Check out the Sit and Drag seat.  Weighs less than a pound and is smaller than a football.  Straps to a tree.  Or the or the Low down seat from Fanaticoutdoors.com.  It, too, straps to a tree, but provides a larger hammock type seat. Both very light, maneuverable and quick and easy to set up. 

The cup for the lower limb tip is fairly obvious.  I've never seen a front slider look exactly like that. Can't really tell how it's put together from the pic, but I believe you need to tie the loose end to the main cord such that it forms a large loop containing the leather patch. You need to put the top lib through this loop, affix the lower cup to the lower limb tip, step on the cord hanging from the bow, and then slide the leather as far forward on the upper limb as you can. Finally, pull up on the bow riser and it should bend the bow limbs enough to slide the top string loop into the nock.

I've never particularly liked this stringer design.  It works, but I much prefer a double cup stringer.   

Looking at the picture again, it may be that the piece of leather is tied in such a way as to make a cup, which would fit over the top limb tip, not slide across the limb. I dunno. I suggerst checking with who you bought the bow from. Good luck.

Again awesome hunt thank you for sharing story and photos.

Quote from: Possum Head on Today at 10:07:17 AMInteresting! Like you I've been around long enough to know some short bows have a reputation for shooting much better than others due to design. The Shrew is certainly no exception. Many have stated they find the longer bows just as good to hunt with from ground or tree and that's great but for those that lean towards shorter builds, it's good to know there are those engineered to behave at longer draws.

I am one of those guys that have stated "longer bows are no problem" and I still believe that. I have used 66 inch longbows out of a tree with no issues. And I do believe that you can make it work.

I think that for ME, this ultra short Scout is working out to be a specialized tool. And from release to target impact, there is not a compromise. I think it has a LOT to do with form, and how my form must be "smaller" while sitting. Because when I take this same bow out to 30 yards, standing....it doesn't feel right.

The great thing about building your own string if it come out right you can untwist it start over, it looks harder than it is, like Arctic Hunter said  "how to build a great bowstring is a great video to learn from also some great how to on YouTube.

Great post Roger give some good insight on using short bows,

Interesting! Like you I've been around long enough to know some short bows have a reputation for shooting much better than others due to design. The Shrew is certainly no exception. Many have stated they find the longer bows just as good to hunt with from ground or tree and that's great but for those that lean towards shorter builds, it's good to know there are those engineered to behave at longer draws.

While I have killed a bunch of deer with what would be considered "short" bows.....like 56 and 58 inch Shrews, over the last few years I have drifted towards longer limbs.

My current favorite Shrew is actually 60", as is my Black Widow recurve. My Northern Mist Ramers are 62,64, 66 inches.

2 years ago I bought a super short Shrew Scout, and shot it enough, but didn't love it. To describe the experience, it wasn't comfortable to shoot for a long time. I was actually going to sell it, but decided to shoot it a bit one more time.

I took my Waldrop PacSeat to my backyard range, sat in the chair is if I were ground hunting, and holy smokes....I really shot it well.

So yesterday I knew I was going to ground hunt.My son was duck hunting on a lake nearby, and I was going to hunt the swamp adjacent. We have hunted this swamp plenty. And while there is lots of dry ground, it is the absolute thickest area we hunt. Horrible with multi floral rose and Russian olive.

I took my PacSeat and this little Scout, snuck in, and had a great morning. No deer cooperated, but I really did notice a difference in manipulating this tiny bow in the thick stuff, both while walking and sitting. My route OUT of the swamp was a path I had never taken (path as described by ONX, there was no path) and 50inches really made a difference.

So here is my thinking...I think....This tiny bow is NOT a choice for one bow does all. My 60 inch bows are kinda that sweetspot. But because it has the exact same grip as my 60 inch Shrew, I am able to shoot it well, and it REALLY works for tight spaces. I will be messing with this idea for the rest of the year.....the ground is so much more convenient than a tree.

Quote from: Wudstix on November 06, 2025, 11:30:06 PMI've found that 18.3% of total string length down from the nock point to be optimal positioning for string silencers.  I also use para cord sheath material as string silencers.  Just pull out the white stuff and put three or four 2" pieces in the string at each end.  This works for me with D/R longbows 60-62 inch long with heavy arrows.  YMMV

Thats interesting....I will try that.

Randy Gusafson, Ron LaClairs old friend had lots of time on his hands in the cold UP winters. I remember visiting his shop and talking quieting bows with he and Ron. They dug deep into string stranding, silencer materials, etc. What I came away with was Randy's discovery that silencer spacing mattered more than anything. He claimed that a bow string vibrated kinda like a sine wave, with high and lows. he would space his silencers UNEVENLY, and try and catch both a high and a low.

One of my favorite silencer materials is a bag of wool scraps I got from Teresa Asbell. They look ugly but work. The silencers that 2 Tracks makes (or used to make, I'm not sure) are excellent.

The absolute A#1 string silencer system, in my book, is the one Terry Green and his daughters used to sell.

Agree with what was said above. For me it's 15-20 back twists.