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in reply to: Winter Rove #52895

dwcphoto wrote: Think this thread’s been partially hi-jacked!

I would expect nothing less.

This is hilarious…

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in reply to: The Intricate Process Of Making Arrows From Bamboo #52093

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

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in reply to: Robertson 'Primal Styk' #50597

Patrick wrote:

You’ve got me wanting to open my own homeless shelter!

Giving a home to bows in need is truly some of the most satisfying work I’ve done, Patrick. If we don’t help these poor bows out, who will? All they need is a little shelter and exercise to turn their lives around. 😉

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in reply to: Robertson 'Primal Styk' #50103

Well, another poor homeless Primal Styk knocked on my door, and far be it for me to not invite it out of the cold on a bitter winter’s night. 😉

This is another ‘Overdrive’ version, like the #55 version I have, but this one has a micarta riser and bocote limbs. The Primal Overdrives have a little more of a ‘thump’ to them than the regular Primals, though it’s not bad at all, and I’m happy to trade that for the extra zip these bows have. The micarta riser seems to lend enough mass to the bow that it’s even less noticeable. Here are a few pics:

The Primal herd as it stands:

Each one as fine a shootin’ styk as one could hope for.

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in reply to: Duiker quiver #49066

grumpy wrote:

Like the fact that the fletching is protected from the rain.

Yup. That’s a big bonus with a quiver like this that has a hood.

I should add that the fabric of the Safari Tuff quivers is very quiet as well.

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in reply to: Winter Rove #48864

Thanks, folks – it was a fine little escape and good for the soul!

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in reply to: New books #48862

Thanks for the reminder about Kilham – I’ve had “In the Company of Bears” on my wish list for a while now. I’m going to grab a copy just as soon as I finish the other 4 books I’m reading right now…:wink:

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in reply to: Winter Rove #48448

Wose wrote:

I’m going to guess weasel. It’s hard to tell without a size reference.

Yup – that’s my guess as well. They were the right size for a weasel.

Saw tons of fox tracks as well, but didn’t get a good pic of them. I love heading out after a fresh snowfall and seeing the evidence of everything that’s been moving around.

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in reply to: Duiker quiver #48415

Steve – I’ll be interested to see what you come up with.

DK – I find that because I rotate sideways when I draw, the quiver moves behind me and doesn’t interefere with drawing at all.

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in reply to: Duiker quiver #47539

Yeah, with my Bison Gear pack (The FT Explorer) I find it works best to just snug up the strap and put it over my shoulder. Works just fine that way, even when bushwhacking.

I also have a Kuiu 1800 which has a frame that has “stays” that poke up a little above the shoulder straps. I can hook the Duiker strap over the frame stay, and then it rides by my side very securely.

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in reply to: Planning an Elk Hunt #47528

Patrick – I wish I could offer some useful advice on this, but I’ve never really gone through the process of using an outfitter, researching different states for elk, etc. I’m just lucky enough to hunt where I live. But I wish you the best in figuring out the process, and please share whatever you feel might be useful general info for others. And I’m looking forward to hearing how this takes shape for you and your son – he’s a lucky guy!!

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in reply to: Duiker quiver #47523

The Duiker Deluxe is my first choice in a side quiver. I love it, and think it’s the most versatile side quiver I’ve ever used.

I particularly like the ‘Deluxe’ version because for only $20 more, you get a good-sized pocket and the storm cover, both of which are totally worth it.

I don’t find that it interferes with a day pack at all. I’ve experimented with strapping it directly to a pack, but found that it liked it more when it was free from the pack – it allowed me to swing it forward when needed.

If you don’t want to use a bow quiver, it’s the best solution I’ve come up with to date that still allows for carrying a decent-sized day pack as well.

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in reply to: Value of Reviews #47332

Based on the reviews, I think I need this t-shirt:

Although, if you’re going to walk around in one of these in Idaho, it better be made out of kevlar…

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in reply to: Value of Reviews #46655

I find reviews very useful. Sure, there are some that are obviously worthless, but when I look at an item that has possibly hundreds of reviews, and I see what the overall rating is, and I can quickly scan both the most positive and the most negative reviews, I feel like I can get a much better sense of what I’m really ordering than if I just do so blind.

I also find reviews on forums like this to be even more useful than on merchant sites. There’s more opportunity to go into detail, provide pics of the product in use, respond to questions, etc.

People can pine for the ‘good ol days’ (and I do the same myself sometimes), but the ability to share information in these ways isn’t a bad thing at all, imo.

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in reply to: Hunting in the heat! #46362

I agree that some people probably worry about it too much, but I also understand what sinawalli is saying. Particularly if I’m elk hunting and I’m alone, it would be pretty easy for me to be hours from the truck, and on a September afternoon the outside temp could be 75F, which means it will be significantly warmer inside my truck. Hiking out with one quarter, putting it in the truck while I spend another several hours hiking back in and out with another quarter, and then doing the whole thing several more times before it’s all said and done could mean that I’ve got meat sitting in a hot truck for quite a while.

My hunting circle of friends know that we are all on the “call list” and if one of us gets a big animal and needs help, we’re all going to drop what we’re doing if we can, grab a backpack and hike in. So that’s usually ‘Plan A’ for me when hunting near home, with a big elk anyway. “Plan B” is get it all bagged and in the shade, wait till evening when things cool off and then start packing out, assuming I’m in a place where hiking in the dark with that much weight on my back wouldn’t be unsafe. I wouldn’t sleep that night anyway, thinking about all that meat getting devoured overnight.

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