Short Recurves?

[DXH]

What is the shortest practical recurve you can get and who makes it?
Looking for a bow for treestand hunting

[Altiman94]

Little Suckling makes two versions of a 44" recurve.  Bear makes a 48" bow.  Two Tracks makes a 50" bow.  Lots of choices out there.  How short do you want to go?  You'll hear mixed reviews from the guys on ease of shooting shorter bows.  

I personally haven't had any issues with my 56" bow Lee out of an ameristep blind or a climbing treestand.

[Bill Skinner]

Super Mag 48 is a great bow.  If you are going to a shorty, drop about 5 pounds from what you shoot now.  Bill

[LongStick64]

Don't know if I'd go shorter than my 54" Saluki Turk.

[chopx2]

Dan Toelke from montanabows makes a very quiet 52" recurve that is comfotable to shoot even at 29" draw. I have one for blind hunting.

I also just picked up a 1974 Bear Kodiak Magnum 52" for bow fishing as it has a bushing in the riser already.

[DannyBows]

TWO TRACKS makes a 50" Ambush Bow. I just got one recently and can vouch that it's an excellent bow.

[Stumpkiller]

What is the shortest practical recurve you can get and who makes it?

Depends on your draw length, finger diameter and how much finger pinch you can tolerate.

[Jesse Minish]

48" or 52" Cascade Golden Hawk or Night Hawk Mags

[Matt Green]

Gene Sanders in Dallas GA makes a very nice bow - the longest one he makes is 60 inches and just a few days ago he told me he couldn't keep up with the demand for his 52 inche bows. Can't find a negative word about 'em. Another couple of guys are building bows and getting help from Gene. You can look at a picture of some of his bows at appalachianbows.com (far right pic is Gene's bows).
matt Green

[Gordon martiniuk]

Jack Kempf makes the Kwyk Styk 52" the Stealth 52" or is it called the Trophy Hunter Jack was telling me the other day he used to call all his bows the Trophy Hunter now he has names as the Raven the Stealth the Little Grizzly  Kwyk Styk and Trophy Hunter Long Bow and a couple more I cannot think of  the Names of  (yes Jacks short bows) shoot very well weather it is a short Little Grizzly flat bow or one of the Recurves they all shoot very well, Pete Ward did a review on Jacks short Little Grizzly

[Raging Water]

I have a Bear Super Magnum. 48" 85# at 28". It shoots real well. I love it for shorter range shots (15-18 yards)

I have a 52" 52 pound Ben Pearson, at my 27" pistol grip draw it is smooth and accurate and faster than my Hill longbow of the same poundage.  I am going to sell it, because my brain does not like pistol grips.  I have to think to much about what I am doing, fine for targets, but unpredictable as to what flinch I will invent with buck fever brewing when hunting.  I thought I wanted a 48" bow, but for me it was slower and touchy.

[Danny J]

My 54" Treadway Black  
Forest is my go to short bow and shoots pretty much as nice for me as my longer bows. My 1965 Kodiak Magnum is a shooter for me also. But I have a short 27" draw. The guys with longer draws, as mentioned above, might find things quite abit different I have heard.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

54" Shrew Li'l Favorite

[crotch horn]

Lost Creek bows come in 52 or 54" & are great bows.

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Gene Sanders out of Dallas,GA makes a really sweet 52" Takedown Recurve.

[sar]

I haven't seen one of the little sucklings, but I have an original KT44 and it's a great bow.  it is TINY.   I'd be happy with it on deer size game to 20 yards...big pig maybe a bit closer.

[granpa]

Cascade Archery makes them down to 48" in TD Recurves and also makes a 56" longbow, Steve is the "Guru" of short bows.

[Arwin]

St.Joe River makes real nice 54 and 56 inch recurves.  

[Hogcoots]

I live about 10 minutes from Gene Sanders. He just finished a 52" 3 piece takedown for a shop bow. Absolutely beautiful and will flat out fling an arrow. I want it but need to wait until after the first of the year before I can get the funds. I own 2 of Gene's bows, a 56" and a 54" and couldn't be happier.  A good guy to deal with as well.