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This fall I had my wife pick me up a roll of CONTACT PAPER. The stuff used inside cabinets and such . Fairly natural looking wood grain . Goes on easy ,,,comes off easy .
I generally don’t worry about the reflection except with turkeys ,,,,their just so da’gum picky about bows it seems .
in reply to: Made an archery glove #35598By golly , JP that is fine work you’ve done . I like the finger stalls and the antler button . Never been able to become fond of velcro ,,,too noisy .
I too have played with the leather all my life . Made a glove in ’93 and still using it daily . By your photos my stalls are of nearly identical in thickness as yours .
Well done ,,,very handsome ,,,my hat’s off to ya feller .
in reply to: Scent control? #34410I get your meaning Forager , and have seen that very thing a few times , actually having the wind at my back and have deer moving toward me from downwind .
Swirls are common anywhere there are trees and variations in terrain .
The farm across the road from my home is hilly . The uppermost field tapers off gently toward the north to a brush and tree covered break ridge that drops off sharply then returns to a gentle downhill slope . This break ridge runs east and west . General wind direction is from the west . On at least two occasions , one involving a wt buck , the other a red fox , both critters crossed the lower field in a cross wind as they came up the slope to the base of the break ridge . They then turned east with the wind at their back side . Both times I was sitting in the same spot in cover at the base of the break. The wind travels along the side of that break for some distance then will swirl down into the lower field and return back to the base of the break . Where I sat the wind was coming steady from the west as I faced north . Both animals smelled me as if I were behind them . Each bolted and ran forward right to my location .
It is difficult to make estimations sometimes on what is or might be taking place .
Downwind side of small woodlots is a bad place to be if the air is moving . It’ll swirl back inside the woods for some distance .
in reply to: Help finding deer please! #33339Howdy Chris . I don’t know anything about your area or season length . Still , I’ll try to stir the pot of THOUGHT .
If I were in your shoes , no matter if the season ends in a few days , I’d pack some grub , water and bow and start walking that area you hunt . Searching out the waterways, saddles on ridgelines and thickets . Thickets on south facing slopes may be the likely bedding , where it will be warmer on sunny days .Here in Ohio every stream of any size usually has cover and usually holds deer , and every ditch has crossing somewhere .
The lack of agriculture to me is of little importance simply because deer are a browse animal . I’ve seen deer stand on their hind legs to eat briar leaves . The briars were on the edge of a knee high clover field . White oaks are a likely attraction .
Don’t forget the binocs . Glassing ahead as you move may find you a deer to stalk .
Just a few thoughts . Best of hunts to ya .
in reply to: Scent control? #33321Well said Mr. Don ,,,,Think I’ll go take another shower now .
in reply to: Lamentations #33270It’s pretty much the same way here in Ohio ,,,in my experience s talking with the HIGH TECH crowd .
I really appreciate your post, along with this site , and the many like minded Trad shooter/hunters than generally prefer simplicity and skill over a kill.
I have been told on many occasions ,concerning my choices for hunting equipment ,,’YOU AIN’T KEEPIN’ UP WITH TECHNOLOGY’,,,,,,,,,I don’t intend to either .
in reply to: The 2013 Season Bulletin Board #32136I have nothing to report for myself but my friend shot a young 6 point last friday evening . Arrow passed through the middle of both lungs . He said it simply stood up on its hind legs and fell over DEAD. As quick as that happened another bigger buck come in and began to use his antlers to push and roll the dead buck . Just like a typical high school bully , picking on the weaker ones or handicapped .
I was hunting the same property that evening and only saw HIGH SPEED CHIPMUNKS and grey squirrels . 99% of the time we can tell when it’s a squirrel on the ground without looking . But , them da’gum chipmunks sound like a cow dragging it’s feet coming across the woods.
in reply to: More doe, plus bonus… #32058Congrats!! Absolutely Fine shooting .
in reply to: Scent control? #32055Great discussion here .
In my above post I ASSUMED the subject at hand to be the products that are on the market that claim to eliminate scent, which I can’t believe work . I too believe the deer has the ability to separate scents as does the dog . A New England biologist did extensive studies on coyotes and claims their sense of smell is 100,000 times greater than humans . I doubt that the deer is much less , considering its ability to find an acorn under about 4-6 inches of rotting , moldy leaves on top of wet soil filled with innumerable scents of rotting debris , which is in the woodlot downwind of a large hog farm .
I totally agree with Smithhammer on the end of the day statement about WOODSMANSHIP.
in reply to: First deer and thanks to Tradbow folks #30174Yes Sir , a great story n pic. Congrats! Don’t be a stranger.
in reply to: Deep Woods Hunt #29960Yes sir I do love the deep woods . Living just north of the Ohio River we have a lot of woods , crop fields ,,,typical hilly farms .
The deer hunting can change dramatically by simply moving a few hundred yards .
For me the DEEP WOODS is best encountered during the spring and fall turkey seasons. I like to have a LOT of room to move on when attempting to strike a bird or work a bird .
I’m ok on smaller tracts for deer or small game . But , when it comes to turkeys , if on 200 acres I feel limited and confined .
in reply to: Scent control? #29946My hunting clothes are hanging inside my home when I’m not hunting . My home has two smokers and two dogs , as well as the fragrance of a lot of scented candles and fine meals . I see deer and many times within spittin’ distance .
It’s all about using the wind . Scent control in my opinion is another fad .
in reply to: Trad Night Out–Littleton Colorado–Dec 5 #25631Stix , that sounds like a blast ,,,,A 5 dollar addiction
in reply to: The search for a better bow #25626Would like to attend the Expo but can’t do it . Maybe in the future .
That’s neat about you first bow , Webmother . Pearson didn’y make the most attractive bows , but they were and still are very functional .
Shoot till your arms fall off ? That’d be about a dozen shots for these arthritic limbs.:roll:
in reply to: The search for a better bow #25521I agree with the majority about handling and shooting as many as possible .
My brother -in law picked up an old bow at an auction the other day . He’s new to TRAD and was really excited about his find . He stopped by to show me the new/old toy . Turned out to be an old Pearson , built for Kmart . Had a grip like a recurve but the limbs were either R/D or D/R ,,,,I can never get it straight . It is the first OLD bow I have seen in such fashion . 64 inch , 45@28 . I just happened to have a new string hanging in the garage . Braced her up and served a nockpoint in short order . Da’gum she’s quick . Shooting my over weight arrows it was clearly spittin’ ’em out substantially faster than my new SK . Quiet , fast , light to handle and shoots where you point it .
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