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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Jakeemt on February 12, 2015, 07:45:00 PM
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I did a lot if horse trading and my new hunting how is now on it's way! It will be a warfed pse silverhawk, with trad tech long bows limbs. Should be right at 66 and around 50ish can't wait! I was just wondering if anyone else's hunts with bows this long and if the have any tips?
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I've hunted a lot with recurves and longbows 66" or longer. I don't even think about it and that would be my advice.
There is very little to adapt to. Think about it. If you are currently shooting a 60" bow, your new bow is 6" longer. That's a mere 3" on either end.
Enjoy the bow. I'll be you love it.
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All the time Jacob my man!
I hunt with 64, 66 and 68 inch recurves.
I have what may be the only 66" Schafer Silvertip recurve made.....man did I have to beg!
But I can hunt out of any tree as long as you test pre season for clearance.
Learn to cant on the ground. I struggled in Newfoundland for Woodland Caribou with a 68" recurve.
The tundra scrub was 2' high and I was shooting straight up and down. My bottom limb kept getting hung up. But I quickly adapted and canted my bow.
I love longer bows, sooooo easy to shoot compared to shorties!
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Just learn to plan your moves, you'll be fine. Congrats. Start carrying a small pair of tree snips to clear your area for limb clearance. I shoot shorties and longies, don't care long as I shoot them accurate.
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Damn double posts!
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68" longbow. No problem except in Summit Viper climbing stand, and I miss a lot. Not the bow's fault.
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68" longbow for me too. The added length is something you get used to and automatically account for when shooting or picking a place you can shoot from. Sure it does require a little more room, but it's really not as bad as you'd think.
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64" for me right now. I would not hesitate to hunt with a 66", if I had one that I felt was "the bow" I needed to be hunting with.
Bisch
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My 66" Hill Big 5 spent a lot of time in the deer woods this past season
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I hunt with 68" longbows without too many problems. Tent blinds are an issue, so I don't use them. Besides, I prefer a brush blind. It took some concentration to learn to allow for the lower limb when hunting from elevated stands, but soon it became second nature.
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I have 58, 62, 64, and 68" bows, would love to ho to a 72.
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My new longbow is 64"...all my other bows are 60", 58" and 56". No problem shooting when standing but when the weather breaks here, going to start shooting from a kneeling position, different angles and off my Torges seat.
Don't anticipate any problems...just means I need to clean out my natural blinds a tad longer.
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My Black Widow is 66".... it's the only traditional bow that I've hunted with, so my transition wasn't too bad....
Good luck and God bless,
Rodd
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Yep. Just trim a little bit if need be. But unless your in some wicked thicket,I don't think you will ever notice it. rat'
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66 Blacktail 67 @ 28, 66 Blacktail 55 @ 28, 66 Qarbon Nano 65 @ 28, 66 Wes Wallace 68 @ 28, 66 Brian Ferguson 70 @ 26
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I prefer my 66" Black Widow longbow. My other option is my 64" Black Widow recurve!
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Most of the Hills I have or owned are 66" For me I just check all my openings and shot angles before game approaches just to make sure I'm in the clear. This will include hunting from a tree stand pop up blind or just on the ground in or out of a natural blind. A little caution at the beginning of the hunt can go a long ways at the moment of truth.
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the only real constraint for bow length during a hunt are obstacles ... like tree limbs when yer in a stand ... or the ceiling height of a double bull blind (and a 64" longbow - dang that blind!).
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My Wes Wallace Mentor (one piece recurve) is due this month - 66" amo, 47-lb at 28". I will be hunting with it in 2016... if that counts. Current bow is 64" amo.
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I have hunted with a 64" recurve, 66" longbow and currently have a 68" longbow.
Funny thing with the 68"er is I thought I was getting a 66" bow to try. I never would have ordered a bow that long. When it came, I just strung it up and went outside to shoot it a few times. I liked it immediately. I did not realize it was 68".
Currently my favorite bow is a 60" Blacktail, I just shoot it better than anything else. But, I wish it was at least a 62".
I can only remember one time where the length of a bow was a hindrance. I was in a treestand that was placed in a tree with three trunks and even then it was awkward with my 60" bow.
When you really measure bows side by side, like Charlie said the difference between a 60" and a 66" is only 3" on each end. Not much in the real world to worry about.
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66" Big River has been fine. With a small cant I can shoot it out of my Double Bull blind with no problem.
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68" longbow. Brush Blind and spot and stalk. Took off my glasses while moving and regained my peripheral vision. All's well.
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No problem with long bows. Been shooting and hunting with bows 66"-70" for years.
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Longest I've hunted with is a 72" selfbow. As noted, you just have to be aware of your surroundings. Don't wait until the moment of truth to see if you can make the shot. Check out every possible shot position, especially from a stand or blind.
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All last season with a 66" selfbow. No problems even from the tree stand, but I cant the bow no matter the length, and I make the upper limb almost 2" longer to balance the dynamic fulcrum
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What, does anyone hunt with bow's under 60?
Ok, kidding aside, yes my hunting bows are between 62 - 66 inches.
I prefer longer bows.
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same as most,i hunt with a 60" recurve mostly but when I hunt with a longbow its a 66" one, and honestly I cant tell any difference, as with any bow just check your clearences when setting up...
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I hunt mostly with a 66" Foley recurve. the AMO length is taken along the belly/back of the bow. The actual length tip to tip strung is 63" My 62" bow strung is 60" 3" difference or 1.5" more at each tip
Like the longer bow
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Charlie said it. You get used to it quickly abd adapt.
ChuckC
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Shot the best deer of my life this past season hunting out of a Summit tree stand with a 66" Blacktail recurve.
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I've hunted with a 66" Super D and enjoyed that length. My favorite length for hunting lately is a 64" LB.
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66" N.M Whisper. A 66" N.M. Classic being built even as we speak.
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Hunted all season with the bow listed
below...it is a perfect compromise between
handiness in the woods and stability.
Bill-
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I hunt with 64"...length isnt a problem at all in the woods.
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One of my go to hunting bows is a 70" 21st Century. It has killed elk, hogs,deer, and javis.
MAP
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A few years ago I would order all my new bows in 66" but over the years started shooting 64" bows for some reason. I do really like 66" longbows.
Ron
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I've hunted for several years with 66' Howard Hill longbows from ladder stands, tri-pods, and off the ground. Never a problem. 68" and up are a problem for me, but not while hunting. While transporting them(68" plus) in my truck, to and from camp site while hunting, I'm always concerned about shutting the tips in my truck door and ruining a great bow. Shipping has also become a problem with the longer bows, when selling or trading. My only remaining 68" bow is a Howard Hill take-down, which I use only at 3-d shoots while practicing in my back yard. :campfire:
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Long recurves are the best. So smooth so accurate
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If we are talking ASL, I thoroughly enjoy a 68" and even a 69" bow, especially while roving/stumping.
As I transitioned from recurves and duo-flex style bows to the ASL around 2005, within a year I found my draw length quickly changed from 31.5" to a solid and repeating 27". Those in the "know" told me that, for the ASL, my optimal bow length is 66"
So....that is where I have been hangin'... but looking to add a 68" to the mix in a few months.
As Charlie pointed out and in practical hunting experience over the past few years the difference between these bows equates to a whopping 1" at either end....no biggie!
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My 66" Hoyt Excel is what I shoot best so it's what I hunt with
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66in Liberty English. But I live and hunt more open country than most.