I agree with G, Schultzy, you have done more with that tradional bow in your hands than most of us with a compound. It must feel super great to take animal with that equipment. I have not shot fingers in over 14 yrs, let alone kill an animal with a traditional bow!!

Mine doesn't open until 01 October. I was thinkingof making you a friendly wager on who'd take their first deer with our Montana's, but if you get a three week jump on me...
Hey Schultzy,
I'm new, but give me two or three years and I'll help deflate that big head you're gettin'.

Sounds good chief!! Good luck hunting with the Montana this fall.

Dont know a thing about traditional gear. All other things being equal, what are you limited to for shot distance? Is 30 yards a long shot?

Hey thanks, I guess I do consider myself a traditional shooter now.....well in PA anyway. I really am going to hunt PA all the time with traditional gear every season, but I am still going to split time and shoot a compound in IL.
It's weird being at such extreme ends of the spectrum but I find both fun and challenging.

Traditional archery isn't quite the blackmagic a lot of guys make it out to be, the main barrier I think for a lot of guys is that the only archery they have ever known is compounds and simply don't know where to start. Man I could write a small book on how to get started let me tell ya! I had lots of help and advice along the way, and just kept shooting and shooting and shooting until I now feel pretty darn proficient with it as a whole.

I am already starting to completely readjust me thinking on set ups here in Pa just to accomodate traditional bows. Moving some sets from treestands to brushed in tall ground blinds off well used trails. Setting actual treestands lower as well as with lots of backcover and off only a single trail out in front of the stand. I want deer to pass out in front with plenty of cover to get drawn and not even have to worry about being able to shoot 30 yards in all directions or cover multiple trails. I want to keep it simple and high percentage if deer approach my set ups.

I'm looking forward to it already and have been splitting time pretty hard right now between competitive compound 3D and recurve bowhunting thoughts.
My goals with it are simple again this season.........take a decent legal buck in PA and hopefully a doe as well, have fun and don't stress about the need to kill something.

I don't know how to convey to you guys the feeling of contentment sitting there with a recurve staring at the 5" shield cut feathers and the renewed excitement at seeing ANY deer. It's like the beginning of a whole new game.
It's very stress relieving.

It depends with the shooter I guess. My max distance is usually 20 yards. Some days even shorter then that. It really depends on how good I'm shooting each time I go out that day. Every time before I go out in the woods hunting I shoot a half dozen arrows. That right there tells me what my shooting range will be. My longest shot on a deer was 22 yards, I drilled her double lung and heart!! That year my shooting was awesome. I was dead on hitting quarters at 25 yards! Most of my animals (deer and bear) are shot at 12 to 13 yards.

You guys forgot to mention Burnie, he has also taken some very impressive animals as well! Steve, Burnie, LBR, Bob-Co and Arthur, I'm very impressed with your guys commitment to the Trad lifestyle! Big Country, Gmmat, Rybo Michiganwhitetails, Little Chief, Matt and myself and I'm sure a few others I forgot, I sure would like to see some more kills from us this season! Good luck everyone and stick with it, I know I am!

where is Burnie???