i'm really glad to see this Kent. Lots of guys make bows for a hobby but hunt with guns. You be keepin it real.
How far did they get after you shot them? Did the arrow pass right through? Where do you take them to gut? You keeping the sinew and so on? Dude i'd be down to send you a yew stave for enough sinew to back a 53" bow 1.75" wide. PM me if you are interested, eh?
Scott
Thanks agian all
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I got into the bow making thing due to the fact Ive been a traditional bow hunter since 1978. I thought making bows would be the next step. And I have to say, it has been a blast shooting deer and hogs with my own bows.
The first deer was the doe. I own land about an hour and a half from my house and had planned on going out early Sat. morning to hun it. But like most good plans, there is always a monkey wrench thrown in the system. I ended up getting side tracked by a plumbing problem at our church. So all sat morning I was digging sewer lines. Instead of getting to go out to my land, which I had no time to get to, I decided to hit a little spot of public land on the Brazos River, here in Notrh West Texas. The river is about a half mile from my house, but is usually horrible hunting. I set up on a bluf, over looking a traill. The doe came along at about 15 yards when I shot her. The arrow passed all the way through dangling out the exit side by the fletching. She threw the arros and ran about 30 yards and piled up. I could see her, but still gave her the normal time to set to insure she was dead. While waiting, the buck comes along sniffing her trail. Agian, another 15 yard shot. The arrow passed through the buck, just to the point where the broadbead was sticking out the exit side of him. He jumped, spun twice and fell on the spot. I had planned on doing some yote hunting the next day, so I took the deer up to an open by the river to gut. The next day, I saw no yotes within bow range.
As for the sinew, I keep the leg sinew. I still have 3 more deer to harvest this season and Ill gladly save all of it for you. I dont quite have enough for backing. I also have some buddies that are compound hunters who have no concern for the sinew, so Ill collect all of it that they get as well. Ill gladly send it to you when/if we get a bunch.
