How many trad gangers are traditional ONLY when it comes to archery.

[Jwilliam]

Trad only since 2005  


Bill

[Jack Wright]

I would not be here if I shot one of those wheeled contraptions.

[Greg Szalewski]

since 94

[Izzy]

Havent shot a compound for about 8 years, done forever now. Aside from range limitations, I find trad bows to be more effective as a hunting tool than a compound. Theyre also more pleasant to tote and better to look at as well.

[Cwilder]

I still hunt with compound crossbow muzz and shotgun. I enjoy all weapons

[Ulysseys]

Trad bows and surf fishing, which I consider traditional fishing   , I'll hunt pheasant with a shotty but I do that more for my dog, I feel like I owe it to him to hunt birds.

[Mike Theis]

Haven't owned a compound since '96 or so. Quit shooting it the year before. No looking back, and no worries.

I don't think the poll question was clear--it sounded like "do you do everything "TRAD" " but I think you meant when it comes to bows, not other things. In which case, I answered it wrong since I shoot a shotgun for pheasants etc, occasionally an in-line MZ for deer. Archery is all trad, all the time. Maybe re-do the poll if others did likewise?

[Bernie in NS]

Trad only. '66 bear grizzly, 51#@28"

[BAK]

"bow hunting" since 1968.  Same style equipment that I started with.  Not a "traditional" archer at all, I'm a "real" archer.

[JDunlap]

Started shooting a recurve in 1976 at the age of 12; Shot my first deer in 1981 with a bear polar ltd compound shooting instinctive. Never used sights or a release; Bought a black widow in about 1984 or 85 and haven't used a compound since. I do hunt with a rifle a few days each season. Recurves and long bows are just more enjoyable.

[RC]

Stickbow onlt for near 25 years. I do bust an occasional squirrel head with a 22 and ducks and doves with an old Browning.I gotta admit I have a hankering to kill a deer with a handgun for some reason.My good friend Brother John has retired and has shoulder issues and don`t shoot a bow much anymore and has started hunting with a handgun with no scope just sights and wants me to hunt some with him and I will Lord Willing.RC

[House]

Trad only since 2004.  Still pack Grandpa's old .38-55 Winchester Model '94 (Made in 1897) now and then when hunting with my father or son.

Travis

[Frosty the Bowman]

I have shot, but never owned a compound.

When decideing to make the switch from rifle hunting to archery I was torn on which way to go, That is UNTIL I learend you cna make your own traditional equipment.

Now I am commited to Traditional all the way.
No going back for this guy, I'M off the wheelies and never gonna go back.

[hardtimes]

Now today at 32 I am trad only.

I have switched between compund and trad on and off for the last 5 years. I shot both reqularly.

Well, I just sold my compound a few weeks ago. This year will be the first year where a compound will not be an option. I am pumped.

[Nathan Killen]

All trad as of yesterday ! Shipped the compound to Illinois !  

[tomcfc11]

Sold my compound to a guy at work a month ago. Going in all trad and couldn't be more excited. Best thing is I hunt with an all trad archery. Made the transition for me a no brainer!

[4BTradArchery]

Traditional archery for me only, however... I pick up a rifle during the season.  We manage our family place intensely and that requires keeping the numbers in check.  To do this my brothers and I pick up the rifles to help with the population.  I hunt for my target bucks with my recurve only and still manage to take a doe or two with my recurve.  It was awful hard watching the buck I nicknamed moose walk out and I only had my rifle with me last weekend.  I committed to taking him with my recurve and thats what I will do.  Luckily he is only 5.5 and I have some photos of him late in the season looking good.

[PaPa Ron]

I'm traditional only. I don't have any other kind of archery equipment for hunting.

[Jedimaster]

Read a few pages of responses - just didn't have time for them all today.  I'll throw in my $.02 in case somebody wants to read 10 pages to get to it.    

I played with the compound for one or two seasons.  That was around 15 years ago.  I did it because I enjoyed the camaraderie of the wheel-bow shooters I knew then and ... I was younger and more impressionable.  

It didn't work for me.  IMHO, for quietness, lethality, and accurate shooting under real hunting conditions, the trad bow is the superior weapon (in capable hands of course).  

I do own firearms but have very little emotional attachment to them or their use.  They are tools.  But they allow me to experience the camaraderie I mentioned earlier (I don't have any "trad" friends where I live), especially with my two boys who love to hunt with firearms but not bows ... yet.

When I bow hunt, now and forever, it will be with a "traditional" bow.  When my boys pick up the bug, I suspect we will be 99% bow hunters.  I just prefer it to any other form of hunting.