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Offline Badly Bent

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'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« on: September 02, 2012, 03:17:03 pm »
Been a few hackberry bows on lately and heres another. Made this for my brother Steve as a gift on his 50th b-day. Steve loves to try and put a stalk on turkeys even if it means leaving his deer stand to pursue em'. Now two seasons ago him and I were leaving our stands
one early oct. morning on a trail out when he whispered turkeys. They crossed the trail ahead of us and went down the woods headed for the bottom of a draw. As they worked their way along the wooded side hill parallel to us I took a shot and missed. they backed off but
wanted to continue on that path. Well I went down in the woods with them to see if I could push em' back up to him on the edge of the woods. Three missed shots later by me and they hit the edge on the run. One hit the clearing running dead away from Steve at about
20 yds and he put an arrow right through the back and dropped it. His first turkey and an incredible running shot to boot, best thing
i've seen while hunting. 22 yrs of bow hunting and I'm still looking for my 1st turkey but man I was thrilled to see him get that one.

He used one of my old longbows to kill that turkey but now he's ready for one with a selfbow, and maybe a deer or two to boot.

Hackberry selfbow, 62" ntn, 57# @ 28", deerskin grip with a feather from his kill. Wish him luck this season, thanks for looking.
Greg
 
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Offline hammertime

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2012, 03:22:21 pm »
Awesome looking bow and that sounds like an awesome hunt,turkeys can get the heart beating just as much as any big game critter-Hammertime
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2012, 03:24:15 pm »
Nice gift, BB. I bet he's tickled with that one. Nice job, too!!
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Offline Eastman

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 03:38:19 pm »
Beautifull bow and story  :D what kind of staining job did you do on it?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 03:47:16 pm »
Very nice bow.  Great job on it.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 03:50:08 pm »
Really nice, as all your bows are.  Great story on the turkey hunt.
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Offline bubby

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2012, 05:09:50 pm »
that's a sweet looker there, Bub
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2012, 05:21:15 pm »
Thanks for the compliments guys, I appreciate it. Eastman, the stain is combo of black leather dye, ground charcoal and acrylic paint.
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Offline half eye

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2012, 05:38:27 pm »
Hey B2,
     Ya musta used invisible ink, cause that bow's got "killer" wrote all over it but danged if I could find it.....it's a good one.
rich
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Offline dwardo

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2012, 05:39:25 pm »
Fine looking bow. Very nice.
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Offline raghorns

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2012, 06:37:39 pm »
Beautiful bow and a great hunt and memories with your brother....I think lefties are just natural turkey slayers.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2012, 07:20:56 pm »
 ;)
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2012, 07:28:54 pm »
Very nice bow!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2012, 11:16:08 pm »
Thanks again guys for the kind words. Sorry raghorn but he shot his turkey right handed, he'll shoot either way. He's actually right handed but left eye dominant so he's been shooting a little left handed lately,he swears he can miss from both sides equally as well.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: 'Wingbone' a turkey bow
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2012, 11:26:25 pm »
SaaaaaweeeeeT!!!

You have a lucky brother :)
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