The Future of Archery Depends on This...

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  @stevewall1882 · 4 months ago

  I'm in the 2%, so glad my crossbow broke and I picked up a vertical bow. Best hobby ever.

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• NA

  @NateMihlbachler · 5 months ago (edited)

  Crossbows are a short cut. Everyone wants a shortcut somewhere in life,  but I just don't want it when it comes to earning a mature buck. I respect the game more than that. Things in life are appreciated more when they're hard earned.

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• ZA

  @ZachC-130 · 4 months ago

  I just got a Mission crossbow advert and hour into this podcast lol.

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• RA

  @randypryor6544 · 4 months ago

  bowhunter for 45 yrs, i,ve seen all the transitions. wish I could b in studio on this conversatio

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• JU

  @justinwonch5568 · 5 months ago

  Love this SHIT! Gave me some good ideas to start pushing in my state.  Thank you!

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• CO

  @connorspence5847 · 4 months ago

  Having finished this whole podcast now and learned quite a bit about how much more different hunting is out East than my state of CO. In CO crossbows are only allowed during rifle season and I have never seen anyone carry one or even talk about buying/owning one. We do have a muzzleloader season that runs for a week in the middle of archery month. But most hunters I know are rifle hunters, those who bowhunt (like myself) is really just to get another tag and hunt imo a better time of year in the mountains and the fact that the elk are rutting is just icing on the cake. <br><br>But I have to say I&apos;m jealous of you guys talking about 6+ deer tags. This year I&apos;m fortunate enough to hunt archery otc elk with a black bear add-on if I choose, and 2nd rifle mule deer. But most years it&apos;s an otc archery/rifle elk tag + your draw if lucky. Those otc units are hard to hunt, most success rates are 10% and if you got rid of the true locals and outfitters is probably closer to 5% success rates. By true local I mean the guys who live in the units or very close, not the rest of us driving 3-6 hours from the front range. Like most hunters I know get a tag filled every 3 years or so on average, and to think that I could get 5 doe tags and a 3 month long season in another state sounds appealing. Starts to make sense why people use re-usable broadheads as a selling point. Anyways probably some grass is greener talk because I do understand that I&apos;m lucky to have $65 elk tags and it&apos;s nearly a thousand dollars for NR&apos;s to come out and try here but sometimes a man just wants to draw some blood and fill tags.

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  @ZachC-130 · 4 months ago

  As MFJJ knows, our hunting/archery culture in the west is so different. I wish I didn’t have to beg to get a single mule deer tag in a unit of my choosing in CO. Whitetail is barely even an option.

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• KY

  @kylecampbell784 · 4 months ago

  In southwest FL every 3D shoot I go to there’s equally as many trad shooters as compound shooters. It’s not a huge community but it seems like a very dedicated group

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  @victoryJC111 · 5 months ago

  I would love to beat up Jared 🤣

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• MA

  @MatthewYoder-y1u · 4 months ago

  Keep plowing boys! I love these conversations that get deep haha👊

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• 3D

  @3ddrew691 · 4 months ago

  Im from northern ontario, we have a local outdoor shop for hunting and fishing. They had an expert there setting up bows, guns and everything in between. &nbsp;He was great and helped me set up my bow. It makes a big difference. &nbsp;My bow shoots well off the jump. Unfortunately he moved on after 20 years at the shop. Theres an all.bow shop 3 hours away. Thats where I will be buying my stuff from now on. He is another pro in bow set uos and is a strictly bows only shop

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  @jeffbutler9902 · 4 months ago

  One of the problems is compound bows are so expensive, if the state you live in has crossbow as a option , $2000 - 3000 for a vertical bow versus buying a crossbow at the same price 90% are going to pick a crossbow

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