Want to start hunting ( help)

[celticknot]

toilet paper

[horatio1226]

I have a 1969 Kodiak Magnum 47# and 52"( this is the bow that I thought I would hunt with but that was before I bought the other 2)
Great Plains Palo Duro recurve 50# and 60"
V- Archery reflex deflex 52# and 62"

Thay are all good shooters but don't know which one would be best for hunting. I don't know if I should get a bow quiver. Right now I have a basket quiver and a hip quiver. I am shooting sitka spruce arrows but will buy whatever is the best for hunting.

[horatio1226]

I know I'm lucky Chuck. I am going to tap into the resource that is New Yorker. Looking forward to meeting you. Thanks for the help and advice.
Brian

[adkmountainken]

Brian,
      this weekend and next is shot for me but lets make plans to get together and do some stump shooting. i'm sure Bowspirit will go and who knows who else. we can get ya squared away with some gear. i highly reccomend wool clothers and like Chuck said layers is the way to go.

[horatio1226]

Ken
I can't think of anything that I would rather do.
I am finishing up Little League and Scout camp and then let's do it. I need a couple of weeks. Got a good place? I want to go to your church!
Brian

[adkmountainken]

to quote Shawn oooohhhh yeeaaaaahhhh i have a couple good places to go stumping, right in the ridges i deer hunt. streams, hard woods, swamps and wild beauty! as far as shooting and tuning the bow Shawn and Bowspirit are who you want to hook up with as i am not all that good with set up.  i do know deer, tree stands and a lot about the woods that i can help you with, i can get ya on them, you do the rest! i have hunted a long while and have been around big bucks often enough to learn a thing or two. look forward to flinging some arrows with ya.

[horatio1226]

I remember the post about the record buck when you were a kid. That's good enough for me!

[Bowspirit]

Be careful though...that Ken'll get you hooked on hunting those northern hardwood hilltops. Used to be a "Southern" boy myself till last years Adirondack Attack. Haven't hunted the Southern Zone since, except for the JLMBH. He just makes it look too fun...      

[leatherneck]

Horatio,

If you do decide to go with the snuffers, tru-angle makes a little kit for under $30.00 which is called the snuffer tamer. They make sharpening a snuffer so easy even I can do it. Just some info.

Those boots do run a tad big. I wear a 10.5 and always buy an 11 to wear heavy socks. If you want to try them then send me your address and I'll get them out to you next week. Let me know. Good Luck!

[horatio1226]

Thanks for the offer Mike but I doubt that they will fit me. I went on a 3-D shoot today to compare the way my aluminums flew compared to the woodies I made. The woodies flew much better and seemed to hit harder. Should I set up some woodies to hunt with? Is there a good reason not to? Can I get snuffers in any diameter? How do I decide which bow to start practicing with? My bows are listed above. Am I thinking too much?
Brian

[DannyBows]

If you plan on hunting early season, don't forget about BUGS! Start putting some Thermacell aside, check past posts about how to do it on the cheap. Maybe a BugSuit also, or at least a Headnet to keep them from buzzing near your face. Up where you are you probably get lucky and have fairly early frosts, that helps.

[B4NZ41]

The K-mag would be a good choice for hunting since it's short (so easy to get through brush, and can shoot it in more places, like sitting for instance.)
I like my Kodiak a lot.  :D

If you plan on being out all day, then you should take more than 1 warm facemask/hat thing (in cold weather anyways). If you're anything like me, then the vapor from your breath soaking into the mask, and being pressed against your face all day will drive ya nuts.

[Bowspirit]

You'll find Snuffers come in 11/32" diameter, but they work for 23/64", 21/64", and even 5/16". Just so long as you make sure they spin true, they'll work just fine.

[adkmountainken]

i;ll add that you can find many great hunting clothes at area garage sales. i do not use camo very much, i use plaids, wool, and flannel. just got 3 great plaid shirts for 75 cents at a garage sale Sunday!

[leatherneck]

I'll 2nd the wool. We as hunters get tooooo caught up in camo and tend to forget that deer are colorblind. Wool will keep you warm no matter what and is really quiet. The old Filson red plaid coats are everywhere if you look. Could get one pretty cheap. Good luck.

[Killdeer]

Hunt with the bow you shoot the best. The limb length has not been a great factor with me, though I have not hunted a bow over 60". I used a 52" '65 K-Mag and a 58" Morrison Dakota last fall. I hunt on the ground, for what it's worth. (Not much, according to the deer.  :p  )

Shoot all three for a month or two, then ask yourself a couple of questions. Which one am I most confident with? Will I be able to pull it easily after sitting with my butt frozen to a log for three hours?

Pick your bow, then, and shoot it exclusively. Shoot the arrows that you shoot best. Make more. Any of your bows is capable of doing the job with the lightest Sitka Spruce or aluminum, or the heaviest ash, hickory or lam-birch arrow.

I will put in a plug for genuine Polartec fingerless gloves from Ragged Mountain. They come in black, or black. I used them on the bunny hunt, as I have for the last seven years. Just bought two more pairs.

Killdeer  

[leatherneck]

Killie, where do you get those gloves? They sound pretty good. I don't normally wear gloves when deer hunting but bunnies my hands are covered. Too cold that time of year. Are they real thick?

Thanks, Mike

[Junction hunter]

Get rid of all your cotton.
1st layer: Silk or something to wick away sweat.  
2nd layer: Wool.
3rd layer: Wool. Or polar flees.
Boots: Waterproof 1000g Thinsilate. Rubber if possible.  
Gloves: Wool.
Hat: Wool.
Socks: Smart Wool.
Final layer: I have leafy wear comos.