Kind of just a saying of what i think will end up happening. But i am wondering if I'll even be able to transition back and forth.What's to be nervous about, it's a natural progression. I archery hunt because it's more difficult. And traditional to make it more difficult than modern gear.
I sold all my modern gear and I'm never looking back. Have harvested 2 deer so far and plan on trying to get one more before season is out. No need to yolk tune, or bow press, or pay $80-140 for new strings and cable, etc.
Question why does traditional make it harder. Other than maybe limiting shot distance. I set up to keep shots under 30 yds and do as well with my recurves as I do with a compound. My limiting factor is my shoulders are shot so practicing a lot with my trad bows is tough. Shawn
Question why does traditional make it harder. Other than maybe limiting shot distance. I set up to keep shots under 30 yds and do as well with my recurves as I do with a compound. My limiting factor is my shoulders are shot so practicing a lot with my trad bows is tough. Shawn
I dont think it does much outside of limiting shot distance some. Seems like more times than not when that question is asked the responses almost invariably go straight to target accuracy. Target accuracy, to some extent, has no bearing on success hunting. What I mean is that I have seen plenty of guys that could out shoot me all day on paper but cant keep their crap together with an animal at 20 yards. I have also seen plenty of guys that are just barely average shooters on paper that rarely fail to close the deal on critters. Biggest difference I see is getting drawn. With the compound there are plenty of times I have drawn on a deer in advance of a clear shot and let them walk in to the opening. I cant do that with the stickbow. Have to be more cautious with the draw.Question why does traditional make it harder. Other than maybe limiting shot distance. I set up to keep shots under 30 yds and do as well with my recurves as I do with a compound. My limiting factor is my shoulders are shot so practicing a lot with my trad bows is tough. Shawn
I see your point about how many deer you see from the tree versus "in range". Obviously that is strongly influenced by the type of terrain and habitat one hunts. A big majority of the ground I hunt is not conducive to seeing deer much out of bow range but some does have pretty good visibility. I am pretty confident with my stickbow to 25 yards on whitetails and even though my compound is setup to shoot to 70 and I am proficient with it at that distance, I can count the number of deer I have killed beyond 25 without pulling my shoes off.Isn't that a pretty big limiting factor though? I probably see five times more deer inside 40 yards than I do inside 15 yards, (which is where I prefer them with Trad) every year.
Also, I have to disagree with your portrayal of accuracy and Target panic a little. Target panic, buck fever, whatever you want to call it can occur regardless of your weapon of choice. However, controlling for that, the amount of time I need to practice with a trad bow to be proficient at 20 yards is tenfold a compound and twentyfold a crossbow.
This is me. I can kill paper and foam all day long. I will over think the real thing every time. But that's part of the excitement. If it was boring and no rush I wouldn't do it. My best killing years are based on how much I shoot. Particular 3D helps a lot.I dont think it does much outside of limiting shot distance some. Seems like more times than not when that question is asked the responses almost invariably go straight to target accuracy. Target accuracy, to some extent, has no bearing on success hunting. What I mean is that I have seen plenty of guys that could out shoot me all day on paper but cant keep their crap together with an animal at 20 yards. I have also seen plenty of guys that are just barely average shooters on paper that rarely fail to close the deal on critters. Biggest difference I see is getting drawn. With the compound there are plenty of times I have drawn on a deer in advance of a clear shot and let them walk in to the opening. I cant do that with the stickbow. Have to be more cautious with the draw.