[Ralph]

in reply to: Spectacles! #51149

Well, I shot a 3D tourney Sunday wearing my glasses and at least I could see better to find my arrows:lol:. Been working on it though, I’ll get it. Actually helping me to slow down and establish my sight picture instead of snap shooting so much. Be using lower weight bows right now too. Probably should anyway, there be a whole bunch of us who probably could benefit from that.

As far as the hats, my ears definitely prefer the hats with brims in the sunshine already!!!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Need some help on a Bear Grizzly #46688

I just noticed you said 56″AMO, whereas mine is 58″. You would need 52″ string.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Need some help on a Bear Grizzly #46652

My Griz like yours is early 70’s, can’t determine exactly cause medallion is gold or silver depending on what the lighting is. I do know that it’s marked 45# on the limbs and also under the side plate but it actually scales out to be 49# @ 28″.

Now for brace height, I fought and fought and fought to get good arrow flight and was getting ticked at all the info I found and whatnot. I finally twisted my string up until the string was barely touching the bottom of the string groves at the limb ends and BINGO! Beautiful arrow flight with about every arrow spine, weight, type, whatever I have. That translates out to be 8 1/8″ from back of riser and 9 1/8″ from deepest part of riser. I mostly shoot long bows now but I grew up with recurves and if there was a whole bunch of string laying in the string groves, the brace height was too low for me. To me, and what do I know sometimes, a shorter bow like these, 58″, is going to have a bit of a higher brace height but I’m sure that may not be so for everyone.

I make 54″ Dacron strings and they work fine. They’ll “stretch” more than the Fast Flite you’re used too but twist’er up and go on.

Said and done, if it’s shooting good for you, go for it.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Ticks #42082

After 50 years of hunting and living with bloodsuckers and watching deer run off I think I finally see my problem. It’s really “insect repellants and sexual attractants”, not the other way around. Should of listened a little better instead of running off like I new it all. Dang!!!!!!! 67 years old and still figgering @*%^ out. Thanks y’all!

[Ralph]

in reply to: OK, you guys/gals have ruined me…. #42064

Something else to be “happily ruined” ain’t it! :D:D Welcome!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Ticks #38206

I’m a big believer in permethrin in clothing myself. Kills on contact I think.

I was bow hunting around Timeron, NM. one year and never for the likes of me thought about chiggers and ticks in that mountainous country. Well they exist in that area, especially the chiggers, big time. Odorless and scentless be danged in that part of the world, spray up with repellant and hunt into the wind. I quit counting chigger bites at a hundred. I had chiggers in places no body ought to have chiggers:oops:. Definitely no sitting still waiting on something to walk by,not possible to sit still:(. Spot and stalk became the tactic. Actually, spot, stalk and miss. Since then I have no earthly use for chiggers for sure.

Sorry, not just about ticks!!!!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Ticks #37114

We’ve finally rec’d some moisture here in the Texas Panhandle this year after such a terribly dry year the last. The ticks, chiggers and skeeters are having a ball now.

I guess with climate change????the bugs spread and (can’t help it) bug more people! Hate to see it.

I hope everyone gets bypassed by Lyme Disease and/or tick fever this year. Nasty stuff they be.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Hunting Bigfoot in Texas #30138

Maybe Bigfoot be teaching big cat how to be sneaky. Cain’t imagine a better teacher. 😆

[Ralph]

in reply to: weasels #26864

Yeah, I’d hiked in to one of the Bull Creek Reservoirs on the Grand Mesa in Co. to fish. I was doing good and decided to eat my sandwich. I spread my lunch out, made a cast, hooked a nice trout. When I turned around to do lunch there was a dang pine martin sittin’ there with a silly grin and a full belly. Must be kin to Bigfoot!I hear they like peanut butter/jelly sandwiches too!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Hunting Bigfoot in Texas #25258

So many people running around with “big heads” this time of year, big hats hard to find. Nothing to do with politics though. 😉

[Ralph]

in reply to: Hunting Bigfoot in Texas #24548

Looks pretty friendly to me!!!!!!!!!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Hunting Bigfoot in Texas #23506

Easy to hide down here! When he puts his 10 gallon hat on he just fits right in with the rest of us wooly rednecks!!! :?:D:D

[Ralph]

in reply to: Must have a lucky frogs tooth in my pocket #20214

Sometimes the blessings are obvious and here it seems so. Glad all are OK and hopefully the deer also.

[Ralph]

in reply to: carbon arrow broke upon release #20204

Hey, I had a wood shaft break in the middle of the fletching, the nock turned going forward and left nasty wound from my thumb joint to the end of my thumb. The scars are proof today. It’s obvious which way the nock was turned by the appearance of the scars. It freaked me out so good groups or not, “freak” is OK by me!

I never considered a bad spot in that area but since then, about 20 yrs. ago, when I inspect a shaft it’s the whole shaft I look at.

Glad you didn’t get hurt. I hear shards of carbon shaft ain’t too cool inside the body.

I have my first dozen (now 11 of twelve :))so my interest in your experience is peaked.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Sometimes things get a little too good! #20103

In 40 yrs. of bow shooting, I’ve had Robin Hoods’ upon occasion. Only one was a called shot with a wheel bow (way back when I foolishly traded my old Bear Kodiak for a set of wheels) and the unbelievable (no pics, no proof:P)thing was is that it happened. Actually it was a “wonder if I can hit that?” deal and it happened. I don’t like tearing arrows up, unless in an animal I’m going for, cause I gotta pay for’em and I kinda get personal with my woodies when I make them.

I’m not a great shooter by any means and when I get a good group going it’s hard to stop adding to it. So an arrow gone is a “dang it” but “se la vie”!! Most of the time in my back yard I just shoot one arrow groups. Better mind game doing it that way.

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