This bow has been around my whole life. My dad bought it a few months after I was born.
I shot it alot as a kid, until I lost all the arrows. Fast forward to last summer, when I saw a piece on tv about shooting antique bows.
"I have one of those"! and the adventure began.
I researched, got a string, arrows, broadheads, quiver, shot and shot and shot some more.
I made it my goal to take a deer with it while dad was still alive to see it.
After several close encounters, one missed shot I shouldn't have taken, and another I blew, it came together yesterday.
I've hunted this group of does several times, but always seemed to be in the right place at the wrong time.
This time everything fell into place, and I didn't mess it up.
The cows in the field, which have intervened a time or two in the deer's favor, actually helped me, cutting off the south side of the field.
So instead they left to the north, bringing this old girl right under my tree.


Specs: 1959 Bear Alaskan, 45# @ my 28" draw.
B50 flemish twist string, dyna puff silencers @ 1/4s.
Full length (31") Traditional only 500 carbon shafts from 3 rivers.
100 grain brass inserts.
200 grain Grizzly Instinct three blade broadheads.
Three arrow strap on quiver by Traditions Leathercraft (found in Trad Gang classifieds)

Thanks to the members of this board.
Your knowledge and experience were invaluable.

Thank you God for allowing me to live in the middle of your amazing creation.


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Outstanding sir , Congratulations....

,,Sam,,

Well done & congratulations 

 

Attaboy!
Tim B

Nicely done

Great job. 

Congrats..

Nothing better than hunting with a bow that is been part of your whole life. Dad we'll be proud. Congrats

Those old bows still get the job done!  Glad you got to do it with your dad's bow!

what pickngrin said.

I bet your dad is proud as well

Good job,congratulations!

Very nice,congratulations!

Outstanding.   Congratulations on a fine deer and realizing a nice goal.

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Brings a smile to my face......Congratulations on your good hunting with a good old bow!

Very cool congratulations

Very Cool!!!!!!

Way to go!

Congrats!

Bisch

Great story!!!

Awesome! I killed my first deer with one of those! Mine is 47# @ 28" and still shoots great.
Congrats on the nice doe.