@Grant Richardson feel free to remove this if it's not quite relevant yet. Hunting seasons are almost here, I think California and Florida have deer seasons opening in the next 10-14 days. Then bear and pronghorn seasons kick off and the fall 2025 season will be full steam ahead. Hopefully some folks have managed to meet from the group already, but it sure would be fun to meet some of you folks myself. Maybe a plan for a spring bear hunt/camp or hog hunt would be the perfect scenario for folks to meet up. I'm a Compton and a PBS member, but it looks like all the hunts scheduled are full up this year. I goofed and didn't put in for any draws this year, being responsible can be a pain, so I'm planning on hunting my home state the first couple weeks of September, unless I score a last minute elk tag somewhere then I'll spend that time in pursuit of elk.

My name is Jenn Richardson, my husband, Grant Richardson and I created this group, TradBowhunter - Ethical Predator. We are from Ontario, Canada, I have had a love for the outdoors since I was little. My grandfather being a conservation officer in the United States and my other grandfather a trapper here in Ontario. I have been in Law Enforcement for over 26yrs, love the outdoors, marketing and business so decided to put all three together! This is a passion piece for Grant and I...My hubby being the subject matter expert with Traditional Bowhunting as well as an author, podcast host and 3rd generation traditional bowhunter. We wanted to bring like minded people together and create a place to share their experiences with traditional bowhunting. ----------------- Hey folks! Grant Richardson here - about myself... I was raised in a hunting family. I have Bowhunted with traditional gear all my life and started shooting bows when I was 3. I've been able to hunt all over North America and along the way this past 40 plus years hunting with trad gear I have learned that success is born not from tech or the latest camo but from long cold days in the woods and often- failure. Bows and arrows were always a part of my life and I was lucky to have an upbringing that emphasized time in the woods. I was able to see both the rise of Bowhunting in Ontario and the laws and regulations based on ethics & conservation formed- But - also to see them fall apart to an Industry that focused on the latest and newest tech or gadgets to bring wild game home and not the skillsets I was raised to respect and follow. The very fabric of those primitive weapon/Bowhunting seasons was based on the fact that it was harder to take game with a bow and arrow- simply that it was difficult- but there is the truth that many forgot or perhaps never learned. The Ethical Predator was created from those lessons learned all my life. I helped create this community seeing a need to bring folks from all over the world into a community that supported the old ways, from scouting, tracking & the heritage of Bowhunting I grew up with.

I'm not one to be very committed to building points in the western states, but it looks as though I probably should. Every year I tell myself I'm going somewhere west of the Nebraska panhandle come September, and every year I end up staying in Nebraska. I plan very poorly, and then in the summer life hands us several new expenses we've anticipated for which leaves my trips on the back burner with no flame. I'd hoped to put in for the secondary draw in Colorado, but I missed that chance. Maybe I'll luck out and catch a leftover tag yet someplace. But, I for sure will be planning better for next year.

Who’s going to be attending the Compton Rendezvous in Michigan next week?

Who else is shooting a custom longbow? I got both of mine from a bowyer in Ontario. They're really awesome.