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in reply to: Bow Poundage for Pheasant Hunting #7664
I have actually filled down some field points just for this reason! I am going to try it and it maybe a learning process for next time! I am looking forward to it and if I am luck a bird will run into my arrow and deside to give up on the life 🙂
in reply to: Thank You tradbow.com #60691It really is awesome! It has become part of my daily ritual to come on here and check things out. This is my number 1 source to get info on trad help. Somethings I may not use now but put it on the backburner for future use. Love this website and the magazine!!!
in reply to: cold weather shooting gloves #60685I have a pair of gloves that have the mitt like glove that can fold back. I tested a couple of different methods with my shooting glove. I first tried to wear my shooting glove over my winter glove but my fingers still got cold due to the tight fit of my winter glove. What works for me is wearing my shooting glove on the OUTSIDE of my winter glove.
I have been thinking about getting a new shooting glove and cutting the tips off and sowing them into a pair of gloves. I assume someone makes a pair of these kind of gloves but I have a no luck finding them.
in reply to: Bow Poundage for Pheasant Hunting #58418Dr. Ed Ashby wrote: “Back when”, I had the best results when using sharp broadheads. The head I used most on birds was the Herter’s Ram MX; a rigid 4-blade.
Speed of the six-fletch flu-flu arrows can be regulated by the size of the fletching. I used six, shield-cut 4″ feathers; pretty fast.
Ed
How far would the arrow travel???
in reply to: Judging Distances #56316When I am out practicing I never look at the yardage…or at least try not to look at the yardage. I have an public outdoor range that I go to and I practice at verity of different “steps”. I will shoot from 10-40 steps when I practice. Sure this is a rough way to calculate distances and yes I do use this when hunting whitetail. When I find an area where I want to hunt I will set up my blind and then step from the worst case scenario shot (furthest distance) and I will step it off and see how far away it is.
I did that this year and successfully harvested a doe. When it came to shoot thou the yardage was not even a factor to me, it never crossed my mind I saw the doe point and shoot. I am sure that stepping it off was some insurance to me that I knew I could make the shot but like I mentioned before it never crossed my mind when I pulled the bow back.
in reply to: Bow Poundage for Pheasant Hunting #51944I think I know what you are talking about. I think I will have to try this out, I have heard of guys doing something similar but I am pretty concerned about the dogs safety still.
in reply to: Bow Poundage for Pheasant Hunting #51719The blunted broadhead that you speak of are you just refering to the rubber blunts? Just curious I would like to use a few different types of broadheads just to see if one works better than another.
in reply to: Bow Poundage for Pheasant Hunting #48496Yeah I heard the numbers were WAY down this year something like 63 or 68% down from last year….crazy
If I get one then awesome, but honestly as long as I get a chance to shoot at a few then I will be happy 🙂
I have tested my fletching and honestly the flu flu’s with the 6 feather on it fly the slowest and do not go as far when I shoot them up at roughly a 45 degree arrow. I still got time to play around with them some more but need to practice more that what I have been lately. Hopefully I can get out more this week before it gets dark. 6:30 creeps up pretty fast these days.
in reply to: Bow Poundage for Pheasant Hunting #43988Thanks Arne that is a very good point. I will look into this now
in reply to: Bow Poundage for Pheasant Hunting #43860I will be hunting with dogs….least I believe I will be. That is the main reason why I went with a non-broadhead approach. I am looking forward to the hunt regardless of the outcome. I have tried to find videos online of pheasant hunting with bows and a few videos are out there and I do have the In Flight Archery DVD that I have watched a few different times. I felt very comfortable to go out and hunt until I thought of the bow weight and how now a days it seems like majority of people are hunting with lighter weight bows than in the past. I don’t want to go out hunting and my arrow just bounces off the bird. Of course closer is better and plan on hunting….just thought I would try to get some feedback.
Thanks for the help and advice everyone!!
in reply to: What Has Messed With Us!! #34365Ha ha these are all great stories got a big smile on my face now. Thanks for sharing!! I would like to say I hope it does not happen again but what the fun in that!
in reply to: School me on tanning #25168It sounds like $150 is for the tanning itself and anything else will be extra
in reply to: School me on tanning #24363I called a professional taxidermist and he will charge me $150 bucks for the tanning. I don’t know if that is an average price or not on it. I think for this first deer I would like it to be done correctly so that I can always have it. Then once I get another one or some small game to practice with then I might try to tackle a deer hide.
Knowing myself I would do something wrong or miss a step and ruin the thing or it would start smelling and I would have to toss it.
in reply to: My first Traditional Deer Harvest video #24200The shot was at my maximum distance that I felt comfortable shooting and she was between 17-20 yards roughly. I would prefer a much closer shot but since the opportunity was there I could not resist!!
Good luck this weekend. The hard work pays off let me tell you. I am still riding the high from saturday morning!!!
in reply to: The 2013 Season Bulletin Board #23025Got my first Trad Harvest yesterday morning I have the video up too if anyone would like to check it out!!
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