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Post by Freebooter on Nov 3, 2010 0:09:52 GMT
Hello all, As I said in an earlier post I really sucked when I went hunting a week or so ago. After missing an armadillo at 20', after three arrows, and then one when he ran, making it four misses. I was so disgusted I went home. Actually I had no business out there as I had not even strung my bow for a year or more, let alone practice. So, I have been shooting just a few arrows at home everyday from abt 20', fr my dining area to the far corner of my LR, just to work on form, "feelings", tone up the muscles used for bow shooting, etc.. I shoot a few arrows every day, five or six at a time, two or three times a day. Nothing fancy, over doing or tiring, just enough to get my "feel" or "groove" back. Tonight I drilled it buddy and for the first time, really felt like my old self, like a danged archery by Jove! This Sunday (I'm off on Sundays and Mondays) I will go back out there and see what I can do! And I will shoot every day until then, then I will see! Just had to talk to someone! Freebooter Heat of Dixie; Sovereign State of Alabama!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2010 1:30:00 GMT
Have you ever read about Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose? When they raised her, they found the skeletons of archers in the mud of the seabed. Their shoulders and arms were all deformed on one side and their hips were starting to fuse. All of a sudden the reports of English longbowmen hitting a ship deck at 1000 yards didn't seem quite so impossible. Anyhow, practice, practice, practice. But when you start getting lopsided, take break.
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Post by avery on Nov 3, 2010 2:34:47 GMT
I read your other thread but didn't get a chance to respond, so I'll kill two birds here. First off, I rarely hunt small game with my flatbow or longbow. One reason is that most of the small game here isn't worth eating. I'm not a big fan of possum, raccoons, etc. Another reason is that rabbit, squirrel or the ones I do like to eat I'd rather shoot clean, preferably with a .22.
What I'm getting at is this; IMO if you want to shoot anything living, kill it cleanly and with a purpose.
I would suggest getting your muscle memory back. Practice from different postions, crouching, kneeling, standing, so forth. Every day. Remember, if you're shooting anything other than a compound, the longer you hold the string the more it taxes your muscles. Draw smooth, aim with instinct and fire quickly. Above all, if you're shooting to kill a live animal, shoot clean and with mercy.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 3, 2010 3:30:09 GMT
What the heck do you DO with an armadillo if you do hit it???
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2010 17:31:33 GMT
Are you kidding? THERE'S GOOD EATIN' ON THEM THINGS! Truth is, I was thinking the very same thing. Maybe you DO eat them. I have to confess, I don't know a thing about Armadillos. If we had those things up here in northern Canada, we'd turn them into an athletic cup for hockey.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 3, 2010 19:23:24 GMT
Heh... First time I ever saw an armadillo face to face was when I moved to Georgia... weird looking critters to be sure. I guess you could eat them... but skinning em would be a real pain... they are basically waring armor.
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Post by Taran on Nov 5, 2010 0:37:22 GMT
Turn them upside down and cook them whole. They provide you with a handy pot and even a handle...
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