I've got a collection of bows....
I've got 8 old 1960's Bear recurves, 2 custom longbows, and a Howard Hill Mountain Man longbow
I actually do, shoot them all from time to time...
I bought my 2015 Bear Kodiak T/D that year. I've wanted one my entire life.
When we settled our Union contract and I got a nice back-pay check, I decided it was time.
So, I called Big Jim and ordered a Bubinga/Black Maple A-handle with #1 limbs.
It was on my doorstep in a few days!! I swore this would be my "Hunting Bow" till the day I died....
Last year, they came out with the new "Mag-handle" So, I called Big Jim and got on the list....
It didn't arrive untill after bow season, so I intended to hunt with it this year. I've shot it, and LOVE IT!!!!
I've been out hunting with it 4 times this year.... Didn't see any deer, and missed 3 squirrels.
For some reason, it just doesn't feel "lucky"?? :dunno:
So, I'm back to my old Kodiak T/D.... It just seems to feel right. :archer:
Btw, Last night I almost pulled the trigger on a 50th Anniversary, Black Maple B-handle.
I've got an extra set of #1 limbs!! Old Papa Bear shot a B-handle with #1 limbs!!
I had it all ordered.... Just had to hit the "pay" button.... Then I thought, REALLY DUDE!!?? :knothead:
Guess I'm just a "1 Bow" man!!
Not me, I have more than anyone person should have, but I do have a couple of favorites. !
Depends on how you define it??? I have a bunch of bows, but I only practice and hunt with one bow. That one bow changes from time to time depending on needs or situations, but like I said above, I only practice and hunt with the current "one"!
Right now that one is a Sarrels Blueridge longbow, 44@29.
Bisch
I'm with you Ron!!! I have more than I can shoot at one time, I do shoot them all. But I have come close to becoming a one bow man sort of.......with my new Northern Mist Skanee that arrived this spring. I had ordered a 66" bow with 55# limbs, and when the Traditional bow Expo didn't happen in Kalamazoo in January, I got a hold of Steve and ordered another set of limbs that make a 60" bow at 45#. Both sets of limbs shoot great, and I don't have to adjust much when shooting them. The heavy set went to Colorado with me, unfortunately was not able to get close enough to an animal for a shot. I have the 45# set on the riser now ready for deer season here in Michigan. But there are still too many bows out there I want to try to stay a one bow man.
Jason
One bow. I went through a few and when . I found this one I vowed never shall we part.
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RonW,
Your answer reminds me of my wife's answer, when she came home from shopping with three pairs of shoes.
My daughter asked her if she had a shoe fetish and she replied, "no, I only have a few pairs that I actually wear."😂
I'm a "Just 1 More Bow" man. :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Blackstick-that title is priceless!! Made me laugh out loud! :biglaugh:
I've been a "Just 1 more bow" man for probably 25 years-some stayed, some didn't...My herd is currently at 13...but I do regularly shoot them....yeah, I've got it bad!!!
I get it guys!!! I've got a bunch of bows, and I shoot them all....
But, isn't there one bow.... That come hunting season, you always just seem to grab...??
I can't imagine wanting just one bow. Even though some of them spend most of their time in the rack, I have no desire to get rid of any of them. It may be a bit selfish, but the pride of ownership is a source of genuine enjoyment. Most of my shooting is done with two or three bows, but my others aren't going anywhere.
I've settled on two. Super Shrew Classic Hunter II (this is closest to the one bow chance that I have) and the new camouflage A handle Bear Takedown with #1 limbs. Just can't seem to be without a Bear bow around.
One bow at a time. As I've moved down a bit in weight I don't have as many choices hanging on the rack. I've been shooting the same bow for a year now. Otherwise I would pick one and that would be the one for that season.
I've shot the same bow and no others to hunt for 5 years now.
Only exception was a 58" D/R I built from scraps last winter, and it shot my hunting arrows perfectly so I took it the nite after I sprayed it and a doe happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then back to ol reliable...
I'm a one bow guy...my Fox High Sierra since 2008.
We've killed a lot of critters together.
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Well, I've got three bows, but I guess I fit in the "One Bow" category as they are pretty much all the same apart from their draw weights and the woods. I've got three 66" Blackwidow PLX take-downs, 75lb, 65lb and 55lb. Mostly shoot the 75, but the other two certainly don't get left on the rack though.
Actually just yesterday evening I took the 55 for a stumping walk in the bush. Had a ball shooting leaves, sticks, toadstools and stumps etc.
Best to all
Lex
I am down to four bows, other than a couple of bows kept for nostalgic reasons. I have two long bows, a JD Berry Morningstar and a Northern Mist Ramer. One recurve, a Tall Tines recurve and a Tall Tines Stickflinger.
I like them all but if I was to go hunting tomorrow, it would probably be the Stickflinger. (Subject to change weekly)😁
I am kinda a 1 bow man for about 3 months out of the year.That would be hunting Season.
been through a ton of bows over the years.When I 1st starting shooting trad though I was pretty much a one bow guy for about 5 years.You Can really get in touch with a bow when its all you shoot with the same arrows.Thats for sure!You gotta love that bow though if your a 1 bowman.
I see you are kinda doing the one bow things in a way with the Bear T.D.Now the thing about the Bear T.D is if you have a couple risers and 3 or 4 sets of limbs your kinda a 1 bow guy.But you really can have like 8 bows with the 2 risers.So thats one hell of a one bow kinda thing!
I only have 5 bows right now and dont plan on having much more than that.But one of my bows is the Bear T.D with A and B risers and 4 sets of limbs.I Will be shooting the A riser and 3 limbs and A riser and #2 limbs for a few more weeks and decide which one I will hunt with when I do most of my hunting in November.Very close call thier between those 2.
Man, I'm thinking if I want to fit in with this crowd, I'm gonna need to work a heck of a lot of overtime! :cheesy:
I've been thinning the herd as I only shoot one, a Bear T/D. Do have a couple of different weight limbs for it. So does that make it two bows?
Oh, the HORROR!!!
One year I used 6 different bows to kill deer, hogs, pheasants, and quail.
MOAB 60, 64, and 70# - Lost creek NAT, A Mohawk longbow that Rob D gave me, and an ACS prototype.
I look at bows as tools. I'm not going to take a 68" HH into the thick stuff, nor do I prefer any bow from 62 - 68 in that environment. 60" is borderline, but 58or 56 is were it's at. And if I'm on a hunt where I can use long longbows, I have a 56 or 58"er with me, either in my vehicle or in camp, for recovery if the game goes into the thick stuff just in case, whether if its my recovery or someone else's.
I got Lucky on this one with my 64" MOAB. I went into the thick stuff after some hogs I'd heard squeal and snuck up on about 12 of them in a bunch. (see what I mean by thick) And this one was the 3rd hog that I've killed that was charging me. I change bows like I change cant angles,... what ever is needed for the job at hand.
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Cade Cabrera was all hyped up over it.......
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Cade made out pretty good that weekend as well with his short bow... :goldtooth:
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That's boring!!! Life's too short for just one bow!!
I have dozens of bows I shoot some regularly some remain in like new conditions. When the season opens I use just one,but along the season the one can be 3-4
Hey, Sean!!
How many ya got in the freezer??
Well I'm a one bow guy.
I only hunt with one bow at a time. :bigsmyl:
But then I have to listen to the rest of them winning because they didn't get to go.
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I had actually intended on using my new Mag-handle T/D this year....
If any of ya read my "Blast from the past" thread, I have taken it out 4 times this year. I didn't see a single deer, and I missed 3 squirrels with it. When I ordered the Brush Buttons from 3Rivers, I put a pair on my 2015 T/D and took it out back to shoot it. I haven't shot this bow at all this year. Every shot was in the "kill zone" of my deer target.
It just seems to be the "1 bow" that says "pick me!!!" :archer2:
My wife and I own several bows each, but I've only hunted and shot 3-D with one of them. My wife gave me a Bob Lee Signature recurve back in 1997. It's 62 inches, and 66 pounds. I've killed a few animals with it, most notably a South African Gemsbok. When we were looking at pictures of available game on this trip, she chose the gemsbok as the one she wanted me to bring her. So, luckily, I did.
I've never shot anything but wood arrows out of it, and they perform very well. I've only used Grizzly broadheads, from 125 to 190 grain. All do what they're supposed to do. I enjoy playing around with different combos.
Murray
I have several dozen bows, shoot all of them off and on when practicing. Have Hunted with the same selfbow, Pigger, from 2006-2020. Retired Pigger after last season, she has taken deer, mountain lion, bison, and a moose. Replaced her with a new selfbow that earned the name Hooligan after she took a moose on her first hunt. Time will tell, she may be a keeper.
That's what I'm talking about Walt!!! :archer:
Most of us have numerous bows that we own and shoot. Lord knows I can't walk away from an old Bear recurve at a yard sale or flea market. It's fun shooting different bows!!! Each has their own personality.
But, isn't there just that "one bow" that just seems to "fit" like it's a part of you??
The "one bow" that seems like it's magical... You pick it up, and walk into the woods, and you just feel "lucky"??
Like nothing can go wrong.... The bow you've carried on many hunts, and killed much game with...
The bow you just can't imagine leaving home without.... THAT bow!!
Quote from: Walt Francis on October 19, 2021, 10:04:45 PM
...she has taken deer, mountain lion, bison, and a moose. ...
Walt is an inspiration of the first order.
Yep, but I'm darn sure not a one arrow man!
I shoot a Sarrels Sierra longbow for everything. I technically have two. One is a one piece and the other is a two piece but they are the same length and weight. Honestly I see no reason for another.
Two of the same model count as one?
My one bow now is my Black Widow SAIII 62", 53lbs @28"
It used to be my Super Shrew Delux 58", 60lbs @ 28"
With my tendonitis in my left elbow and my torn bi-cep in my right shoulder the 60lbs Shrew is too much so it's collecting dust.
Sorry, Bucky!! Just the "1" that just kinda seems to "talk to ya" :archer:
Your right woodchucker but #1 is getting a little heavy. Might have to let her go.
Right now I'm a 1 trad bow guy, but I'm hoping to change that sometime. I always thought whoever dies with the most wins!! :biglaugh:
I started with just the one. Saw a Custom I really loved and ordered one, sold the first one. Told myself "the custom is the ONLY one I will ever need". Company went out of business so I couldn't get any limbs for it, Oh well. Started learning about other bows and saw a few I REALLY liked! Started finding some of them for sale at a time when I could afford them so, OK. Started gaining a collection enough to need a wall rack, then my bro-in-law's Dad passed away and left him a few bows BIL did not want. He knows I like them so PRESTO! I come home to find home with the bows in his car for me! Hello second wall rack!
So yes, I WAS a one-bow guy once. A long time ago.
I use to say that I had one wife, but a hundred bows. I really did have a lot of bows. From the time I enlisted in the service in 1961, until the kids were near grown in the 1990s, I had not picked up a bow. One day, at the local flea market, I saw a recurve, and picked it up. That was the spark that brought me back. For several years I bought every decent recurve or longbow that I encountered at yard sales, flea market, or wherever. Looking back I believe my behavior could be explained as a futile attempt to catch up on all the bows that had come along during the time when I was trying to be a good husband and father. Now, at almost 78 years of age, I haven't made a dent in shooting all of the bows made then and now..., but I can s :deadhorse: :archer2:till try.
Was a one bow shooter, a Lost Creek NAT, but an injury forced me to a get a recurve a few pounds lighter. My goal is to get back to the NAT.
I can't shoot just one bow! Heck, I'm not even a one bow brand guy.
I am down to 1....(DOZEN!) :bigsmyl:
I currently only have one bow.. of my own that I shoot.. For some reason, every bow I built for myself this year found a new home! When I realized it, I quickly put two more in the works.
We do without this or that to pay the bills, I see no reason in not having every bow I want... as long as it's not taking food off the table.
BigJim
I have hunted with the same bow for 21 years now. I could never explain to others what that bow has seen over all those years. Anytime I ever even looked at another bow it felt like cheating on my wife which would never happen either.
I've only used one bow for the last 5 years. I own 3 bows that are heavier than what I shoot these days. I have an old Root recurve that's labeled 15# that I keep around for the grandkids or whatever. I have an all glass bow that I bought to carry in the canoe. I have a Omega in my weight that had a limb tip pop off and I haven't got around to gluing it back on.
The one bow that I've been using the last 5 years is a Tradtech Trident with W&W glass limbs.
Quote from: Jerry Gille on October 29, 2021, 12:10:29 AM
I have hunted with the same bow for 21 years now. I could never explain to others what that bow has seen over all those years. Anytime I ever even looked at another bow it felt like cheating on my wife which would never happen either.
Exactly how I felt not taking Pigger to Akaska this year.
I had several difference bows now I am down to one Bowyer and 4 of his bows.
Well chuck, you know me :banghead:
So you all, let me ask, who has only 1 knife. For me same principle.
My bows are tools. I like my big jim thunderchild a lot but if I haven't shot in a while , I will start back with a lower weight 45 lb bow to work out bad habits and get my muscles back up.
Then if I'm not feeling nostalgic and hunting with an old bow, I'm hunting the thunderchild unless I'm rabbit hunting or bowfishing.
Sometime I will get around to building arrows for 2 longbow. Both gifts that I really like and shoot well nuff.
I only have 1 HUNTING knife......
That's Moose antler scaled ML knife, that Kenny gave me YEARS ago!! :thumbsup:
(and the one DD used to skin his Porkypine, LMAO)
Hey chuck ML makes some fine knives. You say you only have 1 hunting knife, but I assume you have steak knives, a carving knife and other cutlery? My point being is a bow is a tool. I have several for various tasks.
Yep, I have 1 bow I like to shoot targets with, I have 1 bow I like to hunt with, 1 bow to feed my Fred Bear nostalgia, 1 Bow that I always wanted, 1 Bow that is wicked, 1 bow that was made the year I was born..........dman I could come up with tons of reasons why I need 1 more bow.