Bowhunting

[J Darcy 5,871]

Just a few pics guys......these are 3 broadheads....the one in my hand is the famous "Fred Bear" broadhead. It was developed in the field over a great many years trial and error. This is technically a 4 bladed head and requires a well tuned bow and arrows to get the very best from it . The tip is what is called "cutting nose" and that means that the broadhead has a tip that will cut on unpact with less force than other types of head.

the other two heads in the pic are both "mechanical" heads and this means that the blades are held in place by either a rubber band or an inbuilt system and they only "expand" when the head hits resistance. They are supposedly meant to be accurate and have very much the same flight as a standard field point, but to me, they are for people that do not know how to tune their bow properly.

 

This is a "Zwickey judo point"... superb piece of kit that will make the bowhunter a better hunter. This types of head is designed for "small game". it lack penetration but the impact shock is immense. "Pass-throughs" are very rare indeed with this head. This head is ideal for "stump-shooting" and that is , basically, taking shots at a variety of targets, stumps, leaves, anything soft that wont damage the arrow, from different angles and undetermined distances. This sort of shootin will help judge shots.

Dont forget, it is illegal to use these, or any, heads for live quarry in the UK. cheers.

[J Darcy 5,871]

The vanes on that stabilise the arrows flight are slightly helical, ensuring the arrow rotates through the air correctly and keeps everything stable. The little green thing on the end of the arrow is called a "nock" and this is how you tune your arrow. Every arrow is different...and there are also hundreds of types of arrow, stiffness, wall thickness, length, weight...the arrow must suit the poundage of bow you intend to shoot to start off with, and it also depends on whether the archer wishes to shoot with his fingers or with a mechanical release aid. Sometimes it is possible to use much shorter arrows by fitting an "overdraw" on the bow which, in effect, places the arrow rest several inches closer to the shooters eye. All things being bang on, then the archer must tune the arrow by moving the "nock" around a little at a time to ensure that there is the least resistance upon firing. Every arrow has to be identical....

[DUCKWING 302]

WELL JD ,

 

MY HEADS STARTING TO SPIN .......... BUT I MUST ADMIT , I WOULD STILL LIKE A GO

 

THE EXCITMENT THE GUYS FELT AS THEY DROPPED A BUCK HAD TO BE SEEN ......... ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SAME GUYS HAD SHOT HUNDREDS WITH A RIFLE , ........I GUESS BOWHUNTING DOES THAT TO YER

 

 

ALL THE BEST DUCKWING

[Guest baldie]

Had owt to do with longbows JD? this is the area, i have the most experience of [but its limited] I keep saying, i,m gonna have a serious go, but its lack of time as usual. I really fancy building my own bow, and there are several kits, staves etc available, same for the arrows. Shot a couple of really nice bows in sherwood forest recently, on a day out with the bairn. There are a couple of guy,s there most bank holidays, shooting. Once they realised i could shoot, allsorts was coming out of the back of the van, to have a go with. I managed to split a "wand", in front of a large crowd Then split an arrow straight down its length [it was an accident] All this, at the side of the major oak, made for a very atmostpheric feeling. The icing on the cake, was a few shots with a huge bow, that drew at 85lb, and it was bloody hard work, and left no feeling in my finger ends for a good while.Great fun, longbows, and pure instinct shooting of course.

[macker 5]

them arrows look like killers.

my dad just won the europeans in the crossbow in portugal

the weekend and got the world in austraila last year.

if i can get a pic of his cross bow i will put it

up soon some piece of equipment specialy made in denmark.

if i could only get him shooting at game he might get me to join him.

all the best

macker

[mackem 26,261]

Sure I read somewhere of a guy who shot a polar bear with a longbow Baldie

[J Darcy 5,871]

I have videos here, somwhere, of the late, great Fred Bear who took Polar Bear and Tiger with his bow....of course, it is now illegal to kill tigers, but there are still many polar bears being harvested each year in the northen territories....i beleive it costs around £30,000 to take one, though i could be wrong...... i have a great DVd of Gary Bogner taking brown, black and grizzley Bear with a bow. I rate him highly as a bow hunter...also seen the Ralph Machiano (spell?) videos "super safari I and II..they are quite good.....

Baldie, i have shot with a longbow and a recurve, and also used to have a recurve take down bow that fit into a ruck sack.....but, as my dominant eye is not ideal for reflex shooting i had to switch to compiund....which is hard enough actually....lol... Some people ask about the accuracy of a bow, well, with mine i would expect to hit a 4 inch diameter dot every time at 20 yards.....if i ever win the lottery i will buy another bow and go on safari with it...thats what i woudl love to do. Used to love my bow shooting, but just didnt have the time in the end.......

[mackem 26,261]

Its normally $50,000 USD for a polar bear hunt,your camp is usually a 2 day bobsleigh ride out onto the pack-ice I think one of the indiginous inuit groups are allowed to hunt a certain number of bear each year and sell their rights/tags to a licenced guide,sounds fantastic but wow,what an arduous hunt.Its cheaper and more accessible to hunt black bear for just over a thousand quid sterling

[J Darcy 5,871]

i have heard its very hard to bag a polar bear with just the bow. many charge and have to be shot with the rifle too. They sometimes use the sled dogs to bring the bear to bay, though i do not know how successful that is. Musk ox sound like a good challenge too...

[mackem 26,261]

Darcy,you been reading "Grand Slam" again Thats a bad habit Makes a guy think of selling the house,sticking the kids in an orphanage(or flogging them on e-bay to raise more cash),kissing the wife goodbye,and heading off

Each and every single f***ing year I set aside money for a bowhunt(cougar is my dream),always promising myself "This is the year",but without fail I waste the money either diving or visiting the world cockfighting championships,never mind,theres always...........................Next year

[J Darcy 5,871]

No, i havent got it yet...can you send me a link as to where to get it from....... i said it before and il say it again....chuck adams is the DADDY I go with his theories too, never mind sizzling fast speed, just make sure its quiet and get in close seems to be successful for him...... i had many a long chat with the, now deceaced, James Douglas.....a top bloke, and a good shot...he loved his Brownings, but i always liked my Hoyts...... I remember pestering the poor guy, asking him questions about things i just could not understand from books.....he actually died in a freak accident involving a bow and a bow press... he told me he planned on doing the big 5 on dvd...but i guess he never got around to it, though is you can get hold of his bowhunting video is very good indeed......

[mackem 26,261]

I sent you the link before,thought you would have had the book long time ago Sure I have seen it for sale on Amazon I cant get hold of any Bowhunting dvd's mate,skint as a skint guy,in a skint place,on a skint day in skintsville But if you ever fancy delving into the murky world of counterfeit DVD's I have quite a few slasher derbies I wouldnt mind exchanging :whistle:

[J Darcy 5,871]

No probs mate...pm me an address to send a dvd or two to...and i will pop a few in the post....not bothered about slashers, no interest...i will send you a couple of recent gary bogner......

[mackem 26,261]

Gary Bogner ?Sent you a PM,appreciate that

[rifleshooter 0]

macem , i have thought about geting into bow shooting can you recomend the best way to go about it and what sort of set up would be best for a complete novice