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Title: i got him! (PICS)
Post by: shapeshifter on September 03, 2006, 04:19:00 PM
well, after a summer of scouting and two nights of hunting i shot the buck i was after yesterday evening. the best part was i shot him with a longbow i built as well as various other gear. the shot was 12 yards steeply quartering away. you can see the exit wound in the pics (heart shots are hard to keep clean for pictures). the arrow never slowed down after it passed through him and he never even knew he was hit. he trotted out into the field  and died just a few feet from where the pics were taken (he went just over 100 yards). hope you enjoy the pics.....hope to have an elk and bear soon!
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Post by: adkmountainken on September 03, 2006, 04:24:00 PM
HOLY COW!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!! thank you so much for sharing, now i'm pumped!!!!
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Post by: Philip Morris on September 03, 2006, 04:24:00 PM
Nice deer and gear.  

Phil
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Post by: OK_Jake on September 03, 2006, 04:27:00 PM
Nice buck!
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Post by: el cazador on September 03, 2006, 04:28:00 PM
Congrats on a good looking animal! I'd love to have one on the wall in velvet. Nice bow too.
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Post by: BigRonHuntAlot on September 03, 2006, 04:28:00 PM
Hell Yeah, That's what I'm talking about.  VERY NICE.  :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Terry Green on September 03, 2006, 04:29:00 PM
:bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Shawn Leonard on September 03, 2006, 04:29:00 PM
Very nice, please tell the story!! Shawn
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Post by: 3dmuzzy on September 03, 2006, 04:30:00 PM
Nice buck very good pics...ED
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Post by: Huntrdfk on September 03, 2006, 04:32:00 PM
Great job, and great pics too.


David
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Post by: Pasty Face on September 03, 2006, 04:33:00 PM
Nice, that deer is beautiful. Nice bow as well. I know some people in Spokane, never knew it was so beautiful out there. Have to get out and see them some day.

Dang good shoot, >>>>>------------>
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Post by: tradtusker on September 03, 2006, 04:41:00 PM
awesome! well done
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Post by: Tradesmen4 on September 03, 2006, 04:45:00 PM
Beautiful animal and congrats on bringing it all together. Greg
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Post by: SteveD on September 03, 2006, 04:46:00 PM
Congrats. Great Job.
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Post by: TXRED on September 03, 2006, 04:48:00 PM
Way to go,Gino!Story w/specs on that beautiful bow,please!
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Post by: Bob Foster on September 03, 2006, 04:57:00 PM
Congratulations, thanks for sharing.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: the Ferret on September 03, 2006, 04:58:00 PM
Doesn't get any better than that. Nice pics, beautiful buck, awesome scenery, AND you still get to hunt elk and bear? ... You are a lucky guy!

Congrats!    :thumbsup:      :notworthy:
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Post by: bear1336 on September 03, 2006, 05:03:00 PM
Congats, very nice deer.
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Post by: albertakid on September 03, 2006, 05:05:00 PM
Awesome I love to see a guy with a nice deer and a smile!!! Congrads on the success and scouting looks like it paid off big time.
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Post by: razorsharptokill on September 03, 2006, 05:05:00 PM
Great! Congrats to you. I can't wait to harvest my first deer with traditional gear!
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Post by: Crooked Stic on September 03, 2006, 05:06:00 PM
Awsome! A nice one for sure  :thumbsup:
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Post by: ozarkcherrybow1 on September 03, 2006, 05:20:00 PM
Alright I'm PUMPED now! Congrats, Great Buck!
That's the way to start off a super season. Thanks for sharing....Terry
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Post by: UKarcher on September 03, 2006, 05:25:00 PM
Congratulations!!! That is an awesome set of pictures, and you smile says it all. :thumbsup:  
Graham
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Post by: JEFF B on September 03, 2006, 05:27:00 PM
AWESOME BRO I CANT WAIT TO GET OVER TO VIRGINIA NEXT YEAR. I HOPE I DO JUST AS GOOD. WELL TRY ANY WAY.  :thumbsup:  JEFF
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Post by: sticshooter on September 03, 2006, 05:41:00 PM
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<><
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Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on September 03, 2006, 05:43:00 PM
That's a beautiful deer. Congrats!
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Post by: O.L. Adcock on September 03, 2006, 05:48:00 PM
WOW SS....Nice buck!....O.L.  :notworthy:
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Post by: Deadsmple on September 03, 2006, 06:07:00 PM
:thumbsup:  Nice shootin' congrats on a nice buck
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Post by: houseman on September 03, 2006, 06:13:00 PM
Just goes to show that all the work in the summer does pay.  Congrats, what a wonderful buck.
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Post by: DaveKS on September 03, 2006, 06:38:00 PM
Nice buck.  I bet that was a rush, comming across the exact animal you were looking for.
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Post by: Holm-Made on September 03, 2006, 06:39:00 PM
Congrats!  Beautiful deer.  I like the bow's profile.  How about a picture of the bow's riser and some specs.  Chad
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Post by: Brian Halbleib on September 03, 2006, 06:39:00 PM
That is a GREAT accomplishment. Congrats! AWESOME pictures too, very well done.

-Brian
 www.bowyersjournal.com (http://www.bowyersjournal.com)
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Post by: Arwin on September 03, 2006, 06:40:00 PM
Awesome deer. I still have 27 days to go until I'm out there, but this helps for motivation. Congrats and God Bless!
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Post by: kojac on September 03, 2006, 06:50:00 PM
CONGRATS!!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on September 03, 2006, 07:19:00 PM
you're the man!!       :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Guru on September 03, 2006, 07:22:00 PM
Absolutely awesome...pix,bow,shot and most of all,what a beatiful deer!!!

Congrats Gino!!!!!
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Post by: vermonster13 on September 03, 2006, 07:23:00 PM
Excellent. I'm so jealous of you guys with early seasons! LOL
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Post by: Mike on September 03, 2006, 07:26:00 PM
Awesome pics,congrats!!! I will have one of the pics on my screen saver at work.I would like to see some more pics of the Longbow used to harvest this Whitetail.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: JL on September 03, 2006, 07:29:00 PM
Nice deer! Congrats! Comeon' Sept 15th!

JL
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Post by: Chortdraw on September 03, 2006, 07:33:00 PM
Congrats on the nice deer. Good pictures and good luck on your upcoming hunts. May you fill the freezer.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  

Chort
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Post by: Lee Viv on September 03, 2006, 07:36:00 PM
Very nice!  Now I gotta wait till Sept 30 to get my chance!  


Lee
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Post by: John3 on September 03, 2006, 07:37:00 PM
Beautiful !!!  I was scouting my set up today. Sept 15 is coming.

John III
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Post by: shapeshifter on September 03, 2006, 07:58:00 PM
here are a few pics for those of you that wanted to see the bow. the limbs are glass i ground to .010 followed by veneers ground down to .009 (no joke, you could nearly see through them) followed by a layer of .030 carbon on the back side and and a .020 layer on the belly side. the cores are action-boo (bamboo flooring). the veneers on the back side are leopardwood spliced with zebrawood with macassar/osage/macassar accents. the belly veneers are zebrawood. the riser is highly figured macassar with a cocobolo flare. and the accents are black glass/osage /black glass. the limb tips  are carbon/osage/carbon. the bow is 58" and 65#@28 (63# @ my 27" draw a little heavier than i wanted but i am still farting around with my limb thicknesses in relationship to carbon). i don't want to take away from the thread so i won't post the chrony #s but it is blistering fast with zero handshock (bill howland can verify that) and since it is a longbow, it is dead quiet. the arrows are beman classics that i foam filled for weight and hand crested. they have a 100gr brass insert and a 145gr first cut 2 blade head. total arrow weighs 640gr. hope this helps, gino
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Post by: sticshooter on September 03, 2006, 08:35:00 PM
THAT'S JUST PLAIN SICK!  "[laffsmyl]"  <><
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Post by: hormoan on September 03, 2006, 08:44:00 PM
Wow that IS A Beauty, I'm in awe and most of all impressed. With the buck and the bow, not only a good hunter. But a super bowyer, to boot. Keep up the great work, and good luck the rest of the season!

               Brent
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Post by: BOFF on September 03, 2006, 08:46:00 PM
Congrats!!! Beautiful bow and deer. Love the figure in the riser and the spliced limbs. NICE!!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: SteveMcD on September 03, 2006, 09:01:00 PM
Nice buck! Congratulations! Well Done!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Steve O on September 03, 2006, 09:23:00 PM
That is just PERFECT!  The deer you were after with the bow you made and a perfect shot.  How could it get any better?  The best part is you can build yourself another bow and hang that one up with the deer  ;)
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Post by: sagebrush on September 03, 2006, 09:32:00 PM
Nice bow and deer. I wish I had the talent to make a bow like that.
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Post by: Billy on September 03, 2006, 10:22:00 PM
What else can be said....Outstanding work,dead-on scouting and ooohh what a payoff!!!
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Post by: Talondale on September 03, 2006, 11:10:00 PM
Congrats.  Beautiful deer, bow, and pics.
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Post by: Over&Under on September 03, 2006, 11:13:00 PM
Awesome!!! Good luck with the bear and elk.  Gotta love that velvet!!!
jake
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Post by: Arrow4Christ on September 03, 2006, 11:13:00 PM
great buck and congrats!!! what kind of broadhead did ya use??  ;)
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Post by: Arrow4Christ on September 03, 2006, 11:25:00 PM
woops...just saw your post on the head you used,,,sry
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Post by: el cazador on September 03, 2006, 11:32:00 PM
Man what a bow, I'm still impressed with the buck too, but that bow looks (and sounds) awesome!
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Post by: cjones on September 03, 2006, 11:33:00 PM
Congrats on an awesome buck!  :thumbsup:   Great pics and that bow is just plain awesome!!!
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Post by: mmgrode on September 04, 2006, 12:13:00 AM
:thumbsup:  That's awesome!! Congratulations!!
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Post by: Mike Burch on September 04, 2006, 12:14:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :notworthy:  

Congrats!! Very nice buck, bow, and pictures.

Come on Sept. 30!!
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Post by: kennym on September 04, 2006, 09:21:00 AM
Congrats,sir.Another super buck and a beautiful bow.  :wavey:
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Post by: Shakes.602 on September 04, 2006, 09:38:00 AM
Congrats on that Fine Buck!!  :thumbsup:   Lots of  GOOD  Eatin' there!! Your  BOW  is  AWSOME  too!  :notworthy:    :notworthy:    :archer:
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Post by: Pete Arthur on September 04, 2006, 09:42:00 AM
Congratulations on that fine deer! I can't imagine it getting much better than that. That's the stuff dreams are made of!
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Post by: JC on September 04, 2006, 09:53:00 AM
Beautiful deer.....and the bow is a pretty close second.
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Post by: Wallcrawler on September 04, 2006, 10:25:00 AM
Great buck and shot placement to boot.  Congrats!
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on September 04, 2006, 10:37:00 AM
cool....  :D    :bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: bbassi on September 04, 2006, 10:46:00 AM
Very Very nice!

One question SS, do you plan to strip that velvet or are you going to try and save it? I hear there are some better products and techniques out there then there were 20 years ago when I played around with taxidermy.
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Post by: RayMO on September 04, 2006, 12:10:00 PM
What a great buck and the bow is just too cool!
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Post by: shapeshifter on September 04, 2006, 01:32:00 PM
bbassi
i am going to keep the velvet (only the second velveted buck i have killed). i could not imagine him any other way. my best friend's little brother just shot his buck this morning still in velvet. we have never seen this proportion of deer still in the velvet this late. i would say 80% of the bucks are still fuzzy in our neck of the woods....strange year. the other strange thing is both my buddy and i have heard elk bugling already......not just a squeal or a chuckle but full ear shattering bugles. he is a taxidermist and has had other reputable clients say the same thing.....just a strange year.
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Post by: david janssen on September 04, 2006, 01:49:00 PM
You are sure talented, What a beautiful bow and deer, Congradulations.
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Post by: philil on September 04, 2006, 03:21:00 PM
Awesome!
I bet after lots of scouting it feels even better  :thumbsup:
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Post by: LUCKY MAN on September 04, 2006, 03:39:00 PM
You da man ! That's pretty country you huntin.
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Post by: Brian Krebs on September 04, 2006, 05:11:00 PM
tell me your hunting in Washington!! I am after this bucks twin; and I cannot tell the difference between where I am hunting and the photos  :eek:  
 I am not skilled enough to make anything but arrows that fly straight; and would be so totally proud of making my own bow to take such a critter: I am happy for you !!!  :notworthy:  
 Perfect bow... perfect buck.. so cool!

Things that make you go "WOW!!!!"


  :archer:
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Post by: Randy Morin on September 04, 2006, 05:17:00 PM
Wow, great Buck and bow.  Some people are telling me the Elk are bugling around here harder than normal too.  Hopefully I'll be confirming that soon.  And you too!!  Congrats again.  Is that your only Buck tag in your area, or do you get to go at it again in your area?
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Post by: shapeshifter on September 04, 2006, 05:37:00 PM
Brian Krebs- your buck is still alive (LOL) this is in washington. however, i hunt elk in your neck of the woods....who knows, we may bump into eachother. good luck with that buck!
randy- that was my only tag. however, my best friend is trying to get on another shooter that i watched this summer. i hung his stand this morning and i am going to video the hunt for him. i guess running a camera is the next best thing!
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Post by: Yolla Bolly on September 04, 2006, 06:18:00 PM
Shifter---Great hunting!!!!  I hope he tastes as good as he looks.
Thanks for showing us the pictures.
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Post by: countrygirl on September 04, 2006, 06:34:00 PM
Whoa..........I am jealous...
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Post by: Whip on September 04, 2006, 07:08:00 PM
Nice deer Gino!  I love the short hair hides on early season deer, especially when they carry around horn like that!  :thumbsup:  
Nice bow too!
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Post by: Sant-Ravenhill on September 04, 2006, 07:43:00 PM
Great buck...stunning bow!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Woodduck on September 04, 2006, 11:07:00 PM
Looks like you really nailed him. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Beautiful!
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Post by: Red Dwarf on September 04, 2006, 11:23:00 PM
Wonderful work all around; scouting, deer, shot & longbow. It doesn't get much better!

Great job.

Red Dwarf
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Post by: Al Kidner on September 05, 2006, 04:14:00 AM
As I said on the other site mate... I think that bow needs feild testing here in Oz!...   :saywhat:  


 Well done mate. Nice looking country as well. Now for the Bear.

In Oz, alan
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Post by: shapeshifter on September 05, 2006, 07:57:00 PM
thanks guys! i just got back from hiking into the old orchard to check for bear sign......it was like dodging land mines.... bear turds everywhere. the old orchard has really produced a good crop this year and the bears are hitting it hard. i am going to hunt them like i always do, from my ghillie suit so i will either post pics when i get him or my wife will post my eulogy (SP?) (LOL).
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Post by: Flatstick on September 05, 2006, 10:01:00 PM
Congrats! Thats the way to start a season,,Good Luck on the bear & elk.
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Post by: TexMex on September 06, 2006, 09:08:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: suNaj on September 06, 2006, 10:05:00 AM
Looks  like  an  expert  shot. Petaphiles  will  soon  be hunting you  down:)      sunaj
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Post by: Haf2hunt on September 06, 2006, 02:00:00 PM
Way to go buddy... nice deer and don't it just feel so much better knowing that you took it with something you crafted.. I love it.  Great pic.
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Post by: Littlefeather on September 06, 2006, 02:28:00 PM
I'm not sure how I've missed this thread so far. Really nice buck!!! You certainly can be very proud! Congrats!!!!!! CK
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Post by: Brian Krebs on September 06, 2006, 04:25:00 PM
hope we meet shapeshifter!
I saw the buck I was after yesterday; saw the neighbors minature donkeys: chase all six bucks off; and do it again; and again.  3 does did walk right by me.. I did 'help the neighbor'later that day by fixing his fence   :thumbsup:    :archer:
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Post by: shootrmn on September 06, 2006, 04:47:00 PM
Congrats on a fine hunt. I may be calling on you for advise when I embark on my bow building adventure. that is a fine bow and will show so well hung across that rack.