RE: QAD ultrarest problem
BigJ12,
WOW! We went from talking about how to rig the QAD rest to Hunting Counseling 101.
Please don't take what I say as me being mean to you, I just want you to see things through my eyes. All your advice is great advice for the average person. Thanks for your time, but I do find it necessary to clarify a few things and justify my actions for all the reasons I strive for perfection in everything I do.
I have been hunting since I was 7 or 8 years old, I am now 31. I hate to burst anybody’s bubble, but hunting isn’t the hardest hobby in the world and neither is shooting a bow when you have the right gear. Hunting is hunting no matter what your tool of choice is. Same basic fundamentals apply to be successful. The entire reason I hunt where I do is the challenge I find in getting 8 miles into some of the steepest country with a 60 pound pack on my back and back out in one weekend. That challenge is what keeps me going back, it tests every bit of mental strength you have. Physical strength has very little to do with it in my opinion, it’s all mental strength. My friend Joshua was in the military and during his time went through some harsh training, I warned him ahead of time before going into the Alps and he said no big deal. Well, he went on one hunting trip with me and said it was the hardest thing he has done in his life. He was cursing me all the way to the top and I was hauling all my gear, plus his water and tent. To this day he won’t go back. Almost every other person I take doesn’t return due to the mental challenge in the terrain and distance I hunt in, it's funny to hear there well thought out excuses. I hunt in this area because I crave it. So I have to politely disagree with your comments about hunting in the Trinity Alps in California. My challenge will always begetting into and out ofthe Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, not learning how to tune and shoot a bow, I’m getting these details work out as we speak. As far as your concerns with me gaining real experience, I have no concerns about watching an animal from a distance two days before season opens, intersecting his path and placing an arrow in a large 6 inch diameter vital kill zone. Let me worry about that part. I’m having fun here on this web sight and as soon as I get bored I will be moving on. If I can help somebody who has gone through some of the same issues I have, then I will be glad to help them. You don’t need to be a 10 yearexpert bow hunter to give advice or help others. Right now I’m a sponge for archery topics, just like I was a sponge with my other hobbies. I go through hobbies like some peoplego throughunderwear. Why? Because when the challenge is gone, I move on. All these questions I ask will bring good results and since your so into my personal business here is why I believe so.
Throughout the years I have had numerous hobbies, I had my pilot’s license when I was just over 17 years old because my dad didn’t know what else to do to challenge me, all other normal sports were not enough. By the age of 22, I was bored withflying airplanesand dropped it like a hot rock. While interacting with my hobbies I always run into somebody such as yourself who tells me to slow down and I need to just get experience first. Let’s take racing for an example…my rookie year I had sponsored team driver and crew chiefs from other teams telling me it will take 5 years for me to be in the top 5 if I can drive and get help from an experienced team. Well I was in the top 3 my first year and did it all with very limited resources. These very same people who laughed at me when I rolled up my first year, where the same people who now had to figure out how to pass me out on the track. See I had no sponsorship to lose, they did, so it made them sick that a new driver was all in their business. After all, these seasoned team drivers have been doing this for years at these same tracks and already have there notes. Do you think this 1 year success came from getting driving experience the “slow way” like everybody else does…NO, not in my case. When the hand and eye coordination is there, the rest came from research, taking notes and testing before race day; the same thing I’m doing now with archery. In racing I was obsessed with every detail and loved it. Every single detail was calculated ahead of time and for a changing outside air temperature. I’m a big believer in having the right equipment and knowledge before I do anything. Don’t worry about me gaining experience with this silly little bow; that will fall into place. Like I said before, hunting in my opinion isn’t that challenging, but the country I hunt in is.
As another example: my other hobby of long range shooting out to 1000 yards and reloading; you need the right equipment and it needs to be tuned precisely. You can have all the shooting skill or experience in the world, but you won’t be accurate unless you have the right equipment for 1000 yard shooting. Yes many said I don't need to shoot at that range, kinda like you telling me not to practice at 60 yards.Do you see the pattern here, having the right equipment is the most important part for me to be successful in everything I do, that’s why I like the Tech forum best. Nothing wrong with my approach in getting the details worked out, it has given me excellent results all my life as long as I don't let others put limits on my learning curve. 3 inch groups at 60 yards with 443 grain hunting arrows…come on people this has very little to do with me. I spent weeks researching products and when you put them all together this is what you get when you have the right equipment. My local dealer is disgusted with my questions about testing arrow spine, he thinks I need 5 or more years before I need to worry about that stuff. I say, ya right. I heard the same thing from a shop owner in my racing hobby when he found out I had carburetor jet sizes matched with the outside air temperatures and tools to take track temperatures to match tire pressure. He changed his mind on race day. The sooner my local archery dealer changes his mind, the less internet orders I will have to do to get what I want.
Please don’t get irritated with my research on this website, I like asking questions that many new bow hunters don’t even know needed to be asked or what their purpose is. This is how I learn at a fast rate. Why don’t you please try talking somebody who has no attention to detail into changing their ways vs. trying to talk me into not paying attention to the details? Your time would be better spent. I hope you have enjoyed my version of Hunting Counseling 101.