Hi everyone! just seeing how many more Alaskan Trad bow shooters are on here and possibly get together go on shoots ..talk hunts.ect..lets see some Alaska pride!
Don't live there anymore but I was born on the Kenai Peninsula. I don't know if the KPA (kenai peninsula archers) is still alive, but they were a great bunch with a very cool 3-d and bag course setup just out of Soldotna.
im not sure if they are still going either..hmmm..but I am up north
I live on the peninsula, work for the borough and actually manage the KPA lease. They are still an active group, but have very few traditional shooters. Most of us that shoot trad just go to the KPA range on our own and don't participate much with the group shoots. I've noticed that I shoot two to three arrows for every one arrow shot from wheeled shooters. Starting in October they start shooting indoors at a Baptist church out on the Spur in North Kenai.
Hey Chris, Anchorage area and just north in Chugiak have a fair number of trad guys. Look at our facebook page for Northwest Archers. We run the Kincaid Park Range and also host several shoots a year including the State field shoot,,The Alaska open, and I believe we are going to do the Spring 3d this year. We run about 30% trad guys in participation. In Chugiak there is Cook Inlet Archers, who have a nice range and host shoots every month. Blacksheep Bowmen is a club on Elmendorf and Ft Rich. At Northwest/Blacksheep We have enough guys to do a trad only night league in the winter (indoor range) and also in the summer at the Northwest course, I'm a range captain at Northwest and know most of the trad guys if you want to Email me. Later Bill
great info gentleman,Bill Sant Im just going to have too head down that way for a shoot sometime!that would be fun and a good excuse to head south .
come on Alaskans introduce yourself!
I live in the Mat valley. Started this thread on here the other day if you are interested.
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=131899
Just how far north are you? Will be heading to the cabin north of Sourdough in a week or so for some grouse and bunnies and grayling.
akdd that sounds like ana amazing time chasing some black tail,what a great hunt that will be.
Bill sant if you are asking me im in Fairbanks but live in Bettles Alaska above the arctic circle most of the year
I'm in Palmer. I'll start shoot indoors with a few other trad shooters starting next Sat at Screaming Eagle in Wasilla.
I'm at the Anchorage airport right. Heading to Juneau for a few days. Will be shooting the Juneau Archery Club outdoor range with a trad shooting buddy.
Hey Chris, when you come to town holler, their's a few of us here though I'm out of the clique anymore, I still shoot with a couple of guys every now and than.
We had a trad archers of alaska for a little while but that didnt last long once we lost north pole archery we lost our indoor range. Most of us are loners around these parts these days. We'll have to think about a summer trad shoot.
Oh btw, if you dont know about it, the massey shoots down in anchortown is mid summer. I've yet to attend due to my messed up work schedule!
Do you get out predator calling much?
I'm in Fairbanks!
you're a hippy too :D
BearCrkBandit, I grew up in Fbks. Do you have an older brother? I think we were in high school together. Dandy bear in your profile too.
@bearcrkbandit- are you in Fairbanks? we should get together sometime and shoot and @AKDan let us know when you have time off.
Chris, this week is pretty whacked, I have a test tomorrow morning and than work fri night. I'm off sat sun mon, trying to take a class this weekend sat/sun not sure yet if I can get in, and work the rest of the week nights. I'm sure you've seen BCB around Chris, every time I turn around he's stalking me haha. Sorry T, made me snicker.
I don't have an older brother, but I do have older cousins that went to school here, you probably went to school with Eric. Yeah Chris, we should get together, if you want to before the snow hits hard, I've got a little 3D range set up on my dads property
I don't have an older brother, but I do have older cousins that went to school here, you probably went to school with Eric. Yeah Chris, we should get together, if you want to before the snow hits hard, I've got a little 3D range set up on my dads property
Haha! Well I have bumped into you twice in the last month...so I guess I can't argue that! Lol
Chris - on the peninsula the last 20 years, Fairbanks for 10 prior to that. I mostly shoot around the house and have some great stump shooting for quite aways around me.
man! its nice too see other trad shooters/hunters up here in Alaska.
Yep, Eric, that's him. Small world.
I see the temps are starting to drop down to normal in the interior. Should be good hunting for hares right now without the white ground cover.
Hi Chris! I live near Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula. I haven't been on here in awhile so looking down through the past couple months discussions to see what I missed!
Hi Chris, just got back to you on the private msg. As you can see I am in Homer, and just a tad lonely for trad company. Seems everybody has to have wheels on their sticks. I am going to see if I can make it up to Kenai to the indoor shoot this winter a time or two. I just made it to Bettles for the first time this fall on my way to the north slope to guide a bou and griz hunt. I like the place and hope to make it back this coming summer, maybe to the big bash in August?
is kings nock still open in fbx I used to shoot there a lot in 05, not many trad guys though. im in kenai now, there are a fair number of trad guys around here in various shooting groups, most of which shoot in their yards or at the bunnies, but we do get together once and a while at the kpa outdoor range.
ak dan I might just take you up on your offer for this spring, oh bring a tag
no kings nock is no longer around..we have precision archery now. great guy there too.and a couple trad shooters.
Saltwatertom- I will most likely be in Bettles as I usually am you should come on up to do a hunt this summer,heck I probably ran into you while you were there.
SouthCentral guys:
Do people have a day available for a get together somewhere down on the Kenai? Our place is well situated if we want to try and pull folks from ANC and the Kenai--2 miles south of the junction between the Seward and Sterling Highways (north of Moose Pass). We have an 11' screen and projector that we could set up in our heated shop and we could do some kind of mid-day potluck.
Or, would there be a good place in Soldotna instead but that would be probably reducing it to Kenai people?
I am thinking Saturday Jan 4 or Jan 11?
steve how are the bunnies around your are, we could do a big bunnie hunt. also the out door range in Soldotna has a pavilion and picknick tables, could do a bbq
Few bunnies.
Outdoor pavilion could be dark and cold!
hey we chose to live here haha :dunno: of course it would depend on the weather.
they also have a large fire pit
I knew a guy in Kenai/Soldotna named Dave Coleson. He is a barber, and also builds mandolins, guitars and traditional bows. Any of you guys in that area heard of him?
I might be able to do something on Jan 11. Would much rather go bunny hunting, but my usual spots don't have much for bunnies. I literally have seen more lynx (3) and more lynx tracks in the last 2 months than bunnies. Last lynx the season was open but did not have my bow... :knothead:
I hear that bunnies are down Statewide, which is unusual they usually are upcycle somewhere. I'm just hoping to find a spot or two with a few.
If we did something in the general Kenai area we could stage at my place, guess it just depends if anybody has a bunny spot to share for the day. I could make a pot of bear stew, my famous clam chowder lol, and throw a bit of moose on the grill.
I've got a home theatre that would hold a few but I would much rather hunt.
And yeah I'm not committing just throwing it out there. I'm covered up with work most evenings and weekends for the next almost 2 months, we have a big regulatory meeting coming up.
And GrayRhino no I don't know Dave C.