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Offline rileyconcrete

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How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« on: August 26, 2013, 10:32:58 pm »
I was just wondering if you guys had any good ways to do this.  I will be riding my bike in on some backcountry elk hunts next month. Any pictures of ideas or how you guys do it would be appreciated.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2013, 11:03:37 pm »
Just put it across the handle bars. 




Oh, and stay outa the woods!   >:D
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2013, 11:20:44 pm »
Yah that's not gonna work JW!  The trails I'm riding are barely as wide as my bike. I thought maybe someone had a good scabbard idea.
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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2013, 11:29:58 pm »
How do you haul an an ELK on a dirt bike? :o
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2013, 11:32:26 pm »
Best bet might be a short bow converted to a takedown.  For example, 52" sinew backed osage with a takedown handle.  If tillered well, it can handle a 26" draw.  The bow when taken down wouldn't be much longer than your arrows and could be stowed in a larger diameter quiver with the arrows.  Maybe partition off the quiver like they do with golf bags to keep the heavier bow limbs from dinging up the arrows too badly. 
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2013, 11:34:01 pm »
How do you haul an an ELK on a dirt bike? :o

You don't.  You ride in with a half pound of salt and pepper, a skillet and a 50 lb sack of potatoes.  When you run outa elk, you ride back out.
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2013, 12:01:15 am »
We bone them out and ride the meat out in packs. Usually two trips with two guys.
Deer we quarter and haul the whole thing out on one bike.
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2013, 12:37:08 am »
Make your self a bow sock or buy one with an adjustable strap depending on how long your bow is will determine how well that works but its about the only option
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Offline adb

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2013, 12:50:05 am »
Make yourself a takedown.

Offline bubby

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2013, 04:15:22 am »
A scabbard on the front fork, you WA.tt to be able to see it, a rifle scabbard will work
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2013, 09:58:31 am »
How about a plains style quiver?  Just rotate it under your arm in the tight spaces!  That is what I use on my horse and mule rides into the high country and some of those places are the same type of trails that you describe!  Joe
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Offline 4dog

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2013, 01:34:20 pm »
If ya pay my way to go with yall,, i will tell ya!  O:)
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Offline 4dog

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2013, 10:39:07 am »
Reckon thats a big no.   ???
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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2013, 10:59:38 am »
Thanks for the ideas guys. 4dog would love to have ya along.  Couldn't afford to pay your way. If you get here though you have a place to stay and are welcome to go along
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Offline hedgeapple

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Re: How do you carry your bow on a dirt bike?
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2013, 12:34:59 pm »
I'd make a tube that attaches to the top frame bar from the forks back under the seat and beyond and put the bow in the tube.
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