I’ve been a bowhunter for 21 years. I bought my first bow when I was 13. A Proline compound with a laminated wood riser. My Dad has had a Bear Kodiak Mag since 1974, so have been round traditional equipment all my life. I became interested in all things traditional approximately 8 years ago because of the high speed progression of modern bow hunting. The desperate “need” for the newest invention and garbage gizmos. The advertising bashing the competition. The boasted ability of many in their 50+ yrd shots. And I believe the unethical fascination to “prove that I can too.” I recently walked into a Cabela’s in Grand Junction, Co. and saw a big display on the newest camo with temperature sensitive dye, it is green during warm temps and then changes to brown in cold temps. It nearly made me sick to my stomach.
I have been hunting long enough to have learned it’s more about the journey than the “trophy”. I have built a few longbows and am getting started on my first wood/glass laminated bow. I don’t need all the trash of modern archery to have the best time in the woods. In fact, my time hunting improves with the more I learn to do without.
