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in reply to: Longbow Doe #25510

Outstanding performance ,,,Congrats. It’s a great accomplishment to get drawn at that 14 yard closeness without being busted .But you managed that along with a well placed silent arrow . Great job!

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in reply to: Hand made Arm Gaurd #23638

I like it . Good looking stitch .

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in reply to: Hunting Pressure in All It's Forms. #22177

Here in southern Ohio things are much the same I suppose as anywhere else . Out of state hunters flock into Ohio in search of that BIG whitetail . Locals ride their 4 wheelers and sometimes trucks into the public land and think it’s their right to cut up the place with ruts . Plus the lazy arses that carry their drinks and snacks into the woods and leave their trash behind . The boneheads that couldn’t find their own butt if the seat of their DESIGNER CAMO was on fire , that have to trash up the woods with their bright orange or pink trail markers . Makes me wonder how some of these so called hunters make it to work or even get themselves dressed ,,,,maybe they don’t.

Around here ,if you are not driving a supersize 4×4 with a really loud exhaust and a 4 wheeler tucked into the bed ,,and everthing including the poop tickets is camo ,,,well ,,, you ain’t really hunting .

Venting ???

I realize that the state maintains public land and salaries for Wildlife Officers and more from the money received for license and tags , and Ohio is bringing in a lot of it .

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in reply to: 300 Tuffhead testimony #21605

For me , the pic of the exit wound tells it all . That is amazing . Your arrows are truly super tough. I’m hoping to be able to afford the TUFFHEAD before next season .

JP , you are not alone in the WHEELS vs TRAD community . I started trad and didn’t know there was anything else. Then Dad bought a compound and I was intrigued. Shortly he gave me the wheel bow and bought himself another . I could shoot that thing like a RIFLE . Bust Dads nocks at 20 yards at will . But !!! ,,, to carry that ungodly thing hunting was like taking a scoop shovel full of hog s#$%t to the woods .

I traded the c’pound for a Damon Howattt Hunter in 1981 and things haven’t been the same since .

Congrats on your trad success and CARRY ON FELLER .

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in reply to: Bow weight and FOC #21584

JP , I am shooting a very similar bow to your old Bear . All summer I was shooting 877+ grain , 24% FOC . Arrows flew perfect . Arrows fell short at target though . Kept thinking the eyes and muscules would catch up but never did . I removed the 180 grain bullet from the shaft ,,,,returned to 20% FOC ,,,,and all has been SWEET .SPOT ON SHOOTING AND I know the arrows capabilities on whitetail .

Slow at 152 FPS , but very quiet ,,,and arrows are perfect in flight .

Full length 2216 Legacy,,,12 gpi

255 grain in front of shaft

2.5 inch ,,,3 fletch

697.5 grain total wgt.

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in reply to: Squirrels and Flu Flu Fletch #21571

So true ,Duncan. There are some that;ll constintly flip their tail as they do when they are suspicious , and there are those that seemingly ACT like they have never seen you .

In my experience the fox squirrel is an easier target but not my preferred meal. Whereas the grey is fine table fare and a trophy .They are QUICK!

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in reply to: Squirrels and Flu Flu Fletch #21445

I forgot to mention in last post ,, the Hammer from 3 Rivers is absolutely amazing . I use the 250 grain . It is my small game thumper and 95% of the time my practice arrows . My main practice is walnuts , leaves , dandelions . Whenever I shoot at my regular target my form falls apart .

The Hammer is a super tough blunt . Fluted on the sides and recessed in the front , with a bullet point in the recessed center .

No foolin’ , a direct center hit on a green walnut at 20 yards will remove the green hull and do significant damage to the wooden hull inside , many times breaking into 2-3 pieces .

So far have only slain one squirrel with these heads . An adult grey , hit square in the head , and dropped right there .

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in reply to: Squirrels and Flu Flu Fletch #21432

Wide and heavy blunts very rarely bury into the soil. Year ago I used the rubber type blunts that simply slip over the shaft . Would take a heavy field point and grind away the point to make it flat nosed . It adds weight and the rubber blunt lasts longer ,,,,of course I was shooting aluminum and without the field point the shaft would cut clean through the rubber in just a few shots.

I seems that I need to aim where the squirrel MIGHT be after the release . The last few I have shot at ,,,,all under 15 yards ,,,seemed to have changed zip codes and are missing some tail hair as well .

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in reply to: Water and the A&A fletch #20400

Lay a piece of scotch tape on the feather on one side . Mark the length and cut the feather with good sharp scissors and the quill with a knife. After the cut is made the tape pulls off easily. Actually used this method with the fletchin on the shaft. Was 5.5inch shield cut now 2.5 inch Quiet cut.

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in reply to: 300 Tuffhead testimony #19084

Congrats JP !

You seem to have endured quite some action as well as the elements .

Awesome arrow too.

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in reply to: Bow weight and FOC #18871

Let me begin by saying I stumbled onto the Ashby Studies in 2012 and quickly became convinced of the need for a better arrow and broadhead set up . Later I found this website and the knowledge I have obtain through both places has been terrific .

I shoot a Super Kodiak 64 inch recurve ,,45# @ 28 inches . My draw is 30.75 , so I’m pulling about 51-53 pounds . My arrows are 2216 Legacy aluminum with 289 grain up front and three 2 inch fletch on the rear . It is not the HOT ROD of some bows but it is super quiet ,,,both bow and arrow .

Other than the fletching (was still 5.5 inch last season ) this is the same set up used last year to take a whitetail doe from the ground at about 12 yards . She and he yearling were feeding just across the creek from where I stood . Finally after 30 minutes of watching and waiting as they fed on the lush fescue she offered a shot thru a window in the sycamore limbs . The arrow passed thru and buried into the bank . She knew something happened but only made one jump, never flagged , and the yearling never stopped eating . She stood there a few seconds , made one more jump and just stodd there looking around . Then fell dead .

That doe was the first and only deer I have seen shot with anything that didn’t run . The silence of the bow and the

efficiency of the arrow made it possible .

I would rather have a lighter arrow and more EFOC but at this time the funds aren’t there for the upgrade . But , then too , I know that my set up is more than enough for quick clean kills on whitetail.

Best of hunts to ya .

I forgot to mention , total arrow weight is 697.5 grain.FOC is 20 %

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in reply to: the walk #18848

That is a great story . I appreciate you taking the time to post it too.

Isn’t it amazing how more often then not that the best of memories involve Dad and hunts of many years ago ? I know Dad and I went to McDonalds and Kmart but there isn’t any outstanding memories from those outings. But , in an instant I can recall with great pleasure the time we stood thigh deep in a small hole of water in the East Fork catching fat rock bass or the Thanksgiving Day hunt when Dad and I both missed the same ten pointer .

Thanks again for sharing and wish your Dad the best from Ohio.

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #17882

I’ve never seen nor heard of that . I would like to have seen it myself . When I was young the firefly was everywhere here in southern Ohio . Now we only seem to have very few in certain locales .

Guess while I on this thread I’ll answer the title question .

Started full time training on Sept. 9 for Residential Electrician . It has been some experience too . At 56 I am not so accustom to CRAMMIN’ as the young fellers say . My ol’ walnut size brain ain’t as quick as it once was .

And to make matters worse , I haven’t been able to hit the woods as often as I would like to . But , still am able to shoot every day , even if for only a few arrows , and hunt on the weekend .

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in reply to: Not this year #15561

Sorry .

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in reply to: Not this year #15540

Possibly. A very stout dog with short legs and long hair on its tail , being constantly praised , will keep the floor swept .:D

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