No malice towards anyone Schultzy, it's a good discussion with no name calling, no belittling etc...I respect my traditional brothern like anyone I know, I just fail to see where the "hunt" is harder as a compound/traditional discussion when not refering to the best of the best.

Okay, I'm going to bed, the only clearification I need is what I read from AP. I misunderstand that study as written. Sorry, call me thick headed or tired but I don't get that study as it seems to controdict itself.

That being said, I'm headed to bed.

If it makes my traditional brothers feel better, Although I wouldn't hunt any different or harder if I carried traditional gear vs my compound, the hunt in the end would seem more rewarding (somewhat) if a kill was the end result. Again, the shot would have been more difficult but the hunt, the same if distances were not the equation. Seeing that I certainly can shoot farther with my compound than I can traditional gear, that would "seem" as if the hunt was harder because I would have to wait for the deer to come closer to me with traditional equipment than I would using a compound. It "may" appear to have been a harder hunt.

I still enjoy seeing photos with stick and string across a deers chest as much if not slightly more than a compound, slightly because it tells me that, that archer is unique and dedicated to his art, not that he hunted any harder. [8D]