Thinking on going trad only

[Bone collector 85]

Since being tagged out ive been considering selling off my compounds plus accessories and going trad only. Ive been losing interest in going and thinking going trad might bring back the excitement. What do u guys think

[nmc02]

I think it is a lot of fun if.....you are disciplined enough to practice every day & only take shots inside 25 yds. Do it.

[Bone collector 85]

Ive been shooting trad for 10 years but sold my stuff awhile back would need to start over i still have a longbow but for ground hunting it is to tall

[Zipper]

Go for it! You can do it! Just got to get used to that long bow in your stands. Compounds are so much shorter and easier to maneuver in the stand or blind .

[Nomad]

7 minutes ago, Bone collector 85 said:

Ive been shooting trad for 10 years but sold my stuff awhile back would need to start over i still have a longbow but for ground hunting it is to tall

What do you mean? You can lay flat on the ground and shoot a Longbow.

[Bone collector 85]

Lol nomad maybe u can i cant im gd to 30 yards all day standing but sitting 15 to 20

[Nomad]

Are you saying to long for a  pop up type blind? Length shouldn’t bother you kneeling, sitting. or standing on the ground.  

[Bone collector 85]

In a pop up i wudnt try its 68 amo i hunt natural blinds mostly.. but still rather a recurve for hunting

[Nomad]

Well, you have been shooting traditional for 10 years so you know something about it.  A lot of disappointment and failure, but when it finally comes together it is pretty fantastic. I don't know how to make a recurve out of a piece of hickory and I don't want to try. lol  I've shot some deer over the years with recurves.  I find them to be pretty flighty.  Fast shooting and unstable, magnifying shooting errors, like a bad release.   I tend to agree with Howard Hill, when he stated, "I'm not a good enough shot to shoot a recurve". lol   Good for you if you and others like them!  I like a heavy long bow, one that rips the string out of your fingers.

Edited September 26, 2018 by Nomad

[Rusty]

33 minutes ago, Bone collector 85 said:

In a pop up i wudnt try its 68 amo i hunt natural blinds mostly.. but still rather a recurve for hunting

If you are going traditional than get out of the blind.  Nothing will get your heart pumping faster than being eye to eye with your quarry.   

[Bone collector 85]

I dont like pop ups rusty i like sittingin a blow down or bush ive also killed many deer in the past with trad never from a stand always on the ground 

[Rusty]

1 hour ago, Bone collector 85 said:

I dont like pop ups rusty i like sittingin a blow down or bush ive also killed many deer in the past with trad never from a stand always on the ground 

 

[Buck154]

13 hours ago, Bone collector 85 said:

Since being tagged out ive been considering selling off my compounds plus accessories and going trad only. Ive been losing interest in going and thinking going trad might bring back the excitement. What do u guys think

Nice way to change things up.  

Tagged out? Are you holding back on us a buck kill?

[JHbowhunter]

just hunt and have fun with a legal weapon of your choice - it's all good.   I think a better way to challenge oneself is to stop shooting dinks, and hold out for a mature buck. If you can get two mature bucks a year - even better.    To each their own.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do, ultimately it's all about the chase, and outsmarting the deer.    At the end of the day, we all have our own standards like -

•  Brown its down - fill the freezer
• Shoot a buck - any buck
• Shoot a decent buck
• Fill all buck tags
• Shoot a big mature buck each year or eat your tag
• Hunt trad only
• Crossbow only
• Compound only
• Hunt with all 3 legal archery weapons
• And the permutations are endless - many of us are like-minded, but we all have our own preferences.

 

 

 

 

[buckhound]

 if you feel you are losing intrest try traditional what ever makes you want to hunt  and get out in the woods. i have been thinking of getting a cheaper recurve to start i see some that are not expensive at cabela's with decent prices $130- $200 and good reviews .....I  had an uncle that only took a video camera out to sit for a period of time but that kept him going out.good luck with what ever you decide  but in the end it's all about what is going to make you happy and want to hunt...