I tip my hat to all you guys that are pros at bow setup and tuning. I learn something new every day. You guys are experts at all the available equipment. My locals know only what they have on their shelves and want to sell you that.
I would love to spend a day with some of you guys on the range tuning my bow and giving me shooting tips. I know I would be a better hunter.
There are a few guys here that I would love to spend a week in the woods with. Some real trophy deer killers who would bring my game up a notch. I'm not going to name any names so if you are one of these guys I tip my hat to you as well.

greg/mo wrotesome stuff in the techinal forum that were explained well enough that I gained the confidence to set up and tune my own bow, not a big accomplishment to some but to me it was. Now I tinker all the time.

I'm not sure how much I've learned, but I do get inspiration from a lot of these guys...They keep me motivated with their enthusiasm.

I'm even starting to like ol' GMMAT, especially since he's leaning towards trad [8D]

Yeh Jeff, real stuff. Things that you can actually apply to the woods or your shooting.. Collie, it's a good thing you didn't pay for that trip, I would have given ya money back!!!!!

There's allot of good folks on here. It's really not stuff that I've learned, its stuff that I want to try and see if it works for myself being it has worked very well for that one individual. Allot of the stuff I read on here I can't believe I wasn't trying myself. Its amazing how blind I am at times, you can bet your arse I'll be taking the knowledge from the likes of you all and try and put it in use for myself. The knowledge I've learned on here ranges from deer hunting ideas (hunting buck's and doe's) to learning and remembering to have fun, sometimes we all need to be reminded that we are out in the woods to have fun! Guys like Vabowman and BowHuntingFool have been a real plus for me. Both of these guy's would take the shirt off there backs to give a guy a hand, both of these guys I know I could count on if needed be. Don't be fooled by these guys, they have done very well hunting these whitetails, they have my respect!! Guys like Shed, Peakrut, Sliverflicker, DukeMicheals, TeeJay, _Dan, Oakcreek, Kodiak, Bloodcreek, GregH, BobCo19-65, Burnie, and others I can't think of at the moment have had some great success with there ways of hunting and I can't wait to try some of there ways. I really enjoy reading post's from a few others as well, here is a few that I enjoy TJF, Germ, Buckeye, Kyle, Magicman, LT, MichiganWhitetails, PreacherTony, xxxroryxxx, SouthDakotahunter, MNpurple, Double Creek, Rybo, Cougar Mag, jackflap allot of these guys have some things in common with me on the way I hunt so I really enjoy what they have to say and its surprising how some of us do allot of the same things. The Tech side of archery equipment is where I lack terribly and I need to improve so much on. There are some awesome folks on here! I can't believe the knowledge some of you guys have, I would give my left nut to know a 1/4 what some of you guys know. The guy that comes to mind right away is Rob/PA Bowyer, man that guy knows his stuff!! I wish he lived closer to me so I could rack his brain on this stuff!! Others that come to mind also are Mobo, Matt/PA, Buckeye (Again), ArthurP, BobCo19-65 (Again), LBR, Bigcountry, MeanV, Rick James, Burnie (Again). Thanks so much you guys for all the info you have shared on here! I apologize to the people I forgot as well, there's more of you but my head isn't thinking right this morning, too much other BS on the brain right now!!

i say that without this site, i might not be the hunter that i am....it REALLY did help me a ton with the learning curves.

first i learned about buying, operating, using, cleaning etc a flintlock rifle. some of them guys on the blackpowder forum REALLY know their stuff!

and i also owe my bowhunting to this site. i was able to make smart buying decisions, learn the ropes, how to shoot, setup, tune, etc etc from this site. i got into bowhunting and archery pretty much on my own...noone really able to help...but the guys on this site definently did...had me outshooting my buddy within a couple weeks and he been into archery alot longer than i have...

also bowhunting and deer hunting in general...i am/was a big time rifle hunter. usually drivers or if i was on stand it was in a thicket or funnel relying on the pressure of other hunters to send deer through my escape route i was watching or into the thicket i was on the edge of. scent control didnt matter...tried hunting the wind most of the time...but by the time they realized i was there, it was all too late for them. never hunted from a treestand till i started bowhunting...didnt know a whole lot about DEER hunting honestly...hunting deer in rifle season in PA is A TON different from hunting them in october when they are on a much more natural movement...

ive learned a ton....heck, the guys in the offseason diagnose my truck problems and are almost always right!

just a great place with some really great people that are very helpful

VA.....Like magicman....the tuning aspects of the bow have always intimidated me. I've learned absolutely everythig I know from the usual techno experts in here. I've burned the airwaves with questions to the MAtts, Rob, Greg/MO, Mobo, Buckeye,etc.....and they've all been very nice and helpful. I know I left someone out....but it wasn't intentional.

The longbow will be a whole new learning cur......no wait.....learning experience.

Hey get my name right next time. LOL Its PA Hardwoods. Glad I could help last night. Like I said last night to GMMAT just let your aiming style develop naturally. Don't try to fight your body.

This sight has "modernized" me ..... I am now updated

Even more for the techinical side, I like the comradery with many on here .... We have gotten some great members in the last 6 mon ths or so ... we have lost a few [&o]....still a few more I would like to see get lostbut all in all, a great group of guys!!!

I couldn't even BEGIN to list names ... I want to meet as many of you guys as possible in the years to come ... I pray for you all, whether you like it or not

Like shultzy said, there are many on here that are great, in fact all of you guys are good for what we do, so far anyway that i can tell. I think Schultzy and I were seperated at birth sometimes, that dude gets it done hands down!! I think magicman is probably the greatest addition to this site since Ive been on here this year. That guy flat out puts big deer on the ground!! Look at his trophy pag for God's sake!! He is humble and respectful, magic, you sure you're not from below the Mason Dixon line?? J/k northern boys!!!!!!! Oh yeh, my new boyfriend is swampcollie, he is a great archer from what I can tell so far and Im looking forward to shooting with him so i can pick his brain!!