Breaking out the stickbow again.

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December 7th, 2021, 02:36 AM
MihajloSimsic

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Breaking out the stickbow again.

Early December has been a slow deer season for me with not too many good days for sitting. So I've taken the time to get back into the groove with my stickbow. My crossbow will still be my main method of hunting, but I plan on taking a deer with the stickbow for the 2022 season as I always wanted to take big game with a stickbow. Plus it'll prove some of the compound bow naysayers wrong :cool:

Bow is nothing special, just a cheap takedown Toparchery 50lb Amazon bow. But I added some character to it and made it much quieter.
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Arrows are 31" 400 spine. 500gr total weight with 20 F.O.C. Using QAD exodus fixed heads.
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December 7th, 2021, 09:26 AM
Gilroy

Just a matter of time before we see another great animal harvested.
December 7th, 2021, 11:23 AM
Marker

Nice, keep us posted. I added a limb mounted quiver to my recurve, it made the most difference to reduce noise.
December 7th, 2021, 11:29 AM
GloHole

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Originally Posted by MihajloSimsic

Early December has been a slow deer season for me with not too many good days for sitting. So I've taken the time to get back into the groove with my stickbow. My crossbow will still be my main method of hunting, but I plan on taking a deer with the stickbow for the 2022 season as I always wanted to take big game with a stickbow. Plus it'll prove some of the compound bow naysayers wrong :cool:

Bow is nothing special, just a cheap takedown Toparchery 50lb Amazon bow. But I added some character to it and made it much quieter.
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Arrows are 31" 400 spine. 500gr total weight with 20 F.O.C. Using QAD exodus fixed heads.
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Hey there, I thought maybe you could help me. I'm new to archery and have a cheap take down bow (Cabela's Warden) I'd like to hunt with also, sadly the limbs are only #38 draw. After reading your post I checked to see if I could get heavier limbs for it, turns out I can #40-#55, so I was leaning towards #45 but I am wondering if there are any advantage to move up to a #55. I would also like to dampen the noise should I change the string if I'm upgrading the limbs. Thanks
December 7th, 2021, 02:12 PM
punkrockerpj

good luck! i took my compound out to shoot target the other day. first time in a while i played around with it. forgot how much fun it is to shoot
December 8th, 2021, 09:21 PM
MihajloSimsic

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Originally Posted by GloryHole

Hey there, I thought maybe you could help me. I'm new to archery and have a cheap take down bow (Cabela's Warden) I'd like to hunt with also, sadly the limbs are only #38 draw. After reading your post I checked to see if I could get heavier limbs for it, turns out I can #40-#55, so I was leaning towards #45 but I am wondering if there are any advantage to move up to a #55. I would also like to dampen the noise should I change the string if I'm upgrading the limbs. Thanks

I am definitely no expert either. That'd be Jeff Kavanaugh on here haha. But If I were you I'd use your 38# bow for practice to get your form down and I'd get a 45# bow for hunting. The difference in velocity is not much different between 10lbs and recurves kill with arrow weight anyways and I'm sure you'd be more accurate with a 45# bow over a 55# bow. I had issues getting any proper form for a while because I jumped to a 50# bow instead of a 30# bow like I should have. I'm getting by just fine now, but form and accuracy is definitely more important than power.
December 8th, 2021, 09:24 PM
MihajloSimsic

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Originally Posted by Marker

Nice, keep us posted. I added a limb mounted quiver to my recurve, it made the most difference to reduce noise.

Limb mounted quiver reduces noise? That's interesting. I always assumed quivers made them rattle a lot more. I'll look into it!
December 8th, 2021, 09:25 PM
MihajloSimsic

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Originally Posted by Gilroy

Just a matter of time before we see another great animal harvested.

Haha thanks! Just hit the range again today, groups are getting much tighter. Can't wait for next season!
December 8th, 2021, 09:47 PM
punkrockerpj

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Originally Posted by MihajloSimsic

Haha thanks! Just hit the range again today, groups are getting much tighter. Can't wait for next season!

next season? wrong!

when i got my first bow, i was told to go shoot squirrels.
what?
yeah because if you can hit a squirrel consistently, you can seal the deal on a deer when the time comes.
still laugh about when i shot at a squirrel on top of a sugar line in the sugar bush. that sucker just about crapped himself and i felt sheepish telling the landowner of my idiot decision.

but its good practice on a moving target.

and rabbit season is like 80 something days still. bring a whistle and blow it to stop it mid track and let the arrow fly!

get on it buddy! i expect an update with pics in the next month or so
December 8th, 2021, 11:42 PM
MihajloSimsic

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Originally Posted by punkrockerpj

next season? wrong!

when i got my first bow, i was told to go shoot squirrels.
what?
yeah because if you can hit a squirrel consistently, you can seal the deal on a deer when the time comes.
still laugh about when i shot at a squirrel on top of a sugar line in the sugar bush. that sucker just about crapped himself and i felt sheepish telling the landowner of my idiot decision.

but its good practice on a moving target.

and rabbit season is like 80 something days still. bring a whistle and blow it to stop it mid track and let the arrow fly!

get on it buddy! i expect an update with pics in the next month or so

I have some good rabbit properties and I plan on visiting them after deer season. Got plenty of small game heads too. But definitely I'll try and get my groups a bit tighter before I go for rabbits. I feel rabbits would still be a much harder endeavor than deer but good practice none-the-less, deer vitals are several times larger than an entire rabbit lol. I can get tennisball sized groups on a good day at 20 yards so far. I'll make some updates eventually!
December 9th, 2021, 09:37 AM
GloHole

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Originally Posted by MihajloSimsic

I am definitely no expert either. That'd be Jeff Kavanaugh on here haha. But If I were you I'd use your 38# bow for practice to get your form down and I'd get a 45# bow for hunting. The difference in velocity is not much different between 10lbs and recurves kill with arrow weight anyways and I'm sure you'd be more accurate with a 45# bow over a 55# bow. I had issues getting any proper form for a while because I jumped to a 50# bow instead of a 30# bow like I should have. I'm getting by just fine now, but form and accuracy is definitely more important than power.

Thanks for the reply. That was pretty much the plan to start small and work my way up, so much to learn.
December 9th, 2021, 11:24 AM
LowbanksArcher

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Originally Posted by GloryHole

Thanks for the reply. That was pretty much the plan to start small and work my way up, so much to learn.

It's lots to learn but there's a ton of good information out there to get you started. Here's a few i recommend checking out
https://youtu.be/1E1vKkSSoNs
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-...vPXzVyrduIMtIg
https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffKavanagh
December 9th, 2021, 12:28 PM
GloHole

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Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher

It's lots to learn but there's a ton of good information out there to get you started. Here's a few i recommend checking out
https://youtu.be/1E1vKkSSoNs
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-...vPXzVyrduIMtIg
https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffKavanagh

Thanks for that I've watched a few already with an olympian but these look much more in depth, will be sure to check them out tonight.
December 10th, 2021, 01:49 AM
MihajloSimsic

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Originally Posted by GloryHole

Thanks for that I've watched a few already with an olympian but these look much more in depth, will be sure to check them out tonight.

As for dampening the sound on your bow. It's super easy to do and you can DIY it with random materials around your house. First off I added some felt material on the connection for the limbs to the riser and where the string touches the limbs. For the puff balls I just found some fluffy cloth material and cut them into strips, there are plenty of videos on how to install puff balls and it's super easy. Other things I did were add some limb-savers and I'm sure the camo wrap helps as well. I turned what was a cheap amazon bow that was loud and vibrated a ton into a quiet hunting bow. Adding more weight to your arrows will also dampen the sound significantly. You will definitely sacrifice speed by quieting your bow, but in the end no recurve will be fast enough for a deer to not jump the string at 20 yards. quieting the bow will minimize that greatly.
December 10th, 2021, 09:43 AM
GloHole

Thanks for the tips Mihajlo I was thinking of spray painting the bow as the limbs are bright white but the wrap is definitely a better idea. I ve decided to stick with the #45 limbs, at $70 a pair if another upgrade is in order it won't break the bank.