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in reply to: arrow material #14945
IMHO, I had all 3 types. Right now I am putting together aluminums for myself. My view is that they are probably the most available, the cheapest and most durable [I felt the cringe there from some of you on that last one]. I don’t mean that in “durability” after the shot, I mean that I can keep a few “raw” shafts in the Jeep, and if I am a ways away from “civilization” I can make a new set of arrows with supplies that fit into a cargo pocket, and be shooting within hours. Try that with cutting carbon, or staining wood. Again, this is what works for me at this stage of my life. I have some wood on my front porch (from the October snowstorm from 2011 and Hurricane Sandy) that I have left to dry. One piece would make a great bow (I hope) and some of the smaller pieces will make great arrows. I also have obsidian and a knapping set in the basement, and I will get some sinew (real or not, probably real) as soon as I get some practice under my belt. So you can see where I’m going with this. But remember also, I am very new to this whole thing. Hope it helps. Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: 2012 Season Success Photos #14797
😥 😥 😥
But there are 3 weeks left in archery season, plus next year. Having a great time. Slowly dragging the little ones out to show them what it’s about. Who knows, maybe it’ll intrest one of them, or both. [ BTW – every one of my hunts have been a success 😉 ] Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Ancient Edges #14709paleoman wrote: Oh man! Don’ t shoot an 8k yr old point. Hold it and love it:wink:
Agreed, BUT… Making your own is pretty cool. BUT…
IMHO it would be a real hit to some “modern” archer when they say something like “you can’t get stuff with that trad gear…”, and you pull out a photo (or smart phone) and say “I got this one with an 8,000 year old broadhead!”. 😈 😈 😈
Just a thought, and again IMHO. (still think making your own and just using the found one as a template) Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Some Game recipes… #13614Shag,
Thanks for the recipe. Gonna have to try it when I finally get one. Sounds great. Please keep the recipes coming. Any game (from the smallest to to the largest). Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Some Game recipes… #13611When I make Borscht [native recipe], I almost always use one or two beef bones. The marrow basically dissolves into the broth. When I use a shank for Osso Buco, some of the marrow usually remains. It’s really nothing horrible. It’s usually flavored by whatever it’s in, so as long as you are not adverse to textures, no biggie. I have never eaten it “straight” or cooked when not in a recipe though. Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Ancient Edges #13602Paleo, you’re prize point can always be a guide for a new endeavor… Flint/Obsidian knapping is actually a pretty cool thing. I just picked up a “starter” set. I was going to use it to make decorative arrows, etc, but there is no reason (except if it is not legal, as in a post above) that an animal cannot be taken with a home-made stone/glass tip. As a matter of fact, knapped Obsidian is sharper than any metal blade man can create. It is not a problem with man, but a property of Obsidian and metal. Something to think about. And just think, 8K years from now, someone might be finding a point that YOU made. Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Some Game recipes… #12571Prowler,
I think PA is the same. Hogs are considered pets, and therefore do not fall under game laws. I know states are different. I just can’t see the KS program working down south. There are just so many hogs, and as I recently found out, there is no guarantee that numbers = shot opportunities. They are very nocturnal (especially in the extreme heat and cold) and are hard to even spot in the vegetation. I had no opportunities on a 3 day hunt with Trad gear. Saw a few, but that was with a flashlight pre-dawn. Unless they act differently in KS, I don’t know if a whirly-bird will even be able to spot them without some infra-red or other optics. Good point though. Be well.
Alex
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DWC:
If you like short stories, especially ones on the lighter side, I really liked “If You Didn’t Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia” by Bill Heavey. Not really a “trad” book, but definitelly worth a read IMHO. I have to check out London and Underwood. I, too, like the short-story compilations. Don’t have to commit, in case that 8-pointer walks by 😆 . Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: New Member From Oregon #9127Welcome!
Good to have you.
Alex
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in reply to: Barta in a high fence? #9126Roger,
I agree with you. I can definitely see the point the good Sir is making, but in every hunter safety course I teach, we point out in the very beginning the 10% of the population that are hunters, 10% that are anti-hunters, and the 80% that will make or break hunting. That 80% needs to know who we are and how we feel because the media will have no trouble lumping up in with the slobs and poachers. We need to get more “good press” out there and advocate what we think is right (and distance ourselves from what we feel is wrong). PA has a “turn in a poacher” hotline. Other states, I’m sure, have something similar. There are many groups out there that advocate ethics in hunting. Simply put, we cannot be silent.
Again, I know nothing about Mr. Barta, so it is not fair for me to single him out. Also, I am on the fence (pun intended) about hunting preserves as I just don’t like saying “no” as a blanket statement about [almost] anything. Again: IMHO!
Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Here's to Mystery #9111I haven’t reached the back of the magazine yet, but at least I have a preview now. IMHO, I have actually (without really meaning to) started to distance myself from “hunting”. I don’t mean that I don’t hunt. I mean that when I am asked if I hunt, I specify that I use a longbow. It’s actually a bit funny as hunters and non-hunters alike seem to be totally fine with that fact. Aside from the few hard-core PETA-types I have run into, no one seems to have an ethical concern (leaving wounded animals, deer looking like pin cushions, etc) with that. I think that based on the type of people that traditional bow hunters are (at least from what I have seen and heard), the people have developed a good (accurate and well-deserved) picture.
Not to put the COL on the spot (with all due respect Sir…) but here is part of a quote from ColMike from another thread (the one on Barta):
colmike wrote:
…Best I could say-don’t worry about the other persons choices–follow your thoughts–accomplish the mission and take care of your troops. All else is a soap opera. You will find that with age and wisdom that other behaviors are worthy of your contemplation–but not your time.
Again, with all due respect Sir, I humbly disagree. To give the slobs free passes is to see our way of life destroyed.
(This is the part where I try to tie it together.)
As I said above, I have been inadvertently distancing myself from the “typical” hunter. I know there are hundreds of thousands of good, legal, ethical hunters who do not use traditional gear, but the 80% of the public that does not hunt may not understand that. So I guess I have started a crusade to say: “here is who I am and what I believe”. While there may be a place for UAVs (scouting hundreds of square miles in remote Alaska, for example), it’s not for me. I really choose to “hunt the hard way” and am happy with my choice. So when someone comes up to me and starts with, “You hunters…”, I can cut them off and say, “Check yourself, and don’t group me in with people who don’t share my ideals”.
In a way I feel bad about distancing myself from a group that is probably 99% filled with good honest folks who respect the animals and environment every bit as much as anyone here, but what’s left?
Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Less of Dave Petersen, please! #7895David Petersen wrote: So if you’re sick of seeing my name and posts here…the more YOU post the less I will.
Who are you kidding Dave? If I wanted to hear what I have to say, I’d talk to myself and actually listen. 😆 You add something to the discussions that I could not, so I will continue to blabber, so long as you continue to as well. Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Arrow spin #63390dwcphoto wrote: Any thoughts?
Yeah. My form stinks no matter how far I shoot! 😳 I definitelly think that my arrows are not well tuned to the bow. Plus, I am using 2 bows and trying to create an arrow that can shoot from either. They are both close in draw weight (50#/52#) but one is a LB, the other a hybrid. I am really trying to work on my form with the help of these forums. I am also waiting for my new bow that I will use all summer. I might go back to one of these, but the new one will be +/- 80#, so that will change just about everything. It’s a slow process. Still love it though. Just looking to put a bag-style target in the yard to take a few shots a day. The range is close, but many times a pain to go to. Be well.
Alex
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in reply to: Arrow spin #63284Bowgnome wrote: The bare shafts have not been shot past 10 yds.but they did fly good at that distance.
Bowgnome, I am pretty new to this, but I seem to have the same issue. Problem is, even though the fletched arrows appear to fly true at 10yd, that distance just isn’t enough for the “first correction”, but as soon as you shoot them far (which I love to do sometimes just for fun 😉 ) you see them either fish-tail or dolphin-tail (or both). Try out to 20yd, or if you have some time, use a square and tie a string perpendicular to your target. Shoot a few arrows using the string as a guide as to how to hold the arrow, and see if they are parallel with the string. I am in the “fine tuning” stage, and I must say, it’s a bit tough. Good luck. Hope this helps. Be well.
Alex
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