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Hunting and shooting with the English longbow
Fitzcarraldo:
Who here hunts with the English longbow as their go-to bow? I mean the later style Victorian ones, not the bend-through-the-handle medieval warbows. My cousin and I are looking at switching over to the ELB completely. I really love the look and elegance of them.
So, I'd love to hear about your thoughts and experiences with shooting, and especially ground hunting, with the ELB. There must be a few people here who do so!
Thanks!
Pat B:
I have hunted with an ELB(70" w/ horn nocks) from a tree stand. From the ground would be an ideal situation as long as the brush isn't too thick.
huntertrapper:
an older issue pf PA a guy hunts with one...i would if i had or made one nothing wrong with that. go for it brother. good luck
Kegan:
I've used semi-ELB's a good bit for hunting. They're what I've carried for two years now (hunting from the ground). Not really true ELB's because I don't have yew or horn, but I like them. My current go-to bow is a white oak semi-ELB with a built up leather handle (which I need to post pictures on here soon enough).
For their ease of construction and stability, I'll always have a soft spot for them :).
Fitzcarraldo:
Thanks for the responses so far.
Kegan – mine won't be a yew longbow most likely, since I want to try my hand at building an ELB. Since I've never had much woodworking talent, I think it'd be an awful shame for someone like myself to butcher a nice yew staff.
How do you find the white oak to perform? Is it backed with anything? How long have you had that bow?
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