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Title: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 07, 2020, 09:05:11 PM
I have been shooting and hunting with traditional bows for a little over 20 years. I have always used carbon and aluminum. I have always admired beautiful wood arrows, but I just never really gave them a chance for hunting. After talking to several buddies that shoot and hunt with wood, I decided to build a dozen Surewood arrows. Last week I killed a nice doe with one of my wood arrows that I built. It was something extra special about it, I just can’t explain it.

50 # Wes Wallace Mentor recurve. Surewood arrow with Zwicky No Mercy double bevel.


 :campfire:  Please post  pictures of your wood arrow kills.  :campfire:
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 07, 2020, 09:32:53 PM
Sorry for side ways picture. Can’t get it straight.  :banghead:
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Post by: guspup on December 07, 2020, 10:04:47 PM
Once you go wooden, there is no going back, wooden arrows are special. As for the picture, I was taught to rotate it 4 times (a full 360) in your photo editor before posting. Seems to work for me, crazy eh?
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Post by: guspup on December 07, 2020, 10:05:39 PM
Nice Deer too, Congratulations!! :-)
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Post by: Wudstix on December 08, 2020, 12:35:46 AM
This little piggie scared away an old doe.
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Post by: Wudstix on December 08, 2020, 12:43:40 AM
This little piggy ran past a 6 yards too slowly.
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Post by: Wudstix on December 08, 2020, 12:47:12 AM
An hour later so did his buddy.
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Post by: Wudstix on December 08, 2020, 12:48:20 AM
First pic worked?
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Post by: Patknight on December 08, 2020, 05:32:07 AM
18 yards , still hunting, the feathers on my cedar woodies were primary wing feathers  froma gobbler i killed last spring with my bow.
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Post by: Patknight on December 08, 2020, 05:34:55 AM
Try this again
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Post by: dnovo on December 08, 2020, 01:46:47 PM
Wood arrows only for many years. My buck from last year.
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Post by: Bowguy67 on December 08, 2020, 04:55:50 PM
Great pics guys, been a tough season around here. EHD has hammered us. Only took one doe w no pic taken. Here’s one from last year though
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Post by: Horsehide on December 08, 2020, 05:35:41 PM
First doe of this season. Cedar arrows tipped with 160gr Ribtek. She dropped within sight of my stand.

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Post by: Horsehide on December 08, 2020, 05:37:49 PM
Second doe. Douglas fir arrow with 175gr Abowyer Wapiti. Took out both lungs and she ran for 40 yards before dropping.

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Post by: Horsehide on December 08, 2020, 05:45:32 PM
First boar I ever shot. Same arrow as for the second doe. He went about 60 yards with the arrow hanging out on his off side, then another 15 after it dropped off. Blood trail was good and Bisch's buddy Zeke had no trouble recovering this big guy.
All three animals were taken at the London Oaks Ranch in Texas.

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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: reddogge on December 08, 2020, 07:00:40 PM
Not a huge trophy but he was running at the time.

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Post by: arrow30 on December 08, 2020, 07:24:39 PM
heres an old thread on wood arrow kills

https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=161477.0
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Mike Bolin on December 08, 2020, 07:49:19 PM
Horsehide-from the looks of your shot placement on all three of your kills, they had no choice but to die in sight! Good shooting sir and congratulations!
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 08, 2020, 07:55:27 PM
I was telling a buddy of mine about how good my arrows shoot. They are very forgiving and extremely quiet.

I am thinking about my next set already.

Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Sam McMichael on December 08, 2020, 08:29:54 PM
Matt, its good to see your post. I guess this means you and your family are doing well. I'm glad to see that you have given wooden arrows a chance and that you have had success with them. Let's see many more pictures of your wooden arrow adventures. See, I told you wood arrows are fun.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Overspined on December 09, 2020, 04:35:51 PM
Here’s a few. I think from Trad I’ve only killed a couple with carbons. I would use wood or aluminum over carbon at this point. Wood in nice.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Bowguy67 on December 09, 2020, 06:01:29 PM
That’s a nice bunch of bucks overspined
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Post by: Terry Green on December 09, 2020, 07:08:00 PM
NICE PIC HORSEHIDE!!!

Here's a pic from 2003...debut of Tradgang...

Wooden arrow gift from another Tradganger...

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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: JamesD on December 09, 2020, 10:46:45 PM
I switched to wood arrows this summer. Douglas fir. Sure wood shafts and Wapiti shafts. I took a nice buck and yearling doe with them. I also made some for my hunting partner of twenty-seven years who took his first trad kill with one as well.
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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Do-Dah on December 10, 2020, 08:38:44 AM
Wood is Good!.....
15 yards..Shurewood shafts
160 Ace 2 blade
arrows built by "Archery Past" in Oregon
she didn't know she was hit
trotted out to 30 yards did a small circle..drt.

Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Roy from Pa on December 10, 2020, 09:34:44 AM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: D. Key on December 10, 2020, 05:32:28 PM
Here’s mine. Got him with a 45# Javaman Assyrian Recurve, 3 Rivers shaft and 165 grain Ribtek.
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Post by: D. Key on December 10, 2020, 05:36:56 PM
Try this one.

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Post by: jsweka on December 10, 2020, 08:14:33 PM
A couple of mine.
(http://i.imgur.com/qUBGTNn.jpg?1) (https://imgur.com/qUBGTNn)
(http://i.imgur.com/wpgwO9Q.jpg?1) (https://imgur.com/wpgwO9Q)
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Zwickey-Fever on December 10, 2020, 09:41:15 PM
Here's a few,,even took a coyote with a woodie. Still have one of my Surewood shafts buried in the bucks back.
(https://i.imgur.com/JESRy9k.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NJr8brt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CKe6TOS.jpg)
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: John Krause on December 10, 2020, 10:00:52 PM
25 + deer, 1 hog and 5 turkeys. All cedar arrow kills. If you’re gonna go old school, go all the way. A lot of pics are gone but here’s a few.  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: MnFn on December 11, 2020, 11:13:00 PM
My first bear with a bow. 6’ foot bear shot with a 60/65 Elite Sitka Spruce out of a 53# Blacktail.

I have aluminum, carbon, and wood arrows.
To me wood is what I really like to shoot. Now I use Surewood Douglas Fir from Snag.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Homey88 on December 13, 2020, 07:29:49 PM
Great kills everyone! Awesome stuff with wood arrows,or any arrow for that matter!
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Post by: Terry Green on December 14, 2020, 09:42:05 AM
Wood arrow kills will exceed us long after we are dead.....  All other materials pale in comparison.... same as animals that fell to arrows vs bullets... just a heads up of truth.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Stringwacker on December 14, 2020, 05:05:08 PM
52# Black Widow, cedar arrow, with a Bear two blade Razorhead
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Post by: Dave Lay on December 14, 2020, 06:56:25 PM
Love this thread, it’s been quite a while since I had a wood arrow kill, I pretty much moved to aluminum a lot of years ago with some woodies mixed in. Pretty cool seeing these in the days of everyone worrying about EFOC on skinny carbons. I may dig out some cedars after seeing this... keep em coming
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: curlis on December 14, 2020, 07:45:32 PM
IHere is one.
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Post by: curlis on December 14, 2020, 07:47:45 PM
Here is another.
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Post by: thump on December 14, 2020, 08:32:41 PM
https://i.imgur.com/RUojT3b.jpg.     nothing beats a wooden arrow you made.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: chase perry on December 14, 2020, 10:03:32 PM
I've been fortunate enough to get these two deer this year, both with Douglas Fir arrows by Snag.  Fir meets Fur.   :coffee:

Great thread, Chase
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: TradBrewSC on December 14, 2020, 10:19:30 PM
First kill with a wooden arrow around 20 years ago. I was 15 I think when working my first job at Jeffrey Archery. This is with Owen Jeffery’s personal Classic 60 and wooden arrows I made out of ramen dowels from the hardware store and 125 snuffers. Those were the days! I really haven’t hunted with wood much in the past 10 years  but have really been wanting to get back into to them.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: JamesD on December 19, 2020, 04:30:13 PM
One more with wood arrows for our group. My hunting partners’ son shot his first kill ever this morning with Surewood shafts and a double beveled Zwickey No Mercy
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: JamesD on December 19, 2020, 08:55:15 PM
One more with a woodie this evening.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 19, 2020, 11:07:06 PM
Awesome job guys.  :archer2:
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on January 01, 2021, 08:16:38 AM
I was blessed with another yesterday. Same setup as earlier. 50 # Wes Wallace Mentor, Surewood shafts. I did change broadheads and try some old Bear Razorheads. They fly wonderful and get extremely sharp.

Broadhead was sticking out the other side and stuck in the dirt. When he turned to run, the arrow broke.
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Post by: darktater on January 01, 2021, 08:36:57 AM
Congrats Matt!
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Post by: JamesD on January 01, 2021, 04:10:52 PM
Nice wok Matt! I really like the old Razorheads.
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Post by: mj seratt on January 02, 2021, 01:43:08 AM
Nicely done, Matt!

Murray
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Post by: Do-Dah on January 02, 2021, 11:00:06 PM
Been after this big fox squirrel with the flintlock..He decided to show when I was deer hunting.
18 yards..POC ,Ace 160 2 blade BH,split tab,shooting instinctive.
Lots of body fat..tail adorning my truck antenna..Wife thinks Im a "redneck." Go figure
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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: the rifleman on January 04, 2021, 07:33:44 PM
Toelke Pika---40#@29" ( i was drawing 26").  Arrow was tapered 5/16" Wapiti cedar w 125 grain single bevel Grizzly.  The buck ran about 80 yards before dropping.
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Post by: Badlands on January 05, 2021, 05:39:25 PM
Here are a few.
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Post by: Michael Guran on January 06, 2021, 06:01:01 PM
My first traditional kill back from 2015 when I first switched to trad.  Used a POC arrow and Cold Mountain Longbow, both made by Bill Stroupe in NC.  I still mostly use wood—it works and it’s just cool!
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Post by: Mikewarren33 on January 07, 2021, 10:37:17 AM
Here's my first and only wood arrow kill.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 14, 2022, 06:18:11 PM
Ok wood arrow killers, I am bringing this back up for some updated footage.


Let’s see what ya been doing with those wood shafts.  :campfire:

 :coffee:
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: Chuck Jones on December 14, 2022, 06:45:10 PM
I use Sitka Spruce, Fir, and Ramin wood arrows. Wood is all I ever used except for a couple years in the 70’s. Tried aluminum and didn’t like em.
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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: GCook on December 15, 2022, 08:38:39 AM
So far this season.
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Post by: Michael Guran on December 15, 2022, 09:14:22 AM
Surewood shaft
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Post by: dnovo on December 15, 2022, 11:06:41 AM
Everything I’ve shot in the last 20 years of more has been with wood arrows. I had a year or 2 that I messed with aluminum.
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Post by: A Lex on December 15, 2022, 04:48:45 PM
Well....none of my bows have ever been polluted with a carbon or a metal arrow (tongue in cheek guys :saywhat:) only ever shot wood...

It's been awhile since I've been bowhunting, mainly due to the covid thing, but here's a couple of wood arrow critters

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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: A Lex on December 15, 2022, 04:49:48 PM
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Best
Lex
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 15, 2022, 06:09:58 PM
A Lex,

Tell us about your Buffalo kill. Bow specs and broadhead


Awesome job guys.
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Post by: BillyJack1975 on December 15, 2022, 10:39:40 PM
My first and only woodies kill. 3/22
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Post by: Ben Maher on December 16, 2022, 07:26:08 AM
Lex,
Come down to Vic ….
Deer are everywhere . Great way to break the post Covid blues 😎
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Post by: 2wfstlhunting on December 16, 2022, 12:39:30 PM
I started off 30 years ago with aluminum, but just never took a liking to them.  Anything except wood seems improper and takes something away from the whole experience.  I have used cedars for all my shooting and game taken,  except that first deer taken in 1991. They are time proven and do the job. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: BillyJack1975 on December 17, 2022, 10:43:19 PM
Second kill with Ron French woods and vintage Bear razorheads.
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Post by: GCook on December 18, 2022, 03:19:59 PM
Hey Billy congratulations on a fine weekend and another wood whacking.!!
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Post by: GCook on December 18, 2022, 03:22:03 PM
Took my third kill with the same Ron French wood arrow and Ace Standard 160 head
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Post by: BillyJack1975 on December 18, 2022, 04:14:01 PM
Congrats yourself Gary! Ron French makes some fine wood arrows, drop dead gorgeous and deadly.
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Post by: A Lex on December 18, 2022, 07:24:12 PM
Quote from: matt steed on December 15, 2022, 06:09:58 PM
A Lex,

Tell us about your Buffalo kill. Bow specs and broadhead

Matt
I did a story about the hunt in the April/May 2018 issue of TBM.

If you can't find it or would like it, I can re tell the story here....

Basically a single 1100 grain Red Balau wooden arrow with a big Grizzly Kodiak broadhead from my 75lb Blackwidow longbow at 11yards, put right through the middle of where it would do the most bad, and he was down and permanently out in less than 20 seconds.

That's the nutshell version, but there is quite a bit more to it. If people want though, I can put the whole story in.

Best
Lex
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 18, 2022, 10:10:57 PM
Lex, you don’t have to. I can look through my old magazines and see if I can find it.

Unless you just want to, I am sure the Gang would like to read it.

I was curious about your draw weight, broadhead and arrow. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: durp on December 19, 2022, 11:42:35 AM
Lex, please tell the story on pow wow...I can go back and read it in tbm but a lot of guys don't have that option...we could use a great hunting story  :wavey:
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Post by: charles m on December 19, 2022, 02:02:43 PM
Good stuff  guys.  :campfire:
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Post by: Basinboy on December 19, 2022, 08:46:11 PM
Congratulations Matt! I’ve only shot a few with woodies. Found this one from a few years ago, Nebraska public land heifer
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Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: A Lex on December 21, 2022, 05:51:08 AM
Quote from: durp on December 19, 2022, 11:42:35 AM
Lex, please tell the story on pow wow...I can go back and read it in tbm but a lot of guys don't have that option...we could use a great hunting story  :wavey:

Stories up for ya durp  :thumbsup:

Best
Lex
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Post by: durp on December 21, 2022, 11:39:26 AM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: Gordon Jabben on December 21, 2022, 05:47:00 PM
Picture from the 1980's.  Still shooting wood and I have never seen a need to change. 
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Post by: Walt Francis on December 21, 2022, 09:06:03 PM
This years buck. Sherwood shaft.

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Post by: Horsey on December 24, 2022, 08:48:00 AM
My 2021 buck shot with a Surewood Douglas fir homemade arrow, 4-blade Magnus broadhead launched from a Wild Horse Creek Destiny longbow.  I have used wood arrows for 47 years and have not had a single animal complain about that wood arrow passing through them. 100% satisfied customers.

--Mike
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Post by: Homey88 on December 24, 2022, 09:27:36 AM
Congratulations! Great buck! What was you bow and arrow set up?
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Post by: Horsey on December 24, 2022, 11:09:26 AM
The bow was a 62" Wild Horse Creek Destiny takedown longbow (of my making), 50# @ 28".  The arrow was a Surewood shaft with a Magnus 4-blade broadhead.  The arrow weight was about 600 grains.
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Post by: Homey88 on December 24, 2022, 12:09:47 PM
Thanks!
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Post by: Tim Reese on December 24, 2022, 12:28:52 PM
Great buck Horsey!!! Very nice :notworthy:
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Post by: 5deer on December 24, 2022, 02:20:05 PM
 :clapper:
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Post by: GCook on December 25, 2022, 06:12:55 PM
Great hit on that buck Horsey.
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Post by: Horsey on December 26, 2022, 10:09:54 AM
Thanks, Gary.  Here is a photo of the damage.

--Mike
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 11:50:04 AM
Mike makes some of the finest shooting longbows, and is a guy that can put the arrow in that right spot, and always gives back to the sport!!
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 01:46:46 PM
Wyoming Antelope.
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 02:26:17 PM
2011 Whitetail.
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 02:34:34 PM
Colorado bighorn after applying for 24 or 25 years, Wildhorse Creek  longbow cedars I made  4 blade broached.
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Post by: GCook on December 26, 2022, 05:40:14 PM
Yeah that is directly through the boiler.  Helluva shot.
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Post by: GCook on December 26, 2022, 05:41:07 PM
DGW those are some cool kills.
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 05:52:13 PM
Colorado Bear
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 05:56:46 PM
Sitka Blacktail Alaska
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 06:01:12 PM
Colorado Mountain Goat 1999.
Having trouble with some older pics rotation, I have been very blessed to have drawn some good tags and went on some great hunts, Most are do it yourself hunts.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 06:15:03 PM
Colorado Mountain Goat 1988 Drew tag fist year I applied. Bighorn T/D
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Post by: DGW on December 26, 2022, 06:20:53 PM
Have shot woods for years. I also shoot Aluminum when I get lazy or just could not put time in to making good Cedars.  Retired now so any hunting arrows will be cedar or sure wood  shafts.  Glad to see guys still shooting woods.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: matt steed on December 26, 2022, 08:51:32 PM
Blackwidow recurve. Surewood shaft. Grizzly broadhead.
Title: Re: Wood Arrow Kills
Post by: GCook on December 26, 2022, 11:19:51 PM
Way2Go!