WV Deer 2013 021As compound bows and crossbows continue to push the envelope of technological performance, some hunters favor old-school hunting methods, where getting close is at a premium and the release of an arrow is all in your mind.

Bows with wheels and cams get most of the outdoor press, yet there’s a stout regimen of archers that want to keep things simple.

They head to the woods to escape technology and don’t want a gizmo in their hands.

This post by Mark Melotec and Rick Combs of Grand View Outdoors picks their top five recurves. Check out this sweet list.

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