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in reply to: "Hunter's" groups: the good and the very bad #51402
I hope this perspective gets repeated over and over. I have spoken to this point uncountable times, and I just get that 1000 yard stare back.
People just can’t connect the dots. Even when the dots are right in front of their eyes. As an example, when the crossbow issue came up in NC, the NRA was all over it. They gave a lot of money to the crossbow cause, and even had 2 lobbyists here the whole time. Yet our state bowhunter organization still claims the NRA as an organization it supports and donates too. When I pointed this stupidity out to the leadership, the response was that “our members will always support the NRA.” Stupid is as stupid does.
I was a little disturbed by the author saying the following though: “…Now if this were just about climate change, I would probably just shake my head, take a chill pill and walk calmly away…” Not sure what he meant by that.
in reply to: New bow project Limb blew :( #50269That sucks! But you know what they say, if you ain’t breaking them, you ain’t making them…
I broke 4 last year, my personal best (or worst 🙁 )
in reply to: Come on Feather Joe. Tell us a story #49732tailfeather wrote: … I bet you have your share in N.C.!
You bet we do! But luckily enough for me, not too many around us. Never need spray or anything else to fend them off. We have tons of dragon fly’s though, which feed on them (of which I have an amazing, at least to me, story)
I have a thermacell and have used it with great success is buggy places like the tiaga forest, or swampy lowlands, but I have yet to see any critters when I use the thermacell. I keep wondering if it smells bad to the wildlings.
I take it from your experience, no problems with deer, bear, etc spooking?
in reply to: Come on Feather Joe. Tell us a story #49147All I can think is: “skeeters, skeeters, skeeters!”
How do you deal with ’em in a place like that? Between screaming alligators and buzzing skeeters, I think I’d a gone hungry 😳
in reply to: Noisy Recurve #46944Smithhammer wrote: The best cure that I’ve found for a noisy recurve is a longbow…
touche! 🙄 😳
in reply to: Deer Farming #46940Jmsmithy wrote:
Steve it’s a shame what your Legislature did…hopefully you can get folks in that gets it and reverses that sham…
Just got word yesterday that the governor refused to sign the budget with that language in it. Looks like the deer are safe here for another year… Every now and then, something good happens 😀
in reply to: Shrew brace height #44606Well that story needs some more fleshing out…
Is he living in SW VA? He’s selling stuff out of the back of his truck? Alone 81? What the?
And you had the bowyer there and didn’t ask him about brace height?
Is he making bows again? You didn’t get his number?
There are a bunch of screw lovers here, so I am sure you will get some better answers, but I’d say start at 7 3/4 inches…
in reply to: The way to practice a perfect shot #44602Smithhammer wrote: Thanks for sharing that, Steve. That video also led me to this one that looks interesting:
As an aside, the Yumi is a fascinating bow design. Have you ever shot one?
Same thing happened to me, so I checked the video out more, and decided to buy it. Awaiting delivery now 😀
And yes, I have shot a Yumi bow. When instructed how to use it, I was told that after looking at the target once, I was to look away and just focus on the shot. Amazingly, after a short time I could not only hit the target, but get close to the bull at 20 yds without looking at it. Just look straight ahead, focus on the target in your mind, and shoot. Crazy stuff. So I was surprised, that the real Yumi archers look at the target when shooting.
in reply to: Now I've seen everything. And I'm disgusted #44590An old fellow I shoot with sometimes likes to dream about the downfall of civilization. That justifies his crazy ideas that he likes to try… Like taping a shotgun primer to the end of his field point and shooting it at a board…
Arrow blew apart and the point and about 4 inches of shaft whizzed by his head and stuck in the tree. I told him that’s what he gets for his bad attitude.
Maybe something similar will happen to someone using these stupid things. I can’t believe they are legal simply because they are not 1 1/8 in wide and at least 2 3/4 in long.
in reply to: The "Form" Thread #43422OK, so maybe a little qualifier would help… If you are looking for a critique of your form, then you must have some issue you are trying to work through. Like for me, I seem to be hitting left/right these days. Last year, it was up/down. At least I’m not stuck in a rut!
So what’s the issue boys?
I’ve never posted a video to you tube before, maybe I’ll give it a try, see if I can’t figure it out. Maybe I’ll become an internet sensation! I’m gonna go practice my autographs 🙄
in reply to: The "Form" Thread #43417R2 wrote: …
Notice my “traditional” belt:?
I’m no competition for Spielberg for sure…
Kind of like spaghetti straps on a movie star 😯 You are a stud muffin 😳 😀
in reply to: Elk and eneregy #43412SH – Your summary of the history of drilling is well made. It is also a reflection of just about every other industry based on exploitation: Coal, Tobacco, Sludge, etc… What is also well to note is that the same lobbyists represent these groups. Thus it is not surprising that the same playbook is used.
They use the same playbook because it has worked in the past, and people can be counted on to have short memories.
Might I humbly suggest we all join the League of Conservation Voters? From what I can tell, it is the closest thing we have to the NRA fighting for what we are standing on.
in reply to: Clean Water #42881Well gosh, you guys made my day! Ten words from Dave are worth many thousands of mine, so I’ll take that drink!
in reply to: Bow building question. #42252When fiberglass first became available for making bows, Fred Bear got right into it. His first prototype bows had glass only on the back of the bows. What he found was that the glass overpowers any wood and will cause the belly to fail. At the time, Fred had only woven glass to work with. He discovered woven glass failed on the belly because it crinkled up under compression as the fibers were not straight. This was the driver to develop unidirectional glass. Until he got the unidirectional glass thing working, he put aluminum on the belly.
Short answer is yes, if you want the bow to last, either put glass on the belly too, or don’t use glass at all. Of course, as with all things bows, I am sure there is a way to do it. Just need to figure it out. The real question is, how many bows are you willing to make to get one that works?
in reply to: New bow project Limb blew :( #42244I love to see this stuff here! Nice looking bow.
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