Ok..here's a different spin for Arthur P and other Traditional guys. LOL Most things posted by trad. guys always include something about being a purest and "why the heck do you need all that crap" attitude. So here it is...what if you couldn't use your recurve/longbow and 2lb arrows you fling out there?? Would you guys still hunt? I know bow hunting would probably become to easy and boring for you guys, but....

I would think for MOST traditionals the love of bowhunting is their number one priority, the choice of weapon is secondary.

If I couldn't hunt with traditional equipment.... Boy, Stumpie, that's a tough one. Which of the 7 compounds in my house would go hunting? Well, it'd be the ProTec. It's the only compound I've got that hasn't been to the woods yet.

Just because I PREFER traditional doesn't mean you are free to lump me in with the purist bozos. Yeah, I believe in keeping hunting rigs stripped to bare bones. Yeah, when I see someone leave the truck for a morning hunt, packing enough stuff for a 30-day polar expediction, I have to say 'why the heck does anyone need all that crap.'

It doesn't take a traditionalist to recognize stupidity.

Ok I admit the word "purist" might be a little too far over the edge. Maybe a bit drastic. Those guys are cut from a totally different mold. I do agree that there is more stuff a guy can carry with them out to the woods that is completely unneeded. I do it myself. When I go, I have a backpack full of junk. Do I need it? Probably no, but when there's nothing going on....all the junk just passes a little time when your messin with it.

Good hunting..

That question is valid regardless of what type of bow one shoots. There are bowhunters, and there are the "Gucci" shooters.

And there are both

In your opinion what are the differences between the 2?

I think Gucci shooters buy everything expensive and think they're better. Cough Cough Mathew's Cough.

c903,

Also, does this have anything to do with the amount of game/trophy's taken?

No more dressing for sucess. No more need for camo test results, new equipment overviews, what's the best release..rest..sight..quiver..string..bow..boot..a rrow..broadhead..knife. No need for any of them. Don't want to be a "Gucci" hunter and buy some new technology. Just because one wants to spend a bunch of cash on what some would say as "unneeded" things doesn't mean a hill of beans to me. If you got $100 or $200 burnin a hole in your pocket...go and spend it.