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Title: How old is your main hunting bow?
Post by: Benha on August 08, 2009, 06:49:00 PM

Curious how many are hunting with older bows.

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Post by: Teacher_of_the_Arcane on August 08, 2009, 07:31:00 PM

Hi All,

Until about three years ago, I hunted with a Bear Kodiak Magnum that I bought new in 1972. It got damaged in a move or I'd still be shooting it. :-)

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Post by: doug77 on August 08, 2009, 07:41:00 PM

1959 Kodiak for me.

doug77

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Post by: ses on August 08, 2009, 07:45:00 PM

1969 kodiak mag and getting a 1962 kodiak going for the up coming season

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Post by: Benha on August 08, 2009, 08:01:00 PM

1966 Kodiak

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Post by: jacobsladder on August 08, 2009, 08:07:00 PM

mine is due next week.

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Post by: Jim Picarelli on August 08, 2009, 08:15:00 PM

'05 Black Widow PSR V

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Post by: trapperDave on August 08, 2009, 09:03:00 PM

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Post by: BobW on August 08, 2009, 09:18:00 PM

weeks....

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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on August 08, 2009, 09:26:00 PM

Shot my buck with a 1966 Grizzly last year. Just picked up 1966 Kodiak to make meat with this year. Oh ya my turkey bow is a 1962 Kodiak Mag.

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Post by: George D. Stout on August 08, 2009, 10:15:00 PM

I don't consider a ten year old bow vintage. For me vintage means no later than the 70's.
But that's my idea. I'm using a 1967 model.

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Post by: Bear on August 08, 2009, 10:22:00 PM

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Post by: 4runr on August 08, 2009, 10:37:00 PM

'59 Grizzly

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Post by: JT- Up North on August 08, 2009, 10:52:00 PM

I'll be chasin Whitetails here in Northern Indiana with my 1969 Kodiak Hunter......Might take the 64 Grizzly out a time or two also.....Gonna be a fun season!

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Post by: reddogge on August 08, 2009, 10:54:00 PM

Vintage is 70s and before as George said. I have several to choose from but none are newer than 38 years.

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Post by: ductape on August 09, 2009, 12:48:00 AM

All my bows are early 70's or older except for my self bow.

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Post by: Thumper Dunker on August 09, 2009, 04:21:00 AM

My AMF Wing and My Howit are both 34. My long bow not sure but had it for 32.

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Post by: Kranky on August 09, 2009, 06:28:00 AM

29 yr.old Howard Hill Big Five.

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Post by: Johnny UMAA on August 09, 2009, 07:13:00 AM

1988 Schafer SilverTip, RH, checkered grip, 3 piece takedown, non-typical whitetail base limb-bolts, elk-horn tips, rattlesnake skinned limbs, 62" long, 58#@29...I love it.

At the time, Paul was only building about 35 to 40 bows a year. A year later, he built me a set of elk limbs.

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Post by: vtmtnman on August 09, 2009, 07:47:00 AM

70's Bear grizzly(Not sure of the exact year).

Next year will see me with a brand spankin' NEW bow. :thumbsup:

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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on August 09, 2009, 07:49:00 AM

I just had a new bow made this past winter. So that's the one now.

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Post by: d. ward on August 09, 2009, 07:53:00 AM

1959 Bear Kodiak 50 years old this year.bd

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Post by: FerretWYO on August 09, 2009, 08:56:00 AM

Just got my new pronghorn last year I am going to hunt with that this year and hopefully many more years.

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Post by: SOS on August 09, 2009, 09:20:00 PM

Third season, built El Cheapo in 2007.

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Post by: Grant Young on August 10, 2009, 03:25:00 PM

Forty years old this year, both of them. Grant

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Post by: Tom Leemans on August 10, 2009, 03:29:00 PM

BBO with full length walnut lam, I made myself.

Oops! I guess I should have mentioned that it's 3 years old now.

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Post by: Bill Turner on August 10, 2009, 05:42:00 PM

This year I'll be hunting with a 62", Massie "Longhorn", 54@28 which was made in 1992. Ozage riser and limbs with carbon. A great performer. Thanks Ric O'Shay. :archer:

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Post by: Schafer on August 10, 2009, 08:07:00 PM

2005 Black Widow PSR III

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Post by: Ray Hammond on August 10, 2009, 08:11:00 PM

1989 Zipper TD recurve.

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Post by: hogdancer on August 10, 2009, 08:13:00 PM

1999 Dale Dye

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Post by: Whitetail Chaser on August 10, 2009, 08:21:00 PM

March 2009 Hoots recurve

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Post by: kodiakkid on August 10, 2009, 08:21:00 PM

Osage selfbow I made myself, for me this year

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Post by: Guru on August 10, 2009, 08:52:00 PM

12yr old Kwyk Styk....and a lighter wt. 3yr old Kwyk Styk for late season hunts in cold weather....

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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on August 10, 2009, 09:30:00 PM

1984 Silvertip T.D , shoots every bit as good today as in 1984... myself now thats a different story:-) LOL

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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on August 10, 2009, 09:32:00 PM

1984 Silvertip T.D , shoots every bit as good today as in 1984... myself now thats a different story:-) LOL

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Post by: Rick P on August 10, 2009, 11:27:00 PM

Main hunting bow is a 1969 Kodiak hunter. Oldest is a 1955 Kodiak special.

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Post by: BJP on August 11, 2009, 09:43:00 AM

2002 Pelican Bows long bow.

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Post by: stabow on August 11, 2009, 10:03:00 AM

I thought the question should have read 1-10 weeks or older than 10 weeks......stabow

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Post by: greenie on August 11, 2009, 10:58:00 AM

21 yr. old Assenhiemer

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Post by: stick_string on August 11, 2009, 11:00:00 AM

4 month old Dryad Orion!!

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Post by: 2-BIG on August 11, 2009, 11:35:00 AM

Wish I knew. My wife bought me a used Stotler Game Getter about 10 years ago and it looked like it had a few years on it then. No markings whatsoever to identify or research it.
Craig Potter who used to make the St. Joe River bows showed me a picture of his son with his first deer and his son was shooting the very stotler I owned. The bow fits my hand like a glove and shoots like a dream!

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Post by: Cody Roiter on August 11, 2009, 11:40:00 AM

1940s self longbow made my Ben Pearson....

Cody

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Post by: zipper bowss on August 11, 2009, 12:00:00 PM

I have not built it yet.Although it is August,so I had better get to it.If it counts Im sure the wood it will be made of is much older.
Bill

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Post by: elkken on August 11, 2009, 12:20:00 PM

Early 90's BW MA II ...

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Post by: Paul WA on August 11, 2009, 12:58:00 PM

2009 Pronghorn, the last bow I will buy for myself, any additions will be to sell...PR

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Post by: wollelybugger on August 11, 2009, 02:00:00 PM

Finished it on Sunday so it is two days old. Osage Self bow and my first, hope to get something with it this year.

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