Stay the course trad guys. It would have been so easy to kill two really nice bucks this morning with a rifle but it's so much sweeter to do it with my recurve or longbow! This is a crazy addition but I love it. Bucks are on the move in Menard,Texas!
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Hey Chuck, I was in Menard that same weekend hunting with Todd, near London, crazy small world.
That weekend I got a small buck with the rifle (it was limping and the land owner agreed to let me take him) and missed a cotton tail with the bow while doing a spot and stalk walk. It sure is fun trying to do the spot and stalk stuff though, I enjoyed it.
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I have moved beyond the kill, to me its the stalk/hunt I love. Just getting close enough to smell them and hear them breathing. I can't describe sitting at the base of a tree with my longbow when a deer walks by at 5 feet and looks around and over me and walks on.
You guys get it, but so many others never will...
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"Whenever I can afford one, a trad bow will be my next one. What poundage are you guys using for hunting. I'm 52 and need to get a bow strong enough to hunt with but weak enough I can manage it. You can PM me if you want. "
Cuttingedge,
You don't have to buy an expensive bow. Like Bisch has said many times on this board, "It ain't the bow, it's the monkey pulling the string!" I subscribe to this sentiment. If you go traditional, prepare to go long and stick it out because it will be a long journey to become proficient. But that is why it is so rewarding and addictive.
I've been in this game for three years and just now have my form to where I'm fairly confident of my shot. Countless hours of practice is necessary.
Get a Samick Sage recurve not more than 35#, have someone help you set it up with some arrows that fly true, and start flinging! After you have your form down, you can look for a prettier bow that you probably won't shoot as well as the Sage.
Todd
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Originally posted by twillgo View Post"Whenever I can afford one, a trad bow will be my next one. What poundage are you guys using for hunting. I'm 52 and need to get a bow strong enough to hunt with but weak enough I can manage it.
Todd
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Cuttingedge, I'm 68 and shooting a 51lb Robertson, but will be going down in weight next year. Shoulder problems from when everyone thought a longbow had to be at least 70 lbs. learned a lot of bad habits! Start low and cheap until you get your form down. Join TBOT and you'll make some good friends who will be happy to help you on your journey. Best of luck you won't regret it!
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