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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: BearBoy31 on November 26, 2012, 11:49:58 pm

Title: Arrow woods in Wyoming?
Post by: BearBoy31 on November 26, 2012, 11:49:58 pm

i want ta start making my own shafts and would like to know my options out here in Wyoming

Title: Re: Arrow woods in Wyoming?
Post by: JW_Halverson on November 26, 2012, 11:52:47 pm

Chokecherry.  Especially look for creekbottoms where beaver have moved in.  They will clearcut a chokecherry patch for the delicious underbark and in the spring it comes up like wheat!  With all those sapplings fighting for their fair share of sunlight they will all tend to be straight and without branches. 

Title: Re: Arrow woods in Wyoming?
Post by: BearBoy31 on November 26, 2012, 11:57:26 pm

Thanks how good of arrows well chokecherry work

Title: Re: Arrow woods in Wyoming?
Post by: JW_Halverson on November 27, 2012, 12:03:58 am

Good enough that virtually every tribe that had chokecherry in their territory used them!

Title: Re: Arrow woods in Wyoming?
Post by: kleinpm on November 27, 2012, 12:13:39 am

Chokecherry certainly is a good tough arrow material. I have a hard time finding enough that are straight enough, the right size,and knot free enough.

I switched to red osier. Grows like crazy, easy to identify in the winter and seems to make a great arrow.

I cut about 5 dozen red osier the last few months. I peel them the same day as cutting, let them dry  a few days and start straightening them.

Good luck!

Patrick

Title: Re: Arrow woods in Wyoming?
Post by: BearBoy31 on November 27, 2012, 10:24:37 am

thank for the help guys