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How problematic are white bow limbs?
BowEd:
There's an old saying black bows make good turkey bows.That's shooting from inside a blind with a black background.I won't be in a tree with a white bow.No matter how fast it is.Both turkey and deer are motion oriented critters and deer when their nose confirms their suspicion are gone.You got the bow[a nice one] to do the job and plenty of time shooting to marry up with it.Hope your year is prosperous.
Accipiter:
Thanks for all the input guys. I ended up putting on some charcoal dust mixed in rubbing alcohol, and then smudged it by hand. Its darkest about 6" from the handle and then fades to natural close to the tips. Definitely makes the bow blend in more, and looks pretty good I think! Now I just need to wait until my batch of tru-oil arrives and then I can get to the real work - getting my accuracy up!
stickbender:
You can buy camo gauze tape, to put on your bow, or just make your own. You can go to a tractor supply, or any ag store, that sells horse supplies, and get the leg wraps. The come in colors, and are three times the length of the Coban you buy in the drug stores, and only around 3 dollars or so vs. the five or so for the small roll at the drug store. You can get the green, and then use a magic marker, to add black stripes, and blotches, and other colors to camouflage your bow with out permanently changing the color of your bow. Like they said, movement, and scent, is the key alert sensory alarms. The leg wraps, are just Coban, but with different colors, as opposed to the single color of dark tan, of Coban. Coban, is used by emergency personnel, to wrap splints, bandages, etc. and it sticks to itself. Great stuff to have in your back pack, as it has multiple other uses, besides emergencies. Like blister protedction. I have several of the leg wraps, in my truck, back packs, and in the house. Good luck with your hunts!
Wayne
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