Ozbow

bps wrote:i was up near Mudgee and squatted down to whistle up a fox and sat on my boot i had my #rse stuck to my boot big time !!

Yeah, the worst part is not realising you've got some stuck to the back of your boot before you crouch down, real pain in the butt.

The reserves isnt always an option though as you need to pass several tests these days before theyll let you join.

Yeah, from what i can gather, a spindle of 20-25mm is ideal as it allows for quite a bit of friction with the hearth board.

Steve you sound like your doing alright. Would trying some of that char cloth with the glowing coal be a good idea?

I would have thought an arrow shaft would be too thin in diameter to get the required amount of friction, but its good that its giving off smoke. I should have a go of that myself.

What woods did you use? If your getting smoke your getting pretty close to getting a fire.

Very nice! I'd love to be able to do that. To me thated have to be the most important skill you could have if your caught out in the middle of nowhere with practically nothing. When i was lost, i lit a fire with a match as i had some and i lit i just cause i could as i was warm enough but it ended u...

gundy wrote: Tarp (currently researching a better one than I have)

Get an army hootchie, purpose built for personal survival.

I should make some of that char cloth. I'd like to see that dudes vid on fire by friction if he has one.

That cant be a serious letter. If they are genuinely that stupid, i cant believe they get any support. even if i was vegan, id be like omg.

Yeah bit of advice would have been nice.

Coach wrote:

This country is getting so Americanised it makes me sick !

Not wrong there.

Who said it was uneventful?

And another thought, when is a cudgel or club not a walking stick? Can you walk with a staff legally? Are definitions all about 'purpose and intent'. I have a 6 foot home made hiking stave made of jarrah with a steel tip at the bottom and wow does it make walking easier. I have been passed by cop c...

we all need a snake like that!

It was inevitable that 10,000 greenies would ring up channel ten about the game council article and so im not surprised the late night section was slanted the other way (though i didnt get to watch it). Im just glad there was the arfternoon artcle with at least some good news about hunting for the g...

Tidy, its what we need. Still yet to watch it for myself though.

5pm tommorrow (26/11/08). Dunno if itll be a good light or bad but just a heads up.

Didnt see it but i say tidy, thats what we need.

If your going to spend $1000 on a bow, id look locally first. Plenty of aussie bowyers around making great gear. As for first bows, samicks are a good option.

Their awesome bits of artwork!

That first shingle back photo is awesome. I love action shots.

I heard somewhere that in the 50's and earlier is was common to hunt with bows no greater than 50#, usually being 40-50#.

i would go left of the tree. A choice influenced by the fact im left handed, which makes for the going to the right/broadside shot yet more dangerous.

was about to say is there any real advantage to endless loop strings?

Sold before i even get a chance to look at the thread. Yet another omen? It does rank up there with breaking my gps out in the scrub.

Always thought that hanging meat would get it rife with bacteria and now i know that's the idea. Well there you go.

yuppers

You cant put a price on experiences like that though, its even above taking an animal imo.

Do you save money on ribbies these days? I was sure they were owned by yanks these day and going for the usual rate of abou 6 bucks a head.