a 2 bow man???

[adkmountainken]

i have NEVER been one to switch bows while hunting as it takes me FOREVER and a day to get back on track UNTILL now. believe it or not i do not miss a beat when switching from my Kanati to my Mississippi Lake longbow. it baffles me as they are drastically different from handle to draw weight however i can shoot and arrow out of one pick up the other and have a great group. it does give me the option of changing bows depending on if i am stand or ground hunting. does anyone else use different bows for different situations during the season??

[ron w]

I have a couple.........      

[adkmountainken]

i just KNEW i would hear from you! you have to many nice bows not to change it up, dam near one for every day of October!!!

[Arwin]

I had one fall where I shot 4 deer with 4 different bows. Stinkin' trading addiction, LOL!
Sometimes I think switching up bows helps with accuracy, maybe we focus more?

[adkmountainken]

WOW and i'm trying for my first! nice job Arwin!

[Yellow Dog]

It's all about the grip. If the grip is right it's a shooter.

[joe skipp]

Until this year Ken, I alternated between my Kempf Longbow and Groves Spitfire for whitetails. My turkey bow is a Browning Cobra.

Before the shoulder got worse, I was alternating every day between the Kempf longbow and Fedora recurve...switching back RH/LH. If the bow feels right in your hand...chances are you are mentally prepared and will shoot the bow well.

Now...go arrow that big 8 that crossed in front of your truck the other morning....  

[adkmountainken]

after him in the morning Skipper!

[ishoot4thrills]

I have my Kanati and an old Browning Wasp that I have tuned in to shoot the same arrows as the Kanati. They feel much different but I shoot them the same with the same point of impact. I had to add quite a bit of side plate material to the Wasp to get the arrows to spine correctly, but it worked out well.

I use the Wasp mainly as a bowfishing bow but I wouldn't hesitate to use it as a backup bow for hunting.

[Frenchymanny]

Originally posted by adkmountainken:
after him in the morning Skipper!

Good luck brother!

[Roger Norris]

I try to stay familiar with at least 2 bows during the season. You never know when a bow will go down, and you will need your spare.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Ken, I have vowed to shoot my first deer with my big river. that being said, it was easier to fly with the griffin.  I can shoot my grizzly the same as the other 2.

That being said, I will be with my big river once I am back home.

[Terry Green]

I've used as many as 5 bows to take animals in one year.  I've taken two animals with two different bows on the same hunt more than once.

[ibehiking]

Adkmountainken;
 I see that you mentioned a Mississippi Lake longbow. I do not see them mentioned very often. I have one that I really like, and it shoots very well for me. The weight is a little heavy at 62# but it realy flings an arrow.
 It is good to see that someone else has one and that it works well for them.

[OBXarcher]

In 2010 I got 6 deer with 6 different bows. I am superstitious, if I don't see or shoot a deer after 3 trips out I switch bows. If I miss three times with a bow it gets sold. That's why you guys see me in the classifieds so much.

[longrifle346]

I hunt with three, depending on the circumstances. I don't really feel like it's a handicap because I shoot them pretty much all year long. My 66" 45# Omega goes in the Baronett 350 groundblind as a rule, a 52"48# Kodiak Magnum goes into thick brush or in the smaller groundblind, and I'll take the 60"51# High Sierra in the treestand or places where I feel like I might need to shoot longer than average distances.

[Frenchymanny]

Cool thread!
I shoot my Big Jim's the same. Will start a rotation between them  

F-Manny