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Slackbunny:
This coming season will be my first season out with a homemade traditional bow, in fact it will be my first season doing any serious hunting with a bow. I'll be taking out my recently completed maple longbow this year with hopes of taking a whitetail. Anything I should know about traditional bow hunting that might save me a bit of grief or frustration?

Justin Snyder:
The equipment has no limitations, but know yours. (Only shoot at distances you are comfortable with.)
Aim small miss small.
Be patient.

Pat B:
Move little, look much!     
   ...and don't shoot unless you know where your arrow will go, so pick a spot(hair) and concentrate on that spot. If you have done your homework the arrow will go right there.

Cameroo:
You're going to need to get real close, so make sure the wind is in you favor.  Scent blockers and all that crap is just B.S. as far as I'm concerned.  If the wind is not in your favor you're just wasting your time.

Slackbunny:
Yeah, I've never really thought much of the scent blocker stuff. Even if I was convinced that they worked as well as they claim, I can't see me getting into it. I like to keep it simple. I've been working on the aim small miss small thing, and my groups are getting much better. I can't wait to get that bow into the woods. Even if all I get with it this year is a partridge it will still be a big success.

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