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TradBowhunter-Ethical Predator

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Sticking with TraditionπŸ¦…
Why did you choose stickbow hunting over compound bows? Share your personal journey with us! ​
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I didn't, I shoot them all. I shoot long bow, recurve and a high tech ILF Gillo barebow. There is a public hunting program at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve that only allows compound bows so I purchased the latest Hoyt AX2. I also have a small group of older men like me that shoot the R100 3D shoots and they all shoot compound so I take my training wheel bow. Yes my first love is my long bow from Mr. Toelke but I enjoy all aspects of archery. Now that I'm retired and have lots of free time I find myself working at Double X Archery in Leesburg Virginia about 3 days a week teaching youth recurve. They have a wonderful indoor range and are a JOAD USA Archery facility. I do get the occasional kid that wants to only shoot compound and I do not discourage them. If I can hook a kid with a stick bow that's really my lane but a kid in archery means the sports lives on through the generations. I'm here on this board for a reason, traditional archery but I like the challenge of being handy in all aspects of our sport.
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Northern Piedmont of Virginia
Arrow weight
It's amazing how 10 grains can effect arrow flight. I was shooting an Easton Carbon Legacy 400 spine with 325 up front and hitting spot on. Same setup with a black eagle vintage and was consistently hitting to the left of the target. This was frustrating but when I weighed the arrows Easton 618 gn vs Black Eagle 608 gn. Crazy. πŸ˜‚
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@Grant Richardson I've had the same issues especially with Black Eagles. I have not tried aluminum but I will now.
πŸ‘‹ Hey Guys!...Let's Take The Time To Introduce Ourselves...
My name is Jenn Richardson, my husband, Grant Richardson and I created this group, TradBowhunter - Ethical Predator. We are from Ontario, Canada, I have had a love for the outdoors since I was little. My grandfather being a conservation officer in the United States and my other grandfather a trapper here in Ontario. I have been in Law Enforcement for over 26yrs, love the outdoors, marketing and business so decided to put all three together! This is a passion piece for Grant and I...My hubby being the subject matter expert with Traditional Bowhunting as well as an author, podcast host and 3rd generation traditional bowhunter. We wanted to bring like minded people together and create a place to share their experiences with traditional bowhunting. ----------------- Hey folks! Grant Richardson here - about myself... I was raised in a hunting family. I have Bowhunted with traditional gear all my life and started shooting bows when I was 3. I've been able to hunt all over North America and along the way this past 40 plus years hunting with trad gear I have learned that success is born not from tech or the latest camo but from long cold days in the woods and often- failure. Bows and arrows were always a part of my life and I was lucky to have an upbringing that emphasized time in the woods. I was able to see both the rise of Bowhunting in Ontario and the laws and regulations based on ethics & conservation formed- But - also to see them fall apart to an Industry that focused on the latest and newest tech or gadgets to bring wild game home and not the skillsets I was raised to respect and follow. The very fabric of those primitive weapon/Bowhunting seasons was based on the fact that it was harder to take game with a bow and arrow- simply that it was difficult- but there is the truth that many forgot or perhaps never learned. The Ethical Predator was created from those lessons learned all my life. I helped create this community seeing a need to bring folks from all over the world into a community that supported the old ways, from scouting, tracking & the heritage of Bowhunting I grew up with.
πŸ‘‹ Hey Guys!...Let's Take The Time To Introduce Ourselves...
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Hi my name is Douglas Graham and I'm from Virginia. I'm a retired photojournalist since 2014 and have been a full-time tournament archer and hunter now sense retirement. I won Va States in trad recurve and 2nd at USA Archery Nationals also for trad recurve. I'll be concentrating this year on barebow. I'm a life long hunter and paid for college by trapping were I grew up on the coast of Virginia. I now live in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the village of Bluemont with my wife of 38 years, 2 airedales and countless chickens. I'm a life long member of the VBA and also the PBS. Proud to be here and part of the trad community.
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Archery has been my passion since I picked a bow up in 1968.

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