Went to the annual Geauga Bowmen Turkey Shoot on Saturday. Seems more and more Trad Gangers there every year.
Bowmofo and his crew do a heck of a job putting on this shoot. It was a little wet but didn't seem to dampen anyone's spirits any.
I wish I'd get better at taken pictures of folks. I did get a few highlights.
John was at his first shoot and fit right in.
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This young man was impressive for his first week of shooting. My son, Adam's, friend, Ethan.
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Again.
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Adam can shoot a little too.
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Some guys tried to take advantage of the youngsters' strength.
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Then a "REAL" 4 wheeler had to come to the rescue.
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There were a couple other unfortunate individuals that got sucked into the 4runner's trap and had to be rescued. Only got pics of this one other 4wheeler wannabe.
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A few other photos.
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Here's "Mug".
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Mark, (center) won the Longbow division 1st place.
Ethan won 1st for the kids division and Adam came in second.
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I hope others took some pics and will post them here.
Looks like a great time for all. Hap
Had a great time as usual! It was good to see all the old friends and to meet a few new gang members.I really enjoyed shooting with Adam,Ethan and my young girlfriend Miranda.If the fella from Mt. Vernon that was interested in my quiver reads this send me a PM and I'll give you the dimentions to build one.Thanks Geauga Bowmen for putting on a Great shoot!
Denny
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Cool deal!!!
Got a full report via phone last night from Magnus. Sounds like a great club, great folks running it, nice property.....and a whole lotta fun had by all.
First off let me start by saying a BIG thank you to Bowmofo and everybody else who put this shoot together! this was my first shoot in over 20 years. I went up on Saturday with Longsticks (thanks for the ride Denny!)and I met a lot of fellow gang'rs.Some I had met on line and others for the first time.Everybody was great and I made some new friends.
I want to say a special thank you to Mark C.I was talking to him on Saturday about getting the kids new bows this year and when i brought the family up on Sunday he gave Alyssa a new bow. She has outgrown her old one and he took us over to the range and let her shoot a few and and he asked her which one she liked better and she told him he said Happy Birthday. Her's is in January. That's the type of folks who are among us on this site.
Now to the shoot.I had such a good time on Saturday that I brought the family up on Sunday.Everybody had such a great time that they didn't want to leave.
Here's a pic of Drummer's daughter taking aim at one of the many bird's that were on the property
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Here's one of Robert doing his thing. The boy has his own style but he sure gets the job done!
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Alyssaa was getting frustrated at first but she stuck it out and was getting better with every shot.
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Steph was on her game most of the day.She hasn't had time to shoot as much as she'd like but that's about to change
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Momma was the only one in our group to hit the flying turkey.best shot of the day. kill shot too!If you look close you can see the ring on the target.
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Last and least was me.(momma insisted)Got to warm for wool!
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If you ever want to go to a great shoot with great people then you gotta go to this shoot.You wont be disappointed!
P.S.That's me in the black trail blazer getting pulled out. Thanks for posting that Kenny!Lol!!
DANG!! That looks/ sounds like fun!!
Makes me wish I would have called in "sick" this past weekend. Sure would have beat my last 2 nights!
Thanks for sharing the experience!
It was definitely a good time. I didn't even think to bring the camera. :banghead:
The campfire Saturday evening wans't bad either!
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The wild leeks they have on club grounds were just coming up, but still had a good flavor to em.
Great shoot as always Mike.
Thanks,
Wish I could have made it there. Great pics and stories guys.
This was my first shoot. Had a blast! Thanks to all the folks who make this happen.
I brought 2 of our children who can't wait for the Safari shoot now.
We were fortunate enough to shoot a round with 4runr and the boys.
I would tease Kenny about his arrow's placement in relation to Ethan's in a few of the pictures above, but then pics would come out of my shot placement!
All in all it was a terrific day. The only regrets I have are not spending more time there and not introducing myself around more.
Looks like the kids were shooting the hunter steaks! now I'm glad I didn't turn in a score card! :dunno:
My scorecard wouldn't have looked great either Mike.... Tolerable but not great.
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Kenny thanks again. You're always there to save the day! :clapper: This is always a great shoot and I look forward to it all winter. This year didn't dissapoint. Thanks Mike for always putting on a great shoot.
Tell Adam and Ethan that they did a great job!
Magnus I was just curious if that was a Black Mountain bow you are shooting in the pic...and if it is what your thoughts on it are? You can PM if you wouldn't mind...
Thanks
Travis
Good pictures! Thanks for sharing them.
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
T.J. won the Knife! :clapper: I was hoping for a hero pict!
Glad to see the Ohio Society of traditional archers were in the house!
I'm hoping to get Ron la'clare and C.F.Carol to come out next year!
TJ, that little Jeepy wouldn't have made it out of there with 6 wheels pulling. The combination of a long winter of snow, the leaves and saturated clay make for tough going on that slope. Thanks for bein a good sport.
We'll hook up this week for your winnings and I'll take a pic then for Mike.
In the picture it looks like Adam & Ethan.pushed him out! :nono:
That knife is gorgeous. As soon as I get it we'll take a pic and post it up.
Congratulations TJ! Sorry I didn't get to meet you.
Congrats to Adam and Ethan and T.J. Sounds like everyone was a winner.
Thanks to 4 Runner for pulling out all the 4 wheelers who thought they could get out on there own! :laughing:
Thank You for sharing such a great day!
Looks like a great day with the family and fellow trad gangers.
I'd still be there if it wasn't for Kenny! That stuff was slick!!! Thanks again. Can't wait to get together again. Too much fun. Thanks again Mike.
Hey magnus it would have been good meeting you. Mike also puts on a couple other fantastic shoots during the season. We'll have to meet up at one of them.
We sure will TJ. We joined the club so we'll be there a lot! Looking forward to it!
It was my first trad shoot and I had a great time. Thanks to Kenny for taking me around and making me feel welcome & to my shooting partners Adam and Ethan for showing me how it was done.
Also, a special thanks to Mike and the Geauga Bowmen for putting it all together. It was a great course. I only wish I could have stayed longer. I'm already looking forward to the next shoot in May.
I met more trad Gang members than I thought possible! I hope they post a little something to chime in! :dunno:
How did you like the tire shot? :laughing:
I liked it! Squated down to shoot on Sunday. Too wet to kneel both days. We'll need to put something down next time its wet. I know some folks wouldn't drop to a knee including me. Lol! You did a great job Bowmofo!!!! :clapper: :archer2:
We ahd a great time as always. No pics of me tho as I'm just goofy lookin
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Late run
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And around the fire
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Thanks to all for the hard work putin it on
Don you are a lucky man! Miranda looks like she had a great time! hope to see more of you both! :notworthy: Feed the need!
COOL PICS,,,THANKS FOR SARING
One Kodak moment after another ! and I left my camera at home! :banghead:
I talked to Magnus a few times briefly, but didn't know it was him! Sorry man. Didn't realize who you were.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful time.
The enthusiasm of the kids brings a sense of security for the continued love of trad.
Charlie I didn't realize that was you either. Sorry! Next rims we need to wear name tags of our trad gang handles. Lol!
It was good to meet you though!
it looks like you all had a great time.i am going to get up there with you guys.Magnus that is one nice looking sheepeater.it looks just like mine,steve
Thank you Steve! I do like that bow. They see pretty and shoot too!
Our Swap and shoot is May 7--8 hope to see a big tr. Gang turnout at that one too! may have some wheels but more trad is the norm!
Looking forward to it!