People that don' t give a hoot what P&Y does falls into two categories. First, they are ignorant of all the work P&Y has done, for their benefit over the years, and continues to do, for which the newbies are just as indebted to the club as the old timers are. OR they are simply selfcentered ingrates.

If it weren' t for Pope and Young Club, there are a lot of states that either wouldn' t have an archery deer season or it would have taken many years longer for them to put one in place. P&Y isn' t perfect and there are problems with cheaters lying their way into the records book. I' m not a member. But I respect P&Y and am very grateful for what they' ve done on my behalf, as a bowhunter. Abiding by their rules of fair chase is something I feel compelled to do, out of gratitude if for no other reason.

But I' m rapidly becoming one of the old timers, if I' m not already there. I just hate to see what this techno whiz equipment is doing to archery hunting. BowTech says they are ' taking the arch out of archery.' I think a lot of other companies can say the same thing with their products. Ripping the very heart and soul out of the sport.

Just my old, worn out opinion, of course.