What do you use your bows for?

[Predator Man]

LIST YOUR TOP 3 Bows (if you have 3) and the reason you purchased them, or what there setup for.  

For example

1. Predator classic 60" 52@28 - Hunting only

2. Acs CX one piece 66" 47@28 - 3D,  Small game/Deer.

3. Martin Super Diablo 50@28 - Backup bow

[bornagainbowhunter]

1. Robertson Mystikal 66" 67#@28"--hunting
2. Robertson Primal Styk 66" 53#@28"--hunting
3. Pearson Gamester 58" 50#@28"--hunting

I wanted soooo bad to say all my bows were set up to shoot arrows!!  

[Chris Shelton]

1. Greatree Deer master, 60" 55#@28-everything
2. Martin Hunter 62" 70#@28-everything
3. Shakespeare X-21 60" 45#@28-everything

I shoot only 3-d, and I use it for hunting practice, so I shoot my hunting set up, minus the broadheads.  I can shoot the martin, but it still kicks my butt.  It is like a barrett, I can shoot it well, but after like a dozen shots I am done  

[L82HUNT]

1.Widow PSA 58" 60@28- deer elk pig 3d


The rest are so far behind but here they are.
2.Widow PCH 54" 60@28- turkey
3.Widow PAV 62" 57@28- just shoot it for fun.

Have a few other Widows that also just shoot.
And a Bear TD that I use for fish and frogs.

[Jerry Jeffer]

#1 70" 55#@28" yew Mahantango longbow for the time of my life, hunting-stumping A-Z

#2 62" 50#@28" PSE Talon take down recurve originally purchased for hunting, now is my fishing bow.

#3 68" 47#@28" black walnut and hickory Mahantango longbow for tons of fun.

[Chris Shelton]

Originally posted by L82HUNT:
3.Widow PAV 62" 57@28- just shoot it for fun.

Have a few other Widows that also just shoot.
And a Bear TD that I use for fish and frogs.

hmm wish I could afford to have a widow period, let alone one for fun  

[robtattoo]

Morrison Cheyenne - 62" 63#@30" Everything but fishing when I feel like it's a recurve day
Morrison Shawnee - 62" 63#@30" Everything but fishing when I feel like it's a longbow day
Morrison ILF - 62" 61#@30" Fishing & knockabout bow.

[Froggy]

56" 3pc Schafer Silvertip 54@28 for..... Critters
58" Centaur Carbon Elite 53@28 for.. Critters
58" 3pc Schafer Silvertip 53@28 for.. you guessed it,  Critters

Of course also used for a number of 3D shoots, and stumping through the year.  

[LimbLover]

68" Bama Hunter Longbow (Cocobola, Walnut, Padauk) 55# @ 28" for Hunting

68" Bama Hunter Longbow (Bocote, Curly Maple, Maple) 55# @ 28" for 3Ds

That will probably change. The first Bama has taken 3 critters already so I think it is lucky. Its pulling around 60# at my draw and it draws really really smooth.

The second Bama pulls a little bit heavier at around 62# @ 30" and is a faster bow. I just haven't had the chance to hunt with it.

[Spectre]

Fer shootin arras with.


Jus' sayin'

[straitera]

1. Hill Big 5 68"  hunting

2. Hill Big 5 66"  hunting

3. Hill Big 5 70"  hunting

[Maxximusgrind]

Bear supermag 48 60@28
sky longbow 68   60@28
PSE Kudu    58   60@28

Usually use them to scare animals away,but sometimes they just point and laugh.

[Thumper Dunker]

If they don't hunt why have it.All hunting.

[GMMAT]

60" Schafer Silvertip (by Windauer) 52#@29" - Hunting

62" Schafer Silvertip (by Windauer) 50#@29" - Targets/Hunting

58" PSE Kudu 50#@28" - Bowfishing

[ChuckC]

I used a John McDonald RD hybrid longbow to whack a squirrel that was getting away.  

I very often use my bows to launch arrows to scare deer and turkeys and skwerls.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
ChuckC

[vtmtnman]

54@28" 60" Silvertip TD recurve-Hunting,3d,stumping

All the other ones collect dust.

[KentuckyWolf]

Everything.....hunting (large game, small game, etc.), 3D, targets, aerial targets, back scratcher, dumb-bell, stump shooting, reach extender, paper weight, meat tenderizer...you get the idea

[cacciatore]

I can't say just 3 bows only all the other 90s are extremely gelouses,but all can't wait to hunt.

[Predator Man]

Thanks guys.  Trying to get some ideas about what poundage limbs to order for my next bow.  Probably going to be a 3d rig as the riser is phenolic/maple and its heavy.  I saw a few mentions of guys having lighter bows for 3d's

I will, hopefully someday soon, have one new Robertson longbow in the low fifties to be used for killin' dandelions and scarin' ground squirrels and butterflies, and hunting turkeys.