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in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #20548
I am going to have to come back to this thread more often. I really want to get into collecting knives but do not know how to start minus with my winchester pocket knife. I carry that thing all the time but would like to get a really good hunting knife. Some really nice looking ka-nives here 🙂
in reply to: Photos of Where You Hunt? #13050Shot from my ground blind on a quiet morning 🙂
in reply to: The War of Arrows…. Great movie! #11559I enjoyed the movie….going to have to try to bend the arrow around trees now 🙂
When I walk thru the woods I am always walking on my toes and I walk slowly but do not necessarily stop. I can feel what is underneath my toes alot more than my heels and I wrap my foot around whatever it is underneath my foot weather it be a leaf or a stick. When I do stop it is always next to a tree big rock stick pile etc. I would also recommend taking smaller steps and LOOK where you are stepping find the areas of bare earth to step on.
in reply to: Off Season #55791David Petersen wrote: “I find that shooting my bow during the off season becomes somewhat of a therapeutic activity”
The Zen of archery!
100% agree I may not shoot as much during the winter months but I still shoot. I have been rabbit hunting a few times the winter which ended up turning into stump shooting which may be my new favorite pass time. I have also made a aerial target launcher that I have playing around with my flu flu’s and having and absolute riot with it. Practice practice practice was the best advice that I have heard and I have that drilled into my brain. I want to learn as much as I can about traditional archery and this forum has helped me out but I learn the most when I am out shooting. I shoot all different distances, to tell you the truth I could not even tell you the last time that I shot at 20 yards. Typically it is under 20 yards but when I am out stumpin’ I will take unrealistic shots just for the heck of it and put a big smile on my face.
in reply to: Horse bows #49320I have always wanted to shoot one just to see what they are like. I have a Saluki Longbow but Lucas the Boyer specializes in Mongolian Horse Bows I would highly recommend these bows.
in reply to: Please post Kzoo pics here! #31486AlexBugnon wrote: Could we see some of your pictures taken at Kalamazoo this weekend? I couldn’t make it, but I would love to see pics of vendors, PBS, trad bow mag booths, along with pictures of yourself hanging out with others, especially bowyers, writers, bowhunters, tradbow members, etc…? Thank you!!:D
I agree and so I can also be mad at everyone for having an AWESOME time without me :x:cry::evil:
in reply to: Video of my first attempt at a deer #27030Goraidh wrote: How far do you figure the deer was from you when you took the shot?
It was on the other side of my ground blind so I would say less than 10 feet away. It was so close to me that I was wondering if my arrow was going to clear the front of my ground blind that is roughly 2-3 feet tall 😀 it was awesome being that close to that deer
in reply to: Antler Hunting #25834I am just getting into stump shooting and having a blast and figure that this will add more fun to my adventure of stump shooting if I were to find some antlers 😀 best advice is go look for some 😛
in reply to: Spiral Flu Flu's problem #25830Stumpkiller wrote: [quote=tkohlhorst]I have made a few arrows with the spiral fletching using contact cement and full length feathers for flu flu’s.
Try Duco cement ot Fletch-tite, or fletching tape. Never heard of using contact cement for fletching.
I have never tried the Duco cement before. I have used fletch tight before but since it takes so long to dry it makes more of a mess than anything, at least when I have tried. The reason why I use contact cement is once the fletching comes in contact with the shaft it sticks right to it and I don’t have to wait for it to dry. Makes for easy fletching but the feathers start to fall off after a shooting session with them.
What I have noticed though is if I use two feathers that once of the fletch feathers will come lose but the other feather will stay glued on….maybe I should just fletch up one feather and see how it works.
Maybe flu flu arrows just need more maintenance than regular arrows two due to the amount of drag that they produce.
I personally spread my fingers apart and put my pinky finger at the tip of my bow and where my thumb meets the string that is the location of the top of my fur silencer. The spread from my pinky to my thumb is just under 10 inches. I have done this with both of my long bows and must say they are very quiet bows.
in reply to: Antler Hunting #23694BuckyT wrote: [quote=Tony n]Here in Kentucky around now through March is a good time. I find a good place to look is along well used trails and fence lines. Seems when they jump the fence the jolt of the landing knocks an already loose antler off.
~Tony
I usually find sheds while out hunting or scouting.
One time I actually went looking for them and found 4 that day. My prize shed is actually a 2″ long spike!:D Can’t believe I saw that little thing.
Most of my territory around here in Ga is wooded, so sheds aren’t as easy to locate as they are in agricultural areas.
Years ago, I was bow hunting and climbed a new tree that afternoon. From the get go, I noticed what looked like antler tips protruding from the leaves about 30yds away in the little hardwood drain I was hunting. I was going to investigate when I climbed down.
This little doe came in from behind me and I ended up putting a good shot on her, and she ran right over the suspected shed I’d been staring at all afternoon.
I climbed down and started following the blood trail. She had indeed ran right over the top of a nice 5 on one side shed and sure enough, the matching side was laying 2 feet away! My doe was laying another 30yds up ahead.
Ha ha Ha that is awesome shoot a doe and get a buck!!!
in reply to: Antler Hunting #23664Thanks for the advice everyone! I am going to see what I can find and basically be out in the woods more often. That to me seems like it would best my odds 😆
in reply to: Minimum poundage to harvest whitetail #22796That is pretty darn close to my current set up and I would have no problem taking down a mature buck with it!
in reply to: Spiral Flu Flu's problem #22667I have been thinking of wrapping fishing string around them to keep them pressed down the next time I make them….I don’t know either I am guessing it due to my inexperience. I just started putting my own feathers on last summer. So its all a learning process to me
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