Archery Talk

wow, everybody gets it differently, wifey wore me out to get the shot, got it in late March,2 weeks later i got C word, never bothered me that much,i was able to drive 70 miles from home,where i have a few irrigation ponds,and smacked the shit outta the bass and had no difficulites. i did however lose my taste, but just for the afternoon?? go figure, oh and im 66

 

I’ve had a couple staff members get it with zero symptoms too. Such a wild little virus

 

Saw two doe last night around 6:30. Walked straight to my ladder stand, passed to the left, stopped right beside me. Then proceeded to walk straight away. Never turned broadside or at least quartering. Not a fan of a straight down shot.

 

Not to shabby for South Carolina National forest with no ag around for 50-60 miles. First one with the longbow as well since going full trad last year. Selling all my compounds and loosing my Bowtech sponsorship during covid was the best thing that could have happened to me. It pushed me to commit to the recurve and longbow and I’m so thankful I did!

 

Nice! Congrats! How many yards?

 

Damn son!! Congrats!!

 

Congrats!!

 

24

 

ya dun did it the hard way, and for that, congrats young man..

 

Is that a Jeffery recurve ?

 

Congrats!!

 

Naw this is custom I had South Cox of Stalker stickbows make me. Coyote fxt acs longbow. 50lbs at 25 inch draw. Flings an arrow with authority.

 

Outstanding!!!!


South makes fantastic bows. Makes me wanna put down the Hoyt. Remember reading about him way back in the late 90's in Peterson's Bowhunting.

 

Ya I have one of his wolverine fxt recurves and this coyote fxt. His bows are my favoite. I have a two piece Toelke that I had Dan make me and its a fantastic bow but the grip on Souths bows is perfect. Not to mention they are works of art. When I was in Wyoming last year I swung by his shop and picked out all the woods and everything I wanted for this build. He is a fantastic bow maker and hunter to say the least.

 

Ive got a buddy of mine that carves bows making one for me out of some osage orange from my land in Texas. Never shot a recurve or a long bow but stoked to learn!

 

@StayinStock any deer movement this morning?

 

Nope, I spooked a few as I was climbing up.

You?

 

Didn’t hunt this morning, going out bout 2:00, pretty windy here. I’ll start morning hunting in a few days. Might check cameras tonight after hunt, that will determine when I start morning hunts.

 

This is how long I've hunted in Illinois....

When I started hunting there (30 years ago) both sides of this road was ankle high grass...no trees at all. Now it's full of climber-size trees, some are even too big for a climber.





It was at its best when it was about 5 years old, it was just a huge bedding area, but you could see deer when they were on their feet. Now its pretty much just woods, with alot of junk trees in it.

 

Its windy here too. Gotta work then next 3 days so I came home to lay on my ass.

Good luck as always!!