Need any information on a Jerry Hill longbow. I understand he was the nephew of Howard Hill. He made me a custom 70" longbow in 1986. Beautiful bow that I have never hunted with but shot for a few years and then put it up. Anyone else have one of these or info about one. Thanks
A buddies dad has one that bluish and its kinda thin in the width of the limbs. A cool looken bow. Jerry was posting on here last year and dont know what happened to him.
Did you check with the guys at Hill Archery?
I moved into the Harpersville, Alabama area in the mid 1970's. Howared Hill passed away around that time but I wasn't aware of who he was at the time. I met Jerry and he helped me to get started in archery. Later he built this bow for me and now I need to do something with it. Trying to find info about this bow and anyone that is interested in it.
I have a Jerry Hill Stalker deluxe and it's a Great bow.
Jerry hasn't been on since He got Sick.
I have a Jerry Hill Wildcat Deluxe. Pretty nice, hard shooting long bow. String it up and shoot it!
My buddy has a Jerry Hill. He has been hunting with it this past year. I have shot it and enjoyed as well.
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I shoot a Jerry Hill Stalker deluxe too. Specs are 69" 51@28 (60# at my draw). Bow ist made of two lams of action-wood. Love it!
Jerry has stopped building bows.
Here she is in the warm October sun.
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mysticguido, has my old Jerry Hill Stalker......I should have never let that one go.
I owned a Jerry Hill Stalker Deluxe and thought it was a good shooter.
I don't remember anything bad or negative about it.
I still get a warm fuzzy feeling when I think of it.
God bless,Mudd
What model, weight, etc? I have a 69" ntn J. Hill Elite 67#@28" that is a great shooter & quick. The rap on J. Hills is handshock that I've never experienced w/mine +/or others I've shot. And, Jerry is a great guy w/his own list of worthy credits to Trad archery.
QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
mysticguido, has my old Jerry Hill Stalker......I should have never let that one go.
Ron W, That is one bow I'm not going to sell. I sold a Original 54" Shrew, That I should have kept. But Fell in Love with the Jerry Hill
Ron W and Sir Mudd, When we can get together for any type of hunt, I would be more then honored to let Y'all use it for a day. That's just good mojo..
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Here's a pic, I do need better ones. I took off the leather wrap, since I like the looks of the handle area and don't care for any type of handle wrap (That's just Me)
That picture must be the back of the bow...if it's not then I've had no experience with it.
My 1st glance said.. "it's a lefty" then I didn't see any writing on the limbs so I'm guessing that it's unstrung and looking at it's back.
Help me out here Sal...lol
God bless,Mudd
You would never let it go Sal???? I'm sorry to here that :biglaugh: If you ever change your mind....lol!
QuoteOriginally posted by Mudd:
That picture must be the back of the bow...if it's not then I've had no experience with it.
My 1st glance said.. "it's a lefty" then I didn't see any writing on the limbs so I'm guessing that it's unstrung and looking at it's back.
Help me out here Sal...lol
God bless,Mudd
Yes, Sir Mudd.. That is the back of the Bow.. When I took that pic I just had a big glass of Mead (home made honey wine)
QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
You would never let it go Sal???? I'm sorry to here that :biglaugh: If you ever change your mind....lol!
If I ever (Don't see that anytime soon...LOL)do You'll be the first to know.
Wow, I guess my experience was atypical. The Jerry Hill bow I shot kicked like it was carved from a metal fencepost and strung with brake cable.
Pretty bow, but I couldn't make myself shoot a five shot group with it.
I had the same experience as you Jeff. Mine didn't just have handshock it rattled my teeth. He used to sell some of the nicest production arrows though,
My first bow was a Jerry Hill. Not as smooth as a R/D bow but I didn't think it was that bad of a shooter. If it had been shorter I might have kept it.
I never heard a good thing about them and then I got the Stalker Deluxe. It was smooth just a slight thump at the shot and just an excellent bow. I had a friend shoot it and he had heard nothing good about them. When he heard I traded it he was not happy with me cause he wanted it!
I have a Jerry Hill Elite that I absolutely love. It's been dinged and scuffed to heck and back, but it shoots great. As for handshock, what handshock? :saywhat: