There are a number of upper end archery shops that carry both Bowtech and Mathews. Most everyone will tell you to shoot 'em all, and pick the one you like best.

Anyone that tells you to buy one over the other is not doing you a service.

I had the same question back in January of '08, and did exactly that. I shot the Hoyt Katera, the Elite GTO, the 82nd Airborne, the 101st Airborne, and the DXT. In doing all of that I decided that the speed bows just weren't for me. I bought a DXT and I love it. It had all that I wanted - super light weight, short A2A, and fast enough for me.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my DXT lost it's virginity opening weekend...

Hardy said that I spoke of what the land owners could GIVE, but that he hasn't seen where I would be willing to sacrifice something. Since I am not a land owner I can't donate the land or a hunt. For the less fortunate, and in the interest of perpetuating hunting, I'd be willing to serve as a guide as much as I am able and qualified to do, help the hunter to understand the proper shot when it presents itself, help to track deer, clean the deer and teach the hunter how to do so, would be willing to help cook around a camp, and clean up stuff too. I would be willing to spend time with folks to teach them to shoot a bow (this I am qualified to do). Financially there’s not a lot I can do, but I do have some knowledge I’d be quite willing to share.

William, you are right about there always being those who are less fortunate than us. Someone always has something to be thankful for, even those out on the street. I may not be able to afford a wonderful lease, but I’ve been able to hunt in my lifetime, and I’ve been able to enjoy seeing others do so too.

Keeping this positive and actually thinking about solving problems instead of attacking people I apparently don’t like, the association for the preservation of hunting seems to have some merit to me.

Maybe there’s a price per acre based on regions of the state and on predefined levels of improvement that could be agreed upon through the meeting of the association by both hunters and landowners. Perhaps this agreement would be for 3 years at a time and increases would be proposed and voted on by the whole of the association, land owners and hunters alike with cases being made. In this manner there is no perception of one being taken – either the hunter or the land owner.

I know there are those among us who can come up with levels of ranches who wish to lease to the association, again based on region and levels of improvements, all with the intent to preserve and more importantly, perpetuate hunting.

There, I am done, and no attacks.