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I'm "YouTube trained", lol.I really wish I liked archery. I'd be learning a ton here.
I guess in my case, it's because I never could have imagined that I'd be shooting (guns) less often after moving to Saskatchewan, than I did gun-hating Toronto, but that is the case. The pistol range I belong to is only open one day a week in the fall and winter, while the outdoor range is a bit out of my way and a pain-in-the-ass to get to when it rains. I'm surrounded by farmland everywhere and while I have permission to shoot from some of the owners, there's still the matter of their cows, equipment and employers potentially being out in the field, nevermind that it's pretty flat and there aren't many good backstops.
A few summers ago, a guy that I occasionally work with, brought his compound bow to work, I became intrigued and bought my own a few weeks later. I played around with a recurve a few times, but I think I'll stick to a compound. I shoot more arrows now than I do bullets.
I ended up really enjoying it because it I don't have to deal with all of the bullshit that comes with legally discharging a firearm in Canada. Perhaps that will change if I move back to a city in the future and I trade wide open spaces for concrete and people.