I built a new one,
60" d/r forward handle 44@28
Beman centershots 400s 30.5" with a 200 grain 3 blade up front .
Season starts in less than a month but I usually let the skeeters lighten up a bit .
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Beautiful bow Kenny....
Please keep us posted and may you enjoy a wonderful deer season.
Have been consistently working quality deer habitat improvement projects since February....I am Hinge Cut and Hack & Squirted out....Should have the 19th set complete by this weekend....bushhogging and prepping food plots for planting....running 21 cams...pics showing numerous respectable bucks....
Am more than ready for true fall weather and for the real the goodins to start making an appearance.
Good looking bow Kenny! I'm hunting with 2 this year depending. My old my JT traditional Apollo 2 50# 58" with Easton axis 400 250 up front combination of ace zwickey and Magnus heads. Secondly my homemade 64" 50# recurve 2016s with 145 bear greenies.
Beautiful bow Kenny! Good luck this season. I'm using my Toelke Lynx takedown 49 @ 27. It's pretty much my "go to" bow and has killed a bunch of critters! Arrows are GT traditionals 400 spine, 29 1/2 inches with 100grain insert and 150 grain Palmer Extreme broadheads.
Great looking bow Kenny!
I'll be using my 57# Habu Death Adder Longbow.
Hope everyone has a great season!
Nice bow dude.. :thumbsup:
Well, I have had a couple setbacks with an unexpected surgery, but God willing I will be back to shooting my Toelke Pika, 56 inch, 43#@28 or my Chinook, 42#@28. I was planning on shooting one of my 50# bows but that isn't realistic for a while. Either of these lighter bows will do just fine.
D.P.
Nice looking setups!
This season I'll be hunting with my 54# 1972 Bear Super Kodiak that was gifted to me by my good friend Frank.
I'll be shooting 2016 Easton Autumn Orange arrows tipped with 150 grain Magnus Killer Bee broadheads.
I picked up this Code of Silence merino pullover at a great price on their website to try out as well this season.
Good luck all and stay safe!
My two Kanati's 38&40#@26".
I'm itching to get after them this season with my two longbows I finished using bowblanks I ordered from Kennym. That are almost identical in specs & I'm switching to 3 blade VPA heads with my TradOnly shafts. I've taken deer with one of them so need to get #2 some time in the hammock to earn its keep!! :archer2:
Beautiful bow!
I'm most likely gonna use this hefty bugger.
Kyle
A couple of Osage bows, I usually make a couple a year just for the upcoming season.
PAPPY
Good luck on your and Beau's upcoming Colorado hunt Pappy. I know that this is your year. :thumbsup: Is the hawthorn bow going with you this year? :archer2:
Looking forward to the pics and stories. :thumbsup:
Thanks Pat,no the hawhthorn is a little light for elk I think but it will be going to the deer woods. :) I am taking the 2 I made and also the one Arvin and friends gifted me at the Classic.Headed out a week from tomorrow and hope to have stories to tell and maybe some pictures.
Pappy
Yellowstone Longbow 64"41@27 Surewood shafts 29" 45/50 145gr 4 blade Zwickey Eskimo.
60" Ilf rig. 50@31. Goltip xt hunter with ace super express 200 grain.
The beginning of the season will be in the Rockies for elk with one of my Silvertip 54# 600grs arrow. Then back home for wild boars and hopefully fallow deers with a 52# BW PSAX, 650grs arrow.
Same one I always use for me. If it isn't broke, don't fix it. Bob sure does make a fine bow.
Northern Mist superior with arrows I just finished today out of Doug Fir and Zwickey heads. Side stalker quiver.
This year represents a significant change for me. Though I've almost always shot a Black Widow (PSAX) forever, my weight is dropping from 52 pounds to 47 pounds. I'm likely to shoot 2018's this year; but I'm still playing a bit on the arrow selection.
The 47 pound bow with the 2018's worked well for me in bear season this year.
Same Wild Horse Creek 51# Destiny for me
I'll try to get my 1st kill with my new Centaur curve.
This year it's my 56" 43# 1969 Bear Grizzly :archer:
Bear Mag A riser with #1 48lb limbs. Makes a 56in bow. 2016s or 2018s tipped with my old faithful Zwickey Eskimos 2 blade.
2 bows...Omega Royal Huntsman and a Maddog String Follow.
Going to 'rest' the Bear TD's and wipe the dust off of my '84 Bighorn TD with 2018's and my '88 Bighorn Ramhunter with 55/59 woods. Semerod 54 3 blades on the woods and 54's or Wensel Woodsman on the 2018's.
Shick
PSAX 42lbs Legacy 600s Zwickey 2 blade Delta.
My Centaur Super Curve 58" 42@26, Victory RIP XV, with a 200 gr Razor Broadhead.
I might switch off from my 49# Wild horse Creek Destiny to my 43# Destiny.
I'm getting ready... this year I will be using a Sunset Hill, 54@27". Cedar 60/65 spine arrows. And Ace broadheads. I'm counting the days until I can hit the woods.
1972 Bear Black Panther Hunter / 50# / 52"amo / 2016 Aluminum Arrows with Bear Razorheads / Eagle Flight Archery Mesa strap-on quiver.
Starting with my A handle Bear T/D and 50# number 3 limbs 60" Wenzel woodsmen broad heads.
I will use the same bow as last year, my trusty Centaur triple carbon takedown. But, I may take my Bear TD for a few outings. They both shoot the same arrows. My broadheads will be Wensel Woodsman or 125 gr Snuffers.
I was hoping to use a new Asbell Tribute bow, but no luck with that yet. So, I'll be using my Black Widow PA-X. 62" 47# @ 31" with A/O 2018's and Magnus II's. Good luck to everyone !
I will be using my Great Northern Ghost once again. It's pretty much become my go-to bow at this point. 59-60 pounds at my draw, 62 inches. Shooting GT trads with a 200 grain 3 blade VPA for TAW of around 525 grains.
I'll be bringing my Blacktail Elite as my backup out west in a few weeks, also shooting 60 pounds at my draw, 66 inches, but shooting 575 grains with a 200 grain 3 blade VPA.
Might break out out the Aberdeen, Abbott, and maybe a Bear at some point throughout the year as well.
Looks like I've settled on my 49# Northern Mist Sprague with a Sitka Spruce 55/60.
Probably one of my old 145 STOS two blades out front.
A little more tuning to do.
Quote from: evgb127 on September 03, 2025, 07:59:07 PMI'm getting ready... this year I will be using a Sunset Hill, 54@27". Cedar 60/65 spine arrows. And Ace broadheads. I'm counting the days until I can hit the woods.
If you have time, I would like to see a close up photo of this bow's riser.
Quote from: MnFn on September 14, 2025, 08:53:10 AMQuote from: evgb127 on September 03, 2025, 07:59:07 PMI'm getting ready... this year I will be using a Sunset Hill, 54@27". Cedar 60/65 spine arrows. And Ace broadheads. I'm counting the days until I can hit the woods.
If you have time, I would like to see a close up photo of this bow's riser.
Send me a PM if you want more photos, but here's one for now.
Evan, your photo of the bow, the arrow and a cube reminded me of something I tried this summer.
I hung my target cube from a Shepard's hook. I shot the first arrow which got the cube spinning, and then shot it while it was spinning.
Trying a new bow for the first time in several years, my first super recurve: the Border Ghillie Dhu, short, light and fast. They call is 56" but it's less than 48 when strung, 44# at my 29" draw length, hitting the target really hard with the same 510 grain arrows I have been shooting with similar weight R/D longbows.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FKx9QrMM/20250909-180428.jpg)
I'm in rehab from a torn rotator cuff, so this year the most I can manage accurately is my 42lb. 64" Toelke Whip. I usually use a bow ten pounds heavier.
Looking like my Satori is going to win out this season!
19" riser, medium limbs. Holding about 44# on my fingers.
Shooting really well for me!
Quote from: Gdpolk on August 23, 2025, 05:53:42 PMSame one I always use for me. If it isn't broke, don't fix it. Bob sure does make a fine bow.
What case is this? This is awesome! Makes me want a 2 peice.
I've been down in weight due to cancer treatment, but on the way back up. my goal is by end of season is to take one with Ron's bow.
50# @28" Black Bear Magnum all camo'd up with my DIY quivers, tab, and Torge seat.
Just a few more days and I oughta be out there...
Trying an ILF rig for the first time this year and went the Sanlida route. Not sure what else is out there quality/feel wise, but this thing is an absolute joy to shoot. Hermit X10 55# @29#. Packs a punch with 640 gr 2117s. 200 up front. Smooth draw, quiet. Loving it. Looks pretty slick with the OG Realtree limbsations too :archer2:
I'm starting with a Wild Horse Creek Destiny, Surewood shafts, and Simmons, VPA and Centaur 160 heads.
Firefly Messenger Longbow. 47# @ 28" 56" length. Second year hunting from a saddle. Hopefully i get an opportunity at a good buck this year! :archer2: