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donthomas wrote: Steve–There was no established doctor-patient relationship. That’s why I didn’t feel badly about kicking the side of his new pickup in. Don
David Petersen wrote: Extreme polarization and a bunker mentality are always the enemies of sound decision making.
A good thing for all of us to remember.
On a related note, Idaho Fish and Game recently shelved a proposal to require all bear bait contents in grizzly overlap zones to only contain “local and natural” contents. IDFG framed this proposed change as being a “safety” issue – insofar as bait sites have the potential to impact the safety of other backcountry users in the area.
Idaho BHA filed comments on this, after a spirited discussion in which many good and valid points were raised. But ultimately we agreed on these points:
– There is a legitimate safety issue with bait sites in grizzly overlap zones, esp. when they are not far from trails and/or other backcountry users are not aware of their proximity or location.
– There is no science that any of us are aware of that demonstrates that requiring “local and natural” bait content would do anything to increase those safety margins. A bait site is a bait site, and therefore a major attractant, by design – the bears don’t care whether it contains bacon grease and donuts, or local huckleberries and native trout.
– Allowing bear baiting in grizzly zones is completely inconsistent with what is required of every other backcountry user group. For example, if I’m merely backpacking in the area and I leave food out in camp, I can receive a hefty fine. Yet someone can have a barrel full of bait in the same area and be considered perfectly legal? If IDFG is going to do anything from a “safety” point of view on this issue, then what it should be doing is making baiting practices in grizzly zones consistent with what every other backcountry user group is required to do. In other words, don’t allow baiting at all in grizzly zones. This would only affect a very small portion of the state, and with the right framing and marketing, these zones could actually be touted as desirable “spot and stalk only” zones (they tend to have bigger black bears on average).
– At the same time, the notion that backcountry baiting creates “problem” bears that wander into the frontcountry is highly debatable. Personally, I think it’s BS. Bears are the ultiumate opportunists, and if there is a good food source easily available on a picnic table or your back porch, I think it matters little whether they were attracted to a bait site miles away on a previous occasion. That’s not a defense of bear baiting in general (which I’ll stay out of), but I think it’s also important that we stick to facts, rather than conjecture.
Ultimately, the proposed changes were shelved, not because of the above so much as a very vocal contingent of bear hunters came out in force to fight any changes to bear baiting practices in the state. Unfortunately, I think it’s going to take an ugly incident that is the direct result of a nearby baiting site in grizz habitat for this issue to be re-examined.
¡Bienvenidos, compadre! Me gusto sus escritos y videos aquì:
http://adventurousbowhunter.com/
¡Salud!
J.Wesbrock wrote: [quote=Smithhammer] Any thoughts/feedback?
Yes. It looks great. Don’t mess with it. 😉
Thanks, Jason – that’s what we always want to hear!
But I thought it was noteworthy that in the 2nd round of testing, there’s no visible different between the two different setups (at least that I could see). When I get a calm day, I want to make sure that’s still consistent at a longer distance.
Round two – All shots were taken at 5yds due to windy conditions outside, with the same bow described above.
The holes on the left side of the paper were made with:
GT Trad 5575 cut to 28.5″
50 gr. insert
250 gr. point
5 gr. washer
4 x 3″ fletch
FOC – 25.5%
Total arrow weight: 600gr.
The holes on the right side of the paper were with the same 545 gr. arrow (FOC – 22.8%) described in the original post. The larger holes, esp. on the l. side, are where two arrows passed throug in more or less the same hole:
Both great looking knives, Todd.
The top one has just the kind of gently-sloping drop point, almost to the lateral line, that I really like.
Probably my favorite all-around hunting knife – a Bark River “Fox River” has a similar profile. Btw, I used this knife on a deer a few weeks ago, and I’m really impressed with the CPM3V steel on this model. Even after quartering and dressing a good-sized deer, and without me being particularly careful at separating joints, nicking bone while separating the loins, etc. I brought the knife home, cleaned it up and without touching up the edge at all it was still slicing paper cleanly:
Ten minutes later, with a leather strop and a little compound it was easily shaving sharp again. The edge retention of 3V is seriously impressive.
Duncan wrote: Not gonna work Smithammer. I’m not going to buy one – yet. But yours is definitely a beaut. 😀
Duncan
Your resolve is admirable, my friend. By resistance is futile.
Etter1 wrote: Looks great! Bring em both to AZ. I’ve never shot a big Jim bow.
Definitely. I’m looking forward to taking a javi with this bow!
