What best describes you?
05-26-2008 | 05:49 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Central Minnesota
RE: What best describes you?
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I'm a hunter that likes to shoot 3-D. I'm not very technical--I don't particularly care why something works. As long as it works, I'm happy--I won't usually try to figure out the why's and how's. I do try to keep up with string materials though.
I own a few bows, shoot just one 90% of the time. Used to own a whole bunch of bows, just don't care to now.
I'm better at 3-D than I am at hunting. I think luck has a part to play in both--I've had good luck at tournaments, not so good luck hunting. I'm pretty much self-taught with both, although I look for hints and help where I can find it. I've managed to kill a few critters with a longbow--a lot of small game, a few big game critters. Actually had better luck with a longbow than when I hunted with a rifle--go figure.
I enjoy the history of the sport, and the friends I've made through it. I just like to shoot arrows--I'll shoot at foam, fur, fins.......it's all good.
Chad
I'm a hunter that likes to shoot 3-D. I'm not very technical--I don't particularly care why something works. As long as it works, I'm happy--I won't usually try to figure out the why's and how's. I do try to keep up with string materials though.
I own a few bows, shoot just one 90% of the time. Used to own a whole bunch of bows, just don't care to now.
I'm better at 3-D than I am at hunting. I think luck has a part to play in both--I've had good luck at tournaments, not so good luck hunting. I'm pretty much self-taught with both, although I look for hints and help where I can find it. I've managed to kill a few critters with a longbow--a lot of small game, a few big game critters. Actually had better luck with a longbow than when I hunted with a rifle--go figure.
I enjoy the history of the sport, and the friends I've made through it. I just like to shoot arrows--I'll shoot at foam, fur, fins.......it's all good.
Chad
You know your stuff more then you give yourself credit for. Thanks for posting!
05-27-2008 | 06:57 AM
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RE: What best describes you?
I guess I'm a little of both. Personally, I just love to shoot my bows. Hunting comes second. I have a hard time sitting on stand holding my bow and not firing an arrow for a long period of time.
The way I look at it, if I had to choose betweenkeeping onlyone of them (hunting or shooting my bow), I'd choose shooting my bows.
The way I look at it, if I had to choose betweenkeeping onlyone of them (hunting or shooting my bow), I'd choose shooting my bows.
05-27-2008 | 03:33 PM
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From: Blanchester Ohio USA
RE: What best describes you?
I got into archery to hunt more. Gun season wasn't enough. My first bow was an old mid 70's Bear polar 2. It was (and still is) to long for me. I loved it because I could get out more.
I never had enough money to buy a good bow when I was into compounds. I was in the military and worked a part time job to make the bills. I liked it but was always messing with my setups. It got old, as did the money I spent on stuff. Even though I didn't spend like some people do now. A couple hundred bucks over a year was alot then. Anyway I was in a salvation army store one day and they had an old Bear Grizzly and some arrows. 30 bucks and it was mine. It was som simple ...I didn't stop with the compounds but started reading on another site about trad. I have always loved making stuff myself so selfbows seemed really cool to me. Through that board I met a guy that was nice enough to give me a stave and let me use his tools. I made my first selfbow. When I released my first arrow I was hooked. I love making them as much as shooting them. It feels so right to be in the woods with it. While I haven't been totaly trad I can see it comming. I went a couple years without a deer carrying my selfbows...picked up my compound (still shoots exactly like before even after two years of not touching it) Killed a deer and ended up getting a shot during gun season.
So for this year my goals are to get my daughter her first deer. And to get one with a selfbow or recurve.
As far as target shooting ... as long as its practicing for hunting....LOL
I never had enough money to buy a good bow when I was into compounds. I was in the military and worked a part time job to make the bills. I liked it but was always messing with my setups. It got old, as did the money I spent on stuff. Even though I didn't spend like some people do now. A couple hundred bucks over a year was alot then. Anyway I was in a salvation army store one day and they had an old Bear Grizzly and some arrows. 30 bucks and it was mine. It was som simple ...I didn't stop with the compounds but started reading on another site about trad. I have always loved making stuff myself so selfbows seemed really cool to me. Through that board I met a guy that was nice enough to give me a stave and let me use his tools. I made my first selfbow. When I released my first arrow I was hooked. I love making them as much as shooting them. It feels so right to be in the woods with it. While I haven't been totaly trad I can see it comming. I went a couple years without a deer carrying my selfbows...picked up my compound (still shoots exactly like before even after two years of not touching it) Killed a deer and ended up getting a shot during gun season.
So for this year my goals are to get my daughter her first deer. And to get one with a selfbow or recurve.
As far as target shooting ... as long as its practicing for hunting....LOL
