Bowhunting

[Masshole]

This post is not about guns, but is not deserving of a new thread:

Do any of you hunt with a bow? It may sound primitive, but it really makes a sport out of it. If you do, do you make your own or what do you use? What kind of string do you prefer?

[Learjetter]

  On 5/12/2011 at 11:59 PM, GenericDisplayName said:

This post is not about guns, but is not deserving of a new thread:

Do any of you hunt with a bow? It may sound primitive, but it really makes a sport out of it. If you do, do you make your own or what do you use? What kind of string do you prefer?

I actually prefer bowhunting, but with modern tech: Parker Hornet, 100 gr muzzys. Hunt whitetail in IL, muleys in MT, and CO elk everytime I'm not deployed in the fall. Hunt gobblers in the spring...again if not TDY. To stay on topic: I always carry a .38 Charter Arms revolver on said hunts...just in case.

[M2]

This topic is deserving of its own thread; otherwise, it'll get lost in the 116+ pages of the gun thread.

So here ya go, enjoy!

Cheers! M2

[TAMInated]

One of the few (only?) perks of drones at HMN is I get to hunt elk and mule deer 10 minutes from my house. I shoot a Quest Hammer with G5 Montecs. Will probably upgrade soon, but left-handed bows are hard to find around here.

[Masshole]

  On 5/13/2011 at 12:29 AM, Learjetter said:

I actually prefer bowhunting, but with modern tech: Parker Hornet, 100 gr muzzys. Hunt whitetail in IL, muleys in MT, and CO elk everytime I'm not deployed in the fall. Hunt gobblers in the spring...again if not TDY. To stay on topic: I always carry a .38 Charter Arms revolver on said hunts...just in case.

I had to look Parker Hornet up. It looks a lot like the High Country I used once. The only thing I do not like about compound bows is how unbalanced they are. I did fire an arrow through a car door though and that was pretty sweet. I cannot do that with my bows.

[F16Rooster]

Bowtech SWAT with 100 gr Muzzy's. Once you've bowhunted elk in the rut, nothing else even compares.

[Guest]

  On 5/13/2011 at 8:12 PM, F16Rooster said:

Once you've bowhunted elk in the rut, nothing else even compares.

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  On 5/13/2011 at 12:29 AM, Learjetter said:

To stay on topic: I always carry a .38 Charter Arms revolver on said hunts...just in case.

Or a wrist rocket to pop a grouse or two for dinner.

[bagasticks]

here's mine and the old lady's from last year, i shoot a Matthew's switchback XT, her's is a Matthew's Mustang, both carbon express arrows and Montec G5 broadheads shot at the family farm in KS.

[ClearedHot]

  On 5/19/2011 at 3:28 PM, bagasticks said:

Got any pictures of the "old lady" at the beach?

[bagasticks]

  On 5/19/2011 at 3:34 PM, ClearedHot said:

Got any pictures of the "old lady" at the beach?

ask. . .and you shall receive, second from the left. . enjoy!

[ClearedHot]

  On 5/19/2011 at 3:53 PM, bagasticks said:

ask. . .and you shall receive, second from the left. . enjoy!

Ummm why don't you shoot her instead of the deer.

[SurelySerious]

  On 5/19/2011 at 4:24 PM, ClearedHot said:

Ummm why don't you shoot her instead of the deer.

Then he'd have those crazy Sea Sheppard people from Whale Wars after him.

[bagasticks]

  On 5/19/2011 at 4:24 PM, ClearedHot said:

Ummm why don't you shoot her instead of the deer.

i didnt shoot her, but i did set her face on fire and then put it out with a wet bike-chain..

[Masshole]

  On 5/19/2011 at 3:28 PM, bagasticks said:

here's mine and the old lady's from last year, i shoot a Matthew's switchback XT, her's is a Matthew's Mustang, both carbon express arrows and Montec G5 broadheads shot at the family farm in KS.

Do those have as high of weight tolerances as the GrizzlyStik arrows? Are they the multi-direction woven carbon type?

  On 5/19/2011 at 4:24 PM, ClearedHot said:

Ummm why don't you shoot her instead of the deer.

A conversation better suited for "Harpoon Hunting."

[Learjetter]

  On 5/19/2011 at 3:34 PM, ClearedHot said:

Got any pictures of the "old lady" at the beach?

That's some DAMN good camo, right there.

[Jughead]

  On 5/19/2011 at 3:28 PM, bagasticks said:

here's mine and the old lady's from last year

Say, that's a great rack in the second picture!

(oh, and, looks like she shot a great deer, too!)

[StainedClass]

Shooting that buck must have been a real feather in your hat. WTF.

FWIW, with my crazy schedule, bowhunting allows me a lot of flexability on when I can hunt. You can usually hunt from late summer to deep into the winter. Public lands aren't as crowded and farmers/landowners seem to be more open to letting you bowhunt than gun hunt during the overcowded gun seasons.

Down side, it's a lot of work and you have to pay a lot of attention to detail; practice, stand placement, scent control, etc.

[Guest]

  On 5/25/2011 at 1:23 PM, StainedClass said:

Shooting that buck must have been a real feather in your hat. WTF.

Help me out here...what are you saying?

[StainedClass]

  On 5/25/2011 at 1:29 PM, Rainman A-10 said:

Help me out here...what are you saying?

The dude. Kneeling over the slain buck. Has a felt hat. With a feather in it. WTF.

SC

[Guest]

  On 5/25/2011 at 6:56 PM, StainedClass said:

The dude. Kneeling over the slain buck. Has a felt hat. With a feather in it. WTF.

SC

LOL, thanks. Senior moment.

[old crow]

Me and my "old lady" archer.........

I wish

[StainedClass]

That is exquisite.

Now SHE can pull off a felt hat with a feather in it :-)

SC

[Standby]

Holy shit, are those boobs fake enough? I have nothing against fake boobs, but they've got to at least look somewhat natural.

[StainedClass]

  On 5/29/2011 at 1:18 AM, Standby said:

Holy shit, are those boobs fake enough? I have nothing against fake boobs, but they've got to at least look somewhat natural.

Why?

It's kind of like my uncle putting side pipes on his cherry '67 Corvette. Are they (the sidepipes) original? No.

Do they look cool? Yes.

Is it his car (her body)? Affirmative.

As for me, I like the pipes.

[Ram]

If you can touch them, they are real enough.