Who's going primitive this year?

[Jack Skinner]

Cacciatore I will be heading out for 10 days either Thursday night or Friday. I will be back at the end of the month. If you are still in Cheyenne, I will let you fling an arrow out of some of my selfbows. Wont be near as sweet shooting as some of your collection I am sure. By the way I enjoyed talking with you and your friend Gary the other night. Being from a house full of estrogen it was nice to talk archery, bowhunting and life. Thanks and hope to see you before you head back to Italy.

[bruinman]

Ok, this is my setup this year. The bow is a Ted Fry selfbow, osage 58" 55# at 27". The cane arrows and obsidian points are from Ryan Gill. The arrows are two fletched and fly great. Wish I had the skill to make my own. Maybe someday.

   
   
   
   

[Scott E]

Ryan Gill does some awesome work. Really like that setup Bruinman

[tim roberts]

This nice doe was taken about 20 minutes into the Montana Archery Season!

 

Thanks,

[bruinman]

Awesome, congrats Tim! Nice looking bunch of bows Jack!

[twitchstick]

I'm hoping to do a deer hunt with at lease a self bow this December. I probably will not have time for self arrows and napped heads this year but some day.

[robtattoo]

 
 

I'm going to give it my best effort this year with my first selfbow. I built it for my spring bear hunt, but I reckon it'll do well enough on deer too!

[snag]

A friend's brother made his own bow, shot a bird and made fletching out of the feathers, AND knapped some heads out of the bottom of a glass beer bottle. Last year he went out and killed a cow elk with this setup. He hunts in must a leather loin cloth...no pictures!!! haha

[todd smith]

I might for part of the season. I have a 55# Osage self bow I made that I am considering - but got a 52# snake backed Osage bow at the Marshall Primitive Archery Rendezvous in May. Built by CK???  I have a couple flint tipped ash arrows already made up and need to haft a few more for the quiver.  I will post pics if I get them all in one place.  

 

[Sockrsblur]

I'm primitive this year... made the arrows not The bow... yet      

 

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[Thumper Dunker]

I was going to use this stick only but other stuff got in the way (new bows) But they are out of my system now so It will be this one for awhile any way.

[D. Key]

What...No loin cloth pics?  Well, maybe that would be hard on the eyes and a bit toooo primitive.      

[John Scifres]

     

     

     

Sinew backed osage recurve, watersnake backing, cane arrows with stone heads, obsidian knife, neck knife, coyote quiver, Asbell wool top, wool bottoms, wool crusher hat.  Kill or not, I'll look dam good doing it!

[Sockrsblur]

Wow... Lol awesome john! Love the quiver... Well actually all of it! Well done sir  

[John Scifres]

I made the bow but almost all the other stuff, except the wool was acquired in trade here on Tradgang or on the Stickbow ***********.

[KSshrewman]

Gonna try my new Gill selfie during early season,....but....likely to break out the Javaman or Shrew for the rut just to be on the safe side.  

[Sockrsblur]

I really like Ryan's bows... He does a class I've considered... Its just a little ways from NY.

[Scott E]

Stone point squirrel

   

[frank bullitt]

Scott, thats the way to start! Great shot and hunt for ya!

[AkDan]

Scott, those heads are flawless..did you knap them?

John, you a beek as well?

I saved and have dried some more moose sinew from this year (friends bull).  Should have more than enough to back a stave you sent me um...awhile ago now   .