The good people ( none better )

Lots of great reasons mentioned. For me- it personalizes the hunt and most importantly - the kill. It takes a ton of preparation to take an animal with traditional equipment. Daily practice at different ranges and elevations, making arrows, fine tuning equipment, sharpening broadheads, etc. This is all in preparation for that moment when a game animal is within range.

When this time arrives -it is not a range-finder, sights, releases or a set of wheels that will hit or miss - it is ALL you and your preparation working toward that ultimate goal. There is nothing that compares to the feeling you experience when it all comes together.

they way I feel when I shoot well. never got that shooting with wheels on my bow.

The challenge, romance and peace of trad bow hunting. It's not easy, if it was would we be doing it? Probably not, at least for me. A recurve bow is curvy and beautiful just like a woman....

not needing to stuff a bowpress in my fannypack for in the field maintenance,,,,,,trad bow stringers fit in yer pocket and is waayyy easier on yer back,LOL! just kiddin,,, i like the way it makes me think more and livens my senses.

It the beautiful simplicity of a stick bow that has really appealed to me.  I have shot compounds since I was a kid and never once was I able to make something to use on it or with it.  And I enjoy making stuff. How many people do you know who have made a compound?  I exactly zero!  Another reason are the people that Dave mentioned.  I shot a few 3D compound toureys and there were shooters that never smiled or cracked a joke or had much to say to anyone but their shooting partners.  Absolutely not helping a newbie. The competition was so fierce you couldn't cut it with a knife. And they thought they were having fun!!  Traditional shooters are truely a different class of people.

I would have to say it's the people I'm meeting along the way.

Simplicty....Is there anything else??

I like watching my arrows fly.  I also like the feeling of accomplishment when my arrow reaches the target.  No sights, no red dot scope, just instinct.  I earned my prize.  The challenge is greater, which makes the accomplishment that much more rewarding.

Sometimes you look intently at your target and it seems that the arrow is shot by your eye, that it strikes where you look, like magic. The rest of your body is just a bow holder.
Hours later, you may be driving your car or relaxing in the yard and you can look at a distant object and almost feel an arrow hitting it like magic. When you are in the groove, and one arrow after another hits right where you focus, it just feels right.