DBArcher Report post Posted February 2, 2006 ANyone on here hunt for coues or carp with traditional equipment. I was intersted in your equip and what methods you use to hunt them? thanks Daniel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracker Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Deer, Elk, Lion, Bear, Bobcat. I have 7 different traditional bows & 5 compound's. I just purchased a traditional Eastern Indian flat bow. But my favorite is a custom longbow my wife gave me for Christmas a couple years back. It is made from Osage Orange wood & shoots where you point it. My first arrow with it took a pigeon out of the air. Along with big game I have taken ringtail cat, duck's, geese & pheasants as well as several other animals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Recurveman does and that is all he does and has shown to be vary good at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Littlebear hunts with a longbow, and from what I understand he is dang good with it. Deer, lion, bear all with a longbow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azlongears Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Well thanks for the shout out Terry , Not sure if I'd go that far, but I have spent alot of time out and about with a stick in hand. DB- I have taken both Coues and Muleys with a longbow. I enjoy "spot and spook" but occasionally will sit a stand. In 03' I took a hybrid buck from a stand over salt in unit 8 and was lucky enough to shoot a bear the very next morning. I shoot a 65# Morrison Dakota Longbow, with 230 grain Wensel Woodsmen broadheads on carbon arrows. Shooting a big heavy head like that really stabilizes out the arrow flight, and besides for this elk, I've had pass throughs on every animal I have taken with this set-up. ANDY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 littlebear, your andy knolton right? i know your sister and Jacob (tyler) weiss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coues4x4 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 A good place to start is tradgang.com.Thats a good web site for traditional hunters.I purchased a bow from a guy in New York.I love it. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBArcher Report post Posted February 3, 2006 thanks guys, I do not know anyone else around here that shoots traditional so I have had no one to talk to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracker Report post Posted February 3, 2006 Hey Littlebear, Great looking Bull. I see pictures from time to time of big Arizona bulls with that funky top on them. Is that a genetic from all across the state or is it unit specific? Just wondering. It looks pretty cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted February 3, 2006 Hey Littlebear, Great looking Bull. I see pictures from time to time of big Arizona bulls with that funky top on them. Is that a genetic from all across the state or is it unit specific? Just wondering. It looks pretty cool. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've only seen "crowns" on elk in unit 1, 27, and 6A but that could be because that's the only places we've hunted them in Arizona. Elk and the red deer of Europe are the same species, and red deer typically have them. What I'd like to know is how many people with long bows and recurves have mounted sights on them. When I started bowhunting a Ben Pearson Javelina recurve was as modern as you could get. We shot our recurves instinctively and I lost of a lot of deer and javelinas I now know I could have killed if I'd had sights. A few years ago, before I dropped a truck on my arm, I made a simple post sight and proved to myself that it improved my shooting +++100%. Instinctive shooting works, but I needed to practice more than I did. BillQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiras Report post Posted February 3, 2006 All I can say is that I hunt with a curve and have been for 7 years. My trophy room via bow is bare. I shot my first buck this year and thought for sure I had him. I made the rookie mistake of coming out of my stand too early, and probably pushed him. (This was an eastern wt) It's something that not a lot of hunters do, simply because of the time and effort it takes to become proficient with a stick. To some it's all about the destination.....to others it's about the journey.-Shiras Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azlongears Report post Posted February 5, 2006 Yea I'd say it is a "funky top," I am not sure what causes it, but genitic variation sure is wonderful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted February 6, 2006 Good god.........Dang Andy, Thats a moose /elk hybred. That is freakin cool lookin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEERSLAM Report post Posted February 6, 2006 What is that, an elkibou Awesome critter LittleBear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BowhuntCoues Report post Posted February 7, 2006 What a toad bull LittleBear. Nice job. I couldn't hit the garage wall with a longbow or recurve. I tried hunting javalina a couple of years ago with a recurve that I have, figuring I could shoot one at 4 or 5 yards or so. Well, that didn't work too good for me and I had to go back to the compound to get the job done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
