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in reply to: Long bow #35323

Let me throw in a plug for Hummingbird. I bought a used one off of another traditional website. Smooth, light and it shoots like a dream! It was made in 1994, 64″ 70@28, and has “mild” deflex/reflex.

I own a very nice Stalker Recurve but shoot the Hummingbird the most. I don’t know what it is, but it flat out smokes! The new Hummingbird longbows now have more deflex/reflex than mine. They are in the same price range as the ones you are looking at.

All the bows mentioned are fine implements in the craft of archery.

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in reply to: Micky's Fall Freezer Hunt(video) #31747

That was really fun to watch and I liked the music. Fine disciplined hunting. Thanks for sharing your hunt.

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in reply to: Michigan "Meatout Day" #31732

Is she from Kalifornia?
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in reply to: Wood Arrows???? #29479

I’ve been using Heritage CX 250’s and have gotten them to fly fairly well out of my recurve and longbow. I have enough different points, inserts and feathers to keep me tuning them for quite a while. I shot some 55-60 POC woodies that a friend of mine made and WOW! The feel of the bow and flight of the arrow was amazing compared to my carbons.

The carbons were flying the way they were supposed to and I tuned the bow. I’m sure a more experienced shooter could make them fly better….but why do the wood arrows do so much better? My longbow buddy says wood bows need wood arrows. Any other opinions?

I really liked the way they shot so I may be a convert to wood. I believe Fletcher (Rick from the Feathered Shaft) will be getting some of my business!

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in reply to: Looking for advice on draw weight #29465

No it’s not as bad as I thought either. Matter of fact, I think I can shoot it better than my recurve. I just can’t shoot as many times and when I get tired, it really shows.
But it really puts arrows downrange!

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in reply to: My first recurve #28291

THAT is a very nice looking bow! Cute little girl too!
Who made the recurve? I shoot both recurve and longbow and have a blast with each one. My longbow is a 70#’er so it will be my bow for this year’s elk hunt. I haven’t decided one which one to take for mule deer. That’s the problem with having more than one bow….which one today?:?

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“Hunt it, kill it, grill it”

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in reply to: Backpack Hunting Questions #26239

Gotta agree with most of you. I backpack hunt mule deer and elk and carry two canvas quarter bags for the game. I try to cool the meat in a tree unless there is time to pack out. I generally pack my gear out last. Unless it’s a trophy I want to mount, I dont take the head and hide. Just the skull with antlers. Generally speaking, my pack weighs about 45-55 pounds depending on how much cold weather gear I have to pack. I don’t think I’ve carried anything over 80-90 pounds in one trip. Of course, I haven’t done any backcountry solo trips either.

I take pictures before quartering out the animal so that I have some memories to relive later and show friends/family. Some of my partners have now started to video our hunts, although my wife is not too sure that’s a good idea.:lol:

But I must say, as some of you have, there is nothing like being “way out there”, hunting with what you have on your back and in your hand.

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in reply to: Hunting Public land #11391

So far, I have ONLY hunted public land. Wait, I did hunt some antelope in Wyoming on private land. Wyoming is checkerboarded with private land so I paid $50 for a “trespass” fee. That was only once though. I live in Kalifornia and the county I live in is 97% public land (BLM, USFS, LAWP). The tags are hard to draw but the archery D-6 tag you can get every year but you DO have to do your research. This area has almost NO roads so you have to backpack hunt and be prepared to pack your deer out of steep terrain. Hence, not many hunters. Not too many people want to backpack hunt 4-7 days at 7500-10000 feet. It’s hard enough that I don’t think I’m going to be able to hunt it much past 50 years in age.

I’ve been to Colorado for elk (cow and bull) and there are some gems there too. But, I got my elk at over 12,000 feet and miles from a road. THAT was tough. I had a partner or it would have been excrutiating.

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“Hunt it, kill it, grill it!”

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in reply to: Heavy Bows – Are they now a part of our past #11374

I’ll throw my 2 cents into the pot. I’m not a young pup, (43) but I just bought a 70# long bow with very mild r/d. At my draw length its about 66# pounds or so. I LOVE shooting it. Its slightly faster than my 50# recurve so you get the feeling of power.

I think there will be a mild upswing in heavier bows with younger archers getting into “traditional” archery. I agree with Dr. Ashby to use all the bow you can since it would be difficult to achieve over penetration with an arrow.

I like to warm up first with some excercises and get my shoulders/back loose, then I shoot a few arrows through my 50# recurve (keeps me up to speed on my recurve too), then I shoot my longbow. I can’t shoot it as many times as my recurve before I get tired but it works. I think when people initially try a “heavy” bow, it IS hard. But after you get warmed up, it doesn’t feel bad at all. I think a lot of archers would be surprised how easy a 65-70# bow feels after you practice if you don’t go into it “cold”.

Purehunter
“Hunt it, kill it, grill it!”

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in reply to: Looking for advice on draw weight #60086

Thanks Dan. I did buy the bow and it wll be here next week. I also bought a book called “Shooting the Stickbow” which covers excercises. My neighbor gave me an old Shakespear recurve, 52″ 45#. I have put a new D-50 string on it and have been shooting it for fun.

So now I have a 45#’er, 53#’er and a 70#’er. My draw is about 26 3/4″ or so. I finally found out how to measure it from this website. So I’m drawing less than what the bows are rated. With a light, med, and heavy bow to choose from, I should have it covered. Now if I could just get the arrow tuning down……….

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in reply to: Looking for advice on draw weight #57633

Thanks guys. I appreciate your input. The guy at Hummingbird said he could reduce the weight of the bow by about 10# if I want to send it to him. I didn’t know you could do that with a one piece. The cost of the bow is less than the cost of getting new limbs for my recurve so in my mind, I get a “new” bow for less.

I’m probably in Marks camp, older and wiser has skipped by me.:)

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in reply to: Looking for advice on draw weight #56664

Sorry, I just found the topic on “Heavy bows- are they a thing of the past”. I think everyone’s replies answer my question.

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in reply to: Cross hand-eye dominance #48788

You’re right Todd. I’m at that point now. I have been looking for a lower priced left hand bow to try but I don’t want to start mixing everything up AND spend money that could be used elsewhere.

I think I will take your advice and just keep shooting righthanded and let it fly! I have a custom recurve and it would be a shame to put it in the closet.

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in reply to: Cross hand-eye dominance #40259

Mojohand,
I’m in the same boat as you. I shoot a rifle left-hand, a pistol right-hand. I CAN shoot righthanded with a rifle if it has a scope or red dot sight with both eyes open. I have a compound bow and shoot it righthanded but with both eyes open.

I bought a recurve about six months ago and it is righthanded. Having shot over 3,000 arrows with it, I have found several very important things that have helped me become more consistent.

1st- get the right arrows for the bow. Can’t tell you how much frustration I went through until a longbow shooter helped me get the right arrows. I just thought I was a horrible shot.

2nd- For me, I draw back so that my index finger is touching my earlobe. This helps me get the arrow aligned better with where I’m looking. I focus on the spot I want to hit but I can see the arrow shaft in my perifery. I plan on buying some books to help also. I have been learning traditional shooting by trial and error since there isn’t another trad shooter within 75 miles of me.

It is difficult because my left eye wants to “take over” so I focus on the spot I want to hit. It does take some work but I liken it to shooting clays. I don’t aim the shotgun, I point it and “feel” the shot. Hope that helps.

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