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in reply to: You Favorite Broadhead and why ? #38676

Let me be clear. I am not rejecting the research which has been presented. I don’t hunt elk very often and most of the game I am hunting is mule deer sized or smaller. The performance of my current setup has been pretty good. I am interested in getting better performance I just cannot justify it right now considering all things.

As far as shot placement is concerned – I agree it is about the most important thing. What good is a fast and strong arrow if it is a Texas heart shot that doesn’t mark a lethal spot? I practice very much throughout the year and find archery a very interesting hobby. I assume we all find it interesting or we would not be here.

Cheers

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in reply to: You Favorite Broadhead and why ? #38020

Magnus Stinger 2 blade. I also like regular Magnus. 125 grain.

Send me straight to hell. I don’t shoot a 200 or 300 grain log attached to the end of my arrows. Mostly because they have a very poor trajectory, fly slower and it would cost a fair bit of money to refit all my carbon shafts and arrows for a getup which I am not confident in. Heck I might even need some new bows with that much weight.

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in reply to: Recurve vs. Longbow #38011

I cannot recall ever shooting a recurve. If it ever happened it was once and maybe an arrow or two. Seems like I do just fine with what I got. Why change it when it aint broke.

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in reply to: Performance Report: A successful failure #38002

Is that the same broadhead getup they have advertised on 3 Rivers Archery shooting into a brick?

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in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37667

I was going to say something to the effect of “It’s great to live in a free country and you can do what you want.” except I forgot all the elephants live in Africa and we would have to abide by their regulations.

Anyway – Yes , I bet there is a lot of thought into getting an elephant hunt done. In fact they are probably thinking about how to pay for the hunt and logistics. I hope they put a lot of effort into how to bring it down and make traditional archers look good. In fact I hope they do it in 1, 2 or 3 shots. It would prove that once again that traditional archery setup is a tool set which is up to the task to take just about any land mammal.

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in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37633

If getting means I have to agree with you then I probably don’t get it. I am not offended when people disagree with me. I am offended if people think they are justified by wounding animals without much thought.

Considering is another one of those words where I can utilize one of your previous remarks – something to the effect of relative meaning of a term or word.

At any rate if someone wants to shoot an elephant they are going to shoot it with whatever they want. I’m not stopping them and I do advocate discussion to consider what they are doing. Including them being criticized for their actions if it seems reasonable that they failed because they didn’t do enough research and were not well equipped , or fit enough to accomplish the mission. Now I know I have failed at many things in life but I am not bold enough to say I am going to kill and elephant with a longbow and I do believe that there are people who can achieve this goal. I think it has been done before but just because someone has done something doesn’t mean it is a good idea.

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in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37600

Sure… Any term you want to use in any language can be relatively applied. I’d say that if it cannot be taken down with say 2-3 arrows then you might run a good chance of just wounding an animal and it probably is not worth trying to harvest in the first place if you cannot have some sort of predictable outcome of success. That’s just a number off the top of my head but it seems reasonable that most animals might be able to make a getaway after the first arrow strikes. If it isn’t a mortal shot then that sort of hunting approach could leave a lot of wounded animals. I’d say that there is definitely some limits to archery and that if you are going to shoot an elephant you owe it back to the elephant and the fellow archery community members to try and take it swiftly and with as little chance at leaving it wounded as possible. There’s definitely a fine line as to what is reasonable from my perspective but I am not the law and most of all I think it is worth thinking about out loud publicly. If you’re going to ruin the image of all archers for a publicity stunt or for some self served purpose then be ready for some critics. Don’t take it too personally right now but just think about what you do. If you can do it then go ahead..

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in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37278

Here’s hoping you don’t have to turn that elephant into a pincushion.

Can you really take one down with just a few arrows? My question is – Is the longbow the adequate weapon for an elephant?

I can understand going to hunt any critter but it is important for me to know I have the ability to take the animal reasonably efficiently and as expedient as possible.

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in reply to: Waterproofing Fletching #36140

What’s A&A fletch? I’m going to find that topic.

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in reply to: To Close One Eye Or Not #35477

Keep both eyes open when shooting.

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in reply to: How many bowyers? #35470

I try to build bows. Not very good but always trying to improve.

Vine Maple

Ipe and Bamboo

Ipe and hickory

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in reply to: Stick and String Squirrel hunt 09 video! #35297

Love the video and love squirrel hunting.

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in reply to: skeletons in your closet #35295

Will it survive and what percentage?:

Depends on where it was hit, how deep, etc.

I have lost one bear once. Nothing else so far. I think that bear lived. I’ll never know for sure. All I can do is try hard every time to make the best shot I can do and do it right.

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in reply to: Waterproofing Fletching #35292

I’m using Rain-X

Can’t say it is better than any of the others. It’s just what I use…

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in reply to: Wyoming Pronghorn Spot and Stalk Success #35288

Thanks fellas.

A man’s got to get lucky once in a while.

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