My answer is .....
I like hard way ! I don't like optics ,peep sight ,pin etc !
Stick and string ! Simple !

Simple, its how I started and its still fun.

It's the simplicity of it!! Todays world suffers from to much "instant gratification". My father says it best when he says, wheelie bows lack the soul & beauty of a recurve or long bow and besides, I get confused  to what reference point goes where on wheelie bows??? LOL. My father has a very unique way of saying things to say the least.

I feel a more personal connection all around with
Traditional. It just feels like there is far less between me and the animal I am hunting. Then there is the beauty of our chosen equipment. The ethics of the people who choose this path.

I never felt like I wasn't challenged with a compound but never had any real interest in the  sponsored hunting ''pro'' culture that moves gear.

Well I have gone back and forth with compounds for about 17 years and always loved shooting and hunting with trad bows much more. The real turning point for me was when I had the compound out and was popping balloons at 140 yds and realizing I was practicing to be a marksman and not a hunter. I sold my compound mid-season (my friends and family thought I was crazy) and it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders knowing that wheels are gone forever! It is the best feeling to know you are doing what you love and have a resource like this site to share thoughts and learn from knowledgeable people with the same interests who love to talk about their passion! Thank you.

To be honest I got into hunting with recurves and longbows because proficiency with such equipment is an actual skill that not everyone is capable of.  Anyone can shoot a compound accurately, not everyone has the physical skills and coordination to shoot a stick.  

It's the same drive that pushed me to excel in football and baseball in high school and college.

Because it's fun! I've seen some Indians that have no business in the woods though.    :eek:

Anything else is like fishing in a bucket...

It's hunting, real hunting. You and the animal. Shooting is another subject. I can kill at very long distances with my rifles but with my Sasquatch I need to be a good hunter. I love hunting more than shooting.

Hey KenH. Why don't you enlighten me ? What exactly are socially acceptable colors ? Sounds like hunting with you would be a real hoot.

When I started, "traditional archers" is all there was.  Been shooting a stick for about 60 years now. Of course, we just called it archery and bowhunting back then.

L P M you pretty much nailed it.  Your description of "When I step out of the house..........." sums it up very well.  You have a way with words Duane.      

Bernie

Pretty simple for me - I like shooting recurves and longbows and I like getting close to the critters I shoot.

that is an easy one! My father was a big traditional Archer and therefore I figured I had to do it as well. either the vintage / traditional thing floats your boat or  it doesn't! there is something very rewarding about mastery or semi mastery of the longbow or recurve. definitely not for the guy looking for the easy way out....

Hi

- Simplicity:just few technical things to be concerned bow wise , you can even make all your equipment By yourself, if u like
- ease of use; lightweight, easy maintenance, possibilty to stumpshoot and have fun By that way too ( cant do that with compound)
- connection to our past; when you carry your bow in the woods, you can imagine all those past hunters, who have been in that same spot ages ago with bow in their hands doing that same thing
- that feeling, when you see a perfect arrow flying :)be it towards game, target or stump...