[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Pigs and Poison #123651

Wow, I thought those things were made illegal back in the ’70’s.  Guess not.  I hope the ranchers are happy.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: arrow diameter #123484

If you are talking about pultruded carbon shafts, the answer is yes.

Axis arrows, or whatever….

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Backpacks and Bino's #123483

Thanks!  I thought it was…  And I’m glad it will do you some good.

It’s such a hassle having bino’s binding on your neck, getting in the way, requiring extra straps to wrap yourself in…  They are literally a pain in the neck.  And it’s such a pleasure having them at the ready without any extra straps and no real sense of their added weight.

I found they hang out of the way and don’t interfere with shooting a deer one iota.  Not that I ever need to shoot (insert rolling eyes emoji here)

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Fine Tuning #123447

Grumpy,

What’s going on?  Hurt yourself lately?

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #123446

Back in the day, there was a material called foristan.  I think that’s the word.  Anyway, it wasn’t much more than heavy construction paper.  It was a very popular material to back bows with.

I’m thinking the heavy duty rolls of paper you can get at Lowes and Home Depot in the paint department would work as well.   Way more cool than fiberglass imho.

Glue it on with titebond.  Color it as you see fit.  I’ve seen some old bows backed with it and it looked real nice.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Bow for elk huntingBald Old Guy #123383

I take my straight end 66 inch home made longbow with me to colorado all the time.  I’ve killed several mule deer and a mess-o-grouse with it, but haven’t killed an elk with it yet.  Even so, I have no worries, when the time comes it won’t be a lack of power that fouls the shot 😜

A narrow two blade broadhead and a good flying arrow will do the trick out of your bow, no problem.

There is a lot of mojo in gear we make ourselves, ‘specially a straight end longbow.  The old timers (older than you) claim that a 50 lb bow and a 500 grain arrow with a cast of 150 fps can kill any game in North America.  So far, I haven’t been able to prove this rule of thumb false.  The key ingredient is accuracy, which is true whether the bow pulls 50 lbs or 90 lbs.

Good luck with your hunting!  Do you have an elk honey hole?  So far all I’ve found is elk deserts 😂

Welcome to this forum.  If you hang out long, you will find out that it lacks emoji’s (fun faces to add to the conversation).  It used to have them, but like the blackbirds that fly south for the winter, they are gone.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Heat Treating Trade Points #123315

Nice!  Thanks for sharing.

How long did it take to haft a broadhead to the shaft?

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Heat Treating Trade Points #122519

I’ve looked at those points a time or two myself…  Do you have a picture of your arrows?

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #121762

I noticed the wind picking up around here too.  So I did a little digging and found that the average number of windy days, the average maximum speed, and the average speed have all been increasing for 20 years or so….

Been dry here too.  Had some rain day before yesterday though 🙂

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Backpacks and Bino's #120324

Jim,

It sure does make wearing the bino’s more comfortable.  I’ve been struggling with the strap for years.  You’d a thunk something this simple would have come to mind sooner.  Ten minutes work, and a dollar’s worth of parts…

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Pigs and Poison #120323

Spot-on!  If pigs were that big a problem, they could make it more inviting for hunters.

The pig problem is well under control in the east.  In fact, its hard to find a pig in a lot of the public hunting areas.  This was done with hunting, not poison.

 

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Rhinehart and glue on points. #119902

I’ve not had any trouble with points coming off with hot glue, if care is taken to make sure the points are clean.  I use a propane torch to heat the points up, so they get pretty hot and any oil burns out fast.

I’ve used the ferrel-tite hot melt, but I’ve also used the cheap glue sticks for hot melt glue guns.  I’ve not found much difference between them.

The one thing I’ve found that can affect fit is if the taper is too long for the point, meaning the end of the wood shaft touches the the bottom of the hole before the sides of the point come in contact with wood.

Before gluing your point on, you can do a fit check.  Push the point on the wood.  If it doesn’t stick pretty well that way, the taper is probably too long.  Cut 1/16″ off the end and try the fit check again.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #119213

Oh yes! Bow staves…  If you haven’t read Dean Torges Book on Hunting the Osage bow, you owe it to those staves to do so.  I expect there is no better way to beat a cold 🙂

I hope you feel better!

 

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Pigs and Poison #118004

As the article states, its the same toxin used in rat poison.  There have been many studies done that show that rats and mice that have eaten the poison then get eaten by foxes, bobcats, mountain lions, etc.  Those predators are then killed.

The manufacturer’s claim that it will only affect pigs is laughable.

But then, there is no such thing as climate change and vaccine’s are a hoax.  So what do I know?

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Welcome #117709

A couple questions:

1.  So I made a spelling error in one of my posts and I wanted to edit it.  Couldn’t figure out how…  How do I get back in to a post if I want to edit it?

2.  The font is so small.  Is there a way to get in and make the font bigger so I can see this stuff better?

thanks.

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