Who hunts with 66 inch bows?

Jakeemt · February 12, 2015, 07:45:00 PM

I did a lot if horse trading and my new hunting how is now on it's way! It will be a warfed pse silverhawk, with trad tech long bows limbs. Should be right at 66 and around 50ish can't wait! I was just wondering if anyone else's hunts with bows this long and if the have any tips?

Charlie Lamb · February 12, 2015, 07:53:00 PM

I've hunted a lot with recurves and longbows 66" or longer. I don't even think about it and that would be my advice.

There is very little to adapt to. Think about it. If you are currently shooting a 60" bow, your new bow is 6" longer. That's a mere 3" on either end.

Enjoy the bow. I'll be you love it.

YORNOC · February 12, 2015, 07:54:00 PM

All the time Jacob my man!
I hunt with 64, 66 and 68 inch recurves.
I have what may be the only 66" Schafer Silvertip recurve made.....man did I have to beg!
But I can hunt out of any tree as long as you test pre season for clearance.
Learn to cant on the ground. I struggled in Newfoundland for Woodland Caribou with a 68" recurve.
The tundra scrub was 2' high and I was shooting straight up and down. My bottom limb kept getting hung up. But I quickly adapted and canted my bow.
I love longer bows, sooooo easy to shoot compared to shorties!

nineworlds9 · February 12, 2015, 07:54:00 PM

Just learn to plan your moves, you'll be fine. Congrats. Start carrying a small pair of tree snips to clear your area for limb clearance. I shoot shorties and longies, don't care long as I shoot them accurate.

YORNOC · February 12, 2015, 07:55:00 PM

Damn double posts!

TooManyHobbies · February 12, 2015, 07:57:00 PM

68" longbow. No problem except in Summit Viper climbing stand, and I miss a lot. Not the bow's fault.

jsweka · February 12, 2015, 08:00:00 PM

68" longbow for me too. The added length is something you get used to and automatically account for when shooting or picking a place you can shoot from. Sure it does require a little more room, but it's really not as bad as you'd think.

February 12, 2015, 08:04:00 PM

64" for me right now. I would not hesitate to hunt with a 66", if I had one that I felt was "the bow" I needed to be hunting with.

Bisch

Jim Picarelli · February 12, 2015, 08:16:00 PM

My 66" Hill Big 5 spent a lot of time in the deer woods this past season

Sam McMichael · February 12, 2015, 08:48:00 PM

I hunt with 68" longbows without too many problems. Tent blinds are an issue, so I don't use them. Besides, I prefer a brush blind. It took some concentration to learn to allow for the lower limb when hunting from elevated stands, but soon it became second nature.

newhouse114 · February 12, 2015, 08:52:00 PM

I have 58, 62, 64, and 68" bows, would love to ho to a 72.

joe skipp · February 12, 2015, 08:54:00 PM

My new longbow is 64"...all my other bows are 60", 58" and 56". No problem shooting when standing but when the weather breaks here, going to start shooting from a kneeling position, different angles and off my Torges seat.

Don't anticipate any problems...just means I need to clean out my natural blinds a tad longer.

goingoldskool · February 12, 2015, 09:34:00 PM

My Black Widow is 66".... it's the only traditional bow that I've hunted with, so my transition wasn't too bad....

Good luck and God bless,

Rodd

riverrat 2 · February 12, 2015, 09:42:00 PM

Yep. Just trim a little bit if need be. But unless your in some wicked thicket,I don't think you will ever notice it. rat'

atatarpm · February 12, 2015, 09:56:00 PM

66 Blacktail 67 @ 28, 66 Blacktail 55 @ 28, 66 Qarbon Nano 65 @ 28, 66 Wes Wallace 68 @ 28, 66 Brian Ferguson 70 @ 26

Archie · February 12, 2015, 10:39:00 PM

I prefer my 66" Black Widow longbow. My other option is my 64" Black Widow recurve!

Stone Knife · February 13, 2015, 06:17:00 AM

Most of the Hills I have or owned are 66" For me I just check all my openings and shot angles before game approaches just to make sure I'm in the clear. This will include hunting from a tree stand pop up blind or just on the ground in or out of a natural blind. A little caution at the beginning of the hunt can go a long ways at the moment of truth.

Rob DiStefano · February 13, 2015, 08:40:00 AM

the only real constraint for bow length during a hunt are obstacles ... like tree limbs when yer in a stand ... or the ceiling height of a double bull blind (and a 64" longbow - dang that blind!).

goldentrout_one · February 13, 2015, 08:51:00 AM

My Wes Wallace Mentor (one piece recurve) is due this month - 66" amo, 47-lb at 28". I will be hunting with it in 2016... if that counts. Current bow is 64" amo.

MnFn · February 13, 2015, 08:54:00 AM

I have hunted with a 64" recurve, 66" longbow and currently have a 68" longbow.

Funny thing with the 68"er is I thought I was getting a 66" bow to try. I never would have ordered a bow that long. When it came, I just strung it up and went outside to shoot it a few times. I liked it immediately. I did not realize it was 68".

Currently my favorite bow is a 60" Blacktail, I just shoot it better than anything else. But, I wish it was at least a 62".

I can only remember one time where the length of a bow was a hindrance. I was in a treestand that was placed in a tree with three trunks and even then it was awkward with my 60" bow.

When you really measure bows side by side, like Charlie said the difference between a 60" and a 66" is only 3" on each end. Not much in the real world to worry about.