-
Content Count
511 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Posts posted by PhxDT
-
-
Where do you live?
-
19a for me, and looking forward to it.
- 1
-
14 hours ago, AZQCMAN said:Thank You... I have been told to go with Duwane Adams from some other guys.
I second that. great guy.
It's his passion and it shows. I would never consider anyone else.
-
9 minutes ago, jim said:Looks like 2 junior tags for the grandboys and muzzle loader tags for the wife and oldest daughter.
Junior deer tags at $25 each and adult tags at $45, I believe.
- 1
-
Vortex 10x42 Crossfire HD Roof Prism Binoculars with GlassPak Harness Case, Cap and Floating Strap Bundle
coupon code: vortex makes it $120.
- 1
-
i put in for 19a, FYI
- 1
-
I got drawn last year with the family, and back down to the bottom of the ladder. My dad is part of the group, and he just wants to go out and hunt, as his hunting days are numbered. Given that, I am looking at 17a, 19a, and maybe the mule deer 23. The first two seem to have decent success rates relative to the chances of getting drawn. In other words, with having a couple of points, we have a decent shot of getting drawn.
It goes without saying, I am deciding for my second choice. First choice with be something premium.
Thx
-
4 hours ago, PRDATR said:Power Eggs. Did you fish them off the bottom?
yes. Experimented with a few different depths- 18" seemed to work the best, with the lightest shot possible.
- 1
-
8 hours ago, Hoss50 said:What were they hitting on bait wise?
i wish I had a more thorough collection of dry flies, but as Fri evening they were hitting the surface hard, but not on Sat AM.
We caught a few on a bright yellow rooster tail, blue/silver castmaster, and the biggest hit was yellow garlic power bait. The kind that comes in those pre-made plasticy balls.
-
So, I got home a few hours ago. We fished a few hours Fri night and 7a-1p today. Oddly, the fishing didn’t heat up until about 10a today.
we caught mostly 11 inch stock stuff, with 3 12/13 Inch guys thrown in. Had a ton a fun.
my son counted 145 people fishing at the lake, though. Haha.
- 5
-
nicely done. how'd you catch anything in that lake? so many friggin weeds to snag on.
-
3 hours ago, PRDATR said:It's a drive by lake
I could see that. Sometimes we don’t get anything. You prefer another rim lake?
-
Excellent feedback. Thanks all.
-
Hoping that last weekend was far more busy, and thinking this weekend won't be so bad. Am I being too optimistic?
I like to camp on the east side of Bear Canyon and hike down, since that is the less busy side.
-
-
13 minutes ago, CatfishKev said:Sounds fun man, bit of a long drive for me though.
It’ll be online. No driving needed
-
I am playing a 'home game' with some of my friends and have a few open spots for tonite at 8p. We are all casual (read not great) poker players and just looking for a fun/family game tonite.
$20 buyin, using pokerstars.com software (you need to download the software on a laptop- ipads and phones don't work)
We'll probably be setting up a zoom call to chat during the game as well.
If that matches your speed, PM me.
-
On 4/11/2020 at 8:56 PM, bigj23 said:My boys play it every day. First thing I hear when I get home is what they killed and if it was with a bow or rifle. Game is a good teaching tool, including the fact other hunters can be challenging sometimes.
100% same.
They now ask questions like: dad, in real life, can you bring down a Roosevelt elk if you shoot it with a 270 in the stomach?
hahahah. so great.
-
On 5/19/2020 at 2:08 PM, AzDiamondHeat said:I just want to say how much I hate you right now. Never had even heard of this game until this, so I bought it.
I am addicted and it is about to cost me my marriage. lol . Ok, maybe not my marriage bu t certainly my sanity and sleep.
I don't even play video games.
haha. I play when the kids are in bed sometimes. They wake up and ask when I killed in the game the night before...
-
haha. Enjoy the fridge.
-
It's gone. BugleChaser is a nice guy, but I am afraid he's not a Cowboys Fan.
It's ok. No one is perfect.
- 1
-
12 hours ago, Whatstheword said:I’ll take it
I have someone ahead of you, if they pass, I'll let you know.
-
-
I was talking with a group on another spot on this website, and I had a suggestion to start a thread on this. I am working to build a couple of longbows with my boys during this lockdown. I am a total hack here, learning as I go. No one has ever accused me of being wordy, but hope you enjoy it.
All suggestions welcome- especially how to fix upsidedown photos. Drives me nuts.
Generally, we were inspired by this youtube posting:
I have attached an excel spreadsheet I built that details out the dimensions on the bow. Again, newbie on this, but I think it is right. Feel free to ask questions, but this spreadsheet does all the calcs for you automatically. The link to the spreadsheet is at the very bottom of this post.
We started out by planning the dimensions of the bow (see upside down pic below). My guys still have a lot of growing to do, but to my surprise, their bows have to be pretty tall- 63 and 57 inches- see below.
I found their draw lengths by this method:
Fist to Mouth Measurement
Unlike the first two full draw measurement methods described above, the fist to mouth measurement does not require any division. All you have to do is to have someone make one simple measurement. Position yourself so you are standing in front of a wall at about arm’s length away. For this measuring tactic, you are going to pretend you are holding a bow in the air. With one arm outstretched and formed into a fist (as if you are holding a bow in the air in front of you), rest your fist against the wall. Keeping your arm in position, take the other arm and draw back your hand to your cheek and mouth where your hand would be when in full draw. Remain in this imagined full draw position and consider your posture as you do so. Have someone measure from your mouth to your fist that is up against the wall to get your full draw measurements.
Next, I wanted to keep this on the cheap but also use a good wood. We settled on using maple. Buying one 10' stick at home depot for $22. Backup was going to be poplar.
We then cut the maple pieces to size and added drywall tape impregnated with wood glue for a fiberglass support. More purchases at Home Depot. I think we spent another $15 on the glue and the drywall tape.
We let the glue dry for 24 hours. Using a chop saw, a box cutter, and a poorly made jigsaw, we cleaned put he bows into general shape.
We then started working on the tillering tree. I used this post on youtube to make it.
We are trying to make this as DIY as possible, so I went over to Four Peaks Archey in Mesa for some B 50 bow string to make our own bows. He's the most old school archery guy out there, and apparently the company who makes this string when out of business. He doesn't have a website, but here is a FB post. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Four-Peaks-Archery/170201606327001
It was surprisingly hard to find the string- I called 3-4 places before I remembered about Four Peaks Archery. Here is what I bought:
I'll be following this post on youtube for the actual making of the string:
Next steps: we will be doing some floor tillering to get the bow thin enough to put on the tillering tree for proper work. For that, I need to source a draw knife. Working on that.
Bow Diagam and Calculation.xlsx
- 10
Free garter snake
in Classified Ads
Posted · Report reply
My wife wants me to get rid of it. Makes a great pet. He’s been living free in my backyard for over a month
18” long. NW Gilbert.