Post by: eminart on November 19, 2024, 07:06:46 PM
I recently picked it back up, and managed to get a working bow out of it. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty happy to have a finished bow. It's from an Osage tree I cut and dried myself a few years ago.
47 lbs @ 29
Probably around 63-64 amo.
Post by: LoneRanger on November 19, 2024, 08:43:29 PM
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Post by: frassettor on November 20, 2024, 02:28:17 AM
Post by: eminart on November 20, 2024, 09:02:26 AM
Can we see it unbraced and full draw?
Certainly not. I don't need you experts pointing out its flaws just when I'm happy to have finally finished one. :biglaugh:
Seriously though, thanks for the comments everyone. I just have to get some arrows tuned to it now.
Also, I'm not sure why my photo is sideways.
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many congratulations on it!!!
Post by: eminart on November 23, 2024, 03:13:41 PM
and you recurved the tips too!!
That's the kind of over-confidence in my abilities that led to me cracking my first two attempts. :bigsmyl:
And thanks again for all the kind words everyone.
I spent about an hour and a half today trying to bareshaft and paper tune my arrows to it. What I learned is I need to work on my form. :biglaugh: I was pretty confident that my setup was close to good, but nothing I did would get rid of nock right (stiff arrow). After using every bit of weight I could hang off the end of my still full length shafts, staring at my bow, and shaking my fist at the sky, I thought "... maybe it's me..."
Sure enough, I started concentrating on my form, particularly my bow hand, and i finally started getting the results I had expected. But, I'm not confident enough to start trimming my arrow yet. I'm going to put in some shooting time before I cut anything. I think it's pretty close as is anyway.
I'm happy with it though. After I gave up tuning and just started working on form, I was shooting it pretty well (for a guy that's way out of practice).
Post by: Keefer on November 23, 2024, 05:34:09 PM
Post by: eminart on January 04, 2025, 11:21:31 PM
I've had the stick bow out several times in the past couple weeks. I'm hunting on the ground on public land, but I've been surprised how many deer I've had in range. I just haven't quite gotten a shot, until today.
This morning I had a doe come up within 15 yards. I'm hunting some very thick stuff. She was looking at me and I couldn't get an opening. She eventually spooked. A few minutes later I saw a pretty nice 8 pt coming, nose to the ground. He was trailing the doe, or possibly one that came through earlier. Again, the thick stuff. But, I saw him about to step into an opening, and drew my bow. Of course he decided to turn as he came into the clear spot, so all I got was a view of his butt. I let down, and he meandered around in the vines until he eventually got downwind.
After he exited, I thought, "that was a fun morning." Fifteen minutes later I saw another deer coming the same way. He stepped into the same opening, but didn't turn like his big brother. I released, watched the arrow sail through my little opening, then, to my horror, it took a hard left and hit the deer WAY back. There was evidently a vine or twig I hadn't seen. It was still early and the sun was low on the horizon and in my eyes. I heard the deer crashing through the thicket with my arrow clanking, then silence. I figured, he slowed and would lay down like gut shot deer tend to do.
So, I sat there a couple hours. Then I hoofed it out and went and got some lunch. I went back in the woods around 1:30 and just sat down near where I'd shot him. Pretty soon I saw another deer, but it wasn't as close as the others. I knew my deer was gut shot, but in my mind, it was SO far back, I was hoping I might have gotten lucky and hit a femoral artery. Anyway, rain was predicted tonight, so I gave the deer 7 hours, then crept in the direction he had gone. Zero blood, but I wasn't expecting much. After about 50 yards, I saw my arrow. It was sticking up at an odd angle. As I got closer, I realized the deer was still attached to it. I HAD hit the femoral artery and the deer hadn't gone 70 yards. He'd been dead the whole 7 hours I waited.
Anyway, I grew up hunting with compounds, got burned out, and haven't hunted deer much at all in the past 20 years. So, this is my first trad deer. It wasn't a perfect story due to the terrible hit, but I'm happy I found him.
Post by: frassettor on January 05, 2025, 07:56:57 AM
Update
I've had the stick bow out several times in the past couple weeks. I'm hunting on the ground on public land, but I've been surprised how many deer I've had in range. I just haven't quite gotten a shot, until today.
This morning I had a doe come up within 15 yards. I'm hunting some very thick stuff. She was looking at me and I couldn't get an opening. She eventually spooked. A few minutes later I saw a pretty nice 8 pt coming, nose to the ground. He was trailing the doe, or possibly one that came through earlier. Again, the thick stuff. But, I saw him about to step into an opening, and drew my bow. Of course he decided to turn as he came into the clear spot, so all I got was a view of his butt. I let down, and he meandered around in the vines until he eventually got downwind.
After he exited, I thought, "that was a fun morning." Fifteen minutes later I saw another deer coming the same way. He stepped into the same opening, but didn't turn like his big brother. I released, watched the arrow sail through my little opening, then, to my horror, it took a hard left and hit the deer WAY back. There was evidently a vine or twig I hadn't seen. It was still early and the sun was low on the horizon and in my eyes. I heard the deer crashing through the thicket with my arrow clanking, then silence. I figured, he slowed and would lay down like gut shot deer tend to do.
So, I sat the a couple hours. Then I hoofed it out and went and got some lunch. I went back in the woods around 1:30 and just sat down near where I'd shot him. Pretty soon I saw another deer,but it wasn't as close as the others. I knew the deer was gut shot, but in my mind, it was SO far back, I was hoping I might have gotten lucky and hit a femoral artery. Anyway, rain was predicted tonight, so I gave the deer 7 hours, then crept in the direction he had gone. Zero blood, but I wasn't expecting much. After about 50 yards, I saw my arrow. It was sticking up at an odd angle. As I got closer, I realized the deer was still attached to it. I HAD hit the femoral artery and the deer hadn't gone 70 yards. He'd been dead the whole 7 hours I waited.
Anyway, I grew up hunting with compounds, got burned out, and haven't hunted deer much at all in the past 20 years. So, this is my first trad deer. It wasn't a perfect story due to the terrible hit, but I'm happy I found him.
Well done and wonderful job on your first selfbow
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How does that work Pat 🤔. Sorry but you had to see it coming 😁
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