Hello Guys. I thank we have some great Ladies who have stood out in archery. :archer: thanks guys
Cody
Ann Hoyt
First lady that stands out in my mind is my wife:
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Doowop, from what I can tell you are'nt far from where Ann lived at Bridgeton, MO. Ann used to shoot over at Town Hall Archery. I have had the honor of meeting and and watching her shoot at her home a few years ago. You are right on the money, when you nominate Ann Hoyt. She even won the seniors Championship at Las Vegas a few years ago against ladies who were 50 years old. (20 years her junior) I understand she is now in a rest home in St Louis
The Queen of Fibber McGee's Closet : Kathy Collister :notworthy:
LOL Bill, She might whoop ya for that one.
Shell and Pinecone and countrygirl and Killdeer and I know theres more.<><
Yep had the pleasure of meeting Kathy, that lady is deadly on small game. Not to mention a good person, I better shut up or she might blush :bigsmyl:
Quite a few women archers in the 60's were good tournament shooters as far as bowhunters, after spending the weekend with Killy at our Bunny Hunt your going to have to go some to beat her.
She can hunt and she can shoot...I'd share a hunting camp with her anytime :thumbsup:
Twig -
Sorry to hear she is in a rest home. This interview is from 2005 and shows how she went from teenage champion to senior citzen trad hunter:
"I harvested a Pope & Young record book antelope on a hunt in Casper, Wyoming back in 1994. The official score was 71". We were heading back to camp and the buck crossed right in front of our car. I jumped out of the car. I still had my equipment with me because I had just been picked up and took a shot at the buck as it went down the hill so we didn't see its head until we were at the bottom of the hill. It was 70 yard shot, instinctive without sights."
If Ann graduated high school in 1941, this would make her age 71, the same as her score. Ann is a hero to all of us geezers, male or female.
Look here for the complete story and photos:
http://www.bowhunting.net/artman/publish/AddintingtonHoyt.shtml
Shell
Killy
CountryGirl
Noelle Naiden
Connie Renfro
Pinecone
Ann Hoyt
I know there's many more
Fern Meigs.
Having killed a whopping three animals with my bow, and not having won anything since a small college competition, I doubt that I am even in the faintest glow of the beacons of the many ladies who have lighted the field.
I just run my mouth a lot.
Killdeer
My wife Theresa!
You have to Include Judy Kovar on this one.
http://www.womenhunters.com/judykovar/index.html
Exactly half of our group of trad shooters are women. Pretty common around here, to be out shot by a woman.
Anybody ever hear of Sherrie Fraker, a die hard elk hunter. Hunted evveryday of the season until she scored (alone). Haven,t heard anything about her in yrs. Bob
Do we get to vote :0) ?? I vote for Killy :0)
Killy,
humble pie tastes like poop!! you are what archery is about. your woods and pictures are like watching the flight of an arrow, beautiful, inspiring, honest and proud. thank you for what you bring to the table in the ways of archery.
One more here for Killy...
Bob,
Sherrie Fraker did live in Colorado and I guess still does. I think she was the lady who did a very nice shot placement presentation and also put it on VHS tape many (maybe 15-20) years ago.
Mike
Judy Clyncke
Bobco 1965,
Your wife is HOT !
There I said it, the rest of you were thinh-n it I know.
Hmmm - awkward moment there?? :bigsmyl:
As jct starts the next acronym group. H.O.G. Hunters. Horny old gang. I guess I'll be member #2. :thumbsup:
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Then I'll be number three. Dang! There I said it to!
Bryan
I think Sherrie has been ill recently, still lives in Colorado, as far as I know.
I'll just put up a statue for the "unknown women of archery " for all those who put up with us and allow us to do what we do.Just think where we would be today if Glenn or Fred's wives said "NO you can go there this week, you have grass to mow and gutters to clean !" 'Nuff said .
Janet George would give any hunter a run for their money. She has killed lots of animals, and I dont think there is too many people with her knowledge of big game animals. She is an awesome shot with her Widow & a great person to boot. I am proud to call her a friend, although she ran circles around me in the mountains.
Doreen Wilber ! She won the Fita gold medal at the Olympics (late 60's -early 70's.)She also won many state and national archery chapionships. I think she also won the world championship.
She is from Jefferson Iowa if I remember correctly. She was also a bowhunter!
Don't think there are many women archers around today that can come close to her.!
You brought back a memory, Kildeer. Fern Meigs made me my first set of wooden arrows. She designed a crest for them which she assured me was unique and had never been used for anyone else. I still have a couple of them, and probably always will, as I don't intend to break or lose the last ones I have, so I probably won't be shooting them anymore.
Archery? Or bowhunting? It used to be that archery was a sport full of women; and that included movie stars.
I have a picture of Marilyn Monroe; where she is shooting a bow; has a quiver full of broken arrows; and the most honest smile I have ever seen on her face.
She is not the top candidate for archery; but there were and are a lot of women that shoot bows; and I just don't know how things got to where women are not leading our packs.
I have seen here so many pictures of little girls with bows and big smiles or serious concentration - that I cannot believe that women are going to let us guys get the big credits for ever :notworthy:
:campfire: :archer:
Connie Renfro and Pinecone are some of the finest Trad hunters out there. Killie is a fine lady of archery and very good in the field. I think Killie would just need more hunting ops. and she would kill her share. Shawn
I know there are a lot of ladies that are/were great. But for me, my wife is number one. She won 1st place indoor and out for 5yrs or 6yrs in a row I believe.
It was a compond with sights, that she shot with fingers.
Alan
I forget to say it was state championships.
Genna Davis is a fine archer , as well as being a pretty easy on the eyes lady. She is probably better known as Stuart Little's mom!
Bryan
Looks like Nancy LaClair can handle her bow. Ron you have the absolute best collection of pictures, bar none. Chad
That girl in King Arthur. :D
Ill third Fern Meigs
Didn't Ann Marsten use a bow as her talent in the Miss America contest? In the 60's. She was a pretty good shot and not bad on the eyes, but not as good as my wife!!!
McDave, they are treasures indeed! A unique crest is a wonderful gift, as traditional as the proprietory rights of a quill or beadworker to her designs and color combinations. Truly, a fine gift was bestowed upon you. Almost as great as being with Ms. Meigs and sharing time with her.
I would love to see the arrows.
Killdeer
I would have to "fourth" Fern Meigs, I had the the pleasure of shooting lots of arrows with her at the N.A.L.S that her and Tim attended(and Tim still does) religiously, a very classy Lady indeed.
Regards, Bert
Here it is, Killdeer:
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My little Mae-Mae :goldtooth:
Diane Kinney and Connie Renfro. I would include Brenda Valentine from the dark side.
Connie Renfro has my first vote - a fine bowhunter and a real sweetheart. I met Janet George last year and determined quickly that she is a very serious and capable bowhunter. And I love hearing Dianne Lotz tell hunting stories, she gets so excited that I can't wait to join her on a bowhunt and watch her in person.
Dianne Lotz, Mickey's wife. She is one fine archer and hunting partner to her husband and a real fine lady to boot....makes awesome PBJS's
Let's not forget Michelle (Mussachia) Eichler....Fred's wife. Her dad started Muzzy broadheads and she continues to work behind the scenes with politicians in DC to protect our right to hunt....and each year she offers up her family estate in the Catskills for the Muzzy Stump Shoot.
Can't forget to mention my wife, Laura....bear and deer killer extraodinaire.
Is there anything more attracitve than an attractive woman in camo?
Maybe in camo with blood on her hands??
I'll add Krista Holbrook to the list of womens that the critters need fear.
Oh, and for yesteryear, Betty Gulman.
Lisa Roseland (Rosey's wife). She has taken a lot of game and she's a good shooter.
Lori Thomas, Krista Holbrook, Diane Kinney, Norma Lee, Dolores ? (from Missouri), Michelle Eichler, there's a ton more that I wouldn't want shooting at me...