When you think to yourself, "why did I sell my bows?" Well, it happened to me, again, this morning. Woke up to the coolness of the morning, wishing I were sitting in a stand out at the lease.
I've been bowhunting since 1974, after finding a Browning recurve on sale at the local store. Little did I know, at the time, that it would stir something deep inside of me that would last a lifetime. As usual, I didn't know much about archery in those days, just thought I should buy the highest poundage bow and go to the woods, as I was already "an accomplished hunter," a the ripe old age of 14. I missed my fair share of deer with that bow, basically I was trying to draw and hold 60-pounds, but it just wasn't working to well. Later, I graduated to my first Whitetail compound bow, and it just continued to grow from there for the next 35-years.
A couple of years ago I was getting somewhat bored with the "wheels and cables" and decided I would try something else, like a recurve crossbow. I know, not really the same thing, but it was something new to me and I was going to give it a try. Well, even that got boring as of last year and I've since sold my crossbows, and of course, long before that, I had sold my compound bows. Now, here it comes, what do I want to do next.....
Well, I have decided that I want to go back to the simpler things in life and I am looking at going back to traditional equipment. For the past two weeks I've been lurking this section of TBH, reading what I can, trying to make the decision on what I want to do, and getting ready to pull the trigger, or better yet, release....I many are going to say "its too late to get into traditional this year, best wait until next year to hunt," and I truly expect this to happen. But, after a morning hunt with the rifle, I can always go back into camp and have something to do for a little bit. The last deer I took several years ago with a recurve was a small doe that came into the stand, and I was able to shoot her with my Hoyt Buffalo, and that was without much practice with the recurve.
Now, here comes the real question. What should I buy, brand, style, etc...Both my wife and I are self-employed nowadays, and I don't have that government check coming in like I use to, and she doesn't have that corporate check. I've thought about selling or trading a rifle for something, but it appears that AR-10's are doing as well as expected. I traded a rifle a couple of weeks ago for a higher end AR-10, but I am sure it's just going to sit in the closet and I will use my AR15 6.5Grendel.
Decisions, decisions.....I am ready to really get back out, up close with some big pigs at my lease and stick an arrow into them
Thanks for listening. Open to suggestions, comments, bring it on
I should note that I worked on and off for several years at an archery shop, and "know the basics." I have sold several Samick Sage bows over the years, and although a sought after beginner's bow, I am not interested in making this purchase.
I've been bowhunting since 1974, after finding a Browning recurve on sale at the local store. Little did I know, at the time, that it would stir something deep inside of me that would last a lifetime. As usual, I didn't know much about archery in those days, just thought I should buy the highest poundage bow and go to the woods, as I was already "an accomplished hunter," a the ripe old age of 14. I missed my fair share of deer with that bow, basically I was trying to draw and hold 60-pounds, but it just wasn't working to well. Later, I graduated to my first Whitetail compound bow, and it just continued to grow from there for the next 35-years.
A couple of years ago I was getting somewhat bored with the "wheels and cables" and decided I would try something else, like a recurve crossbow. I know, not really the same thing, but it was something new to me and I was going to give it a try. Well, even that got boring as of last year and I've since sold my crossbows, and of course, long before that, I had sold my compound bows. Now, here it comes, what do I want to do next.....
Well, I have decided that I want to go back to the simpler things in life and I am looking at going back to traditional equipment. For the past two weeks I've been lurking this section of TBH, reading what I can, trying to make the decision on what I want to do, and getting ready to pull the trigger, or better yet, release....I many are going to say "its too late to get into traditional this year, best wait until next year to hunt," and I truly expect this to happen. But, after a morning hunt with the rifle, I can always go back into camp and have something to do for a little bit. The last deer I took several years ago with a recurve was a small doe that came into the stand, and I was able to shoot her with my Hoyt Buffalo, and that was without much practice with the recurve.
Now, here comes the real question. What should I buy, brand, style, etc...Both my wife and I are self-employed nowadays, and I don't have that government check coming in like I use to, and she doesn't have that corporate check. I've thought about selling or trading a rifle for something, but it appears that AR-10's are doing as well as expected. I traded a rifle a couple of weeks ago for a higher end AR-10, but I am sure it's just going to sit in the closet and I will use my AR15 6.5Grendel.
Decisions, decisions.....I am ready to really get back out, up close with some big pigs at my lease and stick an arrow into them
Thanks for listening. Open to suggestions, comments, bring it on
I should note that I worked on and off for several years at an archery shop, and "know the basics." I have sold several Samick Sage bows over the years, and although a sought after beginner's bow, I am not interested in making this purchase.
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