Trad Gang

With all these Hill Style threads lately I thought I would show a few pics of what they are made for.I`m working out some deals to get a couple here at my house again and can`t wait to get them in the swamp....RC


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Nice Rc ...
what are ya gettin ?

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A Big Five is on the way Ben and not sure on another yet..

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All the pix the same bow? Can You post the name and spec's of it Please..

Several different bows. 66" Wesley 50@27. 66 Cheetah 56@28. 66" Cheetah 59@28. 64" Apex Predator Cumberland 52@27 and a Homemade 66" 52@27. All sweet shooters.

  I enjoy shooting Hill style bows more than any and they have a way of pulling a fellow that most folks don`t understand. To me its the way a longbow is supposed to be. Not starting a fuss with other bow styles just admitting an addiction.RC

Quite an addiction i'd say...well done!  :thumbsup:

Admitting you have an addiction is the first step to recovery... you've openly admitted... and from all of your harvest pics we can see you've "recovered"... a lot.

Thanks for sharing and I hope you never get over your addiction.   ;)

Nice RC!

I really appreciate you helping to feed my addiction vicariously via your photos.

Great job!

I am also grateful that because of you I have a beauty of a 66" Cheetah 56@28. Thank you!

God bless,Mudd

QuoteOriginally posted by RC:

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Which one is this? I like the grain ..

Awsome pics. All this talk about Hill style bows is going to make me have to build at least one. Trouble is I will end up selling it and then have to build another one, anyway you get the idea. Those are sure some pretty snakes . You ought to skin one of those bows with them. God Bless you. Steve

Craig ought to give you a bow as much stuff as you've killed with a Hill. Sure like the yellow on Marty's bow too. Get over this way give me a call. I went today in the cold rain after reading about you & your bud in the magazine. Nada. They're here just very nocturnal.

You're a gun, RC!

I'll play too.

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I ran the brace height way too high on that too-short Redman, before I knew any better. I sure can hardly wait for my new, better-length-for-me, Redman to arrive!

I know these photos are posted in a few places, but it was such a magic moment to capture on film that I hope you'll indulge me for sharing them again.

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Cropped:
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Cropped, arrow in mid-air, having entered in front of the right hip and exited behind the left shoulder:
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A few seconds and twenty yards later:
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A kill shared between my 75# Wesley Special and Tony Jensen's Barry Johnson longbow:
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Out of luck:
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Yep they been killin for alot of years, and still going strong! Go ahead and feed your addiction RC...it's all good Bud!   :thumbsup:  

Thanks for the pics guys!

Spanky

now THIS is my kinda thread!!!

rc and ben, you mates GO!!!

thanx for sharing!!!

Pics of Hill bows in the great outdoors with downed animals.....doesn't get any better  :clapper:

Thanks guys for the great pics.
Dale

I don't know if these help or hurt my HH itch but I sure enjoy it! Thanks for the pics guys.

Keeping the Faith!
Magnus

Ben,I could say those pics a thousand times and still enjoy,Thanks ever so much for sharing.

Hogs just HATE Hill bows.....
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RC-What have I told you about posting those snake pics!!! I hate snakes!!!   :scared:   I'll have nightmares for a month.
You my friend are a killing machine!!

QuoteOriginally posted by Ben Kleinig:
Out of luck:
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Ahh,that would be an understatement. Cool pics Ben.

thanks for sharing the pics. Can't wait to get strong enough for my Hill's again.

In the first snake picture, are those leaves there Sweetgum? They look familiar.

Between you & Ben we're lucky to have anything left in the woods to hunt! Put you both in the same woods & animals would be coming out w/their hands up. R&B, you're big draw here. Thanks for your excellent stories & pix.

Somebody suggest a free online photo service (not Photobucket as I wrecked there already) & I'll post some pix.

Thanks for posting the pictures RC and Ben!

That "colorful" bow with the small rattler is a Cumberland Apex bow. Marty makes a fine Hill bow.

Good pics Ben. Love those Goat pics and the country they come from.What kind of broadhead are you shooting those big pigs with?RC

Great pic's Ben. They make a guy lust for a trip to OZ!

Looks like your in hog heaven   :bigsmyl:   cant wait to get back down to Georgia , oh and awesome bows   :thumbsup:

What GREAT pics!  

I don't have the time to hunt as much as you guys, and therefore not as much expertise and thus not so much success... but seeing and hearing your stories is awesome!!!

Great pics guys . RC do you know Jeff Baxley? Good friend of mine.

Great pics!! I gotta get down and do some hog hunting someday.

Kevin

Those are some great pics! Thanks for sharring.

You guys had to go and post those goat photos, darn it.   To me, those horns have to be one of the coolest trophies out there and I'll never get down under to try for one (couldn't physically if I was able to make the trip)   I was at a 3D Saturday with my latest, a string follow shoot off the hand, and they had a nice goat 3D Rhineheart target, first time I've seen that one.  Might have to see if they'll sell me just the head as a wall mount!  :^)

OH, well, here's my small contribution:

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Javelina - Texas 2009  My only bow kill, with Hill style of my own build

If you just like eye candy:

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Those are great pictures.And you are some killing machines.RC looks like the hogs are in for another hard winter with a new bow in your hand.  :scared:

My eyes are bugged and jaw dropped at seeing all those great pics. Pretty sure I now suffer from a major case of Hill envy.

Rooselk,
Hill envy is easily cured with a few hundred dollars and about 4 to 6 weeks of fever sweats and nervous anxiety.....
Call Dr. C. Eakin at 406-363-1359 to start your treatment program.   :D

RC with all those snake kills how come you don't have skins on any of the bows.

QuoteOriginally posted by lpcjon2:
RC with all those snake kills how come you don't have skins on any of the bows.

Let me give you my best guess.

I wouldn't trust that it was my bow I was reaching for if it were laying on the ground...lol

God bless,Mudd

I hate snakes. I`m glad I see`m ahead of time but don`t want them around me much less on my bow.RC

Great pics!!  Now that is walking the walk!!   :thumbsup:

I could look at pics like this all day! Hopefully, I'll make some of my own this year. Will strictly be shooting the Tembo all year!

QuoteOriginally posted by chupa:
Rooselk,
Hill envy is easily cured with a few hundred dollars and about 4 to 6 weeks of fever sweats and nervous anxiety.....
Call Dr. C. Eakin at 406-363-1359 to start your treatment program.    :D  

That's going to happen real soon. Trust me on this.    :D

Dick, great picture!

RC, I fancy 160 grain STOS broadheads.

Arghhh!  I have got to get a longbow......

-Jeremy   :coffee:

can I play too?
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Jerry great pictures!

Your pictures jogged my memory and sure enough I still had these pictures.

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God bless,Mudd

yep!Efficient weapon indeed.

Very nice pictures  :thumbsup:

Those are just fantastic photos.

Thanks !!

Mudd, I like that green bow. What is that tip on your arrow?

RFA Talon... awesome small game head!

Thanks for the compliment on the bow.

God bless,Mudd

Like the pictures guys, Don't own a Hill Bow . YET Thanks Don

I am dreaming now about making these things. I'm in trouble guys.

looking forward to it Stephen ... going by your work on your current bows we'll be in for a treat !

Very classy, Jerry, especially that fox!

LOL, you will longstykes, you will!  :thumbsup:

Go for it Steve!! I'd love to shoot one made by your hand.

Did I do enough encouraging? Would it help if I said more? ...Cause I think you already know that I can...lol

God bless,Mudd

I've always said you don't want to shoot a Hill unless you want to kill something. Just like the way they feel and look. Really enjoyed this post. Thanks RC. Looking forward to sharing a campfire with you someday.  :thumbsup:

awesome pics

Yes sir, this is my kinda thread. Completely away from the FOC, spine weight, arrow length, 6 or 16 strand string and the rest of that stuff. Just get hip deep and straight to the good stuff.

I'm on here looking for the pictures of RC's new-to-him Hill bow.

Has anyone seen it yet?

I hope he isn't waiting until later today until after he's killed a couple of hogs and a few deer long with a mess of squirrels before he posts pictures...lol

God bless,Mudd

QuoteOriginally posted by LONGSTYKES:
Like the pictures guys, Don't own a Hill Bow . YET Thanks Don

I said the same thing about a month ago. About when this thread was started. Now mine is being made as we speak.

QuoteOriginally posted by Mudd:
I'm on here looking for the pictures of RC's new-to-him Hill bow.

Has anyone seen it yet?

I hope he isn't waiting until later today until after he's killed a couple of hogs and a few deer long with a mess of squirrels before he posts pictures...lol

God bless,Mudd

I doubt you will have to wait very long either way. A dead critter does have a way of rounding out a bow pic however.

Great thread and even better photos!  I like it!

Eric.

RC are you out thier,Leave those little piggies alone and come play with all of us.  :laughing:

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QuoteOriginally posted by LONGSTYKES:
Like the pictures guys, Don't own a Hill Bow . YET Thanks Don

I said the same thing about a month ago. About when this thread was started. Now mine is being made as we speak. [/b]

Yup.  You guys got to me at the end of December.  Arriving next week.

Great thread!  I guess I'd have to agree with RC, there's just something about 'em.  Don't need to be the fastest, or the most mild mannered, or anything else.  For some, they are just the most nostalgic.  That got me anyway.  Yep, I've had the same love affair.

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That last pic turned out a little blurry, but that is one of my "rehab" bow.  I built a little 40#er this Summer to try to get back in the swing of shooting trad bows again.  Been a long process, but I can say for sure that I absolutely LOVE shooting that little Hill style bow and at the end of the day that's got to be worth something  :)

Awesome pics Stan, thanks for sharing! Glad to see your making it back...best of luck!  :clapper:  

Spanky

This brings back memories,I had a HH big five years ago and shot very good with it. I sold it and have regretted it ever since. Great thread!

customcrester it's not too late to pick up another...lol

Stan I think it's great that your back to being able to do what you love doing.

God bless,Mudd

Awesome thread!!  Great pix.

QuoteOriginally posted by Mudd:
customcrester it's not too late to pick up another...lol

Stan I think it's great that your back to being able to do what you love doing.

God bless,Mudd

oh yeah, watch the classifieds this coming spring!  or sooner!!  oh yeah!!!

Very cool pics Stan !

Congrats Stan keep at it.Nice pictures thanks for sharing.

Be warned. . .

There is a downside to Howard Hill bows.

First you innocently buy a Howard Hill bow, and then, before you know it, you find yourself doing crazy things like this.

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Rik, that is awesome! What's the specs on your bow to take down such an animal?   :thumbsup:

Specs on the bow in above photo:

66 inches long

75 pounds at 28 inches

Wood arrow tipped with a 160-grain Grizzly (860 grains total weight)

15 yard shot.

When the arrow hit, he jumped up, spun toward me and locked eyes with me. I was pretty sure I was a gonner right about then.

P.S. He's the smaller of the two bulls I killed on that trip, but since most of you have already seen the big bull's photo, I thought I would share this one. Brings back some good memories.

The picture made me swallow hard so I can't imagine what it must have done for you looking him eye to eye.

Thanks for sharing.

I hope my Hills don't try to drag me out in front of any game larger or with a worse temperament than a grizzly...lol

Thanks again!

God bless,Mudd

I'll play too ... they are all pretty old but the bows in the photo's  are still going strong ! Makes you wonder I have two more turning up this week !  :saywhat:  

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way to go ben!  great pics, mate!!!    :thumbsup:    :clapper:

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
way to go ben!  great pics, mate!!!     :thumbsup:      :clapper:  

X's 2 Ben!!!!


God bless,Mudd

Man, I've gotta find a way to get some kind of hunting done with my bow. Deer season just ain't cutting it anymore!    

Ben, great pics. Wish I could come down under and do some piggy hunting.

I'm pretty sure if ya'll got here we could find some hunting that you'd like ...
As for pigs ... we have a few of them around ...last estimate was 30 million ...

Quote...last estimate was 30 million ...

I know where I'm moving if the boss ever leaves me!   :eek:    :laughing:    :laughing:

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Quote...last estimate was 30 million ...

I know where I'm moving if the boss ever leaves me!    :eek:      :laughing:      :laughing:  [/b]

Heck yeah! I could make it a big vacation and add in some trout fishing over in NZ.

Official Australia Population Figures, 2010:

People:  22.3 million

Wild Boar:  30 million

(Now you know why Australian bowhunters are always smiling!)

rik is right on!  to best understand oz hogs and oz hog bowhunting, you've GOT to see the 'another boaring weekend' video.  man, now THAT is true hog heaven!  wow.

Lotta big hogs in that dvd eh Rob ? Good blokes those lads are ...
And man have they shot some pigs !
One of the lads even uses a straight Hill style bow by master Aussie Bowyer Jeff Challacombe
Recommended viewing fella's !

if that vid don't get ya stoked for hog hunting, ain't nothing will!

Rob or Ben,

Can you post a link for the video? I think I need to order the Another Boaring Weekend DVD ASAP!

it might help me get through the last few weeks of the winter doldrums.

Ditto!

here ya go, fellers ...

another boaring week (http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=48;t=001234)

Thanks Rob.   :thumbsup:

They are my absolute favorite. I have tried a lot of flavors. To date my favorites of this style are built by John McDonald "Big River Bows". Here are a few that I've sampled:
70" Wesley Special
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68" Big River, Yew with brown glass
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68" Liberty English (Hill Wanabe)
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66" Mahatango
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68" Big River "Hunting Stick"
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66" Big River Tulipwood
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68" Northern Mist Shelton
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And hopefully arriving later this week, 68" David Miller "Old Tom"

sweeeetttt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :thumbsup:

Gotta love those "Hill" style bows!  Here are a few of mine.

Hill Wesly Special
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Apex Predator Cumberland!

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Cool pictures Apex!!

Thank you for sharing.

God bless,Mudd

lover yer cumberland, marty!  :thumbsup:

This style of bow always looks better with hero pics!   :D    :thumbsup:

QuoteOriginally posted by Wannabe1:
Man, I've gotta find a way to get some kind of hunting done with my bow. Deer season just ain't cutting it anymore!        

Ben, great pics. Wish I could come down under and do some piggy hunting.

Wannabe1, you live near some great nutria hunting.  I bet if you asked around on the grass farms you could get some permission to hunt them.  When you do, call me and I'll help by showing you all I know...  :D

Stan, when I lived in Louisiana, they hunted Nutra Rats and ate them. Just couldn't bring myself to eat one but, I sure killed a lot of 'em with a .22. They are a nuisance to the farmers.

What's the law on hunting them here in Oregon? Just a hunting license? What do you do with the fur afterwords?

I could be wrong, but I seem to recall that Oregon considered nutria to be a pest and encourged hunters/trappers to kill them.

QuoteOriginally posted by Wannabe1:
Stan, when I lived in Louisiana, they hunted Nutra Rats and ate them. Just couldn't bring myself to eat one but, I sure killed a lot of 'em with a .22. They are a nuisance to the farmers.

What's the law on hunting them here in Oregon? Just a hunting license? What do you do with the fur afterwords?

Yup, just a hunting license and you can hunt them year-round.  They are a pest and you can probably get permission from most anybody that you ask.  We usually skin them, but don't eat them unless they come from somewhere other than a golf course.  Crock pot them and they are really pretty good.  I have used the fur to tie flies with before, it's really not bad, but not that great either.  You can contact Oregon Trappers Association at  www.oregonta.org (http://www.oregonta.org)  for information on selling the furs.

I'll warn you now though, once you get started after them, you are going to get addicted  :D

You can also get a furtakers license in Oregon and hunt raccoons from Nov. 15th to March 15th.  It's a hoot as well.  Might be a little late for this year, but definitely worth it for next season.  You don't have to get a license that would allow you to trap, there is a hunting only version available.

Apex, you killer! Nice pics, would love to hear about those hunts. Thanks for sharing.


Earl

You guys are killing me! I'm out of a bow right now and in the market for a new one. Every time I think I have made up my mind on what I want, these Hill bows keep jumping back at me...

Stan, thanks a whole lot for the info. I've got a friend that has a 118 acre ranch outside of Crabtree, OR, and I called him to see what he knew about the nutria. Well, it turns out he has a little pond and they are a nuisance to him so, he is going to clear it with his wife, and allow me to come out and help take care of the problem.   :D

Should I hunt them with broad heads or game heads? I've got some Ace Hex heads that are 175gr and they put a smacking on stumps. Will those work?

What's your setup? I shoot them with our Talons because they have a little better cutting blade than most game heads. That being said with my new 40# Hill style bow, I shoot broadheads. Nutria aren't really tough or thick skinned, and a 175 grain Hex out of a 50# + pound bow ought to be good medicine with good shot placement.

Setup is a 68", 51# @ 29" HH Tembo. AD Trad Lites cut 29.5 b.o.p. with 175 gr up front. I'm still waiting on my friend to get back with me but, looks like a found me some game to hunt!   :D