Wyoming’s big game season is on, as early archery seasons opened this month. For bowhunters, the challenge of bagging game with one of history’s most primitive methods is their driving passion — even if bows and arrows are now high-tech.

“You’re going to mess up more stalks than not. You learn a lot, it makes you a better hunter,” archery hunter Austin Nimmo of Casper told Cowboy State Daily. “You’re going to fail more times than you’re going to succeed.”

Archery hunter and backcountry enthusiast Bruce Cooper of Bondurant said that at age 65, he still enjoys the sheer physical challenge of bowhunting and doesn’t plan on quitting anytime soon.

“You’ve got your backpack on, you’ve got your bow,” he said. “You have to have water and food, because it’s not going to be a 30-minute process. I

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