Who hunts their "pretty" bows?

[SS Snuffer]

Pretty bow but it goes everywhere I go.

[Ranger Rick]

I make some of my own bows and i get attached to them but i still hunt with them. I like i made them and i can always repair or replace them

[joe ashton]

it's a tool use it.  That what it was made  for... When my Dad bought a new car he would put a very small scratch in the paint somewere so he would not have to worry.

[thunder1]

Use it like you own it. Every scare on my bow has a memory behind it. Both good and bad and those are what I hold on to.

[joe vt]

i agree with everyone...........but its interesting that when selling a bow; the "condition" is always a big contributing factor to the sale.


my brother uses his longbow tip to dig trenches looking for arrows like wingnut said....i cant even look at him when he does it. lol

[KentuckyTJ]

Originally posted by Gary Logsdon:
[QB] "Pretty bows" deserve to travel to pretty places:^)

Definitely agree with Gary. With every ding I remind myself...I can always have it refinished. I buy them to hunt with. I like to look at them while I'm sitting in a tree with nothing else to do.

 

 

 

[myshootinstinks]

I'd have to agree w/ Joe.  "Like New", "shot in the back yard only", "never hunted", " a few light scratches" are phrases commonly used when a bow is for sale. If it's sold as, "lots of scars but they all have memories", I wouldn't reckon it would sell very quickly.      

[MJB]

Originally posted by myshootinstinks:
I'd have to agree w/ Joe.  "Like New", "shot in the back yard only", "never hunted", " a few light scratches" are phrases commonly used when a bow is for sale. If it's sold as, "lots of scars but they all have memories", I wouldn't reckon it would sell very quickly.              

Funny I noticed that same phrase also    :D

Tom nice bow  

[luv2bowhunt]

Every single chance I get! I don't look at scratches on the bow as a problem, they are just battle wounds  :D

[Mudd]

If I ever saw a bow I thought was going to be "Too pretty to hunt with", I wouldn't own it.
God bless,Mudd

[snag]

Hunt 'em! Over time as they show their time spent in the woods by some character marks they are more than just a pretty face!

[Zipperhead]

My pretty bows never hang on the wall.  I got them to hunt with.  Shoot them pretty bows.

[Jim Rocole]

Hunt it. I can't even stand to see a bow hanging on the rack without thinking it needs to be with someone that will hunt it.

[HOWITZER]

I have to say a bow is a weapon and a work of art at the sametime.  Even the simplest of self bows are gorgeous to me. I can't ever see not using a bow just because it's pretty.

[LimbLover]

Definitely a tool but I'd rather it look decent. I use bow skins when I hunt hard.

[Tom Leemans]

That's like hopping in a 67 Vette and never exceeding the speed limit, or keeping a horse in the stable it's whole life!

[Ed Isaacs]

I would hunt with any bow I own, including the most beautiful.  They all look pretty nice these days.

[Pops]

Well I quess I got a few that are just to nice
to hunt with (Zipper). But, I got some that I have draged thru the woods. Ever one of my bows are special to me. Well sometimes I think they talk to me.

[Blacky]

I don't have any ugly bows. At least that's what I think about them. Other people may have different opinions on that. :-)

For me a bow is a tool. My dad tought me to buy quality tools, otherwise I have to buy twice. Same goes for my bows and good quality normally goes together with good looks.

Blacky

[doowop]

I guess I'm just funny. I have several nice bows. I shoot almost daily at the local range. Most of the bows I shoot are in the low 40's in weight. I call them my "pleasure bows". I shoot 3 d's and such also. When it comes to hunting I drag out the old Quinn. Ugly as a mud fence but a real shooter at 52 lbs. I does the job quite well and if it gets dinged I am not really too worried about it.