[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #52614

cyberscout wrote: Two4hooking –

Way cool –did you make or purchase your bowhunters knife&tool Kit?

Scout

I purchased it. There are a few online stores that sell them currently.

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #51853

It comes with a knife, file, Norton stone, and P38 can opener.

I carry:

My old file (partial to the larger wood handle)

Glue stick

Diamond hone

Pencil for completing license

Hunting License

Zip ties for tags & field dressing

Extra eclipse with bear bleeders

Knife

And P38 can opener (kept it in there but may put something else in that pocket?)

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #51765

I finally got a hold of a repro Bowhunter’s kit sheath!:D

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: New to me Schulz longbow #47273

Sounds great! Can’t wait to see the pics. I would LOVE to own a Schulz! Just got done reading his book “Straight Shooting”. Loved it.

Pics!!!!!

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: Favorite Traditional Web Searches #37617

Lots of good Howard Hill clips on youtube also!

Oh, and the Schulz video!

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: what quivers do you prefer? #37536

I guess I am in the minority here….but that is typical for me:P

Get skilled in the use of a backquiver and it can aid your hunting.

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: Best Fletching Cement? #19783

I like regular old loctite superglue from the hardware store. Fast and strong and bonds well to any medium….including my fingers !

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: Correct brace hight for longbows #11713

Mine shot well at 6 1/2 with B-50.

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: Correct Spine of Aluminum for Longbow #63865

Depends on what type of “longbow” you have and how far it is cut to center. I shoot a 2016 out of my 53# Hill bow with 125 grain point…. a R/D bow would be much different (stiffer)

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: Correct brace hight for longbows #63860

I have the same bow…same specs. 3″ shorter is it!

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: 1st time Colorado Elk hunting! #55992

I actually use an ultra-light hiker pack from G0-Lite. I use a 3 person kelty tent so I can sleep with my gear out of the weather. I do have a cabelas extrenal frame pack but that frame stays in the truck unless i need to pack out meat. I take the first load in the go-lite and return with the frame empty. I learned a lesson with going as light as possible.

Jmcdonald45 wrote: [quote=two4hooking]Don’t carry anything you don’t need. Go light and know your equipment and hopefully each peice has more than one use. Try to get used to sleeping without oxygen 😯

Have a blast…you will be hooked!

On the subject of gear what type of tent and pack would you all suggest. I was thinking a one man maybe two man bivy tent and thinking an internal frame pack. But read a lot of good things about external frames.

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: 1st time Colorado Elk hunting! #52735

Don’t carry anything you don’t need. Go light and know your equipment and hopefully each peice has more than one use. Try to get used to sleeping without oxygen 😯

Have a blast…you will be hooked!

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #48115

R2 That knife ROCKS!

Here is my first knife…..field dressed my first deer with it.

and then got a few more……

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #40261

Sweet! Now I have to go get some pics of my barlows!

[Greg Ragan]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #36331

My latest, LaClair little shaver:

Nothing like a good old K-Bar and hawk!

An old workhourse I refurbished for a friend with a love of osage:

My grandfathers old western hunting knife and the Bear style kit I made from an old combat boot:

The buck I use for tillering:

One a little older I found and refurbished:

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This one is a WWII knife carried by my great uncle George and saw service in the Pacific on 2 different carriers:

and this is my current hunting knife. It was homemade (probably from a file) and has been handed down in my family for generations.

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