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in reply to: Please post Kzoo pics here! #38593

Smithhammer wrote: So…how about those pics?

I understand it’s a “trad” gathering, so daguerrotypes, or even etchings, are fine too….:lol:

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Still haven’t seen any pics. Smithhammer and I (and probably a bunch of others) are waiting. 😆

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Alex

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in reply to: Some Game recipes… #38590

Yum! 😀

I’ll have to try that. Do you know if it works with groundhogs as well? Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: What if …? #37463

Dave,

Agreed. Eloquently stated. That’s why we need more of you, not less like some guy said on another thread 😈 . Just cannot stress enough

David Petersen wrote: But it’s the general public who will make or break hunting’s future, and that public generally has a lower opinion of the PETA goofies than they do of hunters.

So let’s keep it that way. The slobs among us will only fuel the “goofies” of this planet and turn the average non-hunter against us.

OK. Consider this dead horse well beaten on my end. I look forward to reading others’ posts here. I digress with a humble tip of my hat to all ethical hunters and those who support them. Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: What if …? #37322

For a moment, compare…

BuckyT wrote: I guess what I’m trying to say is that not all people who dare to pick up a compound are the same as described above…

I take no offense to the comments listed above either, but felt compelled to state my opinion on the subject.

I’m not judgemental of other hunters equipment. I’m very open minded about the subject. I’d call a compound hunter a idiot for taking a unethical shot at 15yds just the same as I’d call a trad hunter for taking the same shot.

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Dave wrote: If trad hunters used inefficient arrows and winged them as far as we can see an animals, we would be no better than the compound shooters. But we don’t, and they do.

I have to say that the emotions seem to be running high. I always try to sneak this in, but now I am just going to come out and say it. With all due respect Dave, I believe you are wrong. Statements like that are an anti-hunter’s #%$ dream. Those antis know darn well they will never defeat us outright. We have silly things like science, logic and proof on our side. On their side is “Bambi” and “Fox and the Hound”. But make no mistake though, they are dangerous. And if they can stick into their propaganda “Famous hunter says…”, hunting will be in trouble.

Does anyone think anti-hunters will stop until ALL hunting is banned, trad or otherwise? Do you think they don’t troll the forums for ammo? I have said it in many places that “this will come back to haunt us”. When some slob take an inappropriate picture of some yearling shot in the neck, arrow still lodged, barely stopped breathing, it is GREAT ammo for the likes of PETA. All ethical hunters need to band together. We need to wipe our own selves of the slobs (I think you get the imagery there) and flush them where they belong. We need to be the ones turning in the poachers. We need to be the ones out there promoting who we are and changing everyone’s idea of what makes a hunter. To paraphrase the beginning quote of T.J.’s book (Only got a few pages in last night. Was tired. Plan to get about ½ way tonight), “killing is part of the hunt, not the hunter”. We are not blood-thirsty morons roaming the woods. We choose to do it “the hard way” for a reason. Fair chase is not just some slogan to us. I have had several successful hunts this past year. And yet my freezer is empty. I want non-hunters that I know to think about that and understand what it means.

I went through the gun, compound, x-bow phase. Even when my “bow” had a 40-yard pin, I never took a shot that for at game, or even targets. That’s me. That’s my ethics. I know my limitation. I think marketing has told people that having a certain piece of equipment makes them Gods. Shame is, some believe it, so they may not even know their limitations. Their fault? Yes. But that doesn’t mean they are bad or shouldn’t hunt. On the contrary, these are the people we want to teach. Otherwise, the “teaching” will be by the mega-company selling the latest “must-have” gear. And their messages carry power.

But [IMHO] what you hunt with does not define a hunter. How you hunt does. I never want to make generalizations. I know I have, and it’s not right of me. But Dave, no matter what you say about being “a product of his times”, etc. 187 yards at an elk. And yet it is the compound shooter who “…and winged them as far as we can see an animals”? I am sure you see what I am saying. And, even though I know I don’t need to put it here, it is meant with all due respect and not to offend. Only to pose an alternate viewpoint. I support hunting, I prefer to hunt with a longbow. Period. Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: Update on Hunor Broadheads… #36282

J.Wesbrock wrote: I’m not sure I’d leave the back of the blades sharp though. Knowing me, I’d end up blood trailing myself back to camp.

LOL 😆 😆 😆

Already did that pulling it out of a styrofoam target at the broadhead range. Felt like an idiot. At least my jeans are more stylish now! Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: Brace Height Problems #36105

Smithhammer wrote: K-Mag

YoYo!

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Sorry, haven’t seen that old army acronym in like forever.

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in reply to: Please speak up for Public land access… #36059

cyberscout wrote: I support and signed your petition – did not sign the 2 that popped up after it –found it odd they were placed there.

Scout

Same here. Not sure why that would pop up. Not telling anyone what to sign or not sign (though this land access petition is something I support as MT is on my “bucket list”, but read the others carefully).

Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: Update on Hunor Broadheads… #36056

Can’t argue with that!!!!

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in reply to: Please post Kzoo pics here! #36006

AlexBugnon wrote: …But, I do like near freezing weather much more than Summer…

AMEN!!!!!!!

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in reply to: Update on Hunor Broadheads… #35955

Wolf,

Thanks for the update. I know these heads are not the 3:1 eFOC that many here swear by. I have gotten into tweaking more with the FOC stuff and have very positive results. These were one of those “largemouth bass” purchases. I saw something flashy and I bit. I must say though, they are not far behind the Concords I have. And, they come factory sharp as heck (sharper than I have been able to get my Concords 😕 ) Thanks again for the update. Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: Please speak up for Public land access… #35948

WICanner has a good point. I wouldn’t think non-residents would be excluded as tourism dollars are pretty well sought after, but you know what happens when we assume. Let us know. Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: Some Game recipes… #35944

Archer,

That sounds awesome. If anyone has some recipe like that, I would love it. I often see quite a bit of small game while sitting reading (waiting for a deer, but mostly reading). I wouldn’t kill something just to waste it, but if I knew I could put a few in the freezer and when I got enough I could make something, it would really expand my hunting horizons. Oh, that goes for groudhogs/woodchucks as well. Thanks for the post. Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: What if …? #35935

Gents,

Without intention of high jacking the thread, there has been plenty of evidence that “fresh” is better than “preserved”. That being said, it is all about HOW it’s done.

Example: I grow some veggies in my garden, take the tomatoes, make pasta sauce (salt, fresh spice), can it at 15# for 90′, put it in the basement until I need it. When I need it, I have some organic flour (that I don’t/can’t grow, especially mill). I make my own pasta, use my own sauce. So far so good.

Now the other way: I go to the store, buy some pasta and sauce. (Read the ingredients on both. If it’s anything more than tomatoes, spice, flour and water, it’s too much, IMHO).

Remember, there’s good, gooder and goodest (and also grammar lessons 😆 ).

I’m sure we could go into causes of disease, causes of environmental issues, etc. Point is, I don’t know. I don’t accept anything anyone hands me, but I am not an expert. Thing is, I always start at common sense. If something is picked from a tree growing in the wild, it is better [for you] than something forcefully grown in whatever kinds of chemicals, sprayed with heaven knows what pesticides. Now, does that mean the latter is going to kill you? I would say you could eat that your whole life and be better off than the person downing 12 doughnuts for breakfast, chips and dip for lunch and an extra large Philly cheese-steak (with whiz) for dinner. That’s not counting a six-pack or two. Again; good, gooder, goodest.

I am trying to wipe out as much (junk) food as I can, and grow/kill as much of my own as I can. Does that mean I never go to the supermarket? No, I go quite often. I just try to make “better” choices. I support local farmers and only buy things in season. I learned to can food. I got a freezer. Will I live forever? Probably not. Will someone who eats junk all day, every day outlive me? Maybe. But it’s all about odds. My odds of being in better health lie in exercising, quitting smoking (been 6 months now) and trading in the whiz for a salad here and there. Will it work? Only time will tell.

Well, enough of my preaching. Take care. Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: What if …? #34924

Steve,

No offence or any other negative emotion taken. As a matter of fact, I somewhat envy you. Those mornings when it’s just a pain to get out of bed, it is easy for me to make excuses. Not for you. In my post, I was giving an overview of me. I know I am not the only one out there, nor am I any kind of “gold standard”. Heck, I’m not even brass. I appreciate you chiming in. The point I was trying to make in my ranting was that I wish people (non-hunters, or even some of the anti-hunters who have the capacity for reason) would define hunters as those who hunt. Killing is a part of it, but not the only part. I use the supermarket example (I could not agree more with you there, I really am trying to decrease my family’s dependence on the chemical warfare you find in some of those isles) as a rebuttal to what I am often asked (I guess I should have mentioned that). My family still does not understand why I would “waste” my time hunting when I can get a steak at the local store, or the local organic farm if I am concerned about hormones, etc. They also think it has something to do with a “blood-lust” I have. I really can’t explain it to them, but I know there are people out there that only define hunting as killing. I don’t think that is doing any of us any good.

As far as the “holier than thou”, I have no such opinion of myself. I especially don’t believe that one’s hunting weapon of choice makes them any more or less a “hunter”. I used an example of a compound hunter in my post. For every one of those I have 10 times as many stories about compound hunters who are true outdoorsmen (and women), who hunt ethically and are all-around advocates of archery. They don’t shoot traditional equipment, but that is their choice. The fact that I do does not make me better, only different. Same goes for rifles, muzzle-loaders, airguns, etc.

Lastly, feel free to use me as a sounding board whenever you want. The one thing I know is that there isn’t really much that I know. I am always open to learning, and I don’t mind getting smacked back into place every now and again. Good to hear from you. Be well.

Alex

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in reply to: witch is beter #32448

Yeah, it’s pretty rough this time of year. I guess this is some sort of target practice when it’s just too cold to take out the bow. 😆 😆 😆

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