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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: kevinsmith5 on January 08, 2013, 05:41:39 pm

Title: willow shoot shafts?
Post by: kevinsmith5 on January 08, 2013, 05:41:39 pm

The river willow in my yard has some long straight shoots. Worth cutting and drying or useless?

Title: Re: willow shoot shafts?
Post by: bubby on January 08, 2013, 06:00:21 pm

saw a guy on tv kill a nice deer with one, other than that I don't know, Bub

Title: Re: willow shoot shafts?
Post by: iowabow on January 08, 2013, 06:27:03 pm

Funny thing I cut a pile of them and found that they were too thick for my 60 # bow once spined. Now I am hunting now with a 46# bow with a milkweed string. I was able to use it because now they are the correct diameter and wt. The picture is me in the stand in real time.

Title: Re: willow shoot shafts?
Post by: Sparrow on January 08, 2013, 06:32:15 pm

 Nice !  Looks like you hunt in "Bow wood" country.  '  Frank

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Post by: iowabow on January 08, 2013, 06:35:56 pm

Yep 45 ac of bow wood every where. Gun Doc coming in march to help thin it out.