What Year did You start shooting/hunting Traditional gear ?

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

I started in 1967 .... Howard Hill longbow from my Uncle Bernie !


ADDED: Hope everyone on TradGang responds to this. Its interesting stuff .... THANK YOU!

[Horner]

2007

[Tom]

Started with a red fiberglass bow in 1959, killed my first deer in 1965. Have killed 1 or 2 since.

[arrowslinger22]

1968 with Ben Pearson all glass recurve.  Paused for 30 years and am back at it for the last 12 years.

[lpcjon2]

I started as a kid at like 9yo consistently that was 1978 and did it for a few years.then my dad got me a wheel bow and shot that without a release or sights .stayed on the dark side for a while and then returned about 4 years ago.I feel I didnt lose the passion for Trad I just strengthened it.

[glenbo]

1977 with a bear 76er.Took a 16 year break and have been at it full bore from 94 till present.

[AKM]

2008

[**DONOTDELETE**]

2005 was the First Year for Me to hunt with trad bow.

[Killdeer]

1964

[cbCrow]

I started in April,1982. I got a recurve from a guy at work in exchange for a rod and reel I had. Went to longbows in early 90's and enjoy every aspect of it.

[BowMIke]

Started shooting a 25# fiberglass bow around 1961. Shot recurves untill 1971. Went to the dark side for twenty-some years(still finger shooting though), but sold them all and have shot nothing but Trad bows four the last four years.
I'ts just more fun to shoot and so much more rewarding to harvest an animal with a Trad bow.

[joe skipp]

1969....      :eek:    

[2hats]

1992 with a local made LB,Desperado 50#.Been very happy and broke since      

[longbowman]

Started with a 30# fiberglass Stemmler in 1966 and I've been a junkie ever since!

[Hud]

About 1950, excuse the lapse in memory, must be having a senior moment. Anyway, my parents took me to see Tembo in Bellevue, WA., and that cement the idea. I believe it was a lemonwood bow, then a backed lemonwood bow, both eventually bit the dust and around 1953 I bought a Bear Polar, 43# from Howard Vallentine, Bear Rep.Next dozen bows from Glenn St. Charles at Northwest Archery. Howard Hill longbow from Shawnee Archery in 1962, it was 72#.

[waknstak IL]

2006

[bornagainbowhunter]

Started shooting trad as a kid in about 1982.  Shot a wheel bow for several years then picked up a longbow and been hooked solid since 2003.  Killed my first trad deer that year and enjoyed it so much I left all other methods of hunting and all other bows.

[TOEJAMMER]

About 1944 or 1945 and have kept with it without wavering to the dark side.

[magnus]

1976 for me. 6 years old.
Magnus

[rushlush]

2006 with a Martin Savanah, Bought it for fun now I'm hooked.