BOWFANATIC

Welcome Gary! Any bowhunting fanatic is a friend of mine!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Buck_Buster

Welcome Gary I just found my way here not to long ago too.

GaryDowdy

Thanks all! You guys have REALLY made me feel welcome. I look forward to being enlightened and maybe returning the favor. I reviewed the lay out of my article for the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of Boar Hunter Magazine. It looks great! I'm pleased!

www.boarhuntermagazine.com

Thanks again for the welcome aboard, I'll do you all proud! I'm love to hack it out w/ the mechanical broadhead folks! LOL I'll let that dead dog lay for now!

See ya,


Gary D. Dowdy
Bow Hunting editor,
Boar Hunter Magazine

hc4runner

Welcome aboard GaryDowdy, glad to have you.

huntmup

Welcome Gary - and I second my friend from the East (budbowhunter) - lots of crotchity grumps - but also the smartest darn crotchity grumps I've ever had the pleasure of being chastized by...<img src=icon_smile_8ball.gif border=0 align=middle>

Don't hesitate to visit ALL the forums offered by this site - the technical guys are great & I know a guy can learn a ton!!!

Welcome aboard!!!



Aim small miss small

hc4runner

GaryDowdy. I somehow missed the part about mechanical broadheads. What do you have against them other than the fact that you are from Georgia, where they happen to make Muzzys. I have used Muzzys in the past and I would still use them if I could get them to fly like my fieldpoints.But I cant.
When I first started bowhunting I was shooting a bow that shot 250fps and getting good groups with fixed blade broadheads was fairly simple. Now that I am shooting over 300fps I cant get the same groups.
If I was knowledgeable enough about tuning bows as some of you are I would still shoot fixed blade broadheads because I think they are more reliable with marginal hits.
But I think mechanicals are more than adequate if you take only high percentage shots and hit what you are shooting at.
Isnt accuracy the most important thing.

GaryDowdy

Accuracy and shealthy quietness are my favorite traits for a hunting bow. The Jan/Feb issue of Boar Hunter Magazine ( Ijust o.k.ed my article for print ) I have an article entitled:&quot; The business end of your arrow- Broad heads part1. I go into detail on types of broad heads, pros/cons, define F.O.C., give formula for calculating Kenetic energy, and go into detail on broad head tuning. I won't use anything but fixed bladed broad heads. I won't beat a dead dog here, we all have our reasons for shooting what we shoot. Yes, I do shoot Muzzy!

Good shooting, and happy huntin'


Gary D. Dowdy
Bow Hunting editor,
Boar Hunter Magazine

round ball

Welcome to the board good to have more people like you join us sounds like you are doing some good things down there. We need to get kids involved so that we can continue this great sport. I have taken my son out since he was 8 yrs old and I think that the outdoors has helped him grow and mature into a great young man he is now 28 and we still hunt and fish together and love every sec. of the quality time we get to spend together. Keep up the good work andgood luck.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

nub

All right, I'll say it. Howdy Dowdy<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> I'll be honest with ya Gary. I'm getting the impression your pitching your magazine here. You might want to give this a read. http://forum.hunting.net/bbs/rules.asp

PABowhntr

Nice to meet you Gary. Your name does sound familiar so I am sure we have posted on some other message boards at one time or another. Welcome to the forum.

....just don't go broadhead bashing in your first thread....<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>