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by wal
Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:17 am
Forum: Traditional Archery Events
Topic: Ballarat 2011
Replies: 12
Views: 3753

Ballarat 2011

Well Boys and Girls it's that time of the year again :D When? October the 29th and 30th, 2011 (yes it's Cup weekend, will work for some and against others) Where? Ballarat Bowhunters Club Inc. Ballarat Field and Game Club Grounds Bells Rd, Haddon Shooting fee's , $ 20Adults , $ 10 juniors , $35 fami...
by wal
Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:23 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Surface floater fishing at night for the unknown fish...
Replies: 15
Views: 3236

Re: Surface floater fishing at night for the unknown fish...

:D :D Cool, good tie, matching you own hatch

Cheers
by wal
Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:09 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Surface floater fishing at night for the unknown fish...
Replies: 15
Views: 3236

Re: Surface floater fishing at night for the unknown fish...

Well done Axel, great when a plan comes together, your right in what you say, nobody gets to horned up over chasing carp over here, although there are a small band of coarse fishermen around, but everybody enjoys a big carp jumping on and giving them a lot of fun, it's a shame they become a pest ove...
by wal
Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:33 am
Forum: The Cutting Edge
Topic: Forging a railway spike knife. (How to)
Replies: 25
Views: 6556

Re: Forging a railway spike knife. (How to)

Cool Tracker , thanks for that , and a good bit of info through out, . I have just started to mess around a bit with knike making and stuff like this is great.

Cheers
by wal
Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:56 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Solo Saluki...
Replies: 17
Views: 3354

Re: Solo Saluki...

Cool, good stuff mate, thanks for sharing

Chers
by wal
Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:02 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: rocks to reef
Replies: 23
Views: 4889

Re: rocks to reef

Great post mate, I would dearly love to wander through that country with a bow, a critter in the end would be great but being there would be a buzz, especially as it's 8 degrees here today :shock: :P :P

Cheers
by wal
Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:35 am
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: new raven recurve
Replies: 20
Views: 3637

Re: new raven recurve

Sweet looking bow mate, you should be happy with that.

Cheers
by wal
Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: 2 weeks in westland......
Replies: 30
Views: 5107

Re: 2 weeks in westland......

Great pics Clint, gunna do a write up? my old legs ache looking at that country :D but by God I have got to get over there

for a fish and a hunt before they get past the aching stage .i.e straight up in the air :D

Cheers
by wal
Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:11 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Looking For
Replies: 7
Views: 1749

Re: Looking For

Jaydo, are you on the flylife website mate that is a spot for good info and some gear often pops up,if not I think you should it can help. Luke Davis was trying to sell some gear on TGBA before it crashed, it's up again and I see he is still posting so he may be worth contacting. When I first the bl...
by wal
Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:31 am
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Am I getting old and senile?
Replies: 30
Views: 2476

Re: Am I getting old and senile?

Hey Mick, before you forget where you put that No 1 you better send it along for me to look after :D Happens to all of us mate , people with good eyes just don't appreciate what they have, A Bloke at work the other day snapped at me "can't you see that!!" to which I replied in a very gentl...
by wal
Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:35 pm
Forum: Video Links
Topic: get huntin' quicker
Replies: 1
Views: 1106

get huntin' quicker

:shock: :shock: seen it but I don't believe it, looks like I might have to put the old girl up on blocks for some tweeking if I wanna beat these guys out the bush on a Saturday morning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOWo8X84fSM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS8t7HPQ_SE&feat...
by wal
Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Need to find ASAP some Leathercraft Tools and Leather
Replies: 4
Views: 881

Re: Need to find ASAP some Leathercraft Tools and Leather

Hey Bill , as Tony said Greenhalghs have everything and an easy web site to find stuff , but I found their prices a bit step, I only ordered some gear this week for my young fella of Birsall and the were excellent to deal with, and the price was far far better, close to 50% on a couple of items (sti...
by wal
Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:59 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: TBGA ???
Replies: 41
Views: 6377

Re: TBGA ???

tomalophicon wrote:Hey, on the bright side, maybe more of those bowhunters will visit Ozbow and as a result get into traditional bowhunting practices. 8)

Looking around tonight Tom I think I can see evidence of it occuring already :( :( the visitors, not the appreciation of trad bowhunting.

Cheers
by wal
Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:00 pm
Forum: Traditional Tackle
Topic: Wanting to upgrade
Replies: 9
Views: 2430

Re: Wanting to upgrade

X2 on the Cascade, I have one of Matt's former bows and love it, I'll own a Nighthawk and a Brushhawk one day :D :D .

http://www.cascadebow.com/page/page/2765066.htm

Cheers
by wal
Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:15 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Sambar trailcam pics
Replies: 13
Views: 3271

Re: Sambar trailcam pics

:D love it mate, can't see to much of these fella's, keep 'em up 8)

Cheers
by wal
Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:08 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Bit of a break
Replies: 8
Views: 2058

Bit of a break

Decided it was time for a bit of R&R from work so I had a few weeks off, no massive adventures just mostly fly fishing the local streams, quail shooting and chasing foxes with the recurve, sadly no glory shots with the recurve, love chasing foxes with the bow but don't often win, still all in al...
by wal
Wed May 11, 2011 10:10 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Trying hard to give up the smokes...open to suggestions
Replies: 103
Views: 11306

Re: Trying hard to give up the smokes...open to suggestions

An update...feelin' a bit up myself at the moment, three weeks off the gaspers :D ....on the drugs (Champix)to get off the smokes, doesn't really figure, but hey it's working. Chewin' that many Eclipse mints that I can **** through the eye of a needle at 20 paces, I didn't know the suckers were a la...
by wal
Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:46 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Aluminium Nocks
Replies: 10
Views: 1378

Re: Aluminium Nocks

John, do you have a catalouge , product list or something similar ?

You often seem to have some really cool gear mentioned on here and I was wondering what is available and how does your business operate for orders etc.

Cheers
Wayne
by wal
Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:52 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: Broadhead Collectors
Replies: 14
Views: 2315

Re: Broadhead Collectors

Cool Bill, great looking display, do you know much of the history regarding the early aussie ones i.e who made them , did they sell them, was there a good amount of game taken with them. Be a shame to see that knowledge lost over time, love hearing and seeing stuff of the old timers, how they did it...
by wal
Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:47 am
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Off to New Zealand tomorrow ... bow In hand ...
Replies: 15
Views: 2734

Re: Off to New Zealand tomorrow ... bow In hand ...

Sounds like a hoot mate, would like to see the pic's too.


Cheers
by wal
Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:14 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: 36hrs to Go.
Replies: 28
Views: 1790

Re: 36hrs to Go.

8 or 9 weeks !!! thats longer than you ever seem to be home Roadie :D

Safe traveling Dude :wink:

Cheers
by wal
Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:36 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Conquering the GREAT WALL OF GRINGA!
Replies: 39
Views: 6497

Re: Conquering the GREAT WALL OF GRINGA!

Well done Shanks :P :P a top effort , loved the write up and that sunset photo is a classic Gidget.

Cheers
Wayne
by wal
Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:05 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: WTB: Feather burner - no longer required
Replies: 6
Views: 583

Re: WTB: Feather burner

Hey Rod, would love to see pic's of the finished product, or the link to the "how to" you use to put it together :D

Cheers
Wayne
by wal
Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:28 pm
Forum: Traditional Crafts
Topic: Arrow Fletching combinations updated 25th Jan
Replies: 17
Views: 3106

Re: Arrow Fletching combinations updated 25th Jan

Cooool, they are the ducks nuts mate.

Cheers
by wal
Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:58 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Trying hard to give up the smokes...open to suggestions
Replies: 103
Views: 11306

Re: Trying hard to give up the smokes...open to suggestions

How you goin' with the gaspers Craig ??

I'm about to step up to the plate and have a crack again myself, so I was curious how you got on.

Cheers
Wayne
by wal
Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:02 pm
Forum: The Ozbow Trade Blanket
Topic: 2 x Gringa longbows for sale-------TRADED----------
Replies: 18
Views: 3473

Re: 2 x Gringa longbows for sale

That's a bummer with the wrist mate, hope it all comes together for you in time.

Ohh, and cool bows too, good luck with the sales.

Cheers
by wal
Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:03 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: An Afternoon Hunt
Replies: 9
Views: 2080

Re: An Afternoon Hunt

Hey Matt , good show mate, that Cascade is still looking cool too, :D

Cheers
Wayne
by wal
Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:19 am
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Mountain Mossies
Replies: 44
Views: 6772

Re: Mountain Mossies

Kev, no apparently the people just rub it on the exposed skin, like I said I have never tried it but apparently you can't
get it up around the towns along the Murray as it has become so popular.

Cheers
by wal
Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:07 pm
Forum: Hunting & Fishing
Topic: Mountain Mossies
Replies: 44
Views: 6772

Re: Mountain Mossies

Great write up mate, really enjoyed the read, good work on the hare , they can be tricky little buggers . As an aside i heard a story today regarding Mozzies, As they are that bad up around the Murray this year apparently nothing is keeping them at bay.........except........Listereen (spelling) yes ...