Having a hard time

[PAPA BEAR]

you have to free yourself from the temptation of the training wheels or you may never completely make the switch.you can do it.

[Bowwild]

This isn't about a bow but. I love to squirrel hunt and I do it with .22 or .17 rimfires. Many years ago I got the hankering to hunt them with a handgun. A couple of times I took both rifle and handgun. I'd be holding the handgun waiting for the close shot, then I'd switch to the rifle - back and forth--indecision. The result, more often than not, I wouldn't get the shot with either because I didn't commit. I wouldn't consider taking both a compound and the recurve to the stand or blind. This would also be a good way to bang up a nice custom recurve!

[njloco]

I guess I'm lucky, every deer I have killed was within 27yds. and that includes firearms. So I am taking the Trad. bow hunting.

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

sell the compound then you dont have to choose. you just go and hunt.

[Hookeye]

Wheel bows are not crutches, they're just wheel bows.

Use whatever you want.

[Hookeye]

Like njloco pointed out:

Some places are more trad friendly than others.

My new deer spots up north pretty much suck for bow, gun too (unless running a .358 WSSM  

But if I ever do get one there..........

     

[SteveB]

Originally posted by Hookeye:
Wheel bows are not crutches, they're just wheel bows.

Use whatever you want.

[Stone Knife]

I killed five deer my first year hunting trad, after that i gave my compound away to a friends son.Don't think about it just go out and shoot some deer with trad gear.

[DRR324]

Guys, I agree- they are "just" bows.  Mine was a crutch in that I always knew it was there, ready to to hunt with at a moments notice.  It led to less practice time with the recurve and getting proficient enough to hunt with it.  Once I got rid of it- I learned to "walk" the right path for me.....

[warbird]

Personally I feel whatever archery tool used to enjoy the sport of bowhunting is fine with me. I find there is a certain romance to using traditional equipment for me. What I would do is set up mutiple stands. The ones with longer shot oppertunities take the compound. The ones with tight in closer shooting oppertunities take your recurve. I will tell you the record buck taken here in Mass a couple years back, was havested with a recurve. It was the gentlemens first season hunting after switching from compound to traditional. What a beauty it weighed in dressed at almost 280lbs. Great story it was in Bowhunter mag.