Originally posted by Sixby:
We , compound and trad bow shooters are enjoying the same things but honestly I feel like most compound shooters do not enjoy the bow and arrow like most trad shooters do. I know that the first time I killed an elk with a recurve I felt an accomplishment like nothing else before that. But hey,. That may just be me.
God bless you all, Steve
It is not just you Sixby! I still get that feeling when I am successful with my longbow, even if it is just a rabbit or a doe. Not because it has some mystical , magical qualities, but because it is harder. No sights and no let-off is harder than with sights and let-off, PERIOD!
The fact that no sights and no let-off is that much harder, and takes much more effort and work to become proficient makes the rewards when we are successful that much greater!!!!!!!
I don't give a rats petuty what a guy hunts with, as long as he is doing it leaglly. I just got back from Africa where both my buddies were using compounds, and we had a fantastic hunt together. I say go have fun with what you like. Life is too short to get all huffy because someone else does not do it the way you do.
Bisch