Coming out of the woodwork!

[ishiwannabe]

Each type of weapon used has it's limitations. Does it take a better hunter to get "bow close" rather than drop a deer at 100 yards or more with a gun? To a degree, yes IMO.
I have also seen guys get deer that had no experience and just lucked into too though.
I agree that far too many hunters, regardless of weapon choices, wait too long to practice...or scout...or get ready. Around here, the guns go nuts in the days before the opener. Some even at night...
Personally I have always tried my best to be ready. I have passed on gimme shots because I didn't feel I practiced enough, due to various reasons.
It is a personal choice. And I agree that we owe our best efforts to the animals we hunt.

[horatio1226]

This is probably the best thread that I have ever seen on Tradgang.It really gets down to the nuts and bolts of what we are trying to do and why.Sorry if I had anything to do with it getting sidetracked.Normally I don't respond to stuff like this because I kinda march to my own drum.What makes this site great is that you can have a discussion like this without people getting too insulting.

[Rob W.]

I have been biting my tongue a bit on this one but it is interesting.

Not to take anything away from any animal I kill but one taken with trad equipment is more special for me. I love to fill the freezer with a smoke pole because of a lot of reasons. I like to be out there with my less experinced family and friends and I love to cook!

With a bow in my hands what I take from the hunt is a little different. I then like to challenge myself for the close shot and I like the romance of a stick and string. Trad hunting for me is a bit more of a personal soul searching type experince that I only share with a few. When bowhunting I drive past three different tracts of private land to hunt pressured less deer dense public land. That just feels right to me also.

I provide meat with both ways just take different roads to get there.

Maybe handicap is the wrong word but I know what Fred Meant by it.


Rob

[Thumper Dunker]

Ditto rob . I think that too many people get ready too late for any thing in life ,look at our goverment.

[horatio1226]

"Maybe handicap is the wrong word but I know what Fred Meant by it."

Agreed