meet my new turkey bow (not for bom)

[tattoo dave]

I have been trying for sometime now to build a bow short enough to sit directly on the ground and hunt turkeys with. I also need a bow short enough to hunt from the kayak. Rich,(Half eye) sent me a roughed out bow, that i could finish tillering, and this is it. It's red elm, 51" t-t, about 45#@22" I probably could have come back a little farther, but that's the perfect draw for me shootin out of the kayak. I put some camo denim on the back for the turkeys. I got busted by a nice tom last year at 6 yard while picking up my bow , maybe the camo will help next time.

[Ifrit617]

Cool bow.. You might want to change the handle wrap though cause it's red... Not the best thing to bring to the turkey woods....

[Pappy]

Cool little bow.
   Pappy

[ken75]

nice job

[profsaffel]

I keep telling myself that a camo decorated self bow 'wood' be cool... and now you've reminded me once again. Thanks for sharing.

[ErictheViking]

nice bow. be sure to get pictures of you in your kayak hunting I think those would be neat to see. good job.

[Dauntless]

I thought turkeys could see in colour?  Pictures in the kayak would indeed be nice 

[Pat B]

Cool little turkey bow Dave. Just the right size for sitting on the ground or in a boat. 
 ...but please do change the handle wrap to a different color if you are going into the turkey woods. I was tought in hunters ed that you never wear or carry anything red white or blue while turkey hunting. Those colors are on a turkeys head and there are other "turkeys" that might shoot you.

[tattoo dave]

Thanks everybody. Ok, I'll change the red. I'll get some pics in the kayak for sure...when things are not so frozen

[sailordad]

nice buzzard buster 

however, i dont think the camo is gonna help a tom not see you
there eyes pick up on the slightest movements
i have an all black bow,i dress in all black(head to tail,face,hands and all) and hunt from a ground blind with a black interior
i was set up in the shade,had the mesh up
tom come into range,i had my bow in my hand but drew back
and he actually spotted that movement in a dark blind with me and the bow all in black
like i said,their eyes are gooooood 
but i do like a camo bow my self

Dauntless, yes they see in color

[Postman]

nice idea, hope ya score with it.

[Dvshunter]

cool bow. good luck this spring.