Any traditional archery hunters here?

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collim1

Discussion Starter · 6 mo ago

Once again I am way behind the curve on archery season. It’s already gun season but I still want to hit the woods with my long bow. I have always wanted to take a deer with traditional archery.

I’m shooting a longbow, 40 lbs draw weight. Chronos between 180-190fps. Got it setup with 2 blade broadheads. I can hit with it at 40 yards but for the sake of a clean kill I’m looking for a 22 yard shot. At longer distances I’m likely to flub a shot.

I’ll be happy to take a nice fat doe.

Let’s some kills and setup pics.

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IowaLefty

· #2 · 6 mo ago

Love hunting with a longbow. This is my largest doe. Bow was an ACS 64” [email protected]”. Good Luck hunting!

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warbow150

· #3 · 6 mo ago

I sold my English war bows when we moved. They were getting too hard on my shoulder anyway. They were fun while I lasted, though. 🙃

Now I’m down to my Predator recurve that draws around 80 # at 32” with Easton FMJ 250s and Stinger Buzz Cuts. I might use it next year once residency is established, though I’ll probably pick up something quite a bit lighter. I always wanted a Bickerstaff, so maybe now’s the time.

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Tvov

· #4 · 6 mo ago

I am not sure if I've ever seen a long bow in person. I am thinking of medieval archers probably, but aren't they like 6 feet long?

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collim1

Discussion Starter · #5 · 6 mo ago

Tvov said:
I am not sure if I've ever seen a long bow in person. I am thinking of medieval archers probably, but aren't they like 6 feet long?

Mine is technically a flat bow. Not a recurve but not a true round profile longbow

It is 68” long. So it is 5 1/2 ft tall.

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dresserisland

· #6 · 4 mo ago

Illinois requires a 35 pound minimum for deer. I have a 45 but haven't hunted with it yet. I'll be 68 on my next birthday and I'm afraid of tearing up a shoulder. Trying to decide now between getting a crossbow, or a 35 pound recurve and limiting my self to up-close shots. Most of my kills have been very close.

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collim1

Discussion Starter · #7 · 4 mo ago

dresserisland said:
Illinois requires a 35 pound minimum for deer. I have a 45 but haven't hunted with it yet. I'll be 68 on my next birthday and I'm afraid of tearing up a shoulder. Trying to decide now between getting a crossbow, or a 35 pound recurve and limiting my self to up-close shots. Most of my kills have been very close.

I get 180fps with my 40lb longbow.

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dresserisland

· #8 · 2 mo ago

I got a 35 pound recurve. Very happy with it. It seems to fit me well. I feel comfortable out to 20 yards.

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warbow150

· #9 · 2 mo ago

Tvov said:
I am not sure if I've ever seen a long bow in person. I am thinking of medieval archers probably, but aren't they like 6 feet long?

My 120 pound, which was made in England, was a shade over 72 inches. My 150 pound, made in Holland, was 74 inches. (I happen to be 77 inches, so the length was good for me.) I wish I could say they were Yew, but they were laminates.

I don’t pull anything near that heavy anymore, and those were definitely not hunting bows.

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mjh42

· #10 · 1 mo ago

Traditional bowhunter here. Have longbows, recurves, even a couple of selfbows. Mostly hunt with a recurve. Won a longbow recently in a raffle, might have to deer hunt with it next autumn.

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