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in reply to: Is camo necessary? #13589

I once stalked and killed a rio grande turkey while wearing a white t-shirt, tan shorts and running shoes. Appropriate clothes are nice though.

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in reply to: Different styles of takedowns "lets see them" #33446

Here’s my Diamondback T/D, just the basic limb-bolt 3-piece system here, it makes for a shorter package when taken down than a 2 piece, but leaves a bit to be desired looks-wise(I still like it though). If you have big hands it is good because the riser is thicker with more mass than a 2 piece and gives it good balance/pointing characteristics.

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in reply to: Trad VS. Compound #33437

I haven’t touched my old compound since starting trad in 2009, but I remember shooting the compound and agree a trad is WAY more fun! It took me a while to realize that I missed at 25-30 yds because I thought about the shot too much, draw-point-release and the arrow usually hits the mark. GO TRADBOW!

[lee]

in reply to: Barta Wilderness Arrows #28241

hmmm…My field points went on easily, I can’t say what the issue is.

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in reply to: Barta Wilderness Arrows #17925

I went the opposite direction:wink: I started shooting with carbons, shot those for over 2 years, then finally got a set of woods. I got woods because I didn’t want to mess with weight tubes and weighted adapters and stuff to get a good heavy arrow. The first woods I got were from Lost Nation Archery out of Michigan, and they were outstanding as well. After shooting POC the feel is so much different than carbons, the wood seems to act like a damper to the energy of the string, to me it feels a lot smoother, and on the target they hit harder than un-modified carbons. I’m hooked on wood now!

Good to hear someone else give a thumbs up to 3R, they’re great! Happy hunting!

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in reply to: My newest set of woods #12847

Awesome arrows! I wish you the best of luck staining them crimson…

[lee]

in reply to: Custom skinner #11464

I agree with the “small blade-big handle” tip…I almost took a finger off with a custom made bowie knife quartering out a hog, that knife is now for display only!

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in reply to: bow materials #10191

I have a bow made of bamboo, it is very fast, not so smooth.

My other bow has red elm limbs, very smooth, both draw and release, but isn’t nearly as fast.

That’s my 2 cents, I’m kind of a newbie too though.

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in reply to: Good arrows that won't break the bank? #10188

I use Gold Tip 7595’s also (pretty popular ‘eh?), for my Great Plains Longcurve, and cedar arrows for my longbow. The only reason I don’t shoot wood from the GP is ’cause I don’t have any that are spined right. The Gold Tips are really tough arrows for cheap, but I do prefer wood/cedar, I like how wood arrows “feel” upon the release and soak up shock….but they can get pricey.

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in reply to: Are we forgetting our roots? #10173

On a slightly different note, not to hijack the thread, I find that most (actually everyone I’ve come across) people who give trad archery a try LOVE it! When I try to get people involved I tell them it is like “throwing darts” and they don’t want to give my bow back! As long as we all introduce people to the sport I think it will only get stronger, just think if each of us get only 2 people involved, that would more than double the size of our ranks:D

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in reply to: Are we forgetting our roots? #62389

Don’t give up hope, I’m a young buck, just 23 years old, I guess I’m living proof traditional archery won’t go away! Nobody introduced me to it, my dad only gun hunts,I’m not even sure exactly what got me into it, maybe it was watching Byron Ferguson drill aspirins out of the air. After looking at a few trad bows, I knew I had to have one, I had to master it, such a simple thing, wood and a string flinging a stick with a pointy tip:D…not as easy as Byron makes it look…if I had the cash I’d buy up that old stuff, precisely because I know many wouldn’t appreciate it.

[lee]

in reply to: Who's Hunting the Late Season? #58976

I will most certainly be hunting til seasons end in mid january (texas). I’ve only been able to go a handful of times, and of those times I’ve been more or less scouting out a new WMA. Managed to jump a hog, walk right up on a spike buck in the twilight walkin out, and spotted a real nice buck in a power-line cut, but never could get an arrow loosed. Now that I’ve learned the area a bit I think I got a good strategy together, should have better chances.

The temperature is just now dropping, it’s been 60s & 70s up until this week, supposed to dip into the 40s this week, hopefully that will get ’em movin. At least hog season never ends!:D

[lee]

in reply to: Pig Stickers #49650

Nice arrows, simple yet elegant, just like a trad bow! I drew on a little 100 lb. boar Thursday but he stepped behind a tree just in time, hopefully you’ll have better luck! Lots of pigs around Lake Tawakoni. Good luck!

[lee]

in reply to: Let's build a St. Charles Quiver #34141

That’s awesome, pardon my ignorance, but how do the arrows stay in place?

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in reply to: Squirrels 4 Duncan 0 #34132

There’s lots of squirrels in north east Texas this year, but all my arrows have broadheads glued on.
I saw one squirrel two weeks ago that made my jaw drop…never seen one that big, it was sittin on a log about 35 yds away with it’s white belly facing me, at first glance i thought the white fur was a deer’s throat, then I realized it was just a pesky squirrel!!!

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