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in reply to: Sanding Block #131688
Where is the scale and north arrow ?
in reply to: Surewood Shafts #130687One other question : Are the tapered shafts spined after being tapered or before ? Does the tapered shaft shoot the same as parallel if both are the same spine ?
in reply to: Surewood Shafts #130685Bruce: What weight bow are you shooting the 60-65’s out of ? What type Hill, R/D, or recurve ?
in reply to: Guided Elk Hunt #130498You may want to consider joining the Professional Bowhunters Society. A number of the members act as hosts each year on hunts in a several locations around the country. One of the hunts is in Wyoming and is catered to first time elk hunters only. There are also hog hunts in Georgia, Javelina and deer in Arizona, Javelina in Texas and probably some more that I’m not aware of. With the exception of hunting on private ranches, license and tags, there are no fees associated with the hunts.
in reply to: New guy saying hello from B.C. #130497What are the requirements for someone from here in the Colonies to hunt B.C? Is a guide needed? I understand bringing in a firearm way too much hassle, but I don’t use them anyway. Any restrictions on archery?
in reply to: Good Compass #127449There is also the sun and moon which rise in the east and set in the west. This of course varies with the time of the year and latitude. At night there is Polaris which is located between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia. The ultimate navigation device is a hand held GPS that us Trad guys keep hidden in a backpack, along with spare batteries.
in reply to: Good Compass #127439I have used the Silva Ranger for many years. It is used by quite a few Foresters and Surveyors for doing recon work. Very good quality, adjustable, accurate and durable. Seems to me that it was around $50 or so, 30 years ago.
When I change locations by several hundred miles, I will reset it by taking an observation on Polaris to reset the declination.
The small el cheapo types like Bear mounted on their bows are pretty much useless. I once saw two Bear bows lying parallel with the two compasses reading 30 degrees different.
in reply to: Good Compass #127423Some time ago I ran across a compass made by a company in North Dakota. As everyone knows, a quality compass consists of a magnetic needle, an adjustment in degrees for declination, a mirror used for signaling, inclination measuring capability, quadrants clearly marked and scribed in degrees for bearing or azimuth and a bubble for leveling purposes. The makers of the N.D. compass however, felt that all that inclination / declination stuff was way to complicated so it was dispensed of entirely. They did retain the mirror however. The theory behind this model was that it wasn’t of much use in finding ones way back to camp, but it would tell you who was lost.
Ordered one from Amazon
in reply to: Traditional Hunts for Carribou #126787I hunted the Mulchatna herd in Alaska several years ago. Into caribou every day.
Fly to Anchorage, take ERA to Illiamna, then take a float plane to one of the lakes about an hour away. The pilots are not registered guides, therefore cannot recommend an area to hunt. But, they fly numerous times each day and deliver mail, supplies, etc, so they sure as heck know where the migrating herd is at any given time.
Might want to check on the current situation of that particular herd, as the conditions can change dramatically in short order.
I did have a bear take off with one of my Caribou and saw a wolf chasing another, which jumped off a cliff into the lake in order to get away from him. Not much has changed there in hundreds of years.
This was a DIY hunt and as I remember it wasn’t much over $2500 total.
in reply to: Bear sonoma take down Bows #126581Don’t know about the Sonoma, but if its a Bear product it should be just fine. I have a Sage which was $139 and seems to perform as well as my $500 bows. I understand that there were some quality control issues with the Samick line in the past, but I think those problems were resolved.
in reply to: Bear sonoma take down Bows #126580I just received a U finish longbow from 3 Rivers. $146. The only thing that needs finishing is cutting the arrow shelf, install tips for fast flight, staining the walnut handle and sealer. This is a Belcher product and I was amazed at the quality for the price. Every bit the equal of a Bear Montana at about 1/3 the price.
in reply to: Bow for elk huntingBald Old Guy #123847I hunted Idaho for a number of years , then finally gave up because the Elk numbers were down so dramatically. The locals all agreed that it had to do with the importation of the Canadian wolves. I generally hunted Weitas Creek, in the panhandle. Might be better further south, but I don’t know that for sure.
Will be quite the experience having an bull scream at you from 10 yards away. I’ve seen them shot in the hoof, horn and some just plain missed ( not by me of course ) at that distance.
in reply to: Bow for elk huntingBald Old Guy #123388No real need for a bow much over 50 lbs for elk (or anything else). I would recommend a 2 blade single bevel on a 600-650 gr arrow however. Should zip right through.
in reply to: Heat Treating Trade Points #123321Just a few minutes. One pass through the bandsaw to cut the notch. Insert the BH with glue and let dry. The sinew follows then I lightly coat it with Tightbond which makes the wrap slick.
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