How many trad bows do you currently own ?

[Lonesome Wind]

15 or 16 here

[John Krause]

4 kodiak Hunters
Hatfield
Hi Speed
White bison LB
2 lB made for me by friend
Jeffrey Royal Mag
Martin x200
Browning Recurve
Pearson Recurve
Cherry dual shelf Bear Grizzly Static tip recurve
Paul Bunyan fiberglass dual shelf
Shakespeare kids bow

[Bill Turner]

Nine. 6 Longbows & three recurves.

[Shawn Leonard]

I will name mine since a lot of guys are, like Danny I could not begin to name al lthat I have owned. Currently I have an RER Arroyo and an RER XR, a 66 Bear Alaskan, a 68 Bear Grizzly, a 67 LH Bear Grizzly, 1 Indian Archery recurve, a 66 Pearson Hunter, 1 PSE Kingfisher(bowfishing)and 1 lefty selfbow by a friend. I said I had six but it looks like 9 right now!! Shawn

[Schafer]

18, But between me and my dad we shoot a toltal of 6 of them.

[JL]

3 customs
Blacktail Snakebit TD,Zipper TD and Big East TD

3 production
64,65 and 59 Kodiaks

[bloodyarrow]

19 AND 2 ON THE WAY. Scratch the 2 one just arrived 1 on the way

[Dick in Seattle]

my house is not built of old bows, as someone here alleged (:^)  I just gave a rough estimate way back, but since the thread has gone on and gotten specific, here you go with an actual list:

Black Widow  MAIII
Black Widow PSA
Black Widow Longbow
Black Widow (Wilson Bros.) Target bow

3 Bear Super Kodiaks
Bear Grizzly
Bear Kodiak Hunter
Bear Kodiak Magnum
Bear Tamerlane target bow
Bear Magnesium B riser/limbs

Howard Hill Longbowman's Choice
Howard Hill Ol' 3 Toes
Howard Hill Wesley Special
Howard Hill Redman Classic  (blank in progress)

2 Wing Falcons
Wing Presentation II target bow
Super Cheetah target bow
Trad Tech Titan (6 limb sets)
Belcher Lady Longhorn longbow
Moosejaw Elite
Moosejaw Classic
J. D. Berry Viper (coming)
J. D. Berry Yahweh
Martin Hi-Speed
Toelke TD recurve/2 sets limbs
Treadway Longbow
Root vintage longbow
Pearson vintage longbow
Pronghorn 3 piece longbow
Pearson Signature TD
Bob Lee BiCentennial longbow

That's 34 bows, but 5 of them are on the block:
Pearson Signature
Berry Yahweh
Bob Lee BiCentennial
Toelke recurve
Wing Falcon

so I'm actually under 30... and I feel no guilt... when I was collecting treadle sewing machines, I once had 175!  The bows are much easier to handle and store...

Dick in Seattle

[Wednesday Caste]

I just start the "Trad" thing in October 07 and have 3.  Your lists are causing me to wonder what I have gotten myself into this time. Fortunately I'm into bartering so it hasn't hit the pocketbook. Loving this thread though.
Quinn

[slabsides]

I feel like a piker here. I only have four in the stable right now: A Bear 76'er, an old fiberglass/aluminum takedown youth bow made for the Boy Scouts, and two 35# Brownings, a Prep and a Rover. My hunting bows were traded away a few years ago when arthritis made it impossible for me to hunt any more. Gone are my Damon Howatt Hunter, Kodiak Hunter, and Browning Nomad. I have owned longbows in the far distant past, and would like to find another one to relive youthful flatbow pleasures; but at the prices charged for simple bows these days, it's hard for a retired guy on short rations to justify the expense. I haunt yard sales, looking for an old flatbow to refurbish. Can't pull much more than a 35 pounder these days, so my hopes are slim and none on finding such. Still, it gives me something to wish for.

[Shakes.602]

Hey Dick, WILL YOU ADOPT ME???  

[Teacher_of_the_Arcane]

Hi All,

I have three bows....a Ben Person my dad bought for me when I was 12 years old...my first bow; a Bear Kodiak Magnum....my first serious hunting bow (age 22)...now retired due to damage; and a Tomahawk, 62", 50# @ 28", purchased a couple of years ago (age 56) to replace my Kodiak.

[OkKeith]

Well... let's see. I have a RH and a LH 1968 Red Wing Hunter (LH was my Dad's, RH he got for me the year I was born). I have a 1968 Bear Kodiak Hunter with what I think they call the C handle, I have a DH Hunter (early '70's?), and a realy old Black Widow "Moth" from when the Wilson Bros. were still in Springfield, MO. These of course are all recurves.

I also have a Martin ML-10 longbow, and several hickory backed, rawhide backed and self longbows (5 total) that I have made. Guess that is 11 all told. I'm not a collector or anything, I just have a hard time turning loose of a bow once I get it.

OkKeith

[Zenzele]

2 with 1 on the way!
This thread is great, can see the addiction though!!
     

[beachbowhunter]

Just sold two(right Zenzele?  :D  ) so now I'm down to 4, Zipper Extreme, Marriah Thermal, TimberGhost recurves and a Zipstick longbow. Just don't ask me how many sets of limbs I have...  :eek:

[MarthaK]

I've only been trad shooting since May 2007 and I already have 4.  I tend to go overboard when I really enjoy something.

[mjlaychur]

30 plus, some are antiques and wall hangers, most are shooters and are bows I have made over the years. A few are custom longbows and recurves. I'm still making bows, I can't seem to stop.

[Tom I.]

1LH Howard Hill Longbowmans Choice 43lbs @ 26", 64"
1LH Howard Hill Owl takedown 45lbs @ 26", 68"
1 RH Howard Hill Bear Cub 26lbs at 27", 56" (Grandkids)
1 LH 1975 Super Kodiak 45lbs at 28"
1 LH/RH Bear Alaskan (1958, I think) 41Lbs
1 LH/RH Bear Kodiak (1959, I think) 50lbs
1 LH Bear Kodiak Special 40lbs @ 28", 60"
1 LH Ben Pearson 7330 takedown 48lbs at 28"
1 RH York Crescent 24lbs at 28", 64" (Grandkids)
1 LH/RH Grimes Chief About 50lbs, 60-62"
1 LH/RH Ben Pearson 302 50lbs at 28"
Total to date: 11 and I'm not done yet ;^)
Tom I.

[Bakes168]

One, a '65 Kodiak. But I also use my dad's Black Bear, which is an excellent bow.
   
Bakes

[GrayRhino]

One.  Black Widow PMA II.