 1bamashooter
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Posted: 11/23/2011 6:29:20 PM
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Posted: 11/3/2010 8:07:16 AM
Here' my Hickory Selfbow, with it's first kill...
My selfmade Bubinga takedown Longbow... 
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Posted: 11/3/2010 8:08:35 AM
The wifes Black Widow takedown, in tulipwood...
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Posted: 11/3/2010 8:13:26 AM
My 11 yr old one owner black widow in action!!!
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Posted: 11/4/2010 1:38:19 AM
Those are some sweet bows I wish I could afford a Black Widow, I really like the homemade one. I think I want a Bear Kodiak Magnum, Koidak Hunter, or Black Panther.
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Posted: 11/4/2010 8:07:42 AM
All good choices!!! I've shot the Bear Montana Longbow some, really like that one!!!
The longbow I built was a Bingham Kit....Alot of fun to build and shoot! Check out the classifieds on tradgang or stickbow dot com....You might find what you need!!!!! |
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Posted: 11/4/2010 11:49:19 AM
Sorry no pics but you can count me into the fold. Hence the handle Tradhntr. I shoot a widow also. I have only been doing it for a few years, but I have killed 2 deer and 2 pigs. I bought a uses Widow. Even the used ones are high though. Like the previous posts mention, check out tradgang and stickbow.com. Also, shoot as many as you can before you buy. If you buy one from one of the bow sights don't be shy to ask for a trial period. The majority of those guys are squared away. I have bought a couple off of there and they have held onto my money order for a few days to make sure I like it. Sorry for the ramble but I love traditional archery. I also have a Pronghorn Longbow and Kodiac Mag. later!!!
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Posted: 11/4/2010 3:12:03 PM
Nice bows all! I roll my own as well. No pics, but I've built and hunted with both recurves and long bows. I even turned my own arrow shafts at one time. Traditional archery is a lot of fun, as long as you don't turn it into some quasi-Native American religious experience.
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Posted: 11/4/2010 3:22:53 PM
Don't have a pic, but I hunt with a Bear Black Bear recurve, mid 70's vintage.
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Posted: 11/19/2010 9:06:48 AM
I used to hunt with traditional bows, but due to a shoulder injury, I gave it up and sold my beloved Palmer Custom Recurve.
 It was very accurate, and shot heavy hunting arrows well. I'd like to try it again, maybe with a 45 or 50 lb draw weight. Maybe it won't bother my shoulder as bad as the 65 lb draw weight did. |
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Posted: 12/31/2010 4:37:44 PM
I hunt with a 1969 vintage Red Wing Hunter. I got it off ebay for about a hundred dollars.
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FiremanBrad
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Posted: 1/3/2011 9:51:53 PM
I've shot a red wing hunter, wish I had one!!!
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Posted: 1/21/2011 10:56:27 PM
I lost alot of my bow pics but here's a few..........
One of my favorite hunting bows. A 60" DAS Hunter. I also have a Black Widow PSAV that I'm quite fond of as well, but no pics on this computer. 
Some bowfishing pics.... Hoyt Gamemaster with Synergy reel... 
Quinn Stallion with AMS Retriever... 
I also have several old Bears, a Martin Hunter, and a Hoyt Helix for Olympic style shooting. Very addicting pastime  |
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Posted: 1/25/2011 8:46:32 PM
I did for 15 years. I shot a Halcomb Rader (made in indiana) past 2 years I have been shooting a compound. Still have my recurve and I am sure I will hunt with it again
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Posted: 1/30/2011 7:43:57 PM
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I have a long bow (80 # Bingham kit.)
Two back surgeries in 2010 (not bow related  ), so I'm uncertain if I will be hitting the woods with it again.  |
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Posted: 3/18/2011 10:40:44 AM
fireman, when you make your take down bows, do you laminate them with fiberglass? I have yet to try it, but I have made a few other bows and I have been wanting a takedown. How do you tiller a bow like that too?
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Posted: 3/18/2011 6:32:01 PM
Yes, it's laminated with glass. It's a kit from Bingham, comes with everything but the form and elbow grease!!!
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Posted: 4/2/2011 12:42:09 AM
I shoot a Bingham longbow also, or rather I did. Haven't shot it since my quadruple by-pass a couple of years ago. Topped off with last year's two back surgeries, and I'm wondering if I'm going to have to switch to a compound.
Riding and roping have been out, also. Enjoy the sticks while you can. |
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Posted: 4/3/2011 9:02:26 PM
Originally Posted By PDrevlt:
I shoot a Bingham longbow also, or rather I did. Haven't shot it since my quadruple by-pass a couple of years ago. Topped off with last year's two back surgeries, and I'm wondering if I'm going to have to switch to a compound. Riding and roping have been out, also. Enjoy the sticks while you can.Build yourself a nice target weight bow til you get back in the saddle!! Hopefully you're healing well!!! |
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Posted: 4/11/2011 4:42:00 PM
I have a recurve that was built by Jeffrey Archery for me. This will be my first year hunting with it.
When I first got interested in archery I went to watch a tournament and see what I could learn. My general observations were: - Compound shooters were into technology. I watched one guy pull to full draw, reach up with his thumb & scratch his ear, then line up his sights and hit the trigger release. These guys tended to be more "serious" and got more upset over missed shots. - Traditional shooters were a stick with a string, an arrow, and a man. Draw and release in a fluid motion, without the aid of modern technology. The biggest thing was that these guys seemed to be having more fun. Lots of joking after flubbed shots and just out for a good time. After that I decided to go with a traditional bow. I realize that the limitations are more severe, and that the odds of me getting a deer to walk within range are greatly reduced, but that's the path I've chosen. And I intend to have as much fun as I can along the way.
I just got an account at TradGang and will see what I can learn from other folks' experience. |
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Posted: 4/11/2011 10:38:29 PM
Welcome to the "family"!!! You've definitely described alot of the 3D shooters out there today!! Tradgang is the place to be for all things traditional, I've made some great friends over there!!
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Posted: 4/18/2011 2:47:10 PM
No pic to add, but a BW 62" PSA shooter here. Love it.
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Posted: 4/20/2011 7:52:06 PM
Originally Posted By jwr6:
No pic to add, but a BW 62" PSA shooter here. Love it. Exotic wood? Love the widders!!! |
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Posted: 5/24/2011 9:34:26 PM
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I wouldn't call myself an archer or traditional hunter yet, but I have started practicing with a traditional recurve. A friends father gave me a Fred Bear Grizzly to learn with. I'm enjoying it so far, but I definitely need alot of work before I try to do anything but shoot in the backyard.
I'm not really interested in modern compound bows. The history of longbows and recurves bows is much more appealing to me...  |
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Posted: 5/25/2011 1:13:55 AM
Tag for more pics
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Posted: 6/4/2011 9:19:28 PM
Me too. I started with a pearson hunter@45 lbs. I shoot Wapiti Bows made by Keith Chastain. They are not beautiful bows, but they are the smoothest bows I've shot and are made to shoot heavy hunting arrows. I've also got a Caribow which is a work of art. but it stacks and is nowhere as smooth as the Wapiti.
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Posted: 6/5/2011 9:57:38 AM
Originally Posted By abbynormal56:
Me too. I started with a pearson hunter@45 lbs. I shoot Wapiti Bows made by Keith Chastain. They are not beautiful bows, but they are the smoothest bows I've shot and are made to shoot heavy hunting arrows. I've also got a Caribow which is a work of art. but it stacks and is nowhere as smooth as the Wapiti. I would like to shoot a Wapiti bow someday! Have heard nothing but good about them!!! |
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Posted: 6/6/2011 2:00:43 PM
I have a Stemmler Archery (Jaguar model) recurve bow, at 50 pounds. It was, from what I can find, made in about 1960 or thereabouts.
Still functions fine, even though I do not, because of bad shoulders. But I can still shoot it if I am careful. |
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Posted: 8/31/2011 4:22:13 AM
Originally Posted By Brohawk:
I have a recurve that was built by Jeffrey Archery for me. This will be my first year hunting with it. When I first got interested in archery I went to watch a tournament and see what I could learn. My general observations were: - Compound shooters were into technology. I watched one guy pull to full draw, reach up with his thumb & scratch his ear, then line up his sights and hit the trigger release. These guys tended to be more "serious" and got more upset over missed shots. - Traditional shooters were a stick with a string, an arrow, and a man. Draw and release in a fluid motion, without the aid of modern technology. The biggest thing was that these guys seemed to be having more fun. Lots of joking after flubbed shots and just out for a good time. After that I decided to go with a traditional bow. I realize that the limitations are more severe, and that the odds of me getting a deer to walk within range are greatly reduced, but that's the path I've chosen. And I intend to have as much fun as I can along the way.
I just got an account at TradGang and will see what I can learn from other folks' experience. You hit the nail on the head. When I got into bow hunting in my late teens, I went to a 3D shoot and observed the same. I had a older compound bow and learned to shoot it without sights due to I hated them rattling loose and couldn't afford a real good sight. The looks disgust I got when the competitive compound shooters saw my rig about made me leave before we even started. None of them folks offered to teach me the rules or offer to let me shoot with their group to show me the course. Luckily, a group of older gentlemen who shot traditional offered to show me the ropes and I had a blast shooting with them. After the shoot, they asked me why I shot with no sights, and I told them. The all offered to let me shoot there bows to see if maybe traditional was for me. I tried them out and really liked it, took up traditional, and made some good friends in the process. Unfortunately, I have been unable to shoot traditional in the few years due to a shoulder injury and have given up archery. Hopefully, I can regain enough strength in my shoulder to take it up again, maybe by stepping down to a lower draw weight, I can still enjoy shooting a traditional bow. |
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Posted: 9/3/2011 11:37:37 PM
No pictures but I shoot a PSE Kingfisher. 50#. Have bowfished with it for years and last fall set it up to shoot regular arrows. Using a release and button to try to get some consistency. Working out well. I have a natural funnel on my property and the one shot it presents is 16 yards.
Hitting a pie plate with most every shot at 16 yards at this point and by the time the crops come out I should be able to do what needs to be done. How far are you folks able to shoot your bows with precision? I can shoot a rifle very well, it seems silly to be proud of hitting a pie plate at 16 yards.  |
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Posted: 9/4/2011 10:05:17 AM
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No pictures but I shoot a PSE Kingfisher. 50#. Have bowfished with it for years and last fall set it up to shoot regular arrows. Using a release and button to try to get some consistency. Working out well. I have a natural funnel on my property and the one shot it presents is 16 yards. Hitting a pie plate with most every shot at 16 yards at this point and by the time the crops come out I should be able to do what needs to be done. How far are you folks able to shoot your bows with precision? I can shoot a rifle very well, it seems silly to be proud of hitting a pie plate at 16 yards. I have to limit my shots as well!! 16 is decent!!! |
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Posted: 9/6/2011 10:04:59 PM
I've passed on alot of shots with the recurve that I definitely would've taken had I been using a compound with sights and release. I feel pretty confident with it out to about 20 yards, if the angle is good. Unless it's in very open woods, that's about all you get anyway, especially early on when the foliage is still heavy.
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Posted: 9/12/2011 8:22:44 PM
I'm getting excited! Saturday morning 3 does walked in front of my blind. I can see it from the house. Consistency at that 16 yards is getting good. Hope to have pictures before long!
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Posted: 11/27/2011 7:23:14 PM
 This is me shooting my PSE Blackhawk and photographing myself to critique my form. |
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Posted: 1/30/2012 7:09:15 PM
No picture, but I've had a Damon Howatt 55# recurve for a couple of years that my wife bought used for me one Christmas. I've got friends who have compounds with sights and triggers who look at my bow and shake their heads, but I've never had a bad time when I'm out shooting my "old fashioned" bow.
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Posted: 1/31/2012 9:39:06 AM
Switched to a long bow in 2000 and archery became fun again.
To each their own, but the sights became boring to me and I found myself shooting a dozen times a year just to see if it was "still on". Trad has me back to a twelve month archer - loving it. I shoot a 60" Elburg Jaguire Special, made in Indiana. I am a member of the Indiana Traditional Bowhunters Association, if anyone near southern Indiana is interested in some fun trad-only 3D shoots, PM me or go to ITBA.org. ––Dan–– |
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Posted: 2/21/2012 3:23:07 PM
Never hunted with a bow. This will be my first year. Im about 90% finished with my first bow. IIRC its white ash backed with sinew and hide glue. I need to get his thing finished up. I'm still tillering it. I used to go out and scrap on it while I smoked. Since I quite smoking in November the tillering process all but stopped. I started scraping on it again last week and hope to finish it soon so I can test it and make sure it doesn't fail under draw. Then I'm going to start on a back-up bow. Im thinking about vine maple. We have alot of vine maple around oregon and people dont get so offended for harvesting like they do with the pacific yew. Pacific yew used to be just another scrub underbrush that was bulldozed down during logging operations and bowers could have their pick. Now because the bark is so important to fight breast cancer its a holy tree that's sacrilege to cut down.
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Posted: 3/15/2012 7:29:35 PM
I switched to Trad in 2002 and hunt with all manner of trad gear. Started with Assenheimer recurves, the shot longbows for a bit before settling on selfbows. I build all my own now, hickory and osage selfbows and glass takedown longbows. I hunt mainly now with selfbows, bamboo arrows and stone points.
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Posted: 4/4/2012 11:26:43 PM
Traditional archery is my main "thing". I hunt every year up at Shrew Haven with Ron LaClair, I write about traditional archery stuff some...
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