Got an email from Jim a little bit ago. He took a couple hours off of working on the new TBB4 and shot this lil Tejas whitetail. 150 and change
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WAY TO GO JIM :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Very Nice! Congrats to Mr. Hamm. Nice pictures too.
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Nice to pop in and see some old farts doing well. How you doing Mic? Where are your pics? Jim sure has put something nice on the ground...Heck with the deer I like the bow! LOL
Brian
beautiful chocolate rack bet he eats well too.
great deer, and great pictures. Any info on the bow Mickey?
That's a very nice deer! Congrats!
SWEET, It don't get much better than that. :readit: Selfbow too. :thumbsup:
SWEET!
Yes nice buck and those pictures are awesome.
Dang now that is a nice buck! No wonder our chapter won't be done til the end of the week.
LOL
Mike
That man is a constant inspiration!
Killdeer :bigsmyl:
COOL BEANS!!! Shawn
WOW!!!
Old sage takes....old sage! Nice one Jim, congrats!
Know how I know deer season is officially in? Brian shows up LOL. Howdy Brian. :wavey: Hows life up north?
Bow info from Jim's email
Bow is a 50# Osage selfbow, 72" long with a slight whip-tiller. It's a take-down I used in Alaska.
Arrow is a cedar footed with Osage, vented Magnus two blade, 600 grains total. Wild turkey fletching.
The buck liked the setup.
This man in my opinion, is one of the sparks that lit the "do-it-yourself" bow making fire that has inspired alot of us. I remember the early years at Marshal Michigan when Jim Hamm,Jay Massey,Ron Hardcastle and others shared their knowledge of bow making. I thank them all for the way I hunt today. Although some are no longer with us,it is great to see those who are still here, are out there proving that the simple stick & string is capable of taking elk,moose,deer and all other types of game. Thank you Jim and Congrats :thumbsup:
72" now that is a long bow. Nice going Jim and thanks for posting the pictures Mickey.
Nice Buck!!! Congrats!!
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: Still hoping for my first with my selfbow, could only dream of taking a monster buck! Way to go Jim!
Thanks for sharing this with us Mickey....
posted October 16, 2007 10:29 PM
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72" now that is a long bow. Nice going Jim and thanks for posting the pictures Mickey.
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As I recall Mr. Hamm can handle that lenght without worrying about the lower limb connecting with the ground. If anyone ever got to witness the "Turtle bow" you'd have to admit the man can tiller anything.
Thanks for sharing the pics and info Ferret.
God bless,Mudd
Good job, well done! :thumbsup: That's a pretty buck there!
Very well done. Congrats!
Yea Mudd the guys a midget isnt he. :biglaugh: I try to not walk beside him because he feels self consious about our height differences. :rolleyes:
If anyone wants to read a book by Jim about chasing a big whitetail they should pick up a copy of "Ishi and Elvis". Quite an entertaining read.
Very nice animal!
Very cool :thumbsup:
Now that's the stuff right there...
Nice job, Jim.
Now that is a beautiful buck, love those dark antlers. And Jim's "Ishi and Elvis" book is very good.
Beautiful buck and great photos!! :thumbsup:
To qoute Toecutter, "WOW!!"
I love the dark, tall rack on that buck! And those brow tines!! Then there's that bow!!!(Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my chin.)
I didn't realize at first that this is JIM Hamm. (Too busy look'n at the buck and bow.) This man's book got me started in all this. This buck reminds me of the one and only deer that I have ever taked with a bow...so far.
Now,Thats the stuff,right there.
Great buck! Wonder if this buck is one of Elvis' grandsons.....
very nice , congrats :0)
Very nice. Jim is one of my trad heroes.
Yrs Jim shot a nice Buck. I hope he saved a few for too short and myself as we will be there next week. Later, Harry
Thanks guys and gals for the kind words. In one sense, I've been hunting that buck for 40 years, and it's an humbling experience to actually get him with a stick.
Now, I'll have to really sharpen my act and try for another buck that size or bigger.....
Jim
Harry - Hope you and Too Short are taking an aspirin a day for blood thinners, 'cause I think once again you'll find sitting in a stand here interesting...
Congrats Jim, good luck on the that size or bigger idea.
Congrats!
-Brian
www.bowyersjournal.com (http://www.bowyersjournal.com)
Terrific buck! Patience and persistence pays off.
Louis
Anybody just starting after whitetails should read Jims(I think) WHITETAIL TACTICS WITH RECURVE AND LONGBOW,well thought out,written and enjoyed!! Sorry,my copy is in ND.......
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VERY NICE! and the hard way. Well done.
beautiful buck... congrads! :thumbsup: