Museum piece for sure, wow

Incredible craftsmanship. I love that expression by the way, “the cat’s meow”!

That looks like a Blacktail bow they are built by Norm Johnson in Oregon. Blacktail & the crooked arrow are Norm’s trademark.

I have an older Blacktail Elite & it’s a fantastic shooter. I’d bet that bow would be a fantastic shooter too. Thanks for sharing the picture with us.

This bow is a fantastic craftsmanship, but what about performance ?

If you’r in love with this bow I can undurstand , but just to put this bow on your wall

performance bows are an other thing

I’m in love with Blacktail bows from Norm Johnson , but thèses bows are made as piece of art

I would’t go hunting with such an expensive jewel and if I reconize Blacktail bows are top of esthetic they are very far from the best of tecknoogie and performance

Some bows are made for exhibition others for performance

Just have to know wthat you’r looking for

It’s the feathers that really trip my fancy. I’m surprised none of the usual suspects sell “exotic” feathers. Of course, beautiful as they may be, it’s likely none could equal the all-around performance of turkey. And like the bow, it would seem a shame to take them hunting and risk damage or loss.

There is art and there is utility. And sometimes, there’s the best of both worlds … as in a Clovis point.

To hang that on the wall and not hunt with it would be tragic, perhaps stay out of the mud and rain.

Are the fletchings peacock? if so they were highly thought of for hunting in the middle ages as they are super quiet.

Reminds me I must build a bow rack for my meager collection.

Mark.

David Petersen wrote: It’s the feathers that really trip my fancy…

Right On! I wonder what bird gave those up?

Can’t see enough of the bow to know what it really looks like anyway.

Yeah the fletchings caught my eye as well. We have that bird stuffed in our museum at school, they are tail feathers, but I can’t remember that birds name. I’ll check it out today and report back later.

Here is the bird, its called a “Great Argus pheasant”.

I now a guy that knows Norm, I sent him the picture he said the bow is actually 4,495.00 and the arrows are 100.00 each. I asked him about the feathers he is checking in to it.

I’d like to see that strutting its stuff in the spring I should think it makes quite a display.

Just thought to Google it

http://www.arkive.org/great-argus/argusianus-argus/video-09.html

Quite a display and looks more like a peacock than any pheasant I’ve chased.

Mark.

Wow, great video. Those are the wing feathers with the spots. Really crazy display.

Hammer and our other fly-tossers and tiers must be out fishing, else they’d have commented that argus feathers are commonly used in flies. Google “greater argus pheasant feathers for sale” and you’ll find ’em for $8 to $9 each, or you can buy your own bird and pluck it naked. The back feathers are long enough, I’d think you could get enough 5″ feathers for a couple of arrows out of one. But how do they hold up and fly, and sound? Better on the wall, methinks.

Here is what they look like when plucked. Eat ’em if you got ’em.

That looks more like something spawned from a nightmare.

Pluckin’ that thing might be as hard on a guy as skinnin’ a live wildcat.

Whatever it was before it was plucked, it’s a boy!