I think people over-think the subject.

If it's a recurve or longbow, it's considered a traditional type bow. And that's compared to compounds. Someone here mentioned that before compounds, we were all archers. Compounds coming onto the scene is what made people start calling bowhunting with recurves and longbows 'traditional' bowhunting.

I have 8 bows, including 2 recurves (one take-down with a machined riser and one glass-wood laminate), and 2 longbows (one one-piece wood bow and one glass-wood laminate), and when I'm hunting with any of them, I'm hunting traditionally. No sights, wheels/cams and no release aids. I don't see how the materials used in the bow can change the type of hunting you're doing with it.