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close encounter with a huge bull

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bradsmith2010:
wow sounds like one of my tips may have cost you an arrow,, good shooting,,brag on,,, :) :)

BowEd:
I think it's time when that happens to step back a little farther Lumberman.....lol.Try 25 yards.Sounds like your ready though.I've got nock ticked arrows too.Some I'm still shooting.Try that with a plastic nock once.
A liitle side story.....When 3D shooting with my yahoos we like to have fun.Shooting at those foam replicas[only elk I'll see this year is a foam one....lol.] from different angles opposed to where the stakes are set.Through holes in the brush/between trees/ or whatever.Well shafts get stuck in at angles then.A number of times we have crushed each others' shafts then by shooting from the stakes at the target.There's a name for that....lol..My dogwoods love those carbides.....lol.
Well it's getting hot here Brad.Would'nt be good for elk I'd say.Deer either here by me.Cooling off soon though.Hope your weather is holding up for ya to find em.You might be getting some of that rain too.

bradsmith2010:
we got rain and it  cooled off into the 50's on the mountain
I got to go this afternoon ,, hunted from 12:30 till bout 7:00
I met my fried that had been up there all day and he had herd an elk at about 11
so we went to that area and just hung out there
well we didnt here anything all day,, so a stump shoot broke out, I was shooting pretty good and my friend was shooting better ,, so we were shooting further,, well on the longest shot,, we heard him bugle down the ridge ,,
so we set up and called, it was thick and he came by bugling  and breaking limbs, seems about 50 yards,, but I could not see him,,,
he went by us we tried to follow and saw a cow , ,the wind changed and that was it game over, the whole herd went down the ridge to the thick stuff,, but my bow was happy to get close,, just a few more yards and I would have been shooting my self bow at the game intended,, but as hunting goes,, I was hunting today and not shooting,, I had a great time, and feel postive about the area I am in and will go back and give it a try on friday,, I keep hoping a spike or cow will come by,, yes I would shoot the bull, but I am happy if I can get some elk meet with my bow,, and hide for different projects and of course the sinew for a lucky bow,, :)

Lumberman:
Sounds like a blast, crossing my fingers for ya!

Dakota Kid:
I also live in the city and most of my selfbow practice takes place at  about 10 yds. I think the key to getting the most out of close range practice is to shrink the bulls eye to make it more comparable to longer distances. I put (5) 3/4" orange circle stickers on my target. I shoot 1 arrow at each, retrieve and repeat. I like to be a little high at 10 yds(2" max) so I'm dead nuts at 20 yds. I make it a point to shoot every day, even if it's just 5 arrows before bed or going to work.  On the weekends I head to my folks house and get some longer distance shooting in. Practice is practice be it 10 yds or 60. Making sure your body remembers the form is one of the keys to consistency. If you do the same thing every time you draw and shoot, you should end up with the same result... in theory anyway. I do notice that if I miss a few days of shooting, it takes about 10 shots or so before I get warmed up. If I'm shooting daily, I'm warmed up right from the gate.  When that buck walks by, there's usually no warm up shot. I'll admit I do take a few practice draws throughout the day though, just to stay loose.

I enjoyed reading of your adventures. Good luck. Keep us posted.

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