Amen! What I don't understand is why archers have polarized themselves so much. A case in point is the Michigan bowhunters organization. Not too many years ago I was a member, it was alot of fun to attend the rendevous(spelling bad) and talk with other archers, no one I talked to criticised the equipment used by each other, in fact I had a traditional shooter compliment me on my form and offer a tip to shoot at moving targets. But that was 5 years ago, now the organzation has changed pushing members out to start their own organizations (Ted Nugents club, Michigan traditional bowhunters, ect...). Why? Should we not all stick together and preserve our sport? It is a sport now, we no longer need to hunt for survival. Lets not forget our ancestors created faster, stronger, and more accurate weapons for their survival not just because they could. So why do we want to make it easier? Because we are lazy, and it is that laziness that keeps us from working together as one. It is not any one parties problem, we as a community from the dabbler to the elite' are to blame for the blurring of established guidelines. So what should we do? I am only one person but what I have done is start talking, I defend archery as a whole and stand for keeping it closer to the original concepts such as Pope and Youngs rules. I am no better than any other archer, I used to shoot an Onieda arrow force at 50% let off with a gator jaw release and an assortment of gadgets to make it easier. I found that easier was as rewarding as the basics, but then I am only one person. Maybe it is our society of hunters greed of pursuing only the TROPHY animals, bigger racks are all they want. Again what can we do? I say we govern ourselves but to do that we must work together and than is something that seems impossible. But as a person who has been brought out of a life of eternal damnation by Christ I know that impossible is always possible. God bless all of you for your oppinions, may we all keep level heads and work together for not only our future but also that future we leave to the next generations.
Vern Pratt
