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Offline Altiman94

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #120 on: December 08, 2011, 11:57:00 AM »
I wouldn't say I'm 100% trad just yet.  I did 2010 season carry it the entire year, but ended up skunked.  This year I filled the freezer with two does with that 'other bow' before I went back to the trad bow.  My wife likes deer meat too much so I need to keep her happy1

But, I picked up the trad bow in 2009.  '10 I hunted the entire season with my trad bow.  I sold the compound that year and went all trad.

Now I'm doing both, but hopefully next year back to all trad.  I need a place that I can shoot in my yard.  Right now, I need to travel 10 miles or so to shoot and seem to spend more time fishing in the summer than before.
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Offline hayslope

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #121 on: December 08, 2011, 02:35:00 PM »
Since before it had the word "trad" or "traditional" associated with it!
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Offline stujay

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #122 on: December 08, 2011, 03:07:00 PM »
On and off since 1976, 35yrs. Bought my first bow (diamond Howatt #45 recurve) from Northwest archery. Didn't have any idea at the time that Glen St Charles and his sons owned the place. Though I've hunted with rifle, handguns, compounds it's the draw of simplicity that keeps bringing me back to the tradional gear. The last year has been fun as I've picked up the longbow for the first time.
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Offline joe ashton

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #123 on: December 08, 2011, 03:21:00 PM »
20 years and still loving it.
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Offline durp

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #124 on: December 08, 2011, 03:49:00 PM »
49 years
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Offline Biggie Hoffman

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #125 on: December 08, 2011, 03:54:00 PM »
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Originally posted by hayslope:
Since before it had the word "trad" or "traditional" associated with it!
Yep.....me too.

51 years give or take.
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Offline Gene Hall

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #126 on: December 08, 2011, 03:59:00 PM »
Started in 1967 with trad, went mechanical for 4 years, then back to trad, so that would be 40 out of 44 years.
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Offline stringstretcher

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #127 on: December 08, 2011, 04:01:00 PM »
45 years give or take on or two
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Offline don_h

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #128 on: December 08, 2011, 04:43:00 PM »
1 yr, but I'll be around to drag this thread out in 30 years. I hope.
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Offline Living_waters

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #129 on: December 08, 2011, 04:44:00 PM »
When I was seven my uncle helped me make a bow out of a hickory sapling and some split ash arrows. That was about 40 years ago.
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Offline Irish Archer

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #130 on: December 08, 2011, 05:04:00 PM »
1980
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Offline Steve Clandinin

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #131 on: December 08, 2011, 05:18:00 PM »
Like many others Uh.......Whats trad ?Its always been a bow to me,its been that way I think for 30,000 years,why recently the name change ?
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Offline paul87250

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #132 on: December 08, 2011, 05:19:00 PM »
Just over 2 years now, and totally obsessed, well thats what my wife say's!!
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Offline Bullfrog 1

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #133 on: December 08, 2011, 05:28:00 PM »
20 plus.
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Offline kpete

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #134 on: December 08, 2011, 05:39:00 PM »
38 years-always trad.
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Offline Easykeeper

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #135 on: December 08, 2011, 05:59:00 PM »
Almost 50 years, but there has been and continues to be a lot of compound shooting too.
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Offline greenbear

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #136 on: December 08, 2011, 06:20:00 PM »
June....  The first time I shot a longbow was when I was choosing one from the store in which it was purchased.  I was a little embarrassed, actually.... I just shot my compound a few weeks ago just to see what it was like.  I have no intentions of going back- ever.  

Already have two groundhogs and a doe under the belt, too.  

I shoot just about every day- it has really changed my life.
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Offline VTer

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #137 on: December 08, 2011, 06:34:00 PM »
Went back in '93....so 18 years.
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Offline Llamma1

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #138 on: December 08, 2011, 06:41:00 PM »
I started out with a recurve. Shot it for 5 years. Started shooting a compound for aboyt 10 years. Got back into traditional last January. Going to sell both my compounds now to buy a lot of traditional tackel.
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Offline White Ape

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #139 on: December 08, 2011, 08:21:00 PM »
Started with an 8 - 10# lemon-wood longbow in 1953. Shot recurves from  mid-'50's until 2002. Now I'm back to longbows.
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