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in reply to: Just to stir the pot; #154819
At this point I think it is more a mindset than whatever equipment you use.
I really enjoyed Jason Wesbrock’s Campfire Philosopher in the most recent issue of TBM “That Was a Poke” I think it hits the heart of the matter at hand. Seems like a lot of people switching to Simple Archery (I like that phrase Steve), are coming over with compound mindsets. Still relying on technology to do the hunting whatever weapon is in their hand.
But, we don’t want to scare them off, merely nudge em in the right direction. I think we are all on this Simple Archery journey, hoping to get closer (physically and spiritually) to the game, and we all rely on some sort of technology to get into the woods. Unless maybe you are one of the lucky ones who can walk out of the house and hunt. I know my backpack, sleeping bag, and sleeping pad are pretty high tech.
in reply to: Changing of the Guard #153055Yep, I’ll echo Stephen’s sentiments.
Thank you Don for all the hard work you’ve put into TBM, as well as the many times you have put your head on the chopping block and spoken up against threats to public land, hunting in general, and the spirit of traditional bowhunting!
Welcome David! I look forward to your thoughts and opinions and the direction the two co-editors will be taking TBM into the future.
in reply to: Tracking presentation #152672I don’t know if I ever mentioned this Steve. I really enjoyed your book.
in reply to: Tracking presentation #152641Right on thanks Stephen. As Richard Nelson quotes from a Koyukon elder, “Every animal knows more than you.”
in reply to: SB 252 CA bear hunting ban bill #151770Thanks for your support fellas.
The word on the street is it has indeed been pulled. I’m still waiting to see it posted on the State’s Legislative website as officially withdrawn, which it has not been posted as yet.
in reply to: SB 252 CA bear hunting ban bill #151726Robin,
I think that anyone who would like to submit a letter of opposition through the website I linked to would be welcome. As well, when the hearing date is set I will post it here, and everyone can sign in for a public comment. From what I’ve heard recently in Washington Fish and Game meetings, there are outside organizations attending the meetings and weighing in for comment (due to the virtual format of the meetings). So I and the rest of Cali hunters would appreciate all the help we can get. We’re up against the Humane Society (they are the one’s who have been lobbying in support of this bill being proposed), and we all know they operate in every State.
That being said, it is vital for Cali residents to call your State Senate representative. Here is how you can do that: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
Preston
in reply to: SB 252 CA bear hunting ban bill #151722SB 252 Bear Hunting Ban Bill
January 29, 2021
To: Natural Resources and Water Committee
My name is Preston Taylor. I am a biologist, and I have a B.S. in Wildlife Management and Conservation from Humboldt State University. I have resided in California for 14 years and have been a hunter for 12 of those years.
Hunting (and associated activities like fishing, foraging edible plants and mushrooms, and gardening) is a vital aspect of my life. Literally, we feed ourselves with the animals and fish my wife and I hunt and catch. Our diet is augmented with a bountiful garden, and throughout the summer months we rarely buy vegetables or meat/fish. About the only time we purchase meat from the industrial agriculture production are the occasional meals we eat at a restaurant. As you can tell, the ability for us to interact with nature and participate in it (as humans have done for hundreds of millenia, if not thousands) is extremely important to maintain the lifestyle we have. A life that is lived close to the earth, with an understanding of the sacrifices made by other living organisms necessary for us to survive.
Most folks go about their lives unaware of the sacrifices non-human animals and plants make for us. Too few people see the slaughterhouses and farms to know what is required for them to eat every meal or wear cotton clothes. Too few people pay attention to the masses of wildlife run over on our highways as their online-ordered goods are delivered across our country and the world. Not me. I am fully aware of the deaths required to keep me alive. I have the animals’ blood on my hands that feeds me.
Bears play a role in this lifestyle for me. I hunt and eat them. Their meat is excellent (I could feed it to you, and you would be hard pressed to tell that it is not beef). We render down their fat into cooking lard, which we use in place of oil or butter. I tan their hides and use them for blankets. I track them outside of the hunting season to learn about their behavior and interact with these awesome creatures. Bears, and bear hunting, are extremely important in my life. A life where I can interact with the natural world the same way our ancestors interacted and relied upon wild animals for all of time.
We are not “trophy” hunters as Senator Wiener has declared bear hunters. I cut down trees, carve bows from them, mount hand-sharpened broadheads onto wooden arrow shafts, and strive to stalk inside ten yards from a bear before shooting it. I have witnessed multiple bears die in less than four seconds with a well-placed arrow. That is as quick of a death as anyone could ask for themselves. Our “trophy” is the meat, the memories, the hunt.
Aside from the fact that my flesh is made literally from bear meat and fat, I encourage you to consider the low impact of legitimate, legal, ethical bear hunting. The bear population in California is estimated between 30,000 and 40,000 animals, and it continues to grow; clearly, regulated hunting of black bears is not affecting population growth. Black bears are thriving in California, which is evident by their presence in Counties and towns previously absent of bears (look at the expanding range and population of bears south through Sonoma County and north from the Transverse Range into the Central Coast).
As a lover of wildlife and wild places, I strongly urge you to oppose SB 252. As a resident and voter in California, I strongly urge you to oppose SB 252. I would be happy to discuss this matter in more depth with you. Please email or call me: (removed for forum)
Thank you for your time,
Preston Taylor
in reply to: beman carbon arrows #147996Can you post a picture of the arrow and the writing?
Hey Chansler,
I make selfbows and I twist my own strings. I’d say, as Ralph mentioned, check the string length It probably stretched and needs to be shortened. Are you making your own strings? What material are you using? is it endless or flemish or reverse-wrapped?
You can’t really use the formula of subtracting 3″ from the nock-to-nock bow length for selfbows like you would for a laminate bow. You just have to make the string and figure out how long it needs to be. Check out this video by Clay:
in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #145910
Ok I started this morning. I’m shooting a selfbow and wood arrows. I took 9 warm up shots, but none from the prescribed distances. Here’s my results:1) 30
2) 30
3) 40
4) 0
5) 0
6) 0
Total points 100
This was fun it added some pressure. I think I’ll do it every morning. The picture is my 10 yard group.
in reply to: Quarantine Archery Tournament #145909Hey great idea! I’m in. When do we start?
in reply to: Rivercane arrow shafts #145537Hey Demetri! How’s the desert sun?
in reply to: Colorado Elk hunt #145536Hey Maddawg. I went to Colorado last year for the first time. I can’t give you names of where to hunt since it was a friend’s location. But it was great fun. There seems to be elk all over the western half of the state. And I don’t think you could go wrong with most units. It was a ton of fun and awesome country.
in reply to: Twisting strings #145535Those are two aspects of strings I’ve never thought about! I’ll have start paying attention which direction I serve my strings and if they unravel or not.
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