Just set the hook into a compound shooter!

BearCrkBandit · May 27, 2015, 04:35:00 PM

One of my good friends who is an accomplished compound shooter decided to try my long bow about 3 weeks ago. After about 20 minutes I decided to get him one of our spare recurves and he needed to kill a bear with it. After just 3 weeks off the wheels he took this awesome black bear...pretty sure the hook is set!

Stump73 · May 27, 2015, 04:44:00 PM

That's nice bear and I can't see a better way to introduce them to trad.

Whitetail Addict · May 27, 2015, 05:06:00 PM

Sweet! If that doesn't do it, I don't know what will.

Nice bear, congrats to you both.

Bob

BOWMARKS · May 27, 2015, 05:17:00 PM

Steve Jr · May 27, 2015, 05:52:00 PM

Nicely done! To both of you of course

looks like a solid hook set if I ever seen one.

sou-pawbowhunter · May 27, 2015, 05:56:00 PM

Yup, looks like no turning back for him.

DennyK · May 27, 2015, 06:06:00 PM

Wow, beautiful bear, is that spare bow a Silvertip or Tall Tines?

Denny

BearCrkBandit · May 27, 2015, 06:59:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by DennyK:
Wow, beautiful bear, is that spare bow a Silvertip or Tall Tines? Denny

it's a bear's paw, made by Neil Jacobsen, 55# @28"

May 27, 2015, 07:35:00 PM

That's pretty cool!

Congrats to the hunter!

Bisch

Cyclic-Rivers · May 27, 2015, 07:46:00 PM

I can see much satisfaction on both your faces.

Congrats!

KyStickbow · May 27, 2015, 10:34:00 PM

Pine · May 27, 2015, 10:52:00 PM

That's awesome !

Cavscout9753 · May 27, 2015, 10:59:00 PM

Wow, 3 weeks in and he takes a bear?! The wind just left my sails! Haha thats awesome, I always hope for the newer trad shooters to get early success. I'm hooked and have been so for quite a while. An empty freezer won't change my mind. Thats a great looking bear too!

wooddamon1 · May 27, 2015, 11:40:00 PM

Read the story elsewhere, heck of a good one. Ask him to join and share here. Congrats, beautiful bear!

stujay · May 28, 2015, 12:55:00 AM

Congrats to him on a purdy blackie!

dbd870 · May 28, 2015, 09:28:00 AM

Excellent.

KentuckyTJ · May 28, 2015, 10:16:00 AM

Great job Tyler and to your "Brother" of the bow.

BearCrkBandit · May 28, 2015, 11:00:00 AM

Thanks guys, it was a very special experience. Even though he had essentially never shot a trad bow, he picked it up surprisingly quickly...mostly because he knows how to build a repeatable shot sequence...throw in a tiny bit of coaching, and now he's going to order his own!