What Year did You start shooting/hunting Traditional gear ?

[IronJohn]

I'm guessing around 1974 at the age of 5. Started with a 20# Ben Pearson fiberglass recurve, 3 wood arrows and a bale of hay. Have been awed by the flight of an arrow ever since.........IJ

[ksbowman]

I started in 1970 but fell of the wagon in the mid 80's. Got my thinking straightened out about six years ago and it won't ever change again.

[Mike Vines]

I got serious about it in 2000.  I have always dabbled in it, switching back and forth till then, but in 200, I sold all the wheelie stuff, and went rogue.

[bawana bowman]

1959, dang that makes me seem old compared to a lot of these responses. Started with a 15# hickory longbow.

[Doug in MN]

1968 Dad gave me a hand me down Bear Kodiak 1958 flavor. That was my first hunting weight bow 43#.

I may take that one hunting this year a bit.

[Tater]

1970 or 1971 that was a long time ago you expect me to remember everything.
     :confused:

[pitbull]

1972, a Damon Howatt Cavalier recurve.

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

I started in 1982 When I was 4 and got turned on to compounds when I was about 10 and seriously got bit by the trad bug when my uncle and some of my friends invited me to a trad shoot in 2005.  They even let me borrow a Brand new Bear Montana, which I ended up buying before the shoot was over.  Ever since that day I haven't touched the wheels for shooting or hunting.  I was literally addicted from the moment I touched that Montana.

[Johnny UMAA]

1963

[Tatersalad]

1976 i was 10 years old.  I read about lemon tree bows and cut my dads lemon tree down to make a bow.  It actually shot pretty nice i kept if for years.  And yes i got my ass wipped with the remaining limbs!  Been hooked ever since.  Had about a 7 year period (in my early to late twentys...i felt i needed the speed!) where i used wheelie bows but came back to my sense when i started making a few longbows and recurves.  Now i'm all traditional.  Wheelies have all been sold.

Michael

[Joe NNY]

1953 for me

[Hookeye]

'84 or '85.

[Big Bird]

about 1969 or 1970. with a 69 kodiak mag and still have it.

[rastaman]

1971

98' got a 60# saxon longbow and shot everyday after work , then got a doe that season, and slipped back into darkness , but im back to stay from now on.

[blueline]

1977 'ish Bear black bear

[Hot Hap]

Started in 1958. Hap

[larry]

somewhere between 1970-72. Dad got me a bear cub. still got that bow

[Cherokee Scout]

1956 or 57, too long ago to remember.

[bogeyrider63]

2008