I recently acquired a 1963 Howatt Diablo that I just can't seem to put down. Not only is it in excellent condition but the grip fits me to a tee and it shoots great to boot. Much to the dismay of my other bows it is my "go to" bow this season.
Anyone else hunting with a vintage bow this year.
I am. My #1 is an older 70's Super Grizzly. Good luck this season, Fred!
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Not all the time ,but I have a 1967 Kodiak Hunter that I take for a hunt at least one time every year. It's 58" 43# @ 28" and almost silent. Real nice to carry.......
Canebrake and Groves will see some time in the woods....
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Fred, I recall you getting bit before.
I have 2 that May make it out this year.
Best of luck!
I've been hunting with old Bear recurves since I was a kid. In spite of having a few Hybrid Longbows, they have seen very little time in the woods. I've been using a 1967 Bear Grizzly since 2007 and last year my son Tyler used his brother's old 1969 Grizzly.
This year, I found Tyler & I a pair of matching 50# 1972 Grizzlys.
We'll probly be using them untill..... :archer: :archer:
I'll be doing my best to kill my first trad deer this year with a 1970 bear grizzly. 48# @ 28.
Martin Hatfield TD and Hoyt Medalist Pro Hunter .
I am hunting with an older Damon Howatt Hunter i picked up at a pawn shop for $130.00, in great shape and shoots wonderfully.
I'll be using my 1963 Howatt Hi-Speed I purchased at a local restaurant this winter. I shot my first turkey with it on Sept. 23. This bow shoots as good as or better than any bow I have owned.
I am currently hunting with one of my 1960 Kodiak...people often worry about shooting old bows with stress lines and limb twist...this bow has some limb twist I cannot massage out and some major stressing...it also has a couple of cracks in the riser that I repaired with Loctite 420...it is fast and smooth and I shoot it well and with a bit of luck I should have shot a mule deer doe with it by Monday
DDave
I'm starting the season with a 1960 Grizz and fir arrows with '59 Razorheads in a tape on leather top quiver. I'll try to get some pics of the setup this weekend.
I just got into trad and I'm shooting a 72 kodiak hunter 53#@28" and I love it. It super quiet and I killed my first trad deer the other day with it so it's near and dear to me now.
My 43# '69 Kodiak Hunter goes with me on every hunt although when I get my '70 Super K re-finished I'll have to try it out.
I have several bows but I always seem to take my 62 camo Kodiak magnum 52lbs it just seems right don't ask me why
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I recently acquired a 1963 Howatt Diablo that I just can't seem to put down. Not only is it in excellent condition but the grip fits me to a tee and it shoots great to boot. Much to the dismay of my other bows it is my "go to" bow this season.
Anyone else hunting with a vintage bow this year.
:readit: Fred you make me "Sick" :banghead: Do you know how much sleep I have lost cause of that Damon Howatt you got? I have been trying my best to get one and just cann't close the deal on one...When you post pics of all those pretty bows I get myself in trouble... :biglaugh:
I am hunting with a Wilson Bros H303 this year. This is really one that should be stored away because of it's rarity, however, if it flings a great arrow, it's gonna fling one with a broadhead. LF
It's good to see some many vintage bows still in the field.
Charlie, There's something about vintage bows that keep calling me back.
Keefer, wait until march.. You're really gonna lose sleep then.
I think I was bitten by the same bug not long after buying a second hand Black Widow. Then it seemed like I was always running into people saying " I've got this old bow..." Three 70's era Bears and two Brownings later I'm still not cured. I just make sure to stay off the classifieds. TonyZ.
Those classifieds are trouble....LOL Because of them I also have a 70's Bear Kodiak T/D, a 66 Kodiak and a 59 Repro from Big River.
I got a mid to late seventies Bear Grizzly and Kodiak hunter that I take with me every now and then.
Right there with you guys on the classifieds. I swear my bows multiply when I'm not looking!
This is my first year back into trad after a 15 year hiatus. I'll be taking my '72 Kodiak Hunter out for a stroll here in a couple weeks when elk season opens. Praying for nasty weather!
Great post - and congrats on the Howatt!
AJ
My senior year of high school I shot my first traditional deer with my grandpas first hunting bow its a 65 Bear Kodiak. I still take this bow to the woods. You should see my grandpas face when he sees me shooting it and especially when he sees me successful in the field with it. I also have a 73 (I think) Bear Kodiak Magnum I got at a garage sale for $5 but have only duck and varmint hunted with it.
One of the things that intrigue me about these old bows is their history. I often wonder where they've been and what animals they've taken along the way.
That's how I feel too, I sometimes catch myself staring at my bow instead of watching the woods around me, doesn't happen with a newer bow...
recently acquired canebrake
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Fred,
I have been out in the shop tonight working on that Damon Howatt and made a string ,puffs,installed wool yarn down string loops,added a seal skin strike plate and made two tie on nocks for it and this thing is so quiet you could shoot a quiver full of arrows and a deer wouldn't even know if you missed :biglaugh: The bad thing is it belongs to a fella that's wanting to shoot traditional again and I want one for myself and got bit by the Damon Howatt bug... :laughing:
I am hunting with a 1963 Bear dogleg Kodiak. I am also using the appropriate quiver and broadheads for the time period of the bow. I thought it might be cool to hunt with equipment from the year I was born for the year I turn 50.
I hunt with vintage bows all the time anyway, but this set up is pretty special to me.
I guess a guy get's a little melancholy when he get's older, here's a hero pic of a 1952 Bear Grizzly.
Also the year I was born Chuck!!
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Keith, You really need to get yourself one. Guess I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one for ya.
Bert, Now that's cool!
Don't think there are many shootable bows from 1949....LOL
I'm hunting with a 71 model Super Grizzly this year, one hog so far.
I still shoot the Howatt given to me by my Dad in '72. The last deer I killed was with an old Red Wing Hunter. I like the current bows just fine but not sure there's any real advantage to the newer stuff.
My 1972 Grizzly treated me well today!
I have other bows but this is the one I just "hit" with.
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I grew up with Bear bow,then made the move to wheels like so many others. My son Charlie got me back to traditional.I started finding him bows and sending them to him. Now as was mentioned about being bitten by the bug!! Heck I have been infected,Never knew there were so many different makers years ago. I am afraid to count how many I have aquired now in a short time.Most are in cherry condition and love shooting them all.
I picked up an old Hoyt Pro Hunter that is going to see some field time this season.
Watch out for that bite! If not treated you will acuire more bows! I think I am up to 18 right now!
That is a BEAUTIFUL Black Squirrel!!!!!
and that '72 Grizz is pretty sharp too!!!!!
I picked up a pair of 50# 1972 Grizzlys for my son Tyler & I to hunt with this year. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: