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Two great and very different writers i would highly recommend are Rick Bass and Bernd Heinrich. Both are prolific writers and I’ve loved all their books, but two that come to mind right now as favorite’s are Bass’s The Wild Marsh and Heinrich’s Mind of the Raven. Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock is a classic that belongs on any hunter’s shelf–same applies to The Abstract Wild by Jack Turner.
in reply to: Effective range based on accuracy #38852I’m with Don Thomas on this one–if I absolutely had to put a number on it, I would say 20 yards, but in truth it’s a very fluid judgment. That’s why my preferred practice is stump shooting–keeps me in touch with what the doable looks and feels like. And when in doubt, I don’t shoot.
in reply to: quad tracks behind every locked gate #388422 years ago motorheads decided they could convert my cousin’s wooded property into an ATV playground and access route to public land. They even started cutting down trees and clearing paths. I blocked their paths and put up “no motor vehicle” signs. They shot the signs full of holes before tearing them down. So I had a talk with a local ATV rider who knew the other locals and suggested that their two options were to either respect my signs or respect my bucket of roofing nails. It solved the problem with regard to my cousin’s property, but they found other routes and much of the larger territory is simply no longer huntable.
in reply to: Low percentage shots #38835You absolutely did the right thing. At an oblique frontal angle a 2″ lateral error can land you arrow a foot or more farther back on the body. I passed up a straight on shot at one of the biggest bucks I’ve ever had within bow range last year and to be honest, it wasn’t even a matter of a noble ethical stance–I didn’t want to take the risk because wounding and losing a deer is the absolute lowest depth of misery I’ve ever experienced in hunting.
in reply to: Where Would You Live? #55109If I were younger, Montana would be irresistible, but as an apprentice geezer I’m slowly becoming more civilized–watching my native Pennsylvania get chewed ragged by oil and gas, I think fondly of Vermont.
in reply to: Noteable Quotes! #8671If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness. -Edward Abbey
in reply to: Noteable Quotes! #8667The earth is real. Only a fool, milking his cow, denies the cow’s reality. -Edward Abbey
in reply to: Rain suits #21736Swandri (Swanni) wool is sold in New Zealand as rain gear since the weave is so tight–over 200 threads per inch. Check out their bush shirt (which is really a coat). I have a Peter Storm rain suit that I like a lot–the exterior is slick though soft enough that it’s not noisy in brush though havey raindrops will make an audible splat.
in reply to: File Sharpening Single Bevel Broadheads #14454The biggest problem is putting too much muscle into it–the final steps reqire less pressure than the weight of the file. Too much pressure raises too much burr and taking it off leaves a less than sharp edge.
in reply to: Deer Hunters…Morning or Evening? #14079I’ll second what George said and for the same reasons. This year, i’m seeing more deer between 8:00AM and 10:30 AM than any other part of the day, but late morning and early afternoon will get busy when the rut gets going.
in reply to: a DEADLY new reason to avoid deer ticks #17751If you get a one-time dose of doxicycline within 72 hours of a tick bite you virtually eliminate the possibility of Lyme disease. If your doctor won’t do this, you need a new doctor. Waiting for test results (especially since there are many false negatives) could be disastrous.
I don’t mean this as a substitute for prevention–deer ticks are so small that you could have one attached long enough to infect you and never know it. But if you find one attached to you, get the antibiotic ASAP.in reply to: Neck knife conversion… #51771Instead of simply knotting the the leather lace, carefully cut a slit near one end with an xacto knife. Then put the other end through the slit and tie a knot in it to keep it from too readily pulling back through. Then you can use a loosely tied knot to adjust the length to fit the situation, clothing, etc.
in reply to: Ground Hunting #21119I’ve stayed on the ground since I fell in 1999. Since I mainly hunt Pennsylvania whitetails, I have to admit that has meant a little less meat. It has also meant a lot more fun and freedom–entering my hunting day open to a broader rage of possibilities. Several years ago, when I was recovering from neck surgery, I bought a Double Bull Blind so I could use it not only as a blind, but as a base camp of sorts where I could leave a lot of stuff I might normally carry in my chronically overloaded day pack. I thought of it as a temporary measure, but have continued it to this day. I set up the blind in a place that’s a hotspot in a particular part of the day in favorite territory and range out into other areas in other parts of the day. I’ve killed a few deer from the blind, but mostly what I’ve harvested from it is writing.
By the way, you can spot and stalk whitetails. You’ll busted most of the time and when you do manage to get in shooting range getting your bow up and shooting without spooking either your quarry or some critter you didn’t even know was there is problematic to say the least. But crossing the 30 yard line on a whitetail stalk and then advancing on to 20 or less is more exciting than most kills.in reply to: Bigfoot caught on trail cam! #19566I heard you can bait them with pint bottles of Makers Mark.
in reply to: Most Trouble Free Wood Shaft #12515I would agree that POC is trouble free and easy to work with, but I would highly recommend you add laminated birch to your list.
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