A weekend with Paul Schafer by Barry Wensel

[PASQUINELL]

Thats a great story Barry! Just curious , what was the poundage he pulled? Do you remember?

[Barry Wensel]

I don't remember for sure as I never paid that much attention to it. He liked shooting heavy bows, same as I did, because of the flat trajectory. Only he shot farther and was a way better shot and way stronger than I was. I'm thinking the bows he normally shot around home/ in MT were in the mid-80's. He did shoot some heavier poundage for really big stuff, i.e. his cape buffalo bow was in the low to mid 90's.
    I "inherited" his own personal "camp bow". He made it to take to camp as an extra bow just in case someone broke a limb or whatever. It's funny though because he marked it #70 lbs. @ 28 inches  so.. and I'll quote so "anyone can shoot it." Ha. Almost everyone who draws it (myself included) thinks it's more like 73-75 lbs. Typical Schaf stuff. bw

[olddogrib]

I read somewhere, but don't recall..was it your camera he drilled at something like 70 yards on a dare?  Might have been Paul's (Too Short, 7th dwarf)

[Barry Wensel]

I wasn't there that day but if I remember right it was his own camera. bw

[Trenton G.]

I think when I read the story it was his camera because the joke was he won the $10 for the bet and was out an expensive camera. Something like that. Sure would have liked to have met him!