Howard Hill Badger

[LongStick64]

Anyone have any pics of the Howard Hill Badger, I've heard it is the only R/D Craig makes.

[JRY309]

Take a look at  http://www.howardhillshooters.com  ,and look at their showcase.There are a lot of pictures of HH bows including the Badger.

[Jedimaster]

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Pretty funky lookin' Hill!

[Irish Archer]

I bet it shoots pretty good. What do ya' think?

[the longbowkid]

wow, thats very interesting, but i think I like the Old hill's better   :D

[TommyBoy]

Yeah, it's not your standard Hill, but I really like mine.  I've been hunting with it for about 7 years now and have taken a fair amount of game. It's quick, light in hand, and very forgiving for such a radical R/D design. I think I need to have Craig make me another one as a back-up bow.

[rastaman]

Pretty bow Danny!

[fireball31]

I love the black glass.  Is that the ebony grip.  Very Nice

[Jedimaster]

The pictures don't do this bow any justice.  It is amazing how beautiful a bow can be in it's simplicity.  

I don't think Craig advertises the Badger but he will build them and in a couple of different lengths.  It is a very smooth drawing bow, very "comfortable" to shoot.  I didn't find the performance to be great, not bad by any means, but I've shot other R/D bows that were faster.  Quiet though, and like I said - smooth! and quiet.

I don't have this bow anymore but it sure was a great one to hold and look at.  The workmanship was flawless.  Of course you can see it is black glass with boo limbs and the grip is ebony. The grip is the Hill version of a "locator". Craig did some real magic with a hand polished finish that was out of this world.  The man can build a work of art.  The price isn't bad and he's known for his quick delivery.

[Bill Turner]

That is the best looking Hill "Badger" I've seen.
What are the specs on that bow?

[Jesse Peltan]

Is it true that Howard Hill was experimenting with this design before he died?  I think he found it to be more forgiving than the straight limbed longbow.  I think he liked it better in every way, but I'm not sure.  If this is true though, why aren't a lot of straight limbed longbow shooters shooting this style instead?

[tradlongbow]

Very nice.

Darren

[Jedimaster]

I don't remember the specs but I know it was 60 or 62" and somewhere between 45-50@28".  The shortest he builds, if I remember correctly, is 58" and I probably could have never let it go if it was that length.  It was so smooth and quiet that I could not imagine the 58" being "too short" for my 28" draw.  

I have no knowledge of the history of this design as it relates to Howard Hill.  I do know that hand shock was not a problem.  I'm not much of a longbow shooter and I don't do well with the straight limb design at all - but this is a different animal all together.  Not to be controversial but I don't see how Howard would not have liked it.  It is IMO an "improved design".

I wish I would have taken better pictures for these truly don't do the finish and workmanship justice.  It was slick as polished glass.  I'd also like to reiterate that although it looks radical in design, I did not find it to be a super high performance bow.  Quick enough, but it really shined in how smooth and quiet it was.  I know those things are subjective but I've shot enough bows to feel that the previous statement is accurate (at least as it relates to that particular bow).