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Great turkeys tips, Ben. Unfortunately, it looks like my spring turkey season is over – we made another stab at it last week, but the gobblers weren’t very fired up at all, and the hens and toms we were seeing were still very separate. It felt like it hasn’t even really kicked in yet. We called a couple gobblers part way in, but they hung up in the thick stuff and wouldn’t close the distance. So I moved in on one, and got very close to him without a clear shot, and then he disappeared. Still it was a lot of fun.
Here’s the Better Half, schooling the boys with her Alaskan the other day:
colmike wrote:
…That’s why recently I don’t buy anything unless Bruce says something nice about it:wink:
Btw, Jim – did you get that new moosehide quiver yet?
“…It became quite a serious competition and should a warrior miss the target he used to take it so personally that he would actually commit harakiri at the end of the run.”
😯 Whoa. Seems like that could thin the ranks rather quickly.
The Yumi is one of the most unusual and interesting traditional bows I know of. The Japanese had a smaller version, called the Hankyu (“half-bow”) but generally opted for using the longer Yumi Daikyu on horseback instead, unlike just about every other horse culture I know of.
Cool link, Jim.
Really wish I could make it, but it’s a long haul for me at a busy time of year.
Hope to see you @ Scout Mtn. though.
Not exactly a book on bows (although he does discuss bowhunting), but this is what I’ve been reading lately:
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Turkey-Hunting-Strategies-Effectively/dp/1585748757
Tons of excellent, no-nonsense info about hunting turkeys, in a variety of environments. I’d highly recommend it.
kirkll wrote:
That being said, would it be safe to say that when using less FOC, more helical and arrow spin plays a bigger part in stabilizing arrow flight VS EFOC philosophy?
Kirk –
Good on you for deciding to get first-hand experience and figure out what works best for you. I know that may sound obvious, but I’m continually amazed at how many people reach their conclusions before doing what you are…. 😉
I can’t speak for everyone’s experience with FOC – even amongst those of us that are sold on the benefits of high foc arrows, there are still a variety of opinions when it comes to appropriate fletching. But in my experience, I agree with what you say above. Basically, the more you steer the arrow from the front (with high point weight) the less you need to steer/stabilize the arrow from the rear.
Personally, I’m shooting 4 x 2-1/4″ fletch, with just a very slight offset, and the natural helical of the feathers. And they visibly spin in flight. I currently have 25% FOC, with 300gr. up front.
Even when I used larger fletching, I never used much helical. A need for a significant amount of helical and offset in order to acheive good arrow flight is, imo, an indication that I need to revisit my tuning.
Please keep us updated with your experiments – we all can learn from this.
Got out looking for bear yesterday morning. It’s a little odd at this point, but I still have yet to see any bear sign at all in the usual places, and yesterday was no exception. Still a fair bit of snow on north-facing hillsides and the dark timber, so I opted to get up on a ridge with a good view and glass down into some good looking drainages.
Saw at least half a dozen moose, a few elk and a bunch of muleys, but no bruins at all. Still, it was a fine morning in the mountains, with no one else around for miles.
And then on the way out I came across these very fresh tracks on a muddy 2-track:
They weren’t there on the way in. I kept one eye over my shoulder till I got to the truck…8)
