Ordered my first custom bow. Wild Horse Creek Kestrel! (PICS ADDED PAGE 2)

[leftyfred]

Mike is ok, I mean he is super nice, but every time he comes by to go fishing, I never get the invite?  Probably says more about me than him!
LF

[cbCrow]

Can anyone tell me how to get in touch Mike,I've googled it and nothing coming back?

[Horsey]

Nice one, Leftyfred, I'll remember that.  By the way, Pokerdaddy's Kestrel has some of that special myrtle I had you send me as limb veneers...pretty stuff.

--Mike

[Horsey]

cbCrow - I sent you a PM.

--Horsey

[Pokerdaddy]

It's here!  My first custom:  a Wild Horse Creek Kestrel by Mike Dunnaway.  58" 53@28.  Myrtle and wenge riser, myrtle limbs over red elm cores.  Black micarta, myrtle and wenge tips.  Brown beavertail grip.  Mike also includes a custom arrow footed with the riser woods, and I also had Mike send some knife handle scales made from the riser wood.

I just got her tonight, but I've already put about 100 arrows through her.  So far she's liking 29" GT 35/55's with 225 up front, and 30" 2117's with 175 up front.  I haven't yet moved the nock point from where Mike had it and I took the brace height to 7.5" and started getting to know her.

At first glance the grip may look different than most other longbow locator grips...because it is!  I'll be honest, for the first few minutes I was contemplating having Mike reshape the grip, but after spending a little time with her I'm really liking it.  It is just simply different from my other locators, but still gets me to a comfortable, repeatable place.

[LookMomNoSights]

Looks sweet!  Good luck with her!    

[katman]

Looking good, especially the veneers. Have fun and congrats.

[mountain lion]

Sweet lookin bow man, I love mine and wouldn't trade it for the world. You made a great choice, enjoy!!!

[Hermon]

Great looking bow.  I know you will enjoy it.

[archeryx]

Nice looking rig!  I love mine as well.  I'm only about 20 minutes from him and he is on the way to one of my new prospective hunting spots.  That may not be good for my wallet.  

[Paul/KS]

I shot my Hawk at the Sunflower Games last month and got a gold medal in the 3D competition with it.

Go Team Wildhorse Creek..!  

[DGW]

Mike makes great bows! Looks like you have a great one.
I have one of the rare t/d longbows that has taken a lot of animals and will never be for sale. Good luck with yours!

[Shakes.602]

Thats a Beauty!! Congrats!!  

[NBK]

GREAT choice of woods.  If I had a "style" that would be it.  How you liking the short longbow compared to all the longer ones you've been shooting lately?

[riverrat 2]

Good looking bow P.D. rat'

[Kevin Winkler]

Mike, Glad you like your new Kestral! I met you at Mike's Booth at Compton's when you where ordering that bow.

I was pretty sure you would like it! I love mine.

Kevin

[Pokerdaddy]

This bow is a beautiful, deadly work of art.  Unfortunately, between the time I ordered it and now I've fallen in love with 66" mild R/D longbows, and I just can't seem to get used to shorter bows again.  I'm listing this one for sale in the classifieds, hoping she goes to a good home.

Mike and his bows are top shelf, but I'm just not a 58" shooter at this time.  I'll definitely try out his Vision and Hawk models next time I see him.

[archeryx]

Andrew,  Saw that you are getting a longer bow when I was in there today.  I ordered another 58" Kestrel.  Got to see a couple of my buddies bows while I was there.  So, I snapped some pics and will rub it in that I got to hold them first. HAHA

Mike is an upstanding dude.  Except when he roped me into some manual labor while I was there. LOL  

[Archie]

That's a real purty bow, with nice lines, and the grip looks great, too.  Hope she's a real shooter for you!

[187BOWHUNTER]

thats a beautiful bow, congrats