Bow Hunting.

[FeelinFroggy]

Just bought a used Mathews compound bow, yesterday. Real nice and light weight, great condition other than the fact the idler lean was off a bit. Picked up some carbon arrows today and hope to do some hunting with it before the end of the season. Any other bow hunters on the site?

[reddog]

FeelinFroggy,
Shooting my bow is one of my favorite things to do, it's addictive. The really neat thing about the sport is that you only compete with yourself and a great way to keep the upper body in shape. Your Mathews is a great bow, one of the best and will last you a long time. Practice Brother and then practice some more. Use the best hunting heads you can afford when hunting, a dull or cheap head will only cause you grief. Muzzy's, are a good starting point. Don't shoot at circled targets before a hunt, fold a brown beer box in half or get yourself a standing deer target, they are without question the best. I've been shooting for 50 years and have taken 39 whitetails, nothing gives me more of a 'rush' in the hunting realm. Good luck and don't forget to practice, you're going to love this sport and you're going to be humbled and challenged like you won't believe...
Easy Brother,
Reddog...

[JohnP]

FeelinFroggy,
Brother Reddog is absolutely correct....practice until you hurt, then practice some more. I highly recommend putting a stool in the middle of your living room and practice the pull while watching the tube. Not just the straight pulls but the harder, reaching around the tree to get the shot at the one that came in from behind.
Another quick cheat that will help, get a bull call and attach it to you. After your follow through, hit the bull call. If you were unsuccessfull in getting a clean kill, the buck won't run far, he'll just think he was horned by another buck and will return to the kill zone for another chance.
Did we mention practice?
Aim True and good luck,

JohnP

[FeelinFroggy]

Thanks. I seen a decent sized buck this morning, 8 pointer or so. Starting to get dialed-in on my bow too. I'm accurate at about 20-25 yards out so far, haven't tried any longer distances yet.

[JohnP]

I went out yesterday for deer and came back with a small turkey and about a 150 lb feral hog. I was my rifle though.

[03_SHOOTER]

i went out yesterday for deer and came back with a small turkey and about a 150 lb feral hog. I was my rifle though.

Pig Pickin'!!! :D

[FeelinFroggy]

Went hunting over the weekend. Didn't come across anything worth killing all morning until it was too late. I was about halfway down my stand getting ready to head home when I spot a big buck on the opposite side of the tree, about 25 yards out. So I froze, he froze, I looked at him, he saw me....then took off like a bat out of Hell.

[JohnP]

Went hunting over the weekend. Didn't come across anything worth killing all morning until it was too late. I was about halfway down my stand getting ready to head home when I spot a big buck on the opposite side of the tree, about 25 yards out. So I froze, he froze, I looked at him, he saw me....then took off like a bat out of Hell.

The last thing we need to stress about bow hunting is patience. Consider the deer to be a planned assassination of a well protected dignitary in the field. He will always show up when you are least expecting him and at the worst possible time.

Try taking a shot when you're emptying your bladder into a relief bottle and a 12 pointer walks up and gives you the broadside look. Nothing is harder than bringing a bead on a target with you business hanging out, your knees holding on to a bottle, and your on the wrong side of the tree. It was truly a missed Kodak moment.

good luck on your next run.

[reddog]

FellinFroggy,
Congratulations are in order, you have managed to get one very smart animal into your kill zone. An animal with ten times the senses you possess and that isn't an easy thing to do. You have also managed to put a story in the back of your mind, one you'll never forget. Remember, it is no sin to take a 'baldie' with your bow, they 'eat' just as well maybe better. Keep after it Brother, the day will come.
JohnP,
I've always wondered how you Southern Boys managed to get your 'Johnson's' in the top of a milk jug? We Yanks get our fingers wet doing that. :D
Easy Brother,
Reddog...

[FeelinFroggy]

Planning on doing some more hunting this weekend. Bought a trail camera and set it up in a nice area about half a klick to the east of this small creek where I'd seen some deer tracks. The guy I bought the camera from said it was reliable and that it would send pictures to my computer everytime it took one. Nice little recon tool to have.

Wish me luck, season ends 19Jan and I don't know if I'll be in the States for turkey season in the spring.

[Murray B]

Consider the deer to be a planned assassination of a well protected dignitary in the field.

How could you, have you not been paying attention to the news?

A person wrote a strong letter that was published January 4th in the Kankakee IL, Daily Journal,

“To all you hunters who kill animals for food, shame on you; you ought to go to the store and buy the meat that was made there, where no animals were harmed.”

Clearly, there is no excuse for hunting when there are stores around.

[reddog]

Pure ambrosia from the chicken coop to the dinner table usually takes two hours. Now you're telling me they grow those boneless, skinless, tasteless breasts in a store? The ones that come all wrapped up in pretty yellow packages? I gotta' get to town more often...
Easy Brother,
Reddog...

[Smiles]

Pure ambrosia from the chicken coop to the dinner table usually takes two hours. Now you're telling me they grow those boneless, skinless, tasteless breasts in a store? The ones that come all wrapped up in pretty yellow packages? I gotta' get to town more often...
Easy Brother,
Reddog...

Dang Red, here it doesn't take that long at all...maybe 30-45 minutes, if that! From the coop, to hackin' the head off, to hangin', to clearin' the insides, to pluckin'....ain't nothing with our handy dandy chicken plucker! That sucker just plucks those feathers out in minutes instead of hours. Maybe you're trying to fillet those things? This puppy does turkeys too!!:p

I wouldn't worry about town, they're over rated...ain't worth the hassle.;)

Smiles

[reddog]

Ah, Smiles. I've told you before, "You're my kind of Gal." :o
Easy Sister,
Reddog...

[dukesix]

While stationed at Ft. Polk, La. in the mid to late 80's....our unit (105th MI LRSD) trained extensively at what was known as 'limited use' areas.....generally north of Ft. Polk. Feral hogs were in great abundance there. I never had a chance to go hunting for them.....but some of my buds from the unit did. We would always surprise a herd now and then...while moving slowly through Peason Ridge. Some of the Huey pilots that flew in to pick us up at our LZ'S, told us that they could sometimes see small herds as well. No word was ever received as to whether or not any hunting was ever done from the air!:devil:

Dukesix

[Murray B]

Now you're telling me they grow those boneless, skinless, tasteless breasts in a store?

Well, no, I'm not taking credit for writing the letter. It was published In IL but featured on Jay Leno's news program which brought it to Canada.

Many envronmentalists say that meat and milk products are unsustainable and that is why they need billions of tax dollars. They do, however, propose a solution.

From the Telegraph in the U.K., "Drink rats' milk, says Heather-Mills". She is a famous and wealthy envronmentalist.

Given enough tax dollars it should be possible to see millions of head of majestic rat thundering across the plains.

So, why go hunting when you could be enjoying store bought melted rat brie at home by the fire? And no animals would be harmed.

[JohnP]

Well, no, I'm not taking credit for writing the letter. It was published In IL but featured on Jay Leno's news program which brought it to Canada.

Many envronmentalists say that meat and milk products are unsustainable and that is why they need billions of tax dollars. They do, however, propose a solution.

From the Telegraph in the U.K., "Drink rats' milk, says Heather-Mills". She is a famous and wealthy envronmentalist.

Given enough tax dollars it should be possible to see millions of head of majestic rat thundering across the plains.

So, why go hunting when you could be enjoying store bought melted rat brie at home by the fire? And no animals would be harmed.

I'm just trying to picture in my little mind, how many cowboys it would take to wrangle, herd and brand a million head of rats.

"Get a long little mousie!"

[RogueNavy]

You guys are killin' me. I got a used Bear recurve bow when I was in high school, and there was actually a pistol range in the town where we lived that had an archery range in it. I went every single weekend, and spent hours shooting at plastic bottlecaps hung from a string. Haven't shot in years, but I still have some of the callous I built up from holding the string.

[JohnP]

You guys are killin' me. I got a used Bear recurve bow when I was in high school, and there was actually a pistol range in the town where we lived that had an archery range in it. I went every single weekend, and spent hours shooting at plastic bottlecaps hung from a string. Haven't shot in years, but I still have some of the callous I built up from holding the string.

When I started with a bow, I was around 11. I was taught by a boy named John Williams. His father and mine worked together. John eventually won gold in the 1972 Olympics.

I started with a Bear recurve also and stayed with it until the 1980's when Oneida came out with the Eagle. That was the 1st flat trajectory bow I ever shot and I fell in love with it. I lost it during the flood in 2001. I haven't made the time to get another or even practice like I should. I'm having too much fun with my Model 70 Winchester.

[Murray B]

I'm just trying to picture in my little mind, how many cowboys it would take to wrangle, herd and brand a million head of rats.

"Get a long little mousie!"

It was a long time ago but I did see something on TV about it. If memory serves it only takes four guys and two jeeps each with .50 cal Brownings.

I see where you are going with this. I too want to get some of the gigabucks that are going to be available for these environMENTAL projects.

Right now, there is a schism amongst environMENTALists. Some want to allow only rat's milk but others want the meat to be available too. The meaties seem to be winning now that soya has proven toxic.

There is money to be made here for a smart person. Rat farmers are going to need teenie-weenie milking machines and high-tech automatic branding irons. If rat hunting is allowed then there will be a need for little rat bows with tiny 6 inch arrows or .10 calibre rifles.

My angle is going to be smuggling mock rat (made from bootleg beef) across the border for people who still want the old stuff. I'm thinking to flake and form the meat to look like side of rat. Does anybody know if rat meat is red?

Anyway, it shouldn't take long to become as rich as a toilet smuggler.

[JohnP]

It was a long time ago but I did see something on TV about it. If memory serves it only takes four guys and two jeeps each with .50 cal Brownings.

I see where you are going with this. I too want to get some of the gigabucks that are going to be available for these environMENTAL projects.

Right now, there is a schism amongst environMENTALists. Some want to allow only rat's milk but others want the meat to be available too. The meaties seem to be winning now that soya has proven toxic.

There is money to be made here for a smart person. Rat farmers are going to need teenie-weenie milking machines and high-tech automatic branding irons. If rat hunting is allowed then there will be a need for little rat bows with tiny 6 inch arrows or .10 calibre rifles.

My angle is going to be smuggling mock rat (made from bootleg beef) across the border for people who still want the old stuff. I'm thinking to flake and form the meat to look like side of rat. Does anybody know if rat meat is red?

Anyway, it shouldn't take long to become as rich as a toilet smuggler.

Thanks, I needed a chuckle this morning.

[Murray B]

Thanks, I needed a chuckle this morning.

You are welcome and I would like to thank the envrionmentalists for coming up with the rat's milk idea in the first place. Rat is where it's at!