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in reply to: ETAR: WE ARE COMING!!!!! #132197

dwc:  that was me – not Grumpy.  I was answering Grumpy – …..the entire thing was he was asking me where I was from, why it takes me so long to get to ETAR, etc. and I was trying to be funny.  I know, looks aren’t everything.

Oh the heck with it.  Y’all get to ETAR.  It’s amazing!  and no, they aren’t paying me to say that.

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in reply to: ETAR: WE ARE COMING!!!!! #132172

Grumpy:  reservations for going to shoot/camp – not that I know of – ’cause I’ve been there, they will let anyone in.  Now let’s talk about warnings – have you seen me shoot?  I recommend that people get on the other side of the mountain from where I am.

description:  I’m grumpy, yes, ugly but not too bad looking for an old fat guy (140 lbs soaking wet), BUT!  I have a white moustache, so I can’t be all bad!  I’d be driving a dark red honda Element (a box on wheels), and camp down the hill, in the woods from the ski-lift, or way up the side of the mountain from the lift.  You might know it’s me as I’ll have my pipe lit if I’m in camp.  Harriett, all the gals say my pipe tobacco smells good.  Would you please tell my wife that – maybe she’ll believe YOU!

You do know about the ski lift, I assume.  Yes, they charge to ride it (up the mountain), but that’s how the organizer pays for use of the lift.  Once up there, you pick from 5 trails to walk/fall down – each trail has lots of critters to shoot at.  of course you can walk UP the mountain, shooting at the critters, but the normal people coming down the mountain (shooting) might think you’re dangerous doing such a thing as that, so you might meet some armed resistence.

located South of Richmond, VA.  I speak Southern and the queen’s English, sir.  I’m originally from Norfolk, tho’ – which is East of the Mason-Dixon line.

Selling:  there’s a swap meet every night right at the lodge.  Blankets full of stuff, people walking around with a bokay of bows in their hands.  Sell, swap, give it away – anything – and, btw I’m looking for a 35-40# Hill bow for someone.

SO Y’ALL COME.  All y’all.

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in reply to: Congrats to Steve Graf on publishing "The American Longbow" #132168

I’ve just about finished Stephen’s book.  It is not JUST about making bows (Hill style, ASL’s) tho’ that is the major content, and has LOTS of great insight to that process.  If you’re like me and probably not going to make your own longbow, or you don’t even care about longbows (you shoot recurves, etc.) – get this book anyway!  You’ll really enjoy the “asides”, the bow hunting talk, the literature of bow  shooting mindset, the technique (especially if you’re holding that string too long).  You’ve probably already seen (in TBM) the review, and the reviewer is a better writer than me, but I’m happy to give this book, this man’s effort, technical abilities, and outlook on bow hunting life –  top of the lists!  Thanks, Stephen for this book!

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in reply to: ETAR: WE ARE COMING!!!!! #132167

I complain because it’s an 8 hour trip for me, but my gosh I love going there.  The forest there is beautiful; despite the number of people one can shoot without feeling crowded.  The number of “trails” with critters is amazing!  kudos to the people who run the shoot!  I miss it when I don’t go, but have a hard time getting a weekend like this for myself – really hard time.  But I’m going to try this year.  Steve, if you haven’t been, you owe it to yourself to go.

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