getting out of it!!!

[diamondrules]

KTULL i hope u were not aiming that at me. I do not want to keep wounding animals or have the fear of it when I am hunting. It has nothing to do with not putting out the effort.

[theluckyhunter]

wasnt trying to come across like that sounded, i just think you should give yourself another chance later on.


i'll keep my mouth shut, good luck with whatever you do

[diamondrules]

dont have to keep your mouth shut i took it as u were saying i was blaming the bow man i appreciate all comments. no offence taken or intended.

[Speargun]

I'm with Chunky on this. For me, being decent with a traditional bow means being able to shoot a few times a week. If I can't shoot 100 arrows 2 or 3 times a week I don't stay very consistant. I used to travel a lot more than I do now but I could always pick up my compound after a 2 or 3 week trip and do a tournament or hunt and shoot like I had a never put it down. I had a Wapiti Takedown made for me in 1992 and tried to compete in IBO shoots and didn't do well. I never even trusted myself to go to the field with the bow. I sold the bow and I've always regretted it. Now I'm getting back into it and it feels like it did when I was a kid. When I was a kid I had the confidence I could shoot a running rabbit with my bear black bear bow and did it several times but I was shooting all the time. The difference for me was putting lots of arrows down range. Give yourself some time, hunt with that compound till that recurve feels right.

[Mojo68]

Sorry your not going to be shooting the trad bow anymore. Might consider just putting it away for the season and plan on getting a lot of practice next year on the 3-D shoots. Maybe someone at one of those shoots will spot something you might be doing wrong and can help you correct your shots. I really applaud you for caring about the animals we hunt and not wanting to make a bad shot and being unable to recover the animal.

[Devin]

Great advice from Chunky.

I went trad only for 2 years and then gave it up because of 2 missed slam dunks. I, too, went back to a compound, but in retrospect, the misses were simply me and not my equipment. I was overbowed (60# recurve) and should have been shooting much lighter.

I hope to some day return to trad hunting when I have the time to commit, because I believe it's the apex of archery hunting.

Different equipment has different limitations. No reason to turn this into a trad vs. compound thread.

[loco cacahuate]

is there a law that you cant shoot both?
hunt with compound if not confident.
is there a law that you cant put a sight on a trad bow?
sights have been around alot longer than compounds

[edwardv]

I respect the fact that you have respect for the animals we all chase. However, making a rash decision to sell off your gear is not the answer.

The true test of a person is not what we do when things are easy and everything is going right, but what we do when everything is going wrong and it all seems to be falling down around us.

Take some time off of hunting with your trad gear. Obviously you weren't ready this season. You have no faith in yourself. Go back to your compound for the rest of the season and take the time to truly learn how to shoot your trad bows. It isn't easy. Shoot some 3D's. Shoot some stumps. Shoot tennis balls in your yard with judo points. Learn to have confidence in your abilities and in your equipment. Only when you are confident in yourself will you be able to focus and make a good shot when it counts.

Good luck.

[Lethal Injection]

I will challange any compond shooter in a real hunting sitition to compare with his pep site and moveable sights and 75% let off It takes you about 2 minutes to aquire a shot not me around 5 seconds and I have a arrow on it way and most likely about to find its mark

Challenge excepted then because it sure as hell don't take me 2 minutes to aquire a target and send an arrow on its way.

The original poster was asking for help in moving a couple of bows and somehow it is being turned into a pissing match between two different groups of shooters.

Personally I shoot both and I am not proficient enough with the stick bow to send an arrow at anything other than a foam target.

[Country]

Dont give up man. I have a recurve that I have been tinking with. I finally got up the nerve to leave the compound and take it the other day and I shot a coyote with it. It was way cool. Just the week before I had made to bad hits on two hogs that I never found with my compound. Just leave your recurve at home and practice some more then take it ou again when you fell comfortable. I dont think I would be comfortable shooting at a deer with mine but the day I hunted with it I was just looking for pigs. So dont give up hang in there it is by no means easy shooting something with those things.

[engine4on]

Hey man, there is alot of great advice given here.... do not give up!

Timbo

[Mike Murphey]

Diamond, I can't blame you for going back to something you have confidence in....I love shooting a recurve but sometimes I don't have the time to practice as I should and like yourself, go back to the compound...soemthing for you to think about as I have many times did this...go back to the basics with your recurve, shoot at close range, 10 yards max...concentrate on your anchor point...get it right, make sure you are coming back to the same point every time...left and right issues are normally anchor point or canting problems....forget about the cant, hold the bow straight up and down.....work on that anchor......FYI...I can really be screwed up when I first go back to a compound as the bow seems way to long on the draw length so be wary of that......Good Luck....!

[Live2Hunt]

I respect your desire to not wound animals. Could you keep your recurves and just target shoot for fun. You might build up enough confidence to give it another go in the future...

[LostHawg]

Had the same luck with the compound. Trad works for me though. Compounds are animal wounders in my hands...

Sometimes you've just got to make that call. Best of luck to you.

[Ol Man]

DR... sorry to hear this! Confidence is one of the hardest things to either maintain or build.
I honestly think (MO only) you will regret getting rid of the bows. If money is not a subject of concern I would hang em up for hunting and use what you do have confidence in, whether it be compound or gun. Hunting to me is a matter of personal preference anyway.
There has been lots of sound solid advice given and some not so good. Take from it what you need for yourself. Hunting with Trad equipment is not easy - if it was easy then we would all be great. Some of us are content with being mediocre but enjoying our chosen method no matter what. I have hunted with a longbow for over 30 years now and can tell you I have lost animals as well. Heck a lot of my buddies shooting the latest and greatest compounds and all the gadgets have lost em too. I have and will support the saying that archery is 90% mental and 10% physical. Whatever your choice, good luck - but if I can leave you with anything at all... don't hang up the towel yet!