Lets see your homemade longbows you hunt with...

RC · August 20, 2013, 06:54:00 PM

This is I think my 3rd homemade longbow. 66" and 52 lbs. Maple cores killed several deer and pigs with it maybe 8-10 years ago..

RC · August 20, 2013, 07:00:00 PM

And "Mojo" a 64" bamboo longbow built in 2007 Lord willing I`m gonna hunt with some this year..RC

Bud B. · August 20, 2013, 08:48:00 PM

RC, you and Pat B. are my heros. If I could only have 1/4th the success and hunt opportunities y'all have it would be many times the harvests and opportunities I have had. I retire next July. I plan on trying to catch up with you guys, if that is even possible.

I have not made any bows though :(

RC · August 20, 2013, 09:07:00 PM

When you retire come to Ga. and hang out a bit. We`ll have some fun.RC

dkincaid · August 20, 2013, 09:16:00 PM

Darn it now I want to build a bow again.

dlnwohio · August 20, 2013, 09:19:00 PM

My first I built a 55@28" 60" (only because I messed the tips up....I was attempting to build a 62") hybrid longbow.

Curly maple veneers and bacote handle. I had a great year with that bow killed 4 does all from the ground. The tips are antler from my first trad buck. Also killed my first trad turkey the fallowing spring with it, a 23 pound tom with a 10" beard.

eman614 · August 20, 2013, 09:38:00 PM

this is my most newest. i made it about three years ago now.

this is my same bow and one that i made for my uncle down on blackbeard island.

a buck i killed with the same bow.

pig with the same

eman614 · August 20, 2013, 09:59:00 PM

and a stingray at port st joe

some fish i shot with the first bow i ever made.

my first trad buck

first deer with my newest bow. its the same bow as in my first post

bobcat i shot with the first bow i ever made.

thats all i got.

August 20, 2013, 10:13:00 PM

Way to go with the homemade sticks, guys!

I have only built one bow myself but have never killed anything with it. It just does not seem to "fit" me and I am not near as confident with it as I am my others. That being said, I will never sell that bow either!

Seeing all of y'alls pic makes me want to break it out of the closet, practice a bit, and go shoot a critter, so I can add a pic to this thread!

Bisch

jsweka · August 20, 2013, 10:18:00 PM

Here's the first deer I killed with a bow I made (2010). The bow as cherry limbs with actionboo core, walnut riser, 68" 54# @ 28".

And here's one from 2012. This bow is black glass on the back, clear glass on the belly over curly maple, actionboo core, cocobolo riser, 68" 58# @ 28".

I still have yet to kill a buck with a bow I made. Missed one a couple years ago. Maybe this will be the year with this bow. I went "old school" with this one...brown glass on the back, gray glass on the belly and myrtle riser.

kennym · August 20, 2013, 10:20:00 PM

Here is a few, hate to do it this way, but don't have time to hunt all the pics down on p bucket!!

http://www.kennyscustomarchery.com/The_trophy_room.html

D · August 20, 2013, 10:57:00 PM

Here's mine. First glass and take down. I don't have any kill pictures with it yet but hope to change that this year.

wooddamon1 · August 20, 2013, 11:04:00 PM

Yowza! How about these guys from the "Bench"?! I lurk over there all the time and am amazed at the talent! Killers too, how cool...

wooddamon1 · August 20, 2013, 11:10:00 PM

KennyM, those pics with your son are fantastic, and from what I've seen when I finally take the plunge my stuff is definitely coming from you.

Great thread!

jsweka · August 20, 2013, 11:28:00 PM

Can't go wrong with supplies from Kenny

I'm working on one right now for a friend of my from work with materials from Kenny.

frassettor · August 21, 2013, 04:48:00 AM

Great thread !

KentuckyTJ · August 21, 2013, 08:13:00 AM

These are the truly talented Trad Gangers, amazing!

LookMomNoSights · August 21, 2013, 09:24:00 AM

This is awesome!!! Hope to make my own at some point.....way to go guys!

gringol · August 21, 2013, 09:28:00 AM

Very cool. I wish I could find the time to tackle building bows and trad hunting. For now I'll just have to admire the great work of others.

RC · August 21, 2013, 09:32:00 AM

Jsweka, That bow laying on top of the doe is a fine looking bow.