Just a reminder fellers--this is the Traditional Archery board--try to keep it on topic.

Personally, Ben Pearson and Fred Bear impressed me. I've got "The Legendary Hunts of Ben Pearson" on video, and have a couple of Fred Bear along with the book "Fred Bear's Field Notes". Never get tired of any of those.

There is another fellow, still living (for a long time to come, I hope), that is a deer-killing machine, with a recurve. I think he's taken near 300 now, although maybe half of those were with a compound before he swapped over. His name is Mr. Warren Womack of Louisiana. I've had the pleasure of shooting a round or two with him at a tournament--real nice guy. He's got a video out, featuring a great many of his bowhunts, almost all of which he filmed himself. Mr. Womack walks in a mile or two and uses "hooks" to climb and set his stand. He packs the meat out in an ALICE pack--he shows how he "field quarters" a deer in the woods, and shows that you can get the shoulders, hindquarters, and loins of a big deer in one pack.

I haven't read as much on them as I'd like, but I also admire Pope and Young, Howard Hill, the Wensels,and Don Thomas.

Chad