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in reply to: 'Nother Thunderchild #22104

Ha. Good to hear. I certainly love mine. A pretty amazing little bow design Jim has there.

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in reply to: The Hammock Seat #22096

Well done, Brennan. Love mine as well, but I’ve been pondering maybe someday replacing the fabric with some nylon mesh that would be both lighter and quieter than the original fabric.

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in reply to: 'Nother Thunderchild #20931

So I know we all “love” a new bow when we first get it (I’m as guilty as anyone), but now that you’ve had that T-child for a while, what are your thoughts on it, Duncan? Has it become your ‘go to?’

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in reply to: Another One Bites the Dust! #19855

Steve Graf wrote: … Took me a while to miss my gasses too.

Funny, I rarely miss mine. 8)

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #19102

Doc Nock wrote: Alien space debris fell outa orbit!?:shock::roll:

I’m going with drugs being smuggled inside porcelain figurines.

Or chupacabras have weird collection fetishes.

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in reply to: broadheads for grouse and pheasant #19090

J.Wesbrock wrote: You can save a few bucks buying them direct. Also, it looks like they are making screw-in brass pounts up to 200 grains now.

http://www.acearcherytackle.com/points.php

Thanks, Jason. Didn’t even ocur to me to just check the Ace site. Doh!

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in reply to: Southwest DIY Javelina Hunts? #18244

We’re considering this the scouting trip for next year’s TBM get-together with a larger crew, so just go ahead and block these days out now for 2016 – no excuses.

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in reply to: broadheads for grouse and pheasant #18207

Mike –

Yeah, they’re hard to find on the 3Rivers site, but here’s the link:

http://www.3riversarchery.com/Ace+Classic+Medieval+Glue-On+Points_i4923X_baseitem.html

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in reply to: broadheads for grouse and pheasant #18111

Well, it worked….mostly. I must have taken shots at a dozen birds to harvest this one. Took the tail feathers clean off one rooster and watched him sail over the horizon. I have no idea how many pheasants I’ve taken with a shotgun over the years, but today was still a good reminder of how tough these birds are. It was easily the hardest, and most crazy fun, bird hunting I’ve ever done.

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in reply to: My Trad Bowhunting season is (not) over! #17670

Alex –

I have no idea what to tell you, except that when it comes to the act of killing, we shouldn’t do anything we’re not comfortable with, regardless of other’s advice.

Me? I’m strugging with the opposite end of the spectrum right now – after not sealing the deal on any big game during archery season, I went and sighted in my rifle at the range the other day. But I honestly have no desire to use it. The only hunting I really enjoy any more is with a longbow in my hand.

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in reply to: My Solo Moose Hunt and Tribute to Bart #17015

Great story and a fitting tribute, Mike! Congrats on a fine hunt.

And I’d say you’ve gotten your money out of that pack…:wink:

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in reply to: A Few Days in the Wilderness #16870

Great pics and it looks like an awesome time. I’ve always wanted to spend more time exploring the Trinitys. And yeah, we have lots of snowberries here, and I’ve never seen them in bear scat before?!?

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in reply to: broadheads for grouse and pheasant #16775

I thought I’d bring up this old thread to include a new pheasant head combo I’m working on.

In the places I hunt pheasant, it’s usually really thick river bottomland, and trying to locate birds in this stuff without a dog is impossible.

So I need a head that will be safe around dogs, yet I’ve watched small game heads bounce off of roosters and have them fly off unscathed, so I knew that I wanted something that would actually penetrate the bird, not just cause some blunt trauma. That’s when I hit on the idea of using Ace bodkins – they’ll penetrate without a sharp blade, so they’re much safer around dogs. I also want the arrow to ideally stay in the bird to help bring it down quickly, so I needed something to prevent pass-throughs, hence the Zwickey Scorpio:

And on the other end I’m using 4 x 4″ flus.

Flight tests so far have been good. This was from 15 yards, with a #52 bow:

And in this pic, you can get an idea of average penetration (from the location of the Scorpio on the shaft) into the foam block:

Tomorrow morning, it’s time to go do some “real world” testing…

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in reply to: Update on Larry Fischer vs The Bastard #15875

Godspeed, Larry. And our condolences to the entire Ficher clan. Glasses will be raised tonight…

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in reply to: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Lifetime Membership Payment Plan #14334

That’s great, Patrick. Thank you for supporting BHA!

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