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Traditional Bowhunters

Vtbow said:
Season opens Saturday, First 3 cold shots of the day at 18 yards....I think I'm ready!(pulled the last one though). Good luck out there everyone!
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Are you shooting aluminum arrows? What size and any information on them you wouldn't mind giving out. I have been pondering getting some for the season!
 
East Texas longbow hunter. Not hunting with it this year due to open heart surgery on May 28th. Haven't tried to string my bow much less shoot it yet. Still scared of what it will feel like on my wired back together chest, may try it this weekend though.
 
Grits said:
East Texas longbow hunter. Not hunting with it this year due to open heart surgery on May 28th. Haven't tried to string my bow much less shoot it yet. Still scared of what it will feel like on my wired back together chest, may try it this weekend though.
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Man that is rough , take it easy but get back after it soon as you can. good luck
 
redhawk said:
Are you shooting aluminum arrows? What size and any information on them you wouldn't mind giving out. I have been pondering getting some for the season!
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Im shoting a 70# @ 29" recurve. I draw 31.25. Arrows are xx75 2216, 31.75" bop. 585g total, 150 up front. Original bear razor heads with glue/screw full length aluminum converter.

Recurveaholic said:
Do you prefer the banana shape fletching for any particular reason or is it just your preference?
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They're 4" parabollic right wing. Helical offset.
 
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46 years of bowhunting this year. All but 2 with traditional gear. Somewhere around 100 white tails, a couple mile deer, 15 elk, 2 moose, a mountain goat, a bighorn ewe, a New Zealand Sika stag, a black bear and 8 turkeys. Oh yeah, 7 antelope.
I've made my own arrows for 35 years.
It's the most satisfying way to hunt. I don't mind knowing that the majority of the game I see is not going home with me. Last year the 3 bucks I wanted to kill each was less than 20 yards at some point during the season and they all got away.
You hunt harder and longer, and sometimes the critter wins.
 
Phopkins said:
46 years of bowhunting this year. All but 2 with traditional gear. Somewhere around 100 white tails, a couple mile deer, 15 elk, 2 moose, a mountain goat, a bighorn ewe, a New Zealand Sika stag, a black bear and 8 turkeys. Oh yeah, 7 antelope.
I've made my own arrows for 35 years.
It's the most satisfying way to hunt. I don't mind knowing that the majority of the game I see is not going home with me. Last year the 3 bucks I wanted to kill each was less than 20 yards at some point during the season and they all got away.
You hunt harder and longer, and sometimes the critter wins.
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Double like!

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Vtbow said:
Im shoting a 70# @ 29" recurve. I draw 31.25. Arrows are xx75 2216, 31.75" bop. 585g total, 150 up front. Original bear razor heads with glue/screw full length aluminum converter.
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Can you provide close up pics of setup? I am thinking of trying aluminum soon!
 
GCTerpfan said:
Is there a reason you put your arrow holder on the front of your shelf? I've never seen that before. Do you push the string forward to release it before you draw?
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Yeah, good eye. I've never seen it done like that either.
Gotta have an arrow keeper...mandatory. Ask me how I know.
But I've always put it on the back side of the shelf.
 
GCTerpfan said:
Is there a reason you put your arrow holder on the front of your shelf? I've never seen that before. Do you push the string forward to release it before you draw?
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It releases almost instantly, when it hits the riser, then swings around the side and is out if the way. I've done it both ways, jut find this to be a little more out of the way when not using it. Also, when real cold and rubber is stiff I can release it with bow hand index finger without changing grip if needed.
 
I'd like to share a personal preference. Ditch the drab colored fletch and also add a white reflective wrap. It can be critical to the recovery of the deer that you find your arrow...Help realize that it has guts on it, etc. Camo shafts and drab fletch disappear in the weeds...heck bright ones are hard to find. And bright colored fletch and wraps help to see the hit and can be a beacon when deer run away with an arrow in them. I've had times that the only thing I saw on a fleeing deer was my fletching and wraps. Reflective wraps are often the only thing you can see with a flashlight after dark. They glow like a laser. Someday when I rule the planet, camo arrows and camo fletch will be outlawed.
 
Yeah...I needed to build some arrows and they were what I had around. Usually a chartreuse and barred white guy. They're also gateway feathers, which I hate. Luckily that green nock sticks out in the woods like a sore thumb! I don't mind the shafts.
 
I am interested in getting into the traditional bow group. I searched to find a thread that discussed Bow recommendations with out any luck. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. I don't like to start with beginner gear and turn around and replace it. YouTube has video's but hard to get through the cloud of pro staff. Thoughts. Not wanting to disrupt this thread just like saddle hunter opinions.
 
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