Anyone have the ability to build one or know where someone would sell a used one I know there custom and I'm looking for a guy that has done it and will build one for me if possible. Thanks.

Well i appreciate all the thought and time you've put into this Kevin. I think for now i'll just stick with my battery charger system until someone comes up with a solution. These chargers that work are not that expensive, and pay for themselves in time saved alone...

Besides that, i don't cook my forms to death in a hot box, and they just stay in the form vise while in use. Much less form handling.

Using heat strips will spoil ya rotten. You can build a bow complete ready to finish in 2 days easily. With that being said, i still never string my bows until the epoxy has cured overnight. But you can lay up the limbs, mount them on the riser block, profile them, and get tip overlays on the first day. Its all down hill from there... 

Kirk

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This batch is mostly Shedua. Very classic looking!

Quote from: STICKBENDER98 on Today at 12:25:38 PMRoger, what are the specs on your Shrew Scout?  My idle curiosity may get me into trouble....again. 



Jason

It pulls 50# at 28".....only a 50 inch bow. Very short. I like it quite a bit, but it is definitley not the bow for a guys who just hunts with "one bow".

Good questions Doug.
If the arrow passes through the animal into the ground one of several things happen.
a.    The string "flows or flosses" through the deer and you have a double line.  The only down side of this obviously is that you only have half of the length.   This is the most common result.
b.    The string breaks at the point of the arrow.   Sometimes when this happens the thread stays in the animal and you are able to follow it.   At other times it pulls out and it does not help in the track other than get you started in the right direction.

On your second question, there is no difference in retrieving your arrow with with or without the Tradtracker.   If the arrow is in the ground you can pick it up and inspect it.    You can't if the deer runs off with your arrow but this is the case with or without a string tracking devise.

The orange thread has some stretch in it but easily covers 1000 feet.    It glows in the dark using a uv flashlight.    The white thread is 50% stronger but only has about 650 feet.    I personally prefer the orange except for turkeys.

The vast majority of reports I get are on well hit deer that don't go far.    In these cases it just makes the recovery much quicker and less stressful.

Thanks for your comments and keep them coming.

For all of you that requested the rubber bands, I was out of stock and just mailed them today.

I have some good videos on my Tradtrackr.com site and am trying to better job of adding new ones.

Thanks and good hunting.

Good luck.

As you all know I am a huge believer.    However, I will say that it is not practical when stalking.   I keep one on when on the move and tie it on when ever I stop for a while.     It is critical to keep both ends covered - the only complaint on these or any other string tracker is if you accidentally leave a trail of thread when you are walking around.   The rubber band system I am using works best in my opinion.
By the way, I just saw where Mike Mitten just killed a beautiful Illinois buck.   The Tradtracker was attached but he did not need it in this case.  Congratulations Mike.!

Okay guys and gals,  I unwrapped her!!!

We have been so fortunate over the past twenty three years.To be able to showcase bows from our sponsors that are so beautiful and well crafted. I have taken animals with many different sponsor's pose, and it's been such a pleasure. Now it's time to give Bigfoot Bows their dues on beauty and craftsmensip.

I will be posting later when I get to shoot it as some of y'all know i've screwed up my thumb and I really can't be shooting right now. Pulling the bow's no problem, t's the shock of letting go of the string that I don't think my thumb needs since it's been broke in two places.

However, I can admire it and take plenty of pics.Here's a couple and I'll get a few more in a bit...

I've been meaning to you 42 years.But i'm really gonna try to kill something in.Texas, this next year with a trad tracker. My only issue with them is I stay on the go too much because i'm always stalking and running around like a chicken with my head cut off. That style of hunting doesn't really seem to be compatible with a string hanging off your arrow and your bow with all the thorns.And the spines in south texas.

However, I'm gonna pre-cut some areas where I can duck in when the havilina are coming toward me where I can sneak up and set up for them. And then I can hook up the string tracker. 

Question, I've never used any type of string tracker but I'm wondering about something specific.  It's not uncommon to blow an arrow through a deer and have it stick in the ground.   If that happens, what then happens to the arrow and string?  Does it have the strength to rip the arrow out of the ground and stay intact to do its job?

Actually a second question just came to mind.   Do you feel there is any disadvantage to not being able to retrieve the arrow after it goes through the deer begore you start tracking?  I don't know how much string is on one of these but I'm thinking that the main purpose of one of these is to help find a marginally hit animal since a well hit one shouldn't go all that far.  Trying to determine where the deer was hit often requires being able to look at, touch,  smell etc the arrow itself.   If the arrow by default stays with the deer then it won't be found until you find the deer.   If the deer is marginally hit and runs out all the string and drags it a couple hundred yards away AND you don't have the arrow to inspect it seems like it could almost be a disadvantage especially if the blood trail is also poor. .

Apologies if I'm sounding negative.   Just trying to think through the pros and cons of such a device.   As a pro, I'm thinking that even if you do make a bad hit having a bunch of brightly colored string pulled through the brush could still be an advantage and might be a lot easier to find than a minimal blood trail.   I hunt some river bottoms here in MO that have weeds over my head.  There's also a plant I only know as "rip-gut" which is a viney,  marsh loving tangled together spawn of Satan that can be anywhere from knee high to chest high and is a reddish rust color by November.   Blood barely shows up on it and when tall and thick a struggling deer going down kicking can easily be almost totally buried and hidden.   Once lost a pretty nice buck that way.

Anyway, definitely interested but would like to hear some thoughts.

P.s., haven't been on the page much in recent years so if this has all been talked about previously I apologize.