Osage Orange - when to cut for bow staves?

[LanceS4803]

I am thinking of trying my hand at make a bow with osage orange wood. Lots of trees on the farm and I have my eye on a nice, straight, limb free piece.
Is it better to wait for winter, when all the sap is down, or go ahead and cut now?

 

[pressfit]

I cut several in the summer and they seemed to be ok..

 

[user 972]

I'm under the impression that it doesn't matter as long as it's allowed to dry properly.

 

[Lost Lake]

Cut them any time you want. I've seen em full of milky sap even in winter, and never had a problem. Just split em and get the ends sealed good and stack em off the ground out of the weather for a year or two.

 

[LanceS4803]

Sounds good. Thanks.