My Dad...I owe him bigtime

I started shooting a long bow at a summer camp my dad ran when I was seven (1972). Archery was oneof the courses offered and I thought it looked cool so I took the course. As the years went by and I got olderI actually became the instructor and taught other kids how to shoot. I really didn't hunt much with it back then just squirrels and rabbits but I was hooked.

I still have one of my old bows from back in the day, a Ben Pearson960 "Colt". I shot the hell out of that bow but alas, like me it's falling apart now and has de-laminated slightly at one of the tips. Maybe one day I'll have it fixed....for old times sake.

I fiddle farted around in my teens but didnt learn much, till I wanted more time to hunt whitetails in my 20's. It was the difficulty of killing a mature old whitetail buck with a bow that really lit my fire in the early 90's. Pretty much self taught and helped by a few very important to me whitetail hunters along the way.

Many reasons.. I wanted to hunt the prime time of the year, and I've always loved hunting white tails a but I didnt get intobowhuntinguntil2 years ago. This is the first yearIve been very motivated and serious about it and it ended up becoming anaddiction. Thisyearduring early archery I learnedmore about deer behavior in 2 months than I have my whole life. Plus, there is no other feeling like taking a deer with a bow. Gun hunting doesn't even compare to the adrenaline rush oftaking an animalwithin 10-20 yards with a silent weapon. Its pure joy

My dad used to bowhunt, but was only gun hunting when I was a kid. I saved up some cash in high school for new bow. I mainly started just to gettwo extra weeks of hunting, but now it is my passion.

I did alot of gun hunting when I was younger, when I went into the Air Force and was stationed in Montana, I picked up a recurve, and have been addicted ever since. Today, I have rifles that have not been hunting for 30 years...I shoot them every once and awhile (target), but for hunting I use my bows, and always will...