Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Sean B on October 15, 2015, 05:52:00 PM
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Just curious, who's waiting for their first trad kill? Once you break the ice, it's an awesome feeling. I'm still just as excited about each animal I take. For those of you who are feeling frustrated and are contemplating picking up another type of weapon, hang in there, it'll happen. GOOD LUCK!!!
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I had it happen this past June on Bear Quest #9 with a nice 147# Black bear boar. :archer: Good thing because looks like I'm not going to be able to hunt this fall.......but that may change. Good luck to all who are out there this fall, heck it only took me 47 years to get my first...... :dunno:
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I've harvested 19 deer total .... 6 with a gun and 13 with a compound. Been hunting trad only now for 4 years. I've released 4 arrows and have yet to connect but feel like I'm a more accomplished hunter pursuing game with just stick and string. I'm not a purist but have made the commitment to only bow bunt trad until I do succeed ...and I will !
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I,m waiting to get my first on the ground.Took 4 from treestands.Having more fun on the ground,but it is much harder than in a tree.
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I had my first opportunity this past Sunday on a mature doe. Shook so bad I hit her in th paunch. Searched for 9 hours and could not find her. On Tuesday I was able to find her about a half mile away and she was destroyed by coyotes. Nothing was left but hide and bones. Hoping I can connect and harvest my first this year. Went out and tweaked my stands today and feel like I'm scouting and hunting completely different then when I do with a compound. Think it's time for me to sell the compound and just go back to strictly traditional. I love hunting with my own longbows I build and I've been upping my game when it comes to crafting bows. I feel closer to my game when hunting with something I crafted from my two hands.
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Still waiting on my first game besides fish and squirrels. Missed one yesterday but hoping to score tomorrow
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Im on my 3rd yr of traditional archery and waiting for my first. Last season i only hunted with the bow and will do the same this season. So far i have not taken any shots. I am having a great time thus far and enjoying myself every time i go out. If it takes a while its fine with me, i will not give up and stick to my decission to only use a bow. Its a totally different feeling i get when i have a traditional bow when hunting that i never felt before. I just wish i would have made the switch a long time ago. Good luck to every one this season and stay safe....Gary
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Still waiting on my first. Hoping to do so soon.
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I've shot a ton of small game with my trad bows, and got a button buck 10 years ago with a compound. Lots of critters with firearms, too... but I'm still after my first big game animal with a trad bow.
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I killed a hog this past February with BigJim. Im hoping to get my first trad deer soon. Ive killed many deer with a compound and gun. But its just not what im into now.
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First fall out there and loving the journey to get one with the longbow. It's cool to have the opportunity after putting in the work in the off season shooting and working on execution. I honestly feel a lot less stressed out there and enjoying it more. That being said, I am excited at the thought of reaching my goal. Just need one of these Western NY deer to cooperate. Good luck to others in the same boat and thanks to the seasoned veterans for sharing their knowledge and words of encouragement.
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me!
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Don't give up guys. Just get meaner and leaner. Learn how to find em and arrange to get close enough (with enough cover to move / draw / shoot). You can do it if you try and want it bad enough.
After a while, it becomes the norm for you. I wouldn't think of using a compound for hunting anymore.
ChuckC
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I can't wait for mine, but at the same time I can. Hard to explain but I know it will happen, until then I will just continue to enjoy the outdoors and watching the game with admirition.
I got into archery (trad is the only thing I have ever really considered archery) about 2007 the bug hit. I found this site and someone sold me my first bow a Browning Nomad Stalker. I have also built my own self bow at Ojam in 2008. I am making a quiver now. I have made an arm guard and plan to make much more.
Are there easier ways, sure. They are not as rewarding. When that day comes I know I will get much more from it than by other methods. I will also have given the game we all hunt a sporting chance as I think it should be.
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Shot some small game and grouse but yet to release an arrow at anything bigger than a grouse.
This season Lord willing that will change
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Does "almost" count? It's been a long, long time and I wouldn't have it any other way! Stalking and still hunting with a longbow is my style so "almost" has to count for something... :archer2: ...
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Hang in there, it'll come.
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2nd year with traditional gear for me. Almost had one last Saturday if it wouldn't have moved I would have had her. I've killed a bunch of deer over the years with bow, M/L and gun so I'm in no hurry. No desire at all to switch back to a wheel bow.
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That's great guys!! Hey Mikey, you bet that counts!! Good luck buddy!!
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Still waiting on first deer. Did manage to stick a fox squirrel in the noggin this morning though.
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I've put 2 tree rats on the meat pole, but no trad deer yet. Injuries have shortened my first two seasons, but this year is looking up!....to be continued
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Me. I've had some close encounters and one clean miss. Fell like this the year.
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Looking for my first with a trad bow but have a number with a flintlock muzzleloader. Only my second year with the bow. Have made it out twice this year and have seen deer both times. Only had one possible shot and the doe busted me before I could draw. Still hopeful for this year.
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I'm still trying for my first (unless you count fish, lol). I have only killed 1 deer ever (with a 30/30), so I still go out with the rifle during that season. But when bowhunting, trad is the only way I go. I sold my compound a few years ago and haven't looked back. Lord willing, this is the year...
Good luck to all the others in the same boat!
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That would be me. Though I will admit much of that is my fault. I don't put near enough time into scouting or preseason work. I also don't get out as often as I'd like due to family and other obligations / hobbies. I just enjoy being "out there" occasionally though and if it's meant to happen, it will. I call it my "zen time", just enjoying all nature has to offer and not obsessing over the kill as I once did. To be honest, I think I enjoy playing with the equipment, tweaking set ups, trying new bow / arrow combos, etc. as much as I do the hunt anymore. Although, it would be nice to have some fresh grilled backstraps again...it's been a while.
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Hunting with a bow for 35 years. Started with a recurve when I was 16 before I really knew what I was doing. Switch to a Bear Whitetail Hunter compound in the early 80s. Took 6 deer over the years with various compounds. One harvest was a Westchester County 8pt that dressed out at 198lbs. That was my first deer! Been hunting totally trad for 5 years now. Have had about 4-5 shots at deer but have not connected. I've been really focused on tring to get close. Last year I had a 6pt at 3 yards. And got busted when I tried to draw. Longer story. Recently had the pleasure to hunt with MC Ground Stalker. Had a mother doe at 15 yards and a yearling at 6 yards. No acceptable shot. I'm been shooting hard with a new crew over the summer and we push ourselves to really shoot better. I'm fully confident that this year is it. Everything is coming together. I just need the opportunity. This is the most confident I have been in my abilities, my equipment and being able to get close.
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I am waiting for my first..... I think I am going to a WMA on Tuesday...... It will happen when it happens... All I care about is that my bear grizzly is in my hands and not some wheel bow.
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Third year trying...missed a few shots and have been close enough to touch them with my bow just havent connected yet. Wont be giving up though...be shooting primitive before I know it.
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Who's gotten thier first this season??
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Had my first harvest ever on the 3rd with my recurve. Nice sized buck with just 3 points in the left. Having come from a non hunting family I had to dive head first into bowhunting last winter getting a recurve and going through the trails and errors. Boy am I happy I never got a compound and learned about trad bowhunting. Tradgang had defienitely helped me on my journey to becoming a tradbowhunter. That deer solidified my love for this way of life. Now I'm happy to say me and my family will only be eating meat I harvest with my tradbows!!!!
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Still waiting.. Seen many a deer just haven't had a shot yet. Know it will happen just have to be patient.
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Im still waiting for my first. This year so far 2 bucks with in 17yrds but one not legal and other i had a doe at 8 yrds looking at me so no shot, not seeing many does. I know my time will come but until then i will keep enjoying the time i spend in the woods and if it takes years its fine with me because the feeling of hunting with my longbows is a feeling i've never felt before. Good luck to all...Gary
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I am still working on my first. I've been hunting trad for eight years, but haven't spent that much time at it. My youngest son is out of the house and this year I have much more opportunity. I'm seeing deer and thinking it will happen soon. My shooting sure has improved over those eight years!
I had to pass on a shot earlier this year due to the land owners rules for what to harvest. I did it with no qualms but I will say that when that little doe walked by at six yards I KNEW that I could make that shot. When she stopped at about 22 yards I knew I had that as well. Each time I see deer, it is a real treat!
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Managed my first elk after six seasons in Colorado back in September. Still not quite sure how I pulled it off...
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Buck be nimble
Buck be quick
Buck avoid that tree and
come toward MY stick...
I have been bow hunting deer for 8 years and have not harvested a deer yet. I did harvest a rabbit in 2010 and he was tasty.
I hunt on public land that receives a LOT of hunting traffic and occasional clueless hikers with dogs. I also hunt on the ground which I think can make shot opportunities more challenging.
I have taken shots at deer in my time hunting and missed. I have had more über close personal encounters with deer where the only shot opportunity was a high risk one; and, I just can't/won't loose an arrow that will likely result in animal suffering a prolonged death.. I get a lot of flack from my hunting partner for not 'taking a shot anyway' including shots at distances greater than 25 yards. He should know better.
I am resistant to shoot young spikes or does as I feel they deserve to live at least a couple years to experience their life in all the seasons which I'm aware sounds a bit anthropomorphic .
The area I hunt is in city metro and considered to be deer intensive according to the DNR. You can harvest up to 5 deer. Metro Deer seem to be smart enough to know that public land is off limits until after dark when the hunters leave.
Because I walk and stalk, I have a high success rate of accidentally stumbling into hunters in tree stands with wheels- which pisses them off. A few of those hunters choose bad areas to set up in a tree where you have to walk past them and they get mad-- too bad for them. It's just bad luck for those who I accidentally walk in on and 'oops..sorry'
My hunting partner jokingly tells me that I am an anti-hunter in disguise and my point is to tromp through the woods disturbing other hunters.. Lol. Which of course is not the case. He has not had any better luck than me in 6 years. I mock him for peeing in the places he hunts and stinking up the area w human scent. I swear the two of us as hunters are lorel and hardy in the woods..
Me: "You know what"
Him "what?"
Me: " I'm not as dumb as I used to be..I'm better now."
Him: "Well I'm certainly glad for that."
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No deer going on the 4th season. Missed a good 9 2yrs ago. Have bloodied some arrows w/ squirrels.
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Got my first deer ever this year. 3 year old die with a recurve. All the compound era at camp got skunked too felt great!!!! Tooke about 3 years.
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Congrats to all who got their first this year, and good luck to all still trying for their first!
The first one is such a rush, just like the tenth and the hundredth too!!!!!!
Nothing beats getting it done with a stickbow!
Bisch
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Yeah, I am with Bisch! congrats all. Even if you haven't scored just yet you should still be congratulated for your efforts.
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Took my first antlered buck this season with a longbow. I've taken bigger, but none any sweeter....
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great thread... Set up your stands for nice close shots then be patient and wait for the perfect shot.. If you put in the time, it will come
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This is my first year hunting with traditional gear and I've seen several deer, but can't seem to get them within a range that I'm comfortable shooting at. Also, I've been busted by deer a lot more this year than I ever have in the past and I'm wondering if the reason is because I feel I need to get closer to their traveling routes with trad gear. However, I keep toting that bow into the woods hoping that a near blind deer walks broadside within range.
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I killed my first bowkill deer in 1976 with a K-mag still use it it blinds.I have since killed Hogs,deer,turkey,Bear bunch of small game and at 65 years still having a great time.Enjoy the
the rush I still do. Kip