I am absolutely loving the camaradarie of this group! And, YES, I AM new to trad ...at least new to the shooting part of trad. I have been studying for a while in order to 'prepare' myself for the transition, but Killdeer has . . .uh . . .provided my first experience.
Oh, and the hoarde is every bit as awesome as it sounds. Each bow is really cool in its own way. The closest feeling I can relate the transition from compound to trad is in diving, when switching from tethered surface supply air to the freedom of SCUBA . . .or even free diving. You guessed it . . .I'm hooked.
Killdeer . . .normally I would have been packing, too, but I tried to show a LITTLE respect for the sanctity of the trad archer's world.
Doug