Using Vintage Bows

[longbowman]

I was just wondering how many of us use "vintage" bows for our hunting.  To me "vintage" means 25 yrs. or older.  I was looking at my inventory of bows last night and noticed that my newest bow was built in 2000.  The bows I hunt with are 20 and 26 yrs. old.  My Custome Bear T.D. was built in '82 and my Howatt Hunter was built in '88.

[Bjorn]

The past year has been exclusively my 2 ACSs-only fell off the wagon once or twice. In the past I used '50s Kodiaks and Kodiak Specials which I still love.

[d. ward]

My bows range from 1954 - 1971.Then I have a 1973 B mag and limbs....thats about the newest for me.bd

[trapperDave]

mine are all late 60's early 70's bows

[bkupris]

I hunted with a 58" 1974 Herters takedown the past two years.

[woodchucker]

This past fall I hunted with my 40 year old 1967 Bear Grizzly

Killed a spikehorn buck with it 11/11/07  

[Deadbolt]

my bear tigercat was aged at 1959 i think the gent told me took my nine pointer with it...currently shooting my 07 ancient spirit though.

[Jon Stewart]

Still using a 1968 Kodiak  Hunter dad gave me when I got home from the Marines in 69.
I would say NEVER use or string old bows with metal limbs or metal in the limbs.  Bow experts will certainly know better than me but I think the metal would get too brittle and break.

Jon Stewart
Semper Fi

[Shaun]

Hunted all this season with a '55 Kodiak - well maybe a time or two with a recent self bow.

[bbassi]

I'm not sure when my 'tip was made, but it was made by Paul which makes it vintage to me (among other things). I have picked up 2 '68 Bears in recent months and plan to hunt with one or both this fall. I think it would be neat to take a deer or bear with a bow made the same year I was born.

[Billy]

Only have a 40+ year old Red Wing Hunter 50# @ 28, 58". Made between 65-68.
 Got my first squirrel in December.
 It still has the sticker from the original shop in Pekin,Il on it.

[Jeremy]

I'll be hunting with a '59 Grizz this season... or maybe a '59 KSpecial... or is it going to be a '57 Kodiak... hmmm... get the idea?  :D

[JL]

Sure! 65 Kodiak here. One very nice shooting bow! I also have more modern curves I use but hitting the woods with a bow that is about my age has some good mojo factor to it.


JL

[rybohunter]

I'm kinda glad to see this. I still shoot and old Necedah from the early 60's? I think. I mostly used my new longbow to hunt with this year, but that old recurve is fun to take sometimes. It really spits em out.

[Marvin M.]

I've got a Pearson Gamester that I took my first trad deer with three years ago.  Hard shooting short recurve that I pull out occaisionally and fling a few with.  Nice bow but I've got my bowfishing setup on it now and use a longbow for deer.

[Migra Bill]

My hunting tradbows are all from the 60's and 70's. I also have a 2007 ******* that I am not allowed to talk about - 320 feet per second.

[myshootinstinks]

Question...How about the '59 or'60 Kodiak Special, the one with clear glass over zebra? We have access to one but I hear it's not a good idea to even string it! Is there a delamination problem with this particular model, anyone know?

[Danny Rowan]

1960 GRIZZ, 65# ,will be hunted next year. Made to be shot.Quietest recurve I own.

Danny

[Killdeer]

1967 K-Mag.

Killdeer  

[4runr]

1962 K-Mag. With alot of help from Bowdoc, Droptine59, Al's Decals, Raineman and others, I just refinished this old gurl!