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Title: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: BrushWolf on February 28, 2015, 07:41:00 PM

If you could only have one bow for hunting what would it look like? I was just curious because I am in to pretty bows but I've gotten the urge to have one dipped in Camo. What do you all preference pretty, painted, dipped or doesn't matter.

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Post by: VA Elite on February 28, 2015, 07:55:00 PM

I don't think I could dip a nice bow in camo paint.

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Post by: RonD on February 28, 2015, 08:03:00 PM

Timberghost Hybrid T/D longbow. No way would I dip or paint it.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Kris on February 28, 2015, 08:08:00 PM

My initial preference was always beautiful wood but you can have the most beautiful bow in the world that only shoots...eh? Better to have a bow that shoots with all the potential you might desire/require. Anymore the looks of my bows matter less and the potential for accuracy, tune-ability and arrow flight trump all. You can have your cake and eat it too though...beauty and shoot-ability.

Field used bows often reflect the character they've garnered; they scream utility and practicality!

Kris

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Tree Killer on February 28, 2015, 08:16:00 PM

My friends always told me my Blacktail Elite was TOO pretty to hunt with...I beg to differ.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/treekiller/trophy%20photos/2012buck1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/treekiller/media/trophy%20photos/2012buck1.jpg.html)

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Post by: Bowwild on February 28, 2015, 08:21:00 PM

The great thing these days is you don't have to pick great looking and workmanship OR works great. You can have both with many bowhunters.

My leading candidate for 2015 is a Blacktail Sitka.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: JD Page 1965 on February 28, 2015, 08:27:00 PM

If you wont hunt with them you might just as well start collecting stamps. My crowd would get a laugh out of a bow too pretty to hunt with!

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Pine on February 28, 2015, 08:28:00 PM

Well I have a few very beautiful bows , but they are not my favorite to shoot or hunt with .
My Bear Super Grizzly is my favorite shooter and hunter
Not much to look at , bland Diamond Wood , but don't need anything to cover it up because it has at flat finish .
I think if I were to use a coverup it would be one of the spandex sleeves that are offered in different camo patterns .

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Wannabe1 on February 28, 2015, 08:37:00 PM

It looks like this: DAS Dalaa w/45# limbs.

(http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q506/ORShooter1/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/5015DB62-DE74-4761-83D6-6B4A2BD266A3_zpsp4fuk2xm.jpg) (http://s1161.photobucket.com/user/ORShooter1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/5015DB62-DE74-4761-83D6-6B4A2BD266A3_zpsp4fuk2xm.jpg.html)
(http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q506/ORShooter1/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/27C36416-0618-4CA3-9C82-E4BD0B2DD09A_zpsbokkzvjw.jpg) (http://s1161.photobucket.com/user/ORShooter1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/27C36416-0618-4CA3-9C82-E4BD0B2DD09A_zpsbokkzvjw.jpg.html)

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Gray Buffalo on February 28, 2015, 09:09:00 PM

It would look like a St. Joe River

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: newhouse114 on February 28, 2015, 09:17:00 PM

Several years ago a buddy of mine took a rattle can to a blacktail, Norm just about had a coronary when he saw it!

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: shag08 on February 28, 2015, 09:17:00 PM

IMHO, if it's too pretty to use...it's pretty useless. I've driven new trucks through mud holes...I've scuffed limb tips on $1200 bows. I'm FAR from bring wealthy...money is always an issue. But I buy things to use as I see fit.

My one bow would look like one that I shoot perfectly. Being human, like I am, I haven't found that one yet lol.

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Post by: jt85 on February 28, 2015, 09:29:00 PM

Never owned one but in my opinion the perfect hunting bow has copperhead skins on it.

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Post by: BUCKY on February 28, 2015, 09:48:00 PM

I had thoughts of dipping my Kanati longbow in Nat Gear camo.

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Post by: PUDDLE JUMPER on February 28, 2015, 11:05:00 PM

For looks alone I prefer a one piece with a slender riser like a lot of 50's style bows. But I am new to this and sometimes a persons taste will change over time. I can see the practical side of a takedown. That Maddog posted with the Elm sure caught my eye.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: on February 28, 2015, 11:20:00 PM

If I had just one bow, it would one of the ones I already have. I think brown glass or a wood veneer is more than enough camo for a bow. I shot a turkey with a white glassed longbow, if turkey don't panic when they see a white longbow, I am not sure how much it all matters.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on February 28, 2015, 11:22:00 PM

Sasquatch SS-ILF

(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/SANY0002.jpg) (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kirkll/media/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/SANY0002.jpg.html)

(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/SANY0005.jpg) (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kirkll/media/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/SANY0005.jpg.html)

(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/10419051_694511390638597_6547403102387844781_n.jpg) (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kirkll/media/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/10419051_694511390638597_6547403102387844781_n.jpg.html)

(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/SANY0021.jpg) (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kirkll/media/Bows%202014/ILF%20stuff/SANY0021.jpg.html)

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: newhouse114 on February 28, 2015, 11:25:00 PM

Tree Killer: you have a pair of beautiful blacktails there! You rattle him in?

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: stevem on February 28, 2015, 11:47:00 PM

The perfect bow looks like a '71 Bear Kodiak.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Tree Killer on February 28, 2015, 11:57:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by newhouse114:
Tree Killer: you have a pair of beautiful blacktails there! You rattle him in?

Yes...he came in to the rattlers! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Sixby on March 01, 2015, 01:40:00 AM

Only one bow?? is that possible? I 'm building one for a customer right now that is 52 lb at 28 in, 60 in hybrid, double carbon Macassar and myrtle riser that would fit me perfect. I'm really considering a ditto for myself.
I have this problem though. Bows are not like women. When I saw my wife she was the one. Marcy has lasted and been the one for over 50 years.

I have never owned a bow that I could settle on like that and never want another one. LOL. I have probably 40 or 50 bows right now and I would have a real hard time picking (The One)Right now it would be a hybrid though and not a curve. Simple reason is they are just as fast, quieter, and can be strung push and pull. Simplicity. Simplicity. is definitely a necessary trait of the One,.

God bless, Steve.

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Post by: Elkchaser on March 01, 2015, 09:08:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Sixby:
Only one bow?? is that possible? I 'm building one for a customer right now that is 52 lb at 28 in, 60 in hybrid, double carbon Macassar and myrtle riser that would fit me perfect. I'm really considering a ditto for myself.

God bless, Steve.

Maybe post some pics of that bow when complete Steve.
It sounds like a beauty!!

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Sam McMichael on March 01, 2015, 10:55:00 AM

I have two bows that could fit into my one bow category. One would be a Howard Hill Wesley Special at 65# draw at 28". It would be 68" long with gloss black glass on back and belly over a bamboo core. The alternate choice would be a Howard Hill Cheetah at 55# in a 68" bow. It, too, would have a bamboo core. They would both have a slight dish grip.

By the way, these are exactly what I shoot now.

Another possible choice would be a Howard Hill Redman, one I aspire to own.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Ulysseys on March 01, 2015, 10:59:00 AM

I actually prefer the "workhorse" look on a bow these days....I used to be all about wood combos but lately I prefer the simplicity. My go to bow is a Widow PCH in "greenleaf", basically a green version of autumn oak.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: BrushWolf on March 01, 2015, 11:31:00 AM

Lots of responses. Most everyone leans toward being able to see the wood.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: threeunder on March 01, 2015, 11:32:00 AM

I have one camo bow. It came that way. I just can't bring myself to cover any of the wood on my others.
My camo bow is the ABS QN2. I believe it is a "sleeper" when it comes to true workhorse bows. Nobway I'd get rid of mine.
Ken

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Post by: mangonboat on March 01, 2015, 11:36:00 AM

In the early 70's, everybody bought spray cans of flat paint marketed specifically to bowhunters and
covered up all the shiny zebrawood, buginga and shedua. Factory camo was an upcharge from Bear. That's why Bear dumped the exotic woods in their best -selling hunting bows and went with the impregnated maple and then made the impregnated maple green. Modern camo dip is almost as pretty as the exotic hardwoods. Honestly, I don't think animals notice anything but a reflection off a gloss finish, but it was a mental thing. I still shoot a few home-made spray can camo'd bows.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Danny Rowan on March 01, 2015, 11:44:00 AM

Everyone tells me this is too pretty to hunt with.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/comanche/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3008.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/comanche/media/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3008.jpg.html)

nope, a bow is a weapon made to hunt.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/comanche/Hunts/DSCN0654.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/comanche/media/Hunts/DSCN0654.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/comanche/Hunts/DSCN0665.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/comanche/media/Hunts/DSCN0665.jpg.html)

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: IronJohn on March 01, 2015, 11:50:00 AM

It would be a 60" one piece recurve along the lines of a Super Kodiak, Bighorn or Deerslayer. Black or brown glass with indigenous woods. A simple hunting bow meant for the hunt......IJ

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: M60gunner on March 01, 2015, 11:52:00 AM

Let's see what day is it? Today it would be my Hoyt Excel riser in "blackout" with flat black limbs. If I would want to use one of my bows with gloss I would consider limb skins from Onestringer. NO snake skins, I hate them.

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Post by: newhouse114 on March 01, 2015, 12:20:00 PM

One of these days I will be having a talk with Ed Boyd about my fantasy bow. It will be a combination/variation of a couple of his designs. I hope it will come to fruition!

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Post by: reddogge on March 01, 2015, 12:31:00 PM

It would be an ILF with metal riser or wood take down or one piece recurve but one thing it wouldn't be would be dipped. Dipping looks horrible.

I did spray paint several bows in the 60s and 70s and they looked better than dipping.

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Post by: mec lineman on March 01, 2015, 12:59:00 PM

It would look like a Centaur!

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Post by: bentpole on March 01, 2015, 01:04:00 PM

HMMM One bow :saywhat: :eek: :banghead: :laughing: :nono:

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: MnFn on March 01, 2015, 01:52:00 PM

My Blacktail. I sent it back and had it re-finished with their new satin finish. Maybe not quite as "pretty" if you are into high gloss, but I love the Blacktail with it for hunting.

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Post by: monterey on March 01, 2015, 02:19:00 PM

Sixty six to 68 inch. Flat or backset 1/2".

The two bows that I shoot most are spray painted. One black and gray, the other green and gray.

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Post by: newhouse114 on March 01, 2015, 04:52:00 PM

I really don't think camo on the bow helps any. I've drawn on two elk and a mule deer that were staring directly at me and the bow didn't seem to bother them at all. That scenario will test you as to wheather or not you are overbowed. The draw has to be smooth and SLOW so the motion doesn't spook the critter. My next bow will be a 72 incher, RF DF longbow, at around 65 lbs. Satin finish. Wood combo is unimpotant.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: highlow on March 01, 2015, 05:24:00 PM

Why spend big bucks for one of the "pretty" bows if you're going to paint or camo it. Seems rather senseless to me since there are so many excellent "non-pretty" ones out there at a much cheaper outlay. I have a Hummingbird Kingfisher TD in high gloss and no way am I going to paint or camo it. Took a couple of whitetails with it this year and "pretty" wasn't an issue. As someone said, "Life's too short to hunt with an ugly bow".

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Post by: Sixby on March 01, 2015, 05:27:00 PM

Nice buck Charles and interesting choice of bow. If you live in southern Oregon or get around here come by and have a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze a bit. We have a lot in common. Besides bowhunting I also carve and paint a bit. Once in a while I build a bow. Never have trapped but done a lot of coyote and cat hunting , calling over around Whitehorse and Denio, I made my living in the winter for over 10 years doing that and love that country.

God bless Steve

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Post by: awbowman on March 01, 2015, 07:55:00 PM

I have my "perfect" bow, it's a Toelke Super D

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: halfseminole on March 01, 2015, 09:22:00 PM

Moscheveya Balka horn composite with bleached horn and birch bark over the sinew. Working on building it now. Should be done next year some time.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: BowMIke on March 02, 2015, 08:07:00 AM

62" 50@28 Morrison Shawnee longbow with carbon/foam limbs. That would be my choice!
So smooth, fast and quiet.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: CRS on March 02, 2015, 09:00:00 AM

If I was to have just "one" bow. At this time it would be a Blueridge SR longbow.

53-55# at my 29" draw.

I would never camo dip or paint it, just pick wood combinations that are natural camoflauge.

Bocote, Cedar, Myrtle and others are already camoflauged.

Just coat it with a satin non high gloss finish.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: damascusdave on March 02, 2015, 09:03:00 AM

It would look like I was in a really desperate situation where I had to sell off a bunch of other bows

DDave

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Post by: britt on March 02, 2015, 09:07:00 AM

Life is to short to shoot ugly bows.

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Post by: Kingstaken on March 02, 2015, 09:53:00 AM

JD Berry Renaissance.....

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Post by: kat on March 02, 2015, 10:07:00 AM

I have to think it would be Danny's 'Love Potion # 9". Great looking, and as shown, it is good for hunting.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: monterey on March 02, 2015, 12:38:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by highlow:
Why spend big bucks for one of the "pretty" bows if you're going to paint or camo it. Seems rather senseless to me since there are so many excellent "non-pretty" ones out there at a much cheaper outlay. I have a Hummingbird Kingfisher TD in high gloss and no way am I going to paint or camo it. Took a couple of whitetails with it this year and "pretty" wasn't an issue. As someone said, "Life's too short to hunt with an ugly bow".

I don't spend big money on bows, I build my own. I don't spray on camo for hunting. Both are rather plain bows and were built with aesthetics being last in mind. Both are excellent shooters. There are seven others on the rack that range from plain to really great lookers, they just don't get shot as much.

None of them are "ugly" in my eyes.

Title: Re: If you had one bow what would it look like.
Post by: Amberjack on March 02, 2015, 04:30:00 PM

This one. Rosewood, Maple and Purple Heart. Brown and Caramel glass.

She's a 2009 Ed Holcomb 59 and her name is Violet.

AJ (http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Jack_Breeding/IMG_6234_zps9qsgntd8.jpg)

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Jack_Breeding/IMG_6231_zpsuoqvzyae.jpg)

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Jack_Breeding/IMG_6236%201_zps8n1c8tzk.jpg)

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