I am NOT selling any traditional archery equipment anymore, but sharing the OLD LOGO in case any of you remember it, as this is Lee Robinson here from the former Keep It Simple Archery.

Life got too busy to keep our small hobby business doing and we closed shop nearly a decade ago due to being overbooked. That said, I did of course keep our personal traditional archery items...and well, I am starting to shoot the bow again now that I have retired as an educator (that was my full time career for 25 years).

Anyway, I have been thinking about picking up a recurve and a selfbow both. If I do not make my own selfbow, I am not sure who to go to for a selfbow, but would prefer an osage bow around 64" or so and in the 50-56# range. As far as the recurve goes, I was looking at the Bear recurves and bounced around the Super Kodiak or Kodiak Magnum...but have moved away from those two and towards either the Kodiak Hunter or the 59 Kodiak.

Nice post. Big Thanks

Quote from: 2wfstlhunting on November 10, 2025, 01:24:16 PMNice, fun hunt and looks like a great couple of days in the field.  Are you leaving the meat on the ground and just taking the heads?

Yep, that's right. I intended to take one for meat, but the Nanny i got on the first day was in pretty poor condition, it wasn't worth butchering her.

The Kangaroos were in very high numbers, so there was too much competition for feed. The second property we went too had been shooting 'Roos and the Goats were in better condition, but we prioritised Horns over meat on that day.

Goat is actually really good eating, I rate it better than lamb.

Dryer weather the side stalker

Wet weather or snow I use the alpha quiver from riverwolf. It protects the arrows and feathers a lot better. I have fallen on it and never broke a arrow

Another vote for a Side Stalker (Jack Bowyers).

Quote from: Flemish Twister on November 15, 2025, 11:19:24 AMSaniclaus was fixin to order a strap on style Selway thinking it would be easy to move between bows, thus save the expense of buying multiple quivers. Plus I was thinking the strap on would hold tighter. Seems the slide on types hold really well though. Might just have to ask Saniclaus for one of each type and see for my own self which I like best.
Anyone use the strap style and move it bow to bow? 
I'm almost seeing it as a Real neck pain, particularly for practice.

All of my bow quivers are strap mount, specifically for the versatility of moving them from bow to bow quickly, easily, and securely. I'm currently using Great Northern, Selway, and EFA bow quivers.

The Wapiti broadhead is 1 1/4" inches wide which is better than most single bevel broadheads I've seen. I had a pack of them about 10 years ago and found they were hard steel and took a lot of work to sharpen but once sharp they stayed that way. Since then I've gone back to my standard double bevel Zwickey heads. I do believe the width of a broadhead can really affect blood trails. I've always been partial to a wide 2 blade head. I get better trails than my friends who prefer the smaller 3 blade like woodsman or VPA

Quote from: JohnV on November 15, 2025, 05:24:11 PMNo issue with the bloodtrails i have followed using Abowyer Wapiti single bevels.  Shoot what you want but dont try to tell me the single bevel bloodtrails that i have followed are non-existent!

John, how wide are those wapiti heads?

Obviously, shoot what works for you.

My own father, my biggest hero to this day, shoots single bevels from his compound and I can't say I agree with it.

I've found that large diameter heads achieves better results, and most single bevel are not large diameter. I think the bevel thing is irrelevant and once again overhyped.

I'm sure experiences vary, but I wouldn't consider myself an arm chair expert, or any expert for that matter. Just giving my opinion to help others avoid the woes I've experienced first hand.

If you're looking at short, fast bows, you might also consider a 52" Elkheart Magnum. A simply amazing little firecracker.

No issue with the bloodtrails i have followed using Abowyer Wapiti single bevels.  Shoot what you want but dont try to tell me the single bevel bloodtrails that i have followed are non-existent!