I've been on this site often on for probably five years and a member for I think 4 yrs I had a problem with my registration and lost my first ID so that's why I'm brokenArrow1 now , and I appreciate the attitude of people that talk with and the attitude of the people that expressed disagreement with others, they express their disagreements in a friendly attitude. Matter of fact I've never seen anybody chew anybody out on this site, coming here is like setting down with friends at a card table and talking about old times. People express their ideas and their thoughts just like as if they've known you for years, and hunted with you yesterday.
The reason I say this, it because I have shared threads and posted there links to the threads, because they are useful and helpful information to hunters, recently I did that to another site, and I have posted there threads with a link on this site, and no one ostracize me,or chewed me out and a matter of fact, I have been thanked for the information that was linked.
Recently I posted a thread from this site to another one, it was about ground blinds, it was really good information from here, and that's all I was posted it for.
Boy did they tare into me. Like I was trying to take away their members or take their business, to a traditional bow site. Their particular site is very self-centered, and cliquish. I see that now. I did take their site out of my favorites discontinue my membership there.
So I appreciate what you guys are, and what you become, and what you give to others through your knowledge of what the woods have taught you.
The other site was a "wheel site" I go there just because I started there years ago, but I found I spend 10 times more time here, then I ever did there. So thank you for who you all are. And I have even seeing guys come on here and talk about their wheels, and the frustration they have with bouncing between traditional hand wheels, and the people on here have been gracious, and helpful in helping them in their frustration,
Now I have Turkey Creek Longbow, and I enjoy the simplicity of it. And it's more natural, doesn't get me as much food right now, but maybe that will change, God is good in providing for me, so I imagine that in time I'll get my first deer, in Minnesota.
Thank you for your great attitude towards each other, and the craftsmanship of traditional archery.
Carl
That why we call this our "Home"
This is where the last known communication with a decent human being was reported.Theyre still here too!Cool huh? :bigsmyl:
I know what you mean, I frequent some other sites to fullfill some of my other archery interests.
This one is by far the most friendly and generous around.
I know it is a little bit early, but I forgot to say:
Merry Christmas to all you :goldtooth:
Yes, this crew here at Tradgang is top shelf. I've learned a bunch here in the last few years and feel privileged to be a member.
Yes, this is the absolute best online community I have ever had the honor of being around. These guys are always helpful and tolerate silly questions with a smile.
Yes this is a great site with great banter. Although I do not post very often I look in almost everyday to see whats going on and what I might learn. This site is so much more laid back compared to other archery sites I have been to. I actually found it because I was turned off by all the hostility a certain archery site consistantly contained, and wanted a change. Shortly after finding this site, I bought a recuve and a dozen cedar arrows. Well the arrows are gone, but I got some new ones, and my facination for traditional archery continues to grow (be it noted i am still using my training wheels to hunt with because i am not full confident with my traditional abilities yet.. I'll get there though). So thanks guys for introducing me to my newest addiction. Classy site, classy folks. I better get back to work before the boss comes by. Merry Christmas to all.
Welcome aboard BrokenArrow1. Terry and the moderators do a great job on this site. We need to remember to thank them for their efforts on our behalf. Your words go a long way to telling them how much and why they are appreciated. Long live TradGang and traditional archery. :thumbsup:
But Bill,
I've been here five years, we have to talk more !
Either that or your fading fast !
Quick, sell your bows before you hurt somebody :biglaugh:
Carl
BEST PLACE ON THE WEB!!!!HANDS DOWN
"Quick, sell your bows before you hurt somebody :thumbsup:
yip mate some amazing people on this site, been on a lot of different forums but nothing even compares to tradgang, big thanks to all the moderators for the hard work keeping it top notch!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
good people here. just plain nice, polite, generous, and funny enough to keep me rolling.
good people.
Thanks, Gang.
I probably spend too much time here, but I thoroughly enjoy it. There is a wealth of knowledge and some real class acts. Thanks guys for providing a place we can take our "masks" off.
I'm new to traditional to, I hardly ever post, but I visit this site several times a day. I learn a lot from you all.
BA1 -- you got a good one going here! I've never descended as far as a wheelie site, but I wasted a lot of time on a "trad" site sponsored by a wheelie site that has zero apparent monitoring, morals, or manners, so that mindless jerks who can't argue issues and facts are free to spew personal attacks instead. Here, if you get out of line, you're gently slapped right back in! This is necessary and wonderful ... except of course when it's my own rancid screeds that get trimmed (-: Yes, given the challenges our overly modern world faces today, this is as good as it likely gets. More power to us all ... pat, pat, pat of many diverse strong backs. Dave
What part of MN are you from, Carl?
Yup, this is a great place. Easy to spend more time here than I planned. My kids hear me laughing and ask if I'm on trad gang. thanks to all of you.
Blaine, Minnesota
And I hunted about 50 mi. north of here, but I had a few coyote reports, and so far three wolves. Not looking good. But I just moved up in June. And come January, I will find some coyotes for target practice, because if you don't clean out the coyotes, you don't have deer.
I asked one guy, one day when I was hunting,
" did you see any deer"? Yes one, with seven coyotes chasing it, " did you shoot any" he said yes, one, but I'd like to get more.
Two days later I asked another guy did you see anything, yes, for bears, five coyotes and one deer, the coyotes were chasing the deer, I asked in the same thing did you shoot any, he said to me
" I am a deer Hunter, not a coyote Hunter" I should have given him the lecture on how if you don't shoot the coyotes you won't have deer around but I didn't.
This was during gun season, I had a Ruger 243, and all that took place on public land.
I've really enjoyed hunting on private land for the last four weeks for deer, I have passed on all my shots, because I thought they were too long.(30 +yrd) But I've had some great experiences.
I understand that there is a traditional get-together at Bunker Hills, I am looking forward to going. And have to get-together with some traditional people around here, but first I have to fined them. I do have to get back into shooting every week. I can use the indoor range where I work, Gander Mountain. Doesn't cost anything, employee benefit.
But if you're close by PM me, and we will get together.
Carl
I bought a recurve bow about 15 years ago. I started shooting a recurve bow about one year ago! Several of my friends started shooting bows about 1993. They were all shooting compounds,I had an old PSE compound that I had gotten when I was 16. I had always shot it instinctiv, no sights, no relese. Everyone told me I neaded a new bow, so one day I walked into a bow shop in Ft. Worth with 400 dollers in my pocket. Well one of the salesmen and I walked around for an hour with him showing me bows and then telling me all the other crap I needed to make it work. Over in a corner there were some pegs on the wall with some dusty recurves on them. I saed what about these? He saed you dont want one of those.I had already formed an opinion about this guy so I walked away from him and picked up a bow. It was a DamonHowett mamba, and I thout it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I walked out with the mamba, a stringer and six arrows. I was so proud. I couldn't whait to show my friends.They all looked at me like I had two heads! I didn't care,I had my beautiful bow and I was going to learn to shoot it. Well I didn't. I couldn't hit aneything with it no matter how much I shot. It viberated and made lots of noise and was not fun at all. So I quit. I hung it on the wall and it stayed there for 14 years. it was still pretty, and I even took It down and looked at it now and then. I was always a little sad that something that looked so nice was actualy a "BAD BOW". Then one day I was on the net and came across this site. I started reading the posts and I couldn't get enough,I read endlessly for weeks and without joining or asking one question within a month I had learned the string that they had given me was 4 inches to short and I had the wrong arrows! I learned how to measure brace hight and tune my bow. I learned how to cant the bow and proper form all from reading this site. Now I have a beautiful bow that is also a pure joy to shoot! You can bet if had found one of those other sites first, the ones where someone will start a thred and then they all spend the next 3pages saying snotty things to each other and fighting, that that bow would still be hanging on the wall beeing a "BAD BOW" . I cant belive how long this is. I have never typed this much in my life. I apolagise for the lingth and for my terable spelling,but I just had to give my testimony to all of you wonderful,generous, and graceous ladies and gentlmen. And to all you people that run this site I would like to thank yall for a wonderful place to go and spend time and learn and share with what have to be some of the best people on earth. If everybody I had to deal with in life conducted themselvs the way we do around hear I would never have a bad day ......Thanks john "EL OSO"
Thanks to all of our MODS for enforcing the rule of respect on this site. I find more civil discourse here than anywhere else. :thumbsup:
This is a great site, everyone is very helpful,i read every post trying to learn as much as posible. :campfire:
I've read most of the books and never learned a tenth of what I have learned here. They say you learn more listening than talking and I have to say I spend alot more time reading than typing on here. Where else could one ask a direct question of the likes of Charlie Lamb, E Don Thomas, David Petersen, Dean Torges, Mickey Lotz, Denny Sturgis Jr. and many many more. If I need some info the first thing I do is come here and do a search. This place is a gold mine.
Brian
I agree this is a first class site. denny