Back in the saddle again !

[Darren]

Well, due to a shoulder injury this past spring, i was unable to pull and anchor my longbow. So I went to the local archery range and tried a compound. I didn't have a problem pulling back and holding a compound. So I thought well, it is what it is. So I sold one of my Beautiful cari bows to Keith Zimmerman to fund this wheel contraption. After 20 years of hunting with a longbow, this was a hard thing for me to do. Well after buying every bell and whistle for this thing, i was ready to go. I shot this compound for about a week. then I said to myself (this is not me) So I put it away. After 3 months of physio my shoulder has improved. Im not 100% but I can pull and hold my longbow, and Im good for about 15 yards. Most of my kills are from 10 to 15 yards anyway. Lets just Say I wont be bench pressing 350 lb anytime soon. Im not 30 anymore.

[jeanpaul3006]

Good to hear your in recovery. The deer have something to fear again.good luck this season.

[Hot Hap]

Welcome back-Hap

[Tom]

Glad the shoulder is getting better, sure the wheels might bring enough to fund another lb in lesser but comfortable weight. Good luck.

[mountain lion]

Good for you!!! Good luck this season!

[Stump73]

Glad your back and good luck!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Sounds encouraging. Follow your Heart!  Heal up good and Go Hunt!

[Cool Springer]

Good for you!!!  
In April I herniated a disk in my neck which caused nerve damage. I now have weakness in my left arm.  I set September 1 as a deadline for shooting a hunting weight longbow.  If not, I was going the compound route.  I'm now shooting 45 lbs., and I'm thrilled to be able to continue on the traditional road.

[Darren]

Thanks all ! You have no idea how hard it was for me to go to a compound.I have nothing against them. But its just not me. But hours of Physio is helping my shoulder. I even canceled a caribou hunt this fall because I couldn't hunt them with my stick. Abe told me tonight he has a lighter longbow for me. Ill be paying them a visit when the Penner family gets back from their Northern Manitoba river moose hunt.

[Jwilliam]

Glad to hear your back      


Bill

[Irish Girl]

I am also back to shooting after a long layoff.  It feels so good to be back flinging arrows - even if they are only coming out of a 40 lb bow.

[Mudd]

Greats news Darren!

Sounds to me as if you can hunt even if it's with what most folks seem to be calling a "light wt" bow.

All this means to me is I need to hone my skills so I can get closer.

Many a large bodied deer has fallen to 40 lb pull bows.

Good luck!!

God bless,Mudd

[smoke1953]

Best isometrics is the even pull of a longbow.

[Darren]

A customer of mine last week killed a caribou with a 40lb recurve that Abe made for him for this hunt. I didn't get all the details, but i do know it was a complete pass through. Beautiful caribou to. His Nephew dropped it off at my shop the other day.

Good to hear! I did the same thing with the wheel bow several years ago when I was going thru a horrible shooting slump right before deer season opened. I shot it for about 2 weeks, and even shot a couple deer with it. But after that two weeks, I was not really enjoying myself and was telling myself that the wheels were not "me".

I went back to my longbow and worked thru my problems and harvested a couple more deer with the longbow that year, and never looked back!!!!

Good luck to you!

Bisch