Bitten By the Vintage Bow Bug

[1/4 away]

I recently acquired a 1963 Howatt Diablo that I just can't seem to put down. Not only is it in excellent condition but the grip fits me to a tee and it shoots great to boot. Much to the dismay of my other bows it is my "go to" bow this season.
Anyone else hunting with a vintage bow this year.

[wooddamon1]

I am. My #1 is an older 70's Super Grizzly. Good luck this season, Fred!

 

[ron w]

Not all the time ,but I have a 1967 Kodiak Hunter that I take for a hunt at least one time every year. It's 58" 43# @ 28" and almost silent. Real nice to carry.......

[Igor]

Canebrake and Groves will see some time in the woods....

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glenn

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Fred, I recall you getting bit before.  

I have 2 that May make it out this year.

Best of luck!

[woodchucker]

I've been hunting with old Bear recurves since I was a kid. In spite of having a few Hybrid Longbows, they have seen very little time in the woods. I've been using a 1967 Bear Grizzly since 2007 and last year my son Tyler used his brother's old 1969 Grizzly.

This year, I found Tyler & I a pair of matching 50# 1972 Grizzlys.

We'll probly be using them untill.....      

[coryd]

I'll be doing my best to kill my first trad deer this year with a 1970 bear grizzly.  48# @ 28.

[RIng]

Martin Hatfield TD and Hoyt Medalist Pro Hunter .

[mooshkat]

I am hunting with an older Damon Howatt Hunter i picked up at a pawn shop for $130.00, in great shape and shoots wonderfully.

[doubleo]

I'll be using my 1963 Howatt Hi-Speed I purchased at a local restaurant this winter. I shot my first turkey with it on Sept. 23. This bow shoots as good as or better than any bow I have owned.

[damascusdave]

I am currently hunting with one of my 1960 Kodiak...people often worry about shooting old bows with stress lines and limb twist...this bow has some limb twist I cannot massage out and some major stressing...it also has a couple of cracks in the riser that I repaired with Loctite 420...it is fast and smooth and I shoot it well and with a bit of luck I should have shot a mule deer doe with it by Monday

DDave

[Fletcher]

I'm starting the season with a 1960 Grizz and fir arrows with '59 Razorheads in a tape on leather top quiver.  I'll try to get some pics of the setup this weekend.

[Douglas Martin]

I just got into trad and I'm shooting a 72 kodiak hunter 53#@28" and I love it. It super quiet and I killed my first trad deer the other day with it so it's near and dear to me now.

[Bluefeather]

My 43# '69 Kodiak Hunter goes with me on every hunt although when I get my '70 Super K re-finished I'll have to try it out.

[Cy14561]

I have several bows but I always seem to take my 62 camo Kodiak magnum 52lbs it just seems right don't ask me why

[Keefer]

Originally posted by 1/4 away:
I recently acquired a 1963 Howatt Diablo that I just can't seem to put down. Not only is it in excellent condition but the grip fits me to a tee and it shoots great to boot. Much to the dismay of my other bows it is my "go to" bow this season.
Anyone else hunting with a vintage bow this year.

  Fred you make me "Sick"    Do you  know how much sleep I have lost cause of that Damon Howatt you got? I have been trying my best to get one and just cann't close the deal on one...When you post pics of all those pretty bows I get myself in trouble...  

[leftyfred]

I am hunting with a Wilson Bros H303 this year.  This is really one that should be stored away because of it's rarity, however, if it flings a great arrow, it's gonna fling one with a broadhead.  LF

[1/4 away]

It's good to see some many vintage bows still in the field.

Charlie, There's something about vintage bows that keep calling me back.

Keefer, wait until march.. You're really gonna lose sleep then.

[Tony Z]

I think I was bitten by the same bug not long after buying a second hand Black Widow. Then it seemed like I was always running into people saying " I've got this old bow..." Three 70's era Bears and two Brownings later I'm still not cured. I just make sure to stay off the classifieds. TonyZ.

[1/4 away]

Those classifieds are trouble....LOL   Because of them I also have a 70's  Bear Kodiak T/D, a 66 Kodiak and a 59 Repro from Big River.