[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Celebration #39879

Hmmm. I don’t feel the guilt which seems to be a common response to killing. Sometimes I feel sadness, but I am not sure if the sadness is for the death, or for the end of the chase.

I do feel thankful to the deer. And I express that with a simple touch and nod. And I do feel the rush of time as my own circle of life chases its tail. And I am forced to see my own bit of that earthly food chain more sharply: Oak – Deer – Man – Oak. And I make a promise to the deer to honor that chain (no cremation or embalming for me. Shallow unmarked grave will do).

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: High FOC stability #35969

Yep. When our little group shoots outside, I am never afraid of a little brush. My arrows go through without incident. While others are squabbling like geese about taking such a shot. I just smile, shake my head, and move on to the next target.

Deniers live to deny. Neither fact or example impresses them. But at least they always comment with enthusiasm about how much the targets shake when my arrow hits them. And they always complaign about how hard it is to remove my arrows from the target 😆

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Hunting canoe #35931

I really don’t know anything about them either. Except that my dad built one when he retired, just for fun. He built it from some plans he got from some wood working magazine.

It turned out looking really cool, and it floats well. But the thing weighs over 200 lbs. Which makes it way too heavy to be mobile or for portage. So it sits down by his pond. My kids paddle around with it.

So I would say to keep weight in mind when looking at the advantages of building one. Sometimes true cost is a subtle thing to calculate.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: tapered wood arrows #34721

Looks like 2 threads got put together here? This looks like most of it is a thread Dave started, and got amended to a thread 2fer started? Maybe I am just confused…

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Trad bowhunting education?? #34712

The North Carolina Bowhunters Association has started a program similar to what you are talking about. It’s not strictly traditional (nothings perfect), but it may have some components you can use.

Check out the website, and if you are interested, I can send you copies of the forms we use, which may give you some curriculum ideas, and indemnity statements, etc…

http://www.ncbowhunter.com/becoming-a-bowhunter-nc.html

The point is to take someone who is interested in bowhunting through the process to killing a deer, field dressing it, and delivering it to a butcher (or process it themselves).

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Orion Rising!! #33835

I was doing some hammock reading here at the beach, and came across this passage in Leopold’s Almanac: “Orion must have been the original mentor of the too early company, for it is he that signals for too-early rising. It is time when Orion has passed west of the zenith about as far as one should lead a teal.”

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: broadhead target #32399

I’ve found the new gorilla tape is a really good strong tape. It might even work better as a backing 😀

I hesitate to mention this (I believe you are a fellow roku enthusiast), as it may ruin a few good hours of your remaining life, but red green is on roku. you can get it on the “nowhereman” channel.

But be careful. RG is like a too sweet wine, best imbibed in very small amounts (1 episode every few days).

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Anti attack! #32389

Looks like it was a beautiful mountain day! I can almost smell the air from here.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: broadhead target #31256

David Petersen wrote: Steve — You must be a Red Green fan, given your affection for duck tape. 😆

I have no need for a broadhead target…

The kids and I do watch Red Green. The first time I saw it, I wondered how such a stupid thing could be on TV. But for some reason we kept watching it. It sort of grows on you, like fungus. When my wife hears the theme song, she goes in the bedroom and slams the door. So we mainly watch it when she’s not home…

Ditto for me on the broadheads. A few shots should tell the story. That’s why my foam block has lasted so many years…

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Shooting Gloves #30184

I’ve got a whole box full of gloves / tabs. I always end up back with the damascus glove. I cut the tip out of the middle finger, which I place against an eyetooth for anchor.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Orion Rising!! #30178

Part of my ritual when heading out in the morning to hunt is to find Orion in the sky. It is always in the sky early morning during hunting season. It’s like how the call of the crow changes when hunting season comes…

I like that thought: Put your feet on the ground and know where you are in the universe…

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: broadhead target #29041

Nice. The handyman’s secret weapon, duct tape!

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Four new bows for friends… #29036

Cameron wrote: …I also have figured out how to get my overlays to feather nicely into the glass…

Don’t be shy now, do tell… 😀

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Moose & Ticks #29028

I killed one in Quebec back in ’06. I didn’t notice it right away, but after a day of hanging, the ticks were crawling off him in sheets. Lots of different species too. Nasty.

I understand that biologists are thinking that the parasite load from ticks is the limiting factor in the moose’s southern range limits.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: broadhead target #28067

I would think that the catalog’s would be so hard that the broadhead might bend when hitting it… Do you crumple them up, or just stack them in there flat? Are you shooting at the edge of the catalog, or the face?

Sounds like a good use, and it continues to support the Post Office, which is a good thing.

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