DELBARTON, W.Va. — Hunter Ooten of Delbarton, West Virginia isn’t exactly a modern day bowhunter. Although his compound bow is a modern tool, his methods are old school. He likes it that way.

“I don’t have any trail cameras, no tree stand, no blind. I just like hunting on the ground. I find it to be a little more fun to move around and find a good spot. That’s just the way I’ve always done it,” he explained in a recent conversation for West Virginia Outdoors.

Ooten hunts the steep, rugged hills of Mingo County with his dad. As much as he enjoys hunting, he admitted it’s getting to be in the woods with his dad that is the real draw.

“I like going with Dad and it gives me something to do with him. We rabbit hunt together a lot. When we’re deer hunting, he likes to rattle and carry on too,

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