Meet the Big Bad Wolves

In late September 2009, I suddenly got the chance to go on a hog hunt in West Texas. This hunting adventure is documented on its own at:

The Old Phart, the Big Bad Wolf and The Three Little Pigs

Right now, I'm still a week and a half from actually taking the trip, so the page is about how it all came about and the preparations. It will be completed when I come back... hopefully reporting success.

One of the problems I faced, aside from never having bowhunted before, was the light draw of my bows. I favor and promote light draws from an age and health standpoint, but I'm not foolish and I knew 28# was not a good weight for this job. Solution: If you're an old phartt and you're going pig hunting, you need help. You need a Big Bad Wolf. I decided to quickly build a bow that would be somewhat heavier than the heaviest I regularly shoot, which was 32#. I decided to try for a 38# bow.

I ran into some problems with the build and ended up with a short, handy, but for me heavy 42# Big Bad Wolf. I wasn't sure I could handle it, though for hunting, with only the occasional shot, it seemed possible. However, for insurance, I built a second Big Bad Wolf... really, really fast! It came out at 35#. (These weights are at my 25" draw.)

It was a fun, very intense week, with 9 hour days in the shop. (In between bow work, I also built a 3D foam pig to practice on).

In spite of the problems I had, and the intensity of getting them both done quickly, they are very nice bows, and very pretty. They both shoot well, and Wolfie 1 especially really spits out an arrow.

Specifications:

And here they are! The Big Bad Wolves...

Wolfie 1... zebra cut cross grain Wolfie 2... zebra cut with rain
Wolfie 1... honey locust belly Wolfie 2... walnut belly
zebra risers	Wolfie 1... 62" Wolfie 2... 67"
Herman, my homemade 3D pig, meets Wolfie 1

 

Captain Dick

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