Author Topic: Bow hunting is real hunting... (Read 1115 times)

Debonair · « **Reply #45 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:43:01 AM »

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Originally posted by mandingo
i think i'd rather hunt poontang, myself...

damn hicks!

rofl, what do you go after them with?
my favorite weapon is a c-note wrapped around a stack of singles....

Golfer · « **Reply #46 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:44:09 AM »

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Originally posted by Debonair
rofl, what do you go after them with?
my favorite weapon is a c-note wrapped around a stack of singles....

Shouldn't that be the other way to provide the illusion of large bills rather than small ones

Then again...maybe that's how you roll.

culero · « **Reply #47 on:** November 16, 2006, 07:10:27 AM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
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You might be a good shot, but you've got a long way to go to be a good hunter. That's what I'm saying.

Golfer, just a comment - your point might be taken better if it was made in non-judgmental terms.

As to the point in contention....I'm not a good shot, I'm an extremely good shot. I shot NRA Expert (rifle) at age 11. I regularly shot 5X on the indoor range at that age, that was just routine for me (for those of you who don't shoot, we're talking 5 shots at 50 feet from the target, all centered with all 5 making one hole about a quarter of an inch in diameter). I started hunting on my own (well, me and my dog) at age 9. That was well over 40 years ago. I've killed enough game to fill a warehouse, and processed all the meat myself. I'm speaking as the Voice of Experience here.

I'm perfectly capable of making a neck-spine shot out to, say, 200 yards (to keep it within safe limits).

But I would *never* for any reason attempt to do so.

Golfer and Shuckins are right. Just aft of the point of the shoulder joint is the correct aimpoint on a deer, if shooting from abeam. Its my opinion that the only responsible thing to do when shooting anything is take the shot with the widest margin for error, and the highest probability of a "stop" within that margin.

If you aim for the double lung shot on a deer, you are taking a shot that allows you to err several inches in any direction and still be likely to put the deer down within a reasonable distance. Humans do err, even humans who are "good shots".

Its OK to be prideful of your marksmanship skills. But, leave the demonstations for the target range. In the field, shoot to be effective. That means take every advantage, including margin for error.

culero

Edup · « **Reply #48 on:** November 16, 2006, 07:49:22 AM »

I r teh mental mideget!

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #49 on:** November 16, 2006, 07:50:55 AM »

^^^^^^

For crying out loud.

Hey Skuzzy! Here's another one to kill. I'm beginning to wonder about this.

Angus · « **Reply #50 on:** November 16, 2006, 09:39:11 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Unless you are 100% sure you can kill the animal with the first shot then bow hunting is just a cruel game. It takes real skill, and unless you have that then stick to the rifle. Ive seen films on the web of idiots "hunting" with bows only to injure their pray with a "spray" of arrows. There are also videos floating of folks "hunting" with revolvers, and thats just as dumb.

Yep

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #51 on:** November 16, 2006, 11:58:13 AM »

Please. You are hunting with the intention to kill it quickly...

Not because it's humane, but because those suckers can run really far!

FX1 · « **Reply #52 on:** November 16, 2006, 01:47:29 PM »

Their are some arm chair hunters in this forum that's for sure.

Today i am going to shoot my bow so i can wound Bamby first thing on Saturday morning. Then i am going to stock a pig with my g35 and try and take a leg off.

Some people just need to get out in woods more and stop fighting about whats humane. Geezz yall sound like peta and i would never invite you to my ranch for the weekend. All i need is someone protesting my hunt while i am in the stand.

Golfer anytime your in Texas lets shoot some pigs one weekend..

Some videos from last year maybe i will have a couple from this weekend.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4433009037323564701&hl=en

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3861202201141929898&hl=en

Golfer · « **Reply #53 on:** November 16, 2006, 02:22:25 PM »

Bwah...feeders?

I roll my eyes when I see those $3000 trophy deer 'hunts' on television of ranches in texas where they sit in a box on a tripod waiting for the deer to stop by the feeder.

Especially when the guy is basking in the glory of shooting an animal that's just going on its way to dinner. Sitting on a sure thing isn't hunting...but those guys sure clean up at a few grand a pop.

Maybe I'm in the wrong business.

Now the pigs on the other hand...like coyotes let er rip! I wish I could lure coyotes in with a feeder. I'd have something belt fed and fully automatic standing by for the pack.

FX1 · « **Reply #54 on:** November 16, 2006, 03:16:51 PM »

My Benelli super 90 with 9 shots of 00 buck will put a end to any pig raids. We only shoot does and spike under the feeder most buck will stay back and those are the ones that you are looking for. This weekend i am hunting pop ups on trails with hand thrown corn. See if any big boys walk in kill range.

Feeders are great when your hunting 3000 acres. You really cant see that far because of the brush most cases 50 yards if your lucky. Just sitting in one spot will not be a good hunt in Texas you will be lucky to see one deer. Unlike north we dont have trees over 10 feet so blinds need to be elevated and large so moving them around is a big problem.

I mix 50/50 corn protein in most of my feeders in the hill country and in south Texas we dont have feeder but we do tail gate feed the roads when we hunt. The brush is so thick you need them to come out on the roads to get a good look.

That video with the pig last weekend i shot a coyote under the feeder. He was just walking the area in the morning. In that same hunt i had a bob cat take a nap under my tree stand. Great hunt only wished i could have gotten some meat but i can always shoot a pig if needed.

Neubob · « **Reply #55 on:** November 16, 2006, 11:47:00 PM »

Hey Hawklore, I think I found the perfect thing for for you:

hawklore style hunting

B@tfinkV · « **Reply #56 on:** November 17, 2006, 05:53:25 AM »

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Originally posted by VOR
Thanks. I wish it were my own work. I gave it a try with a piece of red oak a couple of years ago. It didn't go well, but i really didn't expect it to. I had a functional baseball bat with a string tied to both ends.

Fletching is another matter. I didn't make the arrow pictured (footing and horn nock inserts are beyond my skillset) but I've make a few here and there from cedar shafts and turkey feathers. I was surprised at how easy it was, and some of them even flew straight.

I also have a 72" ELB made from Oregon Yew by Jay St Charles. I'm too chicken to actually take it into the woods for fear of bruising the sapwood.

it looks like it could fire 200yrds no problem.

myself and a friend used to make them out of hazel. we would carve them and dry them for a day, then wax and varnish the next morning. used 10mm dowling rods and goose fethers, works a treat.

culero · « **Reply #57 on:** November 17, 2006, 06:59:08 AM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
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Now the pigs on the other hand...like coyotes let er rip! I wish I could lure coyotes in with a feeder. I'd have something belt fed and fully automatic standing by for the pack.

Coolest way to hunt coyotes is to make a night hide, next to an area that will have enough ambient light to allow you to see their shape or silhouette. Sit in your hide with a hand-held rabbit call and a 12 gauge pump loaded 00Buck. Make those "rabbit in distress" sounds long enough, and the pack will send scouts in to investigate. I've eliminated many of the little bastards that way, close enough to "see the whites of their eyes". Suuuurpriiiiise

Another fun method is to drive around in the boonies at night with a handheld spotlight and a long-range rifle (I like a .270). You can see their eyes from a long way, and they usually allow you to approach to within 300-400 yards before they spook - so you can "reach out and touch someone"

Trapping is the most efficient way to kill Wiley, but its just not as much fun.

culero

rogwar · « **Reply #58 on:** November 17, 2006, 02:17:44 PM »

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Originally posted by Shuckins
Rogwar,

That can still be done...but you have to drive by a couple of new dorms to do it.

My brother-in-law and I used to drive out there at night to count deer...and he may...may mind you...have shot a few himself.

Anyways....what years did you attend and what was your major?

I attended from 1971 -1975, and obtained a B.S. in Social Studies.

Regards, Shuckins

Sorry I didn't get back sooner but was busy. I went there in 1983-1987 and studied Forestry. Originally from Springdale....or maybe that's Sprangdale...lol. Since a lot of us at Maxwell Hall were forestry students and were from quite a ways off, we always found interesting things to keep us occupied. Several small deer were culled from the campus area and BBQed

- I remember Rays, still there?

- and having to drive XX.X miles to buy beer.

Hawklore · « **Reply #59 on:** November 17, 2006, 03:36:12 PM »

I'd still like to go hunting, just dunno how I could feel killing such beutifal animals as deer..

Turkey hunting, perhaps..

Boar/Hog hunting, dirty filthy little animals, not worth eating unless it's bacon!!!

Drool...

BACON!!!