Just wanted to share with ya'll that I ordered my first custom bow while at Compton.  A Kestrel from Mike at Wild Horse Creek.  Bow will be 58" 52@28.  Myrtle veneers over Red Elm cores, Myrtle and Wenge riser, Beavertail over locator grip.  The Kestrel is a mild R/D longbow that does not string to a D.

Prior to heading to Compton, I had done alot of research here in PowWow on Mike and his bows and was hearing alot of great things.  Shooting his bows (ALOT!) and talking with Mike and Suzie last weekend only confirmed everything I had been hearing.  Great people making Great bows!

So now the three to four month wait begins.

WHC owners, please chime in with your thoughts (AND PICS!!!).

Thanks,
Andrew

Shot 1 in Kansas a few weeks ago,it shot great.Congrats on a good decision.

Mike lives near me,(by Kansas standards..    ) and I went over and bought one of his Hawk bows a couple weeks ago. 44#,bamboo core with flatsawn elm on the back and quarter sawn elm for the belly.
He is an amazing Craftsman and his bows shoot and look great!

I have a few of his bows and they are all great nows cant go wrong with mike

Ive shot mikes bows, very nice and especialy like the kestrel.

Mike makes some fine bows.  Two in my corral.

I had mine make me a 60" kestrel with maple cores and Osage. Veners and cocobolo in the riser with the beaver tail grip, it is 56# @ 28". The best longbow I've ever shot, my one and only longbow love! Great choice sir 8-)

Mine is a 54# @ 28" 60" Kestrel, Cocobolo and Osage riser, limbs are honey locust core with Cerejiera Crotch veneers.  The osage has darkened nicely since these pictures were taken.  Also found a used Hawk that is very nice too.  Even bought the wife a Mariah recurve earlier this month at the Topeka, Ks shoot. Can't go wrong with a WHC!  

Good choice Pokerdaddy, A fine bow.

Is it white horse creek or wild horse creek?  

In any case I like the way his bows look, they look as if I would enjoy shooting them.

Hope you show us pictures when yours is made.

Thanks Charlie.  Two of my pet peeves are typos and poor grammar (to instead of too), even more so when they are my own errors!

Good tough bows and a great guy in Mike.
Mike

QuoteOriginally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
Is it white horse creek or wild horse creek?  

In any case I like the way his bows look, they look as if I would enjoy shooting them.

Hope you show us pictures when yours is made.

It's Wild Horse Creek.
And it is a real creek in Jefferson County,tho a bit dry this year,it's the next one west of Buck Creek..  

Mike builds an awesome bow. He was at our rendezvous yesterday and I know he sold 3 more for sure with another guy on the fence. I would not hesitate to get one from him if I was looking for another.

I have several of his bows including a rare 2pc.  His bows are works of functional art and shoot awesome.  His Kestrel is the R/D and the Hawk is less so.  He holds a shoot every spring at his place for WHCBow shooters.  Someone always walks away with a new bow he puts up for the winner.  My brother won it this year.

I met Mike at the Kansas shoot and saw his bows. They sure do look great. He offered to let me shoot the one of my choice, but I got so busy that I never got around to it.  I am also on the fence................ May have to get one of my own!

WoodsyDave

I finally got off that same fence Dave and I am glad I did...  

Just got a call from Mike this evening.  Only six weeks after ordering he was able to put a string on her today!  Roughly two more weeks to finish and she'll be making the move to Michigan.  Super excited to see my first custom bow!

You won't be disappointed!

Yep, a light,smooth and fast bow...well made by a heck of a nice guy.