Thread: Any Archers out there??

The lone compound dissenter here, I guess. I tried as a youngster to shoot a recurve bow. Couldn't hit the side of a barn, even from inside the barn . I was a crack shot with a rifle so it didn't matter much for stocking the freezer with venison. Then Texas added an archery season which preceded the rifle season. Wow, hunting when it wasn't bitter cold! I figured that I had to try it. Got a compound bow and went to work. That, I could shoot. Practiced out to 60 yds but it still took quite a while before I was confident enough to try to take down a whitetail with it. Since that first buck, I am a 90% converted bowhunter. Rifle doesn't seem all that sporting anymore. Gaining a semi-mastery of the compound has sparked an interest in going back to a longbow or recurve but I don't get enough hunt time anymore to justify the time investment. Maybe someday...

Originally Posted by kelbro

The lone compound dissenter here, I guess. I tried as a youngster to shoot a recurve bow. Couldn't hit the side of a barn, even from inside the barn . I was a crack shot with a rifle so it didn't matter much for stocking the freezer with venison. Then Texas added an archery season which preceded the rifle season. Wow, hunting when it wasn't bitter cold! I figured that I had to try it. Got a compound bow and went to work. That, I could shoot. Practiced out to 60 yds but it still took quite a while before I was confident enough to try to take down a whitetail with it. Since that first buck, I am a 90% converted bowhunter. Rifle doesn't seem all that sporting anymore. Gaining a semi-mastery of the compound has sparked an interest in going back to a longbow or recurve but I don't get enough hunt time anymore to justify the time investment. Maybe someday...

Hey there!......no, no.....you are not the only compound lover here!

I love my compound, and trust me, I'm a much better shot with it than the recurve. I would be confident hunting with the compound......but no way with the recurve. The recurve is just fun, and besides I like dressing up like Robin Hood

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