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There isn't many traditional shooters in my area, but have friends that I met at 3d's and such that shoot compounds. They treat me alright and respect me so I reciprecate. However when it comes to practice or hunting I look at it as a solidary sport and prefer that way.
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You can have all of the trad fellas from my area, many of them are ner do well, no count, hoodlums who put off cutting grass, painting their homes and other domestic responsibilities to shoot 3ds and hunt. They are a general bad influence and I do my best to avoid them so that I may stay on a righteous path.
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Closest guys are an hour + away. We meet up for shoots, but dont hang out much besides that. Too far, too little time. I do see a few trad guys while hunting though. Maybe one or two a year.
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I am lucky to live in an area with several other Trad Archery folk. I have shot with them and was very lucky to find a very knowledgeable friend that to this day helps me without me asking.
I have a club that I belong to with several other trad archers. we have gotten together but it only lasts a couple of weeks. Then everyone is busy and may not show up on the day scheduled. Trying to make it or pull it together if difficult.
I have friends that I hunt and shoot with that use wheel bows. They look at my bow and say how beautiful it is but could never shoot trad gear. I think it comes down to commitment. They like to put is down until the following deer season and then pick it up again.
This kind of makes it difficult to hang out with them as I am shooting all year round.
In the end, if I don't make an hour drive to where other trad archers are, I am alone and have this forum. I have it better then some of the commenting in this thread but still shoot alone most of the time.
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VA is the the 7th state I've lived in over the last 18 years. So I generally shoot and hunt alone. On the other hand, I'm very lucky in that every September I spend two weeks with my Dad and my best friend chasing elk and mulies with our longbows. And 2 out of 3 seasons my brother-in-law joins the three of us with his recurve.
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Not much of anything close to me, bout 20 miles to the closest store. But that's why I'm here I can't stand crowds and traffic.
I use to shoot a lot of Field Round Tournaments in several different states back in the mid an late 60's and enjoyed that. However, I've always been a loner and enjoy going my own way when the mood hits me.
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I've been shooting Trad. by myself since 1957, now thanks to this sight I am finally learning about archery what I use to do naturally or instinctively.
Don't worry, you will meet others who don't follow the crowed, did you try going to any trad shoots ?
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Pretty much the same here, but due to work and family have not made a lot of effort to go to shoots (most of which are 3 hours or more away - much stronger groups in S. La.). I've gotten a few people interested - just none taking the plunge. The most negative thing for me is not sharing in all the gear talk with a couple compound friends, and them thinking that I look down on them a bit, which makes it different than it used to be.
I've learned most of what I know from books, this site, and practice (trial and error).
BUT, a lot of times archery is needed alone, recharge time, so I don't always mind.
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i am fortunate to know some of the most outstanding members of trad gang that all live within an hour drive from my home. John Dill of Aneewakee archery, Batman (Don Batten), Woodcock and family, the Kodiak kid ( Paul Mills), and the most kind hearted of all our own Bernie Dunn ( the dino wrangler). these people are an inspiration to me. Each individual mentioned has something to offer the trad archery world. I am proud to bring up the rear in this group, and i look foward to being able to shoot with them all again. they have changed my life. rv
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I don't have any friends or family that shoot traditional. I got into archery, though, after messing around with my brother-in-law's wheelie bow; I actually took my first deer with his bow before going full traditional.
I don't try to pressure anyone else into shooting traditional, though it would be fun to have someone else around that did it. My bro-in-law only hunts with a bow during bow season here (which is about a month long) and then uses a rifle the rest of the season; I use a bow the entire deer season. Most other hunters I know are way too much into the "TV hunting" stuff -- they think the latest and greatest gadgets are a must-have, that you can't hit anything without satellite navigation to your target and arrows designed by German scientists.
Try explaining shooting "instinctive" to someone like that; they look at you like a dog shown a card trick, heh. Still, everyone I've ever discussed archery with has always been open and receptive if not willing to try it out themselves (I was on a ram hunt a few months ago with 9 people, all rifle hunters, yet they thought my Toelke Whip was the coolest thing since sliced bread, was great fun discussing archery with them -- should've seen the looks on their faces when I non-chalantly said, "20 yards is my max range, I like to get in close", haha).
I just honestly think they feel it is too hard and takes too much time, which I can't disagree with; it took a lot of practice to get any good and it is something you have to be very passionate about.
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The guys I hunt with are all compound users. One keeps saying that he needs to hunt with a recurve, but I haven't seen it happen yet. At least they don't give me grief about using trad gear, and actually talk like they respect me for doing it.
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quote:Originally posted by centaur: The guys I hunt with are all compound users. One keeps saying that he needs to hunt with a recurve, but I haven't seen it happen yet. At least they don't give me grief about using trad gear, and actually talk like they respect me for doing it.
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A Gobbler yelp Spring or Fall is a long conversation. Posts: 2142 | From: Schuylkill Haven PA | Registered: Jan 2007
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Personally, I think you are as alone as you want to be. If you want to be a loner, go for it - there are many times I want to be too.
When I got back into traditional archery 3 years ago I knew only two guys still shooting trad, everyone else was a compounder. I bought my first longbow from a guy on craigslist who turned into one of my best friends. From there I attended a trad bunny shoot, joined the Wis trad archers, going to as many shoots as I could including Comptons. I still shoot daily in my yard, alone, but talk to at least one or two buddies almost daily about traditional archery. We plan shoots, hunts or just BS.
If you want friends in traditional archery make an effort, go out of your way to go to shoots or other events and it won't take long. Every guy/gal you meet will have at least one and sometimes many other friends.
Just in Wisconsin we have 400 or more members in our WTA. I don't know them all but every event I meet a few more.
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most of us in this area are traditional, meaning recurve/long bows and wood arrows, but no shooting clubs. More just kind of practice on your own and get together to hunt now and then with 1 or 2 others. Trad. archery vs. modern much like trad. muzzleloading vs. modern. I think we have more fun!!
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