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in reply to: Home practice range #55348

No Herters. That’s a Head Ski era Red Wing Hunter, an earlier (original) Red Wing Hunter, a Ben Pearson Hunter, a Wing Presentation II, a Bear Kodiak Hunter, a Damon-Howatt/Martin Dream Catcher and a 62″ Browning Explorer. All great bows.

And I’ll be darned is I can resize the original image I wanted to post of a shot of my property. I can’t get it below 215Kb no matter what I try and this forum won’t accept it. Grrrrr.

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in reply to: Home practice range #54233

20 yards every day in my basement.

900 yards outdoors.

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in reply to: recurve bows #49799

Bob Lee Presentation III

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in reply to: barefoot #18302

I sail barefoot all the time.

But when hunting – not a chance. Catclaw and hawthorn, miliflori-rose, locust. I have to patch the tires on my tractor regularly that have hawthorn thorn punctures – at my age I can’t get my foot to where I can see to be plucking out thorns all the time. Frostbite might not be too much fun, either. It was 24° one morning last week. Cold for bow season.

These bad boys are hardy enough I use them for flintlock vent picks and as pegs to hold the base plugs in powderhorns. They will puncture a tire. Anout twice a year. And they are all over my property. Even the little 12″ high thornapple saplings have 1″ thorns.

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in reply to: Bow Quivers #9342

Another vote for the Great Northern adjustable. I wrap the feet with pieces of innertube for additional cushion and quiet.

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in reply to: Quality, yet affordable knife suggestions? #34663

Found another one you can’t go wrong with. Ragnar Forge Finnish “Military” puukko made by Lapin. 3-1/2″ 1095 blade of Rockwell 60. Have only had mine a month but am very impressed so far. $69.

I’ve had a larger Leuku for camp chores in place of a hatchet and it is a good mate.

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in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #32370

I hopped on this thread early on but it’s still hanging on so I’ll show my latest sharps.

I have a pair of semi-matched Finnish Puuko knives that have really won my heart over. 1095 Carbon steel of about 60 Rockwell and they just hold the edge forever.

The larger (8″) I’ve been using as a hatchet replacement for a few years (lops a 1-1/2″ limb in one swipe) when making blinds or as a camp knife, and the smaller (90mm – 3-5/8″) is just the right size for most field dressing and general chores. Light and sharp! It’s on my hip most weekends for the general sheep/chicken/garden hobby farm duties I have hereabouts.

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in reply to: flashlight led neutral vs cool white color…pics here. #32358

I have a Fenix PD30 R2 (now obsolete like me) and it is still an amazing light. Uses 2 CR123 cells but burns a long time at lower settings and even at the highest still gives 1.5 hours. I have no trouble tracking after dark at the medium setting and that lasts four hours. At the low setting, good enough for most camp needs, it burns 65 hours!

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in reply to: Quality, yet affordable knife suggestions? #34364

shreffler wrote:

So my question is – do any of you guys have some tested and proven knives that you know can get the job done (say for gutting and skinning a deer and still hold an edge) that don’t cost $300?

$300! That covers my bow, a dozen broadhead tipped arrows and my knife.

I have been using a Rowen (Esee) Izula in a Kevlar neck sheath. Sharp, tough and handy as all get out. I don’t need a larger blade to gut and skin a deer. Butchering I like something longer with a thin blade – like a Filet knife.

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in reply to: tapered wood arrows #34308

I like ’em enough to hand plane the last 12″ of my wood shafts (all I shoot) down to 5/16″ at the nock. Seems to work for me.

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in reply to: Fletching color #58802

ShaneHarley wrote: In your opinions and preference do you like bright colored fletchings on your arrows to see where they hit and to find after a miss or more natural ones that camo up a little better?

I keep reverting back to either red cock and yellow hens or natural turkey cock and chartreuse hens. Both show up well and look good on my stained yellow crown & pecan stained wood shafts.

I need to see the arrow in flight. I have made up some brown & gray with gray shafts and I always wonder where they went after release.

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in reply to: Helle Knives #50026

I have one of their Polar knives that I occasionally wear as a neck knife. Super edge holding qualities. Just the right size for “internal work” when field dressing.

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in reply to: New to the Forum #50022

Welcome! No worries – we’ll get you out of plumbing fixtures and into traditional gear in no time. 😀

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in reply to: What broadheads do you like? #40694

J.Wesbrock wrote: Ausjim,

Aren’t Ribteks still being made in Australia? I’ve heard nothing but great things from friends who’ve used them.

Put a lot of miles on Ribteks and they are still my coyote and small game head of choice. They sharpen easy and stand up to the occasional rock when woodchuck hunting. I started with them because they remind me of the old Ben Pearson skeleton heads. I like the 125S version for whitetails.

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in reply to: What broadheads do you like? #39468

I like the Stos broadhead. Also the Magnus II. Both are easy to sharpen and are very effective. Usually the arrow is at least 1/2 of the shaft out the far side of the deer, Occasional full pass throughs into the dirt beyond. They do all I need out of a broadhead.

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