Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: 1/2primitive on September 11, 2007, 11:34:37 pm
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So... what's everyone's hunting bow, arrows, ect. look like this year? I wanna see some other people's, and I'll get a picture of mine up soon.
Sean
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Give me a few days 8)
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Me to,I have about 7 bow that I want to hunt with and probably will,just got to decide witch one to start with.All my bows shoot about the same and all shoot the same arrows so I am good there.
Pappy
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Same here,,,,,,,,, give me a day or so.
Dick
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Oh, to have the problems of Pappy and Dick,when it comes to hunting.....Auggie.
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Here are a couple of photos of what I am using this year. The first one shows my workshop in back of the house. I usually have a minimum of four bows hung up here with at least 5 dozen arrows. My short target range is off to the right about 30 yards. When the leaves are down and I climb on the roof I can see 300 yards to the other end of the property. Yea your right, I can see them comming a long way off. The other photo shows the two bows I have been practicing with. The one on the right is an Osage self bow, 58#. the other is a 70# flat bow. The other photo shows this years stock of hunting arrows. They are purple heart footed Cedar. I'm ready. Now to find the critters.
Dick
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Looks good Dick! Nice place to work on your stuff - good lookin bows, and look at all the arrows :o. Now I need to get some ready, and also need to %#^% or git off the pot with your footing jig ;D.
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Nice gear Dick, Really like the osage bow and your arrows. Kenneth
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Hey Cowboy. Like I said no rush on the jig. Actually if you take a dozen shafts, and set up the jig on a drill press table, I use a piece of aluminum angle clamped to the table to guide it, it only takes about an hour to grove them. You are then finished with the jig. Now comes the tedious part, filing the groves smooth etc. You can now make footed shafts at your leisure. Like I said I will do a how to when I get the jig back.
LJ I think one of the arrows I gave you is in that bunch. They fly real good out of that Osage bow.
Well it is 5:58 and I am going out to the ground blind and see what is up. Should be a nice day.
Dick
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Nice lookng set up Dick,Not many arrows for the season ,you must be a much better shot than I am ;D ;D.I usually have at least a couple of dozen.I stick a lot in the mud ya know. ;D Nice
looking bows and love the shop ,reminds me of mine.Good luck and shoot straight. :)
Pappy
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Nice stuff Dick, I must be poor I only have 5 arra's with broad heads. Gonna have to make em count.
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Dang, I get tired just thinking about carying that big old knife. ;D Nice group of hunting arrows.
Pappy, shoot the field tips in the mud and save the good arrows for deer and turkey. ;) Justin
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Thanks guys for the compliments. The building is a workshop but I do my bow and arrow stuff in the cellar. I have one of the unusual homes with a cellar in this region. The "Block house" as we call it has my machine shop, 14 inch lathe, milling machine, presses, welding equipment etc. I also do the long rifle building in there as well as knives etc. It is a nice outbuilding to have to "get away" and immerse yourself. Also the two back windows open onto the deer infested ;D back 40. Just kidding about the deer infestation. On my way out this morning I jumped two doe's munching on my clover. Man looks like I need to get out at 4:30 I guess. That 125 yards to the hunting grounds is a long haul. ;)
Justin that big Bowie on the arrows is one I hafted for a friend in silver and burl wallnut. He had some Damascus blades and asked if I would do it for him on a swap for two other blades. Hey why not. Life is good, right Pappy.
Dick
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Here's waht I got so far: 62" sinew backed hickory D, 3 26" long trade point mounted sourwood arrows with Eastern two fletch. My best shooting, hardest hitting, nicest looking set up I've ever shot (including the store bought bows arrows and points) :).
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I'll try to get my pictures up this weekend.I'll hunt with my sinew backed osage,and bamboo backed osage,and a pretty little reflex/deflex,boo backed osage C.Cade made and turkey hunt with a nice little 'sage bow Marvin made.Three of them were BOM's.And Pappy,I counted up all my arrows,227,that ought to be enough. ;D
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Ah Eddie don't be modest really. You will only need 225 or so. ;D
Dick
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Yes it is Dick,Looks like you are off to a good start.
Pappy
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OK Sean, here ya go ;D. I was waitin on the arra's - finally got em done, shew!! This is all I have been able to muster thus far. Don't have a quiver - will just have to do like Jamie this year and have two in the hand and one on the string - course should only need one right?, yeah right. Will prolly use the hic bow - it packs a littel more punch. Wish I had an osage....
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Opening day,Sunday,and Monday,ant decided on the quiver yet.I swap around a lot as you
can see. ;D ;) I plan to start with my little sinew backed bow if it ant raining,then I will probably go with something else. :)
Pappy
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Pappy - you got more bows, arra's, quiver's than you can shake a stick at. Like that little bow, don't recall ever seeing that one, good luck huntin!
That's some nice artwork on the bow and arra's Jamie - what kind of string is that?
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Thanks cowboy,I posted it last year sometime,It is a sweet little bow,took 2 deer with it last year
it handles good from a stand.The only problem was the sinew came up on the tip when I would get it wet so I trimmed the sinew back about 4 inches and put some horn tips on it so that should
take care of that problem.Very nice set up jamie,looks deadly. :)
Pappy
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Real nice set ups everyone, I would get pictures of mine, but I don't know where the camera charger/transfer dock is..... try to get them tomorrow. :P
Sean
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Here's what I'm using. 50# white ash board bow, 2 shoot nutters, 5 trade points made with metal from VB, first 3 are mounted on cane from bob, last 2 are
homemade ash shafts, all are fletched with eastern turkey. And of course Dane's custom bow sock.
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Looks like you are ready to Dana.Nice looking set up.
Pappy
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All right, I finally got the pictures, here they are. I'm shooting my Osage character bow, with a few modifications to it, some of you might have seen it at Mojam.
The arrow in the picture is the first I have made for this fall, it's my hog arrow >:D. It weighs just under 600 grains, a ton for my 46 lb 24" draw bow! If I get close, though, it'll do the job better than a lighter one. The head is out of metal from VB, great stuff!
btw, after modification, the above mentioned bow (the same one I did the build-along for) is 58" long, 46lb@24" and shoots better than any of my other bows I've made yet.
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Sean
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Nice rig there Dana! Man, those Tonkin shafts from Bob are the real deal - I'm already dreamin of the next set I'll make out of it. Looks like you got some killers there - and of course Dane's bowsock ;D.
Your's is lookin deadly too Sean, love that osage! May we all take some critters with em this season - good luck!
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1/2primitive,
Was looking at your set up and wondered what the silencer looking tuft of fur at the nock was for???
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I just added it to go further towards silencing the bow, as I had a hog jump the string last year (even though I wasn't going to hit him anyway... :P....).
So I think from that experience I'm a bit overly cautious this year. ::)
Sean
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Here's my equipment for this year. It is a White Ash bow that pulls 62 pounds @ 28" with beaver fur silencers. I have 2 nutter flu flu arrows for squirrels and rabbits. I have 4 arrows with tradepoints made from bandsaw blades from VB. The arrows are all made of red osier doqwood that was soaked in Watco oil with self nocs. The trade points are tied on with sinew from my archery killed deer from last year. This is my first year hunting with all traditional gear and am very excited. I have been out one morning so far and had 2 bucks within 15 yards, but couldn't get a clear shot at the big one (a very nice 8 pointer). Of course the little fork horn buck provided plenty of opportuities, but I just couldn't shoot him with the big one standing there. So far it's been a great year.
It sure is fun seeing everyone elses hunting gear.
Mike
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Nice looking set up Mike,I love the quiver.
Pappy
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Love the grain in that Ash (on belly side) purty bow :). Looks like all you need is a target.