Any Shrew Hill owners here

[hardtimes]

Are there any Shrew Hill owners here? I kinda have an itch for a hill style bow. I have been looking at the Shrew Hill and the Hill Crocodile.

I am completely new to Hill style bows. Any thoughts on either of the bows mentioned?  How long of a bow would I need for a 30.5" draw?

Would anyone suggest a different maker?

Thanks for any input
Ray

[SKITCH]

How 'bout Northern Mist!!!   Steve makes amazing bows. Make sure you check them out.

[Goshawkin]

Are they making the Shrew Hill again?

[Green]

Your draw with a Hill bow might be a bit less as you grip them with more heel.  At that length, you'll want a bow 68-70", though.  Lot of great Hill, and Hill style bows up for sale in the classified's right now too.

[hardtimes]

Originally posted by Goshawkin:
Are they making the Shrew Hill again?

Dont know to be honest. I was looking thru the sponsors pages and found the Shrew Hill on Ron's site.

[Rick Butler]

Two Tracks is a sponsor here and Chuck Deschler builds the Echo which is a mighty fine Hill style.  He also builds the Shrew bows now.

[hardtimes]

Thanks Green for the heads up on the classifieds. I ended up picking up the HH Big Five from Tippit. That was perfect timing, the listing was about a hour old.

[nineworlds9]

Me!!  LOVE mine.  Best shooting Hill bow I've tried. Super slender limbs and tiny tips.  The wedge grip is the first straight grip I've tried that I actually shoot well.  I learned that they were a PITA to build.  The story behind the design is special, John Lee helped design them according to the last bows Howard shot.  Awesome Hill bow period.  The real deal.

[Goshawkin]

Modled after the "Blue Duck" bow I think. I almost ordered one when Greg was building them for Ron,wish I did!    
Have to see if Chuck will be building them the same.

[Bob B.]

Getting a Shrew Hill will be a tough chore ... But if you can score one do it!!!

I love mine, it is natural to shoot.  68 inches should do your draw length fine.  This bow is very smooth, incredibly smooth on draw and release, even for a string follow, it is delightfully smooth.  It is also one of the most "intuitive" bows I have ever shot.  Lastly mine weighs about 16 ounces, yet yields surprising performance.  I have shot through a buck @ 17 yards, as well as a 250 pound wild boar, clean through both with woodies.  

The Shrew Hill is a magnificent bow.

Bob.

[LongStick64]

I love mine as well, it has a real nice manner to it.

[evgb127]

Old thread, I know, but I'd love to learn more about Blue Duck and whether these bows are still available.

[nineworlds9]

Originally posted by evgb127:
Old thread, I know, but I'd love to learn more about Blue Duck and whether these bows are still available.

Gregg Coffey was building them.  They were very difficult to build (super slender deep core limbs) and eventually he stopped.  Gregg has since moved on from building for Ron and now offers a Hill-style bow called the American under his Java Man line.  While not quite as radical as the Shrew Hill bows, it is still a fine example of a Hill style bow and no doubt uses a few tricks Gregg learned building the Shrew Hills.  I think they are somewhat rare as I don't think he built all that many.  I had a superb right handed one that I should have never sold.  Honestly the best part of them for me aside from the slender limbs was the grip, which could be duplicated in my opinion.  It was well over 2 1/4" deep, and very narrow across the belly, so you were forced to hold it a certain way.  Good luck in your search for one on the used market.

[Ari_Bonn]

I thought chuck developed the shrew hill with help from john lee and blue duck?

[Trout man]

Chucks New shrew style  bow 58" Ogemaw is as nice a bow as you ever could shoot.Its really quiet stable and fast too.

[David Mitchell]

I have owned many "Hill style" longbows including a Shrew Hill which didn't stay on my rack long.  The Two tracks Echo is a fine example of that style, but you absolutely can't go wrong with a Hill from Howard Hill Archery or Jim Belcher's American model.

[nineworlds9]

Originally posted by Ari_Bonn:
I thought chuck developed the shrew hill with help from john lee and blue duck?

Nope that would be Gregg.  Chuck took over for Ron after that.

It seems lots of times when someone is either positive or critical of Hill style bow, they are mostly influenced by the grip.  It can lead to disinformation, because not all shooters have the same form, the same hand size, or even the same approach to the grip.  If someone shoots a Hill style bow with straight arm hard lock up form, they are going to feel a completely different bow than Howard Hill would.

[evgb127]

I doubt that I'll ever have the pleasure to shoot one, but does anyone know the measurements of the grip? Or how about the origin of the name Blue Duck?

[Ron LaClair]

That's Blue Duck on the left. Made by John Lee, he named it after the half breed Renegade in the movie Lonesome Dove.