Sucks to be a lefty
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Topic: Sucks to be a lefty
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Subject: Sucks to be a lefty
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 05:50
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Same answer at every proshop I go to. "No, we don't have any lefty bows in stock, but we can order one for you." Well ain't that just perfect? How am I supposed to try a bow out and decide if I like it if I can't even try it out before I buy it? Guess I will just have to go by what I read on the internet, have the bow shipped to the proshop, and hope for the best. The Martin Bengal is looking really good right now. The only place I know of that has lefty bows in stock is Kittery Trading Post, which is a 2 1/2 hour drive, and the bows they have are PSEs, Parkers, and Reflexes.
------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
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Posted By: Hudge
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 06:01
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What kind of bow are you wanting? Do you have a gander mtn in the area? We have one here, and they carry the Diamond bows by Bowtech. I have seen more left handed bows in that store, than all the other archery shops combined.
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Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 06:20
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There isn't a Gander Mountain within 300 miles of me that I know about. There are proshops scattered around, but the only large store like a Gander Mountain is Kittery Trading Post.
------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 07:35
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Martins are fine bows, I have one (right handed). BEAR |
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 11:13
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I have been ready up on various archery forums, and the Martin Bengal is supposed to be a lot of bow for the money. It is supposed to draw reaaaal smooth. I was on a board called archerytalk or some such, and a guy had a problem with Martin, and one of the guys who works for martin replied to him and got the situation straightened out right then and there.
------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: hornpout69
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 11:36
| you might try calling brians archery in barrington nh they sell hoyt i believe had pretty good luck there when i bought mine |
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 12:01
There is a place nearby called Stearns archery that sells Hoyt, but I didn't see anything on Hoyt's website that really interested me. Their bows have so many holes in em it is hard to believe they don't break 
------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: CB900F
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 17:14
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NH; I didn't take up archery decades ago. And I'm still not takin' it up. I do believe I'm on a winning streak here. Or: Question - Why are you beating your head against the wall? Answer - Because it feels so good when I stop! Advice - Put the money, time, and effort into something that has a higher reward factor. 900F ------------- Birth certificate!? He don't need no steenkink birth certificate!! |
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 29 December 2006 at 09:49
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I use this forum to partly release built up frustration. It makes me feel better. I know that once I do get a bow, and shoot a deer with it, the reward from that will be huge. I love to hunt. That is why I don't spend my money on a fishing boat. I can't stand fishing for more than an hour, but have no problem sitting on a rock in the woods for 2 hours and see no deer. I am fixing up the Savage .22 mostly because I want an excuse to be out in the woods more hunting squirrels. With a bow, I can deer hunt from September to mid December. I can bird hunt in October with my dad, and then from mid December to mid March I can rabbit hunt with the beagle. Before, I would go bird hunting a couple of weekends in October, Deer hunt from Nov 1 to Dec 5thish, and then rabbit hunt then on. With a bow that extends my deer hunting season (my passion) 2 months. Small game hunting is fun, but gives me nowhere near the enjoyment that big game hunting gives me.
------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: hornpout69
Date Posted: 29 December 2006 at 10:28
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you could also bear hunt that starts sept 1st |
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 29 December 2006 at 12:33
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Did you notice that the bear tag went up 7-10 bucks from last year? Used to be 5 bucks, now it is 12 or 15.
------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: hornpout69
Date Posted: 30 December 2006 at 00:27
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yeah i know i thought 5 dollars was fine.my wife never bitched about me getting that tag |
