Bamboo Backed Foxes

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Bamboo Backed Foxes

#1 Post by Guy Layton » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:16 am

Hi guys,

I thought a few of you may like to see my recent hunt with my new Norseman Bamboo backed Bow... 8)

I managed to call eight foxes to the whistle on this hunt, with only three offering shoots...

I knocked over the first fox with the bows first arrow at game, so I was a happy camper... :mrgreen:

The second shot was a miss, with the arrow sailing over the young foxes back... :sad:

The third shot was on target with the fox expiring where he was hit... :mrgreen:

So the Norseman Bamboo Backed bow is 2 from 3 arrows... I just hope it success can continue... 8)

Top days hunting with a top bow... Thanks Nick... :biggrin:

Cheers Guy... :biggrin:
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#2 Post by Tommo » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:24 am

Cleaning them up. Tops!
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#3 Post by hazard » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:35 am

Well done Guy!

You even got to use your flashy new crested arrows.

What type of arrow head did you use?

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#4 Post by blu-dog » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:43 am

Great work Guy! Fantastic opening stats for that bow.

I'm on long service leave...need me to come down and keep you company on your next hunt? :wink:
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#5 Post by jcm » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:09 am

Nice shots.
Good photos and story.
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#6 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:23 am

Well done!!! Some great memories in those photos Guy. Have you got some more info and photos of the bow?

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#7 Post by flyne » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:55 am

Nice work
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#8 Post by Gringa Bows » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:59 pm

good stuff Guy :biggrin:

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#9 Post by nathan77 » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:35 pm

Well done mate . Try and leave some foxes for the rest of us :lol: And another new bow I see :shock: how many is that now must be close to 15 I reckon. The handle grip looks nice what kind of leather is that. Thanks for posting always nice to read your stories
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#10 Post by Roadie » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:09 pm

Ay Guy, it's the Malt, good for your sighting. Well done on the foxes. Cheers Roadie.

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#11 Post by longbow steve » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:18 am

Well done Guy! Looks like another great bow. Cheers Steve

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#12 Post by Nephew » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:24 am

A couple of nice winter pelts there, Guy! Well done mate!
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#13 Post by otis.drum » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:31 am

Guy, how many bows do you have? :biggrin:

nice little hunt!
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#14 Post by Guy Layton » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:57 pm

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your kind words... I really enjoyed this hunt with the bamboo backed bow... these bows really do it for me... 8)
hazard wrote:Well done Guy!

You even got to use your flashy new crested arrows.

What type of arrow head did you use?

Hazard
Hi Graydon, The arrows are the woodies I made up for the Huntsman, they come out real nice and the broadheads are Outback traditionals, which are a very nice broadhead... :biggrin:
blu-dog wrote:Great work Guy! Fantastic opening stats for that bow.

I'm on long service leave...need me to come down and keep you company on your next hunt? :wink:
Hi mate, the only problem is that I’m a bit of a spur of the moment type of hunter... Sometimes I don’t even know when I’m going hunting... :lol:
Stickbow Hunter wrote:Well done!!! Some great memories in those photos Guy. Have you got some more info and photos of the bow?

Jeff
Hi Jeff,

Thanks mate, I’ll get some pictures and stats up for the bow in the next few days... It’s a lovely bow to shot that’s for sure.. :biggrin:
nathan77 wrote:Well done mate . Try and leave some foxes for the rest of us :lol: And another new bow I see :shock: how many is that now must be close to 15 I reckon. The handle grip looks nice what kind of leather is that. Thanks for posting always nice to read your stories
Hi Nathan, Plenty more foxes where they came from... :lol:
Roadie wrote:Ay Guy, it's the Malt, good for your sighting. Well done on the foxes. Cheers Roadie.
Hi Roadie, As you know Malt is good for everything...!!!! :mrgreen:
Nephew wrote:A couple of nice winter pelts there, Guy! Well done mate!
Thanks mate, I ended up skinning both of them, they should look good next to the others... :biggrin:
otis.drum wrote:Guy, how many bows do you have? :biggrin:

nice little hunt!
Not enough... :lol:

I’m trying to get it to a stage whereby my wife doesn’t notice... :wink:

Cheers Guy
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#15 Post by RobHunter » Sat Jul 06, 2013 9:53 am

Nice!!

I read the title and got worried the foxes were wearing bamboo armor lol. Good to see they are still vunerable.

Rgds

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#16 Post by Guy Layton » Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:22 pm

RobHunter wrote:Nice!!

I read the title and got worried the foxes were wearing bamboo armor lol. Good to see they are still vunerable.

Rgds

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:lol: ... Yes mate, the title is a little misleading... :lol:
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#17 Post by UPTHETOP » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:17 pm

Guy living the dream mate, a great looking bow, the simplicity of it all.

Congratulations.

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#18 Post by AndyD » Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:05 pm

Nice shooting and a nice bow.
One of the chaps at my local club, Sydney Bowmen, by the name of Howard has something similar from Nick.

He also has a selfbow made by Nick - tis very pretty and shoots impressively given it is just a shaped stick with no glass, carbon, sound dampening harmonics or other do-hickeys :)
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#19 Post by Guy Layton » Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:56 pm

UPTHETOP wrote:Guy living the dream mate, a great looking bow, the simplicity of it all.

Congratulations.

Cheers Wayno
Thanks Wayno, It was nice to get out for a change... have you been hunting lately or been working to hard like the rest of us...

Cheers Guy

AndyD wrote:Nice shooting and a nice bow.
One of the chaps at my local club, Sydney Bowmen, by the name of Howard has something similar from Nick.

He also has a selfbow made by Nick - tis very pretty and shoots impressively given it is just a shaped stick with no glass, carbon, sound dampening harmonics or other do-hickeys :)
Cheers
Thanks Andy, Yes I have seen Howards bows by Nick... very nice indeed..

Yes mate the simple bows do certainly have there appeal... 8)

Cheers Guy
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#20 Post by rodlonq » Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:33 pm

Great stuff Guy, a first outing doesn't get much better than that. If you hadda plugged the second fox for 3 from 3, you would had to buy drinks to get anyone to believe it :wink: . Sweet looking bow too mate 8) , would love to develop the skills to make such a thing of beauty.

Cheers..... Rod

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