new girl from Pennsylvania

[Chicknlady]

That Samick of my son's really is a nice bow, from what I can tell.  At least it seems to shoot alot smoother and quieter than my home-made bow.  I'm sure the shoe-lace string doesn't help... I did break down from the "survival" archery idea, and just ordered a spool of bowstring.  I'd like to try real sinew someday, maybe if we get a deer this fall I'll try it.  I have been eying up road-kill, but am not sure if you can get arrested for removing "parts" like that!

Glad to see some chicken-enthusiasts here!  Criveraville, too bad about no chickens... luckily we have lots of room here, and my husband just rolls his eyes at my chickens (as long as he doesn't have to take care of them!), and he does enjoy the eggs!  gstoneberg, my other two Aracaunas (since passed on) laid green eggs, but this one lays pale cream-colored eggs.  For a few years, I had brown, white, and green eggs.  It was neat.

[gstoneberg]

Hmm, there seems to be a love/hate chicken deal going on with spouses.  My wife grew up on a farm and ended up hating chickens as tending them was her job.  I always wanted them and while we lived on the acreage we always had some.  She was OK with that as long as I took care of them.  It was a fight to keep them alive around so many predators though since I liked free range chicken eggs.  The last couple years I finally gave up on the layers and just did broilers and turkeys.  Sure do miss that good meat, store bought chicken is not the same.  OK, back to bow making.

George

[JackCrafty]

 

[Chicknlady]

LOL, jackcrafty, that's awesome!  Glad people here understand chicken humor... makes the world a better place!

Son and I did some shooting tonite.  Anybody here ever hear of Japanese knotweed?  It's an invasive species, looks like bamboo, and we have a huge patch of it up on the hill which we like to "wack down" with sticks... very therapeutic!  Anyways, my son brought a big 1" stem down and leaned it up against the haybales and we had fun shooting it.  We each actually shot it through several times, but we were at 30 feet or so... newbies!

Here's a pic of my son with his Samick Shadow.  It's 48", 30 pounds.


Mullet, yes, he has flip flops on too!   

[blackhawk]

cool n fun stuff chicknlady....where abouts in general in pa are ya from? im just north of pittsburgh.....theres several other folks from this communist...eh hemm..i mean commonwealth state too     if your close by n need any help with making bows let me know n ill help ya out

[Pappy]

Welcome chicknlady,you sound like you should fit right in,I also could live off eggs,no chickens myself but several friends that do and they keep me stocked with eggs.Good looking sapling bow,tiller looks very good for a quickie bow.
   Pappy

[Buckeye Guy]

Welcome to our addiction !!
Have fun !!
Guy

[Chicknlady]

You guys are great!  Thanks for the big welcome.  Blackhawk, we're just outside of Bradford, which is sorta "north" of Pittsburgh... maybe we're neighbors  !   It's a great town, not too big not too small, and people are really friendly.  We have over 100 acres, mostly woods, beautiful country.  Nothing is posted here, mostly oil & timber companies own the surface.  As long as you don't run an ATV (game wardens actually ticket on private ground!) , you can do most whatever you want; hunt, hike, forage, whatever!  I can't wait til I get "good enough" to try some stump shooting. 

[JW_Halverson]

Losing your first batch of homemade arrows while stumpshooting is a great motivator for better shooting. 

Don't ask how I know this!

[gstoneberg]

Isn't that one of Murphy's laws?  The odds of losing an arrow are directly proportional to how much you like it and how hard it was to make.

George

[Outbackbob48]

Chickenlady, I'm just south of Erie and we also have Japenese knotweed, it's an invasive species an also edible, I have ate some an it's okay  but i prefer a good helping of stinging nettles with my eggs Later Bob  and Welcome.

[johnston]

Not to be out done let me say that I love chickens too because I can usually
get off 3-4 shots before they move.

Welcome.

[Chicknlady]

lol, johnston, don't think that the thought hasn't crossed my mind!  I had to move the hay-bales last night because the new birds were in the chicken "tractor" right behind ...  good thing, son and I were both pretty shoddy last night... we got new tabs.  He lost another arrow under the grass, and I had told him the next time he looses one that I'm painting his all hot pink, shaft and everything.  But I'm afraid he won't want to shoot anymore!  The neighbor girl might see it  .

Bob, didn't know that you can eat that knotweed.  We could probably feed the world with the stuff we have around here.  We don't eat it, but it fun as all get-out to smack it down with sticks this time of year when it's nice n tender.

[mullet]

Is Bradford anywhere close to Ford City? I have a buddy there that I go up and hunt turkeys with every now and then.

[Chicknlady]

Not sure where Ford City is... we're in the northwest part of the state, right on the New York State line south of Buffalo.  Alot of turkeys here.  This is a pic I got with my game camera I leave set up behind the house all the time... I'm trying to catch Big Foot  !


looks like maybe a gobbler... I think I see the end of a beard??