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Title: Mountain Lion set up
Post by: Mike Yancey on January 20, 2019, 05:54:48 PM

Here is the stuff that Ive made for an upcoming mountain lion hunt. Sinew backed cedar with an otter quiver and hickory shafts fletched up with wild turkey feathers, selfnocks and trade points. The cedar is from here on my place in Arkansas and the bow is 52'' 50@26 and will send a 650 grain hickory fast and quite!


(https://i.imgur.com/59wCH2h.jpg)

Title: Re: Mountain Lion set up
Post by: skeaterbait on January 20, 2019, 06:17:11 PM

Gorgeous.

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Post by: Pat B on January 20, 2019, 06:29:47 PM

 :thumbsup:

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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 20, 2019, 07:12:29 PM

Very nice, Mike.

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Post by: Crooked Stic on January 20, 2019, 08:46:20 PM

I like that.

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Post by: kennym on January 20, 2019, 09:04:12 PM

Nice one Mike! Good luck with the big kitty! :thumbsup:

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Post by: twitchstick on January 21, 2019, 08:20:23 PM

Well done!

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Post by: Boobacker on January 21, 2019, 08:42:42 PM

Great Job and good luck Mike! :shaka:

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Post by: TattooDave on January 21, 2019, 09:17:32 PM

That’s a great looking set! Nice work Mike! Good luck on the hunt.

Tattoo Dave

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Post by: BMorv on January 22, 2019, 09:13:56 AM

Hickory arrow and a cedar bow?  I think you got your boards swapped....Just joking.  I love the primitive set.  Good luck!

What are the details of the trade points?  I'm making some that are really similar. 

Title: Re: Mountain Lion set up
Post by: OkKeith on January 22, 2019, 10:35:21 AM

Great looking outfit Mike!

I have tried some Eastern Red Cedar (which is actually a juniper, not a cedar...) but have had trouble with the wood getting brittle. Do you work it really green and then fine tune with adjustments as it dries?

Good luck with the cat hunt. Where ya headed to?

OkKeith

Title: Re: Mountain Lion set up
Post by: Mike Yancey on January 22, 2019, 09:05:30 PM

Its juniper and I work it and sinew back it green then allow it to dry together.

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Post by: Mike Yancey on January 22, 2019, 09:06:36 PM

Going to New Mexico

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Post by: neuse on January 23, 2019, 07:34:25 AM

Hey Mike,
That is a beautiful bow.
Any chance you would post some closeup pics?

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Post by: Walt Francis on January 28, 2019, 07:03:55 PM

Nice setup,  best of luck on the hunt.

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Post by: hunting badger on February 02, 2019, 12:41:10 AM

Thats beautiful! they us know how it works out for you. I just bought a place in Arkansas and it has some nice clean roaster red cedar on it, I will be trying a bow with it!