All true, Gang and I try.
I've helped SEVERAL people set up compounds yet fruitlessly attempt to "nudge" them at least towards a decent broadhead, if nothing else.
I've tracked deer for wheelie shooters/guns shooters alike.
That said.........I DO hope a similar thread is on THEIR sites.
More times than I can count......Ive been called every insulting name you can come up with and "educated" by those "better than I am" BECAUSE (and maybe if they new me it would be true but they didnt *grin*) I hunted with trad equipment.
Running a deer butchering shop for some 15 years, I was introduced to the best and the worst of both bunches of hunters. (or how many bunches there are of them?)
More times than I can count I've been "lectured" about "having more respect for game animals than to hunt with such $hit". Now....Im a SLOW man to rile but that will trip my trigger.....HARD!
Years back I was shooting my Asbell Bighorn and BW MAII at a local range trying out some new arrows I made.
Puffing his chest out a "gentleman" came up and asked "You dont HUNT with those bows......DO YOU?!!"
"Uh...of course" I replied.
For 15 minutes I was lectured on KE, "humane" equipment, respect for game animals, "decent speed" and "gotta have quarter inch groups or stay home".
When two others joined in I think the owner of the shop and LONG time friend saw the veins in my neck starting to throb.
He came over and calmly informed the gentleman that "this guy has taken second place in our indoor PAA fun/rounds three years running...WITH that 62lb recurve and wood arrows shooting against ALL bow types WITH sights AND......I know this for fact.....has taken more deer with his bows than all of you put together adding ALL your choices of weapons".
The reply?
"Ok...so he's an idiot that can shoot.........he's still an idiot"
At that point.....my rubicon had been crossed....so to speak.
All three left when I was done, furious and yelling insults.
From that day to this one.......I dont say squat around others till I feel them out a bit nor do I shoot at public ranges. Isnt worth it to me anymore.
When a local guy is interested in trad, many call me or my buddy to help out, and we always do.
Worse part of all of this, IMHO, is the "two years experienced" shooter, using all his gadgets somehow gets the idea he is the ONLY one capable of such groups and sets upon new hunters with the attitude that "it's MY way or you too are an idiot" and "he read where" or " Professional hunter Joe Blow says" etc etc......is gospel and NO other way .."works".
Stacking arrows in a 2 inch circle time after time just makes for "proof" to new shooters, I'm afraid and it's only after a few years of shooting "state of the art" equipment that some/many (bet some are reading this now) "figure out" that ..........
wait for it
Something is MISSING!
Sorry to be the Devil's Advocate guys. Just my 2 cents.
A great post, and greater advice but IMHO.......THAT shoe is being worn by "the other foot" so to speak.
God Bless
Slow