Hill style bow build - Finally makes meat!!! - Now a buck!! (pg 4)

StanM · November 08, 2013, 06:10:00 PM

That is so cool!!! Definitely don't retire the bow!

BCWV · November 08, 2013, 06:52:00 PM

Way to go John!! Very nice buck with a very nice bow.

NYArrow · November 08, 2013, 10:24:00 PM

Nice buck, nice bow and great story!

bowhntineverythingnh03743 · November 09, 2013, 06:47:00 AM

Great Jon John!!!!

bjansen · November 09, 2013, 11:16:00 AM

Nice job John

Trux Turning · November 09, 2013, 11:35:00 AM

Way to go John- you can't retire that bow!

jsweka · November 09, 2013, 07:58:00 PM

Thanks Guys!

OK, maybe I won't retire it. It does need a refinish job though. I was going to do that anyway with all the scratches and dings it's gotten over the past couple seasons and the additional ones I put on it when I wiped out in the clear cut while blood trailing my buck. He took me through some nasty stuff before giving it up.

talkingcabbage · November 10, 2013, 06:04:00 AM

Congrats! I say retire it, build yourself a new one, then bring her out of retirement for a reunion tour! (That is, if you need an excuse to build a new one)

My rule is once I've got blood on it I can't use it again. It gives me an excuse to use with the wife

. I've only got 8 on the rack so far, but I think she's starting to catch on :p

DeerBacon · November 10, 2013, 07:19:00 PM

Swissbow · November 12, 2013, 04:26:00 PM

Congrats, great job on the bow and the deer. Building your own bow and then take it for a hunt. That's exactly the way it's supposed to be.
I would keep it, it got some good mojo working. And if next season it don't work I'd use Joe's excuse and build a new one...

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Andy

NWoklahomajacob · November 12, 2013, 06:19:00 PM

Wow!! That has to be a awesome feeling!!

ny state land · November 13, 2013, 07:22:00 PM

Great job John!!!!!! What were the arrow specs? Love that bow too!

jsweka · November 13, 2013, 08:34:00 PM

Thanks again guys.

The arrows are douglas fir 50 - 55# spine tipped with a two blade 125 grain classic Magnus vented head. Total arrow weight is abou 540 grains.

Pheonixarcher · November 14, 2013, 01:27:00 AM

Awesome! On all accounts.

bluegill · November 14, 2013, 09:24:00 PM

Not bad for a fellow fishhead, I guess.

Sean

Buemaker · November 15, 2013, 06:17:00 AM

Gratulerer.

Bue--.

RC · November 16, 2013, 01:20:00 PM

Great looking deer and bow. congrats. Bows are made to be shot not retired. RC

coaster500 · November 16, 2013, 01:36:00 PM

Excellent John !!!!!!!!

jsweka · November 17, 2013, 11:29:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by bluegill:
Not bad for a fellow fishhead, I guess.

Sean

Thanks Sean, and it was nice meeting you in Little Rock.

To let the rest of you guys in on Sean's comment...Sean and I are both fish biologists and this past September the big annual American Fisheries Society conference was in Little Rock. Lots of biologists there. Sean saw my name on the program which he recognized from Trad Gang and then saw some burly redneck looking guy with a 3 Rivers Archery baseball cap on hanging around drinking beer at one of the evening social events during the conference. So he came over an introduced himself and we had a good chat about bows and stuff. Always great to meet a fellow Trad Ganger in person.

Thanks everyone for all the congratulations on my buck. I have decided that I won't retire that bow and I hunted with it again this past weekend, but didn't get any shots to fill my doe tag. Our archery season ended yesterday, but comes back in after Christmas and coincides with our Flintlock season. I'm torn whether to take out the bow or smoke pole.