The real point to me Stealthy is that I really do not care one way or another what others think about what weapon I choose. I really don't.
I don't either, however, no one can say rifle hunting is more challenging than shooting a flintlock muzzleloader, and as clearly as there is a difference there, there is also one between compounds and recurves/longbows.
I get a feeling of shunness
try being a crossbow shooter and ask questions on the bowhunting forum. Or try being a meat hunter only with no care for horns. Or a houndsman, or someone who baits, or any numerous issues that bring out the ethics police.
elitism is in all of us, if you don't think it is, chances are you have it worse than anybody
so stealthy....let me understand you...you hunted for 20 yrs with a compound?? then saw the "light" and became a trad shooter/hunter, yet you still carry the compound to hunt at times??
I didn't say that at all. I started traditional shooting because compounds lost all appeal to me. They never got it back either, however they're far superior weapons and in the woods they give me a greater chance to fill a tag. That said I sold my only compound 2 weeks after I killed that 8 point and will likely remain a Zipper recurve shooter.
.but compound bows and trad bows are different yet it's the same logic....get them reasonably close, draw and shoot right?? so why would you ever take the compound at all....I mean all know the difference with a shotgun and bow, but Im not following your logic between compounds and trad for hunting.
have you hunted with recurves? lately?
there really isn't any similarities in compounds and recurves anymore is there? compounds have almost breached into vertical crossbows. high letoffs, trigger releases, not drawing in the presence of game animals, long distance shots .... I mean it goes on and on and every year the seperation grows.
The only thing I can think of in the past 20 years for longbows/recurves is putting carbon in the limb lam's which isn't a great deal and the ACS limb design which is what, 5-7% increase in speeds ?
I can take your compound and in 10 minutes be shooting good groups at 40-50 yards. Compounds are designed to pick up and be very accurate with almost no practice. I know no one wants to admit that - because it takes the luster off their compound challenge but true it remains.
Sliverflicker sorry to dissappoint