I have some assumptions about Kirby and his ilk. First, he is probably new to the sport or very young. He is enthusiastic about it. He has found, for the moment, what he considers to be the "right way" to do it. He troubles me, not because he thinks or does what he does...he reinvents history attributing to Fred Bear, and perhaps others, certain behaviors and attitudes that those of us who grew up with Fred Bear as he himself grew and evolved know for a fact weren't true. His fantasy trad bowhunter never existed in Fred Bear, Ben Pearson or any number of the early pioneers of our sport. Jason was spot on about the equipment Bear used and his ongoing attempts to improve and modernize the sport. In fact, Port Orford cedar was the not wood of choice for arrows for many years. If you want to be hard core then shoot birch. IMO, too many who were not there when Fred and Ben where making history and "gadgets" to make the sport more palatable to the non hunting public need to do more research and get their facts straight. I shoot what I shoot because I can shoot it more accurately than other things I can shoot. And it is durable and long lived. It has nothing to do with my sense of what a "fantasy traditional bowhunter" is. I want what works best for me in the real world and allows me to make quick, clean ethical kills. Hunting/killing wild game is not an experiment. Your shooting skills, hunting skills and equipment need to be the best you can obtain or achieve. Guys like Kolby, to me, are just making noise and are not living in the real world.
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