I'm going to be hunting mainly Whitetails with my 45# Bear Kodiak Magnum and homemade Ash arrows with 125gr Magnus II 2blades. What are you guys planning on using most of the time? Add pics if possible please, makes the post more interesting. :D
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My Whisperstik recurve, 56" 58@28, with Cabela's carbons tipped with Eclipse 145gr on 125gr adapters.
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I just took this for a walk this morning.52# Acadian Woods Classic recurve.Arrows are 660 gr.,ash shafts and 160 gr.STOS heads. (http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/jbrandenburg/Hunting2008011.jpg)
Sorry, don't know how to post pics! I will take my 66inch Dwyer longbow with 600 grain beman hunters with 220 grain muzzy upfront. Bow is 43.7 @ 28, I draw 30.5 inches ~ shoot 50 pounds-ish I guess.
Hope to drop one this Saturday. Good luck to all.
Bob.
I'll be hunting mostly with my newly camo dipped HS Black Widow and shooting Axis 400s, weighted and tipped with 125 grain Ace heads with a total arrow weight of 660 grains.
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For 2008, at least the half before gun season. I'm going old school to honor Earl and Ann Hoyt. I have set the bow up just as it was hunting in the early 1970's, sans an actual sight pin. The sight bracket is installed on the bow. Actually I am afraid to try and remove it.
1968 Hoyt Pro Medalist Hunter- 50# using POC with Zwickey's shot off of a Neet Pro Rest (which looks exactly like the pro rest sold by Hoyt years ago). I have a 1970 Hoyt catalog for reference. Earl made a great bow in St. Louis, Missouri.
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I will be using a Bruin Master Express. Arrows will be Arrow Dynamic Trads. Steele Force Head.
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I'm leaning toward my 53lb Blacktail recurve. It likes 2115's with some of the old green Bear Razorheads which gives me a 530 grain arrow.
I will be using my Toelke 50#, goldtip arrows 125 grain muzzy phantoms and 100 grain inserts.
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My setup:
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Cedar arrows made by me with copperhead cresting and 125gr Snuffers
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Bow made by V-Archer from this gang.62" and 52#@28. Skinned by me
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Knife made by Jeremy and sent to me in the Tradgang Knife Swap
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I'll be using my HH Halfbreed (Chili Maker) 60@29 with some Easton XX75s that I'll probably be replacing after this season. Broadheads will be Magnus 125 grain two-blades and squirrel/bunny arrows will be sporting Ace Hex Heads.
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I'll be going afield with my favorite 1970 Howatt Hunter. I have painted it up camo to get rid of the shiny finish. I draw 31" and at my draw it's around 55#. I'm shooting full length tapered cedars built from Jim Curlee shafts. They are 4-fletched and are tipped with 125 gr. Zwickey Eskimos. I'll be carrying the arrows to my stand in a Catquiver 1.
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I've owned a number of high end custom bows but pound for pound this old Howatt with a B-50 string seems to outperform most. I have a 66" Assenheimer in route and I may shoot this bow too if it suits me.
Same ol bow as last year,64" homebuilt hybrid,52@28",new arras this year,CX with 100grn steel adpt.,and 135 Zwickey Deltas,for 615 grns
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Kenny Beautiful pic :thumbsup:
Either this Kempf Kwyk Styk or the new one that should be here from Canada tomorrow or the next day. I had both custom made 58" 54@28. I shoot tapered cedars from Elite Arrows with Magnus I, STOS, or WW
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Pronghorn Ferret
FMJ Axis
Magnus stingers
QuoteOriginally posted by foxbo:
I'll be hunting mostly with my newly camo dipped HS Black Widow and shooting Axis 400s, weighted and tipped with 125 grain Ace heads with a total arrow weight of 660 grains.
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Foxbo
I love your bow, I also shoot an HS.
Have you had the bow long? Where did you get it?
Because they are hard to get ahold of, If you ever think of getting rid of it, please contact me.
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Dryad Orion recurve 50@28". Carbon Express Rebels with 100 grain inserts and magnus 125's.
My setup this year is my 60" Treadway Black Swamp 42@28.
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I just put a Thunderhorn Lynx quiver on, never thought I would like a quiver on my bow but I like this.
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I bought some CX 90s from Harrelson's and tipped them with some left bevel Tusker Concordes.
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I have three Bearspaw bows to choose from. 64" 67' T/D longbow, 60" 65' T/D Classic recurve, 58" swift recurve. I am quite confident on anyone of them that may go afield with me. I also have a pre 1973 Bear Grizzly that my dear father gave me when I was 14 years old, It is 41'. My BearsPaw are made from my good freind Neil Jacobson from lakeside, Montana.
Doctari:
That is one beautiful bow rack! (some mighty fine bows too!)
Did you make that bow rack??
My go-to bow is a 58" Shafer t/d,51#@27".CX Heritage 150's tipped w/125gr Magnus Stingers
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Another pic of the HS Widow with the quiver and arrows attached. I took the pic with flash, as you can see by the fletchings and raps, but the bow doesn't shine at all. Actually, it just about completely disappears.
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Wow that bow really does blend........and I would set it down once to glass or do something and sure as the day is long, I would spend the rest of the day, possibly the season hunting.....for where I put my damn BOW! I have a Chekmate Crusader 59#@28" and I use Easton Legacy shafts with 125gr snuffers and a 130gr adapter.
My bow is in Gerybark and I can lose it too, with camo I would be totally screwed :knothead:
On opening morning (next Saturday) I plan on having my Osage takedown selfbow in the blind with POC shafts and knapped heads
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62" Blacktail, #54@28". Beman MFX 500 Classics footed with 100 grain brass inserts and either a WW with 75 grain adapter(625 grains)or a 160 grain STOS.(575 grains)
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Prolly my Super Shrew Deluxe 51 @ 29" shooting a 2117 with a 160 grizzly, 580gr.
Or the Robertson Vision LB 60 @ 29" shooting a tapered ash arrow with a 145 Eclipse BH, 765gr.
Both are shooting really well.
Eric
I have 2 that im going to try this year.I made both of them. The purple heart is 48@28 and 60" The zebra wood is 48@28 56" nock to nock. I will shoot WW heads and might try some Grizzlys also. The arrows will be some grizzly stick sitkas.
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Here's my setup for this year. Kohannah Windwalker longbow named Jubal, 53# @ 29". Arrow Dynamic Tradlites tipped with 125gr Stingers. Let the hunt begin!!! :D
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