How many Trad Bows have you taken animals with?

[Bobby Sikes]

I thought it might be interesting to see how many bows guys and gals have used to take animals over their hunting span.  Me, just 3.

[Wudstix]

Ben Pearson recurve I started out with, small doe in PA.  Damon Howatt Hunter 65#, I had for twenty years, deer and small game.  MOAB a turkey and several hogs.  Big River recurve, hogs and deer.  Four.  If barn cats and pigeons count then the 25# green Fiberglas bow that got me started.
 

[1/4 away]

3 for me as well. Robertson Peregrine recurve, Stotler longbow and Toelke Chinook.

[Mike Bolin]

Widows-MAIII, SAIII, LAG, PLII, PLIII, PLV, PTF
Thunderstick Moab
Timberhawk Talon Hunter

[DV of WI]

Shawnee Traditions LB, Thunderstick LB, 2 Osage SB's, Bighorn recurve

[Pine]

Just one at a time. 
Seriously, 3 bows but mostly my Bear K Mag.

[Ryan Rothhaar]

Interesting, never really thought about it...hmmm. 1 Assenheimer, 3 different Black Widow MA'S- counting risers. Several other sets of limbs but I won't count those separately. 4 different Jack Howard gamemaster Jets, 50, 51, 59, 61 lbs. 2 different RD longbows my buddy built. 2 different Northern Mist longbows, one 53lbs, one 64 lbs, both Shelton's. An ILF rig and a Wing P2. Almost forgot, killed a handful with an Ancient Spirits recurve.

I guess that makes 15 different bows...

R

[Friend]

Have been at it a while...It is likely that I cannot recall all the bow traffic since 1969.

I was able to recall 19 bows that had some success.

Shakespeare Sierra
Ben Pearson Colt
Bear Supermag 48
Bear Kodiak Hunter
Bear Montana
BW PSA
BW PCH
BW PMA
Habu Vyperkahn
A & H ACS
Centaur Triple Carbon Elite
Dryad Orion
DAS Dalaa
C & D WF19/ACS LBX limbs
Bob Lee Ultimate
Bob Lee Ultimate with Cobra Curve limbs
Big Jim Mountain Monarch
Stalker Wolverine
TimberGhost

[Terry Green]

70# MOAB

65# MOAB

64# MOAB

60# MOAB

64# MOHAWK

70# MORRISON COUGAR.

64# MORRISON COUGAR TD

62# MORRISON COUGAR

64# ACS 3 PIECE PROTOTYPE (HAVARD)

60# SHREW SAMURAI

55# SHREW CLASSIC.

55# BLACK WIDOW 3 PIECE RECURVE

6O# MORRISON CHEYENNE

64# MORRISON SHAWNEE

60# LOST CREEK

50# CENTAUR

55# KWICK STICK (CHRIS SURTEES' BOW I INHERITED)

60# THUNDERCHILD

?# HOPE BOW from Warren Archery

52# HOPE BOW from  JT TRADITIONS

62# SUNBEAR

58# FEDORA 560

65# JERRY PIERCE CHOCTAW (DOUG CAMPBELL'S)

58# ADIRONDACK LONGBOW

 There might be another one or two.... that's all I can think of now....

[trubltrubl]

Bow River whitetailer longbow ,

 Bow river whitetailer takedown longbow,

 Bow river summit recurve,

Quartermoon longbow  Howard Hill style

Quartermoon R/d longbow

Quartermoon  bamboo backed Osage belly longbow

Quartermoon mongoose recurve

Thunderhorn coupe stik longbow

Dryad 3 piece longbow

Hickory selfbow made by myself

Bamboo backed bamboo flooring belly longbow made by myself

1958 BEAR  kodiak
1967 BEAR super kodiak
1970 BEAR B Takedown
1980's BEAR B green stripe takedown
1976 BEAR Kodiak magnum
2014 BEAR A takedown

These are from memory, 17 bows , some with multiple harvests  including  mule deer , whitetail deer , moose , elk , black bear , pronghorn , wild boar , coyote , pheasant , turkey, ruffed grouse , spruce grouse ,

Been a great journey and still trying .
Killed most  critters with my original  Bow River Longbow .

[varmint101]

I think just 6.  Multiples with all but the PSA, '59 and Northern Mist.  That's for large game. Small game the list grows a little bigger.  Feel like I forgot some lol

Big Game:

Timberhawk Falcon
Black Widow PSA II
Tall Tines (Wessel)
Bear '59
Black Widow PLX
Northern Mist Ramer

Small game:

Halcomb Rader
Timberhawk Talon
Bob Lee Centennial
Big Jim Thunderchild x2
Big Jim Buffalo

[black velvet]

Black Widow, Robertson, Zipper and Chastain.

[Dave Pagel]

This is an interesting thread.  My list is longer than ai thought.

Brackenbury recurve
Palmer recurve- 2 different ones
St. Joe River recurve- at least a dozen critters with this one
Morrison longbow
Black Widow recurve
Pronghorn longbow- 3 different ones
Robertson recurve- 2 different ones
Tall Tines recurve
Schafer recurves-probably 6 or 7 of them and 25 critters or more
Schafer longbow
Firefly longbow
Thunder stick MOAB
Fox High Sierra recurve
Bear Takedown

DP

[kopfjaeger]

Dick Robertson Montana Falcon Takedowns., Paul Schafer Silvertip Takedowns, Bob Morrison Cheyenne Takedown, Susquehanna Longbows, Custom Reverse Handled Longbow made by Mike from Clymer. Pa. Martin Mountaineer Longbow. 

1969 Bear Green Fox, 1971 Bear Super Magnum 48, 1972 Bear Super Kodiak, 1974 Bear Grizzly, 1976 Bear Grizzly, 1980s Bear Black Bear Risered Frankenbow with Samick Sage limbs, 1980s (?) Bear Kodiak Takedown, 1984 Bear Kodiak Takedown, 1990 Bear Kodiak, 1990s Bear Hunter TDs, 1996 Bear Kodiak Takedown,1997 Bear Kodiak Takedown, 1997 Bear Super Kodiak, 1999 Bear Grizzly, 2011 Bear Kodiak Takedown, 2016 Bear Kodiak Takedown.

[dnovo]

I'm sure I'll forget one or 2.
Howard Hill longbow Big Five
Robertson Buffalo bow, 2 different ones
JD Berry longbow,
Yellowstone longbow,
3 different Mohawk longbows,
Wild Horse Creek Destiny longbow,

[rastaman]

6 that my old brain can remember..Bear Kodiak, BW 1 piece recurve, Cari-bow Featherhorn, Toelke Lynx longbow, and 2 Cari-bow Peregrines.  This thread brought back some memories!

[supernaut]

 70's Bear Kodiak Magnum

 70's Bear Grizzly


Very interesting thread.   

[trubltrubl]

Remembered  another .. lol 59 replica BEAR kodiak , a big whitetail doe . 10 yards from a treestand.
The 59 is a good shooter . The Carmel glass and brown combo is nice too.

[stagetek]

A '68 Bear S.K. '73 Super Diablo. Mid-eighties Asbell Bighorn. A Wind Walker. 3 or 4 Pittsley Predators. Blacktail. Bear green stripe T/D. So, about nine or ten. And I missed plenty with those bows as well !

[fishone]

Black Widow Recurves
Zipper Recurve
Fred Anderson Hyak
Caribou Featherhorn Longbow
John Jordan Stalker Recurve
Massie Longbow
Dave Wallace Longbow
Blacktail Recurve
Great Northern Critter Gitter
Morrison Recurve
Martin Recurve
Treadway Black Forest Longbow
Wing Hunter Recurve
Robertson Buffalo Flat bow
Morrison ILF Recurve
Trad Tech Titan ILF Recurve