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Hawkdancer:
All of the above, and it also depends on where you are.  Things dry out faster in low humidity regions, like the high plains, mountains and deserts.  Good luck and have fun!
Hawkdancer

Buckskinner:
I was in your shoes in January, cut down a hickory (as Pat stated, Pecan is in hickory family) and cut into staves. Took 2 staves and cut out profile of bow and thinned to about 3/4" on the limbs.  I placed them above the furnace in my shop and weighted them every couple days until they stopped losing weight.   I have a log of it somewhere, I think it took about 6 weeks to stop losing water weight.  You being in pecan country, I'm sure you can find a warm spot, one that's not real humid might be the challenge...

gutpile:
depends on where you live.. if down south with high humidity a year minimum on hickory split or  6 months inside roughed out.. out west maybe 3 months.. gut

George Tsoukalas:
While you wait make a board bow. Info on my site. Link is above. Jawge

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