HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

snakebit40 · September 19, 2015, 11:17:00 PM

That's good advice pavan, thanks!

No tags filled today with the goats. Came real close a couple times.

P.S. Sweet bow Ron!

Brianlocal3 · September 19, 2015, 11:38:00 PM

Threeunder
Those DJ bows are very popular!!! Wonderful looking bow there brother!!!

I'll be taking my morningstar out tomorrow morning for a dry run on some new public land I'm looking to hunt. Gonna get out there early and set up to mAke sure I know the area in the o dark thirty timeframe so I'm not getting turned around, then I'm gonna do some stumping and have some fun, I might even get lucky and loose a few arrows at some squirrels.

I don't like getting out there this close to season but new property cAlls for some getting use to.
A couple more weeks and it's game time

threeundr · September 19, 2015, 11:55:00 PM

Thanks Brian. Getting the job done on public land can be a lot of fun. I love stumping and scouting. I'm like you, I can't wait for the first weekend in October. I think that it is going to be a great year.

Green · September 20, 2015, 06:02:00 AM

Threeunder.....Dave's bows are among the best. I was happy to hear he's taking orders again now that his shoulders are cooperating. Best of luck this season.

threeundr · September 20, 2015, 08:44:00 AM

Green, it is interesting how I came to be shooting this bow. I have been shooting archery since the late seventies. In that time I have owned and shot just about every kind of bow imagineable, so I thought. A couple of years ago I started following the original hill bug thread. It made for some interesting reading. I could definitely tell that the guys who posted really loved shooting their ASL's. I always marveled at the old Howard Hill videos. The things he could do with a longbow was amazing. Last year I came across a video on YouTube accidentally. It was Oklahoma Outdoors, and a guy named Neil Keys was interviewing Dave Johnson. I remember thinking that day , that I would love to own one of Dave's bows someday. A couple of weeks ago I was commenting on a thread and Jim Picarelli posted a picture of his collection of Hill style bows. They were beautiful. I decided that I had to have one. So I put my Stotler Game Getter Elite in the Classifieds for trade, for an ASL. Low and behold the first trade offer I got was from Hatrick (Dave Henn). It was for a Dave Johnson longbow. I jumped on the opportunity to own one immediately. Needless to say I am not disappointed in my decision. It is hard to believe that I have shot archery all these years, and I am just now discovering this little treasure they call, the ASL. I guess I still have a lot to learn. Lol!

Mudd · September 20, 2015, 09:41:00 AM

The "ASL's" must have changed over time.

At least that is my opinion because many years ago when I tried my 1st one ( a borrowed Ole Ben by Pearson) it didn't take 50 arrows for me to cry "Uncle". I moved on......

Then like threeundr I went through just about every bow and style available trying to find what I needed a bow to do for me and it was more than just put an arrow where I wanted it but I hadn't come to the knowledge of what "that thing" was yet.

There are a whole host of awesome shooting bows out there that are easy to shoot and with great pointability. I have owned a lot of them like that but something was missing.

I can't remember exactly how many years ago it has been now but a bunch.(..lol..) I happened across a Hill bow that a young man from Montana was wanting to part with at more than a reasonable price. (Apparently vehicles and girls were more important)

I talked myself into giving the ASL another shot. I mean if I had the same experience as before I was almost 100% positive I could resell the bow and even make a little extra arrow money with it.

This time when I put my hand to the bow I found that "something"...it was as if I had been transported to "Sherwood" and I fell totally in love with traditional archery as I had never experienced it before.

While I almost always experience that "Sherwood" feeling with my ASL's, some of them take me deeper than others. But the ones that really get me going are the ones which take to a place up the mountain in "Sherwood"........

And that's why I love ASL's and have never looked back at the rest.

I'm just one person and this is just one opinion and there are many others out there equally as valid as mine.

God bless,Mudd

Brianlocal3 · September 20, 2015, 03:21:00 PM

For the new ASL shooters

My review of the JD Berry Morningstar

http://youtu.be/f618iJT-hzE

threeundr · September 20, 2015, 03:58:00 PM

That's a great story Mudd. Very similar to my own personal experience. There is something very special about this style of bow. It's hard to explain with words. Brian, that is a beautiful bow you have there. Years ago I had a JD Berry Apollo that I traded for. The craftsmanship was top notch, and she was a real shooter. The bow was just too heavy for me. I will definitely have to check out one of James ASL's. So many bows, so little money. Lol!

Green · September 20, 2015, 05:23:00 PM

I wish everyone a successful hunting season this year. Carrying the simple ASL makes for special days in the woods.

September 20, 2015, 06:33:00 PM

I understand what Rev. Mudd says when it is all about how a bow makes him feel. It is not all that logical always, these choices we make. I know that high grade mild R/Ds have virtually all of the same qualities that the best ASL bows have with possibly a few more for some folks. But I have one right hand ASL that I did myself that may see some hunting time this year along with my Morningstar and the new Berry Pluto. When my next Berry bow comes in, that bow will go to my son and I will only be hunting with Berry bows. It is not all about the feeling, perhaps the results have a lot to do with those feelings. 10 doves and counting.

Linwood Hines · September 23, 2015, 10:23:00 PM

NICE BOW RON! I too like the contrast! How does it shoot (need I ask)?

I also have the dilemma about the other bows I have. I really enjoy the ASL's more than anything, but....I have a Kota (50's style recurve) that shoots really well, and then there is the one-piece Bighorn recurve that I saved three years to get....but, those bows sit, and the ASL's get out to play/hunt.

ron w · September 24, 2015, 10:59:00 AM

It shoots just great Mr. Hines........

September 24, 2015, 11:57:00 AM

It is raining, deer season is a week away, all of my arrows are sharp and ready to go, my back hurts, I have no sleep and I am not doing any useful work today, what do I do? I go online and bid on a half dozen Microflites with Deadheads, when I already have more arrows and broadheads than I could ever shoot. It is cheaper to go out with a longbow a throw arrows at passing doves than it is to stay home and recuperate.

Brianlocal3 · September 24, 2015, 12:07:00 PM

The Morningstars arrows are done and sharpened

Green · September 24, 2015, 01:29:00 PM

Good luck Brian!

MikeNova · September 25, 2015, 01:57:00 AM

I've been four times so far nothing to show but the worst case of chigger bites I've ever had. Temps are dipping below 90 now so hopefully the deer will start miving a bit.

Brianlocal3 · September 25, 2015, 07:49:00 AM

Good luck out there Mike!!
So which one of your wonderful ASL collection are you using?

MikeNova · September 25, 2015, 01:46:00 PM

Next outing I believe I'll take my first berry. The Argos!

Brianlocal3 · September 25, 2015, 04:40:00 PM

Wonderful

September 25, 2015, 06:03:00 PM

I was going to say that I would rather have a chigger bite than frost bite. This is predicted to be a warm El Nino fall in the upper Midwest. I have been out shooting for about three hours. Those dirty little no see-ums that spit acid on you are thick out today. Perhaps a bit of a cool down would be welcome.