So what kind of mix do you guys still have even though you shoot traditional? It seems many hunt with weighted carbons. What about the other hunting items? Treestands, scent control methods, goretex clothes, limbsaver gadgets, scents calls etc?

UH..not much here. Do use a treestand now and then but it's mostly plaid, wool & rubber boots ( because they are easy to put on/take off and wash with a hose), osage and sinew, river cane and flint, sitting in the bushes on a little stool, no scent (set up and watch upwind), no calls. Last year I even carried a flint knife.

Of course I don't worry about killing stuff much anymore either   :rolleyes:

My Explorer uses unleaded fuel.

Ferret - that reminds me of a story.  

 A wiseman was sitting on a bank of a pond fishing on a reflection day, the students being off.  One of his students came by and watched saying nothing.  After a while the wiseman turned and asked what was on his mind.  The student cautious at first, finally said "Teacher, there are no fish in this pond."  

The wise man calmly replied, "Thats ok, I'm not using any bait."

LOL...EXACTLY!

BTW should be sitting and watching some of your small bodied puny racked deer again this fall.

Great - what area?

bowdude, good one. Selfbow, trade point, and selfarrows-all of my own make including the shafts. I do use techie B50 for a string. Jawge

QuoteOriginally posted by George Tsoukalas:
 I do use techie B50 for a string. Jawge

Sell out!        

Bowdude, Northwest not far from Minneapolis

Selfbow,cane arrows,tradepoints,homemade scent killer,extra long loincloth and on the tech side treestand,binoculars,some camo but alot of plain wool and rubber boots.

Oh, youse guys! I just LOVE the way you take a "utilitarian" question and turn it into a cosmic joke. Exactly! As Don Thomas has so wisely reduced the "traditional" argument to its base: "Anyone can buy a longbow." It's not so much what's in our hands, as what's in our heads and hearts. And here's the punchline: Once in awhile, we who choose to fish with no bait in fishless ponds ... nevertheless land the big one!

How can we lose on a deal like this? You guys have made my evening, thanks. Dave

I use carbon arrows, laminated T/D recurve, and Muzzy broadheads. This may not really be "primitive", but all I have to do is go and look at my compound to know that it's "primitive enough" for me.LOL

PSEMAN....

 

Great thread!  Love your style Ferret AND Pseman.  Wise indeed.

1967 Bear Grizzly 47#

a backquiver

1 dozen cedar arrows 6 tipped with green Bear Razorheads, 6 with 125gr. steel blunts

20 year old Buck folding knife my wife Lisa gave me our first Christmas together

"OLD" Red&Black plaid wool hunting hat

Wool Sweaters (from the Good Will store)

Camo cargo pants (off the clearance rack)

rubber boots

That just about covers it.....        

(sometimes) a fannypack with a seat cushion attached

I usually use my BBO and carry two, maybe three arrows I make of cane, Bamboo, or wood.  Can't legally use anything but metal broadheads here in Ks or I would use flint.  Hunt from the ground and use a shaggy suit.

Dennis

Oh yeah,  I use the techi B-50 on my flemish strings too.  

I'm not sure I'm ready for a lot of that yet. Although I do plan to hunt some from the ground, I love my treestands. I'm meticulous about scent control, and probably will keep my warm & waterproof clothing. I'm happy just getting things up close for a shot.

I can't believe Ferret actually uses a stool!  Probably has some kind of metal or clothe or even...gasp...plastic on it!  

My laminated recurve, carbon arrows, and steel broadheads, are indeed far from primitive.

Knowing how much skill it takes to be successful
the way I hunt, I have to tip my hat to the ones who have stepped up even more. Maybe someday.

IMO, the single biggest technological item I use is modern D97 bowstring on my selfbows.  Not really for any speed advantage, but they're simple to make, don't stretch, aren't affected by moisture, and last forever.  No fuss, no muss.  I just like making bows more than strings.  Modern string materials save me a ton of time I would otherwise spend on keeping all my bows equipped with "fresh" natural strings.

Steel broadheads, plastic nock, FF.

I spend most of my time making selfbows, so I didn't  yet adventure into primitive arrows, but I have 100's of bamboo and guava shoots ready.

shoot wood arrows none the less.

trestands,....NO

binos,....yes

clothing, mainly Salvation Army eart tones and plaid, got some Army camos too

Converse.

Eucalyptsu leaves in the big boxes where I keep all my hunting gear and clothing.