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Who runs long bows here ? Always enjoy spot and stalk speed goats ...

Benner Custom long bow

Congrats on the goat! That's gotta be tough with a stickbow.
Been using longbows for years on Arkansas whitetail and smallgame but last three or four years using an Osage selfbow that I built.
Bob

Congratulations!
I've shot a few speed goats with a compound. Can't imagine the difficulty with a long bow.

I like to shoot 3D with longbow and recurve but I honestly don't bow hunt much. I've only killed one coyote and a few squirrels with my stickbows. I shoot everything from a 70" ILF target bow to a bamboo backed Osage that I made. I basically like to shoot everything that a man can shoot.

shot more squirrels than anything else. but did get a mule deer 5 x 5 a wile back . B Ferguson 68 # ( thors hammer ) cedar shaft and snuffer b-head. sorry can't do pics.

Took these two about 10 years ago with my recurve...Now I shoot a RER long bow, javelina is all I've taken with it so far.

I forgot to add that my main hunting bow is a Black Widow PLX 62" 55lb @28. I draw about 29". The bow has no red in it. The riser is all black glass,no wood, and it has Olive ash veneers on the limbs. It's a good looking bow with the black contrasting the light veneers. I also sometimes hunt with a Dala which is a 17" riser with ILF carbon maple limbs. Those limbs have no glass and are very fast and quiet.

I hunt w a Blackwidow recurve, a '72 HF1225.
It's 60" so is a "long bow" to me I prefer a 58" recurve for hunting.
Proly get a 56" PCH for X mas.

My Dwyer Endeavor r/d longbow has killed most of my critters (elk, deer, hogs, rabbits, squirrels, coyote) but it's getting a bit heavy for my old man shoulders. I'll probably be taking it this elk season but when it gets cold and I'm hunting deer I will drop down to low-mid 40's with a Sarrels Sierra, Holm Made Osprey or a nice Sandy Biles custom.

Not too much with longbows but I shoot recurves quite a bit. Currently shooting a Hoyt Satori. Hope to put this guy in the freezer in about 30 more days.


Congrats on the antelope. I have yet to connect on an antelope with Trad gear. Had one step to the side and watch the arrow go by at 20 yards - quick is an understatement!

That is very impressive hunting sir! Literally hunting in it's purest form. Nice job.

Currently using compound and crossbows, but I started out with longbow and recurve. Took deer with them, long before using a shotgun. I shoot instinctive, (no sights), and do not hold at full draw as most do, but draw and fire as one motion. Never used a release in my life.
Nice to see other Archers.

Great pics ! Thanks for sharing.

Have a great friend that shoots a Black Widow Recurve. Killed a whopper of an elk with it !

Sendero, that's great!
I also use a long bow, or did before my shoulder joint started to hurt. I have only killed one antelope ever with my bow. Sneaking up on an antelope is a REAL hunt. I think myself blessed when I do it, but only one time was I successful with a bow. I did kill a few at very close range with firearms, (one so close the muzzle blast knocked some hair off) but if I'd had the bow I have to admit I am sure the draw motion would not have allowed me to kill them. So I commend you highly.
My 2 bows are bamboo/glass laminate, made by Tim Meggs from Mound House Nevada, and I shoot compressed cedar shafts, feather fletched, and 190 grain Grizzle broad heads. Most have hit dirt, not meat.

I have a Sandy Biles longbow. I love it. I'm a poor shot but improving 😄
Congratulations on the pronghorn. It takes ALOT of patience to get with in longbow range. I'm a little envious.

I shoot a Sarrels longbow. Pronghorn with a longbow is an accomplishment!

I shoot a Jerry Hill 60" Longbow, 29" cedar arrows with 5" shield cut feathers, glue on Zwickey Eskimos or Magnus 2 blade broadheads.

Ed

Congratulations, it's nice to see other stickbow shooters here.

I have several of Herb Melands three piece take down Pronghorns and love them.