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Title: First starling.
Post by: Arwin on August 10, 2011, 10:49:00 AM

I can now add starling to my list of Michigan critters taken with a longbow.   :thumbsup:  

 This is the equivilent to centering a 50 cent piece at 12yds. I'd like to think it was skill but luck is good too, LOL!   :D  

 53# St. Joe River longbow, 55/60 chundoo flu flu with 125 grain steel blunt.

  (http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g128/ad2877/Harvests/0017.jpg)
  (http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g128/ad2877/Harvests/00210.jpg)

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: J. Adams on August 10, 2011, 12:02:00 PM

nice shot!  that is a pretty St. Joe too!  What kind of wood is that in the riser?
Josh

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: Arwin on August 10, 2011, 12:48:00 PM

Thanks!!

 It has tiger maple in the riser and a purpleheart I-beam. Limbs are also tiger maple with Uni-Weft for added stability.  :thumbsup:  

 I have a long history with this bow and just got it back after being seperated from it for 2 years. Still shoot it like it never left, LOL!

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: bolong on August 10, 2011, 07:39:00 PM

:thumbsup:  Nothing as tasty as fried starling!

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: on August 14, 2011, 11:06:00 PM

Congrats!

Bisch

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: hockey7 on August 16, 2011, 11:37:00 AM

-starlings are an invasive species in Canada, and are on the "wanted" list!

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: J. Adams on August 16, 2011, 01:18:00 PM

That tiger maple sure is nice looking; I will try to remember that the next time I order a longbow.

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: PaddyMac on August 16, 2011, 04:51:00 PM

Oh, that reminds me... when I was about 12 or so I used to get paid 10¢ per starling by my next door neighbor. I used a BB gun. Once I used my bow on a bird sitting on his brand new fire engine red Weber grill. I missed the bird and hit the grill and it knocked a golf ball sized black disk of paint off it. That probably would have been enough, but the sound was so nice I shot it three more times.

That was a pretty long couple of weeks if I recall correctly...

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: KentuckyTJ on August 17, 2011, 03:15:00 PM

Good shot Arwin.

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: jamesh76 on August 18, 2011, 05:59:00 PM

congrats!

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: RedShaft on August 18, 2011, 10:01:00 PM

Nice Shot!

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: Stone Knife on August 23, 2011, 08:54:00 PM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: hardtimes on August 24, 2011, 06:25:00 AM

Nice shot! Way to go.

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: Anointed Archer on August 24, 2011, 02:27:00 PM

your still my hero Bro  :thumbsup:    :notworthy:

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: J-F on August 25, 2011, 09:24:00 AM

That's quite a shot!

Nice bow too I agree!!

Cheers
J-F

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: Gatekeeper on September 07, 2011, 09:06:00 AM

Thanks!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: Geezer on October 04, 2011, 08:27:00 PM

Unless you messed up the skull it might have been a Booner!

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: stujay on October 22, 2011, 01:46:00 AM

Good shot

Title: Re: First starling.
Post by: Thumper Dunker on October 22, 2011, 02:16:00 PM

:clapper: