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LURP DOG
Trad Bowhunter
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LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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rastaman
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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Wary Buck
Trad Bowhunter
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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BONE
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Posts: 174
Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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November 06, 2008, 01:01:00 PM »
Longbow-Bone
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jlbpa
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 44
Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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.
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Chortdraw
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 688
Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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November 06, 2008, 01:32:00 PM »
Longbow mostly. Just something about the longbow that seems right
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LURP DOG
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 72
Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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?
THANX
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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November 06, 2008, 01:35:00 PM »
Longbow
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Night Wing
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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November 06, 2008, 01:45:00 PM »
One recurve and one longbow. The recurve is my favorite of the two.
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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
MI_Bowhunter
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Posts: 1008
Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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MikeD.
Apex Predator
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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Cory Mattson
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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November 06, 2008, 02:11:00 PM »
Longbows - Silvertips & Robertson Stykbow - for Whitetails
Windauer Silvertips for everything else
no pics - I am digitally challenged
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robtattoo
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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November 06, 2008, 02:12:00 PM »
Both. Why limit yoursef to just the one! :D
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Jerry Jeffer
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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ron w
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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cahaba
Trad Bowhunter
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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November 06, 2008, 05:25:00 PM »
D style longbows
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JEFF B
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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.
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Tom
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Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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coconutdave
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 241
Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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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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LEOPARD
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1523
Re: LONGBOW / RECURVE - what do you shoot?
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Reply #19 on:
November 06, 2008, 05:57:00 PM »
I shoot both, but predominantly longbow!
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