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Offline moleman

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hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« on: December 14, 2011, 07:32:00 PM »
Just wondering how many of you hunt with old or vintage bows? If so what are they? Pics if you like.  :archer:
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Offline stickem1

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2011, 07:47:00 PM »
I still take out my Ben Pearson Cougar that my step dad gave to me. He bought it when he was a senior in high school. (late 60's) Shoots great, just stacks a little at my 30" draw.
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Offline OldSkoolArcher

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2011, 07:50:00 PM »
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Offline Pointer

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2011, 07:53:00 PM »
Killed my last buck with a '74 Super Kodiak...Hunted part of this year with a '70 Super K...I love those old bows..
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Offline Bishop

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2011, 07:54:00 PM »
I'm doing it this late season:
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=111499;p=1#000009

Will post an update Saturday night.
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Offline moleman

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2011, 08:27:00 PM »
Looks like I should have looked a little closer before posting.
I didnt realive there was a similar thread in the collector/history forum.
My Bad.  :dunno:
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Offline Whip

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2011, 09:14:00 PM »
No, not bad at all.  Love the old bows and any threads about them.  This fall has been spent with a Damon Howatt Super Diablo for me.  They are great shooting bows that will stack the arrows as eell as I am capable.
I wonder if some of the bows being built today will be considered treasures 40 or more years from now?
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Offline ksbowman

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2011, 09:17:00 PM »
I love shooting the older bows and my go to bows are a 69' Pearson Mercury Marauder td and a 68' Wing Thunderbird. Both are great shooters and I love shooting them.
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Offline moleman

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2011, 09:24:00 PM »
Treasures indeeed Whip.
One of my favorite bows is a 53 Pearson Javalina 53 @ 28,it goes afeild with me quite often.Kinda like carrying a piece of history.  :campfire:
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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2011, 10:41:00 PM »
I went with my 67 Kodiak and some cedars with razorheads this fall!
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Offline b44mag

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2011, 10:41:00 PM »
my recurve is a 1968 and so am i. bear bearcat its in better shape than i am. great old bow
66in. 48# @28
hunted with it this year.
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Offline joe skipp

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »
Browning Cobra...my spring turkey hunting bow.

 
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Offline Lonala

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2011, 12:50:00 AM »
58"58# Wing Red Wing Hunter Aloha
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Offline Bishop

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2011, 06:09:00 AM »
Nice Joe. Browning was never shy about using nice looking woods.
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Offline bk_tradguy88

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2011, 06:11:00 AM »
Most of this season I have gone afield with my '83 silver anniversary Black Widow. I have grown quite fond of it.
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Offline ARflatbower

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2011, 06:45:00 AM »
I recently stumbled on to a 1970 Herters recurve that had never even been braced, looking forward to hunting with it
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Offline wollelybugger

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2011, 09:14:00 AM »
Most of my bows are 20 years plus old, hunting this second season with a 1954 Bear Griz static recurve and some old Bear arrows that are over 40 years old.
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Offline monterey

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2011, 09:20:00 AM »
Have not used it in a few years, but one of my favs is a Damon Howatt Cavalier static recurve.  Smooth and fast.  Don't know how old it is but is obviously pre-Martin.  

Also have a beautiful Damon Howatt Monterey That was a companion for a long time but one of the kids caught the tip in a car door.  Made a funny sound and then split down the limb one day while shooting.  :(    That bow has very fragile limb tips so I guess it was bound to happen eventually.
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Offline Bald Spot

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2011, 10:00:00 AM »
Right now my oldest bow is a 1956 Howatt Diablo.  Shoot it fairly regularly.  My go to recurve is a 62 Howatt Hunter and my main practice bow is a late 50's Root.  I shoot all of them without any regard for age, in other words, just like they were new bows.  Cold (around 0'), rain, hot summer days....
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Offline TOEJAMMER

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Re: hunting with old or vintage bows ?
« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2011, 10:10:00 AM »
My Jack Howard Gamemaster purchased from Jack in the mid-60's.
The oldest used on occasion is one I purchased about 1954 or 1955, a Gelco 800.
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