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Author Topic: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?  (Read 1618 times)

Offline LURP DOG

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LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« on: November 06, 2008, 12:51:00 PM »
After having a mental lapse of good judgement, I fell under the forces of the Darkside and started shooting a wheelie again over the summer.
I've since put the wheelie down and have put all my attention back into traditional bows.
I have an older BEAR POLAR recurve and a WHISPERSTIK longbow and while reading/looking at all the great hunting pictures/stories here recently, It looks like a lot more game has been taken with the longbow.
This has my curiosity going and I wanted to know what everyone here is shooting so PLEASE post what you are shooting/hunting with and pictures would be GREAT!

THANX
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2008, 12:55:00 PM »
i shoot longbows exclusively.....but they have recurve style grips so they would be considered hybrids by most!
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2008, 12:59:00 PM »
Longbows mostly...Pronghorn and White Bison.  I like the lighter weight to carry, how quiet they shoot, and how they can hang from the tiniest little branch on a tree.  

I do have a Schafer recurve that I intend to take out late in the season.  During the meat of the season, I like to shoot only one bow.
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Offline BONE

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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2008, 01:01:00 PM »
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2008, 01:05:00 PM »
Recurve.

Only have 1 deer to my credit .....browning wasp 45#

Killed more carp then anything else  shakespeare Necadah 40#

A backyard squirrel or two ...Herter's perfection mag 50#. Was a wonderful bow but a piece of the limb delaminated

Current bow is from Lewis Hollow Archery  46#.  Haven't killed anything with it yet.

Offline Chortdraw

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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2008, 01:32:00 PM »
Longbow mostly. Just something about the longbow that seems right  :thumbsup:

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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2008, 01:34:00 PM »
I forgot to mention that even though both my bows are 45#@28" the BEAR is easier to shoot and a little more accurate for me. Is it because it being a recurve or something else?

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Offline Son of Texas

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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2008, 01:35:00 PM »
Longbow

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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2008, 01:45:00 PM »
One recurve and one longbow. The recurve is my favorite of the two.
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37

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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2008, 01:54:00 PM »
All of the above.    I like the qualities of all style bows so I tend to shoot them all.
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2008, 01:59:00 PM »
Shot recurves for years, but all I own now are longbows.  I've been trying to hunt with nothing but my new Apex Predator R/D, but find myself migrating back to the straight longbows to make meat.  The last four critters I've killed this year were all with straight longbows.  These are most recent.

 

 

 

 
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2008, 02:11:00 PM »
Longbows - Silvertips & Robertson Stykbow - for Whitetails
Windauer Silvertips for everything else

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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2008, 02:12:00 PM »
Both. Why limit yoursef to just the one!  :D
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2008, 02:19:00 PM »
Shot recurve for about 12 years and switched to long bow this past year. I'm really liking the long bow.
 
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2008, 02:23:00 PM »
Love longbows, but I shoot both. I like simple D shaped longbows the best.
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2008, 05:25:00 PM »
D style longbows
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2008, 05:43:00 PM »
i shoot any bow as long as it has a string but i draw the line  at wheel bows as i wont shoot em.  :wavey:
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2008, 05:52:00 PM »
Shoot both but tend to pick up my curve more this season than the last several, have a killed a deer or two with both styles so am happy with whatever is is in hand.
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2008, 05:55:00 PM »
I have used both. Last year it was an Assenheimer recurve, this year it's a Firefly longbow, next year???
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2008, 05:57:00 PM »
I shoot both, but predominantly longbow!  ;)   :D
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