Yep, A lot of archers/bowhunters over the last five or more years have taken to firing an arrow (into the future) to help welcome in the New Year, at midnight on New Years Eve. I think as many need to do it tonight as can, to help carry us into and through this upcoming year. Let's do everything we can to help make it better than it might be.
Do it in whatever manner you wish, in a target and retrievable, a burning one (into water hopefully), an arrow up, up, and away - LOL - involve the family if you can.
Pics would be nice (especially Full Draws - ;) ) but just git-r-done in any case. The very happiest, safest, healthiest, possible New Year, 2009 to each and every one of you.
Cool Idea! Will Do.......
... mike ... :archer: ...
I'll join you again Bernie!
May not do it at Midnight, but will do it on New Years Day, fer sur!
:bigsmyl: :campfire:
I'll fling an arrow for you at midnight. I'll get the wife to take pics. Tripper
None for me this year, at work till 3am. Hap
post you a pic after mid night!
Have to wait 'til tomorrow. Don't wanna put something up in this 50mph wind, and besides, I live on the highway.
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Bernie, I hope midnight abolishes all pain and worry, and the dawn brings you warmth and comfort to last all of the New Year, and beyond.
Killdeer :campfire:
ill do it it cant hurt thats for sure
I will loft an arrow at 12:01,,,,I got to kiss the wife at midnight but I will make sure she gets a pic for me to post!!!
Bless you all for joining in - it really is fun - though it is windy and cold here tonight also.
Killie, thank you so much for your very special New Years wish. May you and Clark have many, many years of your own lasting happiness.
If my back hold out I'll be shooting a lighter pound bow, Bernie. Happy New Year!
I will be launching one north at midnight! I have been trying to figure out how I can make a flaming one, any suggestions?
take tape and wrap it around dryer lint. dip it in gasoline or an excellent of your choice,light and launch. Tripper
I better not play with fire and beer. Even though I'm going to be with about 75 fireman. Nothing worse than a bunch of firebugs. Tripper
Twosheds, I think I'll avoid the gasline but I am going to experiment with some WD-40 and rags here in a bit!
Just shot thirteen braodhead tipped arrows in the last hour of light. Plan to do 13 more at first light tommorrow. I live in San Antonio TX and shooting one into the night might not be the best plan.
what might be neat is to tape one of those chemical light sticks to your arrow. Wish I had some of those :(
I just wrapped 12 inches or so of cloth 2 inches wide to the shaft and tied down with twine and soaked it with WD-40. The first one didn't do so well I didn't let it burn long enough. The second attempt I let it burn for 40 seconds or so before shooting it worked perfect. It even burned on the ground out in the pasture for 10 minutes after landing! I'll be sending the next one up real high at midnight!
Too cool guys.
I won't make it to midnight, so i just put 6 arrows into my glen-del target under the yard light.
Have fun guys.
Hope to be home from work in time to keep the tradition. Been doing it since it was first mentioned on another forum.
I don't shoot it into the air. I shoot at my target.
Reparrow man
One of the European archers (earlier over there) Soaked a sock in gasoline - got some great pics. Enjoyed it so he tried it a few times - said it worked well. Careful though - the high wind here and the resultig tinder box conditions could make it tricky this year - if not over water.
Regular lighter fluid does the trick or glow sticks work too
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I'll shoot an arrow at midnight. Sounds like a great idea. If you don't mind, though, I'll pass on the flaming arrow thing. I'm not sure that my neighbors would understand. :D
I don't do flaming arrows but i mention it because other daring souls like it but here I am with my "Hannah Holmi" , shooting an arrow at one of my targets off the lower level of my tower. Pic taken courtesy of my wife.
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Happy 2009
Semper Fi
You da man, Bernie! Happy New Year!!
First post of 2009...1st i saw anyway...LOL!
Thanks and prayers for a new and wonderful year.
To all who protect and defend us, Thank You for another New Year and may you finish your tasks in safety and return triumphantly before the next...
No pic of my shot into the Connecticut sky...
Done! Happy New Year! Jawge
Great idea -- shooting a wishful dream arrow into the future. Iam stringing the bow right now. Best wishes to all in the coming year.
"It is through dreams that man projects himself into the future" Loren Eisley, "The Immenese Journey"
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Here is my son, Adam.
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And me.
Happy New year Bernie. and all Trad Gang.
I can just see it now a flaming arrow flying high above the streets of Long Beach.
YEEEEEEHAW
My arrow is ready to burn and going up at the stroke of midnight. Happy New Year to all and keep'em in the vitals.
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I just launched mine a few moments ago it was sure something blazing off in a ball of fire! The kids were impressed anyway and the wife even rolled her eyes!
Happy New Year!!!! Trad Gang!!!!!!
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Guess I shoulda changed the internal clock.
Hope everyones quiver overflows in 2009.
I just sent one aloft!!!! This is now a new years tradition in my house.
But I didn't get a pic.
Sooooooooo glad to see (and read) so many reports of participation (with or w/o pics) and such heartfelt wishes for fellow archers and fellowman. Love the Message on your coat, 4rnr.
I will be saving FD pics and when I get them all gathered from different forums, they will appear in my Traditional Bows Drawn Pages (Page 19).
Bernie, did ya notice the arrow I used? :bigsmyl:
I didn't, 'til I went back and checked, Kenny. Some of the Carbons I put up, that you got recently in the fundraising effort for young archers - looking good, buddy! Adam will also make the FD new years gallery on my traditional Bows Drawn pages - we sometimes find it hard to catch kids at actual FD in the heat of the moment - LOL.
metsastaja, the video of the glow lit arrows flying was real neat - music and all. I have got to sit down and figure out how to use and post my video capabilities - soon. I have a video camera (that I used to pull stills from - but it was not easy) and a still that takes video clips, both digital. Plus my new puter has the bells and whistles that should be easier than the older ones I had.
ber643 thanks for the compliments..using video started when I switched from a compound to a recurve and longbows in March of 08. I needed a way to watch myself shoot and adjust and critic my own form. I now video short portions of my hunts, practice in the back yard etc. It is amazing what a video can catch that the human eye misses.
Here is a non traditional target practice.
HAPPY NEW YEARS to ALL
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My best friend and I honoring and annual tradition of the midnite arrow
Some good shooting in that video, Les, and great visuals. I did a little videoing when I first switched over also (with my wife's help) for the same reason - in fact I think one is still in the archives.
Good pics of you and your friend, Matty, and the fire arrows, Bobby. They'll look good in my FD pages too.
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Bummer, I missed this. Great pics guys!!!!!!!! Well done.... Happy New Year!
Did not get a pic, but my husband and I each sent an arrow into the sky at midnight with our Kotas.
My little man wanted to stay up sooo bad. He bit the dust at 11:15pm. Will have to send his little arrow up today.
Can't wait to get outside and see if my arrow or my husbands made it further!
Wow, drewsbow, looks like you really drews that bow - good pic.
Good on y'all katie and family.
Bernie, got a late start this am but a New Year's arrow was sent to the sky by my son and me! Can't get the photo to rotate right but you get the idea!!! Boy wants a new longbow, he is tired of his curve...I am afraid he has the fever at a young age!!!! ;)
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Great pic, Barry - what's your son's name (for my pages)?
Bernie his name is Alex, he really does love his curve but he wants a longbow to shoot at the Texas Longbow championships this year, they have been kind enough to let him shoot his curve in past years...His birthday is in Feb so we will have to see...Thanks. Barry
Awsome everybody!!! I wanted to do this last night but my husband had planned a bowling party. I got some nutter/bunny arrows put together today and a new D97 string on my sons bow and plan to launch a flaming arrow when my daughter gets back from hang'n with her freinds.
It was after dark when I tried out my new arrow and string combo, but it seemed to fly pretty good.
Will take pic too!
Bona
I was with ya Bernie!!!!! About 00:04 My little guy Tyler and I went out in the back yard and stuck a couple in the 3-D Buck target. I had my wife Lisa take a couple pictures,and I've tried to post them.....Hell I don't know what happened but it didn't work LOL. I gonna have my oldest boy Kevin try and post them for me.
Happy New Year My Friend!!!!!
Y'all have done good. I'm beginning to transfer and post pics to my pages but i will keep checking back for more pics coming in. I'll save a few spots for them among the New years Shot spread, as I already have a few others to post following them. At this point I'll be adding about 13, plus those still coming in here.
Got the pics posted Yesterday:
http://residents.bowhunting.net/bsdunn/tbd19.htm
Very cool site Bernie :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clapper: :clapper: