[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Moose (Not Chocolate)… #39440

Etter1 wrote: …From there it was about 120 miles of dirt road to the outfitter…

Yeah, I’m in over my head. Oh well. Whatever doesn’t kill (or maul or mutilate or feed on or bludgeon or try to mate with) you makes you stronger. 😯

You are correct in that I am not concerned with racks. Never was. Biggest “rack potential” = “highest cost”. 100# of meat is 100# of meat. Doesn’t matter what kind of horns it was attached to. You can’t eat ‘em, and for me there’s really no point as the wife expressly forbade any “wall decorating”. Most I can do is have a hide tanned with the hair on and use it as a floor-mat for my side of the bed (or an extra blanket, as these days that seems to be a necessity).

I appreciate your help. Will definitely look up your guy. Thanks for the info. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Moose (Not Chocolate)… #39366

Etter,

Wow. I don’t know if I can argue a review like that. The place in question is about 90 minutes north of Val-d’Or on 113. It’s the western part of the province, looks like northern WNU 13 or possibly WNU 16 or 17, but in the area of 13. Since they provide a boat and say that there is about 6 miles ov navigable river, I am guessing I can figure out on a map where they are talking about, but I didn’t really ask (more accurately, I didn’t understand, the phone was breaking up and the French names are tough enough for me). I am sure there is plenty of bear hunting in the area. Like you said, it would be surreal just to be there. Again, my “success” is having the momory of an amazing trip when I am sitting at bingo in the nursing home. It’ll be something to impress the ladies with. 800+ pounds of meat is as much an added bonus as it is a frightening burden. If you’ve got anything, let me know. As always, I appreciate it. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Spring is here!! #39356

Boy, I’d hate to see your summers! 😆

Hope no one was hurt in that wreck. 😥

Be well (and warm).

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Spare a thought for these poor birds #39290

IMHO, it’s the “dirty little secret” that people forget about when they stroll through the store and pick up turkey, chicken, beef, etc just like they pick up tomatoes, peppers, and celery. All of the feeling has been taken out of it with fancy packaging, pictures of mouth-watering burgers on the grill and a fine classical tune to go with “Beef, it’s what’s for dinner”. Then, when things like this come to light, some people swing to the opposite end and become PETA mooks (just learned that word today). Meanwhile, those who know the paradox of having to take a life to sustain one have a totally different view. We shake our heads at the cruelty that we see, and we try to distance ourselves from it. We try to show that we are not “those people”. We do that, but until the 80% of the public that does not hunt realizes that a side of beef and a sack of potatoes are not the same, we are fighting a losing battle. IMHO. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Elkheart arrived! #36629

Brennan: great looking bow. Being a javaMan, I’m sure it shoots as great as it looks. Congrats! Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Wonderful News! #28260

Congrats! 😀 Best of luck and plenty of health to all of you. Get mom to shoot a couple of arrows. You know, start the little one off on the right path early. 😆 Be well. 😉

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Interests #27573

All,

Thanks for the info. Definitely an interest, but not one I will take up anytime soon. It just wound’t be fair to the birds. I have very little time between work, kids, etc. But one day, definitely. Honestly, I didn’t even think about the dogs as well. Wow. Sounds intense. Thanks for the info. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Interests #27477

Shane,

Always wanted to know more about falconry. How do you get a falcon? Are there breeders? Anyway, if you could gove a quick rundown, I’d really appreciate it. You can PM me, or if it’s something others in the group might be interested in, just here on the forum. Nothing too indepth, but what’s a usual day like, what are they capable of/used for, where to get them, how long is the certification program, things like that. If you have the time, of course. Thanks. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Trailing a Bear #27142

Thanks all. I looked up Amazon, and it’s only used. Cheapest is like $40-something. Most expensive is one big “Wild Turkey Federation!”. It better come with a new car or some junk. Anyway, I’ll check out some online auctions and KK, 3R, etc. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Trailing a Bear #26251

I looked this book up online. Cheapest I have found is like $45. Is there a place to get it at a “normal” price? Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #25433

mhay wrote: …his choice of ”HUNTING ARM”,,,,,,,not weapon . Weapons are tools used between men or countries . Folks in pursuit of wildlifedo not use weapons ,,, but , rather , SPORTING ARMS ,,,,be it rimfire , center fire or archery.

It’s something I still get yelled at about every time I teach a Hunter Ed course. I know it’s a rifle or bow, but I got yelled at too many times by a DS in Fort Jackson so it’s hard not to call anything that you can make go bang a “weapon”. Anyway, I think most of us agree much more that we disagree. Just glad to have a place to post comments and read replies from folks that share my passion. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #25422

Jim,

Just wanted to let you know that I almost fell off my couch when I read: “…it starts with a b and rhymes with asspro”. That was hilarious. It’s wrong (or right) on so many levels. Anyway, I agree with you. I was playing devil’s advocate, poking the skunk if you will. It is not as easy as “it’s just a tool” in this case, especially with the VERY good point you made that it’s not who NEEDS to, but who would ever WANT to. Bravo. Couldn’t agree more. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #24338

ausjim wrote: …to try and effectively legislate 100% ethical conduct in an activity as varied and subjective as hunting would result in some very restrictive legislation.

Jim, well put. I couldn’t agree more. If you look at some threads here on TBM even, you will see that “ethics” can be a bit like “common sense”. a) if it’s so common, why is there so little of it, and b) mine may not be the same as yours, yet somehow we both are right. But there are things that no one in their right mind (another subjective phrase, but something that I really feel should be required to get a hunting license) would do. Taking long shots we have no business taking, shooting an animal outside the vitals on purpose to see them suffer, putting any animal in a microwave, etc. First thing, of course, is “legal”. I you are breaking the law, you are already not ethical, so there is no need to continue. In Dave’s example, the poacher was poaching, ergo, not doing something legal. Now your argument (IMHO) is 100% right. Not all things legal are ethical, but I cannot think of anything that is ethical but not legal (let’s leave the “inhaling” argument for another thread and just focus that statement on hunting).

ausjim wrote: …So, keeping those things in mind, I would suggest that it is entirely up to those of us who call ourselves (ethical) hunters to condemn activities that may in fact be legal, but we find to be unethical. Remembering that if we find it unethical, surely so do the majority of the folks who are not hunters.

Again, well put, but my whole argument was the title of the thread “X-Bow…” I don’t think it would have been any “better” had it been a rifle, or kitchen knife, or primitive arrow with obsidian tip and goose feathers wrapped in sinew and crested with natural organic dyes. Point is, it’s not the weapon, it’s the hunter. Look at the link I put on my last post (the one with the wounded deer). Do you think if those people saw me in the woods with my longbow, homemade aluminum arrows and copy of TBM in my pocket, that they would differentiate me from the person who put that arrow in that deer (my guess by the type of arrow is a compound and probably at well beyond his/her optimal range)?

I know this is a “Traditional” forum, and I love that. I don’t want to change that or convert it to accept anything but longbows, recurves and other selfbows, etc that don’t have/use a trigger device (let’s remember the crossbow is over a thousand years old). And I really don’t want to get away from some of the “trash talking” and stories about “the compound guys looked at me like I was nuts, but by the end…” That’s really fun. I look at the whole thing like the Army/Navy game (Go Army! Beat Navy! BTW). It’s a fun rivalry, but I see someone pointing a weapon at my brothers and sisters in blue, I will end them or die trying. With some exception, the antis aren’t quite that bad, but the “weapon” is the anti-hunting (of all types) legislation not based in any fact, and the “end them” is figurative for lend my support to ensure that safe/ethical hunters can practice their craft (safely and ethically) for years to come, regardless of the weapon they choose.

OK, long story short (too late, I know) the real point I was trying to make is that the weapon in not the culprit, it is the person, and that we should not divide ourselves along those lines except in the “fun little rivalries” that brothers and sisters share. Hope that makes some sense. Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #23349

Etter, no, mine looked like this…

😆 😆 😆

That’s my attempt at humor in an otherwise gut-wrentching discussion. Let me know when you hear about BBI.

R2: yet another pathetic attemp to include some jabs at those I am not fond of (the dang rat place in this case, at least I think it was Disney). I was saying this coward shot the dogs he had in the manner Old Yeller was put down. Sorry, bad attempt.

Be well.

Alex

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[lyagooshka]

in reply to: Our X-gun friends and bowhunting's public image #23317

OK, really I promise I will stop. I hope that was lisinopril I took. Small diamond-shaped blue pill. Funny, I don’t feel my BP going down…

Anyway, in my first reply, I mentioned needing to police ourselves before we should even start to think about going after “canned-hunts”, etc, here is a classic example:

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/stagecoach-residents-save-hurt-deer-start-bow-hunting-petition/article_be9564f4-8f6e-5718-be13-afb299561256.html

Be well.

Alex

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