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- Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:04 pm
- Forum: Campfire
- Topic: Getting excited for my upcoming moose hunt!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 300
- Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:31 pm
- Forum: Campfire
- Topic: Dead last few days.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 171
Re: Dead last few days.
Yeah, I was out huntin. Not that dead here. I got one. Did you see it?
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:14 pm
- Forum: The Bowyer
- Topic: something about building a selfbow yourself to hunt with
- Replies: 5
- Views: 358
Re: something about building a selfbow yourself to hunt with
Good luck with the bow this year! I've shot quite a few deer with my own hickory self bows. Tried to find some Osage, but everything I found was really twisted. I guess that is not uncommon with the Osage. Hickory is really tough and forgiving for the new bow maker.
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:07 pm
- Forum: Campfire
- Topic: Stop or no
- Replies: 8
- Views: 215
Re: Stop or no
Yes, I usually rush the shot after I stop them. Prefer to have them stop on their own.
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:19 pm
- Forum: Bow Hunting experiences
- Topic: Buck Down!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 438
Buck Down!
Hi, I haven't been here for a while, but I thought I would share this. Totally screwed up a few days ago. Had a bigger buck than this come in to 14 yards in fading light and I shot just under his heart. Then he ran to 20 yards and I shot in the same place again. I was totally disgusted, I think I di...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:39 am
- Forum: Campfire
- Topic: First deer with trad tonight
- Replies: 17
- Views: 340
Re: First deer with trad tonight
Congrats on your first!
Did he run far?
Did he run far?
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:40 pm
- Forum: Campfire
- Topic: Be aware...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 182
Re: Be aware...
Had a couple of metal tree steps snap off without warning over the years. One time as I recall it was on a very cold morning.
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:37 pm
- Forum: Campfire
- Topic: Interesting video
- Replies: 12
- Views: 165
Re: Interesting video
I found the shooting in the dark part interesting. Apparently you still need some sort of arm, bow, arrow reference even if you believe you are shooting totally instinctive.
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:49 pm
- Forum: Campfire
- Topic: How many times a week do you shoot?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 139
Re: How many times a week do you shoot?
Twice a week starting in late summer, and then a couple of shots everyday the week before archery deer opens. Probably only once a month during the winter unless I am testing something new out.
- Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:57 pm
- Forum: The Bowyer
- Topic: It has begun....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 403
Re: It has begun....
What kind of wood? How long are the pieces and how long are you planning on making the bows?