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in reply to: The New Addition – 1970 K-Mag #20868
Thanks. The more I shoot it the more I’m falling in love with it. And yeah, it’s a Grayling. I think the move to Florida didn’t happen till mid/late 70’s?
#50, 52″ RH.
And the worse part? I’m already looking at a 1967 K-Mag to add as well. I think I’ve got a problem…
in reply to: Does this make you feel as bad as it does me? #18605Just finished rereading it myself after too many years. I’d forgotten just how profound and visionary virtually every page is.
It’s one of a small handful of books I should re-read on an annual basis.
in reply to: Sad to say….. #16102trapperDave wrote: just because others partake, does not mean you have to. Dont worry about what BillyBob hunts with, how he hunts or what he chooses to shoot. Do your own thing.
Normally, Dave, I’d agree. But what worries me is how the general public perceives this sort of ‘hunting’ (and I’m using the term very generously). And I’m not talking about the PETA-heads, who we’re never going to win over anyway, I’m just talking about regular people who see this sort of thing and find it offensive – folks who might otherwise, if presented with a view of respectful, ethical hunting, be won over to our understanding. It doesn’t take many videos of deer walking up to a feeder and being blown away to sway a great deal of public sentiment away from hunting in general.
I think that the hunting community can continue to honor a diversity of perspectives/approaches without giving in to something like baiting. Something which I’m the first to admit that I am judgmental about. I think it’s lame.
in reply to: Sad to say….. #15475I long for the day when I can simply set up my remote camera, focus it on a bucket of donuts in a clearing in the woods, monitor it all from the comfort of my laptop in my living room until I’m certain that there will be a bear gorging on it, and then I can walk up and pop it while it’s not looking, wipe the cherry filling from its mouth and snap a few brag pics. Gawd, I love the sporting life…[/sarcasm]
in reply to: Turkey season starts this saturday #15470Wait – barefoot? We must be in very different parts of Idaho. I’m hoping the snow is lower than my Muck boots by the 15th.
in reply to: Does this make you feel as bad as it does me? #14980Elk tearing up golf courses? +1
Elk scaring the #%$* out of stupid tourists? +2
Not getting to see a tourist get flipped on his arse by a rutting bull? – 1.
Cops in shorts riding Segways? No comment.
All in all, a cinematic tour de farce and two thumbs up.
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in reply to: Turkey season starts this saturday #14901Good on ya. Prove ’em all wrong. I’m always amazed at how little faith people have in trad bows. Have they forgotten almost all of human history?
in reply to: Kinetic Pulse #64084I’m no physics geek, but it always seemed to me that focusing solely on kinetic energy, without factoring in momentum, was missing half the equation. An approach that integrates both makes a lot more sense to me.
Then again, theory only gets you so far. The third half of the equation (lol), and arguably the most important one, comes from real world experimentation, which sometimes seems to fly in the face of theory.
in reply to: Wind check feather #56340As a result of typically getting up way too early to hunt, I often tend to neglect proper dental hygiene on those mornings. I find that the resulting ‘coffee and Pop Tart breath’ is all the wind indicator I usually need.
in reply to: No To Traditional Hunting? #52562Would ‘spear season’ require wearing a blaze orange loincloth?
in reply to: No To Traditional Hunting? #51657Damn. This doesn’t help my cause for getting an atlatl season started in Idaho…
in reply to: Looking for good solid economical bow #49230Bear has just revamped the venerable Grizz for ’11. They look great, imo, and have a solid track record as a reliable, good shooting bow that many people use for years, and they won’t break the bank. At the same time, I probably wouldn’t go much cheaper or you’ll get what you pay for, which is a bow you’ll likely be looking to replace sooner than later. You can also find good deals on the on eBay, just be cautious and ask questions about purchasing used bows online.
rayborbon wrote:
I’d eat a wolf.Double dog dare ya.
in reply to: Thoughts from a Luddite #45151Homer wrote: So, any arguments about whether the term means “traditionalism” or “loyalty to old ways” aside, to Abbey and thus to me, a Luddite is not one who is against “progress,” but rather, one who is against “industrial efficiency” replacing human dignity.
I always enjoy your posts Homer (and I’m a big fan of ‘ol Ed). But I’d respectfully put forth that no one, and certainly not any inanimate machine – can take one’s dignity away, unless they let it. It’s not like pre-industrial life was full of ‘dignity’ by most accounts, except in the most romantic tellings of it. I own both a couple trad bows and a laptop. Love ’em both, but if it came down to one or the other, rest assured it would be the former (dignity intact..).
And I’m really enjoying this thread…
in reply to: Thoughts from a Luddite #43326Information is just that – information. One can take it or leave it, integrate it, or choose to ignore it and stick with what they like. But I’m pretty sure that throughout “traditional” history, hunters have always exchanged information about potential improvements, be it shaft material, bow material, point shape/material, dimensions, proportions, etc.
I understand your point about taking it too far, and getting overly-complicated about it for sure, and I lean the same way. I’m not someone who tends to get really wrapped up in the technical details. But who’s to say what is ‘too much’ for someone else?
To me, it’s kind of like fly fishing – you can keep it really simple and just have fun, or you can also really geek out if you want to. And some of that, I think has more to do with the tendencies of your personality type and what you are looking to get out of this whole experience. Some look for an escape and a return to simplicity, some love nothing more than delving deep into technical geekery with everything they do.
Either way, it’s all good. Take the info, or leave it. As long as you’re having fun.
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