ORIGINAL: Scoobiedoo
Well, I guess I should clarify a bit. I'd have no problem spending $700 on a Black Widow or custom bow. Its the proliferation of gadgets that bowhunters no slap onto their bow's in their quest for a successful hunt. Now don't get me wrong. If a guy can't hit the broadside of a barn with his stickbow I'd RATHER (and so would the deer AND other hunters) that they hunted WITH the compound and sights, etc. BUT - all things being equal - as far as I am concerned, nothing beats a beautiful wood bow's warm/rich look coupled with some feather arrows and a nice fixed blade broadhead like the Wensel Woodsman, Snuffer, Zwickey, etc.
* 10 Scoobie! Back when releases were'nt legal yet here in Minnesota and they were going to vote on itwe had a big group of us at my place and each one of us calledthe local senator from my place that night and we all told him that this is not bow hunting shooting releases, your pulling a trigger! It didn't work but we all gave it our best shot to keep it from being legal. Before any compound people jump down my back I know the bows they make now are so short and pinch so bad that shooting a release is easier. They were'nt all like that years ago though!