Great story Nate, thanks for sharing it with us.
FR

Great story Nate thanks for sharing.

Great stuff mate ... way cool indeed . Not to mention that I am a tad jealous eh !

Any elk yet ?

Very cool story.

judging by the way Rik is being quiet,  I'd think he's still hunting.....I get a chance this weekend perhaps and then we'll see....somewhere an elk is bugling....

question...if an elk bugles in the forest and no longbowman is around to hear him, does he make a sound?

QuoteOriginally posted by sunset hill:

question...if an elk bugles in the forest and no longbowman is around to hear him, does he make a sound?

Mmmm .. puzzling ... philosophy of the straight limb ?

Answer ...
A true longbowman , of wooden arrows and back quivers hears everything ,  for he is above all wisdom and beyond the  understanding of the common man and recurve shooter ... he is lord of the forest and the elk just one of his subjects ...

So there .

Yes, at least in Idaho the wolves probably hear it....

Most-excellent account on the Hill arra Nate!

Thank you for sharin'!

Shoot straight, Shinken

 

Well, the new Hill bow didn't have enough mojo to find me an elk, but it was sheer pleasure toting it around the mountains. Its' next mission will be for whitetails and turkeys, where I am confident that it will draw blood.
It has been extremely dry this year, but there are still pockets of moisture. This pic I took at the only elk wallow I saw this year that was still wet; wallows that have been used for years were just dust this year.
And, if the longbowman is Lord of the forest and elk just his subjects, then they must have rebelled against their lord in my part of the forest this year.

Centaur ... never said they were obedient subjects !

Well,  
The NM Whisper arrived today!!!! 64" 55@28 birdseye maple lams and I think tiger maple riser, I'll need ya'lls help on that.  I must say this bow feels good.  I cannot pin point it yet, but something about the forward handle adds a wonderfull feeling to the balance and point ability of this bow.  Smooth draw, and pretty quick I might add.  Pics to come later this week. Only got to shoot a few arrows

Great story, Nate!

thanks !

Nate, thanks for sharing the story about the old gentleman and the Hill equipment, anything connected to Howard Hill is always fascinating and informative. Ron.

Oh by the way I have to thank Jacques Bonin for his generousity for the Hill items he graciously sold to me, thanks Jacques for upgrading my Hill collection. Ron.

I was re-reading Straight Shooting by John Schulz again and was wondering if much if anything is known about Dan Schulz? Seems like he was one heck of a shot. I saw that the book was dedicated to his memory, since he passed away in 1986. I think a story about Dan Schulz would make a good magazine article some day. I think John would have to write it though. I thought I saw in a post the Craig Ekin learned the art of bowmaking from Dan, is there any truth in this?

Tom

Day and a half until season starts here in Texas.  Will be the first season for me to take a Hill afield.  Back quiver and All.  Sorry Nate but I will be wearing camo as my plaid is a little to warm for 90 degrees.  Will be hunting from the ground only this year using natural ground blinds and still hunting when the woods are wet.

Thanks for the story Nate.

Here are some pics of the whisper. They are not the greatest so I think saturday ill take some better pics.

QuoteOriginally posted by ChrisM:
Day and a half until season starts here in Texas.  Will be the first season for me to take a Hill afield.  Back quiver and All.  Sorry Nate but I will be wearing camo as my plaid is a little to warm for 90 degrees.  Will be hunting from the ground only this year using natural ground blinds and still hunting when the woods are wet.

We will probably be wet this weekend.  Nailed a leaf this evening, dead middle!  Ready for Saturday, getting gear packed.  Gone all weekend bowhunting!  Serenity time is coming.

Good luck Y'all [ in my best Texan accent .....

QuoteOriginally posted by Ben Maher:
Good luck Y'all [ in my best Texan accent .....

Good luck Chris and Jeff!!
I'll be doing soccer duty and riding the kid birthday party circuit this weekend    LOL!!

Ben...us Texans ain't got no accents mate     LOL!!