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Any of you consider quitting trad?? Tough year. .

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katman:
I also lost my confidence in being able to make a clean harvest with trad bow about 10 years ago, forced myself to not hunt with my longbow and picked up the compound (for the first time) for 9 years, went back to the longbow this year and have harvested 5 animals and one miss. I feel your pain, for me until I knew I could cleanly harvest the animal I could not hunt with the longbow. Yes it is between the ears and do not know of a simple solution. I would shoot the longbow OK in the back yard but lacked the needed confidence, tried many different approaches to practice, but a total layoff worked for me.

joe skipp:
I'm 54 and been shooting Trad since I was 16. Plenty of misses and thankfully only 4 lost animals over the years. I never once thought of shooting a compound because it was supposed to be easier. The older I get, I'm really enjoying the up close and personal shots I take and spending the days stillhunting over Mtns and valleys. Think of it as a "slump", just like a ballplayer you will work out of it and your confidence and enthusiasm will return. If your serious about going to the compound, then take your rifle out and fill the freezer. Same thing...both weapons are geared to make your hunting easier.

carterT:
Dan, Hang in there man! When I started I had no one to help me and made many mistakes.I got a few deer and missed alot.I went back to compound but I still shot instinctive.Killed the biggest deer of my life at about 8yds.Even though I am proud of my buck which scored in the upper 150s I always regret not taking my recurve.I found the compound so easy to shoot instinctive and missing game very little.But I beleive that if shooting trad gear is in your blood you will never be satisfied with those wheels.I have come full circle and have found my home.It doesn't matter what you shoot you will never get them all.But when you do it the hard way the reward is much sweeter.If someone chooses to shoot with wheels that is fine but for some they will never understand why we do what we do.but hey,THEY JUST DON'T GET IT!!   good luck and GOD BLESS  Tony

George D. Stout:
You don't need anyone's permission, or sanction, to do what you need to do.  That's up to you.  I wouldn't even consider a compound...I would put sights on the recurve first.

dougers:
i would venture to say that more people put bad shots on animals with compounds than we think. i know of many.  sure the gadgets of compounds will eliminate some error, but with that comes the option for more marginal shots to be taken, i.e. longer shots.  i am pretty new to this and have never used a compound and i would hate to see someone with your experience quit.  maybe you could devide your time with the two.  maybe you could use the compound for serious horn hunting and use your trad bow to make clean, close, and "easy" shots to still enjoy the sport. wait til you feel that you have accomplished what you wanted for the season and then break out the trad bow to keep it alive.

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