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    Made a new back quiver and arm guard

    I finished this back quiver and matching arm guard a couple of days ago. They will be donated to the live auction taking place at the United Bowhunters of Missouri Festival the weekend of February 9th-11th in Springfield, MO. Hopefully, they will make the club a little money. The body of the...
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    2024 United Bowhunters of Missouri Festival

    Come join us at the 36th annual United Bowhunters of Missouri Festival. This family-friendly event has something for everyone; seminars, auctions, vendors, raffles, food and a whole lot more! Come learn about black bear hunting in Alaska or get some tips on controlling Missouri’s varmint...
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    Yesterday was New Bow Day at my house!

    The moose hunt was good...except I didn't get a moose. We saw moose every day and my buddy killed a nice bull the first day we hunted. I just never could get one to cooperate. All that aside, I saw some beautiful country and got plenty of exercise each day. If you ever want to hunt moose with a...
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    Put a little meat in the freezer last Friday

    That blind works very well if used correctly. If you put it in an area that has good shadows, you are invisible. If you put it anywhere where it takes a direct hit from the sun, you are just wasting your time. Here is a video of me turkey hunting last spring using their short run-n-gun model...
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    Put a little meat in the freezer last Friday

    I took last Friday off for an extended weekend of bowhunting at my farm in south-central Missouri. The mast crop there is very poor this year due to some late freezes so I knew I would have to hunt field edges in order to see anything. I hate doing that because it's like playing a giant game of...
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    Satori strikes again!

    That will be some fine eating! Congrats! Darren
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    Flintlock fall turkey

    When I was a kid, and before I took up bowhunting, I used to take full advantage of Missouri's fall turkey season. This was back in the late 70's and early 80's when our bird population was beginning to explode. I toted around a short-barreled Rossi stagecoach model 20 gauge that my dad owned...
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    My 2023 archery moose hunt

    I got back from my 8-day archery moose hunt in Alberta last Thursday, exhausted and mooseless. If you think running and gunning turkeys all day is tiring, try expanding that scope by a factor of 10. Despite the outcome, I had a fantastic time with some really great folks. I saw bulls every day...
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    Ole Betsy and I gathered up a few squirrels yesterday

    Ole Betsy is a 12 gauge smoothbore that I shoot #6 shot out of. I also have a 32 caliber flintlock rifle for squirrel hunting, but I much prefer my scattergun. Heavy leaf cover and diminishing eye sight make shooting a single projectile at a squirrel a low percentage deal for me. All my guns...
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    Got me a new shootin' iron yesterday

    I think Pedersoli says this is a "shot only" gun. I'm certainly not shooting any round ball out of it. I have been messing around with different load configurations mainly because the barrels are not true 20 gauge barrels. All my 20 gauge wads and cards, that I use in all my other 20 gauge...
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    Got me a new shootin' iron yesterday

    I've been wanting a flintlock SxS smoothbore for probably as long as I've been shooting black powder. Having one custom made will be out of the question until my father dies and wills me the Haverstick Fortune. So I finally saved up my pennies and bought a Pedersoli from Dixie Gun Works. She was...
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    Finished my arrows for the 2023 season

    Unfortunately, that run of the "classics" is short lived and they only come in right-bevel. I emailed them about it and the guy I heard from pretty much said when these were gone then that was it. Sounds like you did some cool stuff. Keep it up! Darren
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    Finished my arrows for the 2023 season

    That really cool! Sure wish TuffHead hadn't sold out. The new owners, Sirius Archery, are pretty much doing away with all the original broadheads and are introducing their own designs which look nothing like a TuffHead or MeatHead. Not sure why you would buy a broadhead company and then get rid...
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    Finished my arrows for the 2023 season

    I finished my arrows yesterday for the upcoming season. Once again, my wife, Leah, did a phenomenal job enhancing my flame cresting. I will be taking these with me on my fall moose hunt and she painted a lot of good juju on them. Go, Team Haverstick! Specifications: The shafts are 5/16" red...
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    Ole Betsy and I gathered up a few squirrels yesterday

    It cooled off here yesterday morning, relatively speaking, so I grabbed Ole Betsy and took a walkabout behind the house. We ended up with three grays before I decided it was time to do something else inside. Darren
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