Ya, I have looked into some trad equipment also. Have you priced a nice Osage bow lately( $5-600?) And you thought new technology was expensive! If you crack a limb on that bow you are out BIG TIME! I actually have an Osage tree near me that needs to come down, so maybe 6 or 7 years from now when I am older and wiser I' ll cut that puppy down split it into staves and whittle myself out a few, in the truly traditional way. In the meantime however, I am quite content to hunt with my technologically advanced equipment.