Won't go into great detail and this may not be the right place for these pics and story but since I got this bow from Bradford in the TG 2011 Bow Swap it just seemed right to share with you all.

First of all, this little short recurve shoots awesome and hits hard! It took a little getting used to such a short bow but as you can see from the results we seem to jive pretty good together.

Here's some pics of me, the bow, and the turkey. My first ever turkey with a bow and did it with a recurve. Then to do it with a bow I got from a great bow builder right here on Trad Gang makes it all that much sweeter!

P.S. - Bradford I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of putting some water mocassin skins on the bow you made for me. I couldn't help myself, that black glass was just begging for mocassin skins and I think I did the bow justice with a nice clean skin job. I've gotten more compliments on this bow than you could possibly imagine. It will never leave my hands as long as they can still hold it.    

Turkey........It's what's for dinner!    

Congrats Semo. Good shooting.  Awesome little bow too!

Nice! How can anyone argue with covering the limbs with snake skins? It was already a sweet lookin rig and now it's even better! I need to get some skins some day too.

In that first picture up there, just which one is dah turkey?    

LOL congrats Semo

Well it seems Semo got first blood. Like the skins they do add some more mojo to the bow. Congrats.

Roy its the one with the arra poking out of it, but they do say you are what you eat.

Good job, SEMO! Where'd you shoot that bird? In your back yard? LOL
Skins look great, too. I never hung around mocassins long enough to notice how well the pattern stands out on 'em. Just turned and went the other way, most times.

Excellent looking bow and Turkey Great Job Chris

Nice job on both.....Congrats!

 Awsome! Put these pics in Swiss bows picture thread or send him a PM and ask him to do it.


FANTASTIC!!!!!! This is what the swap is about right there.

Way to go Chris!!!!!    

Good lookin turkey and bow semo! I gotta ask just out of curiosity, were you deer huntin and the turkey just happened to come by? I ask because I've had that happen a time or two in the fall.

Thanks fellas!

The turkey wasn't an incidental shooting, I've been watching them on my trail camera in this particular spot for about 3 weeks now. It's an oak bench at the top of a steep hill above the river that's absolutely loaded with acorns.
I've got lots of deer on camera in the same spot as well, but haven't seen one yet while hunting. It's just a matter of time before they show up and then the first one that offers a good shot will catch an arra!

I just started a new job 3 weeks ago and haven't had much time to get out there, I'm putting in 60hrs. this week. This was only my 3rd trip since Sept. 15th when our season opened and I saw turkeys on every trip out. Just so happened yesterday evening after I got off work these hens and youngins finally worked in close enough for a shot and I singled out the closest one that I had a clear shot at. There were about 12 or 13 birds in this flock, some big hens and the rest were about half grown poults.

Nice bird Chris! Love the skins also. Congratulations on the new job, that's even more awesome.........Art

Thanks Art, yes it is very awesome about the job. Things are going fantastice and my bosses are real happy with my work. Life couldn't be better at the moment, even though it really cuts into my hunting time that's just the way it is. Gotta make that hay while the sun's shinin' right!    

Besides, I always seem to find a way to sneek in some hunting time here and there so that's good enough for me, next year I'll have vacation time right before deer season so it's all good.

That's why you all don't see me around these parts much anymore, just been real busy lately.

That's great news about the new job Chris. I was hoping that's the reason we hadn't seen you around for a while. Hope you get the opportunity to get a little deer hunting in also. Enjoyed the pics, keep 'em coming........Art

Good eaten right there! Congrat's!!!!

Wow!  those skins look like they belong on that bow.  I don't mind at all.  Remember, I live in California.."we don't have snakes"...LOL

Really like how it looks with the red stripes and the black glass.. and love the quiver on it as well.

Glad your happy with shorty!  and great to see it being used.

Thanks for sharing that... made my day!

Sweet!!  Way to break her in