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in reply to: Arrow makers #35793
I think Charlie gets 65 or 75 a dozen for tappered Douglas Fir arrows.
in reply to: More international good press for bowhunting #26882I was thinking about this post last night because on the news there was a dog (pitbull) with two arrows stuck in him. He was alive, field tips, and it looked like he too should recover.
Obviously the dog won’t have the same impact on bowhunting as the deer will because he was just targeted out of stupidity rather than a hunting scenario. But still sad to see.
I also have pictures of a redtail hawk with an arrow through it that I was sent. Someone targeted it for ‘fun’. Like the dog it was hit with a field tip. It was patched up and released.
I don’t know if there’s too much point in relating this other than the deer could have been a good shot gone horribly wrong. Whereas these other two critters were just shot for ‘fun’ and not in a legal hunting scenario.
Unfortunately animals with arrows sticking out of them isn’t as uncommon as we might hope.
in reply to: How many times per week do you hunt? #58502A fun topic. I’m an ex falconer. I have a wife and two girls. When I hawked I hunt 6 or 7 days a week for 6 months, before or after work. There was a tremendous drive and passion for hawks in me, still is. But it’s not really fair to God or family to be that driven towards something. I just could not or would not do it half way. There is a huge difference between guys who hunt everyday and those who don’t. That said I had to quit. I use to bowhunt as a kid and loved it. Always wanted to hunt with a longbow. So now I do. This season I hunted almost everyday of the 30 day season. I had to take some time off to prepare for a sermon for church. Spending a couple of months going hard is a lot less than 6. If I had enough vacation I would take off all of elk season and hunt everday. But my job is stingy with vacation that time of year so I hunt less than I would like.
in reply to: Arrow Shafts #53238Dave, steel internals you mean steel inserts? Please forgive me for all the questions I’m new to arrow building) What weight inserts do you recommend?
When I started this traditional journey I talked to a lot of people and used what they recommended. But since reading your ‘Going Trad’and starting to read the Ashby studies I’m rethinking some of the advice I’ve gotten. Not that they are bad people who gave me advice but I find myself liking the overkill approach.
Thanks again for everyone’s help!
in reply to: Arrow Shafts #53218Thanks guys that’s what I was wondering!
in reply to: A first harvest… #53767Sweet. Congrats!
in reply to: Bear Scouting Pics #39184Cool pictures. Thanks for sharing.
in reply to: Cougar tips? #35741Yeah there’s one older cat and two younger ones but they are good sized. They were not all together in any cases.
One of the neighbors had the state come out at one point but the trapper failed to catch any cats.
One of them attacked a big dog that was with his owner and another guy while the owner was riding around on a four Wheeler. There are small kids in the area and the one property owner who doesn’t let people hunt has given me free range to hunt on his place.
I can’t place myself in their minds as to the exact thought process but this is how they want it to roll.
Some rural folks don’t want the state or feds in their business and might be more comfortable with a ‘regular’ person on their land.
in reply to: Cougar tips? #35433I went out there and looked around. There was 3 cats on the trail cam and one very big bear. Other than that I haven’t been back yet simply because I’m trying to get an add on room done for my daughter before school. Then deer season starts. So it might be awhile until I can go again depending on how hunting season treats me.
The property owners didn’t seem to super anxious to get rid of the cats when I suggested they call the state. They mentioned that they wanted someone there who was having fun. So I’m getting my stuff done first. They understand.
Thanks for your interest.
in reply to: The ugly underbelly of "preserve" "hunting" #29541It’s pretty pathetic people would pay to do something like that.
in reply to: What is Traditional Archery? #23254I saw a video of a guy with a longbow track a doe, which was poorly shot, care way more about his video camera and filming than finishing of the deer in an humane manner. He then shot the deer again but not before he repositioned his camera for the shot… That guy was using a longbow and in my humble opinion was about as anti hunter as they come. He did nothing to promote hunting only to show off his screwed up kill. And then, like the person his is, he posts the video on YouTube for everyone to fight about in his comments. So I agree with Dave in that traditional values is the way to think about this hunting of ours. ‘Cause I know rifle hunters that would never do something like that.
I think traditional for me represents the challenge of the hunt with a trad bow. In the same way I pretty much almost exclusively use dry flies while fly fishing. If I used nymphs or bait I could catch way more fish but I enjoy the challenge of catching fish on the dry. I love watching trout take a home tied dry fly off the top.
For me there’s more of your own calories going into a shot and more challenge to get close enough and wait for a good shot. That’s what traditional is to me, the challenge and like Dave said the mind set to do it right.
in reply to: Bucket list hunt #22927jpd, I know some people eat mt. Lion. If I get one I’m going to try it.
in reply to: Quality, yet affordable knife suggestions? #22124I’m trying a Havalon knife. Actually used it on a turkey and bear this year so far. They have disposable blades which if your not into or good at sharpening comes in handy. They are small and you just replace the blade when it dulls. They claim you can butcher a whole elk with one blade. That was not my experience. It took 3 for the bear. However the blades are relatively inexpensive. I do carry a gerber folder for back up too but never used it. The draw backs it that the blades are thin and can break. I broke one, chalk it up to a learning curve. Plus you should have some forceps with for changing the blades because they are really freaking sharp and kind of sticky to get off. Other than that I really like mine and plan to use it some more. They cost $40 or so. They come with 12 blades. The replacement blades, like I said, aren’t too expensive. They few critters I will be processing every year the cost is worth it to me just to have a sharp blade on hand. I realize this isn’t quiet a traditional type blade but one to check out.
in reply to: Bucket list hunt #20300Alex, do you have a specific state in mind for mule deer?
in reply to: Bucket list hunt #20299That’s a nice axis buck. Where did you get him?
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