I have been reading this site for some time now and thought it was high time I joined. So I did the needful and was promptly ticked off by e-mail saying that I had already registered last September. Getting old I guess because I don't recall registering. :rolleyes: Sorry Rob! ;)
I used to shoot a rudimentary bamboo bow with reed arrows as a kid but then guns came along and the bow was forgotten.
Fast forward three odd decades and I got the itch to shoot a bow again, so I ordered a 40# Martin Jaguar. A year later I sold that and got myself a 40# Samick Sage from 3 Rivers but barely had it for a few days when a friend came over and said he wanted it. The Sage was replaced with a 50# Bear Montana and it's a very nice bow, especially after replacing the string with one from SBD.
I am currently awaiting a 60# T/D Bama Hunter from Nate and am really looking forward to it.
Barring FITA style archery, archery is a dead sport in India and everything needs to be imported. The only exception to this are some of the tribal areas where the bow is still used for hunting and I am very keen on collecting these bows and arrows for my collection.
Regards,
Dodger
welcome youve come to a great place :campfire:
:wavey: Welcome to the Gang, :campfire: :coffee: :archer2:
Welcome. :archer:
Welcome :campfire:
Welcome to the family!
Enjoy your journey along with the rest of us.
God bless,Mudd
Hi there-Hap
Welcome to the tradgang!
Welcome! You're gonna love that BamaBows Hunter. I've got a 2pc Hunter and a 1pc Royal, and am waiting on a 2pc Elite Classic. Nate's bows are Top-Notch in everyway.
I'm glad to see Nate going International!
What is the hunting situation in India? Are you interested in hunting, or just shooting? Don't hesitate to keep us updated on your adventures, with pics of course. We love following our Trad Brothers' activities, and foreign locations really feed the fire. I spent 12 years in the Asia Pacific Region, but sadly never hunted or even shot bows there. I've yet to make it too India.
Thanks a lot for the welcome everyone.
Danny,
I am still kicking myself for not making Nate go international before his price hike last year. :biglaugh:
Sad to say but hunting got closed down in India but I am no stranger to the outdoors. Recently a few states, a couple of which are neighbouring ones, have reopened hunting of wild boar and in two cases, nilgai (blue bull) as well. Ol' Sus scrofa is what I will be targeting once I feel proficient enough. This is a slow process as I have no one to teach me apart from books and the internet but I am getting there gradually. I am currently on my second reading of Fred Asbell's latest book and it has helped a lot.
If and when you do make it to India, let me know.
Cheers.
Dodger
Good stuff. Welcome to TG.
Welcome!! :wavey:
Welcome and glad to have you here with us. :wavey:
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Welcome and I look forward to hearing hunting stories in the future from India.
A big welcome from Arkansas! :archer2:
Nice to have you!! Great place and lots of good info here!! Enjoy! Shawn
Welcome to the gang. Glad you're here. It will be interesting to hear about your hunting adventures there in India.
That Bama Hunter is a Hill style bow if I'm not mistaken. There is a Howard Hill thread still going that started in January I believe. There is a lot of information there for your type of bow, lots of pictures of great hunting places, and great pics of some very nice bows. You might want to check it out. I think it is titled "HH bug bit me" It's kind of odd that I can't remember the exact name since I look at it at least 10 times per day.
Welcome aboard bud :)
How d'ye!
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Welcome Dodger, Hope you enjoy the ride with this great group of archery hunters.
Once again, thank you very much for the warm welcome.
Okie man, the Bama Hunter is a straight limbed flatbow, so I guess it does qualify as a Hill style bow. It was a toss-up between the Hill and the Bama but I decided to go with the Bama first but there will be a Hill in my future. That little booklet that Hill Archery sends out has been residing on my bedside table for over a year now and it's difficult to ignore. Another Hill style bow, I would like to get is that made by Jeff Challacombe of Australia. He no longer makes them on a commercial basis but I have requested him to let me know if ever he decides to build one.
BTW, I have been reading the HH thread for many months and like you, check it out on an almost daily basis. Eagerly looking forward to Ron's ShrewHill.
Cheers!
Welcome, I'm always fascinated at the different cultures and the people that Trad Gang and archery in general reaches, glad your on board!
Welcome aboard Dodger!!
Wow! India! I'm still astounded by this technology!
A big hello from the northern Canadian bush.
Welcome to TG.
South MS, irrespective of cultures, boys will always be boys and their toys and interests are usually the same. :D However, I find it very strange that archery isn't live and kicking in my country despite its rich and varied archery heritage. From the responses to this thread, it appears that I am the first bloke to sign up from India.
Thanks for the welcome fellas and I am only too happy to be here.
Welcome aboard and don't forget to post some pictures of the native bows as you add to your collection.
welcome aboard!!! would love to see some pictures from your area!
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Welcome aboard and don't forget to post some pictures of the native bows as you add to your collection.
Thanks for the welcome. A couple of friends have some native bows from the surrounding areas. I will photograph them and post the pics when I meet them next. However, here's one of a bow that is used to shoot baked clay balls. Haven't tried one but I am told it's quite effective against small game.
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/RHB65/IMG_1548.jpg)
Quotewelcome aboard!!! would love to see some pictures from your area!
Thanks for the welcome. I don't have any hunting pics barring old one's but those are all firearm related. The only current pics I have of the surrounding areas are those taken when I go fishing.
welcome back home, dodger! :wavey: :campfire:
Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride, the seas can get choppy but never any green water over the bow.
Butch L
QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
welcome back home, dodger! :wavey: :campfire:
LOL. Thanks. I don't think I'll forget about my membership status this time. :D
QuoteWelcome aboard. Enjoy the ride, the seas can get choppy but never any green water over the bow.
Thanks, Butch.The water on here is pretty calm compared to some others I have seen. ;)
Welcome great place here.
Welcome back home.
Thank you, Thumper and Friend.