I was just wondering how many of us use "vintage" bows for our hunting.  To me "vintage" means 25 yrs. or older.  I was looking at my inventory of bows last night and noticed that my newest bow was built in 2000.  The bows I hunt with are 20 and 26 yrs. old.  My Custome Bear T.D. was built in '82 and my Howatt Hunter was built in '88.

The past year has been exclusively my 2 ACSs-only fell off the wagon once or twice. In the past I used '50s Kodiaks and Kodiak Specials which I still love.

My bows range from 1954 - 1971.Then I have a 1973 B mag and limbs....thats about the newest for me.bd

mine are all late 60's early 70's bows

I hunted with a 58" 1974 Herters takedown the past two years.

This past fall I hunted with my 40 year old 1967 Bear Grizzly

Killed a spikehorn buck with it 11/11/07  

my bear tigercat was aged at 1959 i think the gent told me took my nine pointer with it...currently shooting my 07 ancient spirit though.

Still using a 1968 Kodiak  Hunter dad gave me when I got home from the Marines in 69.
I would say NEVER use or string old bows with metal limbs or metal in the limbs.  Bow experts will certainly know better than me but I think the metal would get too brittle and break.

Jon Stewart
Semper Fi

Hunted all this season with a '55 Kodiak - well maybe a time or two with a recent self bow.

I'm not sure when my 'tip was made, but it was made by Paul which makes it vintage to me (among other things). I have picked up 2 '68 Bears in recent months and plan to hunt with one or both this fall. I think it would be neat to take a deer or bear with a bow made the same year I was born.

Only have a 40+ year old Red Wing Hunter 50# @ 28, 58". Made between 65-68.
Got my first squirrel in December.
It still has the sticker from the original shop in Pekin,Il on it.

I'll be hunting with a '59 Grizz this season... or maybe a '59 KSpecial... or is it going to be a '57 Kodiak... hmmm... get the idea?  :D

Sure! 65 Kodiak here. One very nice shooting bow! I also have more modern curves I use but hitting the woods with a bow that is about my age has some good mojo factor to it.


JL

I'm kinda glad to see this. I still shoot and old Necedah from the early 60's? I think. I mostly used my new longbow to hunt with this year, but that old recurve is fun to take sometimes. It really spits em out.

I've got a Pearson Gamester that I took my first trad deer with three years ago.  Hard shooting short recurve that I pull out occaisionally and fling a few with.  Nice bow but I've got my bowfishing setup on it now and use a longbow for deer.

My hunting tradbows are all from the 60's and 70's. I also have a 2007 ******* that I am not allowed to talk about - 320 feet per second.

Question...How about the '59 or'60 Kodiak Special, the one with clear glass over zebra? We have access to one but I hear it's not a good idea to even string it! Is there a delamination problem with this particular model, anyone know?

1960 GRIZZ, 65# ,will be hunted next year. Made to be shot.Quietest recurve I own.

Danny

1967 K-Mag.

Killdeer  

1962 K-Mag. With alot of help from Bowdoc, Droptine59, Al's Decals, Raineman and others, I just refinished this old gurl!