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in reply to: My Trad Bowhunting season is (not) over! #17628
I don’t have any wise words for you. I am still wondering how you can get so many deer in front of you and shoot 3 arrows at them without them spooking.
Sounds to me like you don’t need a bow and arrow to hunt in New York, just bring your knife and fork and eat them where they stand 😯
Killing is a merciless act, for both the killer and the killed. As you know, there are no take backs. As you also know, anyone who hunts for any length of time will experience what you did.
At the risk of sounding cliche, you french are so hot blooded. Get over it, and go hunting!
P.S. – You think you are experiencing self loathing now, go shoot a deer with the compound and see how you feel.
in reply to: Quiet this recurve…. #16858I guess I’d try moving the string silencers just a smidge towards the center.
another option aside from putting the felt pads on the limb tips is to serve the ends of the bowstring with yarn. Sort of serves the same purpose without getting all that adhesive on the limbs. I’ve not had much luck with the stick on felt pads. They always end up shifting on me.
in reply to: Update on Larry Fischer vs The Bastard #16528Well that is a true bummer. I haven’t posted on this thread but I have been reading Larry’s updates and hoping for the best. I never met Larry but have surly benefited from his commitment to traditional archery, this magazine, and hunting.
In hopes of making some small payback to Larry, I will give my next deer to a hungry family in his name.
Thanks Larry for all you did. You lived a strong life. Salute!
in reply to: string slap #16521Normally, raising the brace height should reduce arm slap, so that’s good.
You also mentioned short stroking your bow which I take to mean not reaching your natural draw length. Expanding your draw length is a good thing as long as you don’t go past what is natural for you.
I suspect that if you open your stance some, meaning face the target a little more when you draw, you will reduce the string slap. I think what has happened is that as you increased your draw length, you are drawing the string closer to your body and your bow arm is straighter and closer to the bow. You may have increased your draw just a smidge too much.
Opening your stance will maybe reduce your draw length a bit, but will give you better clearance.
Another option is to pay attention to the elbow on your bow arm. Make sure you have it rotated out, not in. And that your bow arm shoulder joint is down and out not up and in toward your chin.
Hope this helps 😀
in reply to: Quiet this recurve…. #16510What is the weight of the bow? Usually bows shooting 12 gpp or more will be pretty quiet no matter what, which is usually what you end up with when shooting efoc arrows.
What kind of noise is it? twang, clack, snap…
Moving the cat whiskers around can help get your bare shaft arrow flying well and quieting the bow some too.
in reply to: Nonresidents and Wilderness #14169donthomas wrote: Even as a believer in the North American model, I have to politely disagree with Steve. For the last 45 years, I have been a resident of either Montana or Alaska. Montana constantly ranks in the bottom five states in median annual income, and life in Alaska is tough (no matter what the “reality” TV shows would have you believe.) We are the people keeping these states running 12 months a year, even though thousands of people from wealthier areas would love to come reap our bounty during a week or two of hunting season. If the pie isn’t big enough to give everyone a piece… I’m just saying. As I first stated, it’s a complicated problem. Don
Ah yes, but hunting fees aren’t the only way states with low populations get help. States like Montana and Alaska are right there at the very top for collecting taxes. What I mean is that for every dollar an Alaskan pays in federal taxes, they get $1.84 back. Montanta gets $1.47.
Where else can you build a bridge to nowhere? Or how about the worlds largest grain storage facility in a state that produces no grain?
http://taxfoundation.org/article/federal-spending-received-dollar-taxes-paid-state-2005
It’s a common revenue model I know. Florida has high taxes on things Snow Bird tourists buy and thus doesn’t need a state income tax. Use what you have I guess. It makes sense financially, that doesn’t make it right.
in reply to: Put the joystick down and go shoot your bow #13125The minimum arrow count is interesting. I think I exceeded 2 arrows at about 3 years of age and it has been increasing since. I just can’t seem to get rid of them. They might come in handy one day 😀
Of course, I was about the same age when I figured out how much fun the joystick was to play with too 😯 😳
in reply to: Nonresidents and Wilderness #13123All good points, which added to the cost of an out of state license, keeps my enthusiasm for hunting all these critters tamped down.
It’s not that I can’t afford to pay the license fee, it’s the principal of it. A local gets to buy an elk license for $35.00 and an out of stater pays $600 for the same thing. It’s wrong.
I think they are playing nice…
You see, once you realize that your draw length isn’t the only thing that gets shorter with age 😯 , then just about the only thing left to do is argue about hair and feathers 8)
I’ve been playing with 2 feathers after I read the article in TB magazine. Did it many years ago with the compound, it was unsatisfactory. IMHO, it is not much better with a EFOC traditional arrow either.
While arrows and feathers aforementioned in this thread may be compared to blonds, redheads, and brunettes, a two fletched arrow is more akin to the snaggle toothed hag.
No offense intended to snaggle toothed hags 😳
in reply to: Dream Hunts #9773Smithhammer wrote: Both of you jokers should come join us in AZ this January!
I’ve already committed my January to duck hunting. But I surely would like to meet you fellows and give those peccary’s a go, although I expect the ducks will taste better 😀
Maybe if there is a 2nd annual peccary hunt and whiskey drinking festival, I’ll plan better…
in reply to: Naturally footed wood shafts #8613That doesn’t look like any wood shaft footing I’ve ever seen. Looks suspiciously like a piece of wood that has been drilled out to fit onto a taper, like how the woody weights work.
A real footing looks like how a pool que is made where the woods are spliced together. Typically a wood arrow footing has about 4 inches of splice.
A footing is wasted on hardwood shafts in my opinion. The shaft is already as strong as it’s going to get, and you won’t be adding any weight to the front to move the FOC, so what’s the point?
in reply to: Dream Hunts #8606So Ralph, you don’t drink, can’t cook and don’t do dishes. What the hell good are you?
I’m not dragging your deer out of the woods for that 😀
in reply to: My First Traditional Kill #8601Good Job! Looks like a tasty doe.
What did the cutie in the cowboy boots think?
in reply to: Need Encouragement #8596All good stuff here. And I second some stump shooting with Mike. I expect that would be good medicine. Don’t worry that deer isn’t going anywhere. The way I see it, you are keeping it fresh. They start going bad once you shoot them 😀
If you buy too much into the traditional bowhunter lore, then it can become almost impossible to act. Everyone makes bad shots. It’s not just you, it’s everyone. And if they won’t admit to a bad shot, they are lying.
Don’t forget the deer has something to say about it too. You can make a perfect shot in a perfect situation, and it can still not work out. You have to have a lot of spine to hunt with traditional gear, and learn to be comfortable with the unknown. There are no guarantee’s.
But in the end when you have killed this way, there is no greater feeling.
in reply to: Dream Hunts #63868Etter1 wrote: [quote=David Petersen]A fair chase feral hog hunt (no bait, no hounds, etc.) someplace other than Texas.
You can be on feral hogs every day of the week in south ga on public land. Theyre fun to hunt. Fort stewart in SE ga is loaded with em. Gas money and a license is all it costs. Season is open year round.
Then that’s a done deal! I’m going after deer season. Will I see them in January and February?
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