So what is everybody's set up for their first day hunting?  our bow opener is on Tuesday and cant wait.  I will be using a brand new St Joe River Bow That  I just got on Friday.  it is 51@ 28" and pretty smooth shooter. I am using some Cedars that JP Enterprises out of Missouri made for me with some magnus 2 blade broadheads out on front.

I had hoped to go with some new arrows, but alas, best laid plans of mice and men get pregnant!

I'll be using my 47#, double carbon, Sasquatch I got new last year and last year's arrows, GT 7595 with 300 gr. up front using brass inserts and 200 gr. Tusker heads.

Only thing "new" is a string by a chap that makes the Centaur strings, that is quieter than others I've tried!

My Sierra longbow and Gold Tip arrows with RFA Pheonix heads and the Mark Hill custom skinning knife (the one on the bottom) that I traded my compound for...
 
 
   

I am using my Hill Cheetah at 55# draw weight, shooting cedar arrows with Zwickie heads.

Sumpin like this...

 

70" NM Classic 62# @ 29", tapered cedars (green of course) w/160 Grizzly's 650g.

I dunno about the quiver tho, I scored a great deal on a Lone Wolf climber last weekend, so I may be toting that on my back, may have to use the GFA or Arrowmaster.

Eric

60" Stalker Stickbow Coyote 44# @ 28"
Goldtip Trad 35/55
150 grain four blade Magnus Stingers
My arrows are a two fletch setup and finish out right at 440 grains. I will be using an EFA three arrow mini bow quiver as well.

50 lbs Martin Savannah
2018 shafts with 125 grn Snuffers

Hunting from stand and ground

55# black widow long bow
G/T shafts dipped in yellow paint w a red accent stripe
100gr brass insert
120gr grizzly and 125gr woodsman classics.
oh and a new lucky hat, a Stormy Cromer.

Northern Mist Ottawa recurve 66lbs. Tapered cedars with 200 grain woody weight and 125 original woodsmans.

Season's already open here,but my first day will be Oct first.I'll be using my old 71 SK 46#,  poc arrows and zwicky deltas.

Season has been open here since September 1...so far I have hunted with my RER LX and one of my 1960 Kodiaks...if I decide to get an elk tag I will add my Howatt Hunter with 2317's and 160 Thunderheads...plus my Chek-Mate Hunter III is always in my truck just to make things more confusing

DDave

I'm going to start out with my newest..Black Widow PTF 62" 47lbs. with Beman MFX Classic 400's and 190gr Simmons Tree Sharks.

Toleke Chinook, 51@28, haven't completely decided on arrows but looks like 80-85 douglas fir with a mix of Kustom King trailmakers and stos weighted appropriately.

68" 55@29 Stewart Slammer 3pc.  Easton Axis Trad' 500's with Snuffer 125's.  Total arrow weight about 525g or so.  Bowmate Elite side quiver.

Dryad Orion 56" Recurve 50# @ 28".



Loaded with Beaman ICS Bowhunter 500s with 100 grain brass inserts and 175 grains of Simmons Tigershark on the pointy end. The arrows will most likely be in my Hill style back quiver rather than the bow quiver though, which now looks decidedly more broken in than it did in this picture.

45# '61 Bear Kodiak, 400 Beman hunters (I believe) tipped with 125 grain muzzy phantoms. Took my first trad deer with that set up last night.

Tyler & I have matching, 50# 1972 Bear Grizzlys, Wearing rawhide Selway quivers & filled with Autumn Orange 2016s.

4 are tipped with old green Bear Razorheads & 1 with a Judo point.

Like father, Like son!!!        

I'll be using my home built t/d longbow. #57@30". Beman mfx 340's with ribteks. Arrows will be riding in an absorkee quiver.

I just got my 55lb palmer recurve back from Mike that i had refinished. I shot it on sunday and i'm right there with it sso i plan to hunt with it the 2nd weekend in october with gold tip 55/75's witha 50gr brass insert and 200gr phantom broadhead. I fixed up the sting with bowhush and hush puppies and it is whisper quiet!

I've been carrying a Vintage Works '59 Hybrid,50#.Arrows are footed,Victory V Force HV's,tipped with 300 gr Tuffheads.