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    • Patrick
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        Between my son and I, we have enough bows now that we need a better way of storing and/or displaying them. I’d love to see some pictures of your bow racks, etc.

      • David Coulter
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          I hate to brag, but this is a perfect opportunity to show my stuff! Don’t be too jealous! dwc

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        • Bernie Clancey
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            I have a couple ways to store my bows. First, is a rack I built about twenty years ago. Just a couple pieces of virola pine with some pegs drilled and mounted in it. My two hunting recurves are on top, still in their bow cases.

            My second storage area is a little more cluttered and is simply the old overhead storage area. You have to make space where you find it.

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          • David Petersen
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              Patrick — Not in the least to diminish your good question, but in truth, I have so very few people here, that I’ve never given display a thought. I just hang ’em on all the empty places on the gun rack. If I had more bows and more friends, it would be different. May you be blessed with infinite numbers of both.

              I’ll resist the urge to make a “hat display rack” joke. 😛

            • Dennis Sundborg
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                Hope this comes through alright. I couldn’t find the tab to size the photo.

                Pretty proud of my collection. With additional limbs for takedowns and my two longbows I have 13 potential combinations.

              • David Coulter
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                  That’s very nice. I have to say, I admire you guys with plenty of bows. I have a couple, but only shoot one, and trying to get that where I want it. It’s pretty cool that some of you can shoot more than one bow, and different styles, well. Nice collection, Ontario. best, dwc

                • Bruce Smithhammer
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                    dwcphoto wrote: I have to say, I admire you guys with plenty of bows. I have a couple, but only shoot one, and trying to get that where I want it.

                    Actually, David, I admire you for primarily shooting ONE bow! That takes a level of self-discipline I haven’t found yet. 😉

                    And Patrick – I’m afraid I’m not much help. Mine are simply on horizontal shelf hooks in the closet, where no one but myself can appreciate them.

                  • Dennis Sundborg
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                      dwc

                      I have always been envious of the guys that can shoot multiple bows. For consistency I can only handle one bow at a time. These bows pictured in my previous post are mostly hanging on the wall for me to look at and relive hunts through.

                    • Patrick
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                        This is mine. I don’t have a bunch of bows either, but more than this will hold well. My very first deer. My parents had it made for me, way back when. 8)

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                      • Jason Wesbrock
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                          I used to hang them on nails in my basement, but since I redid that space I’ve taken to the same approach as Bernie. The ones I rarely use are hung horizontally on the floor joists that make up my basement ceiling. Beyond that, my go-to hunting bows are on my bow rack, and my target bows are usually in their cases.

                        • skinner biscuit
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                            Here’s mine.Made myself.

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                          • William Warren
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                              here is my rack in the “Man Cave” which now needs some spring cleaning already. Can’t tell it from this pic but trust me its a mess.

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