[lyagooshka]

in reply to: The bug has me so I started a new bow (finally finished) #36294

Gorgeous!!! Can’t wait to hear the stories from the field. Good luck.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Bowhunter education for out of state #36271

zwerg,

Try:

http://www.bowhunter-ed.com/washington/

I assume STL is Seattle, WA. I am a bow-hunting instructor in the state (Commonwealth, actually) of Pennsylvania. Believe it or not, the field-day portion is actually a bit hard to find. I am not sure about out your way. Here, most instructors (myself included) are volunteers. When cross-guns (as some call them) were made legal for all archery seasons, several instructors quit in protest. Now it is even more difficult. The site above is the one re-directed from the PA Game Commission website. Obviously, I just put “Washington” in instead of “Pennsylvania”, and it came up. (FYI, PA only charges $20. 😆 )

Hope this helps. The website should be able to point you to info on field days. Let me know if there is anything I can help you with.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Changes to bow from shooting three under #35751

Bruce,

I am not much of an expert, but I recently switched to 3 under as well. I was shooting a recurve and made no changes at all. Nock point, arrow, anchor, they were all the same. I have noticed a slightly tighter group, so I am happy with the switch. I just got a longbow and have only shot it 3 under with no problem. Hope it helps.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: how many arrows for hunting? #32608

dwcphoto,

I hope it’s not a PA thing, but I feel for you. Story of my (hunting) life. 🙁 I agree about the Judos, but I think I will carry one or two from now on. I can hold 4 arrows, so 3+1 or 2+2. The only deer I tend to see here in the Lehigh Valley are 100 yards and farther, and usually from behind. But there are quite a few squirrels where I hunt. With the luck I’ve had, I could shoot a bazooka and still have the same results.

Still wouldn’t trade being out there for anything.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Summer Reading #29958

Scout, I’m glad you brought up the classics on the kindle (and thanks for the suggestions, will difinitely look into). Here is a perfect example. If you want to get an archery classic, “Hunting with the Bow and Arrow” by Saxton Pope, it will cost $18.99 (plus shipping unless you get that free, i.e. are a “Prime” member). The same thing for kindle is free. Another example is “The Witchery of Archery” by J. Maurice Thompson, almost 30 bucks in paperback, 8 something on kindle, and you get it instantly.

Again, not trying to sell anyone anything, but it’s a pretty neat tool. Imagine being in hunting camp and taking along a library worth of books in something that weighs a pound.

Like I said earlier though, if all you do is read, don’t go for the color one. It’s more like an iPad. Battery drains pretty quickly too. It’s a great tool (that’s the one I have), but if you are only reading, the black and white is smaller, lighter, cheaper and holds a charge for weeks.

One last thing. If you have a smart phone or iPad, the Kindle app is available for free.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Summer Reading #29051

Lee,

If you really are a bookworm, the Kindle is great. If all you want to do is read, the black/white one is less than 100 bucks and you can go on a week long safari, read for hours a day and still not need to charge it. I have the color one which only lasts a few hours, but still nice. I know what you mean about the feel of the books, but after moving 3 bookshelves worth of books, it lost its appeal real quick. I don’t know anything about the Nook, so I can’t help you there.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Summer Reading #28919

Lee,

Great idea for a post. I often look for things to fill my Kindle with. (TBM need to come out more often! 😀 )

One that I am sure you have read, but I mention it becuase it is one that really pushed me towards traditional archery is “Hunting the Hard Way” by Howard Hill. I’ve also enjoyed “The Crooked Stick: A History of the Longbow” by Hugh D. H. Soar. I also picked up “Zen in the Art of Archery” by Eugen Herrigel and Daisetz T. Suzuki but have not read it yet.

I also must give honorable mention to “If You Didn’t Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia” by Bill Heavey. While it’s not a trad-bow book, it’s a really fun read. I love Bill Heavey’s writing style. He’s quite commical, but has the ability to make you think as well.

Hope it helps.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: New longbow! #28292

Lee,

Wow, I always thought “stump shooting” was more of a trad thing. For a club to drop that much on a “stump” means they’re really into the whole trad thing. I think I gotta hop on 222 S. and pay ’em a visit. 😀 Again, great looking bow. Have fun.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: New longbow! #28033

What a beautiful bow. It will serve you well, I’m sure.

Question for you, where did you get that stump?

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in reply to: NY porkers make the news #27780

Scout, I second that. I’d take a long weekend and drive down. Last time I flew, so all I got was some loins my friend over-nighted to me in ice. Even though a nuisance, it’s a shame to waste. Another thing to think about it that pigs will eat anything, so it’s not just the vultures being fed. I believe that he spent that many arrows on pigs. They are TOUGH animals. In my (humble) opinion, this is a case of heavy arrows for even the lightest animal.

If anyone does like pig hunting, there is a place (outfitter) by Okeechobee that has over a thousand acres to hunt. Forget the name, but could find out if anyone’s interested.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Looking for a Take-Down Longbow/Hybrid… #27198

It’s here…

Just picked her up at the post office. Can’t believe how happy I am.

She’s a T/D hybrid. 62”, 50# @ 28”. Cocobolo/Curly Narra riser with Curly Narra limb veneers.

This is my first custom bow. The first thing I noticed was the weight. I don’t mean it in a bad way. I mean that she is solid. My off the shelf recurve is only 40 grams lighter, but feels like it’s half the weight (1045 grams for the longbow, 1005 grams for the recurve). The only way I can describe it is picking up a regular 2X4, then picking up the same length of pressure treated 2X4. She is SOLID.

Of course I didn’t care about the heat and had to take her out back to shoot. At 10 yards I had 3 balloons on the ground. First shot, “swing and a miss”. Second, third and fourth shots, all hits.

Another thing I cannot believe is just how quiet it she is. I just can’t believe the lack of “twang” whe she shoots.

I’m sure you can tell by now I am REALLY happy. Can’t wait for my arrows to come in and spend the rest of the time (that I’m not with my family) out at the range. I might even be able to take her out hunting this October. Only time will tell.

Thanks to everyone for their advice. It all really helped.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: My Montana mulie Quest…… #26930

T.R. –

Good luck. Keep the post going. I really envy you “westerners”. You don’t know how good you have it until you are limited to a 200 acre public game land shared with every hunter for 200 miles around. Hope you can get that buck, but there’s always deer camp for your vacation next year. WI isn’t that far of a ride. 😀 (much closer than I am 🙁 )

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: NY porkers make the news #26875

The last I heard here in Pennsylvania (going back a few years), pigs are not even regulated under PA Fish and Game. They are considered pets and therefore have no protection / management under the Game Commission. But the game manual did say to shoot any wild pig on site due to their invasiveness. I really enjoy hunting hog down in Florida, but I understand that this is a huge problem for people and farmers all over. Who knows what’s going to happen next?

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: hunting feathers #25812

S.B.,

By style do you mean shape, material or color? Or all of the above?

I have been buying pre-fab aluminum arrows (though I just ordered a set of woodies and can’t wait to get them). The feathers are shield cut. I believe they are a synthetic feather material. Cock feather white, hens are red, all three are barred.

The arrows I just ordered will have natural feathers (turkey, I think) cut in a banana shape. All three feathers are solid black.

Hope this is what you’re looking for.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Nugent, redux #25806

Vajd,

I couldn’t agree more. I would rather be around 10 Teds than 1 PETA wacko. BUT…

Anti-hunting laws will not be decided by the 10% of the population that are PETA wackos (anti-hunters, nor will they be decided by the 10% of the population that are hunters. They will be decided by the 80% of the population that are non-hunters. That is why keeping a positive image in the eyes of the non-hunters is so important. For that reason, I do not feel T.N. is a good representative. Nothing against him. I have heard him talk and agree with much of what he says. I just feel there are better representatives of our way of life (I don’t like calling it a sport as it seems to me to cheapen the life of the game we take) than him.

Alex

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