Originally Posted by
grizzly 2
I would probably never have brought this up except I just read someones signature block that said: An "Archer" tries to see how far away he can get from his target and still connect, a BOWHUNTER tries to see how CLOSE he can get to his!
How many can say they are archers
How many can say they are bowhunters
How many can't seperate the two and claim to be both.
Let's do an unofficial pole.
I'm also a little curious if equipment choice affects this. How many compound shooters consider themselves archers? Is it an old dieing term? I'm not sure if the signature block intended a slur of archers by only capitalizing bowhunters. It almost appears so, but I don't really know.
I consider myself both. In my heart of hearts I enjoy my recurves more than my Mathews which I bought out of necessity when arthiritus didnt allow me to control the string anymore. Although I will say that compound sure impresses me with it's accuracy from 40 out to 80 yards. I think the arrow is up in the air long enough for me to feel that thrill of watching it fly.
I consider myself both a bow hunter and archer. Here in Scotland archery is very much apart of our culture and the bow of choice for archers here is the long bow or the recurve. There are compound shooters too.
I also shoot in tournaments.