HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

Green · September 13, 2015, 04:01:00 PM

Pat.....good luck with the rest of your season! Hope you get 'em located and cooperatin'.

Brianlocal3 · September 13, 2015, 04:09:00 PM

Morningstar tag team!!!

ron w · September 13, 2015, 09:31:00 PM

I just bought a Hill Halfbreed from the classifieds. Silver inlays, beaver tail grip and antler tips. Can't wait to shoot it.

two4hooking · September 14, 2015, 09:02:00 AM

My morning deer hunt started getting rained out so I turned it into a squirrel hunt.

Brianlocal3 · September 14, 2015, 11:02:00 AM

Good shot!!!!

frank bullitt · September 14, 2015, 12:03:00 PM

Nice two4!

Cavscout9753 · September 16, 2015, 08:58:00 PM

Ehhhh. Another night out back with the Wesley Special. Some nights just seem not to go well. By and large the groups were "ugly" to put it mildly. I'm sure I could spend a little time straightening some arrows, and I'll get on that sooner rather than later. Using Stos 160 grain heads, not sure they're the head for me. I need to swap them out sometime. Some days it seems like I can't grip the bow wrong, and others that I can't grip it right. Every now and then I'd make a great group, nice and tight. Then they'd open up and go all wonky. Shooting the super tight nock busting groups lets me know that the bow will do it, the arrows will do it, so it must be my form. Some nights are just better than others I guess! Hope everyone is doing better than me as season closes in. I better up my stalk game to get in close! Haha

ron w · September 18, 2015, 04:35:00 PM

Just received a Hill Half Breed in the mail today. The bows name is Oscar.......it has 2 silver inlays, a ram and a whitetail, antler tips and some beautiful yew lams. 68" 40#@28" and Oscar really likes my 55-60 cedars. I never had a friend named Oscar.......I do now!!!

Green · September 18, 2015, 05:12:00 PM

Hope you get a chance to hunt with it this year Ron. Just saw about the setback with your knee. Sure hope they get you aligned right this time!

Ray Lyon · September 18, 2015, 09:19:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
Just received a Hill Half Breed in the mail today. The bows name is Oscar.......it has 2 silver inlays, a ram and a whitetail, antler tips and some beautiful yew lams. 68" 40#@28" and Oscar really likes my 55-60 cedars. I never had a friend named Oscar.......I do now!!!

Ron, you know the old saying about it's nice to put a name with a face. Can we see Oscar's mug shot? ????

ron w · September 18, 2015, 09:26:00 PM

I'll see what I can do Ray.

snakebit40 · September 19, 2015, 03:00:00 AM

Well I've been lurking in the shadows for a few months. Not to get this off topic, but I just wanted to say hi

and share my excitement for this hunting season.

I bought a HHA Wesley Special back in April. I made a commitment to use it and only it this whole hunting season.

Took a little bit to get dialed in, but man was it worth it. I step out to shoot, my first shot is always 20 yards or closer (because of the size of my backyard), and I never have a doubt that arrow is going to hit where I'm looking. The other follow right behind the first as long as I stay disciplined.

Anyways, antelope season starts in a few hours for me here in western KS. I can't tell you how excited I am to be carrying my Wesley Special hunting for the first time. I really just love that bow. I'll let you guys know how my antelope season ends up.

Cyclic-Rivers · September 19, 2015, 06:44:00 AM

Here is Ron's bow

Ray Lyon · September 19, 2015, 07:19:00 AM

That's a gorgeous riser Ron. I'm a fan of dark riser and light colored limb lamination contrast with colored glass. I used to like the wood grain/clear glass, but now it's color.

ron w · September 19, 2015, 08:13:00 AM

Thanks Charlie........

Cavscout9753 · September 19, 2015, 09:16:00 AM

Thats great to hear Jon! Personally, I think commiting is key to longbows in the begining. Even if I wanted to, I dont think I could bounce back and forth too well. Good luck this season with it!

September 19, 2015, 06:48:00 PM

No matter what bow one hunts with it important to remember to shoot though the spot and not to the spot. I caught myself taking soft first shots today playing musical bows. Longbows like to be shot with attitude, perhaps some sensitive bows do not like that so much. When switching from a recurve to a longbow, hammer the game or target for all that the bow and your draw length has in it.

September 19, 2015, 09:52:00 PM

My musical bow games has made me come to a decision, I am only going to shoot Hill style longbows from now on. The Robertsons have to go.

Cavscout9753 · September 19, 2015, 10:13:00 PM

Haha, that was only a 3 hour span Pavan. But I can see why, obviously. I could shoot ASLs for the rest of my life and very likely still be finding myself learning to shoot them better. Of course, the same could be said for any bow in my clumsy hands. But longbows require my complete attention and I enjoy the lessons they have to teach. I' never say they are better than any other bow in any aspect, only that they're the bow for me.

threeundr · September 19, 2015, 10:43:00 PM

This will be my first year to only hunt with an ASL. I know mine is not as popular or well know as most of the bows mentioned on this thread, but she works great for me! I will be hunting with my new to me Dave Johnson longbow. She is 66 " 48 @ 28 ". This is my first true ASL, but it certainly won't be my last. My other bow just hangs on the wall. My ASL is all that I want to shoot!

I did alot of shooting today.