Average Age of Trad Bowhunters

[bro-n-arrow]

WOW! am i that old 73 years all ready.

[Bob B.]

I am 47

Bob.

[petalumapete]

I'm 55,
Started shooting my dads fiberglass recurve at age 7.
I've been shooting off and on since.
I spend time shooting compounds but got bored with them and went back to full on trad several years ago. I have a beautiful tricked out compound that I haven't looked at is four years. I guess I'll sell it one of these days but I hate to give up any of my shinny things.
For now I shoot a long bow and am on the list waiting for one of Kirk's Sasquatch recurves

[DGW]

Im 53, was shooting a bow when 5or6 and have shot only trad since 1983 and still love watching arrows fly.

[centaur]

65 but don't feel a day older than 64.

[Eugene Slagle]

I'm 42.

[Rusty Snuffers]

38.  I've only ever shot a compound bow at a target.  All my bowhunting has been with recurves, which started about 15 years ago.

[Sacred mt]

Its who you hang out with....Thanks Tradgang!!!
I'm 61, still going strong:)

[arsurveyor]

I'm 40.

[kbetts]

36 years young.

[Rathbuck]

Just turned 37 last month.  Started off with a recurve years ago (never hunted with it), then made the switch to compounds, which I hunted with for a long time.

Just made the switch back last year.

[John Scifres]

I would guess that the percentages of hunters who shoot trad are relatively constant along the spectrum.  

In other words, 5% of 45-54 year-olds are trad and 5% of 25-34 year-olds are trad.  There's just more 45-54 year old hunters.  That's partly because of demographics and partly because a higher percentage of participation in hunting in general from that age group.

[bow_man_66]

46 now, been shooting trad only for about 18 years. I started with a recurve when I was 10, got caught up in the compounds until I was in my late twenty's. Never been one to judge someone on what they shoot, more on what they believe!!!! I too have noticed a wider age range of shooters at the local trad shoots, good thing to see. My 20 year old son shoots trad, 15 year old son shoots both and twin 12 year old daughters are getting into it more and more. One just wants to bow hunt, the other wants a recurve. I like what I see for our future, more young people getting into trad instead of getting caught up in all the technology!!!!

[cisco 2]

I switched to the stick when I was 21,I am 45 now..My son is 17 and he has shot a longbow since he about 8..

[frassettor]

39

[joekeith]

Well I'm 60 now, feel 80 most of the time, damn arthritis.....
Shot recurve anD longbow when a kid.  Shot cmpnds for about half a dozen years then came back to REALity.
Got my wife to shoot Trad, my son 42 shoots Trad only and his 2 daughters 16 and 14 shoot trad.  At least I've passed on something worth while.....  

[pauljr]

35

[Reaper TN]

Started shooting trad only when I was 42.  Will be 47 next month.

[Butternutz]

I'm 44 and at the shoots I have been to in my state it used to be guys in their 30's and up. But now starting to see a lot of 20 something's and even younger shooting trad. Guess they see us older guys laughing and having a great time. Don

[Rock 'N Bow]

34. Started shooting Trad when I was 20.