Kenai Connection!!!!

alaskabowhunter · February 21, 2007, 12:42:00 AM

Here is my first longbow made for me by Ethan of Okeena Longbows in Newbern, TN. He made the matching hunting knife to go with it as well. Ethan and I met last fall when he was in Alaska for a blacktail deer hunt. We ended up going fishing together for a day down on the Kenai River in Soldotna for silver salmon and had a blast. He named the bow "Kenai Connection" to remember that day. At 53# draw weight I hope to hunt black bear with it this spring down around Seward. It is really a beautiful bow with osage orange and coco-bolo making up the handle and Northern Catalpa in the limbs. It shoots very smooth! The knife will be used to dress out whatever game I harvest with this bow for sure! Thanks again Ethan, you are a gentleman and a true craftsman, my hat is off to you! (He is on the left in our fishing pic)

Frank AK · February 21, 2007, 01:54:00 AM

Thats an awfully neet bow you got there chuck.. Some nice coho as well!

alaskabowhunter · February 21, 2007, 02:03:00 AM

Thanks Frank,
Congrats on your wrestling success!
shooting any bunnies lately??

Frank AK · February 21, 2007, 02:22:00 AM

not to many bunnies. But ive been an ice fishing machine!

Did you get to see my article in the newspaper about the upset win I pulled off?

alaskabowhunter · February 21, 2007, 03:20:00 AM

no can you send it to me?
Where are you fishing?

Shaun · February 21, 2007, 06:08:00 AM

Nice, I was juat admiring some catalpa trees and wondering about bow wood. Nice mess o fish too.

ethan · February 23, 2007, 04:11:00 AM

I'll be waiting on a black bear trophy pic this spring Chuck!! Hope you enjoy shooting it as much as I did making it. Take care.

Ethan

Roadkill · February 23, 2007, 01:33:00 PM

ethan, where you from in TN. When I retire I'm going back there near Adams or Springfield. I'm originally from R'ville KY

Benha · February 23, 2007, 03:55:00 PM

Roadkill small world my fathers side of the family is from Logan county.

ethan · February 23, 2007, 05:33:00 PM

I live in Dyer co. That's north west, in fact the western county line is the Mississippi, then Missouri. Where exactly is Springfield? And when you get here we have a brand new state trad assosiation. T.T.A.S. It looks to be off to a great start with some great folks. Looke me up when you get back.

Ethan