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Bear Heart
Trad Bowhunter
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Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 01:05:00 AM »
Who hunts with a bow 66" or longer? What length do you consider too long for hunting?
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Ben Maher
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 01:08:00 AM »
i only really hunt with "long" longbows and the min I have hunted with since maybe 2002 would be 66" ... i have toted shorter bows afield but not for long as I much prefer the longer bows for their shooting qualitites
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Bear Heart
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 01:10:00 AM »
What kind of vegetation is that in?
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Thare1774
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 01:15:00 AM »
I'm planning hunting with my 66" Abbott this season. I don't hunt from ground or tree blinds, strictly spot and stalk. Plus where I hunt isn't heavily populated by low branches so I don't foresee a problem. But ill find out I'm sure.
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Mongo
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 01:51:00 AM »
I have hunted hogs with my 72" Warbow. Just have to cant it a little more than usual. It is a little more difficult to drag it through the rainforest but, still easier than dragging a string gun (compound) around.
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Ben Maher
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 02:51:00 AM »
I hunt in thick rain forest to flat open plains ... always from the ground by stalking so have no knowledge of tree stands or blinds
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canopyboy
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 06:26:00 AM »
68" this year. Stalking, ground blinds, and stands. Been practicing in the woods with it at stumps and the like. Don't forsee a problem due to length.
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cbCrow
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Posts: 960
Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 07:02:00 AM »
I hunt with bows that are 66"to 68" from either spot and stalk or nowdays from ground blinds. If you practice from these environs you will see what you have to do to be proficient with a longer bow.While there are some problems theirs nothing that can't be overcome.
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Butchie
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 08:39:00 AM »
68" No issues whatsoever from ground or treestand.
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TxAg
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 08:52:00 AM »
66" this year. I don't see any difference in hunting situations compared to my 64" that i used last year. In a tree or ground they both work great. In a pop up they both need to be canted
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AkDan
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 09:02:00 AM »
ditto....from chasing hares and grouse in pucker brush alder thickets to hanging out in the trees....66 and 68"ers!
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bornagainbowhunter
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Posts: 1937
Re: Long Long bows
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Reply #11 on:
August 09, 2012, 09:04:00 AM »
I have used a 66" bow for the last 10+ years. 99% of the time it is from a treestand. I will sometimes spot and stalk and there is the occasional ground blind hunt, but I have no problems. You just get used to the bow and it is just like anything else.
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Archie
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 09:18:00 AM »
I shoot a 66" longbow, and have no troubles in the woods; I mostly hunt on the ground. I like the stability, smoothness, and forgiveness of the longer bow.
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Looper
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 11:21:00 AM »
I hunt everything with a 70" Hill, from squirrels to black bear. I hunt in some really thick stuff, too. The only time it's a bother is if I'm sitting with my butt on the ground, so I prefer to use a stool or chair.
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tradlongbow
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 06:43:00 PM »
66" or 68" for me. I hunt on the ground and in a treestand.
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Charlie Lamb
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 09, 2012, 11:23:00 PM »
Think about this. If you were shooting a 60" bow and switched to a 68" bow that would be adding 4" to each end of the bow or about the width of your hand.
Not all that much different really.
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Re: Long Long bows
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August 10, 2012, 12:18:00 AM »
I use a 66" and a 70". Just hunt from the ground with no problem. We have some pretty wooly stuff around here but I can get thru it fine and I am a little bit taller than my bows.
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