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in reply to: Looking for a hunting partner next year #45333
Fred Bear did a video about St. Vincent Island. It shows the character of the place. If you can get ahold of the video collection, it’s in there.
If old Fred liked it, it must be good.
in reply to: Who makes a good pair of pants these days??? #45324David Petersen wrote: … for me that would be Walmart camo and/or military surplus wool… I boycott Cabelas for personal ethical reasons.
Hmmmm. I wonder what Cabelas could have done that is worse than what Walmart does to it’s vendors, competitors, and employees….? The latest ugly I heard about was that Walmart takes life insurance out on it’s $7.00 employees. So when they die they can make a profit. No money goes to the family of the dead. In fact, there is a memo floating around from a VP complaining that they weren’t making enough money on that income stream because not enough employees were dying.
It’s called Peasant Insurance….
So if we are airing dirty corporate underwear… I would love to know… what did cabela’s do?
in reply to: Lamination Separation #44135Patrick – you could put some super glue under the lamination and see if that will keep it down. But I have to say, I don’t have much faith in super glue
My guess is that ultimately it is a warranty issue and you should send it back. Since that lamination is involved somehow in the “2 piece mechanism” whatever that is, letting the crack move down may weaken the joining of the two limbs.
Do you have another bow to go to for the season? What a bummer!
in reply to: Longer Feathers vs Larger Quantity of Feathers #44114For most people, all this mucking about is not necessary. But for me, it helps. I am the quintessential crappy archer.
With a long long bow, long arrows, lots of feathers, a heavy point, a smooth glove, and a little luck I can hold my own…
in reply to: Longer Feathers vs Larger Quantity of Feathers #42976I agree with everything Steve McD said.
That is why I have moved this year to 4 X 5 inch feathers. I did more to experiment with arrows this year than I have in a while. Here is what I ended up with:
– 4 X 5″ 90 deg feathers (I tested against 3 and 4 inch feathers in 3 X 120 Deg and 4 X 90 deg and 4 X 70/110 deg)
– turbulator at 3/8 inch leading edge to leading edge. 1/8 inch wide. 4 inches of wrap. (I tested widths from 1/4 inch to 1/16 inch and lengths from 2 inch to 5 inch and leads from 3/4 inch to zero)
– Aluminum sleeve over insert (no experimentation done to prove it makes arrow stronger. Just did it based on what was reported on this website)
-Abowyer Wapiti broadhead (oh my gosh those things are sharp and stay sharp!!!!!! I shot several of them into my layered foam target over 20 times each (lost count) and they are still shaving sharp!!!!!) My magnus broadheads, good as they are, would be dull on the 1st shot.
Here are my reasons for my feather setup:
– 5″ feathers provided the most forgiving and reliable arrow
– 90 deg orientation provided the most quiet orientation
– turbulator as described above made the most quiet arrow
– Aluminum sleeve makes the arrow as tough as possible
– Aboyer Wapiti broadhead should be the most lethal head for the money based on what has been reported on this website.The lesson I learned? It doesn’t have to be either/or. It can be both…
in reply to: footed carbon shaft?? #42961I think it would be a bad idea.
You know the old saying: “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link”… Well, adding wood to the front of a carbon arrow makes the arrow as weak as wood. You are trying to put wagon wheels on a corvette.
But you have hit upon the angst that plagues all us traditional hunters. How do we combine our desire to demonstrate skill with a bare bow, with our obligation to dispatch game as cleanly as possible? Wooden arrows necessitate greater skill. Carbon Arrows provide a sure kill. It is a conundrum.
Combining the two is a disaster that throws the conundrum into sharp relief.
My advice, humble it is… Is to leave the napped heads on wooden arrows (many adventures in optimizing design to be had there) and put some good heavy single bevel heads on those carbon shafts.
in reply to: Feeling like a Dinosaur…… #38007Curious… I was felling the same way about my catalogs. I used to spend hours “reading” them in bed. Now I give them a cursory look in the spring and that’s it. Unless I need to buy something.
Same goes for magazines, tv, etc. I don’t bother with the hunting magazines any more as they are just ads bound by fluf (TBM excluded).
It’s not you, Duncan. It’s the media. Here’s my proof: My 11 year old boy got into my stash of magazines (no porn 😯 ) and spent hours reading old field and stream from the ’70’s and deer and deer hunting from the ’80’s.
So I got him a subscription to Field and Stream. When he got the first issue, he ran in his room and closed the door so he could read in peace. Man was he excited!! 10 minutes later he came out. I asked him about the magazine, and he said he had finished it and it wasn’t that great.
What? I asked. I looked the magazine over and sure enough, there wasn’t much there to bother with. He asked me if I had any more of the “other” field and stream. Meaning the old ones…
Sorry Boy, I told him.
in reply to: I broke my Bow, now what! #34784At the risk of sounding like a jerk…. Maybe the lesson here is that it would be better to walk than ride…
in reply to: Flemish Strings #34781Usually custom bows come with flemish strings. Bear bows, martin bows come with endless loop strings.
To the factory, endless loop strings are faster and thus cheaper to make because they have automated string making machines.
To the custom bow makers flemish strings are easier and thus cheaper to make because they don’t require any fancy equipment to make.
To the user there are only a few differences, none that really affect performance:
– Flemish Strings are usually easier to twist up for brace height adjustments
– Flemish strings are easier to get silencers twisted into
– Flemish strings are prettier (to me)Making your own flemish strings is a nice way to start down the path of do-it-yourself traditional archery. But be careful… when you start down this path, you may get hooked!
in reply to: Surprise Tree stand dangers! #34766Another Eco-Friendly but slower method is to put some honey on the nest.
The idea being a raccoon will come along and dig it up for the honey. Sort of like chocolate covered ants…
in reply to: A visit to the Great Lakes Longbow Invitational #34755You boys are A-OK!
in reply to: Got some work to do….. #34744Duncan,
What a great target! Nice job on the roof. The deer sketch shows an artists hand! And the antlers are a fine touch.
I spent the weekend stump shooting in the blue ridge. Found an apple tree loaded with apples. Sat on the hill above it and shot apples off the tree. I was hot!
Oh well, it’s down hill from here I am sure. I hate when I peek too early in the year…
I’m glad you are back to posting a bunch. I missed your thoughts!
in reply to: Snaked my bow #30885I have used prairie rattler on several bows. The oldest is 4 years and it hasn’t faded yet.
So don’t fret. The skins shouldn’t fade.
Maybe it has to do with where you live. Dave lives in the high country where UV in sunlight is more of a problem. I live in the low country where it is not so much a problem.
in reply to: cheap feathers? #21994You might get a better deal from Kustom King Archery.
But there are a couple other things you can do as well:
1- Make your own feathers – this requires an initial investment in grinders (unless you have a belt sander) and dies. You will also have a limited quantity based on how many feathers you can get hold of…
2- Buy just white feathers by the hundred. If you want different colored feathers, you can dye the feathers yourself. There was an article a while back in TB that described how to dye your own feathers…
in reply to: Scent from walking through areas #20848My observations lead me to believe it is a matter of circumstance and intent.
On the east coast, deer smell people every day. They can’t get away from it. But deer can tell old scent from new scent. And they can sense intent.
So if you hunt a heavily travelled area, leaving scent behind is not really a problem. Deer can tell it’s old scent and they don’t care.
They can also tell fresh scent that just came off the back of your neck. That’s the scent that bothers them. Especially if you are all focused and intent on killing.
I went through the cover scents and rubber boot thing for several years. I bought scent lock this and carbon that. And I have to say that the rate at which I got busted never changed.
I wear comfortable boots. That way I sit more still, or walk more steadily. And I shoot better 8) I don’t have any real good answers. I don’t know if anyone does. But for me, I find that if I am comfortable, pay attention to the wind, and don’t radiate evil intent, then I can do pretty well.
Never underestimate a deer’s ability to detect evil intent. Try not to think about killing until you absolutely have to.
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