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in reply to: Bear after he is down #61464
When I hunt the backcountry I do not carry any salt with me. I have some non iodized salt in the truck sometimes. I fold the hides in an “S” pattern and leave the head on top.
If it’s a big bear you’ll want to consider taking the time to remove as much fat as possible from the hide to reduce weight. Also you may want to consider leaving the head attached to the hide if you are not that familiar with taking it off the skull. In that case you may want to remove as much neck meat as possible. You can save weight if you remove a fair bit of the feet too.
If you’re out there too long you may even want more tips from a taxidermist. I am not sure if they are concerned with anything around the ears on the bears if it’s been sitting in a camp for a while.
If it’s cool weather and the hide is not in direct heat then you could be good with 30 hrs. I usually get my bear hides into a freezer within 10-15 hrs of the kill. They usually sit there in the freezer for a maximum of 24 hours.
Most of all – Good luck if you go on your bear hunt. One of my favorite animals to hunt.
in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #61032I have had shots land not exactly where I want them to be but I would not call my shot placements random. Quite the opposite.
When the animal doesn’t move, the arrow flies straight like it usually does and when I am on the aim as well as closing the gap to get within 20 yards I rarely have too random a shot. Sure it could be a little to the left or right once in a while but usually right where I sent it off to.
The “shot placement is for all practical purposes random” is a strange statement to make in that context above. Now I am not saying I am perfect and that I can put everthing inside a dime at 25 yards but I certainly would not call my shooting random. If it was I might as well get into the middle of a herd of elk and put on a blindfold and start flingin arrows. To publish a statement such as that I have to ask myself who are these archers making random shots? Most archers I know aim for the vitals not the arse.
Have fun with the debate. I’ll continue to avoid random shot placement.
in reply to: ABS Maasai single bevel broadhead give away Winner #60819Count me in. I have been trying two other types of broadhead this season and still have not settled on anything yet. Indeed I have been thinking about the Masai but it seemed like the Magnus Stinger was much cheaper. Hoping I win and thanks to ABS and you for putting it together.
-Ray
in reply to: Hickory Self Bows #60265Nice looking bows. I have always had a liking for hickory. If it was more plentiful around here I would have to try and make a self bow from it.
Those are some interesting designs on the back.
in reply to: Vine Maple Self Bow #59788Hello Duncan,
I did not personally harvest this wood. However it would be pretty easy to do so if I put some effort into it. There are at least 5 batches around the building where I live. This grows all over this region but picking out a good lot is not as easy as finding just any. You just have to pay attention for proper diameter and be lucky to split a piece that is not twisted up inside.
If I was going to harvest some I would look for some about stove pipe’s diameter , few knots as possible and straight as I could find. Finding some which is suitable may or may not take some time. However if someone offers up some good wood I am not going to turn it down.
-R
in reply to: Gun Season with a Bow? #59652Not bow only.
However if you are scared to hunt because of rifle hunters then you can always hike into the mountains. Seems like if you have the time to do it – it’s a simple enough solution to avoid being scared. Most people don’t go more than one mile from their transportation. Wilderness is no motorized vehicles and very little hunting pressure if you pick a good spot where I live.
in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #59647Jesse Minish wrote: [quote=rayborbon]Are hogs built tougher than black bears?
I have never shot a hog but black bear IMO are thin skinned and easy to penetrate.
I have not had any problems either. That’s why I was asking about hogs.in reply to: Greed…the difference between rifle and bow hunters #58688You should not have told him about your deer.
None of my hunting partners would have done that to me anyway and I would tell them. If I didn’t trust them I would not tell them.
I don’t think greed is in the weapon as much as it is in the man.
in reply to: The Line In The Sand: Traditional Equipment #58682I would not fault anyone for using a compound bow. I shoot guns and still continue to harvest game with rifle.
However I would look at someone funny if they shot a critter with a wheel bow and wanted to say it takes the same level of skill and attention as using stick and string. It is different. When you have 70% let off 300 FPS and sights like a gun with bows that can shoot very accurate for first day users at 40 yards plus you have to accept that there is a difference. That’s not snobbish. That’s a fact.
in reply to: Some Assembly Required #58597It looks good.
in reply to: How much bow and arrow for hogs? #58596Are hogs built tougher than black bears?
in reply to: How long should I just sit there? #58580If I see fresh sign then I might come back up repeatedly. How long? Depends on if I think the sign is by an animal which is nocturnal or not. It will also depend on how long I watch an area each time. If I went out a dozen times for less than two hours and all during the same time of day then I might want to mix it up.
I’d go back to the same spot up many times if I felt I had a good chance at seeing what I am after. Fresh sign is important to me. It at least lets me know I have an inkling of a chance. Also, I like to see lots of sign. Not just a few footprints here or there. Trails, rubs, scratches (bears), hair, scrapes, sheds, droppings, etc.
in reply to: The Line In The Sand: Traditional Equipment #58480Some thoughts on where I draw the line regarding how I define traditional
———————————–No cams, no releases, no mechanical broadheads.
The bow should have some wood in the working part of the limbs and a majority of the handle.
Carbon and aluminum arrows are fine. However I view wood shafted arrows as more traditional.
Points, broadheads – A stone point is more pure. I have never used one because I feel more confident with steel.
Overall if someone walks out to the forest and chops down some trees, crafts a self bow, is able to use wooden arrows to harvest an animal that is close enough to what I consider the core traditional bowhunter.
in reply to: Something to give away…final edit #53081That’s depressing.
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