Yep, he was old school all the way too and frowned on modern compound bows. I was going to go into my retirement shooting a graceful recurve or a long bow but peer pressure from other stubfarts talked me out of it - to my eternal regret. Some things are better done the old way especially when you get old yourself...
Love that quote, been around for years. I always hunted old school. Deer see in a different light spectrum, camo especially washed with regular detergent your shit glows neon to them, but fluorescent orange is dull.
That "sit down and be quiet" is good for much more than just hunting. Almost an impossibility for women and considered an illness when practiced by men.
A man who knew what he was talking about.
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Absolutely. Can concur.
ReplyDeleteYep, he was old school all the way too and frowned on modern compound bows. I was going to go into my retirement shooting a graceful recurve or a long bow but peer pressure from other stubfarts talked me out of it - to my eternal regret. Some things are better done the old way especially when you get old yourself...
ReplyDeleteLove that quote, been around for years. I always hunted old school. Deer see in a different light spectrum, camo especially washed with regular detergent your shit glows neon to them, but fluorescent orange is dull.
ReplyDeleteThat "sit down and be quiet" is good for much more than just hunting. Almost an impossibility for women and considered an illness when practiced by men.
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