How many older traditional shooters here

[griz#1]

51  

[larryh]

be 75 in november. still running cows, bale 500-550 tons of hay a year, change 1 mile of 40' handlines all summer, still kill stuff with a bow.

[Roger Moerke]

Sneaking up on the big 60 way to soon but hey its still just as much fun as it ever was. 63#centaur
56# knati,60# palmer.
Working with the Knati hope to kill a few deer with it this fall.

[Clay Hills Bill]

I am 56.  Shot a recurve through my teens, then swithched to a compound.

Came back to traditional in 2004 and shoot a Bob Lee Classic recurve, 46#@25" and two super shrew deluxes that are 41#@25" and 43#@25" with cedar arrows.  I like the lighter draw weights at this stage of the game, especially in cold weather. I can hold at full draw a good while and try to calm my knocking knees when a deer is coming in.

Still get excited after all these years.

[buckracks7]

I'm glad to see you old farts are still limping around. It gives us young guys hope for the future. I'll only be 57 in December. The really strange thing is, I can do more pushups and chinups than when I was 20. I'm getting stronger I tell ya.

[TRB]

56 in December. My Father turned 93 this last July.
Grayling Bear Kodiak Hunter 55 #
Palmer Recurve 53 #
Hornes Longbow 55 #

[BOWMARKS]

I'm 55 and stuck in a wheelchair. Actualy started traditional after I got stuck in this stinken chair      

[frankwright]

Originally posted by bullet-slinger:
 

Originally posted by frankwright:
I will be 63 in a couple of months. I don't feel old and I hope I don't act old.

I have always shot traditional except for a one or two season sidestep in the early 1970's.

Things have sure changed. I remember when you could not find a leather back quiver or arm guard. Very few places to build you a bow compared to what there is now.

I am thrilled to see so many new shooters, young and old, embrace traditional.

SO what are ya shooting young fellah??? [/b]

HH Cheetah and Wesley, G&L Longbow, Homemade Osage Longbow and a hatchet selfbow.

[cedar swampman]

I am 52 and have been shooting bows for 42 years. In the stable right now- Fedora Xtreme longbow, Wing gull and a Bear Super Mag "48". I have a Pronghorn coming in a trade and a Belcher Patriot/SSR limbed recurve on order. Archery is a way of life for me.

[Sam McMichael]

I'll turn 60 in October. I'mm beginning to feel it a litle bit but still am able to pull the bow and climb in the stand. Have to be sure to always wear a safety harness, though, because I sometimes doze off right after the sun comes up.I shoot a 65# Wesley Special from Howard Hill most of the time. I also use a Deathwish by Steve welte at 59#. Occasionally, I still take out the Bamboo Longhunter at 78#, but it sure takes longer to get conditioned to handle it than it did a few years ago.

[deepwoods]

I have been shooting traditional for more than 50 years. At 62 I draw 62# on an Old Ben 5000.
Things have really changed. Mostly I notice how little the basics have changed.

[tippit]

I'm 63 and heading out tomorrow to elk hunt in Montana.  I got hung up in the heavy longbows back in the 70's...used to hunt an 80# bow.  Now 53# @ 28 with 28" draw works just as well.  Shoot at least 5 days a week if there isn't a fly rod in my hand...tippit

[wollelybugger]

58 in a  couple of weeks, Osage self bow, don't know the poundage but it'll do.

[TC in Spfld]

She said, "You're 60?????  Boy are you well preserved"!

[Doug in MN]

56, I have been shooting for a bit I have had a Longbow of some kind since I was 14. That was the first bow that was mine, used to shoot dads before that.

All my bows now are in the 45-55# Range now, except one, and that one is not much heavier a 61# Pronghorn.

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[dragon rider]

64 and firmly devoted to the principle that I may have to grow older, but I don't have to grow up.  Bows range from 40# to 50#.

[Bowjangle]

I'll be 68 in a few months. Have shot longbows and recurves both a lot and in competition. Also killed a few deer and hogs, but I'm short on patience and not a great hunter.  I keep coming back to longbows even tho I can always score better in competition with a recurve. Something about a longbow I just love - tho recurves can be beautiful to behold.  Now, I shoot about 52 lbs  tho I can pull a lot more,but I don't want shoulder trouble that is so common to those who pull the heavier weight too long.
Some of my favorites now are my Ballistic longbow (bamboo),and Dwyer (really sweet)- two very different types. I have too many bows and like a bunch more I don't have time to shoot such as my Assenheimer (sp?)recurve that is super sweet, 2 Ballistic recurves and even a few  great self bows such as a VinsonMinor all bamboo "Bow Of Wood" - really smooth,(where did he go?), and a Saluki- the older classic type they quit making.
I used to compete but quit cause I can't beat the younger guys!! Some days I have it and shoot great and other times I don't have it at all, but I mostly do okay and can still kill a deer! I'm wondering how long I can keep shooting. I don't see anybody yet older than me answer here and that's not so good!!! I plan to keep shooting til they carry me off.

[Gray Buffalo]

Like some of the older bow hunters here Mobydick was still a minnow when I started shooting a bow. I'll turn 68 next March and that will make 59 years behind the bow

[huntingwolf]

I will be 53 in December Shooting a Black Widow 55 lbs @ 28 inches Hope to shot after that whats left

[huntingwolf]

I will be 53 in December Shooting a Black Widow 55 lbs @ 28 inches Hope to shot as long as I can after that whats left