As 2016 comes to an end it got me to thinking how blessed I am to live in central Oklahoma.
We have a huge indoor range locally that has an all traditional archery store inside, no compound bows or gadgets. Plus up in the Tulsa area the Nocking Point has their traveling trailer.
There several shops that sell to the compound crowd locally, but only one in this area that is devoted to traditional shooters.
This got me to wondering how many other shops are there left around the country devoted to (or mostly anyway) to traditional shooters?
I'm not looking for them to get a plug here on TG but rather how many shops are there out there that cater to us trad guys?
Happy New Year everyone!
Raptor in Hood River, Oregon
Had a wonderful one , Black Dog Outfitters , just five miles from me here in Michigan , but they went out of business two years ago .
Nothing like that around these parts!
Bisch
Nothing around here that I know of.
It's too sad there are not more shops out there that cater to us. Sorry for you guys that don't have a local shop to drop into.
Like I said I am blessed. The local shop here has an 8,000 sf indoor range where any type bow can be shot in but the archery shop is all traditional. It is very cool to have like minded shop owners to do business with!
Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear here in Colorado.
I'm nearly 3 hours away but I consider that 'local'.
It's worth the drive.
Jack
Pony Express in Coeur d alene has a small tradition shop. Other than that it's all wheel bows round here.
No trad shops that I have found in central NC.
Eagle's Flight Archery is about an hour away, but no trad shops.
"The Footed Shaft"- Rochester, Minnesota. About a 2 1/2 hour drive, but that's okay. Great people! :thumbsup:
There is one in Fayetteville, AR run by Dick Palmer. Last time I was there, he told me I was his 4th customer of the week. Trad shops just don't seem to make it.
Nothing near me in Wenatchee WA. Thankfully there is a large national chain near that has some supplies. Tabs, gloves, glue on points and Zwickeys, 60" and 62" strings. They had a Montana longbow there for awhile.
I don't believe there is any in Maine unless it's at someone's house.
Just 20 minutes away from me is Shaw's Traditional Archery outside of Boyertown in Berks county. Mike and Sue Shaw are the owners. Awsome lil shop and great people!
Mountain Mikes. McAfee New Jersey. Great shop
for Trad and Compound Shooters
There isn't a single one in Alaska.
When I started shooting back in the early 70's, they all did. Now, none that I am aware of.
i have a list here of about 250 trad shops, bowyers, suppliers and manufacturers- all over the states.
We have a place called The Crank in Wernersville, PA. I believe they support some of the sponsors here.
Nothing near me
Nothing near me. Thank God for tradgang!
The Nocking Point used to be 15 miles from me until Mike retired and sold the business to Terry.
Feathers-N-Wood is a small family owned traditional archery supply business in NE Kansas that was started last year. Very nice folks and they do mail order as well as having a trailer "shop".
There is a nice indoor archery range in north Lawrence. Mostly compound but they did have a pretty good selection on traditional gear the last time I was there.
With Black Dog closed there is nothing in West Michigan so I do most of my buying at Trad shops on wheels at 4 of the best trad shoots in the state.
Nothing near me in upstate NY that I am aware of. Tollgate Traditions was a great archery shop about an hour drive from me, but they moved about 3 years ago.
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Nothing near me in upstate NY that I am aware of. Tollgate Traditions was a great archery shop about an hour drive from me, but they moved about 3 years ago.
So I really appreciate the sponsors here on TradGang!
We don't have a Traditional Archery shop per say in central North Carolina, but I am not sure if we need one.
We have a membership rich and active club that anything you may want can be procured. It is unbelievable the talent pool we have in our club. Besides, a LOCAL traditional archery business would probably not survive. Like a local bowyer and arrow maker told me. " if you want to make a million dollars in traditional archery, then invest two million"....you get the point.
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"The Footed Shaft"- Rochester, Minnesota. About a 2 1/2 hour drive, but that's okay. Great people! :thumbsup:
They are the closest for me too, about an hour and a half from here. I don't get up there nearly enough though.
Raptor Archery in Hood River Oregon is two hours for me. Very close. Scott.
Although we are primarily a manufacturer of bow quivers and other leather items, EFA also has a storefront and carries a variety of bows, arrows, and other items. We also shoot inside on a regular basis (Tuesday and sometimes Thursday night).
The reason that traditional archery is not as profitable as cable archery is that so many of us like to make our own equipment. Most of the trad archers that I know have made their own bows and arrows. How many do you know that have built their own compound bow from scratch?
Nothing with in 80 miles for me.
I am afraid that it is the internet for me. I would open a shop but I am afraid that it would be a huge money loser.
What were the lyrics of that song way back when, "You never know what you got 'till it's gone"?
We had a trad shop not far from the house and I tried to do all my shopping there. Now I'm an on-line guy. We have Lost Nation Archery here in Michigan and they treat their customers very well, but it's not the same as walking in and touching the article before buying.
Yep it's sad that Trad shops are not as readily available as in years past. Sign of the times I'm afraid.
Between the internet and how many like to build their own and how much more popular the "easy" way it is into bowhunting I figured shops like we have here were few.
That being said there seem to be a handful still around which is good. Now I wonder how many traveling shops there are like the Nocking Point and others mentioned?
Thanks for your input!
Happy New Year!
When I started shooting back in the early 70's, they all did. Now, none that I am aware of.
Not exactly in any of your neighborhoods, but still. TradBow is a small shop about 2,5 hours drive from where I live. He's all about trad, and is a really great guy.
Oppps. Double post.
I also hung out at black dog here in MI almost daily. Tom and Ryan were pretty much my mentors getting me hard into traditional archery. I used to bug them with a million questions and they always helped. Sad to see them close. Not enough interest around here.
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"The Footed Shaft"- Rochester, Minnesota. About a 2 1/2 hour drive, but that's okay
That`s quite the ride round trip.
I`ve never tried them , but you might consider.......
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeffs-Performance-Archery/291814730891077
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http://www.littlejons.com/
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Rmsgear just a few minutes from my house!
I live in Tallahassee, FL and drive to Albany, GA every other week for work. I frequently stop by Big Jims to shop for my archery needs. Great folks to do business with!
Raptor is an hour away... Going to see Ted soon, he is going to make a couple strings for my new Mentor.... :clapper:
The traveling retailer with a web site and an on line catalog like "The Nocking Point" gets most of my business. They attend 3-D shoots, build relationships, and provide service that you will not get from the big box stores. 3 Rivers and Big Jim's are also on my short list of traditional archery retailers. If you have a need, check with these traditional archery companies and others found on the Trad Gang vendor list. If you don't they will fall by the way-side as well. :campfire:
I have Kimsha nearby, he has some older stock stuff so his prices are often pretty good.
None
Nothin'. Zip.
Town Hall archery in Belleville Ill about 30 minutes from St. Louis.
we have Traditional archery supply and the Hunters Rendezvous in Massachusetts,, we used to have 5 separate trad dealers and 3 traditional clubs but now only 2 dealers and no clubs,, I guess I'll take it compared to what a lot of other people have access to.
WE have Kazoo and Compton's. Both are a long drive but we can get our hands on stuff before we buy. Three or four hrs drive just means more family time together.
I wish I had one. I live in southern Weat Virginia and there's nothing close by that I know of
there used to be a couple in MS years ago but I think they went out of business.
Four Peaks Archery in Mesa, Az.
I am 15 minutes away from Jack Kempf's shop.
If anyones in Southern Maryland, stop by!
I don't go into the local ones in Minneapolis but The Footed Shaft is an hour or so drive. Terry can mail what I need usps and I get it next day. If I'm down there for a kids sports thing, I stop in.
Town Hall Archery in Belleville IL is having an ALL Traditional 3D indoor shoot tomorrow night,Friday the 24th of February at 7 PM,come on out.
Kurt
Nothing that I know of in NW PA. If I'm wrong I would love to be corrected! The field in stream store in Erie actually has a handful of tabs, armguards, and some bear and other bows on the rack, but I rather send my archery allowance to someone who needs it and deals in trad! F&S isn't going out of business because I buy string wax somewhere else!
Nothing around here that I know of unfortunately.
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"The Footed Shaft"- Rochester, Minnesota. About a 2 1/2 hour drive, but that's okay. Great people! :thumbsup:
They are the closest for me too, about an hour and a half from here. I don't get up there nearly enough though. [/b]
40 minutes from me...a little less if I saw a bow on their website I'm interested in! :)
I wish, we had one shop that at one time had Bob Lee, Toelke, and one other, now it's cheap recurves and Xbows. I guess this is what happens with the Xbox generation. Even my kid asked me why I don't shoot a Xbow. We are a dying breed.
My dad's shop, Itasca Archery Supply, is north of Grand Rapids, MN. 15 minutes away from me.
The Footed Shaft is down in Rochester, MN. About 5 hrs south of me.
Brian