Title: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: bowfiend on January 02, 2010, 07:49:00 PM
Post by: bowfiend on January 02, 2010, 07:49:00 PM
I've always tried to steer clear of really pretty bows - ever since I had a beautiful Hornes with curly maple limbs that I was scared to ding. Now I find myself in the (un)fortunate position of owning a bit of a stunner with snake skins, kudu tips, etc. Not only does it look good, but after shooting it for a while this afternoon, I find myself pretty impressed with the performance (including how I shoot it). So my question is, should I even bother to worry about it?
How many of us appreciate a fine looking bow and risk dinging-up such a bow in the woods? (and I'm talking about the kind of woods where you really need to beat the brush and inevitably end up in a "bush whack" situation)
Thanks folks!
How many of us appreciate a fine looking bow and risk dinging-up such a bow in the woods? (and I'm talking about the kind of woods where you really need to beat the brush and inevitably end up in a "bush whack" situation)
Thanks folks!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: woodchucker on January 02, 2010, 07:58:00 PM
Post by: woodchucker on January 02, 2010, 07:58:00 PM
I do, I think of my bow as a hunting tool. I have never really even considered NOT using a bow or gun because it was too "pretty" to hunt with.
BTW, I have seen some really BEAUTIFUL bows crashing through the briars at Shawn's JLMBH every year!!!!!
BTW, I have seen some really BEAUTIFUL bows crashing through the briars at Shawn's JLMBH every year!!!!!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: SveinD on January 02, 2010, 07:59:00 PM
Post by: SveinD on January 02, 2010, 07:59:00 PM
Well, the way I see it your'e not enjoying your bow to the fullest if now gazing upon it in it's natural surroundings, the wilderness ;)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: leatherneck on January 02, 2010, 08:01:00 PM
Post by: leatherneck on January 02, 2010, 08:01:00 PM
If I won't hunt with it, I won't buy it. I have a decked out Morrison that goes to the field quite often. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: wingnut on January 02, 2010, 08:03:00 PM
Post by: wingnut on January 02, 2010, 08:03:00 PM
I was at a shoot one time in Oklahoma. A good friend and famous bowyer JD Jones asked us to go shoot. During the round one of the guys lost an arrow and JD was using his bow to plow the earth to find it. I said what the hell are you doing don't you know that's a JD Jones original. He said looking for an arrow and it's just a bow.
Well no matter how pretty it is "its jsut a bow". Take it out an do what it was built too do.
Mike
Well no matter how pretty it is "its jsut a bow". Take it out an do what it was built too do.
Mike
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Buckeye Trad Hunter on January 02, 2010, 08:04:00 PM
Post by: Buckeye Trad Hunter on January 02, 2010, 08:04:00 PM
I'm not trying to be or sound rude but if I wasn't going to use it I wouldn't buy it. If it's a good bow it should take a pretty good likin' per say and hold up. Keep in mind that a bow is nothing more than a tool that we use for hunting. A similar topic was posted a few days ago. Here's the link if you'd like to check it out.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=082360
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=082360
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: bshunter on January 02, 2010, 08:06:00 PM
Post by: bshunter on January 02, 2010, 08:06:00 PM
I love pretty bows...the dings I put on them just add that personal touch that makes them better.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: katie on January 02, 2010, 08:07:00 PM
Post by: katie on January 02, 2010, 08:07:00 PM
I am a girl! Every bow I have is pretty!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Hot Hap on January 02, 2010, 08:09:00 PM
Post by: Hot Hap on January 02, 2010, 08:09:00 PM
That's why I bought them.
Hap
Hap
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: ChuckC on January 02, 2010, 08:13:00 PM
Post by: ChuckC on January 02, 2010, 08:13:00 PM
Katie. . great answer. Like some above, I won't own a bow just to look at. Although I don't intentionally abuse my bows, they go where I need them. Several Colorado mountain hunts found one of them airborne as I was trying to climb up the last 25 yardsto the top by using oakbrush as ropes and tossing my bow up ahead of me.
ChuckC
ChuckC
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: lpcjon2 on January 02, 2010, 08:13:00 PM
Post by: lpcjon2 on January 02, 2010, 08:13:00 PM
They make pretty bows that you can hunt with ware do you get them...LOL :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Big Bird on January 02, 2010, 08:16:00 PM
Post by: Big Bird on January 02, 2010, 08:16:00 PM
I bought them to hunt with.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: bowfiend on January 02, 2010, 08:21:00 PM
Post by: bowfiend on January 02, 2010, 08:21:00 PM
I guess I have a bit of "collector" in me and whenever I touch a pretty bow something in me wants to squirrel it away. But that's why I asked you fine folks - so you could talk some sense into me!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Jack Whitmire Jr on January 02, 2010, 08:21:00 PM
Post by: Jack Whitmire Jr on January 02, 2010, 08:21:00 PM
"Hunting with a ugly bow is like taking your sister to the prom " famous quote in our hunting circles :)
They are made to hunt with , would be shameful not to use the tool for what it was intended to be used for . Take it hunting and enjoy it .
They are made to hunt with , would be shameful not to use the tool for what it was intended to be used for . Take it hunting and enjoy it .
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: vtmtnman on January 02, 2010, 08:33:00 PM
Post by: vtmtnman on January 02, 2010, 08:33:00 PM
Anything around here earns it's keep or it don't live here.
I have no problems dragging my 'tip through the bunny briars. :thumbsup:
I have no problems dragging my 'tip through the bunny briars. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: loco_cacahuate on January 02, 2010, 08:38:00 PM
Post by: loco_cacahuate on January 02, 2010, 08:38:00 PM
the only reason I could see not hunting with any bow is if it had sentimental value. But if that were the case I think you would honor the person that owned it or gave it to you if you used it.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: WESTBROOK on January 02, 2010, 08:40:00 PM
Post by: WESTBROOK on January 02, 2010, 08:40:00 PM
Any bow I buy is gonna have to do its time in the woods.
Take care of 'em, but dont baby'em!
Eric
Take care of 'em, but dont baby'em!
Eric
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: on January 02, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
Post by: on January 02, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
I bought my first "prety" bow in Jan '09. I hunt with the bow I am practicing with so this bow soon was in the field. It only took me a couple times out int he woods to figure out that "fancied up" bows are very beautiful, but, are too much of a pain in the rear to hunt with and use every day (at least for me). I am too hard on them and plan on sticking with more "plain jane" bows for now on.
Bisch
Bisch
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: bawana bowman on January 02, 2010, 08:43:00 PM
Post by: bawana bowman on January 02, 2010, 08:43:00 PM
I hunt with all of them. Don't care how pretty, exotic, or collectible. If You won't use it for its intended purpose then you may as well sell it.
I've never sold one yet.
I've never sold one yet.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Broken Arrow 1 on January 02, 2010, 08:43:00 PM
Post by: Broken Arrow 1 on January 02, 2010, 08:43:00 PM
I hunt with all my bows. the only problem is wich one do I take out?????
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Killdeer on January 02, 2010, 08:43:00 PM
Post by: Killdeer on January 02, 2010, 08:43:00 PM
I got a Morrison Cheyenne in the mail one Christmas Eve.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/Archery%20Equipment/Bows/IMG_1284.jpg)
Come February I was at Shawn's place dragging it through the briars in search of bunnies.
I'm not grinding into the bed of a mountain stream. I just hunt with it and try to minimize the bumps and bruises. Scratches happen. Bumps happen. It's beautiful, but it's a bow and belongs in the field. I feel sorry for museum pieces that never get to breathe free air and hear the sighing of leaves in a fall drizzle.
Killdeer
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/Archery%20Equipment/Bows/IMG_1284.jpg)
Come February I was at Shawn's place dragging it through the briars in search of bunnies.
I'm not grinding into the bed of a mountain stream. I just hunt with it and try to minimize the bumps and bruises. Scratches happen. Bumps happen. It's beautiful, but it's a bow and belongs in the field. I feel sorry for museum pieces that never get to breathe free air and hear the sighing of leaves in a fall drizzle.
Killdeer
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Builder on January 02, 2010, 08:45:00 PM
Post by: Builder on January 02, 2010, 08:45:00 PM
I fully agree with the "Don't buy it if you can't hunt with it", however I bought a new Blacktail back in the 90's that was an all Myrtl bow. It was so breathtaking that I never took it in the woods because I didn't want to scratch it along with I already had several bows to hunt with. I eventually sold it because I never used it, and felt guilty.
Bottom line is I did exactly what I said I would not do.
Norm would tell me he builds hunting bows everytime I would talk to him and to take it out hunting, just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Bottom line is I did exactly what I said I would not do.
Norm would tell me he builds hunting bows everytime I would talk to him and to take it out hunting, just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: LongBow'erman on January 02, 2010, 08:51:00 PM
Post by: LongBow'erman on January 02, 2010, 08:51:00 PM
Like leatherneck, If I won't hunt with it I won't buy it. It's a tool, now go on out there and give it some character.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: the longbowkid on January 02, 2010, 08:59:00 PM
Post by: the longbowkid on January 02, 2010, 08:59:00 PM
My dad bought a 4,000$ AYA side by side custom fitted shotgun, in 16 gau., a few years ago. t is a beutiful boxlock with straight grip, and english walnut stock. he hunts in woodcock covers all year round with that gun.
my policy is you can never really appreciate it if you don't use it. any scratches are marks of love :D
my policy is you can never really appreciate it if you don't use it. any scratches are marks of love :D
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: woodchucker on January 02, 2010, 09:01:00 PM
Post by: woodchucker on January 02, 2010, 09:01:00 PM
BEAUTIFULY said Killy!!!!! :archer:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: glass76 on January 02, 2010, 09:02:00 PM
Post by: glass76 on January 02, 2010, 09:02:00 PM
I hunt with my Blacktail I have now, I plan on hunting with my new Blacktail when it arrives. My hunting bows go to the woods with me.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on January 02, 2010, 09:05:00 PM
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on January 02, 2010, 09:05:00 PM
I drag my decked out Morrison everywhere including the bunny hunt. I had it refinished once and now it is dinged up again and has some bare spots from the finish rubbing off and it's going to stay that way. It's made to hunt !!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: FerretWYO on January 02, 2010, 09:09:00 PM
Post by: FerretWYO on January 02, 2010, 09:09:00 PM
I hunt all my bows. Thats why I have them.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: DEATHMASTER on January 02, 2010, 09:20:00 PM
Post by: DEATHMASTER on January 02, 2010, 09:20:00 PM
Hunt with it.
A person can put a new finish on it if it gets to scratched up. That would make it pretty again but it would not have the memory marks to ponder.
Tim
DEATHMASTER
A person can put a new finish on it if it gets to scratched up. That would make it pretty again but it would not have the memory marks to ponder.
Tim
DEATHMASTER
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: bicster on January 02, 2010, 09:21:00 PM
Post by: bicster on January 02, 2010, 09:21:00 PM
I used limbskins on my Widow this year with great success. They will reduce glare, and noise if you bump an arrow or stick onto them. They also keep your bow from getting scratched up. They are definitly worth buying.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: xtrema312 on January 02, 2010, 09:25:00 PM
Post by: xtrema312 on January 02, 2010, 09:25:00 PM
Beauty is in the eye of the bow holder.
If I get something too nice to hunt it is because it is used, and I only got it to see if I like it so I can get one I will hunt. For me that is more like too light, shiny, and flashy to blend in. Other than that I like nice looking bows. Now I do believe in too expensive to hunt. I am cheap and on a low bow budget.
If I get something too nice to hunt it is because it is used, and I only got it to see if I like it so I can get one I will hunt. For me that is more like too light, shiny, and flashy to blend in. Other than that I like nice looking bows. Now I do believe in too expensive to hunt. I am cheap and on a low bow budget.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Winterhawk1960 on January 02, 2010, 09:31:00 PM
Post by: Winterhawk1960 on January 02, 2010, 09:31:00 PM
I have a "weakness" for pretty things, especially beautiful wood combinations. Regardless of what they look like visually, if I shoot them well.........they are going to be doing what they were crafted to do. I enjoy hunting, and as Killdeer said, you don't have to rake the leaves with it. I believe that a bow is made to be shot, and hunted with. If I'm not able to do either with it....well.....I have no reason to keep it.
Winterhawk1960
Winterhawk1960
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: GingivitisKahn on January 02, 2010, 09:34:00 PM
Post by: GingivitisKahn on January 02, 2010, 09:34:00 PM
I think my Hill Halfbreed is pretty and you better believe it hunts and stumps and does all those neat-o things a bow is supposed to do.
:D
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/GingivitisKahn/20090228_ac_27.jpg)
:D
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/GingivitisKahn/20090228_ac_27.jpg)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Steve O on January 02, 2010, 09:43:00 PM
Post by: Steve O on January 02, 2010, 09:43:00 PM
Yep. Now that I have a bunch, if I'm going on a very rough mountain hunt, I;ll pick one of the ones that are beat up, but all of them hunt. With that said, I am getting a new TallTines shortly that will be camo dipped and I an going to beat that baby to death!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 02, 2010, 09:49:00 PM
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 02, 2010, 09:49:00 PM
Hunt with it!! I have had and still have some awful pretty bows and drag them thru some nasty stuff. They hold up real well, at my bunny hunt I have seen bows worth anywhere from $50 to $1300 dollars thrown to the ground or tossed out of a wild rose bush all in the name of killing bunnies. If ya shoot it well, it deserves to be hunted as it has a spirit all its own. Shawn
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: LongbowGuy83 on January 02, 2010, 09:51:00 PM
Post by: LongbowGuy83 on January 02, 2010, 09:51:00 PM
It's like a brand new truck. It's not truly yours til you put some scratches and dings on her. That's what they're made for.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: bowhuter82 on January 02, 2010, 10:41:00 PM
Post by: bowhuter82 on January 02, 2010, 10:41:00 PM
If I own it it goes to the woods
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Gary Logsdon on January 02, 2010, 11:00:00 PM
Post by: Gary Logsdon on January 02, 2010, 11:00:00 PM
"Pretty bows" deserve to travel to pretty places:^)
(http://brothersofthebow.com/prettybows.jpg)
(http://brothersofthebow.com/prettybows.jpg)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: imhntn on January 02, 2010, 11:13:00 PM
Post by: imhntn on January 02, 2010, 11:13:00 PM
I don't have any that I do not hunt with. I don't get them to look at.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Sixby on January 02, 2010, 11:46:00 PM
Post by: Sixby on January 02, 2010, 11:46:00 PM
If its not a pretty bow I make it pretty , then I hunt with it. Case in point. I got a Sentman that shot wonderfully but was just plumb ugly. I put overlays and antler tips and a great finish on it and took it hunting. I just cannot stand ugly bows. LOL
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on January 02, 2010, 11:49:00 PM
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on January 02, 2010, 11:49:00 PM
Not hunting a pretty bow, is like leaving a Ferrari in the Garage, or not sleeping with a gorgeous woman because their too pretty. Ain't no such thing as a bow to pretty to hunt in my book. My only longbow is gorgeous and I hunt it hard. My next one will be even prettier.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Covey on January 02, 2010, 11:51:00 PM
Post by: Covey on January 02, 2010, 11:51:00 PM
I hunt my only bow, my silvertip!! Jason
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: fido dog on January 03, 2010, 12:12:00 AM
Post by: fido dog on January 03, 2010, 12:12:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Gary Logsdon:Best quote EVER for this topic! ;)
"Pretty bows" deserve to travel to pretty places:^)
(http://brothersofthebow.com/prettybows.jpg)
I recently got a "Pretty" bow and slipped on a bit of ice on my second hunt. I dinged the tip a bit and put a couple of small scratches in the top limb. At first I was pissed off. Then it changed to these are each going to be memories of a great time. Now I look at them with adoration.
A note on the Ferrari thing. I knew a guy in San Diego that had an '88 Testarossa. That's the year Enzo Ferrari died. He drove it EVERYWHERE!
My bow is Cocobolo and her name is....Testarossa (redhead in Italian).
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: jrchambers on January 03, 2010, 01:15:00 AM
Post by: jrchambers on January 03, 2010, 01:15:00 AM
i think you should take great care of your pretty bows, be carefull not to mess them up....................while they are in the woods and rocks.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Bowspirit on January 03, 2010, 01:34:00 AM
Post by: Bowspirit on January 03, 2010, 01:34:00 AM
I've pretty much convinced myself that the key to hitting a target is plenty of wear and tear on my bows, so anywhere I go, they go...
:bigsmyl:
:bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: don kauss on January 03, 2010, 01:55:00 AM
Post by: don kauss on January 03, 2010, 01:55:00 AM
ugly...beautiful...they're just labels...
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: cacciatore on January 03, 2010, 04:56:00 AM
Post by: cacciatore on January 03, 2010, 04:56:00 AM
They are born to hunt let them live!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Wolfkiss on January 03, 2010, 06:14:00 AM
Post by: Wolfkiss on January 03, 2010, 06:14:00 AM
what cacciatore says, just got a blackdouglas super swift and when I get the limbs back it will be dragged through the woods like my other bows,
dragged is probably the wrong word but if it picks up a ding or two it will remind me of where I have been with it.
I did choose it for its lines but more importantly for me, the way its going to launch an arrow.
Have a great new year everyone.
dragged is probably the wrong word but if it picks up a ding or two it will remind me of where I have been with it.
I did choose it for its lines but more importantly for me, the way its going to launch an arrow.
Have a great new year everyone.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: yamaharider on January 03, 2010, 12:23:00 PM
Post by: yamaharider on January 03, 2010, 12:23:00 PM
Don't beat them, but use them. I have a Thunder Mountain longbow from Jerry Barr, model is a Coyote, put a good ding in the riser so I inlayed a coyote tooth and it looks even better!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: elknutz on January 03, 2010, 01:09:00 PM
Post by: elknutz on January 03, 2010, 01:09:00 PM
It's for hunting, but then I don't try to abuse any of my tools.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: widow sax on January 03, 2010, 01:33:00 PM
Post by: widow sax on January 03, 2010, 01:33:00 PM
I buy my bows to hunt and shoot with I just try to take care of them. Widow
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: George D. Stout on January 03, 2010, 01:57:00 PM
Post by: George D. Stout on January 03, 2010, 01:57:00 PM
A bow without some scratches is either new or is not being given its proper due as a bow. Scratches are like scars; each has a tale to tell, and to cover them up, or avoid them altogether, is to deprive that bow of doing what it was made to do.
Frankly, some of those gaudy, swirly woods make me half dizzy and are not attractive at all. It seems that more and more, bowyers are having to out-do each other with fancy woods and veneers...stripes, Pierce Points, et al. That's okay if you like it, but it's still a bow, not an art print to hang on the wall.
And what's this ever popular sending the bow back after two years of use to get it refinished?
What the ?????. Guess I'm getting old, but I like my bows to be like me; a little rough around the edges....some scratches and wrinkles, but able to carry on with what it was intended to do.
Frankly, some of those gaudy, swirly woods make me half dizzy and are not attractive at all. It seems that more and more, bowyers are having to out-do each other with fancy woods and veneers...stripes, Pierce Points, et al. That's okay if you like it, but it's still a bow, not an art print to hang on the wall.
And what's this ever popular sending the bow back after two years of use to get it refinished?
What the ?????. Guess I'm getting old, but I like my bows to be like me; a little rough around the edges....some scratches and wrinkles, but able to carry on with what it was intended to do.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: JEFF B on January 03, 2010, 02:30:00 PM
Post by: JEFF B on January 03, 2010, 02:30:00 PM
if iwas lucky enough to own any nice looking bow i would hunt with it. in other words whats the point in haveing one if ya dont shoot it. :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Gary Logsdon on January 03, 2010, 02:48:00 PM
Post by: Gary Logsdon on January 03, 2010, 02:48:00 PM
HAAAAAAAAAAAA, George cracks me up . . . but he's right:^)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: jrchambers on January 03, 2010, 02:54:00 PM
Post by: jrchambers on January 03, 2010, 02:54:00 PM
my buddy came bear hunting with his perfect blacktial that bow decended 1000 feet in a couple seconds, skipping ontop the brush all the way down, the thing is absolutly covered in scratches, instead of sadness we have had laughes for years, that is probably the best story of the trip besides the bear that bow shot
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: David Mitchell on January 03, 2010, 03:41:00 PM
Post by: David Mitchell on January 03, 2010, 03:41:00 PM
My buddy had a beautiful Fred Anderson longbow that he forgot and left on top of his Blazer as he put his stuff back in his rig to drive home. Just after getting on the highway he heard it sliding off the top of the car.....too late. It was still strung, bounced a few times on the road and got run over by the car behind him. You bet it had some scars but otherwise none the worse for the wear so he just wrote a new name on it..."Roadkill" and kept enjoying it without having to worry about it any more... :)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: bear1336 on January 03, 2010, 03:44:00 PM
Post by: bear1336 on January 03, 2010, 03:44:00 PM
All my bows are used to hunt with, no wall hangers in my home.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Covey on January 03, 2010, 03:57:00 PM
Post by: Covey on January 03, 2010, 03:57:00 PM
Man, I'd like to hang out with George!! Jason
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: wisconsin wood butcher on January 05, 2010, 07:59:00 PM
Post by: wisconsin wood butcher on January 05, 2010, 07:59:00 PM
ooohhhh yes.. it is my bow
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: myshootinstinks on January 05, 2010, 08:30:00 PM
Post by: myshootinstinks on January 05, 2010, 08:30:00 PM
Well, I guess I'll go contrary to the majority. I nearly always have 5-10 bows on the wall but only hunt with a couple. The two hunters are also very pretty and I shoot them well. So, I'm certainly not against hunting with a fancy bow. I use every one my bows in casual shooting, no permanent wall-hangers. But, I see no reason to drag every pristine bow I own through the Rocky Mtns, beating them all to heck when I have I have a fine pair of very reliable hunters that I have great confidence in. Just another point of view. :campfire:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: SS Snuffer on January 05, 2010, 08:45:00 PM
Post by: SS Snuffer on January 05, 2010, 08:45:00 PM
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w31/clwalkerpic/IMG_1157.jpg)
Pretty bow but it goes everywhere I go.
Pretty bow but it goes everywhere I go.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Ranger Rick on January 05, 2010, 08:55:00 PM
Post by: Ranger Rick on January 05, 2010, 08:55:00 PM
I make some of my own bows and i get attached to them but i still hunt with them. I like i made them and i can always repair or replace them
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: joe ashton on January 05, 2010, 09:24:00 PM
Post by: joe ashton on January 05, 2010, 09:24:00 PM
it's a tool use it. That what it was made for... When my Dad bought a new car he would put a very small scratch in the paint somewere so he would not have to worry.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: thunder1 on January 05, 2010, 10:04:00 PM
Post by: thunder1 on January 05, 2010, 10:04:00 PM
Use it like you own it. Every scare on my bow has a memory behind it. Both good and bad and those are what I hold on to.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: joe vt on January 06, 2010, 08:32:00 AM
Post by: joe vt on January 06, 2010, 08:32:00 AM
i agree with everyone...........but its interesting that when selling a bow; the "condition" is always a big contributing factor to the sale.
my brother uses his longbow tip to dig trenches looking for arrows like wingnut said....i cant even look at him when he does it. lol
my brother uses his longbow tip to dig trenches looking for arrows like wingnut said....i cant even look at him when he does it. lol
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: KentuckyTJ on January 06, 2010, 08:57:00 AM
Post by: KentuckyTJ on January 06, 2010, 08:57:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Gary Logsdon:
[QB] "Pretty bows" deserve to travel to pretty places:^)
Definitely agree with Gary. With every ding I remind myself...I can always have it refinished. I buy them to hunt with. I like to look at them while I'm sitting in a tree with nothing else to do.
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa121/kyTJ/Bows/P3280585.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa121/kyTJ/Bows/P2210535.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa121/kyTJ/Bows/PB130742-1000.jpg)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: myshootinstinks on January 06, 2010, 09:07:00 AM
Post by: myshootinstinks on January 06, 2010, 09:07:00 AM
I'd have to agree w/ Joe. "Like New", "shot in the back yard only", "never hunted", " a few light scratches" are phrases commonly used when a bow is for sale. If it's sold as, "lots of scars but they all have memories", I wouldn't reckon it would sell very quickly. :bigsmyl: :campfire:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: MJB on January 06, 2010, 09:20:00 AM
Post by: MJB on January 06, 2010, 09:20:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by myshootinstinks:Funny I noticed that same phrase also :D
I'd have to agree w/ Joe. "Like New", "shot in the back yard only", "never hunted", " a few light scratches" are phrases commonly used when a bow is for sale. If it's sold as, "lots of scars but they all have memories", I wouldn't reckon it would sell very quickly. :bigsmyl: :campfire:
Tom nice bow :campfire:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: luv2bowhunt on January 06, 2010, 09:50:00 AM
Post by: luv2bowhunt on January 06, 2010, 09:50:00 AM
Every single chance I get! I don't look at scratches on the bow as a problem, they are just battle wounds :D
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Mudd on January 06, 2010, 09:54:00 AM
Post by: Mudd on January 06, 2010, 09:54:00 AM
If I ever saw a bow I thought was going to be "Too pretty to hunt with", I wouldn't own it.
God bless,Mudd
God bless,Mudd
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: snag on January 06, 2010, 10:16:00 AM
Post by: snag on January 06, 2010, 10:16:00 AM
Hunt 'em! Over time as they show their time spent in the woods by some character marks they are more than just a pretty face!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Zipperhead on January 06, 2010, 10:49:00 AM
Post by: Zipperhead on January 06, 2010, 10:49:00 AM
My pretty bows never hang on the wall. I got them to hunt with. Shoot them pretty bows.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Jim Rocole on January 06, 2010, 12:45:00 PM
Post by: Jim Rocole on January 06, 2010, 12:45:00 PM
Hunt it. I can't even stand to see a bow hanging on the rack without thinking it needs to be with someone that will hunt it.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: HOWITZER on January 06, 2010, 12:50:00 PM
Post by: HOWITZER on January 06, 2010, 12:50:00 PM
I have to say a bow is a weapon and a work of art at the sametime. Even the simplest of self bows are gorgeous to me. I can't ever see not using a bow just because it's pretty.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: LimbLover on January 06, 2010, 12:55:00 PM
Post by: LimbLover on January 06, 2010, 12:55:00 PM
Definitely a tool but I'd rather it look decent. I use bow skins when I hunt hard.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Tom Leemans on January 06, 2010, 12:58:00 PM
Post by: Tom Leemans on January 06, 2010, 12:58:00 PM
That's like hopping in a 67 Vette and never exceeding the speed limit, or keeping a horse in the stable it's whole life!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Ed Isaacs on January 06, 2010, 01:34:00 PM
Post by: Ed Isaacs on January 06, 2010, 01:34:00 PM
I would hunt with any bow I own, including the most beautiful. They all look pretty nice these days.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Pops on January 06, 2010, 01:41:00 PM
Post by: Pops on January 06, 2010, 01:41:00 PM
Well I quess I got a few that are just to nice
to hunt with (Zipper). But, I got some that I have draged thru the woods. Ever one of my bows are special to me. Well sometimes I think they talk to me.
to hunt with (Zipper). But, I got some that I have draged thru the woods. Ever one of my bows are special to me. Well sometimes I think they talk to me.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Blacky on January 06, 2010, 01:47:00 PM
Post by: Blacky on January 06, 2010, 01:47:00 PM
I don't have any ugly bows. At least that's what I think about them. Other people may have different opinions on that. :-)
For me a bow is a tool. My dad tought me to buy quality tools, otherwise I have to buy twice. Same goes for my bows and good quality normally goes together with good looks.
Blacky
For me a bow is a tool. My dad tought me to buy quality tools, otherwise I have to buy twice. Same goes for my bows and good quality normally goes together with good looks.
Blacky
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: doowop on January 06, 2010, 02:20:00 PM
Post by: doowop on January 06, 2010, 02:20:00 PM
I guess I'm just funny. I have several nice bows. I shoot almost daily at the local range. Most of the bows I shoot are in the low 40's in weight. I call them my "pleasure bows". I shoot 3 d's and such also. When it comes to hunting I drag out the old Quinn. Ugly as a mud fence but a real shooter at 52 lbs. I does the job quite well and if it gets dinged I am not really too worried about it.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: fishone on January 06, 2010, 02:31:00 PM
Post by: fishone on January 06, 2010, 02:31:00 PM
I have some great looking bows that I hunt with. I treat my bows like I treat my diesel dodge truck. I use them both but take extremely good care of them. They are too expensive to ding or beat up. It makes me sick when I put a scratch/dink on a bow or the truck. That's just me!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: George D. Stout on January 06, 2010, 03:04:00 PM
Post by: George D. Stout on January 06, 2010, 03:04:00 PM
Quinn's aren't ugly...Ghillie suits are ugly 8^).
It don't make any good sense at all why someone would buy a bow, then not shoot it because it was too pretty. Good grief. Let that car in the garage son, it's too purty to drive.
It don't make any good sense at all why someone would buy a bow, then not shoot it because it was too pretty. Good grief. Let that car in the garage son, it's too purty to drive.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Pete Patterson on January 06, 2010, 03:35:00 PM
Post by: Pete Patterson on January 06, 2010, 03:35:00 PM
Twenty miles down the road toward home I realized my Hill Redman wasn't in the Wrangler. Eighteen miles back toward the WMA in the gravel forestry road where it slid off the top of my Jeep was the Redman. I don't put bows on top of vehicles anymore but I still hunt with any and all bows I own.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Dave Thaxton on January 06, 2010, 03:49:00 PM
Post by: Dave Thaxton on January 06, 2010, 03:49:00 PM
Hunt with them all. They are just a tool
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: doowop on January 06, 2010, 03:55:00 PM
Post by: doowop on January 06, 2010, 03:55:00 PM
Hey George, I hunt in a Ghillie also!!!
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: deadpool on January 06, 2010, 04:09:00 PM
Post by: deadpool on January 06, 2010, 04:09:00 PM
idk..I would consider the cost, I had to save up alot to get my kanati, so once I got it I treasured it, tried to avoid any pointless dings as much as I could, and I think of the work the bowyer put into it for me, just gives me more reasons to take care of this great bow
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: shadman on January 06, 2010, 04:50:00 PM
Post by: shadman on January 06, 2010, 04:50:00 PM
Bows are made for using. I wouldn't own a bow that I wouldn't hunt with. If you want to protect it from some of the scuffs and scratches associated with hunting, buy a set of limb skins and put them on the bow. I usually hunt with a Blacktail, so that should tell you how I feel about hunting with pretty bows.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: far rider on January 06, 2010, 04:57:00 PM
Post by: far rider on January 06, 2010, 04:57:00 PM
Me,
I love the look of exotic woods with beautiful grain. They are estetically pleasing to my eye, but I would never dream of putting it up to look at. To me, traditional Archery is all about hunting, and I personally wouldn't own one that I couldn't shoot. I can understand those who keep really expensive bows, or really rare ones out of the woods and off the rocks, they WILL eventually get dinged.
I love the look of exotic woods with beautiful grain. They are estetically pleasing to my eye, but I would never dream of putting it up to look at. To me, traditional Archery is all about hunting, and I personally wouldn't own one that I couldn't shoot. I can understand those who keep really expensive bows, or really rare ones out of the woods and off the rocks, they WILL eventually get dinged.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Don Stokes on January 06, 2010, 05:00:00 PM
Post by: Don Stokes on January 06, 2010, 05:00:00 PM
Hmmm. Out of my stable, I don't have one that fits the description. If they're too pretty, I paint them.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Otto on January 06, 2010, 08:19:00 PM
Post by: Otto on January 06, 2010, 08:19:00 PM
Yeah, I have a couple that I don't hunt with. Neither of the Copperhead Widows get hunted with as I cannot bear the thought of dragging them up the side of a tree in the dark, clanging the skins off a tree strep and putting a big gouge in them.
OTOH I have a couple of "huntin Widders" that If I drop em against a rock in the crick and put a big gouge in em...eh...no big deal. Some things are nice to play with and others are tools.
Cars are the same way. I don't haul dead deer in the BMW. I have a truck for that. Although I did haul one in a Honda but Hondas ain't real cars anyhow.....
OTOH I have a couple of "huntin Widders" that If I drop em against a rock in the crick and put a big gouge in em...eh...no big deal. Some things are nice to play with and others are tools.
Cars are the same way. I don't haul dead deer in the BMW. I have a truck for that. Although I did haul one in a Honda but Hondas ain't real cars anyhow.....
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Mojostick on January 06, 2010, 08:26:00 PM
Post by: Mojostick on January 06, 2010, 08:26:00 PM
As with fine rifles, fine shotguns and fine bows, a weapon unused is a useless weapon.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Don Stokes on January 06, 2010, 08:58:00 PM
Post by: Don Stokes on January 06, 2010, 08:58:00 PM
Never had a car I wouldn't haul a deer in either, although my wife has been agitating for one "to keep nice". She's not into tools.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Backquiver on January 06, 2010, 09:08:00 PM
Post by: Backquiver on January 06, 2010, 09:08:00 PM
No bow is too pretty to hunt with, just adds a little character and karma.
Good luck,
Backquiver
Good luck,
Backquiver
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: T-Mac on January 06, 2010, 09:22:00 PM
Post by: T-Mac on January 06, 2010, 09:22:00 PM
Someday, long from now I hope, I plan to pass along my bows to grandchildren or children or somebody that means something to me now. I figure the fact that it may be dinged or scratched and well used will mean something to the people that recieve them. Especially if they happen to have been along when the event occurred. Besides that's what I bought it for.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: L. E. Carroll on January 06, 2010, 09:29:00 PM
Post by: L. E. Carroll on January 06, 2010, 09:29:00 PM
I have several "Pretty" bows.. I would and do hunt with all of them. However, I do have one, a Silvertip with very light colored, quilted maple veneers.... it seems way too light of color to blend in well with the woods, so it does not see as much action. Maybe skins are the answer for that one or trade for darker limbs?
Gene :wavey:
Gene :wavey:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Squirrelbane on January 06, 2010, 09:37:00 PM
Post by: Squirrelbane on January 06, 2010, 09:37:00 PM
I think my old bear K mag is purty :D
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Jwilliam on January 07, 2010, 04:55:00 PM
Post by: Jwilliam on January 07, 2010, 04:55:00 PM
I took my Zipper on every hunt this year. Like Bill Dunn says: Life is too short to shoot an ugly bow. Or hunt with one either. :biglaugh:
Bill
Bill
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: LoneWolf73 on January 07, 2010, 06:15:00 PM
Post by: LoneWolf73 on January 07, 2010, 06:15:00 PM
Just like my Truck, I am going to see how many "miles" I can put on this Voodoo. Dug this deer out of the briars and the bow held up better than my skin. By the looks of the scar tissue the bow needs to catch up in the character department!
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/LoneWolf73_photo/P9260313.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/LoneWolf73_photo/P9260313.jpg)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: JEFF B on January 07, 2010, 06:52:00 PM
Post by: JEFF B on January 07, 2010, 06:52:00 PM
nice deer way to go :clapper:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Gordon martiniuk on January 08, 2010, 01:29:00 AM
Post by: Gordon martiniuk on January 08, 2010, 01:29:00 AM
why own a Pretty bow if your not going to hunt it ,,treat mine all the same if there not durable enough to hunt with get rid of it ,way nicer shooting and killing somthing with your boe gives it good mojo and karma :readit:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: wapitimike1 on January 08, 2010, 06:08:00 AM
Post by: wapitimike1 on January 08, 2010, 06:08:00 AM
Why buy a bow if your not gonna put it through the punishment of use. I like good looking bows but I use them all the same. I never worry about resale I buy them for me.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: WildmanSC on January 08, 2010, 09:44:00 AM
Post by: WildmanSC on January 08, 2010, 09:44:00 AM
I have bought very few ugly bows. I take all that I own, for whatever period of time, to the woods. Even though I like the beauty of the woods, I like even more so the beauty of the shooting qualities of a bow. And if it has great shooting qualities, it is a hunting bow, IMHO.
Bill
Bill
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: David Mitchell on January 08, 2010, 11:13:00 AM
Post by: David Mitchell on January 08, 2010, 11:13:00 AM
Pretty bows are sort of like pretty canoes. A guy I know worked in an outdoor store that sold canoes and kayaks. He sold a new one to a guy who promptly took it out to a gravel parking lot, tied it to the back of his truck and drug it all over the lot for a while--said he would be laughed off the river if he showed up to meet his kayaking friends with a spotless, scrath free boat :cool: I don't buy a bow I would not take to the woods. Once they get a scratch or two I can stop worrying about that first one.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Nook on January 08, 2010, 11:47:00 AM
Post by: Nook on January 08, 2010, 11:47:00 AM
A bow Is not "Pretty" If it Does not Hunt!!
My Shafer Longbow Last Fall:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/P1010049.jpg)
My Blacktail recurve in Iowa a couple of years ago:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/iowa1019.jpg)
Jeff
My Shafer Longbow Last Fall:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/P1010049.jpg)
My Blacktail recurve in Iowa a couple of years ago:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/iowa1019.jpg)
Jeff
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Otto on January 08, 2010, 01:38:00 PM
Post by: Otto on January 08, 2010, 01:38:00 PM
You guys hunt in your tennis shoes? I mean...why own a pair of tennis shoes if yer not gonna hunt in em?????
You guys all hunt in your black dress pants?? I mean...why own a pair of black dress pants if you ain't gonna hunt in em?????
You guys all gut deer with a paring knife???? I mean...why own a paring knife if you ain't gonna gut a deer with it???
You guys all hunt in your black dress pants?? I mean...why own a pair of black dress pants if you ain't gonna hunt in em?????
You guys all gut deer with a paring knife???? I mean...why own a paring knife if you ain't gonna gut a deer with it???
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: GingivitisKahn on January 08, 2010, 07:08:00 PM
Post by: GingivitisKahn on January 08, 2010, 07:08:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Otto:Lol I do hunt in tennis shoes (so did Fred Bear) when the weather is right; I would wear my gray wool pants to work if I could stand the heat; and I have used my hunting knives to trim spots off my apples.
You guys hunt in your tennis shoes? I mean...why own a pair of tennis shoes if yer not gonna hunt in em?????
You guys all hunt in your black dress pants?? I mean...why own a pair of black dress pants if you ain't gonna hunt in em?????
You guys all gut deer with a paring knife???? I mean...why own a paring knife if you ain't gonna gut a deer with it???
What else ya got?
:bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: RidinMyK2PastU on January 08, 2010, 07:32:00 PM
Post by: RidinMyK2PastU on January 08, 2010, 07:32:00 PM
I do hunt with my "pretty" bow. That bow is my sidekick, I want to take it everywhere. It has acquired some scratches, but I do my best to keep those to a minimum. When I notice a new scratch, it does hurt the heart a little.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: m'gobo on January 08, 2010, 08:21:00 PM
Post by: m'gobo on January 08, 2010, 08:21:00 PM
I don't own an ugly bow. lol
also, I wouldn't own a bow with anything but clear glass on it. The way I see it, why get a wood bow if yer gonna hide the wood under black glass? JMO
also, I wouldn't own a bow with anything but clear glass on it. The way I see it, why get a wood bow if yer gonna hide the wood under black glass? JMO
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Outwest on January 08, 2010, 09:02:00 PM
Post by: Outwest on January 08, 2010, 09:02:00 PM
I've got a PLGA that I just can't bring myself to take out in the brush and rain.
I shoot this bow as good or better than any other I have and enjoy shooting it in the yard and at the range.
Guess I'm going to have to pick up a PL11.
John
I shoot this bow as good or better than any other I have and enjoy shooting it in the yard and at the range.
Guess I'm going to have to pick up a PL11.
John
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: rxhntr on January 08, 2010, 09:06:00 PM
Post by: rxhntr on January 08, 2010, 09:06:00 PM
I love to hunt with my pretty bow---it would be bad mojo not to utilize a tool that is that pretty and also that functional. And we all know that you just cant allow bad mojo in!
Hunt in my tennis shoes---check
Hunt in my brown dockers--check
pairing knife---well no--I use my pretty home made hunting knife.
lol
Hunt in my tennis shoes---check
Hunt in my brown dockers--check
pairing knife---well no--I use my pretty home made hunting knife.
lol
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Clint B. on January 08, 2010, 09:19:00 PM
Post by: Clint B. on January 08, 2010, 09:19:00 PM
In the olden days B.C. (before compounds), bows were made with colored fiberglass limbs and laminated exotic wood risers with a high-gloss finish. Since camo limb tape & socks were heavy (especially when socks got wet), many of us (possibly most of us?) sprayed the limbs on our hunting bows with flat colored paint. Back then, painting your bow was a sign that you were serious about bowhunting.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Otto on January 08, 2010, 09:48:00 PM
Post by: Otto on January 08, 2010, 09:48:00 PM
You mean...kinda like this???
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Ottodude/SDC10338.jpg)
(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Ottodude/SDC10338.jpg)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: oldskool on January 08, 2010, 10:28:00 PM
Post by: oldskool on January 08, 2010, 10:28:00 PM
I still love that bow Otto
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: myshootinstinks on January 09, 2010, 12:05:00 AM
Post by: myshootinstinks on January 09, 2010, 12:05:00 AM
Now there's a huntin' bow. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Sam McMichael on January 09, 2010, 10:54:00 AM
Post by: Sam McMichael on January 09, 2010, 10:54:00 AM
The only bow I own that I would not hunt with is an old 1940's era Ben Pearson longbow. I just don't know if it will still be safe to shoot regularly. Otherwise, I have no problem taking all my bows in the woods, because I agree that they are working tools as well as works of art. They should be used in whatever role the hunt calls for. Just this past season, I steppd on a copperhead in the woods, and out of sheer panic reaction used my Wesley Special as a war club - it performed well in that role, too. Point is, use the bows and hunt hard. Then, if they just get too beat up, refinish them. Cherished memories are far more precious than a beautiful bow finish. After all, the bow finish can be restored. Missed memories are lost forever. (By the way, the snake encounter is a definte long term memory event).
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: David Mitchell on January 09, 2010, 10:59:00 AM
Post by: David Mitchell on January 09, 2010, 10:59:00 AM
They didn't turn out that pretty, Otto !["[dntthnk]"]("graemlins/dntthnk.gif" "\"\"")
I now figure if an animal can see my bow they have already seen me 'cause I'm a whole bunch bigger than my skinny little bow so I don't bother with painting them any more...Dave
I now figure if an animal can see my bow they have already seen me 'cause I'm a whole bunch bigger than my skinny little bow so I don't bother with painting them any more...Dave
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Nakohe on January 09, 2010, 11:18:00 AM
Post by: Nakohe on January 09, 2010, 11:18:00 AM
I hunt with pretty bows and pretty arrows. LOL They were made to hunt.
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/nakohe/Huntpics.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/nakohe/Huntpics.jpg)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Quinn on January 18, 2010, 11:33:00 PM
Post by: Quinn on January 18, 2010, 11:33:00 PM
I had a hard time taking my pretty new Toelke Chinook hunting, hated the thought of messin' it's pretty looks BUT it's a bow and it's needs to be hunted.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: LA Trapper on January 18, 2010, 11:53:00 PM
Post by: LA Trapper on January 18, 2010, 11:53:00 PM
Yeah, you try not to bang them up, but they were made to hunt. That's the way I look at it.
Billy
Billy
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Dick in Seattle on January 19, 2010, 01:17:00 AM
Post by: Dick in Seattle on January 19, 2010, 01:17:00 AM
What woods to use, based on their looks, is the my first decision in building a bow, and I use only clear glass to show it off. I don't have any bows to hunt with that I don't think are pretty. 8^)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: on January 19, 2010, 02:34:00 AM
Post by: on January 19, 2010, 02:34:00 AM
My bows are so pretty that I take a bath and use deodorant before I take them out. I wouldn't want to embarrass them in public.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: wapiti792 on January 19, 2010, 09:48:00 AM
Post by: wapiti792 on January 19, 2010, 09:48:00 AM
My bows always start out pretty...
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/wapiti792/caddo.jpg)
then they get beat-up, dragged through elk and whitetail country, bloodied, and shot a ton.
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/wapiti792/longbowdoe.jpg)
Now that Whip has the Bow Hospital going I can send them for a face-lift when they get a little too long in the tooth. Kinda like Joan Rivers...
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/wapiti792/caddo.jpg)
then they get beat-up, dragged through elk and whitetail country, bloodied, and shot a ton.
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r296/wapiti792/longbowdoe.jpg)
Now that Whip has the Bow Hospital going I can send them for a face-lift when they get a little too long in the tooth. Kinda like Joan Rivers...
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Autumnarcher on January 19, 2010, 11:53:00 AM
Post by: Autumnarcher on January 19, 2010, 11:53:00 AM
Thunderstick Moab Arrow Inlay longbow. Various riser woods with quilted maple limbs.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/autumnarcher/ArrowBow002.jpg)
7 pt whitetail buck, felled with a hexpine shaft tipped with a Zwickey from this bow, its first kill.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/autumnarcher/101_1164.jpg)
If I can't hunt with it, I won't own it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/autumnarcher/ArrowBow002.jpg)
7 pt whitetail buck, felled with a hexpine shaft tipped with a Zwickey from this bow, its first kill.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/autumnarcher/101_1164.jpg)
If I can't hunt with it, I won't own it.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Steve Clandinin on January 19, 2010, 12:00:00 PM
Post by: Steve Clandinin on January 19, 2010, 12:00:00 PM
I Don't know but I think my wife is quite pretty and I take her anyware.Sure shes not the new shinning model she was 30 years ago and I think some of the bumbs and bruises shes recieved along the way has greatly added to her character.Wouldn't trade her for one of those newfangled models for anything.Get the drift!LOL.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: DRR324 on January 19, 2010, 04:24:00 PM
Post by: DRR324 on January 19, 2010, 04:24:00 PM
You wouldn't catch me with this thing in the woods....... basically cause I hide well- yes I hunt with bow. I bought it with the purpose of using it, and because it is a good looking bow.
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/drr324/DSC04035.jpg)
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/drr324/DSC04035.jpg)
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: HcSmitty on January 19, 2010, 05:44:00 PM
Post by: HcSmitty on January 19, 2010, 05:44:00 PM
Well call me the philisophical sensetive poet type but i believe the beauty is in the wear. Each ding or scratch u get in the snake skin etc tells the story of the travels through wild places that that work of art(ur bow sure sounds like one) has accompanied you.
Title: Re: Who hunts their "pretty" bows?
Post by: Over&Under on January 19, 2010, 06:02:00 PM
Post by: Over&Under on January 19, 2010, 06:02:00 PM
I think some may not be able to afford new bows very often, and tend to either sell one to pay for another or trade one for another so that the dollars are kinda "swapped" if you will. That being said, I believe that is the reason some might shy away from hunting with them as the value will decrease with each ding and mark.
Although I try and be careful with my bows in the woods, (so I can resale if the need arises) I would not own a bow that I did not intend to hunt with,(collectors items are different) as that was what I feel they were intended for.
Plus a "pretty" bow gives me more confidence for some reason... :D
Although I try and be careful with my bows in the woods, (so I can resale if the need arises) I would not own a bow that I did not intend to hunt with,(collectors items are different) as that was what I feel they were intended for.
Plus a "pretty" bow gives me more confidence for some reason... :D