[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: On TeeVee hunting heroes #49536

I gave up having high expectations of anything on television a long, long time ago.

Pretty much agree with Clay on this one.

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in reply to: Bear Care #37708

In Idaho you are required to present the skull and hide, with evidence of sex left intact.

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in reply to: Bow Quivers #37275

EFA makes a stabilizer/insert adapter kit for their quivers. Very easy to convert, so you could keep the hood as a strap-on, for example, and convert the gripper to an insert attachment.

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in reply to: Bow Quivers #37035

I’ve been using Eagle’s Flight Quivers for a while now with no complaints. They’re really well-made, reasonably priced, and very lightweight:

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in reply to: Made an archery glove #35690

Wow – nice work! Are you taking orders? 😆

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in reply to: Scent control? #30252

Reckon I should elaborate – I just assumed the OP was referring to the wall of “Scent Control” gimmicks found at any sporting goods store, which I have yet to be convinced on.

But I do other things to control my scent for sure – my hunting clothes hang outside in a mesh bag as long as weather permits throughout the season. I bathe in unscented soap, wash all my hunting clothes in a non-scented, non-UV brightener, detergent. Wear merino underlayers that don’t hold body oder the way synthetics do, etc.

All of that helps, but at the end of the day, I still think that even if you’re doing all of the above (and more) religiously, you’re not going to escape the keen nose of an ungulate if the air currents are wrong.

At the end of the day, there is no magic potion to replace good ‘ol woodsmanship and skill. And let’s hope there never is. 😉

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in reply to: Scent control? #29955

Seabass wrote: Good morning my tradbow brothers! Do any of you see deer WITHOUT all that scent control stuff?

I’ve never used any of that “scent control stuff” and I have close encounters with animals all the time. As mhay said, I pay close attention to the wind, and I tend to wear fabrics like wool that don’t seem to hold scent the way that cotton and synthetics do. But regardless of what you’re wearing (including all that scent control stuff) animals are going to smell you if your scent is carrying in their direction, pure and simple.

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in reply to: Bow weight and FOC #29256

David Petersen wrote: …Using 843-grain total arrow weight (compressed hickory) with a tiny 125 grain broadhead I shot completely through two elk with the same arrow (not at the same time of course). On the third elk I hit the scapula and utterly destroyed the broadhead (Wolverine) with only skin-deep penetration. The point being that without broadhead integrity no amount of arrow weight or FOC is going to help us with heavy bone hits, but in fact promotes broadhead failure.

Dave –

Your post just made me ponder something. Obviously, broadhead integrity is critical, but I wonder if an additional contributing factor to broadhead failure in the example above (an 843 grain arrow with a 125 gr. head) is exactly that – 718 gr. behind the head. This means that upon impact with an object solid enough to stop arrow travel, you have significant forces impacting the head from both ends.

In other words, even a broadhead with plenty of integrity to withstand impact with heavy bone, might still not have enough integrity to withstand impact with heavy bone, and having to stop 700gr. with its arse end simultaneously. 😉

Just a thought, and another good reason for getting as much of the total weight in the head as possible…

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in reply to: ABS "Super Glove" #28818

R2 wrote:

I have a large Dura glove but it ain’t stretching at all in the finger stalls.

Yeah, I don’t think cordura stretches much at all. Not sure that cordovan will stretch much either, but the rest of the glove will. Expect a little break-in time. I still haven’t found anything that beats cordovan for an ultra-smooth release combined with long-term durability.

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #28807

ausjim wrote: We’re right on the bottom of the salty’s range here. I pucker up a bit every time I wade across a creek (I waded a very dodgy looking estuarine creek about a week ago to get to a delicious looking mango grove on the other bank… I hope the crocs don’t get wise to that!), but they’re not very common here. Tiger sharks are all over the place though and the stinger season has just started (1 metre worth of tentacles on you is enough to kill a healthy adult), and we are paddling a long way north, which puts us deeper into croc country…

Should be fun! I just bought a waterproof camera so hopefully when I get back I can post some pics to help get you through winter 😉

Jim

So just to sum up….saltwater crocs, tiger sharks and lethal jellyfish. Right…

I’ll take bears any day. 😀

Have fun, Jim!!

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in reply to: Moccasins #28802

I’d like to pick up a pair of Arrow mocs one of these days. Not sure how much actual hunting I would do in them, but they sure look great for bumming around! Right now I have a pair of Geier bison mocs, and they are incredibly comfortable.

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in reply to: ABS "Super Glove" #28789

R2 –

I would say that the finger sizes correspond well to the overall size. A little on the ‘snug’ side when I first got it, which is good because it will stretch a bit. I did what I usually do with all of my leather products – worked in a good treatment of Montana Pitch to moisturize and soften the leather (except for the tips), and that helps too.

I’ve been shooting an American Leathers ‘Big Shot’ for the last several years, and it’s a really nice glove as well. The glove is still nowhere near being worn out, but the nylon stalls have developed deep grooves that I’ve noticed affecting my shot lately. Also, I find the stalls to be just a hair short for my tastes. I always feel like I’m right at the edge of the stall when I hook the string. Still, that’s a personal fit issue, not a shortcoming of the glove, and it’s lasted longer than any other glove I’ve used – I just wanted to try something different. And the ‘Super’ glove seems to be fitting my bill really well so far – if it proves to be anywhere near as long-lasting as the Big Shot, I’m sold.

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in reply to: Backcountry College #4 – navigation 1 #21568

More excellent info, Clay. I’m really stoked that this series is happening, and being executed so well. It should be required viewing, whether it’s all new, or for those of us that need reminders now and then. Thank you for doing this.

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in reply to: Longbow Doe #19921

Well done, Scott!!

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in reply to: Water and the A&A fletch #19450

Jans –

I have found the same thing with Gateway, unfortunately. They start to fray quickly, and their colors fade faster than any other fletching I’ve used. However, I shoot l. wing, and I can’t seem to find much svailable from Trueflight in smaller sizes for l. wing.

Is there a good source for A&A cut feathers these days? Or is everyone just doing their own?

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