There, I said it. I feel much better now!...LOL. Figured it was about time to introduce myself.
Same ole story, started with stick & string as a kid. Went to those solid fiberglass sticks made by AMF I think it was. Then found about girls, & cars, & beer......& all the fun to be had mixing 'em all together! Forgot all about archery for awhile!...LOL
Then I tried a compound bow. Wow! Really easy to hold! Got me one, 70 to 80 lber. Took about 8 months before I realized I liked flinging quills more than I liked tinkering. So that was the end of the compound. Now I'm just a poor country boy (okay, "old" country boy now). Managed to pick up a 65# Bear "Grizzly" for a cheap price & I was off & running.
Hit a plateau as everything I learned came from books & trail & error. So decided to join a club & get lessons. Got lucky too, a junior olympic coach that explained many thing I didn't understand etc. Also learned to shoot with a very straight wrist.
Sold the Grizzly & bought a Red Wing Hunter. Played around with that for a spell, but began eyeing those custom made jobs,....man,...I love BOWS! But alas, I am wealthy in many aspects of life, but not monitarily! Had to have a custom bow though,....so it was Bingham Projects! Turned out pretty good,...at least the 2nd riser did (bubinga),...broke the first one, was ash. Another fellow tried it & loved the custom high grip I made so sold it for a wee profit.
Then I found out about Howatts. Love those bows, still have 3 of 'em, LH hi-speed, RH Super Diablo & a Mamba, but they're all lighter weight.
~~~Warning! Stupidity Ahead~~~~~
Worked construction, back injury caused some problems. But, I could still draw a 65# bow with arm strength alone, so kept on shooting cause I love to just watch quills fly. Then came tendonitis, so I switched hands & kept on a flingin'! Dumb! Then I blew the right shoulder. Took 3 years to recover, without flinging a quill!!
Bout 9 years ago,...saved enough for a custom bowyers craft. But the Canuck buck was so bad then it was nearly double the cost for a USA made bow. Met a fellow who made & sold arrows named Brad K. Who happened to have a friend that was a bowyer, named Abe Penner. Well I got him to craft a "Taiga", 54# @ my draw. Great bow, still have it. All shedua with red elm limbs under clear glass.
Had another circumstance of injury, & having learned my lesson, refrained from shooting for the past 2 1/2 years. Likely wouldn't have started again just yet. But, every year for the past 20 or so years, I've put in for a limited entry draw for elk on Vancouver Island. Never been drawn, til this year. Odds were 38.2 to 1 of winning.
Things are working out pretty good now. With the Canuck buck up, & me having saved a few bucks not hunting, going on trips, buying hunting stuff & gear, I've decided this year I'm gonna try every bow I've thought about, & even some I haven't!
So far, I've purchased 1 new bow (Rose Oak), 1 used bow (Brachenbury here @ TradGang classified) & have coming next week another used bow (Border with just about every available option to be had a year ago) & have on order another new Rose Oak & a Wapiti.
I'm about broke now,...but I'm back in the game baby!
We bow hunt not so much for the thrill of success, but for the love of the hunt.
Topic: Hello, my name is Quill, & I'm a bowhuntaholic! (Read 219 times)
