lots of interested folks

[southernwoody]

I find that more and more compound shooters are getting in to trad archery in my hunting group. The more they see myself and another trad guy shooting the more they ask. Surprisingly a few a starting to convert. I think it is great. Is anyone else experiencing this kind of thing in their neck of the woods?

[jsweka]

Oh yeah.  I'm slow turning a few of the guys I work with.  It's just so much more fun and they are amazed at how well you actually can shoot with a simple bow.

[Orion]

Since I'm one of the few people who shoots a stick at my archery club, requests to learn how to shoot traditional bows are usually channeled to me.  I'm not looking for converts, but there does seem to be more folks interested in shooting sticks. I attribute it in part to the recent Olympics, and movies like Hunger Games and Avatar, even TV programs like Arrow and one other dystopian one, the name of which I can't remember.  All tend to popularize, glamorize the traditional bow.  

For some, it's part of the localvore philosophy/movement.  They want to eat local/organic/healthy foods and see the traditional bow in keeping with the natural way of securing that meat.  Of course, some just get fed up with their arrow launching contraptions and want something simpler. We're getting as many requests from women as men now.  In the past, it was almost all men.

[Jon Stewart]

BUT, when hunting season shows up ask them what they are going to hunt with.  I go to 4 or 5 trad only shoots s year and I would be willing to bet 80% of the archers switch to wheels during hunting season.

[breazyears]

im one of those guys.
I have been shooting compound for many years ad have recently started with trad. I will continue to hunt with the compound until im confident enough In my ability's to hunt with a traditional bow... loving it.

[Homebru]

Originally posted by breazyears:
im one of those guys.
I have been shooting compound for many years ad have recently started with trad. I will continue to hunt with the compound until im confident enough In my ability's to hunt with a traditional bow... loving it.

There's only one thing that will make you confident enough......just do it.  Same as with your compound bow, you never knew you could "git 'er done" until you "got 'er done".
homebru

[PUDDLE JUMPER]

I recently made the switch. For me it is as much about how I like to hunt as equipment. I enjoy the simplicity of a recurve.

Just the total feeling of being dialed in to the hunt. Never felt unchallenged before, just more distance than what I am looking for.

Most of us here are also dismayed by what passes as popular hunt culture. That often comes with age.

[59Alaskan]

I know a guy who shoots 3-D with a compound, but hunts trad.

He feels the speed of which he can pull off a shot (he's instinctive trad) is a huge benefit.  He's a very good shot and a very good hunter.  He has a couple of Martins he shoots around the house but only hunts his Samick.  Kills all kinds of stuff with it.

[Tajue17]

I know of a guy who has killed pretty much every big game animal we dream about including spot and stalk grizzly with his stickbow and made a few videos doing it but now uses a Compound,, he actually owns one of the other stickbow forums..

I think if anyone who feels they are not ready to hunt yet with the stickbow is plenty fine because we ALL know that if they make an attempt and they are not ready and wound something they are pretty much going back to wheels for good and thats that.

promoting the sport,,,, I agree many wheelie shooters want to try it so always offer your bow for someone to try..  once they draw it back and feel that arrow fly the seed in their head is planted thanks to you.  

I know a bunch people here locally I've met on the courses who shoot 3D's with a sticks because sticks are fun but they will only hunt deer with a compound, they don't hang out in archery forums and really don't care about stickbow vs wheelie they just want a deer back in the freezer and not part of any cliques they tell me they like to shoot both but it usually depends on the mood.

I personally think everyone on this forum should only shoot and hunt with selfbows, wood arrows and either knapped heads or trade points its time to really experience traditional archery the way it really was before it got modernized by 50's era techies with lams and glass and even shelfs cut into the risers,, think Pope & Young not Hill & Bear.

[T Folts]

Here is the deal.  (disclamer)my .02
You cant just start shooting and become a good shot with trad then decide to hunt and be sucessful its a learning curve all over after you switch. Thats how it was for me anyhow. No sights for a focused spot, cant draw until the deer is in your killzone ect. ect. its just a different game that can only be learned by doing it.