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in reply to: Neat little story #28059
I think it’s because people just can understand why a person would hunt with such equipment. Why put in all that time to go hunting, and then take such an inefficient weapon? The majority of people in this more-for-less consumerism driven country just can’t see it.
I always expect that when I tell people about how I hunt with a home made longbow, and how I actually manage to kill something from time to time, they would be impressed. But the usual reaction seems more along the lines of: “why would a smart guy like you hunt with such a silly old thing?”
Our great hope lies in the fact that, unlike cats, people can truly change. But for a person to change that much requires an epiphany… And to change a culture, that’s a lot of epiphany’s to come by.
in reply to: Four new bows for friends… #26923Very Nice!
I have a friend who is buging me to make him a bow, and I just keep puting it off. But you have motivated me. If you can do four at a time, this time of year, I aught to be able to make at least one.
Thanks for the motivation.
in reply to: From Master #2691839 bucks or some string and strap? That’s nuts.
I have seen this on one of the disks from the Masters of the Barebow series. I didn’t give it much thought. But after seeing this video, I can see how it could help. He didn’t mention that the length has to be adjusted so that when you let go, the string doesn’t travel too far.
To me, it looks like it might be a helpful tool. But 39 bucks. That’s nuts!
in reply to: NON-Snap on nocks for carbons #25832How much the nock snaps on your string mostly has to do with how big your string is. If the fit is tight, it will snap more. That said, you might consider:
– Some nocks have wider throats than others. You could try some different brands to get the fit you want.
– You can sand the narrowest part of the throat of your current nocks to make them fit less tightly.
– You could use a thinner string, or reserve your current string with a thinner serving.
Hope this helps.
in reply to: Neat little story #25821I like the artwork on the bow. It always amazes me to see what people come up with to put on such a seemingly limited canvas.
in reply to: broadhead target #24786I have a big old block of foam I got from a furniture manufacturing sale. I guess it was for cushions. I’ve had it for about 8 years, and it’s getting pretty worn out. Not sure what I’ll use after that. Sand is nice if you can get a pile of it. But it disappears over time, and critters like to live in it.
in reply to: What is Traditional Archery? #24783ausjim wrote: [quote=David Petersen]These aren’t bad people, they are merely shallow-thinking slaves to the bidding of industry and industry’s paid media flunkies…
Stupid is evil.
Haha, I see what you did there 😆
Well Jim, I was going to make a comment about this quote too. You got to it first though… though I have to say I don’t see what he did. But I do have to wonder if being a shallow-thinking slave to the bidding of industry media flunkies isn’t bad, what the @#$%^ is?
Damn Dave, would you stop beating around the bush?
in reply to: A short rant about KE… #21273Sounds like we may have the beginning of a pissing contest here…:shock:
I don’t know what you boys are complaining about. I shoot my 42 grain arrows out of my 973 lb double cammed ultra avenger magnum patriot killer compound with stick-em-good technology and they fly good out to 200 yards.
Why just the other day I shot into a herd-o-deer at 160 yards and I’m sure I stuck one good, I just didn’t have the time to go see. No big deal, there’s always next time.
And as for cabela’s, I love their catalog. Where else could a serious bowhunter get all the accessories necessary to rig up his 4 wheeler to hold his stick-em-good compound is ready-to-shoot position and have it delivered fully assembled to his Cabela’s $10,000 guided ultra hunt of a lifetime drop camp?
You guys are way off.
in reply to: Anyone Have a Shaft Shooter? #21256Thanks Duncan. Our fine web mother sent me the article, which I am sure will help me make a good router bit arrow maker. I was just hoping to avoid having to make the tool.
I guess I am a decade too late. I know 3Rivers used to stock them, but no more. I checked ebay and none were offered. Oh well 😕
Etter1 wrote: I’m always surprised when people chunk a big deer neck. Both the meat on it, and all the marrow in the spinal collumn make for one heck of a good meal…
You are spot on! Neck stew is about as good as it gets. I think we have forgotten how good and good for you stews are.
They take a while to prepare, which may be why our fast food nation has lost the ability to make stews. I’m glad to know somebody else out there still takes the time 🙂
in reply to: Holy Moly! An uneven new bow. #20228Probably the best thing is to talk to the guy you got the bow from. If the tiller is truly off by an inch from even, that is probably too much. One of the limbs is probably having problems.
in reply to: Some people's thinkin' #19127All of this is yet just another example of the sad fact that humans have not adopted a land ethic, as Leopold observed nearly a century ago.
He also observed that it has taken us nearly 3000 years to recognize that it’s not right to have slaves or treat others as human chattel. At least we’ve gotten over that one, well mostly.
Problem is, The earth can’t wait another 3000 years for humans to get their heads right.
If you want to see what this sort of thinking does on a governmental level, come to NC. Our waco legislature just passed a law that not only repealed all state level clean air and water regulations, but prohibits counties and cities from making their own.
And I am sure that all this new “freedom from government” will really benefit us soon, as our governor (of the same unnamed party as the waco legislature and a vice president of duke “the dirtiest utility on the planet” power) has fired all the citizens and scientists from all the environmental and development boards and replaced them with lobbyists from the coal, oil, and fracking industries.
You think those little piggies had problems yesterday…
in reply to: Cold Shots #16920Your welcome!
in reply to: important science for hunters #13572Jim and Dave,
I’ve got a word that describes both of you… Toads! 😆
in reply to: Cold Shots #12406You are right to be worried about how your first arrow flies. In fact, I consider my practice session a success if the fist shot is where it needs to be, no matter what happens after that.
I allow myself one draw on the target and a let down. Then I take my first shot. If I don’t hit where I should, I spend the rest of the session trying to figure out why.
Cold stiff muscles are usually the problem. That’s why I draw and let down before I shoot. I do this in the woods too. Every 30 minutes to an hour, I discretely draw the bow and hold a few seconds.
I have found that it also helps to get into the mindset you need to be in when hunting. So I walk slowly to the target. Draw the bow slowly, and hold it for 5 or 10 seconds and then let down. Then I take a another pause and really focus on the target. Then I draw and shoot it like it’s a deer.
This really helps me make a good first shot. Sometimes, on my initial draw, after 5 seconds or so, I feel like I can hit the target, and so I go ahead and shoot. This works out about 75 percent of the time. But I should really go ahead and let down. Then go through the process of refocusing on the target and then shoot.
If I am really having trouble, I’ll make a day of first shots. I’ll go through the process just described and take a shot. Then leave and come back in an hour, and take another shot, and so on. This sometimes helps me identify a problem I may be having.
I hope this helps. I know how you feel about that first shot.
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