[Ralph]

in reply to: Temporary bow camo #18443

That’s athletic tape wrapped snugly around my bow with a home touch of camo face paint to camo it. It sticks only to itself and costs like $3 a roll. You can experiment with camo variations for your terrain. I’ve been using it since Oct. with no problems. I’ve removed it from a couple of other bows with no harmful effects. Simple, cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My buddies are happy also.

[Ralph]

in reply to: shooting problems #55521

An armguard for the lower sleeve or one of those straps used to hold an MP3 player or Ipod to one’s arm when at the gym work great for the upper sleeve. No idea what you might call them. Your kids will know what I speak of I betcha. They may have some. That’s where mine came from.

I had a bursitis in my elbow once and had an elastic elbow band. I cut it into 2 pieces and they will stretch around my upper sleeve also. I keep one of these in my hunting gear and the other in my shooting gear. Never know.

I shoot with a straight bow arm so I need something to keep my sleeves out of trouble. Most of the time I don’t need anything for the upper sleeve due to my choice of shirts I normally wear (Sleeveless if warm enough :))but if I have to wear a bulky shirt or jacket a wrap of some kind is a must.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Personal Philosophies #46987

I love it because of the simplicity that allows my mind, that gets sorely tired of the complexities of modernism, a place to chill out. Simple is as simple does and I see no need to complicate! A bow in hand, an arrow in flight and a target in mind, wow!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Is it the Traditional way? #14866

I can’t see where a tripod is any less traditional than carbon/aluminum arrows, glass laminated bows, synthetic strings, driving your truck to the hunting grounds, or any number of other things we use in modern times. It’s mans nature to improve his methods of food gathering. Granted today, most people don’t totally survive on game they’ve “collected”. We eat our deer and share it with less fortunate families than ours but we also enjoy beef, hogs and other less “traditional” foods. So like it was said earlier, it’s your call, use your stick and string and have fun.

I agree with Duncan’s philosophy.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Stubborn fletching glue? #31816

Hey Dave, gotta be careful! A couple of extra glue lines might mess up somebody’s “arrowdynamiics” you know.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Water!! #47217

Thx Tony for the Platypus tip. Found them and bought 2 of the .5 liter ones. Fits my business to a T. I have a cover from a “Flexi-Flask” insulated water bottle that I bought in a fly fishing shop in Eagle’s Nest, NM. years ago, the bottle history a long time ago. Man just a fit to slip in my GF wool haversack. Cool.
Thanks Dave! My hunting is “snooping, poking around, glassing, seeing probably too many Indian tools rather than deer and just being out.I love it. Deer occasionally get unlucky also. Everyone I hunt with does the blind and tree stand deal but that’s their deal. I guarantee that over the last 15 yrs. of hunting this property I know a lot about the southern 5000 acres of the ranch I hunt. My wife and I can use the property year round also and that’s great for a couple of people that grew up in public land (Artesia, NM, her and Mesa, Co, me) that now live where nearly all is owned land. How I miss the Grand Mesa! We have 10,000 acres to play in now anyway so we good. At 66 yrs. old I’m really glad I can still spend a couple of months hunting and “snooping”. See no reason to not be shooting 50# hunting bow either. Could go more if chasing elk but that hasn’t been happening for a long time.
Anyway, will have a drink of water with me.

[Ralph]

in reply to: I hope my dreams never come ture #46131

“Pig out”! Pun? 😆 Ha!Eat more bacon.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Let's see your fall hunting set up! #37814

47# Yellowjacket longbow w/wood shafts @ 520 gr. with 125 gr. Ribtek broadheads.
This guy has me very, very interested in the Texas opener Oct. 1st!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Cheap targets #37610

Shootin’ at a tennis ball makes me realize how easy the world is to hit!!:?

[Ralph]

in reply to: Thoughts on camo, fabrics, etc. #32802

Green ain’t gonna work in Texas right now for sure. Natural earth colors work for me and don’t move!!!!!!!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Harvest is not a 4-letter word. #22799

Only if you wear “International” red!!:D

[Ralph]

in reply to: "Blood trailing" light? #22778

I agree with the Coleman lantern even if there not always be one handy when in the boonies (one of those little backpacking models is mighty handy). As for a red light, the last time I tried to use one of them it wasn’t for a blood trail (which I have tried with nil result), I was trying to sneak into my spot using it since I read that the red light wouldn’t bother animals. I will take my chances from now on with regular light cause I couldn’t see where I was going nor could I see that dang rattlesnake I could hear. Real light and patience for this old man from now on. There’s lots of scary noises in the dark and to me a rattlesnake is right up top since there ain’t no bears or lions or any of those kind of critters here in the Texas panhandle. Now mtn. lions??? Ain’t gonna see or here one them anyway probably!

[Ralph]

in reply to: I guess you can #58967

Way to go!!! I’m 66 and I’ve only been making strings, flemish twist, for a couple of years now. I made a jig and made endless strings about 30 yrs. ago but that was in my other stage of archery life. I have more strings laying around now :)) than is necessary but ya neva, neva know! Who can guess where times be taking us. A bow without a string is pretty much just a walking stick or a funky spear.
I learned from a link in a primitive archer site and went from there. I don’t use a jig and my strings may not be as tapered looking as some but they work just fine and those that I’ve given away or traded off have seemed to make the recipients happy. Like you implied, not as hard as it looks to be.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Homemade Broadhead Targets #58807

I still have a piece of foam leftover from an old floating boat dock. I had much more but as it was my main target for years all I have left is one piece about about 2 1/2′ cubed. It works great for broadheads. They stop before the fletching goes in and easy to remove. I only use it now for checking broadhead flight in my backyard. I haven’t seen similar foam in years (I’ve had this stuff for 30+ years so maybe modern stuff better :))

[Ralph]

in reply to: Keep string from brace height change #54690

You could get some of those little twisty ties from bread sacks or whatever and tie the two ends together when you took the string off I guess! I always carry a 3′ metal retractable tape just for brace height measurements. Also, some people mark an arrow or two at where the arrow and the back of the bow line up when the bow is at proper brace height. Pretty handy that little mark that is when your out roaming around. Strings do behave differently when it’s boiling hot like it has been here in Texas this year. Doesn’t hurt to check fistmil now and then. I can usually tell rather quickley when mine has come down by the way the bow feels when shot. Usually I finally figure out what the matter is!!:P

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