hooked for life

[5deer]

what or when did it for you  -  for me, it was my first 5 point bull elk. his size and his smell.seeing him move in and out of the trees getting closer and closer and then seeing my arrow go thru him at 9 steps. after that i was hooked for life.       5

[longbow fanatic 1]

For me, it was killing a gobbler and the nice buck all in the same year.

[BOWMARKS]

For me I just happened into an archery shop to start up again and seen a fella shooting a Saluki and fell in love with it only the Traditional way.And boy I'm glad he was there cause the wheels did nothing for me at that time!!!

[ChrisM]

The first time I had a well tuned arrow fly from my bow and hit the exact spot intended.

[Rooselk]

Originally posted by ChrisM:
The first time I had a well tuned arrow fly from my bow and hit the exact spot intended.

Yep, same here.

[Lechwe]

4 or 5 years ago I was using a borrowed Palmer on Dec 22 and a shed buck had the unfortunate luck to walk under my stand and get a wensel woodsman. Penetration was all of about 2 inches right under the spine and cut the artery. Died within 100 yards. Haven't shot anything but a recurve since.

[Over&Under]

It was the first animal I killed with a longbow.  It was a Turkey at about 25 yds and the arrow arc'd to exactly where where I was looking!  It was beautiful and I was hooked ever since!

[Green]

I snuck up on a woodchuck when I was 11 years old and let an arrow fly from what I now know was too far away....the little fiberglass Shakespeare arc'd that arrow right into the back of his head....been a sucker for the flight of an arrow ever since....have truly missed it when life got in the way at times.

[hightop_hunter]

Shooting pop cans with my dad at the cottage he used to make me a back yard bow every time we were their. When i was only a lil fella. now days the pop cans are deer and elk and the bow isnt 2 lbs its 60. I will never forget those days

[hightop_hunter]

Shooting pop cans with my dad at the cottage he used to make me a back yard bow every time we were their. When i was only a lil fella. now days the pop cans are deer and elk and the bow isnt 2 lbs its 60. I will never forget those days

[COLongbow]

Hooked on hunting? Going out with my Dad at 8 years old, and beyond.

Hooked on Trad? Got fed up with the training wheels, found this site and ordered my Bear Griz from 3Rivers. I was had at first shot. Moved on, bow wise, but still have that bow.

[horatio1226]

When I saw how fast a stick and string could fire that arrow.

Originally posted by hightop_hunter:
Shooting pop cans with my dad at the cottage he used to make me a back yard bow every time we were their. When i was only a lil fella. now days the pop cans are deer and elk and the bow isnt 2 lbs its 60. I will never forget those days

X2 here..

[KentuckyTJ]

Watching those fletchings flying at that 4 point buck back in '83.

[Pops]

For me it was meeting Fred Bear in 1957. We sat and just talked about hunting and archery. I have been hooked since then  

[Chortdraw]

For me it was from going to the city to see Howard Hill and Kathy Duncon put on a show. This was back in the 50's. Still shooting trad except for a couple of years I was taken over by the dark side (compounds) then I got into making my own bows and was hooked again. This will have to do cause I'm too old to start over.

[highelk]

For me I had a co-worker that shot trad and invited me out to shoot with him. and the first time I shot an arrow I knew that this is what I've been missing all my life. the more I learn the deeper the hook. People ask me why I like it instead of rifles and I almost have a hard time explaining it to them because I just do!!
I love to watch an arrow fly!

[GMASIUK]

For me it had to be when I was 7 years old. I begged my parents for a little green fiberglass Bear bow with a white handle. I shot trad bows until the early eighties then wheels for a few years, then back to trad for good. It seems that there has always been some kind of bow within easy reach my whole life. I wouldn't want it any other way! LOL

[illwhttail]

For me I got tiered of all the pressure I was putting on myself.
I allways had to have the latest greatest thing out there.
not to mention the pressure to shoot a mature deer.
In this case for me simpler is much better.

[bowkevin]

Hate to give away my inexperience but a couple of weeks ago I brought home a longbow and instantly fell for it. I cant get enough now. Cant wait for October!!