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Offline Benha

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How old is your main hunting bow?
« on: August 08, 2009, 06:49:00 PM »
Curious how many are hunting with older bows.
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Offline Teacher_of_the_Arcane

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2009, 07:31:00 PM »
Hi All,

Until about three years ago, I hunted with a Bear Kodiak Magnum that I bought new in 1972.  It got damaged in a move or I'd still be shooting it.  :-)
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Offline doug77

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2009, 07:41:00 PM »
1959 Kodiak for me.

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Offline ses

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2009, 07:45:00 PM »
1969 kodiak mag and getting a 1962 kodiak going for the up coming season
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Offline Benha

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2009, 08:01:00 PM »
1966 Kodiak
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Offline jacobsladder

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2009, 08:07:00 PM »
mine is due next week.
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Offline Jim Picarelli

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2009, 08:15:00 PM »
'05 Black Widow PSR V
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Offline trapperDave

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2009, 09:03:00 PM »
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Offline BobW

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2009, 09:18:00 PM »
weeks....
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Offline Wapiti Chaser

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2009, 09:26:00 PM »
Shot my buck with a 1966 Grizzly last year. Just picked up 1966 Kodiak to make meat with this year. Oh ya my turkey bow is a 1962 Kodiak Mag.
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Offline George D. Stout

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2009, 10:15:00 PM »
I don't consider a ten year old bow vintage.  For me vintage means no later than the 70's.
But that's my idea.  I'm using a 1967 model.
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Offline Bear

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2009, 10:22:00 PM »
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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2009, 10:37:00 PM »
'59 Grizzly
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Offline JT- Up North

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2009, 10:52:00 PM »
I'll be chasin Whitetails here in Northern Indiana with my 1969 Kodiak Hunter......Might take the 64 Grizzly out a time or two also.....Gonna be a fun season!
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Offline reddogge

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2009, 10:54:00 PM »
Vintage is 70s and before as George said.  I have several to choose from but none are newer than 38 years.
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Offline ductape

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #15 on: August 09, 2009, 12:48:00 AM »
All my bows are early 70's or older except for my self bow.
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Offline Thumper Dunker

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2009, 04:21:00 AM »
My AMF Wing and My Howit are both 34. My long bow not sure but had it for 32.
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Offline Kranky

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2009, 06:28:00 AM »
29 yr.old Howard Hill Big Five.
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Offline Johnny UMAA

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2009, 07:13:00 AM »
1988 Schafer SilverTip, RH, checkered grip, 3 piece takedown, non-typical whitetail base limb-bolts, elk-horn tips, rattlesnake skinned limbs, 62" long, 58#@29...I love it.

At the time, Paul was only building about 35 to 40 bows a year. A year later, he built me a set of elk limbs.
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Offline vtmtnman

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Re: How old is your main hunting bow?
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2009, 07:47:00 AM »
70's Bear grizzly(Not sure of the exact year).

Next year will see me with a brand spankin' NEW bow.  :thumbsup:
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