Reflections on traditional bowhunting: it's not about the bow

[CoachBGriff]

I'm 28, and I'm with you all the way.  It's about the process.  It's about slowing life down and working on stuff that can't be completed with the click of a button or the pull of a trigger.

[Scott E]

Thank you all. I had no idea my ramblings could touch so many members and it's really good to see so many of you sharing my sentiments.

 I was discussing my thoughts with Mrs. E and she said "that sounds a lot like making s'mores." The confused look on my face quickly brought out an explanation from her. She said, "the fun part isn't eating them. It's finding the perfect stick, making a fire, roasting the marshmallow perfectly and making the s'more." I couldn't help but smile.

Have fun this season and enjoy the hunt,

Scott

[Kent57]

Very good wisdom from a young Man, It's young men and women like your self that we need to help keep the tradition going in the right direction.

[cacciatore]

Hats off to you young hunters that you decided to take it in the hard way.the success isn't in the killing but in arriving so close that you can hear them breathing.

[BOWMARKS]

[Medic85]

Very well said.

[mgf]

It's a little less complicated for me.

In my hobbies as well as my trade, I tend toward and emphasis on my own skill development. Simple tools are not usually so simple to use well.

To my way of thinking, my own knowledge and skill is all that I really own so that's what I prefer to rely on most.

My bow making is a work in progress but I really could go into the woods with a knife and bow hunt.

I can make the knife...and get it really sharp using just about any abrasive.

I can make fire in the old ways. It's not hard but you have to take the time to learn how.

For most of the wood processing I have to do (branches falling in the yard or processing firewood in camp), I prefer an axe over a chain saw. The axe works great without a trip to the gas station AFTER you learn to use an axe.

I guess it's a self reliance sort of thing.

[Dirtybird]

           

[NIGEL01]

We are all the same age here.

[Jim Brennen]

very well said,thank you

[Mudd]

[NIGEL01]

We are all the same age here.

[Jon Kaw]

 
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts here.  
I appreciate your willingness to accept the long road when so many seem content to take the easiest route they can find.
Good luck this season.

Jon

[twitchstick]

   

[Steve Jr]

[Bob Moran]

Scott,
Are you sure you are only 25? I'm 71 and couldn't have said it any better. Thanks for your post.

[Wallydog]

Great post on the spiritual side of bowhunting for me personally. I am also a musician and a very famous music man once said.."Its the ancient tones that we all hear and share in our hearts that bind us into one." It has since occured to me the ancient tones arent audible really. They are spiritual.