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I've not shot geese out of the air...
But I shoot a lot of movers in practice. Walking deer are a gimmie.
Its going to take a serious commitment on your part. Its similar to shotgunning in the fact that you can't buy your way in. But its going to take a couple years of dedicated practice before you hook up on anything. When and if it happens for you, its going to make you a very happy man.
I'm Irish...
Of course I know how to patch drywall
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Is that an old Herters bow on the bottom of the rack? My dad had quite the collection of Herters bows.....still has one of them.
Retired and Loving It!! ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
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[quote=MnFn]I have a few. My two favorites now are both longbows - a Pronghorn and a Shrew Classic Hunter. I saw the pic with the black, red and leather bow sleeve and knew it was protecting a "Shrew" I have one that Gene Wensel owned and have a pic of him with the bow with a dandy 8 point whitetail.
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Been hunting with traditional stuff since the '60's. Carried a compound for 1 year in 1980, didn't care for it. I make most all my equipment and hunt with a bamboo back and belly Maple longbow and an Osage static recurve. They work well as long as I stay within my effective shooting range, usually under 20 yards. My wife, a couple of pals and myself have been putting on a Traditional Archery Pheasant Shoot for over 20 years, have about 65 folks showing up the past several years. Lots of fun and laughs, not many birds killed. Here's a link if you'd like to read about it. You can click on a tab in left hand corner for additional pictures. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/86725042.html
It's a good day for something.
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used to do am annual pheasant shoot with the Trad Bowhunters of MD.
A lot of fun to get a group of trad guys together and try wing shooting.
Had a shrew and traded it for a Border Bow. Ron LeClair makes a nice bow
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Nice buck.Rifle loonies would die to shoot a buck like that one What heads do you shoot? Been hunting with traditional stuff since the '60's. Carried a compound for 1 year in 1980, didn't care for it. I make most all my equipment and hunt with a bamboo back and belly Maple longbow and an Osage static recurve. They work well as long as I stay within my effective shooting range, usually under 20 yards. My wife, a couple of pals and myself have been putting on a Traditional Archery Pheasant Shoot for over 20 years, have about 65 folks showing up the past several years. Lots of fun and laughs, not many birds killed. Here's a link if you'd like to read about it. You can click on a tab in left hand corner for additional pictures. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/86725042.html Been hunting with traditional stuff since the '60's. Carried a compound for 1 year in 1980, didn't care for it. I make most all my equipment and hunt with a bamboo back and belly Maple longbow and an Osage static recurve. They work well as long as I stay within my effective shooting range, usually under 20 yards. My wife, a couple of pals and myself have been putting on a Traditional Archery Pheasant Shoot for over 20 years, have about 65 folks showing up the past several years. Lots of fun and laughs, not many birds killed. Here's a link if you'd like to read about it. You can click on a tab in left hand corner for additional pictures. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/outdoors/86725042.html
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Shot the moose with 2 blade Journeyman and the deer with the 3 blade Wensel Woodsman. The longbow is 51#'s at 28" and the recurve is 52#'s at 27" I have a pretty big stash of old Forgewood shafts that I use and the total weight of arrow with broadhead is 625-635 grains.
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I started out with recurves in the 50's and started deer and hog hunting with them in the early 60's. Went to compounds in late 70's and just got back to recurves in 2010. Bought a Quinn Stallion and killed a buck and doe with it this season on some public land that boarders my place in Southern Illinois (Shawnee National Forest). I just ordered a new bow this month from Kirk at Big Foot Archery, a 45lb Sasquach recurve T/D at 64". Tried to use materials to get as much speed out of it as possible since I can't pull much weight anymore with all my heart problems and old age. Triple carbon with foam limb core, no veneers (carbon) footed zebrawood riser. Should be about May when completed.
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Been busy for a few days, sorry I am so late. The bottom bow is a Root bow my Dad bought in 1966 or '67. He was having trouble pulling his 56 Lb recurve due to a bad shoulder, so bought this to hunt deer with. It is right at 40 lbs and I think 66" long.
I shot a season of league competition with it, but never hunted with it. I was the only trad shooter there.
I bought the Shrew directly from Ron Leclair, and it was a great experience just to talk about the Shrew Classic and what wood arrows he recommended for it. Really enjoyed the whole experience.
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This 100 grain three blade was shot into a mature northern whitetail at a distance of about 7-8 feet as he ran by me. I have since switched to 160 grain broadheads, mainly Stos, but do have some Wensel heads that I like as well. Here is shot of my Shrew Classic Hunter's grip. I like it a lot.
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If you like to do things �old school,� it doesn�t get much better than traditional archery. The bow and arrow have been around for thousands upon thousands of years. This tool has served men as a way of providing food, protection, and recreation since its creation.
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Some beautiful bows here. Thanks for all the pictures. Makes me want to get back to shooting arrows again.
Save an elk, shoot a cow.
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Rudy, When I saw your post I kinda figured it was you. Gerry Fiegl here, Good to see you're hangin around
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Hi Gerry, Good to hear from you as well.
PM sent
Last edited by rudyc; 02/12/12.
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Burch, Where did you take the rays? I LOVE bowfishing!
Ed
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Ed,
We went after the rays in brackish waters of Maryland, while visiting a good friend there.
Mike
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Live about 10 miles from Big Jim.....you will love his bows, they are top notch and shoot like a dream.
You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.
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I've got a couple of longbows. The one I deer hunt with is a #50 Tomahawk SS. 30" CE Heritage 150's with 175 gr Woodsman Elite or Zwickey Delta. Just recently acquired my first recurve. Its a Bear Kodiak Mag. #55...Anxious to start working with it. Ken
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