Very nice Dennis! I love your wood choices and the bow looks great!  

Very nice, I like the hybrid style of this bow!!!

               

F-Manny

Thanks for the kind words everybody.  Manny, I really love the looks of this style of bow and it shoots real good for me.

I decided to take it hunting this afternoon instead of my BBO and headed out to a big Cottonwood deadfall that I knew would be close to a travel route.

I got set up around 3pm and had four turkeys come within 10 yards about an hour later.  They were on the other side of the deadfall.      

I decided to move to the other side of the deadfall because of the better shooting lanes and about half an hour before dark I had does and yearlings approaching.

To make a long story short just before dark I took a 20 yard shot at a big doe (only open broadside shot at seven deer) and watched my luminock center punch her rib cage (most everyone who knows me knows that I hunt with bamboo arrows and yes it had a homemade luminock)     :D     .   I watched her trot off with my nock still visible in her side.

I sat down and waited about 15 minutes while digging out my lights and then started trailing.  I decided to end the search this evening (2-1/2 hrs.) because I lost the trail and starvation.  I haven't eaten since breakfast.

I have bloodied my new bow and at first light tomorrow I will be back on the trail with 'Curly'.  I marked the last spot by hanging a can on a limb and putting a waypoint in my GPS.

Wish me luck fellas.

Dennis

GOOD LUCK DENNIS!!!

Yes, good luck Dennis!

What an achievement, to bloody a bow on the first outing!

Congrats!
   

F-Manny

I found her about 8:30 this morning, froze solid.  It was 22* when I left the house.  Pictures later.

Dennis

So, what are the final specs of this wonderful bow?

F-Manny

Hi Manny,

The bow is 62" N-to-N, 54#@28" with a Maple core, Curly Hickory Lams, and .050 clear glass.

Posting pictures in Daily Hunt Pics & Stories.

Dennis

One of the best bows I've seen in 2008!
Thank you for the buildalong Dennis

         

F-Manny