I blame Trad Gang for what happened this morning.

[tomsm44]

First off, I've been hunting with a compound for years and loved it.  However, once rifle season opened, the bow went on the rack and the gun came out.  Well this makes year two with a recurve and I didn't get to hunt much last year so I'm still looking for my first kill.  I have a spike that has been showing up at my stand just after dark every evening.  He finally showed up before dark yesterday but he busted me in my ladder stand. This morning is opening day of rifle and I decided to walk out in a little hardwood bottom to hunt this morning and go back this evening with my bow again.  After maybe an hour this morning, I had already decided I didn't want to shoot anything so I could still kill that little spike if he shows up. I was also very preoccupied with trying to figure out how to get a shot without getting busted again as I've had deer before that would look straight at my stand every time they walked out after busting me one time. So here it is, 9:15 opening day of rifle and if I was normal, I would have been on my stand going on 3 hours now.  Instead, since about 7:45, I've been back to my bow stand to see what options I've got, gone all the way across my lease to get a climber from another location, gone back to my bow stand, and am now getting ready to hang the climber.  I've killed deer with my compound using this method before after they walked out and looked straight at my original stand. But the point is that I've spent all of opening morning of rifle season trying to get ready to bow hunt this evening.  What have you people done to me?  Somebody please tell me I'm not crazy.

Matt Toms

[Butch Speer]

Nothing crazy that i can see. You're just doing typical trad stuff. Relax, let it happen and enjoy.

[2treks]

So proud of you Matt.
aint it cool when you can do that kind of foolishness and be just as happy?

Remember. You can't do it all, so do what you want to do the most.
Get that stand set up and get you a spiker under your belt and then enjoy the ride

Well said Butch

[Mudd]

I didn't think for a second anything crzy was going on.

For the last 15 yrs I have bought a rifle tag but I haven't even dreamed of picking up a rifle.

I don't care what I hunt, if I can't hunt it with my longbow I just won't be hunting it.

So far I haven't run across anything that didn't fit within my plan.

God bless, Mudd

[twitchstick]

This last week I've been helping my old man on his rifle hunt. We have had a great time together and seeing bucks every day but my mind is focused on all the rabbits I'm seeing. I'm chasing big game but I'm dreaming of small rabbits and stumps with a stick and string. I guess I might be a little crazy too.

[TexasStick81]

Nothing against anyone that does, but I just don't even enjoy hunting with a gun anymore.  I love the challenge of a trad bow.  I'd rather watch them at a distance with no shot, just enjoying nature.

Your not crazy........any more!            

Bisch

[guspup]

Welcome grasshopper :-)

[Bladepeek]

My ancient and, to my eyes, really beautiful full-stock Husqvarna 30-06 goes with me to the range every year for the traditional 3-shot group to verify that, "Yep, the scope is right where I had it sighted last year". It then goes back in the safe for another year.

Sad bunch aren't we?

[oldskool]

Originally posted by Texasrecurve81:
Nothing against anyone that does, but I just don't even enjoy hunting with a gun anymore.  I love the challenge of a trad bow.  I'd rather watch them at a distance with no shot, just enjoying nature.

X2

[LB_hntr]

Originally posted by Bisch:
Your not crazy........any more!                

Bisch

Well said!

[tradarcher816]

Originally posted by oldskool:
 

Originally posted by Texasrecurve81:
Nothing against anyone that does, but I just don't even enjoy hunting with a gun anymore.  I love the challenge of a trad bow.  I'd rather watch them at a distance with no shot, just enjoying nature.

X2 [/b]

X3

[tomsm44]

See, that's exactly what I was talking about.  Comments like all of these are what have lead to my current situation.  I have a lot of questions I need to talk to my therapist about.  What is wrong with me?  What experiences in my life could I trace it to? Who/what was it that caused or influenced those experiences?  Why was I attracted to the people/things that have influenced me in this way?  What spine wood shafts would shoot best from my 53# Red Wing Hunter for next season?  What brand longbow should I be looking for a good deal on?  Two blades or three?  Left or right helical?......there I go again......I give up.  Well on a positive note, my climber setup looks pretty good if I can get the wind right.  I think I'll go home and eat a sandwich with my pretty little pregnant wife and maybe work on a knife for an hour or two.

Matt Toms

[trad_bowhunter1965]

Originally posted by twitchstick:
This last week I've been helping my old man on his rifle hunt. We have had a great time together and seeing bucks every day but my mind is focused on all the rabbits I'm seeing. I'm chasing big game but I'm dreaming of small rabbits and stumps with a stick and string. I guess I might be a little crazy too.

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wudstix]

What's the problem????

[Lineman72]

lol I love this site

[jean-vincent]

that's whats can appen , when going trad ..
i'm even going to sell my rifle ..

[snag]

Matt, love to say you're NOT crazy...but you are CRAZY...CRAZY in LOVE with trad archery! We are all enablers here by the way...  

[SELFBOW19953]

Matt,

You're 'flicted, you've got tradbowitis!!!  There is no cure, no shrink can help you, you will be afflicted with it the rest of your life.  No sense fighting it, trying to understand it , or rationalize your way out of it.  Accept it, relax, and enjoy it, you're in some great company.  We're not crazy, it's the rest of the world that has the problem!!!

[Bladepeek]

Love that last post Matt