il deer classic

[instinctivebowman]

any trad guys going to the il deer classic in peoria next weekend? This will be my first time, just wondering if there were many trad vendors etc  there?

[bofish-IL]

I use to go when it was in Peoria every year. They didn't have much for traditional. I went last year when they moved it back to Peoria and I only saw one booth selling traditional. Every type of gadget to make you successful they guarantee.  The Wensel's had their DVD's for sale.

[Fletcher]

I'll probably be there working the IFOR booth and will look you up.  I missed the UBI Banquet.  Striker Bows was there a few years back, but not much trad there; lots of high tech and horn porn, tho.

[instinctivebowman]

Im sure almost everyone i talk too will shoot compound. Im die hard trad myself but 90% of my customers shoot compound. i designed my stuff for trad but the compound guys took to them really well, and there is probably 1000 of them to everyone of us.  i wish there were more trad hunters around. and i wish i could just do all trad shows but i would be missing out on most of my business.  

anyway, Stop by and say hello, we can talk wooden bows. im sure i will be happy to here it

[Hawkeye]

There will be another vendor there, Scott Hoffman of Huntmore 360 Hunting Seats, who is a great guy and serious trad enthusiast.  Other than that, I don't think you will see much of anything that appeals to a traditional archer.  I went through the entire vendor list just today looking for a reason to go, and can't find enough to warrant the ticket fee and fighting through the crowd...

The Classic has changed, step by step, over the years.  Not for the better in my book.

I hope you have a lot of interest in your products, though, and will certainly look you up if I end up inside the doors.

Daryl

[bowtough]

It is a good time and a chance to see some beautiful Il whitetails. Ya know,no matter what kind of equipment you prefer,we all still share a common love for hunting and for the North American Whitetail.  

[Missouri Sherpa]

We will be there, booth number 914,916.  No whitetail deer hunts to sell, but do have mule deer, elk, pronghorn, moose hunts in Wyoming and hogs and Javelina in Texas.

[instinctivebowman]

Originally posted by Missouri Sherpa:
We will be there, booth number 914,916.  No whitetail deer hunts to sell, but do have mule deer, elk, pronghorn, moose hunts in Wyoming and hogs and Javelina in Texas.

i will stop by and say hello. i have a few wyoming points building up and would like to talk

jeremy

[Missouri Sherpa]

Jeremy,

My son will be in the booth by himself on Friday.  I will be there Saturday and Sunday.

[Clint B.]

Byron Ferguson will be doing longbow trickshooting shows at Peoria. In past years, he and his wife Wanda have also had a booth. They sell Byron's book and DVDs and their son, Zach's, ZBows.