[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Rain suits #22959

I’ve ordered mine from Snowsled, found them by accident.
The one I have on order is at the top of the link. There is no bulk to ventile and should work well with wool, I hope.
If all goes well I’ll put up some info and pics next week, the way the weather is shaping up it should arrive just in time.
http://www.snowsled.com/outdoor-clothing/ventile-clothing/classic-smock/

Mark.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Rain suits #21746

I’m about to buy a ventile jacket, its cotton based but the material is woven in such a way that when it gets wet it expands and becomes waterproof. With luck I should get it next week and will post some comments.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventile

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Hunting Encounters #21737

I have a springer spaniel that suffers from ‘exercise induced collapse’ so now I only take him hunting on his own and he works close and slow. We were out saturday glorious day, sun, cool breeze, dry, a good to be alive day. Anyhow he flushed 6 pheasants and 4 rabbits and I never fired a shot, got one of those looks ‘if you don’t try harder I’m not coming again’
We saw the first woodcock of the season, a flock of waxwings, watched a dipper for at least ten minutes and sat on a slope ate lunch and fell asleep, better that any therapy or perhaps it is therapy for the soul.
Camera was in the truck!
And the good folks at the farm gave me a bottle of apple juice pressed that morning, tasted just like biting into an apple, made it last till breakfast today.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: File Sharpening Single Bevel Broadheads #15183

May I add never use a blunt file it’s the quickest way to ruin any blade, rub chalk into the file before you start to help keep it clean, wire brush the file and re chalk it when fillings begin to fill the teeth.

I like the Oregon chainsaw files and they used to be inexpensive I bought a pack of ten years ago and still have some.

And like Clay says maintain the angle and a big part of that is being comfortable.

PS Try getting a piece of mild steel strip in the vice and just practice filling the top square and then putting an angle on it this will give you a feel for the job.

Mark.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Takedown Longbow #15166

Hi George, I did enquire with Dwyer about a takedown but unfortunately they don’t offer one. I have briefly considered a recurve but in the hand they just don’t feel the same, I made the mistake of looking at to many bows online and now need to go back and be more considered in my approach but the Diamondback certainly has some good reviews.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Takedown Longbow #13760

Thanks Dave, lot of good suggestions.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Takedown Longbow #12913

Ice, thanks for the feedback, nice bow and you certainly had a good deal I’m looking at thier site now.

Mark.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Storm and Hurricane damage #13690

I’ve been watching the news reports some areas look bad, I hope the folks effected get the help they need to rebuild.

Would your neighbour allow you to harvest the fallen timber and share any profit, might be a way to get the ground clear and create a better habitat.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Hippo with a long bow #8863

Congratulations Brett, hope you’ve got plenty of wall space:D
Are you able to keep the tusks/ivory?
Enjoy Rhodesia.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: good luck to all #8844

Good hunting to all, Mark.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: I guess you can #57782

Congratulations, I always thought I was quite competent with string until I tried to make a bowstring everyone turned out like a birds nest, then with a few pointers by folks from here problem solved, its a great skill to have.

I don’t know what others do but I use a double constrictor knot for knocking points, good illustration on Wikapedia if anyone’s interested.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: 10 Days and counting… #55427

January!!

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Ground Blinds for Idiots… #47907

Steve, a good friend that is no longer with us used an old metal bucket the way you do, when the weather got cold he would light a candle place the bucket over it and sit comfortably.

There is one last way to guarantee deer in range, that’s when you have a sandwich in one hand coffee in the other.

Mark.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Ground Blinds for Idiots… #45299

MCuiksa has covered pretty much everything only things I can add are be comfortable, cut shooting lanes as far in advance of the season as possible, when your bow is at rest have it vertical to reduce movement when you pick it up, background is equally as important as foreground you want depth in order to make your form more difficult to detect, like Dave says face paint or veils are good avoid dark colours around eyes be sure to use paint on ears as these can stick out like white dishes on an otherwise well painted face, I use fingerless gloves and face paint on fingernails. Make sure the face paint can easily be removed with wipes if you have any distance to travel pitching up at a filling station or dinner might get you more attention than is healthy.

[Mark Turton]

in reply to: Broadhead Targets #37096

Hi Scout, the bag came that way from a packaging company we use that also supplies cleaning products.

Dave, due to the density of the cloth after vacuum packing its all but bullet proof, the best penetration I can get at about 15 yds is 2-3″ with German Kenetics 150 grns at 55#, 8 x 16 x 20″ bag weighs 22lbs. I do know what you mean though if an arrow gets tangled I’m pretty careful how I pull it out.

Mark.

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