After only a little over two months of waiting, my new longbow from Wild Horse Creek Bows came in the mail yesterday. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with the result. There's nothing quite like that new bow smell!
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The riser of the bow is made from pau ferro, the limb core is bamboo and the limb veneer is Karelian Birch Burl. The bowyer, Mike Dunnaway, is also an accomplished arrowsmith and he always sends an arrow footed with the same wood used in the riser.
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I love all the figuring in the veneer!
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The bow is 62" long and pulls 54# @ 28". The main reason I wanted this model (it's a Quest) is because it's a D style longbow and I only have one of those. I shot it a couple dozen times yesterday and I believe we're going to get along just fine. I sure hope to break it in on a nice longbeard in a couple of weeks!
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Darren
Very nice bow. Congrats
She's a beaut Darren!
Good luck on those thunder chickens this year.
I'm excited about getting after some MO birds myself!
Thanks for sharing.
Very nice!
Really nice..........
Good lookin' stick!
Bisch
Love my Wild Horse Creek!
Terry
Looks great!
SWEEEET looking bow Darren :archer2:
I have more Wild Horse Creek bows than my wife knows about! Looks Great.
Does he have a web site?
Pretty bow, for sure. Congratulations, Darren.
You already broke it..
QuoteOriginally posted by Rick Wiltshire:
Does he have a web site?
No, Mike doesn't have a website. Word of mouth only. PM me if you want his contact info. He goes by Horsey on here.
:thumbsup:
I have a buncha WHCs. Mike is a wonderful human being. My Silvertip Rocket has Karelian Birch Burl belly limb veneers. Now there are 2 bows with those veneers in existence. Congrats on a really nice bow.
Very Nice. WHC does it well!
I cant smell it from here, maybe sent it my way for a little while?
Darren, you know he cut the shelf on the wrong side? :biglaugh:
I have one on order. Drove up to his place and picked the woods out myself. Tried not to drool too much on the others. Great guy and great bowyer. Mine will have the same riser wood as yours too. Thanks for making the wait easier. :banghead:
Darren, that's a beauty for sure!
Mike
Nothing like that "new bow smell", that's a nice one,..enjoy..!
Thanks for posting the pics, Darren. Just get all the misses shot out of her before you go chasin' the turkey birds.
--Mike
Mike, it handles the "logs" I shoot quite well. In fact, it seemed to prefer those to some lighter weight and lighter spined arrows I shot. If the dang wind ever gets below gale force, I'm gonna put up my blind and start practicing shooting out of it.
Thanks again for fine product! You're an artist and a gentleman.
Darren
Looks like a shooter.
She is a beautiful bow. Love the shape in the braced pic... very nice!
Man that's a beaut!! Love the wood combination. And a 2pc! I have a pau ferro on one of my bows and think it's real pretty. Good luck with that! And go get us a bird!!
Nice looking bow :thumbsup:
It looks as if you'll be very happy together!
Sweet looking bow brother
Congrats! Good luck hunting with it!!