This is my first post here. Have been lurking and reading for a while but have never posted. Have been a compound shooter for the last 22 years and have had pretty good success. Decided last year to switch to traditional for hunting. I wanted to get back to why I started bow hunting in the first place and make it more about the hunt again rather than about the size of the deer I get. I wasn't confident enough last fall to hunt with my traditional bow but have been shooting a lot this winter and am feeling more and more confident all the time. Should be good to go this fall after practising all summer and shooting a few 3D's. I received a new bow today. I bought a new Cari-Bow wolverine. The bow is a thing of beauty, I am afraid that buying these traditional bows may become addicting. Here are a few photos of it.
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The recurve I have been shooting and learning on since last spring.
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You've got fine taste in bows and your photography skills don't suck either, welcome! :thumbsup:
Hey, another "Cannuc". Nice bows!! Welcome :wavey:
Awsome and yeah, you got some good photo skills! It is addictive, but it's just like the stock market, buy low and sell high! To do that you have to watch for the deals on the classifieds on here and elsewhere, it's sure fun to do and not near as expensive as the wheelie bow thing, no rests sights or releases to worry about setting up a bow. I've been at it for about 4 years now, I've hunted with a different bow each season, this year, I hunted with 2 different bows. I'm narrowing down on the perfect bow, might be there, but that sounds boring so we will see how it goes.
Welcome aboard and Holy crap that Caribow is a beauty.I can't think of a better place than Saskatchewan to hunt.I almost (Almost ) feel guilty how good it really is and how much land we have available.If your ever near Swift Current,just PM me, the coffee pots always on my friend.
Haha, you sound like a textbook case!! Good for you. Dive in head first and never look back! Awesome bow and awesome choice of bowyer. Youre right on all counts. Welcome.
WELCOME To TRADGANG!! Some of The Best Folks on the Planet Earth hang out here!! :wavey: :campfire:
Welcome!
Thank you for posting! Sounds like you are on a great path in terms of traditional archery!
BEAUTIFUL bow! Congratulations!
Classy looking longbow. Abe makes FANTASTIC bows! Great guy to work with also.
Beautiful bows! Welcome to TG... :thumbsup:
wow! Starting out with some of the best. Both bows are beauties. And Abes bows are great shooters.
Congrats for joining a great site and for your bow of choice
YouTube (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbf8PyfVfkc)
Hi everyone. I just wanted to show everyone this video I uploaded to YouTube a while ago. I don't mind posting videos for people, if you have a home video or something I'll share it. But email me first. If anyone wants to request something etc. picture, video... I'll do what I can to post it here or send a link. Happy shooting!
Welcome!
Welcome man there's unbelievable knowledge and great people on here I hope you ENJOY IT as much as I do!!
Your Cari-bow is beautiful, very nice looking recurve too! I also have to mention that's an unbelievable set of sheds...
Shooting traditional is more than fun, it starts to run through your veins a bit. I doubt you'll ever look back.
WOW,That is one beautiful bow! Have you actually had a visual on dude that shed that rack, awesome! Thanks for sharing, you are very fortunate to live where you do and have all the hunting opportunities. I have bear hunted up in the carrot river area with Gordy Simpson, beautiful place and full of critters! Good hunting with your new bow and welcome to the brotherhood. :thumbsup:
SWEEEEET looking bow :thumbsup: Welcome from N.C. :archer2:
QuoteOriginally posted by bowtough:
WOW,That is one beautiful bow! Have you actually had a visual on dude that shed that rack, awesome! Thanks for sharing, you are very fortunate to live where you do and have all the hunting opportunities. I have bear hunted up in the carrot river area with Gordy Simpson, beautiful place and full of critters! Good hunting with your new bow and welcome to the brotherhood. :thumbsup:
Dad has that guy mounted on his wall. Got him the year after the sheds.
Thanks for the welcome guys. I hope I can learn a lot here. Learning to shoot traditional is almost like starting archery all over again.
QuoteOriginally posted by Steve Clandinin:
Welcome aboard and Holy crap that Caribow is a beauty.I can't think of a better place than Saskatchewan to hunt.I almost (Almost ) feel guilty how good it really is and how much land we have available.If your ever near Swift Current,just PM me, the coffee pots always on my friend.
Steve, I actually live in Swift. The mule deer hunting around here is second to nowhere else, as you would likely know.
Hey Cam I didn't realize that was you,we've got alot of friends in interest .I dropped by and dropped a phesant off at Ken's we had quite the conversation ,I saw lots of your wildlife photos and I think Brad Gatze is your neighbour.Come on over anytime,lots I can show ya. Steve
CLB_SK: If you ever can find the time to take a picture of your dads mount and post it, that would be way cool I would love to see that deer mounted! Thanks, Gary. :thumbsup:
Pics would have been better if he choose a nicer set of antlers:)
Welcome! I did the same thing about 6 years ago and never looked back. Great choice in bows, by the way!
Welcome,and I must say you started on the right foot,nice choice in bows. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
QuoteOriginally posted by Steve Clandinin:
Hey Cam I didn't realize that was you,we've got alot of friends in interest .I dropped by and dropped a phesant off at Ken's we had quite the conversation ,I saw lots of your wildlife photos and I think Brad Gatze is your neighbour.Come on over anytime,lots I can show ya. Steve
Ken is a good buddy, we hunt together quite a bit. I used to live across the alley from Brad but we moved up to Steele Cres about 3 years ago.
Wow, nice bow and welcome.
Welcome to the Gang from Pa. Very nice bow!!!
Trad bows Addicting? no way..... Enjoy!
Nice looking stick, and Welcome to the Gang!
Bisch
That's the finest bow rack that I have ever seen!!!
OH, the bow is very nice as well :bigsmyl:
Welcome some really nice bows .
:wavey:
Very nice bows, welcome to traditional archery.
Rick
Hey Cam,this is to funny,you live about 7 or 8 doors away I'm at 474 Steele Cresent.We have to be the closet Tradgangers in Canada.Like I said stop on by anytime.
very nice bow, and welcome.
Wow
Two nice star tee bows I'm :bigsmyl: impressed..
Welcome
QuoteOriginally posted by Steve Clandinin:
Hey Cam,this is to funny,you live about 7 or 8 doors away I'm at 474 Steele Cresent.We have to be the closet Tradgangers in Canada.Like I said stop on by anytime.
Are you serious? That's hilarious, we live in the same city on the same street within shouting distance and have never met. Yet we meet and talk on the internet. I am sure we will bump into each other now that we know we are here. I live in Trevor Moes old house (462).
We'll be coffeeing this week LOL.or Come on down and I'll show you what a Tradaholics wares from 50 years looks like.
Wow, very nice! Welcome
......Those are both FINE LOOKING BOWS !
Congratulations with the bows , and look forward to hearing of your first BOW season ;)
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