Favorite Longbow from the early years?

[Steelhead]

Fred Andersons bows and J.D Berry,Fredericks and Great Northern longbows slightly later.

[Charlie Lamb]

   
   

This is my Howard Hill Big Five made by John Shulz. 70", 75#@29".
Killed a lot of small game with this bow but never shot a big game animal. A real beauty... she's painted in the first pic.

[Orion]

Weren't many folks making longbows before the 80s.  Started with some no name, at least I can't remember them, lemonwood bows. Later, I shot Louie Armbruster Zebras, Monty Morovec Monarchs and at least one bow by Elburg.  Little later, it was Robertson Stykbows, Great Northern Critter Gitters and Asbel Ram Hunters. Also built a number of glass laminated longbows myself.  Somehow I overlooked Hills the first time through.  Shoot a couple of those now.

Curtis:  I remember the Shawnee Traditions.  Never owned one, but a frind of mine bought one at a Michigan Longbow Association shoot we attended many years ago.  Very nice bow, IMO.

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

I Second .....Dave Guthries Appalachian longbow Dave made me two all osage with clear glass. Kind of looked like a selfbow.

[Birdbow]

Up here in New England, Jim Duclos' Green Mountain longbows were/are superb. I've taken alot of game over the years with his reverse handle model, the Stingray.

[Mark Baker]

Another Bridger Mtn. Longbow by Heritage...Rocky Miller....fan here.  So are my son's, as both are shooting 80's vintage Bridger Mtns this year.  I also like Robertsons.   Dick's design helped relieve a lot of that hand-shock syndrom associated with those earlier longbows, and has been repeated by most bowyers even today...helping in bringing back the popularity of simple, effective longbows.

Here is a pic of my son Kory with an antelope he took last Friday with his....

 

Hey Pat!  Recognize that bow?

[MSwickard]

Well I'll add my John Strunk Spirit LB.  69" 70@28.  Casscara limbs/ Clear glass and Rosewood riser.  This was one he made with fiberglass.  1988 vintage.

Mike

[todd smith]

I took my first big game animal
 
and this moose
 
and this marten
 

 with it and I'm still shooting it today.  Built by John Dodge patterned after a Zebra Grevy.

                todd

[Shinken]

Monarch Longbows by Byron Schurg!

Shoot straight, Shinken

[ArkyBob]

Four words.....  Arkansas Stick - Terry Hughes!!!!

[billy shipp]

Glenn Parker Grey Wolf longbow.

[cbCrow]

I had a Hill "Redman" which shot real good and was a looker also,but my favorite bow was Damon Martin " mountainer". My son still has it and shoots it. That bow and I were just meant to be!  

[Sixby]

Elburg Jaguar and Monarchs both really good bows.Little later I believe the best I ever shot was a Sentman with Saxon running a close second. I still have a soft place in my heart for the Sentman. Sooooo many bows and so little time!!! God Bless you all, Steve PS I thought I invented the D and R when I broke the tip off an old bear curve. I just couldn't throw that bow away so I re tipped it and killed a nice bull that year with it. But then Al Gore invented the internet and Semi Recurves were D and R longbows once upon a time   :confused:    

[royking]

does anyone have a pic of the thunderbird long bows??

[oberon]

My fav is my 20 year old Frank SanMarco.

[Rooselk]

Originally posted by dnovo:
I had a nice Skookum longbow from Fred Anderson that I constantly wish I had back. Fred made some outstanding bows

I have one I bought here at the TG classifieds two or three years back. Had it refinished by BowDoc. Nice bow.

[S.C. Hunter]

I think they were made in the 80's but I got mine around late 90's. It was a Wilderness longbow I think it was the White Buffalo model made by Neil Russell. That was and is to this day for me the best bow I ever shot. That bow was a true point and shoot bow for me. It was smooth and had very good speed and would shoot a POC arrow like no other bow.