Been thinking for longtime about setting up a club/organizaion for central illinois traditionalist to get together shoot, gossip, dinners, yada-yada.  How many of you in are interested in this?  One big thing pondering is having a roving shoot. To where once or twice a month all those whom can, show up at a shoot at a different range and shoot and have a cookout and b.S.?  let me know.

I like your idea Toddster. i am about 3 hours north of you but would travel once a month to meet and shoot with other trad. shooters. Keep me informed.

Glenn

I like it too, I live in Mackinaw it's between Bloomington and Peoria.

Howard

If it were a planed thing I should be able to come down.  I live up in Geneva.

Sounds good I'm a few miles south of Danville.

We have a club here in east central NY, The Mohawk Hudson traditional archers and it is opperated in the format you are suggesting.We move to different ranges quite a bit but it helps that PREZ "Bear Misser" Jeff Vadney has some incredible sooting on his home property.

Sounds good to me. I'm a few miles south of Danville also.

I'd be interested, but with only 1 weekend off a month, I probably wouldn't make many funtions. Hap

Have you guys ever heard of the United Bowhunters of Illinois (UBI)?  Take a look at their web page, we have several regional events with one coming up this weekend at Silaom Springs State Park near Quincy.  Several of us will be there camping for our UBI End of Season Hunt.  Good guys and a lot of fun, although not many deer get killed... If you're near there stop by either on Friday or Saturday and introduce yourself... Shoot me an e-mail if you would like some specifics...

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Hey Todd, hope to see you at a Decatur shoot sometime. I noticed one of your arrows in the found bucket. No doubt it fell out of your quiver.

Yes, I am intersted as well. I'm also just south of Danville!

Great idea! Live just outside of Charleston Il.

I think that moving around will not only keep it interesting, but also help support are clubs (which much need it).  I use to be the president of the Decatur archery range and know how hard it is to keep getting people there.  I also know traditionalist love to have a good time and shoot together, my basis.  I am a lifetime member of the UBI and will be at the Banquet.  It is a good organization, and I am not trying to compete with it, just get a few of us together to have some fun and build bonds.  Buckracks7-how have you been?  I plan on attending a few of the shoots in decatur and get back on the circiut now that work and family will let me.  Sure miss shooting there and you.  Hopefully we can all perhaps get together for some stump shooting or bowfishing.  If anyone is interested this year, My rig will be ready to hit the best bowfishing spot in illinois, shelbyville.  Keep your string waxed.

Todd,
When do you start hitting Shelbyville? Keep me in mind when you go, I think that would make a good first get together for the IL. crew

Todd, Loami here just Southwest of Springfield 12 miles. I thought you were a member of UBI. Bowfishing for sure at Shelbyville. I would like to talk to you about Bob Wesley's school as well. Flint

This sounds interesting.  I'm in Morton, between Bloomington and Peoria, a bit further west than Ranger 3.

an interesting idea.

I'm always looking for new faces to shoot with. I'm about an hour north of Champaign.

I would like it also. I'm about 30 miles S.W. of Peoria.

I`m in will county.I could make it to a few shoots.Keep this thread going and let`s make something happen.