A bow is still a bow, whether it’s vertical or horizontal and the arrow still arches thru the air. However, I was raised in the era of Howard Hill and Fred Bear in the 1950’s and 1960’s.  I yearned to become the archer and hunter like these men. They were my hunting/archery heroes.

Then in the 1970’s I bought my first Compound Bow, a Herter’s Power Magnum.

That Herter’s Compound Bow purchase changes my hunting life. I adapted very fast.

Accuracy and hunting shot distance instantly improved. And I didn’t have to struggle to shoot my bow everyday to maintain my skill.

I hunted in Africa with a High Country Sniper Compound below and harvested this nice Gemsbok below with Muzzy 4-Blade broadheads.

Gemsbok – South Africa 2003

Later in my life, owning several compound bows, I had an eye focus issue with my string peep and destroyed my ability to hit big game accurately.

Sadly, I stopped bowhunting for a few years and refocuses on my love of rifles, calibers, ballistics and handloading. I used a Muzzleloader on this awesome whitetail below at 85 yards.

But I still shoot Longbow and Recurve for fun. And built several self bows. 

Enter the Crossbow 

Again, as I got older, I adapted.  I now own an Excalibur recurve crossbow and a 10 Point Turbo S1 compound crossbow and have taken wild boar with them. 

Now I can still hit a silver dollar at 20 yards and a grapefruit at 50 yards with my state-of-the-art crossbow. A bow is still  a bow whether horizontal or vertical and a broadhead is still a broadhead.

And I’m still “me” whether young or old, and I will hunt till the day the Lord calls me. It keeps me young at heart!  You too! 

Good Hunting!