Death by a Thousand Cuts

[Bvas]

That is a very old and worn out analogy. You dont think he would have used a 2019 compound if he had the tech?

Nope.
I think if you do some research, you will find Fred much preferred recurves and longbows. The only reason he shot a compound was a business decision to help promote Bear bows and to keep the company competitive.

 

[CorbLand]

Nope.
I think if you do some research, you will find Fred much preferred recurves and longbows. The only reason he shot a compound was a business decision to help promote Bear bows and to keep the company competitive.

I highly doubt he was using old technology in his recurves and longbows though. They had modern strings and modern techniques of manufacturing making them better than what they were 10 years before that.

 

[KHNC]

I highly doubt he was using old technology in his recurves and longbows though. They had modern strings and modern techniques of manufacturing making them better than what they were 10 years before that.

This ^^^ exactly. Tech is Tech

 

[SWOHTR]

I had to buy a tag, MH meals, and a gas can for the stove this year.

Everything else is fine and dandy, it is/was the “best” at one point or another.

 

[Gearqueer]

If you ever get a chance to read an old (1940’s, 50’s, 60’s) hunting magazine it puts things in perspective. I enjoy seeing what was new and cool back then compared to what you see today being marketed or discussed. This has been going on forever. Bottom line is, we love buying trinkets. I think it’s cool, fun, and adds to the enjoyment to try new things afield sometimes.

I’m closely watching the tree saddle situation with an interested, yet skeptical eye. But I’ve missed the bus before, so...

 

[Michael54]

I'm more of the guy that realizes what I need. Do as much research as possible on it. Buys it. And then hopes it lasts longer than I do. Before i buy i always cover the questions is it a legitimate need?, is it a significant improvement over what I'm currently using, how long will it last? Then i try to find it for the absolute lowest price I can.

 

[cnelk]

I try to buy items that will give me multi-purpose, long term use.

i.e. -

I dont buy a 'meat saw'. Ill buy a small finish cut hand saw that I can use around the place, cut boards, prune trees, or toss in my pack for knocking off animal legs or skull caps.

I buy solid color pants I can wear everyday or for hunting - [Wrangler Flex Fit Outdoor Cargo]

There are more, but that's my idea.

 

[Michael54]

I try to buy items that will give me multi-purpose, long term use.

i.e. -

I dont buy a 'meat saw'. Ill buy a small finish cut hand saw that I can use around the place, cut boards, prune trees, or toss in my pack for knocking off animal legs or skull caps.

I buy solid color pants I can wear everyday or for hunting - [Wrangler Flex Fit Outdoor Cargo]

There are more, but that's my idea.

I really have to look into those pants lol. Im due for new ones soon and havent seen a bad review of them yet.

 

[ORfish]

I came to the realization that I "rent" gear rather than buy. When the newer, better comes along, it's ebay time for my old gear. Seems like I never keep gear long enough to depreciate to 0.

 

[cuttiebrownbow]

I buy gear that I think will fit my style of hunting and make it more efficient. That comes from going through gear and knowing what I like and what I don't to clothing, optics, broad heads, etc.

I don't watch commercials or hunting shows so I am not sure what the marketers want me to buy.

 

[ethan]

That is a very old and worn out analogy. You dont think he would have used a 2019 compound if he had the tech?

Fred Bear was alive and still in charge of Bear Archery when they released their first compound bow to market and he in fact did not like or hunt with it. Granted, compound bows then and compound bows now are two completely different animals but I do not believe Fred Bear would have used one even with today’s technology. And for the record, I have shot traditional bows for most of my life (i’m 44) and I am also not at all anti compound.

 

[Michael54]

My all time favorite story. I was and an extra add on hunter to our group going to wyoming on a mule deer antelope hunt so the outfitter asked if i minded being paired to a guide with a guy from another party. We met the guide in the parking lot and the other guy i was paired with was high end gear head to toe, Leica optics, custom rifle....guy said it was gauranteed a 1000 yard gun. We get out and after about an hour we see some pronghorn. I tell the guy he gets first shot. We get to about 170 yards guy shoots off of his bag and it drops. We get up to it and the guide asks "why did you shoot it in the head?" Response was "I was aiming at its heart" so now we're thinking maybe the scope is off so the guide asks to take a shot with it and absolutely pulverized a rock he was aiming at at roughly the same distance. I learned then and there that all the gear in the world can't help you if you don't know how to use it. I think my biggest expense yearly is ammo (I will try the newest and greatest) and can definitely tell when i havent shot for awhile.

 

[FLAK]

I grew up looking at pics of Chuck Adams posing with all spp. of trophy
critters while wearing blue jeans and a plaid shirt. It kind of stuck with me.
I prefer simplicity.

 

[weekender7]

I thought by the title "Death by a Thousand Cuts" the OP had been blood trailing deer in one our 5-7 yr old cut downs with 10' high briars. Shows you can't judge a book by the cover.

 

[wind gypsy]

I'm just worn out on trying to sell all the extra or duplicate crap I don't need anymore! Rokslide sure as hell doesn't help..

 

[Mike 338]

Eventually when you've bought every thing you need two or three times and you realize hunting really isn't much more than a walk in the woods, you realize, hey... I have other interests too. That's when you stop jumping through marketers hoops and do your own thinking. The truth is, you don't need "the best" and the best probably won't buy you any more success that if you just went out with the same old tired gear you used to use. That said, you don't want sore/cold feet, you don't want to get lost and you don't want to get injured. Most everything else you can get through with just a good attitude.

 

[IdahoElk]

Fred Bear was alive and still in charge of Bear Archery when they released their first compound bow to market and he in fact did not like or hunt with it. Granted, compound bows then and compound bows now are two completely different animals but I do not believe Fred Bear would have used one even with today’s technology. And for the record, I have shot traditional bows for most of my life (i’m 44) and I am also not at all anti compound.

Fred was a snap shooter making it hard for him to use a compound accurately if not impossible.

 

[Gearqueer]

Eventually when you've bought every thing you need two or three times and you realize hunting really isn't much more than a walk in the woods, you realize, hey... I have other interests too. That's when you stop jumping through marketers hoops and do your own thinking. The truth is, you don't need "the best" and the best probably won't buy you any more success that if you just went out with the same old tired gear you used to use. That said, you don't want sore/cold feet, you don't want to get lost and you don't want to get injured. Most everything else you can get through with just a good attitude.

Despite my tongue-in-cheek handle and my OP, I’m with Mike 338 on this above statement approximately 95% of the time.


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[Drenalin]

I first heard the phrase while I was with 1/10 back in 00’s. I always thought it was funny. I’m not really that much of one, but I’m the self deprecating type. Not gay BTW.


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Guys from 1/10 were always a little different...I was 3/10 around the same time.

My bow is the one thing I've never felt the need to "upgrade"...it's doing just as well for me now as it was when I bought around '09.

 

[trophyhill]

I went thru a bow a year for my first 3 years of bowhunting. Then I found one I like and have been killing with it ever since for the last 10 years and no plan to switch. Although I have been contemplating buying a back up now just because I typically hunt a very long ways from the nearest bow shop