[Ralph]

in reply to: Texas game report, circa 1845 #37856

Ain’t much difference nowadays, we just don’t allow officers to have guns anymore. They get enough bright ideas without being armed:)

Interesting find Jim.

**They can have a bow though, Col…..:wink:

[Ralph]

in reply to: Deer Farming #37696

I just did a little research on “deer scents”. It’s hard to imagine all the deer it takes (I didn’t find that number)to gather 660,000 gallons of doe pee (buck too) every year.

That’s a lot of deer living their life out in little stalls, the article said several does to a stall because they’re more sociable, bucks get their own “cell” , I mean stall.

That’s something I hadn’t really thought about until we began talking deer farms.

So we have brood-stock, antler sales, urine supply, elk meat (I’ve personally never seen whitetail buck steaks in any restaurant,possible I guess)and trophy shooting. What’d I miss?

I know, I’m in Texas and it’s here too big time and I don’t want to make a state thing out of this cause it’s everywhere.

Sad to say but there are places in Texas where you can buy an elk to shoot. What it boils down to anyway.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Deer Farming #37587

There’s so many people out there that just want to shoot, not hunt and they use the premise of not having time to hunt.

Hell, they didn’t want to hunt anyway, they just gotta fill the macho slot in their brain by making a kill.

I’m certainly glad that there’s places to donate the meat because most of those shooters don’t give a damn about the meat either.

There’s “elk farms” (cooler to call them “elk ranches” cause they’re out west) scattered all over the west too but you don’t hear much about them.

$$$ oriented it all is, the “hunt” is just something to call it. 👿

[Ralph]

in reply to: Keeping it fun! #36463

Thanks, been sitting here trying to figure out how to keep extra off of things. Was gonna pm and find out.

Good idea on constructive critique idea.

You saw what I sent ya. Gotta quit throwing arm didn’t know I was uh.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Keeping it fun! #36409

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rP4tVwPa9M

Whoops on first shot, filmed myself yesterday and discovered me throwing bow arm at times like first shot here, not after that.

Trying to “dot” the eyes on the last two.

You Tube stuff interesting to play with. I hope!:D

[Ralph]

in reply to: Early Elk Seasons #36286

As Mark Twain said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in California.”

Coldest winter I ever spent was Jan./Feb. @ MCRD, Marine Corps boot camp. Brrr.

It’s cool that some bureaucracy may actually be thinking about the outdoor active populace.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Working on my inner gadfly.. #36211

Texas went with x-bows during archery season also a couple of years ago. I think it sucks but money lobby’s way more efficiently and fills pocket books faster than we little peons do.

My opinions not even looked at on their way to file 13 I’m sure.

Fortunately I’ve not been around any x-bows yet and hopefully where I hunt I probably won’t have to contend with it . Our archery club hasn’t been confronted with the inclusion of them yet either.

I’ve just returned from one of the major outdoor stores and where what little trad stuff they had on the wall has been totally replaced by x-bow parts and pieces. Yuck!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Bright Fletching/Wraps and Hunting #35496

I think it’s my baby blues that get me busted. 😀

[Ralph]

in reply to: We may be experiencing some turbulence… #35265

We have a bit of a breeze today, probably a bit windy to some of y’all, but I’ve been playing with some 2213 aluminum shafts I had laying around and shooting out of my 46# longbow. They were showing way stiff with 125 gr. points of course so I put in some 145 gr. and they shot well as long as I did. Me bobble, they bobble. So I put some 175 gr., on and bingo. Flying great, no more of that aluminum twangs as they cross the bow shelf and they make a hefty thunk in the target.

We have our travel trailer parked in the back yard and if I shoot parallel with it I can here any noise an arrow is making coming off the bow. Maybe not all but if I don’t hear it I don’t worry about it. 😀

Of course it’s not massive FOC, not my intention, but it’s letting me shoot those 5 arrows I have out of once upon a time 1/2 dz..

#6? Momma Nature knows where and there’s a mule deer buck out there laughing at my performance. Well maybe, if he still is he’s an old, old one.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Keeping it fun! #35204

Weren’t we speaking of shooting in the wind on another thread?

I can see a definite problem for that young lady.

Where’s her quiver:lol:

[Ralph]

in reply to: Drinking water #35198

Fish p**p don’t count I guess:roll: 😀

I guess if bears do in the woods, fish do in the water. 😕

[Ralph]

in reply to: Longbow vs. Recurve techniques. #35186

Some people say to hold your arm this way or that way, twist this, twist that in order to keep the string from hitting your arm. There’s nothing in the world wrong with shooting with your arm extended and wearing an arm guard. Arm guards have probably been around since the first dude went crying back to the cave with a multi-colored welt on his forearm.

I can see where if you hold your bow straight up and down that your arm might be a more attractive target for the string but canting the bow it looks less so. On my arm anyway. I have “popeye” forearms and I get ticked by the string enough for it to get irritating. That’ll make you “gun shy” after a bit.

I think Mo has said on here before, put on an armguard and shoot your bow.

Long sleeves will mess with you anyway.

Another factor to consider is to think about what’s the first place debris is going to contact if an arrow comes apart?

If your arm is already sore from string whaps, that arrow debris is really gonna make a grown man cry. 😉

[Ralph]

in reply to: Drinking water #34936

Giardia is a genus of anaerobic flagellated protozoan parasites of the phylum Sarcomastigophora.

This the one Doc? 😀

Just tryin to make it easy on ya. 😉

As a young’n in Idaho we drank out of anything and everything nearly and we’re still here. Not today for me.

I think, IMHO, the the microbes and enzymes in some folks’ system adapt to some situations. Example, my mom and dad’s well at Mesa, Co, coolest, most refreshing tasting water you could want, they drank it forever, would make me sicker than a dog when I went back to visit.

I think their systems had adapted and mine had “un-adapted”. 😉

That was back in the day though and I might have been adapted too much to “Colorado Kool-Aid” Dunno. Got me out of some haying a time or two.

Funny thing too, how the haying always just happened when I came to visit. Gotta think on that some. 😀

Better to be safe than sorry me says!!!:)

[Ralph]

in reply to: Longbow vs. Recurve techniques. #34219

Welcome:D

I shoot both, I prefer longbows but I’m happy with either in hand. I just grab’em and shoot’em and think naught about it.

How’s it go, “Variety is the spice of life”?

Enjoy, it’s worlds of fun and challenge.

Ralph

[Ralph]

in reply to: Keeping it fun! #32953

You know this yoga pose yet? 😀

Cool video Bruce.

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