Originally Posted by
burningredphoenix
does anyone here use any home made wooden bows?
if so, can you give a little information on some of your hunts with it, such as what you have been able to take down with it and at what range
I have killed a few does with osage selfbow and IPE/boo bow. I have made 6 bows. Two broke. Best performer is IPE bow.
Both shoot well. My ipe bow shoots 160fps with 500gr arrow. I have gotten total penetrations.
A few problems with selfbows or non fiberlgass bows. Being strung for more than 2-3 hours can cause weak flight. Just the nature of the beast. Also cause permenant "set"
YOu don't see me string my bow until I am up in the tree. And I unstring immediately getting out.
Here is a few I have done.
This one is almost finished. I pray it stays together.
Last years bow.
One I made for my wife.
First one
