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Title: Iowa shooters
Post by: Zach Mikita on May 12, 2010, 10:49:00 PM
I am very lonely up here in Central City, Iowa and am wondering how many of you live around here.  I have a budy that shoots trad, but he lives in Dubuque and we shoot just a few times a year.  Anyone ever want to get together there is a great place in Anamosa IA that would house a fine get together.
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Lefty on May 12, 2010, 11:28:00 PM
There is a great trad shoot Memorial Weekend at Ames with the ITBS.  Great shoot, camping, food, and same great vendors.  Check it out!!  
 Another at Wapello Chiefs in Ottumwa on July 3rd and 4th.  
 I think the Izaak Walton in Otumwa puts on a trad shoot too, although I don't have the dates for this years shoot, have to ask Bowmac. My daugther and I shot it one year and it was a great shoot!
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Zach Mikita on May 12, 2010, 11:41:00 PM
I unfortunetly work in a park and have to patrol campgrounds on those weekends...worst weekends of the year for trouble makers   :(  I've wanted to go to the ITBS shoot for 3 years now, but havent been able too due to work
Ill do some checking on the Jefferson county!
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Lefty on May 13, 2010, 12:05:00 AM
If you are ever down in SE Iowa, you are also always welcome to shoot with me.  I still have one turkey tag left to fill this weekend, but other than that, I am always looking for company.  Stumps beware!
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Zach Mikita on May 13, 2010, 12:18:00 AM
Good luck and will do! Hopefully you arent having tag soup this weekend  :D
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Zach Mikita on May 14, 2010, 12:36:00 AM
There's more Iowans on here than the two of us  :campfire:
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: doug77 on May 14, 2010, 05:04:00 PM
Zach i'm down in Mt. Vernon not to far from you I am going to Ames this and also to Compton.

doug77
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Missouri Sherpa on May 14, 2010, 10:04:00 PM
I am from Ankeny (few miles north of Des Moines)

Baiting bears in Wyoming this week.
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: IaHunter on May 14, 2010, 10:24:00 PM
quite a few of us in the Mason City area, if you are ever around
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: 30coupe on May 14, 2010, 11:46:00 PM
I'm a long ways north of you...even north of Mason City a few miles, so Anamosa is quite a stretch for me. There are quite a few Iowans on here, but we're kind of scattered across the state.

IaHunter, you must be kind of a lurker with only three posts since 2008    :eek:
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Mr.Vic on May 15, 2010, 12:00:00 AM
Boy, Jefferson County (Fairfield) Traditional shoot must be a sleeper, i have lived and Bowhunted here all my life up too now and this is news to me? Have to check in on that myself. Was hoping to make the Ames shoot last two years and this year as well, but something always prevents it. This year it's paying high medical bills for Greywolfs broken leg. And having to barely survive like always. Target along the river is always open down here for guests.
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Zach Mikita on May 15, 2010, 12:09:00 AM
Id really like to go to ames...i hear its a blast! It seems like its a long drive anywhere too shoot with a fellow trad brother   :knothead:
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Lefty on May 15, 2010, 12:30:00 AM
Mr. Vic, I think I mixed that up.  It is the club that Court belongs to, not the one in fairfield.  I should have said the Izaak Walton league in Ottumwa, I think.  I will have to ask Bowmac (Court) if they are having that shoot again.  It was a great shoot!  Maybe he will chime in here.
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: Mr.Vic on May 15, 2010, 01:13:00 AM
Ok Lefty, yep i bet your right. Ottumwa always has one every year. Walked that course a few times and it's got a few hills. I got this from there website Tonight                                                                                          Wapello Bowmen.                                (Our Traditional Shoot will be a little different this year.  It will be for traditional only shooters on Friday, July 2nd and Saturday, July 3rd.  We will open it up to traditional and compound shooters on Sunday, July 4th.  We will post the hours when it gets closer to the dates.) And hope ole Court does chime in I need another small wool sash from him...
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: IAOUTDOORSMAN on May 15, 2010, 02:54:00 AM
The Izaak Walton shoot in Ottumwa is not the same as the wapello chief bowmens shoot.  The Wapello Chief Bowmen put on a great shoot.  I have not been to the Izaak Walton shoot and believe it is only a twenty target course.
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: katie on May 19, 2010, 08:59:00 PM
I will be out of town for the Ames shoot this year.  Will have to look into the SE Iowa shoots.  Sounds like fun!  Was just driving down HWY 34 this past weekend.
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: muley40 on May 20, 2010, 09:11:00 AM
I`m from the far north Iowa, back in the 80s and early 90s travel all over Iowa going to 3-d shoots, my fovorites were Toddville, Waverly,Eldora,Blackhawk archers Waterloo,Riceville,Hampton, elkader,Mason City, I also was on the board of Directors of the Iowa Bowhunters Assn.in 1985, going to these shoots to promote the IBA, now I don`t belong to anything I just set up here waiting for the grim reaper to pay me a vist.
Title: Re: Iowa shooters
Post by: 23feetupandhappy on May 20, 2010, 09:53:00 AM
My Trad Buddy and I are in Cedar Rapids and would love to get together to shoot  :thumbsup:  

Either Anamosa or out at Waltonians are some great spots.......we are headed to Ames for the shoot next weekend, it will be our first time there so where looking forwared to it  :archer:  

I know the President of the Anamosa Archery CLub and hes a great guy......Adom lives right down the road form the Club and said anytime I want to shoot to just call him and he would go too.......Hes also a fellow Trad brother  :archer2: