WHETHER you want more of a challenge, want to get closer, want to be quiet or just want a change, bow hunting is appealing. It certainly is for me. I’ve carried bows frequently over the past few years, seeking greater thrills and challenges. My bowhunting journey started with a compound bow, as it does for most people, before I became heavily invested in traditional archery with recurve bows and longbows.
RECENTLY, though, I’ve felt the need to pick up a compound bow again.
If you’ve been following my columns and articles, you may find yourself thinking, “I thought Dylan was a trad bloke!” The truth is I’ve never been involved in bowhunting in any form long enough to consider myself going one way or another. My interests tend to change and evolve every few years when I’m after something new to mess with or returning to something I used to do and now miss. It’s just like the firearms world, where some people fit into a particular category while others want to use a variety of rifles or guns in different environments and situations. Variety is the
