[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Finally got back out #12291

Yes sir! You said it.

Yesterday I was in the woods, not hunting just walking and enjoying the first day that had the smell of snow to it. A squirrel came by that must have been snorkeling around in some exposed dirt. His nose was as red (red clay) as Rudolph’s. He gave me a look and was trying to be serious, but I just couldn’t take him seriously 😆

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Woodchuck Arrow Taper Tool Improvement #61202

Maybe that’s the way its supposed to work, don’t know.

I made spacer blocks to adjust for each taper. The point taper block is about 0.50 thick, and the nock taper is about 0.90 thick. So that’s a fair amount different.

But if you were able to find a single adjustment that worked for both tapers, I aught to be able to as well… I’ll scratch my head on that one a while. Seems like that’s the way it should be though.

I got to thinking about the stick on sandpaper peeling issue and wonder if it has something to do with our famous southern humidity 😥

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Woodchuck Arrow Taper Tool Improvement #57256

Yea… I don’t know. I’ve heard from others that the disks come off, and I’ve heard from others who have had your experience.

Maybe if you get one bad disk, it contaminates the plate or something.

Anyway, no more bother with cleaning the plate for the next disk for me…

I had another idea the other day about that tool. Probably others have had it as well, but here it is anyway:

It’s a bother to adjust the stop for point tapers and then readjust for nock tapers.

So when I get it perfect for the point taper next time, I’m going to wrap some tape around the shaft on the back side of the lock down mechanism.

Then when I get the perfect fit for the nock taper next time, I’m going to wrap some tape around the shaft on the front side of the lock down mechanism.

Seems like the manufacturer could supply some set screw lock down collars for that shaft. If they had a website or email, I’d send them a suggestion about the shaft and the hook-and-loop sanding pads.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Longbow or Recurve #23085

handirifle wrote: If money is tight, make a board bow…

Or a PVC bow…

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: "Harvest" #23056

R2 wrote: Not trying to steal the thread but whilst we’re on the topic of expressions used in hunting….

I hate the expression “It’s a shooter” or “That’s a shooter”.

It makes me feel slighted sometimes.

It makes me feel embarrassed for the speaker when I hear it. Cringe worthy.

Or “that’s a book buck” ug.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Longbow or Recurve #56911

Mark70 wrote: … Would a 35lb bow take a deer?

The next time you kill a deer (by whatever means) take a knife of 6 inches or more with a straight point or a drop point and press it into the rib cage. You will be surprised at how little force is required. In fact, when you consider your own rib cage, it’s a bit scary how easy it might be to stick something into it 😯 😯

Life is a delicate and precious thing…

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Treestands #50569

Have pictures?

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: "Harvest" #50550

Jason,

You forgot cap. As in I’d like to cap that deer!

I like your attitude Jason. Folks are so uptight these days about so much. You can never go wrong by just “respecting your audience”.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Longbow or Recurve #46059

Good advice Matt.

It’s like asking which are more beautiful, blonds or brunettes? The answer can only be yes.

That said, I too prefer longbows for their simple design, subtle beauty, and reliable nature.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Happy Thanksgiving #56928

grumpy wrote: I wonder if anyone would notice if I went squirrel hunting in the local park Rolling Eyes Shocked

Betcha the squirrels would have a good laugh.:D

I won’t argue that point, sharp as it is. 😳 Laughter is good medicine for the world, so if it has to be at my expense so be it. 😀

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Happy Thanksgiving #56905

dwcphoto wrote: What’s the big city in your neck? dwc

Charlotte. The squirrels there are so hoity toity 😳

It will be interesting to see if my nephews have changed the squirrels attitudes with their PVC bows… 😀 I hear the boys are out of arrows, so I will be bringing them a few dozen more 😯

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: "Harvest" #56838

I like your words Longbow Hunter. That about says it for me. I might add….

When we say we “kill” a deer, the word is specific to the deed. There is no other information conveyed. The listener doesn’t know whether we ate the deer or left it in the ditch.

When we say we “harvested” the deer it gives more information. It means not only did we kill the deer, but we kept it for food. But it has some connotations that don’t apply to hunting. It implies that the deer was as docile as a cow when we killed it. It implies a domesticated act, not the wild act that it is.

We hunt to return to the wild. We kill so that we may eat. We need a new word to describe what we do. A word that links the killing to the hunting, but equally important, links the killing to the eating.

That’s a big job for a single word.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Happy Thanksgiving #49444

Happy Turkey Day!

Gonna spend it in the big city with relatives. What a waste of a beautiful fall day 😥 I wonder if anyone would notice if I went squirrel hunting in the local park 🙄 😯

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Things That Happen Out There #45844

I like it!

I was 16 and skipping school with a couple friends for the first day of trout season. We were fishing the north fork of the Tye river, like half of the state it seemed…

There was a beautiful pool that nobody had fished because getting to it was impossible. The flow into and out of the pool was impossible to walk. The banks on both sides were sheer cliffs 100 feet high. Right in the middle of all that impossibility was a clear glassy pool that stretched 100 feet and seemed to cry to be fished…

Half way up the cliff on the inside bank was a shelf 6 inches wide that ran at an angle down to within 5 feet of the sand bank that surely no man had stood on for 1000 years.

So after talking amongst our teenage selves we resolved to walk that ledge to fishing paradise.

about 10 yards into this face-against-the-wall, arms stretched out, hands holding fishing pole and tackle box and still scrabbling for a hold, things almost went south.

Somehow I ended up leaning back over the void looking into the wide eyes of one of my buds. Nothing between me and the rocks below but my heels on the ledge.

And somehow, against the laws of physics it seems, I leaned back into the rock and reattached myself to the wall.

That’s the closest I’ve come to winking out, that I recall.

The rest of the shuffle was uneventful. We fished that pool for an hour and got not a bite. We floated down stream rather than return by the wall. 🙄

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: First Big Game with Trad Equipment #27228

She looks tasty! Enjoy the sweet taste of success…

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