"Shane D. Maudiss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What do I need for a good wooden crossbow that I can use for hunting?
About the only part of a modern crossbow that is made of wood is the stock. The
bow is usually composite fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevalar or the like. The
cocking and firing mechanism are metal. Unless you are a machinist, it would be
difficult or impossible to make. If you want to get into archery hunting, you
should get a compound bow or a traditional bow. The compound bows are the ones
with the pulleys. Traditional bows are similar to the old English longbow. See
your local archery shop. In the right hands, both are lethal hunting weapons.
With a little knowledge, you can make your own traditional bow.
Bill
Bill
Bah! Those newbies think they need a tank too. We usually just use
a good knife in our teeth down here in Georgia and dive out of the
tree on them.
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> GeorgeInMaine wrote:
>
> > Better check your local game laws. In most states it's illegal
to use
> > a crossbow for hunting.
>
> Why would anybody want to use a crossbow for hunting animals
anyway?
>
> Based on the local deer hunters, I think these days you're
supposed to use
> an RPG. :)
>
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Don't laugh, I actually saw my Dad do something similar.
I was a young pup and our family was on our way to Sunday church dressed in
our Sunday best. Of course, living out in the sticks, we had to traverse
some fairly backwoods roads. Suddenly, a big buck jumped out in front of
my Dad's car, got startled and confused, and tried to run through a barbed
wire fence instead of jumping over it. The deer's horns got hung up in the
wire and he was stuck. To the families amazement, my Dad slammed on the
breaks, reached under the front seat and pulled out a huge hunting knife,
threw open the door and proceeded to run across the ditch in his Sunday suit
straight for the deer stuck in the fence. Just before he got there, the
terrified deer managed to get untangled and took off through the woods. Dad
comes walking back to the car with a look of disappointment on his face,
puts the knife back under the seat, throws the car in drive and we head down
the road to church; you could have heard a pin drop the entire way.
Needless to say, I didn't learn much in church that day...my mind was
elsewhere. True story.
David P.
"solarman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Bah! Those newbies think they need a tank too. We usually just use
> a good knife in our teeth down here in Georgia and dive out of the
> tree on them.
>
> "Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > GeorgeInMaine wrote:
> >
> > > Better check your local game laws. In most states it's illegal
> to use
> > > a crossbow for hunting.
> >
> > Why would anybody want to use a crossbow for hunting animals
> anyway?
> >
> > Based on the local deer hunters, I think these days you're
> supposed to use
> > an RPG. :)
> >
> > --
> > Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
> <[email protected]>
> > Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user
> #243621
> > http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
> >
>
>
Hunting in self defense? Now maybe if the intended prey was toting a
crossbow too...
"David Binkowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Who said its for killing animals?
> Perhaps its just for self defense !
Who said its for killing animals?
Perhaps its just for self defense !
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So I installed it on Linux...
"GeorgeInMaine >" <<unreal nospan address [email protected]> wrote in
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> Better check your local game laws. In most states it's illegal to use
> a crossbow for hunting.
>
>
> *
> George in Maine
> email address is phony,
> use gdekel at ctel dot net
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:13:45 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>GeorgeInMaine wrote:
>
>> Better check your local game laws. In most states it's illegal to use
>> a crossbow for hunting.
>
>Why would anybody want to use a crossbow for hunting animals anyway?
>
>Based on the local deer hunters, I think these days you're supposed to use
>an RPG. :)
Or a Vulcan. All electronically controlled and satellite guided
for that real, manly, SPORTSMANlike feel!
Maxi
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On 29 Nov 2003 00:11:51 -0800, [email protected] (Shane D.
Maudiss) brought forth from the murky depths:
>What do I need for a good wooden crossbow that I can use for hunting?
Plans, wood, metal, a bowstring, and bolts. Modify to suit.
Any other questions?
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Sounds like a excellent reason to maintain our right to arm bears oppps I
meant to bear arms.
Chef
PS Support the NBRA The National Bear Rifle Assoc.
"David P" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hunting in self defense? Now maybe if the intended prey was toting a
> crossbow too...
>
> "David Binkowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Who said its for killing animals?
> > Perhaps its just for self defense !
>
>
I used to have several links to websites on making bows and crossbows, but I
lost them to a hard drive failure. The point is that a Google search with
the right search terms will get you there.
-JBB
"Shane D. Maudiss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What do I need for a good wooden crossbow that I can use for hunting?
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:56:40 GMT, "David P" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Don't laugh, I actually saw my Dad do something similar.
>
>I was a young pup and our family was on our way to Sunday church dressed in
>our Sunday best. Of course, living out in the sticks, we had to traverse
>some fairly backwoods roads. Suddenly, a big buck jumped out in front of
>my Dad's car, got startled and confused, and tried to run through a barbed
>wire fence instead of jumping over it. The deer's horns got hung up in the
>wire and he was stuck. To the families amazement, my Dad slammed on the
>breaks, reached under the front seat and pulled out a huge hunting knife,
>threw open the door and proceeded to run across the ditch in his Sunday suit
>straight for the deer stuck in the fence. Just before he got there, the
>terrified deer managed to get untangled and took off through the woods. Dad
>comes walking back to the car with a look of disappointment on his face,
>puts the knife back under the seat, throws the car in drive and we head down
>the road to church; you could have heard a pin drop the entire way.
>Needless to say, I didn't learn much in church that day...my mind was
>elsewhere. True story.
>
>David P.
>
nice story and great memories BUT i gotta think your dad was real
lucky the dear got loose. those hooves and horns can do a LOT OF
DAMAGE to the human anatomy! my wife hit one once with the car. we had
almost gotten stoppedm before she hit it so it wasnt dead and only
minor damage to the car. we were taking a freind home after a day of
squirel hunting and had the 22's in the car so we put it out of its
missery [or so we thought] and through it in the trunk. it kicked the
snot out of the trunk lid but the car was a beater anyway so away we
went. within a few hours it was butchered and put away and we had
tenderloin and eggs for dinner. skeez
Sat, Dec 6, 2003, 4:19pm (EST+5) [email protected] says:
<snip> we put it out of its missery [or so we thought] <snip>
Reminds me of Ft Hood. A lot of free range cattle there. Every
once in awhile one is hit by a car. Once, that I know of, some MP
decided to put one out of its misery, by shooting it. With his .45.
Between the eyes. That thick stull, all the bullet did was bounce off,
and make the cow bawl louder. I don't know how many time he shot; but,
finally, someone else, shot it behind the ear.
JOAT
Where the choice is between only violence and cowardice, I would advise
violence.
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GeorgeInMaine wrote:
> Better check your local game laws. In most states it's illegal to use
> a crossbow for hunting.
Why would anybody want to use a crossbow for hunting animals anyway?
Based on the local deer hunters, I think these days you're supposed to use
an RPG. :)
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Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
Bill Orr wrote:
> should get a compound bow or a traditional bow. The compound bows are the
When my kid gets bored with the kiddie compound bow we're getting him for
Christmas, I'm going to see about making a stock for it and turning it into
a crossbow.
Crossbows are more fun to shoot, and I don't hunt anyway.
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
Wood.
String.
Arrow.
Something to kill.
My other suggestion is money and a shopping trip to Oshman's Sporting Goods.
Yes, I know...I'm not very useful. ;)
"Shane D. Maudiss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What do I need for a good wooden crossbow that I can use for hunting?