Who will be hunting Traditional this year?
 

Hey guys, after practicing for about the last two years I'm ready to give traditional a try. Hoping to get within 15 yards of a nice, calm whitetail. Anyone else using a traditional bow this season? I'll also be using a crossbow and compound occasionally. But the goal is to stick one with the recurve.
-Jake

only use a recurve for my archery hunting

:happy0001:I Double Bull blind for one stand so I have enough room for my trad and my compound. If I see a nice buck out of trad range I will grab my Bowtech. At my ranch we don't have a big deer population so I don't can't afford to let one walk away. My other two stands are not where I can get a good shot with my traditional bow so I will be hunting with my compound, just depends on the kind shot I'm presented with. I do have a gun blind but that is reserved strictly for hogs, too far for bows, I have a feeder with lights for night hunting 125 yards away, may be why the deer population is so scarce, we are over ran with hogs and that's okay because those darn hogs are deeelicious.:happy0001:

Always traditional all the time.

Rev, although I don't want the damage the hogs bring with them, I wish I had some local hogs to hunt. I'm with you though, what I'm using depends on where I'm hunting.
-Jake

Traditional only. A bear KMagnum with traditional carbon arrows from 3 Rivers Archery.

Hey Joe, welcome to the site. Stick around and have some fun. Good group of members here.
-Jake

Do any of you still hunt with you traditional bows or just stand hunt? On rainy days I like to still hunt. I shot an 8 point this way with a crossbow about 8 or 10 year ago. But haven't had that luck since. But I still go out and try when I can. It's quiet to walk because everything is wet. So I'll take a step and glass, take a step and glass. If you can see them before they see you and manage to get close enough it can work. Anyone else use this method any? That's how I'm hoping to get one with the recurve.
-Jake

Man I'm 50 years old and hunt the mountains so I'm either in a comfy blind or in a stand close to a corn pile lol... But I usually hunt with my trad gear till around early end of October than its crossbow baby!!!

Got out a few times with the recurve. including some fun still hunts. But now it's time to start practicing for next year again. I'd like to extend my range with the recurve. How far are some of you shooting with traditional bows? I practice to 15 yards currently but would be nice to extend that to 25...
-Jake

Just a stick & one string for me always, I don't need training wheels...

I can kill 3-D targets at 30 yards all day long... But as soon as you put trees and a live target in front of me that range gets cut in half!!!

I've killed 6 deer with my trad bow and all of them have been under 20 yards...

I'm shootin a Black Widow PSAX 42#@28" 2117 legacy arrows Magnus 125 buzz cuts

trad only that is bowhunting but no matter what we use we have to respect each other

My 1st 20 years (I started in 1956) was b/4 compounds. Made the switch to compound in mid 70s. 2014 rekindled my interest in Longbow. I'll be toting both to my stand this fall at the start of my 61st year in the sport.

I am trad b h 47 yrs shoot bear recurves instintive don t hunt out of tree no more good sport i live in ky

At work today came upon a henry recurve red fox i never heard of one nice bow may make offer anyone heard of this bow

Selfbows for me
 

I will be hunting with several self bows I made this year.
The first is an Osage, with sleeve take down, timber rattlesnake, 56" , 60#@28".
The second is an Osage, with Copper Head skins, 58", 54#@28.
I'm using river cane and dogwood shafts with stone points this year.
Mike

My 1st 20 years was b/4 compounds so did plenty traditional (38 animals). Switched to Compound in 70s when compounds took over & now since 2014 use 50# Longbow & Compound (It's all archery). Will be taking both to the woods this year. Aluminum arrows for the compound & Woodies for the Longbow.

Not me. I wont be able to until I have surgery on my hand. And then after that, it is questionable.

Hope you can get the hand fixed and back to shooting burnie. I didn't spend much time shooting the recurve this year. Too much other stuff going on.


-Jake