How many hunt with traditional archery gear?

[observe]

His name is Liang Vermeulen from the western Cape and his price is negotiable depending on the availability of the correct horns

 

[mrpoindexter]

Umm.... WOW!!! Please send me a link to contact him. I will down an Orxy just for the horns for this bow. That is the coolest long bow I have ever seen.

 

[Synergy]

love my Hoyt Buffalo recurve!

 

[observe]

Umm.... WOW!!! Please send me a link to contact him. I will down an Orxy just for the horns for this bow. That is the coolest long bow I have ever seen.

can you pm me a contact e-mail please?

 

[rookhawk]

Ditto. I inquired first!

 

[observe]

Ditto. I inquired first!

pm contact details please and I'll forward it to him,

 

[Medicineman7]

His name is Liang Vermeulen from the western Cape and his price is negotiable depending on the availability of the correct horns

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That is an awesome looking bow. How well do they hold up to use?

 

[observe]

well, its more of a 'primitive' bow than a real traditional bow.
I have used it for only one season , [lots of practice shots] and so far so good...
I'ts got the capability to kill fairly large game , but for now I want to use it at close range only [10-15m]
[The bow had more potential than me at that time--70 pd!--lol]

 

[thriller]

That bow is truly amazing, but I need more practice before I get one of those!

 

[mrpoindexter]

Is it easy to string/unstring?

 

[Ratnik]

I've been in love with that bow as well ever since I first saw it. There is a brief mention of that style of bow in the Traditional Bowyer's Bible:

 

[observe]

 

[Medicineman7]

I've been in love with that bow as well ever since I first saw it. There is a brief mention of that style of bow in the Traditional Bowyer's Bible:

That really is an interesting piece. I'd like to have one just for show and to talk about even if I didn't shoot it!

 

[rookhawk]

Agreed. I don't even care if they suck, I'd rather suck shooting that then succeed with a pile of cams in my hands! (Not saying they do suck of course) It's just a beautiful bow for channeling your inner cave man.

 

[Mark Siedschlag]

After seeing a thread that was from awhile back getting pulled up regarding questions about hunting with a recurve, how many have or do hunt with recurve or longbows?
I've been blessed to make the trip over 3 times and have taken all my animals with my longbow. I know most bowhunting that is done now is with compounds, but know a few folks who have hunted with only trad gear.

I've made all 9 of my African hunts with a recurve. After starting with a recurve in the early 70s, I switched to a compound for a few years in the 80s. Went back to the recurve in 89 and have been hunting with them ever since and enjoying every minute of it.

 

[Andrew Jones]

I've hunted with the compound bow but only do walk and stalk. I think from a blind it doesn't really matter what your gear is,eventually you'll shoot something - if you don't die of boredom first.

My future hunts will involve walk and stalk hunts with traditional muzzle-loading flintlock rifle and a recurve bow. I can't think of anything more rewarding. Stalking is fun!