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in reply to: Part 3 of the 2008 Updates — just posted! #56049

Can’t wait till part four and arrows that have ultra Foc from a forty pound bow. 😀

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in reply to: Steel Force Broadheads #56038

I wonder what the length and width are. It seems the steel force web site is not working.

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in reply to: Keepin' It Trad… #54920

Bert wrote

This is what occurs when opinionated old geezers(Patrick and those under sixty excepted) have too much time on their hands during a long, cold and dreary winter, everything’s going to hell-in-a-handbasket(including ourselves!)

Bert

I am over sixty also and I recon this is the best time to do some scouting…(weather and aches and pains permitting):D
I just want to say this is a great site and I am proud to be here. I am glad there is some wise senior members I can relate too. So thanks to you for your very interesting posts.

Tom

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in reply to: 3 Rivers Archery #54896

They are only open on Saturdays to the public. I would call and make sure that the Saturday you want to visit it is open. Also ask the store hours and if a knowledgeable tech is available for help.

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in reply to: For those of you that hunt with wood arrows #50897

Chris Shelton wrote: [quote=donthomas] Henry David Thoreau reminded us from Walden Pond to “Simplify! Simplify!” and he had it right.Why do we–TRADITIONAL bowhunters, of all people–keep inventing problems just so we can solve them? Don

This is why I shoot carbon arrows! A good buddy of mine, went on a trip to Iowa in December, and he is definatly a primitive guy, and his rivercane shafts were greatly effected by the cold weather.

Dont get me wrong, so is carbon, but not like his were, he had a hard time getting them to go where he wanted them to the day before the hunt, and all carbon does is get a bit more brittle! Carbon is just easy, you take it out of the box, cut them, fletch them, and shoot them! Easy as pie:D

P.S, like others have said above me, it is truely great to be albe to interact with the great bowhunters of our time!!!:D

I agree with you Chris. Wood does not sound like simplifying to me. All the different woods, all the tools you need, paint, lacquer, straightening and time. My high school did not have any shop classes. I could never build a bird house although I tried. My father was the same way. Those with talents for wood are blessed. I rather spend my limited time hunting. Those that have the time and money to work on wood more power to you. Enjoy 😀

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in reply to: A Starting Point for EFOC Arrows? #46732

Wow, your brother really goes beyond the idea of good customer service.

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in reply to: Spot and stalk quiver #44735

I have a five arrow Alpine quiver I took off my compound bow. I attached the shoulder strap off my leather brief case using rubber washers on one of the tubes of the quiver. Works ok for now but I am saving up for a bow quiver.

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in reply to: Swimming Reindeer Sculpture 13,000 years old #43697

Maybe when certain animals become scarce they have an artist draw or sculp them to hopefully bring them back in numbers again. 💡

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in reply to: Five Favorite Non-Hunting Books #43679

Patrick,

I picked up Mere Christianity. It is a great book. It makes a lot of sense.

Tom

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in reply to: tungsten-footed woodies; considerations #43667

Dave I heartily agree with you that it is good to be as ethical as we can be. I really enjoy how we can use physics and the scientific method in archery and bowhunting. Hopefully teachers can use these ideas to teach young hunters that science is worth studying.

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in reply to: A Starting Point for EFOC Arrows? #43658

This winter I started reading Dr. Ashby’s reports. Last year I learned about bare shaft tuning. I had 3555 Gold Tip expedition hunters left 30 inches long. I put field points up to 250 gr. Still were too stiff. Had no way at the time to add more weight. I then bought Carbon Express Predator II arrows at 30 inches. These flew a tad weak at 145 gr head so I put on 5″ feathers and they flew great. However now I will take Dr. Ed’d advice above and put more wt on the GT’s.

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in reply to: Shoulder Shots 2 #42649

Just watched a show on the discovery channel called “Pig bomb” and how wild boars are spreading every where in the US and in Europe and becomming a real nuisance. Even some where spotted way up here in the Wisconsin North Woods. They say the cause of the increased spread is people planting them in new areas. It seems there behaviors are changing. They once stood and fought to defend their territory but now are running so it is harder to hunt them. They also think the US wild hogs are breeding with imported Russian hogs and so the average weight is increasing and so is the aggressiveness. 😯

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in reply to: Shoulder Shots 2 #42288

I am really enjoying this thread. I have learned a lot just listening to every one. I wanted to know what kind of sheep were in those beautiful pictures.

Thanks in advance

Tom

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in reply to: My Java Man Elkheart: The Four Year Wait Is Over #41056

Patrick can’t wait to see pictures of your new bows. They sound great.

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in reply to: Upgrades #35503

Patrick wrote: Yep, I get the “you are about to visit a non-secure” website pop-up too, BUT my log-in info is retained. Go figure.

Ditto:)

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