| Go to the magazine section of your
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| | head back to the truck in order to meet
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| favorite book store or supermarket, and
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| | up with my buddy at the agreed-upon time.
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| check out any periodical pertaining to
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| | I still don't know what possessed me,
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| the challenging sport of bowhunting.
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| | but instead of simply back-tracking the
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| There is a good chance you will find an
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| | way I had come, I decided to head east
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| article discussing the pros and cons of
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| | toward the logging road with the
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| technological advancements in bow and
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| | intention of crossing it and hunting the
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| arrow design, material, and manufacture
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| | other side of the road back to the truck.
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| as well as in the myriad accessories
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| | What I didn't know was the trail I had
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| offered to make bowhunting "easier".If
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| | been hunting did not parallel the road
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| the magazine caters to the majority of
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| | exactly; it was actually on about a 45
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| bowhunters, the article's author will
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| | degree angle southwest to it. Anyway,
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| most likely extol the virtues of the
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| | I slowly headed in the direction of the
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| latest and greatest in compound bow
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| | road expecting to reach it in a few
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| technology, such as percentage of
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| | hundred yards; I didn't. So, I shrugged
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| let-off, cam shape, cable material, riser
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| | and climbed the next ridge - still no
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| material and shape, carbon arrows,
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| | road. I trudged down to the valley and
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| fletching vanes, feet per second, etc.
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| | up the next ridge - still no road. Now I
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| Don't forget the sure-fire bowhunting
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| | was getting a bit concerned; so, I opened
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| success gadgetry like electronic aiming
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| | my pack to get out my topo - not in
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| devices, electronic rangefinders,
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| | there; not in my pockets. I had left it
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| bowstring release triggers, etc. On the
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| | on the dashboard of my friend's truck! I
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| other hand, if the periodical is devoted
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| | hate it when that happens! I broke out
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| to the more traditional side of the
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| | my compass. I was, actually, heading
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| sport; i.e., hunting with recurve bows,
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| | east...well, more like southeast, but
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| long bows, self bows, Indian flat bows,
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| | where in the world was that darned road?
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| wood arrows with feather fletching, then
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| | Should I go back the way I had come? By
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| the opposing view will likely be
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| | now I was even starting to doubt my
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| proffered.I tend to lean toward the more
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| | compass and my sense of direction. I
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| traditional bowhunting tackle; I shoot a
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| | started to whistle and yell in hopes that
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| Black Widow recurve and a Howard Hill
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| | my buddy or someone who knew where the
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| longbow. I use a bow quiver on the
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| | heck he was would hear and come to guide
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| recurve and a leather back quiver with
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| | me out of the forest. No response.
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| the longbow. I prefer to hunt with
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| | After I calmed down a little, I decided
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| home-made cedar arrows with feathers that
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| | to continue on the way I was going.
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| I burn to size and shape and glue-on
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| | After another hour of climbing over
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| Zwickey or Wolverine broadheads. I twist
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| | downed trees and four or five more
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| up my own bowstrings. I don't use a
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| | ridges, I finally found the road. I
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| sight (can't judge distance that well,
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| | turned north on it, but I came to a fork
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| anyway), which forces me to get pretty
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| | I didn't remember. Not knowing which way
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| close before I feel comfortable in making
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| | to turn at the fork, I just prayed that I
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| an instinctive shot. I prefer wool to
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| | was on the main road, turned around, and
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| fleece (own both), plaid to camo (own
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| | walked the five miles back to camp. My
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| both), hunting into the wind to cover
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| | friend showed up in camp about an hour
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| scents. However, I am not what some
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| | later intending to get our two other
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| technophiles would call an elitist. I
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| | friends to go looking for me. I was
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| have my old-fashioned streak, but I have
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| | pretty embarrassed to say the least.I
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| no problem sharing a camp fire or a tent
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| | swore that wasn't going to happen to me
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| with a fella and his high tech, "wheelie"
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| | again. Before the next bowhunting season
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| bow. I just believe that if a guy or gal
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| | my family and I moved to Colorado. My
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| decides to chase game with a bow, all
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| | wife also bought me a Garmin GPS (global
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| that matters is that he or she practices
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| | positioning system) from Cabela's for
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| with whichever type of equipment he/she
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| | Christmas. Boy, did that come in handy a
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| prefers, learns his/her effective range,
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| | few years ago! I was hunting for the
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| and doesn't try to shoot beyond it.So,
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| | first time on the Uncompaghre Plateau in
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| why am I writing this article about
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| | western Colorado. It had been raining
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| technology versus tradition? Well, as a
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| | like crazy for much of the trip. While I
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| traditionalist when it comes to bow and
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| | was in the forest (very thick stands of
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| arrow, I gotta' tell you, when it comes
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| | aspen and spruce) a few miles from camp,
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| to safety and survival, give me the high
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| | it not only started raining again, it
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| tech stuff anytime! There was a time
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| | became socked in with fog. I got pretty
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| when I figured all I needed was a topo
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| | nervous because I could barely see where
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| map and my trusty compass; did fine with
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| | I was going. Fortunately, in my pack was
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| them for quite a few years. That's
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| | my GPS, into which I had entered a way
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| probably because I am blessed with a
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| | point for our camp site the minute we
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| pretty decent sense of direction and
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| | arrived earlier that week. I was able to
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| because I hunted in the same area for
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| | walk through thick woods, dense fog, and
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| several years. BUT.....About ten years
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| | torrential rain directly to camp. Sure,
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| ago, my buddy and I decided to check out
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| | I still keep the compass and a topo of
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| an area in the Cascades of Washington
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| | any area I hunt in my pack as backup, but
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| with which we were not so familiar. As
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| | will I ever venture into the woods again
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| bowhunters often tend to do, we got out
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| | without my GPS? Not likely! It is as
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| of the truck and immediately split up
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| | much a part of my survival gear as the
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| (two guys make three times the racket a
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| | first aid kit and fire starters in my
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| single bowhunter makes). After entering
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| | pack. I plan to purchase a pair of the
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| the forest to the west of the road and
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| | Garmin Rhino combination GPS
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| walking a couple hundred yards, I found
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| | walkie-talkies now that my son will start
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| and followed a game trail southward in
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| | hunting with me next season. No reason
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| what I thought was a parallel with the
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| | he should have to worry about getting
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| logging road we drove in on. I
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| | lost.The author is a traditional
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| pussyfooted through the area for about
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| | bowhunting enthusiast and webmaster of
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| three hours, covering probably only a
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| | online provider of quality personal
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| couple of miles, and then I decided to
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| | electronics products at excellent prices.
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