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Fireguy4

Fireguy4

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I'm not a big poster on any of the forums I'm a member of, but Im a big time reader and 'sponge' of them all. When I first started diving into the saddle hunting world I had no idea it would lead me to the traditional archery world. Not sure why I started reading in the Traditional Bows section here but I quickly got hooked well before even buying my first longbow. I guess I've always liked the older way of doing things. Some what of a 'romance' to it i guess..
Anyways, I went cheap and bought a Black Hunter a few months back and I can honestly say that there has not been 1 single day that has past that I have not shot the thing. Even if its just one arrow. There's just something about the simplicity of the equipment that I absolutely love and I never see that fading. I started out shooting my wayyy over spined arrows from my compound set up but I quickly found through reading that adding a bunch up front got me closer to tune. Its in no way perfect yet but at least my arrows arnt flying sideways anymore.. For now anyway im focusing on form and establishing a shot sequence and im enjoying every second of it! Im hoping to take a few bunnies this season before advancing to the deer woods in the future.
Anywho, just wanted to thank everyone that takes time to share knowledge experience and advice on here. Its super appreciated from guys like me who may not post much but sure take it all in!
 
Fireguy4 said:
I'm not a big poster on any of the forums I'm a member of, but Im a big time reader and 'sponge' of them all. When I first started diving into the saddle hunting world I had no idea it would lead me to the traditional archery world. Not sure why I started reading in the Traditional Bows section here but I quickly got hooked well before even buying my first longbow. I guess I've always liked the older way of doing things. Some what of a 'romance' to it i guess..
Anyways, I went cheap and bought a Black Hunter a few months back and I can honestly say that there has not been 1 single day that has past that I have not shot the thing. Even if its just one arrow. There's just something about the simplicity of the equipment that I absolutely love and I never see that fading. I started out shooting my wayyy over spined arrows from my compound set up but I quickly found through reading that adding a bunch up front got me closer to tune. Its in no way perfect yet but at least my arrows arnt flying sideways anymore.. For now anyway im focusing on form and establishing a shot sequence and im enjoying every second of it! Im hoping to take a few bunnies this season before advancing to the deer woods in the future.
Anywho, just wanted to thank everyone that takes time to share knowledge experience and advice on here. Its super appreciated from guys like me who may not post much but sure take it all in!
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Welcome to the club. Just starting my trad journey this year too after 45+ years of bowhunting. I too have been soaking up the information here from the veteran trad guys. What a big help to a newbie like me. Thanks guys! Really looking forward to the additional challenge this year.
 
I sometimes question my decision making though.. You've been bowhunting for 45+ years and I'm sure killed lots of critters.. Then there's me who has been teaching himself to bow hunt for the last 4 years and taken 1 deer in my life to date. Why not make it harder on myself right out the gate?! I too am looking forward to a lifetime of it.
 
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I sometimes question my decision making though.. You've been bowhunting for 45+ years and I'm sure killed lots of critters.. Then there's me who has been teaching himself to bow hunt for the last 4 years and taken 1 deer in my life to date. Why not make it harder on myself right out the gate?! I too am looking forward to a lifetime of it.
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The reward when you score will be well worth it though.
 
HuumanCreed said:
Its all fun and enjoyment until you see @GCTerpfan warehouse of custom built bows and spend all your waking moments scheming how to get adopted into him family so his father would make one for you.

BTW, I tried your idea of telling my wife that you can only kill one deer with each bow. She didn't buy it.....
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Just tell her you need a different bow for each animal you hunt then when you don't kill said animals just say they are alot harder to hunt than you thought and it might take a few years to bag one and that will buy you some time to come up with a better excuse!!!
 
HuumanCreed said:
Its all fun and enjoyment until you see @GCTerpfan warehouse of custom built bows and spend all your waking moments scheming how to get adopted into him family so his father would make one for you.

BTW, I tried your idea of telling my wife that you can only kill one deer with each bow. She didn't buy it.....
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Haha, you only saw a small fraction, and I was actually over at his house yesterday and we were discussing the wood combination for my next one. For what it's worth my wife didn't buy that excuse either. I have moved onto the excuse that it's an addiction, and since I get my bows for basically the cost of materials, feeding the addiction is cheaper then the therapy to overcome it. Ill keep you posted on how that one works....
 
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Haha, you only saw a small fraction, and I was actually over at his house yesterday and we were discussing the wood combination for my next one. For what it's worth my wife didn't buy that excuse either. I have moved onto the excuse that it's an addiction, and since I get my bows for basically the cost of materials, feeding the addiction is cheaper then the therapy to overcome it. Ill keep you posted on how that one works....
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Look, I have a great suggestion for you, an unselfish suggestion that in no way might benefit me at all. If you want to try a new adventure in archery. Learn thumb shooting! But you are going to need a left hand bow to use it. So ask your dad to make you some to test out, if you decide you dont like that style of shooting, I'm sure there are a few lefties here that are more then willing to take the bows off your hand!


 
HuumanCreed said:
Look, I have a great suggestion for you, an unselfish suggestion that in no way might benefit me at all. If you want to try a new adventure in archery. Learn thumb shooting! But you are going to need a left hand bow to use it. So ask your dad to make you some to test out, if you decide you dont like that style of shooting, I'm sure there are a few lefties here that are more then willing to take the bows off your hand!


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You know that's a left hand sight window and a right hand grip, right? Might be a little tricky to shoot as a lefty. :)

But, it's funny you bring that up because a couple weeks ago, in a moment of distraction, my dad accidentally cut the sight window on the wrong side of a riser he is making. I actually considered having him make me a bow like Joel's above but, finally decided to have him make a bow for my father-in-law, who is a lefty and doesn't hunt but, I know will appreciate it anyway.
 
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It’s funny. But there actually seems to be a higher than normal amount of lefties on this trad forum. Back to the topic, I’m new to forum but not to trad shooting. But I can tell you many people spent a lot of time giving me sound advice, so I feel like I need to help where I can. Still have a lot to learn though. Many of you all have been hunting longer than I’ve been alive, so I’m here to learn also. I’m looking for my first trad deer but it ain’t for lack of trying. I’ve been on public for last six seasons only trad hunting in Louisiana and honestly have never even gotten to draw back on one. Only opportunity I had was spoiled by my tree stand creaking. Now first season in TN I’m hoping for an improvement on hunting areas and the info I’ve gathered seems to be positive. Also my first season in a saddle. With that said though I have bagged my share of squirrels with a trad bow. So now I just need the deer to walk in.
 
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