Rich,

From what I am reading on Tradgang there wasn't a probelm with your choice of equipment, but in the subsequent posts after your initial post about killing the cat. Most all threads are pulled that talk about a kill that wasn't trad related, that's why your first thread was pulled and why it's called Tradgang. In the following threads about your cat, the question was asked of you several times about what equipment was used to make the kill and it SEEMS (notice I said seems) that you never did give an answer when asked. I am new to traditional archery as well, and your talk of the eliteists at Tradgang is utterly incorrect. Tradgang has been a wealth of knowledge for me over the past few months and I have learned more there than all of the other trad sites on the web combined, becasue of the genuine mentoring attitude of the people there who are always willing to answer questions no matter how elementary they may seem.

Congratulations on the cat, it is a true trophy and I don't think that the admins at TG are saying it's not, but it wasn't taken with trad equipment and that is what that site is there for, nothing eliteist about that.

Take care,

M Shane Engelkes
new traditional hunter