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in reply to: Anyone know what happened to Bamabows? #125597

Thanks for the info!

No, not interested in health care discussions here. Just generally concerned/curious about Nate etc!

[NZLongBowMan]

in reply to: Anyone know what happened to Bamabows? #125384

I own 3 of his bows and stand by them. Great pieces of work, definitely sad if he indeed has shut up shop.

Hopefully someone can shed some light on what happened.

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in reply to: Sometimes things get a little too good! #9978

Tehehehe! I use the same arrows, they’re pretty nice!

Oh well, crappy thing to lose an arrow but at least you got a photo you can prove to others your aim is as good as the hood himself 😉

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in reply to: what do your arrows cost? #58049

Ugh, I think I worked out the other day that my arrows are like 70 something New Zealand dollars each… Makes me sick to think if I lost one whilst out hunting.

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in reply to: I got the shakes! #29763

Dude,

I had the same thing happen to me, I was going for a hunt on some private land I’d be given access to (showing people your longbow works wonders!) and was largely unfamiliar with the terrain so I decided I would just walk the bulldozed track and glass around for potential feeding grounds and sign.

Anyways after about an hours walk I slow made my way through the over grown track and just as I was coming up to a nice clearing there in front of me no more than 15 meters stood two Red hinds, one was enormous! The other was a yearling, but I stood still and my heart just started beating like mad, I swear I’ve never felt it beat so hard before, my arms were shaking, my legs weak and when I tried to gain composure, lift my bow and let and let an arrow fly I realised there is no way I could possibly aim… The wind then shortly changed, when they caught a whiff of me they were gone quicker than I could blink.

I truly squandered that opportunity, I was just so excited I couldn’t remain calm! 🙁

So I know what you’re feeling there!

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in reply to: I can't get enough of days like this! #18984

Ahhhh Nate! That looks marvelous! Very envious, I hunt in New Zealand and we get some very special days too! Very different looking though. Here is an example!

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in reply to: 2 blade broadhead orientation #41464

G’day Dave!

Thanks for the welcoming!

Yeah totally, it is simply a whatever you’re comfortable with subject really! Always interesting to hear other peoples reason for either vertical, horizontal or inbetween!

A bit off topic here and sorry for high jacking the thread! I just want to give a thanks to you Dave as your words regarding shrew bows (I’ve been lurking here for a while) as they’ve helped me make a decision in putting an order through for a little favourite recurve. I was a little disappointed with the 1.5 year wait until he would get around to making it, but I am not without a bow until then so it doesn’t bother me all that much! Over here in New Zealand there is a lot of great wilderness and hunting but there is only but a handful (if that) of traditional bow hunters here and thus the market for longbows/recurves is non-existent. It is largely dominated by 1000’s of riflemen and I would say around 100-150 arrow shooters (crossbows & compounds) so if I want a traditional bow I have to order from the US which is a little daunting as warranty and damaged bows through shipping is a little scary!

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in reply to: 2 blade broadhead orientation #41438

The spinning true comment is very true but added to that I am used to shooting my arrows with the broadhead vertical, I dunno… I am just used to aiming with it being aligned like that.

I guess it doesn’t really matter, as with alot of things in the archery world, as long as you’re used to it and can shoot accurately it doesn’t matter how you’re doing 🙂

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