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Skip to contentDeer Creek Archers have worked hard over the years to share a love of traditional archery with thousands of people. For 30 years now on the second weekend of June, archers gather at the Cloverdale Conservation Club near Cloverdale, Indiana to enjoy the comradery with old friends and to make new ones. Lots [...]
I fumbled with my binoculars to look at the buck as he ran. I could see that he was hit hard. He ran over the dam for 80 yards, stopped, and lay down. At this point I turned my attention to the doe. I had seen her run over the dam as well, [...]
One evening I was at an archery club when a local coach asked me to work with one of his up and coming adult barebow shooters. We’ll call her Janet. He pointed her out and commented on certain elements of her form that were excellent, yet her accuracy at twenty yards was quite [...]
Join Chris Shelton as he takes you on an adventure through the last 10 years of bowhunting with a traditional bow. Bowhunting has many ups and downs and you'll experience that throughout this film. You'll also see how he truly feels about the experience of bowhunting with a stickbow. I hope [...]
The jackrabbit was only about 15 yards away when he stopped and gave me the stink eye. I had caught him slinking through the sage and he was now trying to determine if he should run or hold. He should have ran. I drew back my longbow and let my wooden arrow fly. [...]
The dispatcher's voice crackled over the radio informing me of a trespasser on a local landowner's property. I quickly jotted down the description of the vehicle and headed that way. I found the pickup parked along a public road bordering the landowner's property. A quick look through the windows showed the usual trappings of [...]
A homemade bowfishing reel made from a 20 oz soda bottle, a rubber chair tip, some nuts and washers. This reel was made for a homemade PVC pipe bow, but you can attach it to a wood bow using The Traditional Gadget Adapter from Great Northern Quivers or 3Rivers Archery. Before the [...]
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Ron La Clair, a traditional bowhunting legend in his own right, recites the following poem to the children at the Compton Traditional Bowhunters' 2017 Rendezvous. I think the adults were entertained as well. Ron has written many poems and songs about archery, and if you ever get a chance to hear [...]
Earlier this year I received a message from TJ saying he and Robin were unable to attend the Compton Traditional Bowhunters' 2017 Rendezvous for the first time in seventeen years. He asked that my husband, Jon, and I go in their place this year. Since I have loved going to this shoot since [...]
