you know your a traditional bowhunter if..........

[longarrow]

YOU MIGHT BE A TRADITIONAL BOWHUNTER IF:
1.The names BEAR, ST. CHARLES, POPE, YOUNG, ISHI, KROLL  bring memories of long ago campfires!
2. It's always about ethics and fair chase.
3. You refer to going to the bathroom as "leaving droppings".
4. You always describe things as "upwind or downwind".
5. Your to sick to work, but not to hunt!!

[A.S.]

Originally posted by guspup:
You go into Bass Pro, and the stuff that interests you is not on the shelves.... but the old stuff that's not for sale, that's hanging on the walls and ceilings as decorations.

GOOD ONE!!!!

[Autumnarcher]

When you find that you really son't mind the smell of burnt feathers.

When your workbench is a disorganized pile of arrow parts, and the floor is littered with cedar shavings.

When you have to weed-whack around the 3d targets when you cut your grass.

When you continually have to add on to your bow rack to make room for "a couple more".

You have a bag target in the basement, and shoot from the shop at the other end.

Your basement smells like gasket laquer, duco, and burnt feathers.

[jrchambers]

if your arms are always clean shaven.

[Over&Under]

Originally posted by jrchambers:
if your arms are always clean shaven.

   

[always89s boy]

when your 15 and every bit of money you make goes to hunting

[reddogge]

When you look at an old Bear Kodiak and think "That's about the prettiest thing I've ever seen."

[eman614]

when you shoot a deer with a gun cause you need the meat and feel like you cheated.

[dragon rider]

When the fact that it's called hunting and not finding strikes you as part of the good news.

[jrchambers]

when you have a hard time picking which bow to shoot on any given day, and still pick the same one every time.

[GingivitisKahn]

When you are happy and satisfied to have gone hunting and you just have to feel sorry for some thickie when he asks 'didja get anything?'.

Similarly silly...

A golfer says he went golfing - reply: 'didja get a hole in one?'.

A runner says he participated in a marathon - reply: 'didja win?'.

You get the idea.

[LoneWolf]

...When you can't drive past a Osage or Hickory tree on the side of the road without picturing the Bows that could be made from it in your head.

...you walk through Thrift stores looking at leather purses and jackets to make handle wraps and quivers out of.

...you actually know who Howard Hill, Fred Bear and Ishi are.

[Swamp Yankee]

When you carry a random set screw to all 3D shoots, just to "find" it on the ground and ask the wheely shooters "Did any of you guys lose this?".

[scrub-buster]

When you buy "new" tools at the antique store.  
     $20 for a "new" drawknife.

[JAG]

When your bride calls and says..."hope theres room for one more, my bows packed and I'm headed your way!"  And you think, "I wish she'd been here for the whole hunt!"
It aint the kill, Its the hunt.
When you smoke the pipe and thank the Great Spirit for another day in the woods!

[ductape]

When your hands are stained with osage oil!!

[Roy Steele]

REASONS I WANT TO BE.I like hitting that 10 ring at 40 yards with that 250 grain arrow at 300 feet a second with my new bow right out of the box after ranging it with my new rang finder.I like buying a new bow each year.To stay in that 300 feet a second CLICK.So your buddy's will like me.
  You got to depend on how far and fast my bow will shoot.Im Hunting with my new bow.I have more time to hunt before rifle season because I can still shoot 75 yards.
  I just want to stay in the club house where it's warm and brag about that 10 ring I just hit at 50 yards with my new bow.O'yea I have to run to LOWE's becacse they just got  a new truck load of tools in.

 DEAD is DEAD no matter how fast your arrow gets there.

[RunninWild77]

When your trying to smash the nock off your last arrow in the target.

When you buy arrow shafts by dozens or hundreds.

The work it takes to become one with your bow so that you know you can make that clean kill, every time.

The best I ever had was when my buddy's father(both of them are wheel bow shooters), gave me that look of awe and respect after I arrowed a button buck with my old recurve.

[Brian Krebs]

when you are down to two arrows to shoot: and shoot at the nock of the first one you shot.

(now I have ONE).

[RunninWild77]

Here's a good one... WHEN YOUR BROADHEAD BLADES DONT SHATTER ON IMPACT WITH BONE!