Monthly Archives: June 2019

Bought another Boat

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In case you are wondering why I have not written any articles in the past few weeks is because I have purchased a used boat, shown above. It is a 2012 Sea-Fox 16 ft with a 2012 50hp 4 stroke Mercury. I bought it for lakes and coastal ocean fishing and pleasure. I have had a 25 ft Tiara Pursuit previously and it was too much for me to handle alone.

Recently we put in at Cashmans Park in Newburyport and fished for mackerel as bait and striper fished near the mouth of the river.  I caught a small striper and tossed him back. The 50 horse is adequate and gas friendly. I hope to do more with family and get them away from phones and electronic gadgets and x-boxes. The boat came with a hummingbird GPS and fish/depth finder but did not come with the coastal chip card for the GPS part so I ordered the chip at a cost of $125 dollars. In the Merrimack River and for coastal excursions it is essential!  On return to my home we wash it down with fresh water and run the motor with a fresh water hose. More later…

 

 

Summertime Outdoors for Kids… A hope for the Future

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Children these days are not being educated as much as they are being indoctrinated in our left leaning public education system. In particular hunting and outdoor sports are often not in most teachers vocabulary and look down on it. Summertime and your time is now; for parents and grandparents to step up to the plate and dedicate fun time with your children outdoors. Camping, Hiking, Fishing and the introduction to the shooting sports are great ways to get kids away from the almighty X-Box.

I just purchase a 16 ft motor boat for fishing with them on the ocean and in our local lakes and ponds. I am determined to get them hooked on the value of Outdoor Life. I hope that you are too. Don’t forget involvement with Scouting and 4H opportunities. Both organizations are involved in summertime shooting sports.

 

Walking the String with Longbows and Recurves

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Recently I purchased recurves for my grandkids and a 45 pound recurve for me to play with them. No sights just the bare bow. I have spent years shooting bare bow but gravitated to the compound bow and rifle for longer distance hunting accuracy.

Shooting instinctive, barebow there are no sights but you can train yourself to see the sight picture as a gap that your brain can calibrate to. Point, draw/aim and shoot. As a youngster I learned to shoot split finger where the index finger was above the arrow knock and two fingers below. Drawing back the bow so my index finger touched the corner of my mouth as an anchor and then released. This worked ok but I found that shooting tight groups accurately helped to shoot three fingers under the arrow. As you can use the arrow to sight down it. With training you can be a great shot but it takes dedication.

I use a technique called “Walking the String” some call it Apache Draw, here you place your three fingers under the arrow, then use your thumb to mark where the split in the finger tab is. About an inch below the arrow. Draw the bow an  inch below the arrow, then use the arrow to sight the target. You can angle or cant the bow a bit if it feels and sights better. Secondly you can use a stance that is quartering toward the target with your feet a shoulder width apart with your knees slightly bent and loose like a spring. Set your distances at 15, 20 and 30 yards and establish your form and accuracy at 15 yards then 20 etc.. I use helical 4 inch feather fletch arrows as I will later put broadheads on them.

Now practice, practice, and practice.

Good Shooting!