Kill Markers

[RedStag5728]

Hey guys I was just wondering if anybody here puts a special mark or indication of each kill you've had with your bows? And if so what are your personal identification marks?

I imagine a lot of you have had many kills so you probably don't keep record. But I would like to have an idea of what I can do to personalize and essentially create a 'legacy' with some of my bows.

[papawoody]

I make a slash mark on my bow with a broadhead just above my grip. If I ever make it to five ill put the fifth diagonal.

[Dimondback]

I have been giving this some thought myself lately..I have an india ink fine tip marker that I use to write bow info on the riser after a build...plan to add symbols for buck, doe, squirrel, rabbit, hog, etc...not so much for keeping track of how many but more for story telling when I pass it along to my son/daughter/friend. (That way they know it works too!)    My turkey box calls have knife notches cut in the paddle for each bird that they called in/located...my Lynch has a bunch.

[A.S.]

I don't do it on my bows, but I notch my hunting knife for each kill. My father did this when I was a child. I thought it was a great way to keep track of them, and honor my dad at the same time.

[Birdbow]

Not for every kill, but I draw with a fine tipped art pen some symbol on the belly of the bow - bear track, deer antler, doe track, turkey track, etc. Not professional art, but meaningful to me.

[Littlejake]

I alwasy smear some blood on the riser it wears off after a while but I like to think some of it may soak into it. Just something I do.

[Orion]

I used to cut notches in my risers, but used up too many bows that way.    

[rice]

Had an old martin hunter, every deer, javelina and hog I killed with it I wrote species and date on the belly of the bow with a white art pen. Changed bows and the new custom bow was to pretty to write on. got out of the habit.

Chris Rice

[bowless]

I just save the metal tags that are attached at the weigh in station.

[Beanbag]

Orion, You need to cut smaller notches. LOL!!!

[buckracks7]

I don't count on purpose. I don't want to know.

[S.C. Hunter]

I have not, but wish I had. I think I have only had a couple of pictures made with a animal after the hunt. I wish I had taken more pictures at least. Cameras were big and bulky to take in the field when I was younger, and didn't have a cell phone with a camera during a lot of my ealier hunting years.

[LAMADMAN]

My trad bow mentor, I guess you could say, has a recurve that he marks his kills on with an ink pen I think. Just little slashes of five, but he has about 97 kills marked on this bow, all documented.

When I first stopped at his house he showed me his bows and asked if I wanted to go out back and shoot some. I say sure Ill give it a try. He strings up the bow with all those kills and hands it to me to use. I was very reluctant and asked are you sure you dont mind but he insisted. I guess I was hooked ever since.

[joe skipp]

Nothing on the bow...but over the years I kept this....a partial of all my arrows I found after the kill shot.

[PSUBowhunter]

I put the year and number of deer on the back of my GN quiver.

[RedStag5728]

Haha I like that Joe! My trad bow mentor hammered small brass nails into the riser of his bow. I am looking for a way to make a mark without damaging the bow

[Stumpkiller]

I mark the site with a gutpile.  ;-)


Behind my workbench is a "collection" of heads I have not reused.  Usually I put them back in service; but these are samples of heads of various makes/styles/weights I have used.

   

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

I don't make a mark on my bow but we do keep a score card for the farm  

[ChuckC]

I stopped doing anything like this (marking things) years ago when I was confronted by a friend and fishing / hunting partner.  

We rented a boat on this small lake and were slaying the bluegills.  Wanting to be able to come back to the spot later I reached over and put a big X on the side of the boat.  

My buddy asked what I was doing, and after I explained he burst out laughing and pointed out matter of factly " you dumb ****,  we might not get the same boat next time". . .

Never again
ChuckC

[cecilm]

If I find them I retire them and a few years back started writing what I took on them.