Bucks with Traditionals

[bawana bowman]

They probably also believe that a light, fast, arrow is the best type arrow to use. And will be proficient at distances to 100 yards. (I've actually heard this statement made by a c-pound shop owner!)

[Steve Clandinin]

If you have to explain,they wouldn't understand.
Over the years I've been in to many arguments and discussions with attitudes like this.My friend you have heightened your hunting experiences to a level they probably will never understand.all the best to you.

[Scattergun2570]

Originally posted by Shawn Leonard:
I agree that is a stupid statement by your buds!! Just have them buy a few DVDs of traditional bow hunts for deer. Tons of monsters shot by Trad gear. Del Austins buck which was the #1 non-typical for over 40 years was taken with a recurve and what do these guys think they used to kill deer before 1969, there were no compounds. Have them read this thread so they know what the rest of us think of their shear stupidity! Shawn

They aren`t really buddies,,just aquaintances.. At the other outdoor range I go to,there`s a whole bunch of trad guys,who take deer all the time.

[Scattergun2570]

Originally posted by bawana bowman:
They probably also believe that a light, fast, arrow is the best type arrow to use. And will be proficient at distances to 100 yards. (I've actually heard this statement made by a c-pound shop owner!)

Yeah,,I have a shop owner who feels that a light arrow is best when he hunts from a tree stand. He says the speed is what ya want.

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

come and sit in my trophy room!

[KodiakMag]

As for pictures

 

[Bill Carlsen]

Shot this guy in 1990....was a state record for NH at the time....still the best with trad equipment.

 

For four years me and my son had a challenge. We had doe tags and one of the does in the area was a giant.  when people would so much as slow down on the gravel road a half mile away, I have seen her simply sink into the brush and disappear.  Neither one of us ever got a shot at her, no one else did either.  Maybe a 6 year old buck is smart, but a giant grandma doe is a genius. Declaring a deer to be tough or smart by what they carry on their heads, says more about the hunter than it says about the deer.

[Blaino]

some people just don't get it......  i was looking at some trad bows in my local shop and a guy asked me "what are you going to do with that?" i said i hunt with'em. he had the dumbest look on his face and then he said "you can kill a deer with one?" i just laughed and said you can kill anything on earth with one.

[rolltidehunter]

[DeCurry]

Originally posted by knobbymag:
Some quotes from my range I've heard toward myself and others shooting..."How does your Wifes bow shoot" If a man is shooting a recurve under 70lbs draw. Which I'll add most of em ain't getting to full draw

My brother-in-law uses a 70# compound and is a fairly big guy, in decent shape.  While practicing in camp before last week's opener, I let him shoot my recurve (47# @ 28 inches).  I won't mention the words he used when he tried to pull it back but let's just say they were very 'colorful'; it was quite funny.  "I don't know how you do that without the let off," he said.  Needless to say, this also led to a "How do you aim that thing?" conversation (I shoot instinctive so no sights on the bow).  I don't see him ever trying traditional archery but he at least had an open mind about it, I just wish more people were of a similar mindset.

[Scattergun2570]

Originally posted by KodiakMag:
As for pictures

     

That is an impressive deer

[Scattergun2570]

Originally posted by Bill Carlsen:
Shot this guy in 1990....was a state record for NH at the time....still the best with trad equipment.

 

Wow,very nice.

[Scattergun2570]

Originally posted by rolltidehunter:
 

Good stuff!

[bro-n-arrow]

Do mule deer count!  Maybe 20-30 bucks.

[bohuntr]

This is my best buck ever. I shot him in my second year of switching to traditional only bowhunting. In general, I have been much more succesful since switching to traditional equipment simply because I enjoy it more and hunt harder and more often.
   

[kbetts]

Where's KentuckyTJ?

[landman]

First buck I ever killed was with a 47# recurve.   Never killed one when I hunted with compounds.

[Spectre]

Originally posted by Scattergun2570:
They say a buck is way too wary. They say it`s hard enough to hit a buck on high alert with a compound,,forget about a Trad bow.

Evidently they haven't been busted by a doe. IMO, doe's are the ones who are more likely to bust you--its genetic.

[Rusty Snuffers]

Originally posted by kbetts:
Where's KentuckyTJ?

Buck from TJ