You might try 3M double sided mounting tape. It mostly comes in at around 1mm thick. It would give you the ability to try different thickness combinations. 

A little late but Congrats on a nice Ohio doe with Trad

A little late, but Congrats

I was shooting fletched shafts, I don't put a ton of stock into bareshaft tuning my stickbows honestly, I'm not near consistent enough to be able to justify it.

I also tried a 500 spine, with my 200 grain points I had a wicked left paper tear, talking like 7-8" at only 6 feet or so.

I put a 300 gr point up front & that gave me a significantly better tear, at that point I'd be pushing 700 grains which is just too heavy & unnecessary.

So many potential variables. Bare-shaft or fletched? Could be that your a grunt too stiff. Maybe in your release? If you build the plate out, I have used thin leather and Barge contact. I am sure others will have some useful tips and information. Blessings.

Hey folks,

I built a paper tuner to be able to use in the basement. Was flinging some arrows the past few days & I'm getting a tail right kick out of my recurve. It isn't terrible, but I noticed if my form wasn't exactly the same, my arrows would fly a little bit goofy.

I'm shooting one of the white Hoyt Super rests that's fixed directly to the side plate on my Wessel recurve.

I have all kinds of arrows & broadheads, just can't justify trading all of them out for new ones.

I should be able to build out the side plate a bit to get my current arrows/heads tuned perfectly, I'm just not exactly sure how to do that (I'd like to continue shooting the rest, helps with my sometimes plucky release).

My concern is that if I build out the side plate using leather/furniture pad etc, how am I going to get the rest to stick to the side plate.

I'm all ears if someone has any recommendations. I have plenty of time until my next hunt, but being able to verify consistently w/paper that I'm not 100% tuned has got me determined to get the flight corrected!

I found a local guy that will tan the hide for a very reasonable amount, then I'm going to euro mount the skull.

Half bear on a pedestal would look amazing, but WAY out of my price range!

Quote from: Stringwacker on January 24, 2026, 02:09:17 PMI've made three DIY Caribou air taxi trips. Unfortunately, the trips occured in the 90's and were all for the Mulchatna Herd...which isn't even hunted anymore. Big numbers made great trips back then; but nothing much that I can add to help you today.

I will say to check your flight services very, very carefully. On my first trip, the bush taxi service got so mad at us they came by the hotel room and threw back all the cash for the hunt on the floor...and walked out. The replacement service did a good job but we hadn't taken camping gear as the other service was to have provided that. The hodgepodge collection of (Walmart type) camping gear secured by the replacement service barely held together in the worst storm in decades with 70 mph winds We ran out of food for three days before the plane could fly back in the weather. We ate blueberries on all fours. At least they brought a 6 pack of beer for us to drink on the way back:) McDonalds hit the motherlode in sales later that day.

The second trip, the charter taxi service never picked us up at the airport in Soldotna/Kenai. They had crashed two days earlier killing the pilot and everyone on board. A replacement service was found on the spot and and did a great job. We brought our own gear this time.

The third trip...went like a charm. Good weather and the caribou did their part to make it a great trip.

Choose your flight service carefully...I think I said that earlier but it bears repeating.

   

I paid almost $500 just to have the hide tanned on my grandsons bear he shot last spring . Its getting so the cost of the hunt and then taxidermy is too much.

The big boar stood me up Tuesday night. Last night during my final approach, he decided he was full and slowly ambled off into the brush. The wind was quite swirly last night. I had a stalk fall apart at another location in the last 10 yards. The camera recorded a video of the pigs blowing out on me. I've attached a still shot below. All three came back later and there is a great shot of the boar in that group.