Come on now, ease up a little. I think we are little off base here. I don't think that "us" as hunters should be judging or ridiculing each other for doingsomething we all enjoy. I don't believe it should matter if a guy chooses to use only high powered rifles shooting at targets 400-500 yards away, or a guy only chooses to use the bare minimum trad euipment with the least amount he can get away with. Does that make him any better of a hunter or person than another? I personally don't believe so.

Yes, I did put in for this hunt, without ever shooting trad eqipment, because of the large deer and for the experience of a lifetime. Does that make me a bad person or less of a hunter? Although I didn't get drawn this year, I still plan to continue practicing and hunting with my recurve for the upcoming season. Hopefully one of these years I will get drawn for a hunt of a lifetime. Until that time, I will enjoy trad equipment along with my rifle, ML's, pistols, and compound. Sorry if that makes me a less of a hunter in your eyes. What I am saying is, there are way too many anti's and people that don't believe in our lifestyle's in order to start turning on each other and judging one another. We all need to stick together and back each other with any advice or help that we need. The reason I joined this website was to share my experiences and get some "helpful" advice on the sport that I love. I never once wanted to run anyone down or get run down from fellow hunters.

Just because someone says they don't "live" to hunt, doesn't necessarily mean they aren't hunters. I, personally, "live" for God and Family and hunt with every little spare time I have. I am a finatic about hunting, just like many other hunters,but I "love" to hunt, not "live" to hunt. Until the time comes where I "have" to hunt in order to put food on the table for my family, then I will just continue to "love" to hunt and not "live" to hunt. Not sure how much sense that made, but I tried. Anyhow, I just wanted to get this off my mind and didn't mean this in any dirogatory way. I just think "we", as hunters, should stay behind one another and support any and all decisions (as long as they are reasonable and humane) that we make.

Trent Miller