lonetree archery Ocelot

[A. Reagan]

Hey gang,
I just purchased a Lonetree Archery Ocelot hybrid long bow-used,(but its hard to tell) from a fellow trad ganger. The bow is awesome and shoots great. Its very eye catching too. 56@28. Does anyone know about these bows? I can't find any info on the net. Stuff like: who's the bowyer?, were are they made? and the like.
Thanks Andrew

[SL]

I had one and it was a great shooter. The bow maker died several years ago. I believe his name was ron casto out of oklahoma. He made a heck of a longbow. You would do well to hang onto that bow. You wont see many for sale.
SL

[A. Reagan]

Thank you.

[Dunc]

Was your bow left handed? I have the same bow you describe if left hand that I purchased recently and it is an awesome bow. I love it. I wonder if this is same bow?

[Crash]

You have a very fine example of a well made longbow, and as stated earlier, you rarely see them for sale.  If it makes a difference, it was also made by a good man and a good bowyer, he was a heck of a shot too.  Ron, or he also went by Ralph, lived just outside of Allen, Oklahoma.  His bows developed a cult like following here in southeastern Oklahoma and Texas.  I was fortunate enough to get to know him and even spent time shooting with him at his house.  Truly a good man, down to earth, and as genuine as any I've known. 

[Dunc]

I've heard only good things about RL Castoe. His bow is a sweet shooter and has a very interesting texture on the wood that I've not seen in any other bow. Being left handed I don't find a lot of good bows on the used market so I was lucky to find this one.