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in reply to: Getting in shape #49152

I hit the weight room all year and cycle through endurance and strength building (squats, presses, pull ups etc)rotations. I also swim and ride my bikes. 90 days before opening day I start to add in hikes that are increasingly diffucult.

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in reply to: best fletching jig? #49149

I use the Arizona EZ Fletch with good success.

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in reply to: split vs three finger #13094

Yes sir I have been following his recommended methods. I have also tuned my longbows (2) to shot spot on – !

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in reply to: split vs three finger #12457

I have improved my shooting consistancy by shooting 3 under.

I now draw 3 under and anchor my thumb knuckle under my ear lobe. I get a full draw this way and can use back pressure.

I was shooting way to fast in the past, Now I can get a 2/3 sec delay before release.

I also do not shoot groups. After each arrow I move someplace else to get a different target angle.

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in reply to: What Kind if Winter Have You Had? #51011

Very mild in Western Oregon and unusually dry. We did not have our usual ice storms either. Lookin good for all game species.

78 degrees yesterday near Portland, Oregon.

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in reply to: Hunting footwear #39368

Hikers on the Appalacian Trail give these Montrail AT hikers great reviews. They hike a lot more than the average bowhunter.

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in reply to: wool or camo? #39365

I usually wear wool plaids that I often buy at the resale shops. Early season I do have some short and L/S camo Tshirts.

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in reply to: How many bows do you have? #39357

I recently sold my Howatts and a compound bow I shot sans sights with fingers. I now have two longbows; a 62″ and a 64″

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in reply to: What broadheads do you like? #39350

Magnus two blade 140 grain.

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in reply to: old men #51494

Keeping fit is high on my todo list. I believe it slows the aging process a wee bit. A friend and I drop camp hunted an OTC unit in Colorado this year. Our tent was at 11,000 ft. We hunted up higher every day for 10 days. We did kill 1 elk. I’m Medicare eligible. Exercise as if your life depended on it!

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in reply to: Aluminum Arrows #51482

Yep aluminum works fine. I shoot 2016 or 2018s and have found them very durable and long lived. Easy to cut and fletch. Price per dozen is decent.

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in reply to: Ground Blinds #60767

I like to find a natural looking hide in an area elk use to cross drainages and then brush it up a little more. I leave an opening for a shooting lane. The wind direction determines when I will use them. Although we have never killed a big bull from a blind we have killed a few spikes and cows. Also we do not call from within these blinds.

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in reply to: hunting feathers #25893

Gateway 5 inch parabolic left wing.

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in reply to: 3D Ranges #23473

A very nice range is Pickle Creek, near Mulino. $12.00 for 40 targets. Quaility targets. Takes me 2 hours to shoot the course. After you pay and sign in just follow the numbered orange stakes. Some targets are shoot and go and some are pull and return.

LOCATION: 17700 S. HALLBACKA LN. MULINO OR. 97042.

Fill out a waiver and put money and waiver in the envelope and then into the pay box.

Phone # 503.780.7558

HOURS OF OPERATION: SEVEN DAYS A WEEK! 6:00AM-8:30PM./ Winter 8:00AM-5:00PM

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JTop wrote: I also live in Portland but have yet to hit any of the 3d ranges. I practice plenty at the indoor ranges, but I’m a little hesitant to try the 3d range having no knowledge of what to expect shooting trad only. Any suggestion on which to start with?

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in reply to: 3D Ranges #22609

I think you were in Washington Park. There is a big range near the zoo and rose garden.

wahoo wrote: Man your lucky. The last time I was in Portland I was impressed by the simple fact there was a range at the park I was walking. I tried to get one in Idaho where I live and they looked at me like a tree full of owls.I shoot in my own yard and some folks say I can’t but the police say I can. I have always liked Portland and here is one good reason why.

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