1000th Post Collage-My Traditional Journey

[huskyarcher]

So I hit 1000 posts, I thought I would just put up a short recap of my trad experience shown in pics. Almost everything I know about Traditional archery has came from Tradgang. I really appreciate the tips, help, and gifts from my fellow stick slingers. Included are the highlight pics over the past years, with a caption as well.

Here is my first traditional kill. Meant the world to me, taken with a #45 Samick Deermaster.
   

Took out this bumble bee in the air, (notice the vanes, didn't know much        
   

Here we are again with my first Trad buck. Taken with a Bear Stag Hunter.

   

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Here is a very special deer to me, taken the day of the funeral of a man that was the only grandpa I ever knew, Clemmon.
   

Here is some summer fun chasing bullfrogs on a farm pond
   

Here is a buck I took with a PSE recurve about 3 years ago
   

 

An armadillo I took off of a golf resort in New Smyrna, FL
   

[TradBrewSC]

Very Cool!

congrats.

[huskyarcher]

Tradgang quickly made me love pretty arras  

   

My first pig after several tries. Taken in north FLA, with a then "prototype" Omega Native.

 

Just a cool picture waiting on a tom a couple of years ago, wood arra made by a tradganger

 

Close up of a dowell arra I made, I later took a doe with.

 

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My first trad elk

 

Just kidding, that was from the zoo, couldn't resist    

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Here is the doe taken with my dowell rod arra, very special arras to me as I made them while laid up from 6 knee surgeries.

 

Notice the hat

 

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Got my buddy Ethan (hensone) into this addictive stuff too, here is his first deer with a stickbow, that's my Omega Native he was shooting, gave it to him and it is his go to hunting rig.

 

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Ethan has quickly gotten to be a killer with a stickbow and of course that lead to more blood on the ground

 

Having buddies to enjoy it with makes it so much better.

 

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We have access to many properties, mainly for population control(we are overran in deer)

 

 

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Ive come to like zwickey broadheads, they are cheap and work well. A great combination for someone who slings a lot of pointy sticks.

 


This ol girl was a guilty pumpkin crop destroyer

 

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This past spring I finally conquered my turkey dream.

 

 

 

Tagged out on NC longbeards

 

[Whitetail Addict]

Dalton, I really enjoyed your story and the pics, thank you.

Congrats on your upcoming nuptials too.

Bob

[huskyarcher]

Tradgang introduced me to the joys of pig hunting, and now I go at least 2-3 times a spring. Special thanks to tarponnut, (Jim Dussias) as he got me started pig hunting, and is becoming a good friend as well as hunting buddy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Sanders]

Congrats Huskyarcher on your trad journey. I would say you are well on your way. I also wish you and your fiancé good luck in your life's journey together and bid you both God speed. Thanks for sharing.

  Tony

[huskyarcher]

And then some random pics to finish it off.

 

 

 

 

[huskyarcher]

So thanks to you all, you turned something like traditional archery from something that was a challenge, into a way of life. Thanks to all my friends I have met on here, and all the kind gestures and tips you have given me. I hope I can just pass it on like you guys did. Good shooting and God bless you all

Dalton

         

[Michael Arnette]

That's awesome! I really enjoyed reading this, I'll be hitting ten years next fall.

[threeunder]

Dalton,
One of the finest 1,000th posts I've seen.  I enjoyed it very much.
Ken

[Breathn]

Great pics and awesome stories

[huntnmuleys]

wow.  best thread ive seen on here in a good while. love it!  looks like your journey has been a lot of fun!