Got a nice used custom bow coming and I want to wrap it or tape it for hunting but want to use good stuff.... Any digs?
Usually copperhead skins. If you dont want skins onestringer.com has some neet stuff for bow camo
I don't put anything on mine and the deer have never seemed to mind. If you move at the wrong time, camo won't help. Unless you have a really shiny finish on the bow, I don't think you need anything. My Kanati is kind of reddish stained bamboo, and it kills deer. My Mahaska is red elm, it does the same. My Orion has flat black limbs with a myrtle and cocobolo riser. I have killed a turkey with it and plan to kill a deer with it this year.
Don't worry about it, just go hunt.
spray paint, green and black
ChuckC
winter I add white tape to the back for caribou/moose though I dont think its needed. Easy to peel off and cleans up quick.
Clear flat finnish.No need to camo a stick. But some do look cool. On my long bow the back is bamboo ,was way to light. Just dusted it with flat spray paint to knock the shine down and to make it just a bit darker.
Limb skins- slip on -slip off, also protect limbs.
Denny
I use cloth camo tape but am expecting some new stuff from Ultimate camo. They have their pattern available in a tape. It should be here shortly. Will post pics once it's installed.
I just covered the front of my bear polar that is white with the camo cloth tape. The roll is at least 20 years old and worked fine. When I want it off it comes off easily and doesn't leave a bunch of sticky residue behind.
Thanks everybody. Gonna try limbsations @ onestringer.
Made some old school limb socks out of a t shirt. They stay on all year unless they get wet.
I don't bother. alls camo will do is prevent me from finding it when I lay my bow down! :banghead: :biglaugh:
Be careful about using paint. You may want to remove the camo finish in the future. I did two bows with one of those camo paints that is supposed to come off easily with their remover. Did not work well, and I still have blothces of paint on these bows after 25 years.
I'm still a trad newbie, but I assume my bow will be plenty camouflaged after I miss 3 or 4 deer, then throw the bow in the dirt and kick it around a while . . . :bigsmyl:
Kingsnake
I feel that it all depends upon the bow, such as is the finish at least a satin finish, wood coloration, and overlay coloration. If any of these stand out in the woods say by setting it up against tree and stand back and look at it. I feel that this visual test will tell you what to do or not to do.
If I use anything it's dull black rubberized spray on.
Or snake skinz that slide over the limbs.
God bless,Mudd
I also use the limbskins, they don't impede velocity or arrow flight and they are easy on and off and protect the limbs.
Check out Onestringer's Limbsations. Easy to apply and they look great. And they are a sponsor here and great folks to deal with.
I'm another one who doesn't put any camo on either of my two recurves.
QuoteOriginally posted by Thumper Dunker:
Clear flat finnish.No need to camo a stick. But some do look cool. On my long bow the back is bamboo ,was way to light. Just dusted it with flat spray paint to knock the shine down and to make it just a bit darker.
same here i use a product called DULCOTE sold in hobby stores its a clear flat finish that removes easily if you ever want to remove it.....
I use the camo duct tape. The main purpose is to protect the limbs, not for camoflage as I think Aaron is looking at. The camo duct tape, unlike the cloth tape, is waterproof and leaves no residue when removed.
I had a set of the stretchy limb covers in snakeskin print for my longbow. I gave them to a buddy, they just looked too much like Rod Stewart's pants.
Now I use string wax on the limbs to knock the reflection down. Don't buff it in, just glob it on and smear it with your thumb. Rub it in with a cloth after the season.
String wax is such wonderful stuff. It has a zillion uses for the traditional archer.
I second the Limb-Skins, easy on easy off, protect limbs, and dont effect preformance. What more could you ask for?? :thumbsup:
DJ
And mess up those perfect looking yew veneers that Wes used under the glass on my Mentor????...no thanks...but a good friend uses a couple of his grandson's brown and green crayolas to good effect..
I used to paint mine years ago. Have not done it in years though, and have never had an issue. Like someone above said though, if it has a high gloss finish I would probably put something on it.