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How many guys or girls out there hunt and shoot traditional Archery? What kinda bow do you use? I have a compound now but I'm thinking about getting a trad bow. Thanks Jason
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I bought a samic sage at riverside archery. Its priced very reasonably is a wooden recurve and comes in lots of poundages. If you really like shooting a stick bow you can buy other limbs to change the poundage.
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I would find a nice used bow or one like the samic and see if you really like it and get into it.
Then you can send the big money if you like. I run several trad bows. My 3 fave are zipper/widow and stalker.
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Traditional Archery is a lot like fishing.
You might start out with one bow, but in a few years you will own a couple.
My first "Traditional" bow was a Ben Pearson fiberglass takedown I bought for $50.
I started having so much fun shooting that I started buying other used bows I found at garage sales and other places...
Then Ebay...
At one time I owned more than 35 bows.
My financial situation changed and I had to sell off most of my collection, but I still have 5 of my own, and 6 bows for my kids to use...
I like recurves, but really makes no difference to me as long as you have fun shooting.
Thats the whole point.
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I agree with buy cheap for your first one then when you do pick up a good bow you know it's worth it . I shoot and hunt with a Yellowstone Custom Bows longbow that I got this summer . 68 in. length , 57 lbs. at 30 inch draw . I can't put it down , I have 4 recurves and 3 longbows , but right now this one gets all the love.
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Been hunting with stickbows for 30 years. Make my own wood arrows, build my own strings, broadheads are reusable if you don't lose the arrow.
My current hunting bow is a Blacktail Elite recurve made down in Reedsport, Oregon. Have several more recurves, longbows, and a couple selfbows.
The Samick Sage is a great starter bow. Start out with a liteweight bow to learn the fundamentals and basics of good shooting form. Winter is a good time to pick a used custom bow, some guys change their bows more then they change their underwear.
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Hi, I got in to archery 3 yrs ago. I have been hunting with a 43# yew bow I made along with home made shoot shaft arrows with stone tips. Squidward.
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If your just switching there's no easier transition then to the new martin jaguar elite. Has a compound riser but tuned for traditional and is a pretty sweet shooter. In texas I shot a lot of 3D about one shoot every weekend(sometimes 2) so I got to shoot a lot of different bows other guys brought. Damon Howatt, now Martin, makes some great recurves, the howatt hunter is probably the best. Better then a bear grizzly in my mind. Eventually though I got bit by the selfbow bug. Tons of fun to make your own bow from a chunk of tree. Make arrows out of saplings(ocean spray) and points from obsidian I collected in Oregon. If your wanting to get closer to nature, this is the way. Traditional or primitive though, welcome to the addiction!
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