[Ralph]

in reply to: Wood Arrows???? #50615

Man, I’m disappointed! I thought them duckin’ stumps were a prime excuse, right after the “got something in my eye” #1 and “stinkin’ wind” #2.
Cup didn’t duck. Good way to police area also. I shoot only wood and have no problems (with arrows). Just me puttin them where they supposed to be is sometimes .

[Ralph]

in reply to: Please introduce yourselves, I'll start #13723

Hey all! I be Ralph and been around awhile I guess. Born in the mid 40’s and been shootin’ something or another since the mid 50’s. Been doin’ trad for long, long time. I plan on shoot’em till I cain’t.
Enjoy every moment cause there ain’t but one of each.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Avatar (The Movie) and Longbows #8771

Hey David, I’m a nearly 65 yr. old kid and I like “Predator”. Others, cult?, “Outlaw Josey Wales”, “Quigley Down Under”, “Jeremiah Johnson”……….. !!! Nothing bad about “kidding” around as long as one can get by with it.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Fred Bear Grizzly #8760

I like mine really well. It’s pretty old, a Grayling, with a flush mounted gold medallion which I think means something to do with age of the bow. With me I think “graying” has something to do with age:P
Good luck, good shooting and good day!

[Ralph]

in reply to: test #8749

1234 or 1,2,3,4? 😀 Good day to ya gentlemen.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Dream Job #63231

Would be a great opportunity for someone. Bill is a fine and fair fellow. I’ve known him since way before he got gray hair..:P Ralph!!!!!!!!! Hi Bill and Linda!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ralph]

in reply to: To burn or cut is the question? #63223

I have several different designs of choppers and a burner. I nearly always use my choppers as I make arrows for my bows and others also and it’s more convenient to use the choppers rather than change ribbons or redesign the ribbon. Plus, the smell of burned feathers ain’t near as cool as it used to be. Never, ever, be young and dumb and set a burner up on the kitchen table. I swear my wife can still smell those feathers in her kitchen 20 years later.

[Ralph]

in reply to: This one really takes the cake! #62861

My senses are telling me that I might ought to listen to my 6th sense. Since I worked behind energized control panels for the power company for forty years I must be spooking deer from afar:lol:. No wonder :idea:!!!!!!!!!! I be one charged up dude.
Just use a deodorant with aluminum chloride and that ought to diffuse the electrical outputs perhaps.The deer are in their home and notice things different like you would your living room. I think all critters have a sense of “umm, something is ……………………..here?

[Ralph]

in reply to: taking off nocks #51159

I agree with 6arrows. Works for me, just be careful. Had a piece of that hot plastic pop off into the web of my hand once and burned really deep. Sucker stuck to me. Got a visible reminder to keep my head where my hands are. Works good if your careful. Some say that you can dip the nock into boiling water and pull them off. Dunno. Since I burned some feathers in the kitchen once, 20 yrs. ago, I still ain’t allowed to take arrows into the kitchen.:lol:

[Ralph]

in reply to: Tail cams?? #41945

I knew I had a raccoon messing with my business but I didn’t know I had a family of six leaving their p..p all over my ground blind until I put out a camera. Always a nice surprise to put your hand into early in the morning. Silly camera took 254 pictures in one night of coons. My camera is way old, definitely no infrared. Can see the flash way far away. The flash doesn’t bother anything. Oh, yeah, this guy too but never seen him in daylight.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Posting Pictures in the Forums #41902

My bow is so quiet I made some stealth arrows. Very stealthy little suckers when they dodge the target.
Just seeing if I remember how to do this. Besides, I like my arrows made with the turkey feathers from my turkey I managed to outsmart (actually, I was the luckiest of the two). The stone is a fossil bone of something I found. Probably see more game if I spent more time looking up than down for goodies. And yes, private land!!!!!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Posting Pictures in the Forums #14126

Thought I try this with my usual view of a Texas jackrabbit.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Defining "Traditional" Bowhunting #48196

A broad spectrum here but that’s great. Some kind of stick and string and arrow and no wheels sounds good enough for me. It’s working for us and we’re having fun. Keep up the good work and good hunting.
Everything that is traditional now was once the newest most modern contraption on the block so I guess traditional must be relevant to a time period.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Any Stringmakers out there? #55637

Good work on the video. I’ve shooting trad for a long, long time and this past week I decided it was time to learn to make flemish strings. Figured it out from online info also (right now I’m doing like the instructions I found on PaleoWorld website). May be old fashioned but it works for an old guy. I love it. I won’t have to buy anymore strings maybe and my string making buddy, whom I appreciate very, very much, can go on about his own business I hope. Gerald (Yellow Jacket Longbows) makes a beautiful sting and I hope to match his ability some day.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Stixbow #54279

Only wanting to find him to talk about what he finished the bow with not to question anything.

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