Now this is what a person likes to see on their trail camera! This is at the bottom of the hill behind my house. I've got seven longbeards hanging out together and some of them are roosting about 100 yards from the back porch. I've only got 5 1/2 acres to hunt them on so I don't get to run and gun. I just have to sit still and hope for the best. I will start out hunting these birds with a selfbow. However, if things get desperate then I will tote along my new flintlock made especially for these critters. Come on, April 17th!
Darren
Backyard gobblers
- Shadowhntr
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Nice birds there! Is there any hens around Darren?
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Yes, there are hens around....there are ALWAYS hens around.Shadowhntr wrote:Nice birds there! Is there any hens around Darren?
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I got to get out and try this year! You mentioned selfbow Darren, what kind you got? You know we're going to need pictures of that. Do you whittle your own?
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No, I do not. I don't believe I would have the patience for it. All my selfbows are made by John Pruitt. He's the same guy who makes all my flintlocks. I've got six or seven of his bows. All are osage, some are bamboo backed and some aren't. This man is a bow building machine! He'll make you a bamboo backed osage bow with some slight reflex in it for $125 and he'll have it done in 2 weeks.Carpdaddy wrote:I got to get out and try this year! You mentioned selfbow Darren, what kind you got? You know we're going to need pictures of that. Do you whittle your own?
Here are some pics of the first two bows I got from John over 10 years ago. I had the shorter one made just for turkey hunting. That's the one I'll be using this spring.
Darren
Re: Backyard gobblers
Wow Darren; those are NICE!! Love the simplicity of the selfbow. If you got the patience to create those leather works you produce then you could do a selfbow. But at his price for that quality of a bow why would you? I'd stay with leather too. Love that unique bow rack also with arrows looking like a Turkey fan. Who came up with that?
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I got that bow rack from a guy out in California years ago. He's passed away now and I've never seen another bow rack like it.
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Looked like dinner to me!