Traditional Archery: Using a English Longbow for Hunting

http://shilohtv.com Trail Boss Steve Doran gives you some awesome tips on the use of traditional bows for hunting, and target., he provides you with information on buying or making your own bow as well as accessories to help you in the field. Just like medieval Robin Hood or Russell Crowe you too can master the traditional English longbow. For the full article and more free information, outdoor articles and videos go to www.shilohtv.com

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[belzach]

Hi Steve, I am 24 years old, and I am 1.74mts tall,how heavy should be my bow if I just wanted to Practice, I was thinking about a 50# or is it to heavy? should I go for the 45# or 40# ?

[shilohtv]

@belzach I have two I use, a 30 ponder for small game and just all around fun, because I can shoot it all day and not get tired or worn out, which helps me stay accurate and make some pretty awesome shots. I have a 50 ponder for large or dangerous game, I also practice with this one on a regular basis, but after about 40 mins I am tired and it is hard to make precision shots. Remember practice is practice, so shooting a lighter bow will still make you a good shot.

[TitoSkt2]

I like archery, but not hunting, that's cruelty when you're not out of vegetables. '-'

[shilohtv]

@TitoSkt2 I often find myself out of celery and have a hankering for something crispy and chewy like deep fried beer battered quail it is the only thing that will replace my obsession with celery. =]

[PixieStixxandAdderal]

@TitoSkt2 Well, animals eat other animals. Humans are animals. We will eat other animals and get eaten by other animals, that's how nature has worked for a long time.

But I prefer fruit. Fried apples are awesome.

[SaschaHeylik]

@TitoSkt2 What would you prefer if you were a deer? Living in the wild and then suddenly being shot with an arrow and dead in seconds, or rather be kept on a ranch and slaughtered?

And if you think that an arrow to the heart is cruel, check out how animals naturally kill each other. They don't care about pain, ethics and stuff... Hunters do.

[SvenDreyriAx]

@parody101pen15 It was for the Welsh to train with the longbows, and the Welsh were far superior to English archers, and it was Welsh archers at Agincourt, Crecy, Poiters etc.

[parody101pen15]

The welsh and english longbows were the king of the battlefield. English yew bows are more widely known because it ended up being compulsary for most citizens of england to learn to use a longbow, therwfore there was more english than welsh archers

[TheWolfboy90]

No such thing as an english longbow, it Welsh, we had them england hired us, we saved them in agincourt, Welsh longbow.

[blackfeatherarchery]

Very interesting even though i am a compoundbow shooter

[shilohtv]

@slfviirus In a pinch like a survival situation any wood will do as long as it is flexible, hard woods like oak, maple and mahogany, in the desert here I use whatever I can get.