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Jay, sounds like that setup would be just fine. Dr. Ed likes the extreme FOC setups, which we had with the carbons, but Rik's wood arrows did just as well and I don't think the FOC on them was very much.
Now, as far as "fair-dinkum" Oz speak. The letter "R" seems to be optional at all times. The city of Cairns, to most people, would be "C a i R n s", with an R. They say "CANS", like in beer cans. Same with "Thusday", a day of the week. Then they stick the "R" in arse, a in a few more words I can't remember.
Truth be known, after three weeks the two Oz boys were speaking pretty good American, seeing as how they were outnumbered four to two.
-------------------- So don't wait until you retire to go hunting and fishing. Don't even wait for your annual vacation. Go at every opportunity. Things that appear urgent at the moment may, in the long run, turn out to be far less so.
Ted Trueblood Posts: 436 | From: Idaho Falls, Idaho | Registered: Nov 2003
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Jay that arrow setup sounds just fine to me. Good luck on the hogs down South.
G'day Mark yeh I think you've almost got the hang of things while you guys were here. You all picked up on how to drink good Ozzie beer fairly quick and that's the main thing! I'm trying out your 300 Axis arrows you left me and after taking one of the brass weigh sections out of the front they fly very nice out of my 69lb Robertson.
Don D. I was just wondering if you have any Skunks down your way that Lori might be able to get Uncle Don to cape ?! I hope I get the chance to catch up with you one day around a campfire or over a cold Ozzie beer. Don and Lori have told me that you are quite a character.
Posts: 49 | From: Tully Heads Australia | Registered: Oct 2004
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Bill, Don and Lori just left with no game to ship to MT. Great fun was had by all. No skunks were seen but some left their " sign". Could've been Don T after a few beers though. We shot with Jay and Karen, no need to have any worries about the lovely Mrs. Campbell. That is one dedicated lady and she is in top form already.
Jay "pocket pig" Campbell did shoot a monster 300 lb hog with the buff arrow . Complete pass thru even on the follow up shot-Jay said it charged him. Karen said Jay was squealing like a pig during the charge. Jay insists it was the pig doing the squealing. I'm sure there will be nightmares. Doggone scale must have been off a bit and read it as only 30 lbs . Jay held it up by one hand and declared it to be 300 so I guess that makes it the official weight .
Come visit our camp "Brokeback Slough Dinner and Hunt Club" someday. No buffs here but we do have a disco ball(Jay's idea)for Saturday nights.
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Great fun in FLA, especially as the Widow Campbell and I were there alone for a few days of hunting. And chasing animals. The pig was taken by moonlight, with the buff arrow at 910 grains barely slowing on it's way into the duff. Lost forever. Pig was down in a couple of steps. 32 pounds even. Bar B Q in the freezer, waiting for the next trip in April. Now I'm looking for a Mackenzie Buffalo target, to get Karen practice on the BIG animals. Me, I see them all big, even the 30 pounders. - Jay C.
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I must disagree with Mark on a point; we certainly don't say the "r" in "arse"! It comes out sounding like "ahse". I hope this helps! As for "ass", well, they're commonly called "donkeys" over here, and with five million of the buggers (said without the "r" sound) running around the country feral, we try to knock them over with our bows whenever we can.
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