Who hunts their "pretty" bows?

My bows are so pretty that I take a bath and use deodorant before I take them out. I wouldn't want to embarrass them in public.

[wapiti792]

My bows always start out pretty...

 

then they get beat-up, dragged through elk and whitetail country, bloodied, and shot a ton.

 

Now that Whip has the Bow Hospital going I can send them for a face-lift when they get a little too long in the tooth. Kinda like Joan Rivers...

[Autumnarcher]

Thunderstick Moab Arrow Inlay longbow. Various riser woods with quilted maple limbs.

 

7 pt whitetail buck, felled with a hexpine shaft tipped with a Zwickey from this bow, its first kill.

 

If I can't hunt with it, I won't own it.

[Steve Clandinin]

I Don't know but I think my wife is quite pretty and I take her anyware.Sure shes not the new shinning model she was 30 years ago and I think some of the bumbs and bruises shes recieved along the way has greatly added to her character.Wouldn't trade her for one of those newfangled models for anything.Get the drift!LOL.

[DRR324]

You wouldn't catch me with this thing in the woods....... basically cause I hide well- yes I hunt with bow.  I bought it with the purpose of using it, and because it is a good looking bow.
 

[HcSmitty]

Well call me the philisophical sensetive poet type but i believe the beauty is in the wear.  Each ding or scratch u get in the snake skin etc tells the story of the travels through wild places that that work of art(ur bow sure sounds like one) has accompanied you.

[Over&Under]

I think some may not be able to afford new bows very often, and tend to either sell one to pay for another or trade one for another so that the dollars are kinda "swapped" if you will.  That being said, I believe that is the reason some might shy away from hunting with them as the value will decrease with each ding and mark.  

Although I try and be careful with my bows in the woods, (so I can resale if the need arises) I would not own a bow that I did not intend to hunt with,(collectors items are different) as that was what I feel they were intended for.  

Plus a "pretty" bow gives me more confidence for some reason...  :D