LIST YOUR TOP 3 Bows (if you have 3) and the reason you purchased them, or what there setup for.
For example
1. Predator classic 60" 52@28 - Hunting only
2. Acs CX one piece 66" 47@28 - 3D, Small game/Deer.
3. Martin Super Diablo 50@28 - Backup bow
1. Robertson Mystikal 66" 67#@28"--hunting
2. Robertson Primal Styk 66" 53#@28"--hunting
3. Pearson Gamester 58" 50#@28"--hunting
I wanted soooo bad to say all my bows were set up to shoot arrows!! :biglaugh:
1. Greatree Deer master, 60" 55#@28-everything
2. Martin Hunter 62" 70#@28-everything
3. Shakespeare X-21 60" 45#@28-everything
I shoot only 3-d, and I use it for hunting practice, so I shoot my hunting set up, minus the broadheads. I can shoot the martin, but it still kicks my butt. It is like a barrett, I can shoot it well, but after like a dozen shots I am done :biglaugh:
1.Widow PSA 58" 60@28- deer elk pig 3d
The rest are so far behind but here they are.
2.Widow PCH 54" 60@28- turkey
3.Widow PAV 62" 57@28- just shoot it for fun.
Have a few other Widows that also just shoot.
And a Bear TD that I use for fish and frogs.
#1 70" 55#@28" yew Mahantango longbow for the time of my life, hunting-stumping A-Z
#2 62" 50#@28" PSE Talon take down recurve originally purchased for hunting, now is my fishing bow.
#3 68" 47#@28" black walnut and hickory Mahantango longbow for tons of fun.
QuoteOriginally posted by L82HUNT:
3.Widow PAV 62" 57@28- just shoot it for fun.
Have a few other Widows that also just shoot.
And a Bear TD that I use for fish and frogs.
hmm wish I could afford to have a widow period, let alone one for fun :biglaugh:
Morrison Cheyenne - 62" 63#@30" Everything but fishing when I feel like it's a recurve day
Morrison Shawnee - 62" 63#@30" Everything but fishing when I feel like it's a longbow day
Morrison ILF - 62" 61#@30" Fishing & knockabout bow.
56" 3pc Schafer Silvertip 54@28 for..... Critters
58" Centaur Carbon Elite 53@28 for.. Critters
58" 3pc Schafer Silvertip 53@28 for.. you guessed it, Critters
Of course also used for a number of 3D shoots, and stumping through the year. :archer:
68" Bama Hunter Longbow (Cocobola, Walnut, Padauk) 55# @ 28" for Hunting
68" Bama Hunter Longbow (Bocote, Curly Maple, Maple) 55# @ 28" for 3Ds
That will probably change. The first Bama has taken 3 critters already so I think it is lucky. Its pulling around 60# at my draw and it draws really really smooth.
The second Bama pulls a little bit heavier at around 62# @ 30" and is a faster bow. I just haven't had the chance to hunt with it.
Fer shootin arras with.
Jus' sayin'
1. Hill Big 5 68" hunting
2. Hill Big 5 66" hunting
3. Hill Big 5 70" hunting
Bear supermag 48 60@28
sky longbow 68 60@28
PSE Kudu 58 60@28
Usually use them to scare animals away,but sometimes they just point and laugh.
If they don't hunt why have it.All hunting.
60" Schafer Silvertip (by Windauer) 52#@29" - Hunting
62" Schafer Silvertip (by Windauer) 50#@29" - Targets/Hunting
58" PSE Kudu 50#@28" - Bowfishing
I used a John McDonald RD hybrid longbow to whack a squirrel that was getting away.
I very often use my bows to launch arrows to scare deer and turkeys and skwerls. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
ChuckC
54@28" 60" Silvertip TD recurve-Hunting,3d,stumping
All the other ones collect dust. ;)
Everything.....hunting (large game, small game, etc.), 3D, targets, aerial targets, back scratcher, dumb-bell, stump shooting, reach extender, paper weight, meat tenderizer...you get the idea
I can't say just 3 bows only all the other 90s are extremely gelouses,but all can't wait to hunt.
Thanks guys. Trying to get some ideas about what poundage limbs to order for my next bow. Probably going to be a 3d rig as the riser is phenolic/maple and its heavy. I saw a few mentions of guys having lighter bows for 3d's
I will, hopefully someday soon, have one new Robertson longbow in the low fifties to be used for killin' dandelions and scarin' ground squirrels and butterflies, and hunting turkeys.
With the luck I have "HUNTING"
(notice the quotes)
I use them for WALKING STICKS!!
and the occasional TREE LIMB ACCESSORY!!!
:biglaugh:
Hoyt Dorado with Tradtech limbs,Hunting,3D,hunting,Field archery,hunting.
Numerous other bows,,,all retired.
Fun (shooting and hunting).
JD Berry longbows - 3D, target and therapy for my cervical hernia disc. Maybe I will start hunting when I am better at shooting.
Saluki, Hoyt Dorado, Van Normand and Korean Horsebow - just to have fun with different styles.
1)62" Predator 42@28-Shooting foam, stumpin'
2)62" Predator 47@28-Huntin'
3)64" Phoenix LB 41@28-Stumpin'& just fun
4)64" Phoenix LB 46@28-New toy,probably foam, huntin'
5)66" White Wing 36@28-Indoor target
1. 60" Blacktail Elite TD 60# @ 27" - Hunting
2. 58" Hoyt Hunt Master TD 45#/60#/70# @ 28 - Backup/Hunting
-Mack
Not so much fun:
No name beater bow, just can't get the hang of bowfishing
Fun:
Martins, Serengeti and TD
More fun:
Robertson Stykbow vision falcon
Bob Lee Bicentennial Elite
Most fun:
Morrison Dakota
Griffin TD
Just sold another Morrison Dakota that I thought was in the "more fun" due to draw weight and now realize it was probably a mistake and should have also been in the "most fun".
1. ACS CX 3 piece 66" 46 @ 28 : Paper Punching Winter Archery League (With the Wheel boys) and 3D .
2. ACS CX 3 piece 64" 50 @ 28" : Hopefully First year Traditional Hunting
3. Looking for a one piece LB for Hunting . Open to suggestions .
Thanks & Take Care . Randy
I only have three, so my input would be biased
1) Robertson Fatal Styk Recurve-60" 51#@28
2) Shafer Silvertip Recurve-60" 52#@28
3) Fedora 560 Recurve-60" 53#@28
4) Blacktail Snakebit Recurve-62" 50#@28
In no particular order
"What do you use your bows for?"
OK.........is this a trick question? :saywhat:
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
"What do you use your bows for?"
OK.........is this a trick question? :saywhat:
I am having a hard time phrasing the question... half the people didnt understand.
I use all my bows to kill game and to improve my shooting by 3D and other shooting events. :thumbsup:
Hill Tembo70#@31 and PSE spider 65#@31
I think I have an answer to the trick question...
1. Bear A-mag takedown 50@28 -- shooting arrows at critters and stuff
2. Shrew Classic Hunter 48@28 -- shooting arrows at critters and stuff
3. Bear B-wood takedown 50@28 -- shooting arrows at critters and stuff
I was just teasing PredatorMan. :bigsmyl:
Widow PTF, PSAIII - hunting everthing (a PCH will soon join this group), some 3Ds
52" Cascade - bowfishing
Dwyer, Shrew, Dryad, Libertys (3) - fun to shoot, 3Ds
Selfbow - well, if I ever get it finished....
Hollenbeck - not much
All above are between 52 and 56 lbs at 28"
6 hanging on the wall just for looks!
60"preditor,57#@28"-hunting 60"preditor,55#@28"-backup bow
J D Berry--45# to hunt deer with
J D Berry--55# to hunt elk with
J D Berry--50# looks good hanging next to the other J D Berry's
J D Berry--58# Because James talked me into buying it.
62" Pronghorn TD 52#@31
64" Toelke Whip 53#@31
66" ACS Take Down 54#@31
a bunch of others...I use all of my bows for everything...I hunt deer/turkey/small game, attend 3D shoots,...etc and I'd use any of them for all of it.
pse heratige talon-62"55#@28-huntin & shootin
saxon long bow 64"60#@28-huntin &shootin
saxon recurve-62"60@28-huntin&shootin
saxon recurve-62"55@28"-huntin&shootin
pearson gamester recurve-56"45@28" shootin stuff
pearson spectre recurve-52"45@28" shootin stuff
martin/howatt viper l/b 68"50@28" swattin hornets nests
homemade selfbow 66"64@28" just for show(cracked)
Hoyt Huntmaster 58#-hunting, stumpin and target practice
Bear Little bear 20#- teaching younguns and soo the Grandkids.
I meant to say soon the grandkids- not soo them
1.HH Wesley Special 65#@28 " - hunting & targets (actually, I have two of these)
2.Deathwish 59#@28 " - hunting & targets
3.HH Big Five 50#@28 - just because it looks good and I could afford it.
65# A&H...........Elk and Deer
60# A&H...........3D shoots
65# Border........Backup
The rest just for fun!
I only use 1 bow per year,hunting,3D ,stumping,target,whatever.
I need all the help I can get and switchin around don't help me none!!
I might just rig up a bowfishin bow this year,but it will have to be matching poundage.....
Oh,the other 20 some are backup bows!! LOL
Beware the man with one gun/bow, because he probably knows how to use it :archer: I say that as im looking at 6 of em :jumper:
My fishing rods are not stiff enough, but lately with the help of a couple of rubber bands I have been using my favorite 68" 63 lbs. @ 28" longbow and a fuzzy duster to get the cobwebs out of the high corners in my house. Most winters there is a path out back for my target, with three feet of snow on my yard there is only a couple of rabbit tracks back there.
bob lee 61lb recurve, hangs on wall
shakespeer root 40lb recurve, hangs on wall
adcock longbow 67lb Hunting everything, shooting paper,3d,stumps and bags, also helps find arows in deep snow, bino rest, dog get in liner.
62" homemade td recurve 65#@29"-elk and most big game hunting.
58" homemade td recurve 56#@29"-groundblind/turkey/antelope hunting.
62" homemade td recurve 47#@29"-bowfishing/small game(sometimes)
66" J.D. berry taipan 51# @ 30
68" J.D berry argos 51# @ 30
66" 21st century prototype. jim and buddy bow. 61# @ 30
stump shooting and roving and target shooting all three. no need to hunt. I live on an organic farm and we raise our own food. so no need to harvest wild food.
Hitting the Broad Side of a Barn at 20 yards.
shooting stuff...
home made long bow 65# at 29 " home made footed shafts with magnus broadheads
stumping and hunting for my straight end longbows... some times indoor and rabbits with my ILF curves ...
but really if there is a bow in my hand it'll be straight longbow ... from there the adventure starts.....
1. JK Chaistain - Wapiti SL 64# @ 28 - everything and is my "go-to" bow
2. Browning Fire Drake - 55@28 - everything, but usually when I'm hunting on the ground
3. 70's Bear Grizzly - 50@28 - everything -- I love this bow!!!!
4. Wing - Red Wing Hunter T/D with Samick limbs 60@28 - nothing, it hangs on the wall
Mostly as arrow launching tools, but they've doubled as fishing poles, walking sticks, self defense clubs, canoe paddles, binocular stabilizers, deep water testers, arrow retrievers, things stuck higher in trees that I can reach retrievers, things in the middle of cactus retrievers, armadillo pokers, all kinds of useful things! :archer:
LD
My bows are all on one Mission....Kill game.