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Author Topic: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.  (Read 1073 times)

Offline joevan125

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How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« on: July 21, 2009, 06:02:00 PM »
I have several custom bows ordered and was wondering how you guys decide which one will be your go to bow. I have 2 bows i am shooting right now and i love both of them and it would be a toss up on which one i would take to the stand.

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2009, 06:25:00 PM »
I have two main bows that I shoot all the time. Both are Kwyk Styks, both have the same grip, same quivers, shoot the same grains per pound so trajectory is the same. Only difference is the poundage...58# and 63#.....I can switch back and forth without a second thought and not worry about anything.....

I'm a hunter, not a bow collector, and have never felt the need to have a lot of bows. I'd rather spend the $$ to actually go hunting.

I believe by owning a bunch of bows and switching back and forth between them is hard on a guys shooting. Of course there are exceptions....or exceptional archers    :archer:  

But I truly believe that one cannot see their true potential as an archer if they constantly switch bows, grips, feel, some quiver on, some off, etc......

Joe I would say...pick the one you shoot the best and don't mess with the others.....
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Offline TheFatboy

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2009, 06:32:00 PM »
I have a longbow, and a recurve horsebow coming my way. Two different kinds of bows. Not sure how many more bows I will get in my life. Except for a hornbow and possibly an english warbow...

Point is - shoot the one you feel for at the time. I know I will  :)
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Offline joevan125

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2009, 06:35:00 PM »
Me being new to trad archery i must say i got caught up in buying a lot of bows. I ordered all of them in the same weight or close to it and all have low grips. I thought about selling the ones that i liked the least but everytime i get one i fall in love all over again. I agree with you Guru 100% on sticking with one bow but man its going to be tuff on me.  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:
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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2009, 06:57:00 PM »
The one you absolutely shoot the best.
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Offline ron w

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2009, 07:04:00 PM »
Use the one you are most familar or comfortable with. Hunting season is not that far away so your choice should be made soon. Then shoot it as much as you can and become friends with it.It won't let you down!!!
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Offline pktm

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2009, 07:08:00 PM »
Imagine you are hunting, sneaking along, when you come upon a small field. You see something large, black, it's a large black bear and now he's looking at you. He huffs and slowly starts walking your way.

So which bow do you feel confident in, which one has that edge. That's the one.
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Offline NorthernCaliforniaHunter

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2009, 07:25:00 PM »
Easy!
I only own one!
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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2009, 07:25:00 PM »
I shoot lots of bows throughout the year, but starting about six weeks before season, I begin shooting one exclusively.  For me it's an ACS.
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Offline joevan125

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2009, 07:27:00 PM »
Only one bow how can a man do that with all these wonderful bows floating around.  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:
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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2009, 07:51:00 PM »
I sold a beautiful Schafer recurve so I would have one and not need to worry which one to take.

That was very hard!!!
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Offline razorsharptokill

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2009, 08:05:00 PM »
I usually use the latest bow I've built. My 1st one was a T/D recurve and it always seems to be the bow I shoot most accurately. It is damn near silent too. Only 150's with a 595 gr. carbon but in traditional archery it isn't the speed that kills...
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Offline Steelhead

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2009, 08:18:00 PM »
Hello joe

Man you got it tuff with all those cherry bows hanging around.

I pick one about a month before the season and just shoot it till hunting seasons over.Typically its 62 inches long or shorter for hunting.Often its a newer one that I am smitten with and wanna break in.

If you are gonna shoot with a bowquiver you might qwant to try that with all your bows and see which one is the quietest and sweetest shooting with the quiver before you make a final decision.
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Offline ChuckC

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2009, 08:28:00 PM »
one calls (sings) to you more than the others.
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Offline Broken Arrow 1

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2009, 08:34:00 PM »
This year its gonna be my selfbow and stone point. I must agree wichever it is I shoot it as much as i can before the start of the season.
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Offline GingivitisKahn

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2009, 09:07:00 PM »
I pick up the bow I own and shoot that one.   :D
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Offline Curveman

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2009, 09:36:00 PM »
I shot a recurve for 7 years or so, all the time singing the praises of a recurve over a longbow. I had picked up a longbow a year or so ago "just to have one." I'd only shot it for an hour because it wasn't what I'd ordered and I wasn't happy with the choice of riser woods etc. It sat on the shelf for a year. To make a long story short it made sense to keep it. Somehow that "true longbow feeling" took over when I shot it more regularly and my prettier recurve sits unshot and the longbow has been with me to Texas and Quebec this year. Maybe saying "just going with the feeling" won't help but if you are shooting both fairly well that's the only way to decide as there is no rationale beyond that.
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Offline celticknot

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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2009, 09:41:00 PM »
Which ever one i have arrows built for
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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2009, 09:45:00 PM »
its the one that i all ways grab when i know the shot counts
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Re: How do you decide on which bow to hunt with.
« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2009, 09:45:00 PM »
This is an easy question for me, I only have 1 bow.
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