went for a hike today with a nice old cougar

[Mike Mecredy]

I took a little hike today, and did some stump shooting with an old Ben Pearson I picked up the other day.  it was a little beat up but I rubbed it down and put some bull's eye shellac on it and it look  almost new. It's a 62" 45# @ 28", no tips overlays at all, I had to make a big fat Dacron string.  (For those that don't know me, I've always been partial to the Ben Pearson cougars, mustangs, colts, and palominos)

   
Killed a Joshua tree log

 
here's full length shot

 
head shot on a rabbit shaped stump

 
nearly a complete pass through

 

 
Here's a deep canyon I came up on, I so wanted to launch an arrow down this.

 
From where I shot, I thought this was a stump, but it was a rock, my arrow shattered.


 

[Pointer]

Great Pics!..I like those old Cougars too...I've had a bunch over the years.  Just recently refinished one and decided to add some phenolic tip overlays because there was a little damage to the glass near the tip. I made up a padded loop fast flite string and it shoots like a whole different bow from when I used Dacron. I love the way it shoots.

[Shadowhnter]

Awesome Mike! Wish I could have been there with you to enjoy that first hand. Thanks for taking us along via tradgang!

[Stump73]

Looks like fun to me!

[Deno]

Nice digs there Mike
  Good luck with the cougar
Deno

[nineworlds9]

Great walkabout!

but you realize your post title made me think you went on a date strolling with a handsome older lady, which in an artistic archery related sense is not entirely untrue!

   

[maineac]

Great looking bow.  thanks for sharing your adventure.

[ron w]

Those old bows were real plain Janes but they shot really well. I had a 55#'er years ago that shot a heavy arrow like nothing I have had since.

[Sirius Black]

Nice pictures!

[Blackhawk]

I liked that journey...and it sure did not look cold and wet.

BTW, a used Cougar was my first "real" bow back in the day.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Originally posted by nineworlds9:
Great walkabout!

but you realize your post title made me think you went on a date strolling with a handsome older lady, which in an artistic archery related sense is not entirely untrue!

       

Great Pics Mike!
Me too lol.    

[Mike Mecredy]

No, I'm not young enough for that kind of cougar, those handsome old gals are only cougars if they're with a guy much younger than they are.