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  1. M

    Aiming

    When it absolutely, positively, needs to be destroyed accurately, may I recommend the Javelin missile. Unfortunately I don't think it's armed within 20 meters. :) On a serious note, I didn't get to practice today due to the snowstorm in my area, but I find when I execute khatra well with a...
  2. M

    Aiming

    Yes! I've seen all those videos. Joe's a fantastic archer. Of course warbows are massive overkill for hunting, but an English longbow with a more moderate weight (maybe 50-80 pounds) would be good for hunting. I mean, it's what they hunted with anyway in medieval England.
  3. M

    Aiming

    Hey, at least you gave it a try! Me, I can't shoot worth a damn with a standard Western-style recurve anchor point. Have to go to the ear.
  4. M

    Questions about all things quivers

    How do you like the Catquiver? For me it seems like maybe the only way to go since I can't realistically use a bow mounted quiver.
  5. M

    Aiming

    Quite a lot of bows require drawing to the ear or further. Japanese yumi, English war bow, and pretty much all the Asiatic styles. So it's definitely a different sight picture than most American trad shooters use.
  6. M

    Aiming

    Instinctive here, too. I tried using the arrow as a conscious aiming reference, but once I shifted to focusing on the target, my accuracy improved.
  7. M

    Once a year

    I might be up for it. I did a hog hunt in Texas many years back (rifles) and it's a lot of fun. No hogs in my part of Virginia, so...
  8. M

    Questions about all things quivers

    If a bow quiver is not an option, what would you all recommend for saddle hunting? I had a 3-arrow detachable bow quiver on my old recurve, but now I'm learning to shoot a couple of Asiatic "horse bows" so I'll need a quiver on my body somewhere. While practicing I use a field quiver, but I...
  9. M

    What do you do with your pack when you're in the tree?

    Thanks for the responses, guys. I like the idea of staging the ruck downwind when the conditions merit. Also thanks for that bit about hanging the pack below your height so you can shoot 360 degrees around the tree. I've considered taking a day pack along with my main ruck, but I'm concerned...
  10. M

    What do you do with your pack when you're in the tree?

    Hello all, I'm a relatively new hunter in northern Virginia. Next deer season I plan to bow hunt on public land with a saddle, and I'll be packing everything in and out. My question for those who backpack hunt is, what do you do with your rucksack? Do you bring it up into the tree with you...
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