Bowhunting with my Granddad in my early teens convinced me I wanted to use traditional bows early on. He's been gone for 20 years this year and me my brother both will miss him as long as we're here.

The bow:


I believe it is a 61 Kodiak he bought new at the local hardware store. I got dialed in with it and and loaded the Eagles Flight quiver with razor sharp Bear SS Razorheads. (My green ones are in my Silvertip quiver)

I bought a new Windwalker stand in November and decided to use it in the late season to get familiar with it. After this morning I really like it. Easy to set up and much more comfortable than I would have believed a small light stand could be!



The climbing sticks are at a good location on our land where a nice buck is still working the area.

I have wanted to do this for a couple of years and decided to finally hunt it this late season. This was day one in a nearly a month left of the  season. I don't know how it will turn out but the old Bear felt right this morning!

Good luck to ya Bishop. Looks like a nice set up all around--bow and stand!!

Gotta believe he's smiling right now. What a fine, classic bow. Good luck and keep us posted.

Great looking set up:::Your GRANDDAD would be proud of you  

You are making a sacred thing,taking back to life your Granfather,that is a great bow also for today standards.Good luck.      

I have to be careful with it. I was admiring it while sitting on the stand it really doesn't have scratch on it. He could baby anything and I ding everything.

Thanks guys.

Awesome, good luck.

Marc,

Hard to tell by the picture but the 61 will have green glass on the limbs and the 62 gray. Either way it's a 50 year old clasic.

Good luck!

Very Nice and Very Spiritual!! Makes it all the better.

QuoteOriginally posted by Jack Shanks:
Marc,

Hard to tell by the picture but the 61 will have green glass on the limbs and the 62 gray. Either way it's a 50 year old clasic.

Good luck!

They are green. Thanks for the tip Jack!
I still have a few of the first set of arrows he bought with it but I'm not using them. One still has traces of blood and deer hair on it    

I have removed one of the old Razorheads and made kills with it out of other bows.

Best of wishes in puting that keepsake bow to good use.

That is a classic bow no matter what, but to have it passed down from your grandfather and be able to hunt with it - bowhunting doesn't get any cooler than that!!  Enjoy, you are a lucky man!

Lots of people hunting with 50 year old bows but I bet few belonged to their fathers or grandfathers. Something very special!

Very cool!

   

         

Classic setup and good mojo there. Congratulations.

Enjoy his presence !

Cool! Good luck with it!  

Very cool! Good luck!

Your a lucky man you to have and use that bow.

doug77