Author Topic: Old Duffers were young once. (Read 63002 times)

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #260 on:** May 20, 2005, 09:47:00 AM »

This one is from an awesome day hunting ground squirrels. My compound bow shooting buddy...who shot his bow clean and with wooden arrows... later became a missionary in the upper reaches of the Amazon river in Peru, living in the jungles there for 15 years.
I'll be bear hunting with him in a couple of weeks. Yeeehaaa!

kyle · « **Reply #261 on:** May 20, 2005, 10:18:00 AM »

ok let me just say this charlie

HOLY COW

now that's a good day of huntin.
looks like them pictures of guys who duck hunt down in mexico and just pile 'em up.

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #262 on:** May 20, 2005, 11:04:00 AM »

The place we hunted had a problem with ground squirrels for sure... not so bad after we left! :D

We actually killed 230 squirrels that day.

DarkeGreen · « **Reply #263 on:** May 20, 2005, 11:18:00 AM »

Talk about pratice shots! Did your arm fall off at the end of the day?

John Nail · « **Reply #264 on:** May 20, 2005, 04:10:00 PM »

Question for the "old duffers":
I used to shoot bows in the 60ish pound range and think nothing of it. Now(at 58) I've dropped to the lower 50s and my joints thank me.
What poundage are you "elders"(say over 55) shooting?

Jason R. Wesbrock · « **Reply #265 on:** May 20, 2005, 04:47:00 PM »

Charlie,

Is that the friend of yours we had in elk camp last year? Good luck on the bear hunt.

Doug Campbell · « **Reply #266 on:** May 20, 2005, 04:54:00 PM »

Hey Charlie, after a couple days of gopher shootin Johnboy has a whole new perspective on your 100 gopher day :D

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #267 on:** May 20, 2005, 07:51:00 PM »

It'll sure open a guys eyes, Doug. :D Hope he appreciates it! Nothin more fun.

Jason... same guy! We have a long history of bear huntin together... not to mention the g.squirrels and elk and deer and jackrabbits!

John... I'm 58 and though I have some aches and pains (lots of broken bones, and holes poked in me over the years) None of it is really affected by my bow shooting.
I'm currently shooting bows from 62-68# with the edge going to the heavier end. I can get a 600-650 grain arrow rockin down the line at around 180fps and that'll be more than enough for the critters I'll be shootin.
I shot stuff in the 80# range when I was young and am experiencing no problems from that. In the days that I could handle them, they were amazingly effective hunting arms.

Jason R. Wesbrock · « **Reply #268 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:03:00 PM »

Charlie,

Cool. I'm glad you're getting a chance to hunt together again. Please tell him I said hello. I sure enjoyed his stories in camp.

Van/TX · « **Reply #269 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:48:00 PM »

Good grief what a bunch of squirrels

....Van

Archer 1 · « **Reply #270 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:04:00 AM »

John, I'm 63 and still shoot my longbows, which are all 62# & 63#, and my recurves are 65#, so far with no trouble. KNOCK ON WOOD!

Good Shootin,
John B

Danny Rowan · « **Reply #271 on:** May 21, 2005, 07:08:00 AM »

John,

I am 54 and can still shoot 72#+, but I choose to shoot 58/60#.

Danny

Kip · « **Reply #272 on:** May 21, 2005, 07:28:00 AM »

John Will be 55 in one month always shot a bow in the mid 50's plus or minus couple lbs. my go to bow now is 57. I wish I could post some of my old pictures not nearly as impressive as some on here but I will try to get my son-in-law to scan some. Kip

Littlefeather · « **Reply #273 on:** May 21, 2005, 09:14:00 AM »

Charlie, Is that a HH Longbow you are shooting in the ground squirrel pic? I cant believe after that many shots with a Hill straight limbed bow you have any connective tissue left in your shoulder.

John Nail, What Charlie doesn't say when he says he shoots 63-68# bows is the he is BIG. Charlie is about as big as a Semi Truck. 63# shouldn't be too much problem at his size. CK

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #274 on:** May 21, 2005, 09:38:00 AM »

Curtis... yep, that's a Howard Hill Big Five that was made when John Shulz was the bowyer for them.
It is 82# at my draw, was a new bow to me at the time of the hunt and left scars on my fragile little body.
I was real sore after that hunt!!!

Just posted a story I wrote about this hunt on Articles and Stories forum for those interested. Here's the link... Great Squirrel Massacree

Littlefeather · « **Reply #275 on:** May 21, 2005, 05:06:00 PM »

Good to see you weren't under-bowing yourself for those blood-thirsty ground squirrels. How was bowfishing today? Lets see some pics. CK

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #276 on:** May 22, 2005, 10:13:00 AM »

CK...never underestimate your quarry! :D

Chris and I had a nice ride yesterday, but didn't come up with any fish. Turned cloudy and windy. Not good for fish around here.

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #277 on:** May 22, 2005, 10:18:00 AM »

Here's one of my first bear solo. Larry is on the left and Russ on the right. I left the bear overnight and they came back with me early the next morning to pack it out.
They took the body parts on their frames and left me honored to pack the head and hide. Coming down the trail I had a light pack and a light heart.

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #278 on:** May 22, 2005, 10:32:00 AM »

A long time ago I would often drink from mountain streams like I'm doing on this Wyoming elk hunt.

I filter the water these days...just smarter!

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #279 on:** May 22, 2005, 10:38:00 AM »

Larry and I had a pretty good romp with these Jacks.


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