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privet is my new favorite arrow wood here in Pennsylvania.

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archeryrob:
Privit is an invasive plant used for hedges that has gotten away. Its not natural and might be hard for some people to find and some might be overloaded with it. It is a good hardwood and I am sure you will be very happy with it.

Sockrablur:
any pictures of the bush as you find it in the wild? nothing I goggle looks familiar here in NY. I would love to find some to dry and work.

Eric Krewson:
I have tried local privet, perhaps I didn't find the right patch but although I cut straight shoots and dried them well they wouldn't stay straight and were mushy, very easy to bend even though they spined out at 55-60.

Here is a picture of one of my former favorite deer hunting spots after the tornado went through. It was once a perfect place to hunt with huge oaks 3' across the base and a clear forest floor. After the tornado the privet grew like weeds so thick you can't walk through it and 15 feet tall. The hogs moved in and the deer population dropped to almost nothing.

The privet is the tall green stuff on the left, the clear area is a slough that is under water when the Tennessee river and Pickwick lake is brought up to spring and summer pool;

Sockrablur:
Thanks Eric... it looks to be some bushy looking stuff that goes well over 6 feet... maybe I have seen it. another excuse to walk around and not find sheds lol

ntvbowyer1969:
Eric all the privet i have cut dries like a rock. I dry mine from Feb. until the start of August.  After it has been straightened with heat it stays put . Sock,if you do a google search on pics of privet you can search in winter, summer,leaves, and berries.. This will help with the identification all times of the year. Right now they are bare and pics wont help you as much as seeing a bunch of pics throughout the season. The pics i have are all the ones that are already cut. sorry.

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