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Offline DuBois

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Shoot ID
« on: February 23, 2017, 01:45:09 pm »
This grows all around here north of Minneapolis in clumps along roads and little ponds and such. Lots of straight shoots so I got some but not sure what it is.

Anybody know.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Shoot ID
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2017, 02:32:58 pm »
Hard to tell from pictures. Is it cotton wood? I can't say if it is poor arrow material or not. Guess you could always harvest a bit, let it cure and see what kind of a shaft it makes. I believe there was Red Osier in some of those pictures but it might be one you already harvested. Sorry I'm not much help here. I'm just looking on my phone.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Shoot ID
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2017, 05:56:21 pm »
Looks like willow to me. If it is it will make an arrow but you'll have to use larger diameter to achieve higher spine.
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Shoot ID
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2017, 08:43:31 pm »
I am going to have to go along with Pat, looks like willow to me also, not sure of what kind of arrow it will make. Bob
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Offline Swampman

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Re: Shoot ID
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2017, 12:09:19 pm »
It looks like willow to me too.  I made some arrows from it and found it doesn't compare to red osier.  It did not want to stay straight even though when cut it was very straight. 

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Offline DuBois

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Re: Shoot ID
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2017, 10:09:43 pm »
Ya know whats funny is right after I cut some of this I drove around the bend and saw a big field with a LOT of red osier. Guess no reason to mess with other unknown stuff when I have plenty of the good stuff.
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