From: Lowcountry
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Date: 15-Nov-19 |
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Just curious. What is the oldest bow you have taken game with. Last year I was unsuccessful in my quest to take a deer with my birth year bow. The bow I used last year (1968 Kodiak Hunter) was 50 years old. This year I am using a West Bow Hunter that I think was made in the early 60's? So far, no luck.
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From: GF
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Date: 15-Nov-19 |
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'90 Howatt Hunter, bought new.
It would be fun to get a deer with the '67 Thunderbird, but I'm going to have to figure out how to quiet it down first.
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From: Aaron Brill
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Date: 15-Nov-19 |
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All of my recurves are vintage, mostly Roots and Bears from the 50's, and I had a few of them out last deer season. The '56 Kodiak is the oldest one to harvest a deer so far, got a buck last December. I did give my longbow a break a couple weeks ago and brought out the '55 Kodiak for a spot on the ground that was too tight for a longer bow. Nearly got a chance at a buck with it, but the cloak of darkness arrived before the buck offered a shot. I have no reservations or regrets about taking the older bows out for another walk in the woods!
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From: Ben
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Date: 15-Nov-19 |
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67 Wing Thunderbird. Mine is quiet and one of the best shooting bows I've ever had. Killed turkeys and deer with it. Funny the last one I bought I got pretty reasonable, he said he couldn't get it to quiet down.
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From: B arthur
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Date: 15-Nov-19 |
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1960 Bear Polar. 41@28. Last Fri.
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From: B arthur
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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Thanks Bluesman.
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From: GLF
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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57 kodiak special I got from a leatherwaller on ebay in about 99, 50lb@28, 70" long. It's about 60lb at my draw. I got 9 or 10 deer and 1 elk with it.
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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Drakes 56 inch 40 weight.
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From: Lenny
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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1970 Fred bear takedown b riser 64in 52#
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From: pdk25
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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Late 50's to early 60's Paul Bunyan 300 fiberglass shot sow, followed by 1964 Damon Howatt Hunter shot whitetail doe.
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From: timex
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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well mine is not that old but it's the first trad bow I bought a Hoyt ram reflex around 1980 I had found an old wild pear tree way back in the mountain & was standing on a limb in that tree & shot a big doe almost straight down shot was perhaps12 feet put a zwickey thrue her heart I can remember it like yesterday the riser has been converted to ilf & now sports a set of Morrison max 1s
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From: Nemophilist
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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A Black Hawk longbow from the 1960s. And a 1970s longbow that didn't have a name on it.
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From: Zepnut
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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1953 Kodiak 50#
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From: mgerard
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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Hickory self bow. The tree was really old.
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From: wingman
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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1973 Howatt Super Diablo 58#
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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1940's lemonwood, Ol' Buck. Taken 1992 from the ground, cedar arrow and Howard Hill broadhead.
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From: Stealth2
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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My second turkey with my old Browning Cobra. 50" 55# and it shoots great. Always loved Browning.
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From: Pa Steve
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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64 Bear Grizzly.
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From: B arthur
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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Great looking bow Riverwolf.
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From: mgmicky
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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1966 Kodiak during my 1st year switching to trad (4 seasons ago)
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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Those mid 60's Kodiaks are just plain awesome and as classy as you will find.
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From: Jim
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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My oldest was my 1971 Groves.
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From: papadeerhtr
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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Mine was 67 Pearson Colt. 62in and 45lb it was really a nice shooting bow.
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From: Wudstix
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Date: 16-Nov-19 |
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'66 DH Hunter 65#
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From: muley40
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Date: 17-Nov-19 |
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1973 whitetail doe, Redwing hunter 45# 58"amo. MicroFlite arrow MA-3 broadhead.and in the summer of 73 a fellow from Charles City, Ia Marv Mathews a top target shooter in Iowa showed me how to shoot 3-fingers under and walk the string prior to that in 1970 I bought used 60# Bear recurve shot it split finger became fastes snap shooter and short draw shooter and I couldn`t hit anything!
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From: oldgoat
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Date: 17-Nov-19 |
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Shot a turkey and some fish with my Bear 76'r a few years ago. Been wanting to deer hunt with it too, especially this year since my freezer is actually full already for once, shot a cow moose in September, so I'm not so desperate for meat that I don't mind limiting myself a little on performance. But for the life of me I can't get an arrow to fly clean off that bow now!
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From: Yellow Dog
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Date: 17-Nov-19 |
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1975 Darton Magnum recurve.......in 1975.
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From: rattlesnake
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Date: 17-Nov-19 |
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1956 Root Gamemaster...6pt buck...
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From: Loghouse
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Date: 18-Nov-19 |
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Great topic for a thread. An enjoyable read. Thank you all.
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From: Kwikdraw
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Date: 18-Nov-19 |
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1967 - 8pt WT, w/ '66 Red Wing Hunter, 56#@28", bought her new and still have her. My 1st trad bow, great little bow! I was 20yrs old. Wyatt
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From: Curlis
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Date: 18-Nov-19 |
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Plan to hunt with my Bear Kodiak Hunter some this year. It is one year younger than me.
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From: bigdaddy
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Date: 18-Nov-19 |
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1959 grizzly
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From: Ron LaClair
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Date: 18-Nov-19 |
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Guy, thats a heck of a buck with a vintage bow
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From: DeerMount
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Date: 18-Nov-19 |
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76-77 Bear Kmag
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From: RReese
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Date: 19-Nov-19 |
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70's Ben Pearson Cougar.
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From: Swifter
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Date: 19-Nov-19 |
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1963 Howatt Hi-Speed
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From: camodave
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Date: 19-Nov-19 |
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1960 Kodiak
DDave
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From: Stoner
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Date: 20-Nov-19 |
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1953 Kodiak
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From: Stoner
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Date: 20-Nov-19 |
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Shakespear, 70's I think?
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From: reddogge
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Date: 20-Nov-19 |
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Oldest was a '65 Root Gamemaster (butcher block), beautiful bow. First deer was a '67 Bear Grizzly.
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From: YH2268
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Date: 20-Nov-19 |
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Wing Chaparral I bought in 1971. Killed my first deer with it in 73. I still have it and still use it some.
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From: The last savage
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Date: 20-Nov-19 |
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Big daddy.. what a buck!!!! Some beautiful bows on ths thread...
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From: kadbow
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Date: 20-Nov-19 |
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1963 Kodiak
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