Hey dwd2001, you sorry dog!! I recently started getting into trad b/c I was wishing to get drawn for that Mcalester hunt. This is the second year I put in for it and the second year I have failed.

I just ordered a string from LBR (Chad), on this site, and put it on my bow Monday. I have been shooting it the last 3 days. It is a lot of fun, but I have a lot of practicing to do beforeI hunt with confidence with it. My bow is an old Browning Wasp recurve @ #45. I pull 74 lbs with my compound and don't have much trouble shooting this recurve for an extended amount of time.

I took everyone's advice on this forum and bought Bryon Ferguson's book "Become the Arrow". It was a good read and had a lot of helpful advice. Although I didn't get drawn for the hunt at the ammunition plant, I still plan to hunt some hogs and deer with the recurve this year.

I am orginally from El Reno, OK, not too far from you. I am now living in McAlester b/c of work. I have played ball with a few guys from Norman in College @ UCO in Edmond. Congrats on drawing for the hunt and keep us posted on how things are progressing.

Trent