hunting with old or vintage bows ?

[moleman]

Just wondering how many of you hunt with old or vintage bows? If so what are they? Pics if you like.  

[stickem1]

I still take out my Ben Pearson Cougar that my step dad gave to me. He bought it when he was a senior in high school. (late 60's) Shoots great, just stacks a little at my 30" draw.

[OldSkoolArcher]

Check out this thread:

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=004982

[Pointer]

Killed my last buck with a '74 Super Kodiak...Hunted part of this year with a '70 Super K...I love those old bows..

[Bishop]

I'm doing it this late season:
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=111499;p=1#000009

Will post an update Saturday night.

[moleman]

Looks like I should have looked a little closer before posting.
I didnt realive there was a similar thread in the collector/history forum.
My Bad.  

[Whip]

No, not bad at all.  Love the old bows and any threads about them.  This fall has been spent with a Damon Howatt Super Diablo for me.  They are great shooting bows that will stack the arrows as eell as I am capable.
I wonder if some of the bows being built today will be considered treasures 40 or more years from now?

[ksbowman]

I love shooting the older bows and my go to bows are a 69' Pearson Mercury Marauder td and a 68' Wing Thunderbird. Both are great shooters and I love shooting them.

[moleman]

Treasures indeeed Whip.
One of my favorite bows is a 53 Pearson Javalina 53 @ 28,it goes afeild with me quite often.Kinda like carrying a piece of history.  

[ron w]

I went with my 67 Kodiak and some cedars with razorheads this fall!

[b44mag]

my recurve is a 1968 and so am i. bear bearcat its in better shape than i am. great old bow
66in. 48# @28
hunted with it this year.

[joe skipp]

Browning Cobra...my spring turkey hunting bow.

[Lonala]

58"58# Wing Red Wing Hunter Aloha

[Bishop]

Nice Joe. Browning was never shy about using nice looking woods.

[bk_tradguy88]

Most of this season I have gone afield with my '83 silver anniversary Black Widow. I have grown quite fond of it.
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[ARflatbower]

I recently stumbled on to a 1970 Herters recurve that had never even been braced, looking forward to hunting with it

[wollelybugger]

Most of my bows are 20 years plus old, hunting this second season with a 1954 Bear Griz static recurve and some old Bear arrows that are over 40 years old.

[monterey]

Have not used it in a few years, but one of my favs is a Damon Howatt Cavalier static recurve.  Smooth and fast.  Don't know how old it is but is obviously pre-Martin.  

Also have a beautiful Damon Howatt Monterey That was a companion for a long time but one of the kids caught the tip in a car door.  Made a funny sound and then split down the limb one day while shooting.  :(    That bow has very fragile limb tips so I guess it was bound to happen eventually.

[Bald Spot]

Right now my oldest bow is a 1956 Howatt Diablo.  Shoot it fairly regularly.  My go to recurve is a 62 Howatt Hunter and my main practice bow is a late 50's Root.  I shoot all of them without any regard for age, in other words, just like they were new bows.  Cold (around 0'), rain, hot summer days....

[TOEJAMMER]

My Jack Howard Gamemaster purchased from Jack in the mid-60's.
The oldest used on occasion is one I purchased about 1954 or 1955, a Gelco 800.