Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2012, 04:19:00 PM
Just wandering around my grandfathers house waiting for the gas man to show up and fill up the propane tank...wandered by shop n tractor barn and what do I see....a host of boring bumblbees....
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/beez3a.jpg)
Yep, made me wish I'd had my bad-mitten racket that I use on them at the house .....when it dawned on me.....I got a bow, flu flus, and a Clark's head in my car. I didn't get to go this weekend and test out the head on chukar, so here's my redemption...
What a blast this was, most shots were from 5 to 8 yards....not going to tell ya how many I hit cause you probably wouldn't believe me anyway, but will show you the ones that I found, or at least the parts that I was able to find....Some had the head missing, and other's the abdomen....and one had both missing as I only found the thorax.
Hitting a bumble bee is much easier than finding it afterward...a large majority are never seen again cause you have no idea where they went....just a 'pot' and a vanishing act...
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/beez1a.jpg)
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(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/beez6a.jpg)
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(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/beez8a.jpg)
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As good at it worked on bees.....gotta figure it would work great on birds of the smaller variety... and seems to be a very durable head cause it got shot into the ground a lot as some of the bees dove from fighting, and they made great targets buzzing low about a foot off the ground trying to re-group...and those were a bit easier to find.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/beez2a.jpg)
Flu Flu shooting is just too much fun.....been a long time since I felt like a kid at Granddad's house....but at 47, I might as well have been 12 again cause that's how I felt.
If ya don't have flu flus....you are missing out on some of the simple fun.
Post by: Rob W. on March 21, 2012, 04:33:00 PM
Rob
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2012, 04:36:00 PM
Post by: Rob W. on March 21, 2012, 04:39:00 PM
How many fletchings do you use and what profile? I'm wanting to build some.
Rob
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Post by: Mudd on March 21, 2012, 04:56:00 PM
I was shooting regular arrows with field tips.
I'm not sure I ever hit one before I quit because I had one arrow glance off the rocks in the driveway and..... well let's just say that it was all the lesson I needed...lol
Thanks for sharing "T".
God bless,Mudd
Post by: centaur on March 21, 2012, 04:59:00 PM
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Post by: Froggy on March 21, 2012, 05:45:00 PM
Be sure to caulk the holes after treating, if not they will easily reinfest.....that is if it's feasible for the barn (Condition, etc)
Froggy
Post by: stujay on March 21, 2012, 05:51:00 PM
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Post by: Lin Rhea on March 21, 2012, 07:29:00 PM
Seriously. :dunno:
Post by: maineac on March 21, 2012, 08:02:00 PM
Post by: Terry Green on March 21, 2012, 09:48:00 PM
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Post by: Shinken on March 21, 2012, 10:20:00 PM
Good shootin' Mr. Green!
Shoot straight, Shinken
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Post by: Ric O'Shay on March 21, 2012, 11:09:00 PM
Bee-sides, you may have gone over the per day in possession limit.
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Post by: Richard in OK on March 21, 2012, 11:33:00 PM
Richard
Post by: Ray Lyon on March 22, 2012, 07:52:00 AM
Would you recommend a single bevel two blade or big multiblade heads for bumble bees? :bigsmyl:
My appologies I couldn't resist. :nono:
Post by: D. Key on March 22, 2012, 08:56:00 AM
Post by: Terry Green on March 22, 2012, 09:04:00 AM
Ray, as usual, I like a BIG CHOP. :D
Post by: lpcjon2 on March 22, 2012, 09:13:00 AM
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Post by: Mudd on March 22, 2012, 10:43:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Mike Gerardi:I could not agree more.... there are way too many of the other days where we can feel as if we were almost a 100 yrs old...lol
The best part about your post was feeling like you were 12 yrs old again. Does'nt get any better than that. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
God bless,Mudd
Post by: Terry Green on March 22, 2012, 10:59:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Mike Gerardi:YES!!!....SOMEBODY GOT IT!!! :jumper: :jumper: :jumper: :jumper: :jumper:
The best part about your post was feeling like you were 12 yrs old again. Does'nt get any better than that. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Post by: Doc Nock on March 22, 2012, 11:06:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:Tarz,
Thanks Guys....Doug, boring bumble bees can't sting...wrong color of face. :D
Really? I guess we have different ones. I used to catch them pollenating wild "morning glory" flowers and pinch the back shut, pop it off the bush, then shake it and throw it... they'd buzz like madmen (this was when I WAS 12) but on one occassion, I was moving when it came outa the flower and got nailed! Hurt like blazes!
Been told that the ones with a white DOT in their forhead can't sting. Never tempted to verifiy that!
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Post by: dnovo on March 22, 2012, 08:34:00 PM
Loads of fun.
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Post by: Terry Green on June 10, 2013, 05:31:00 PM
Post by: Northwest_Bowhunter on June 10, 2013, 05:41:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Knawbone:Are these like mud dobbers? It was like a wasp that built big nests out of mud.
Sounds like a good time. We call them carpenter bees not sure what else their called, but they look just like a bumble bee.Good shooting.
I need to try those heads, I have been shooting little mice in the off season with judos or condors, yours look more lethal.
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Post by: Bladepeek on June 10, 2013, 10:37:00 PM
That was pre-tradbow days, so I used a pellet pistol. Fun too.
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I love your hunting threads and have probably read them all. This was my favorite, it's been a while since you posted something that wasn't just "forum business". Bowhunting is fun. Doesn't matter what the quarry. Thanks for bringing us along.
Jake
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