The ride has been going on foe many many years, most of the earlier presidents have been on the 5/7 day ride, at least two chuck wagons, NO WOMEN, just roping riding, all the old cowboy skills.it was a spectacular sight to see 1100 plus cowboys and wagons winding up into the hills above Santa Inez.

A friend of mine from here in San Diego went on it one year but he said he could not handle all the drinking, thought he had alcohol poisioning.

My wife commented how her single girlfriends would be here in droves next may.

[Grant Gilmour]

in reply to: Looking forward to Chamberlin Ranch #31469

I’m not sure if there will beamy bare ass shooting. After all it is a family show, and with the savage winter we had here in southern CA, sunburn could be a real problem.

We had such terrible storms here there is a rumor that a couple of outdoor chairs were blown over, and an umbrella was blown down the yard, a foot or two.

just terrible it was.

The other morning I got up at 5.30 to surf before work and I had to put on shorts and a LONG SLEEVED T-Shirt, the water temp was almost down to 63*.

[Grant Gilmour]

in reply to: The world was blessed #58045

I’m thinking you were talking about Pete Seger, I woke up Monday morning listening to an interview with a guy that sounded like Ghandi.he cared for the people and the land and our envoirment. Never knew much about him but was very impressed by the end of his life story. He will be missed.

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