I think you failied to comprehend the statement. I said I like it as it is right now. Right now there are technilogical advances that I can either choose to use or not touse. Right now I very much enjoy hunting with my compound. I don't care that there aren't just 3 other guys in the county that bowhunt like it was back then. I like the fact that there are more deer now than ther were then. I like climbing treestands. I like A/C/C's. I like the advancements that have been made in hunting clothing. I like killing big deer. I like killing my limit every year.In other words I like the way things are right now.

Brad, I think you're smart enough to know that I did not mean that the public should blanketly make the decisions for the G&F but I'll play along. The gist of my post was geared toward gear which was the topic of the post (incase you missed it). When it comes to things like let off, crossbows, and other equipment choices, the hunting public as a whole should have more input than a few hardcore traditional zealots.

Ok, I will keep playing. Yes, I have gun hunted. Yes I have killed many deer with guns. No, it wasn't as challenging TO ME (that's the part that you all seem to leave out). I have my own preferences and that's all they are. Just because something is more gratifying for me doesn't mean it is for everyone. I have told this over and over but I will throw it in again. I have a friend that is an excellent hunter and he absolutely honest to goodness down deep in the bottom of his heart makes no distinction between a gun kill and a bow kill. To him the gun kill is just as gratifying as the bow kill. That's just how he is made. I'll let you try and tell him that heis prouder of thebow kill than the gun kill because he doesn't knowMe, I am different but I also realize that because I take more gratification in something doesn't mean that everyone does. For me it's about killing the game. I personally like the added challenge of having to get close with a bow but I think it's stupid to limit yourself that much. Some guys have the same attititude about hunting with compounds and as I said before I can understand having that attitude. I am just intelligent enough to realize that just because I feel that way doesn't mean I should force feed it to everyone else.

I am not going to waste either one of our time answering that because you know the answers as well as I do. You have evaluated that as I have and we have both made our own decisions based on that. Contrary to your belief the fact that you choose to go trad (when it's conveinient[:-]) doesn't make you superman