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Old School or New School
02-22-2006, 06:34 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Elkview WV
Posts: 2,369
Old School or New School
I consider my self old school because although I shoot a compound bow pretty much everything else in my hunting stratagey hasn't change over the years. I don't use trail cams, scent lock or anything else. Before people get ruffled I'm not knocking any product or anybody for using them. I was just wondering who still doesn't use them?
02-22-2006, 06:52 AM
#2
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: The Tar Heel State
Posts: 314
RE: Old School or New School
I've been shooting since before the first compound bows came onto the market. However the new technology intrigues me, so I try everything I can afford to at least once (provided it is ethical).
02-22-2006, 07:36 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: Old School or New School
Never have liked the compound as a hunting tool, even though I shot competition withcompounds for a very long time. Very much prefer hunting withlongbows and recurves, if I'm not hunting with a homemade selfbow.
Neverwear camo unless I'm hunting turkey or dove.
Never have taken to treestand perching. Only tried it once and hated it.I like being on the ground where I can HUNT instead of twiddle my thumbs and WAIT.
I take great care with hygene and hunt the wind instead of hoping some super duper, overly expensive suit will keep my stink out of a deer's nose.
Still use carbon steel, 2-blade, glue-on cut-on-contact broadheads and still love the way wood arrows shoot.
Think 99% of thestuff on the market these daysdoes nothing but cater to people who are seriously lacking in self confidence. (Just my opinion and I don't expect anyone to like it.)
Am more concerned with enjoying my time in the woods rather than chasing 'success.'
Am appalled by the apathetic,self-centered attitude among most of today's bowhunters - ie. "I could care less whether or not it's good for the sport. If it gives me a better chance of killing something with as little effort as possible, I'm using it." (Again, just my opinion and I don't expect anyone else to like it.)
Yeah, I guess you could say I'm old school.
Neverwear camo unless I'm hunting turkey or dove.
Never have taken to treestand perching. Only tried it once and hated it.I like being on the ground where I can HUNT instead of twiddle my thumbs and WAIT.
I take great care with hygene and hunt the wind instead of hoping some super duper, overly expensive suit will keep my stink out of a deer's nose.
Still use carbon steel, 2-blade, glue-on cut-on-contact broadheads and still love the way wood arrows shoot.
Think 99% of thestuff on the market these daysdoes nothing but cater to people who are seriously lacking in self confidence. (Just my opinion and I don't expect anyone to like it.)
Am more concerned with enjoying my time in the woods rather than chasing 'success.'
Am appalled by the apathetic,self-centered attitude among most of today's bowhunters - ie. "I could care less whether or not it's good for the sport. If it gives me a better chance of killing something with as little effort as possible, I'm using it." (Again, just my opinion and I don't expect anyone else to like it.)
Yeah, I guess you could say I'm old school.
02-22-2006, 08:54 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Lima Ohio & Clarion Pa
Posts: 6,453
RE: Old School or New School
I enjoy having modern, "State Of the Art" type equipment. That goes for Bows, hunting, 4wheeling..if it's a hobby of mine I want every advantage available and affordable.
Those with old school preferences... it's like religion..i respect yours, just don't preach it to me!
Those with old school preferences... it's like religion..i respect yours, just don't preach it to me!
02-22-2006, 10:42 AM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: Old School or New School
I have an old school mentality but use a few new school items. I do use a compound, but no scent lock, range finders, gps, trailcams, 4 wheelers, and I don'thunt on alease. I don't use very many gadgets and feel that just becauseI can shoot at a target 40-50-60 yds away and hit it, doesn't mean that i would do that on a deer.
