Anyone hunt with sight pins on their trad bows?

[Doug Treat]

Paul, you may want to try what I call a "tape sight".  I have taken several animals with this and seems to work well for me when shooting a recurve (doesn't work for me with a longbow for some reason).  I started putting a piece of white tape on the belly of the riser and drawing lines on it to indicate different yardages (usually just 10, 20, and 30 yds.).  This gives me my elevation.  Windage is done "instinctively" and it gives you a clear view of the target without a pin in the way (like the DAS sight).  I have found that you can also cant the bow quite a ways without messing up the elevation.  For me, I shoot best when I line up the line with my target and then switch my concentration to concentrate on the spot I want to hit.  It's easy to play with and then take off if you don't like it.  If you do, you can "paint" the lines on with white out to hunt with (rain usually moves your tape).  White out can just be scraped off without messing up the finish on most bows (one may not want to try it on a $1000 bow).  This for me has worked well.  I don't like a pin sight in my picture when I'm shooting.  Hope this helps.  Doug