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New Here, Hello to everyone from SE Missouri...

Started by Critch, July 15, 2014, 12:03:00 PM

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Critch

I've been a traditional bowhunter almost my whole life. As a kid in Memphis in the early 60s my brother showed me how to make flatbows out of hickory staves and my mom helped me make bowstrings by braiding Dacron. My arrows were a reed with a heavier wood footing on the front, homemade heads and goose feathers for fletching. My bows were crude but functional. We moved to the Ozarks and I continued building bows until my mom bought me a Pearson 35 lb. bow for Christmas and I really got to moving. I took squirrels and rabbits mostly, but more than few birds fell to my homemade blunts. In the USAF I bought my first take-down recurve and killed my first deer with it in 1976 and some $1.00 arrows from a local hardware store. For awhile I went compound, but not crazy compound...a few years ago I came back totally to traditional. I just enjoy it more. My focus now is on building my stuff again when possible and getting out more than just deer season. I am very vocal to my government in Jefferson City that I do not consider crossbows to be traditional. I don't really consider some of the newer compounds to be traditional either. I'm trying to find locals who are into traditional and well, I'm just glad I'm here. My goal for the summer is to get the two groundhogs trying to destroy my farm and the coyotes that hang around waiting for a meal of chicken or pig.
I don't know if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or imbeciles who mean it. -Mark Twain

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Boomerang

Welcome Terry! Glad you came aboard and thank you for your service. Trad is alot of fun.

God bless,
Boomer


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dhaverstick

Terry, you need to join the United Bowhunters of Missouri. While we are not a trad-only club, I would say that 98% of our members shoot trad equipment only. We have several members in SE Missouri.

Darren Haverstick
President - United Bowhunters of Missouri

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Critch

Darren, that was my next question. I've heard of UBM, it looks like the place for me.

So much around here is compounds and everyone seems to be disabled and uses those crossbows.

I'm hoping for a fairly cool fall and an early one. I need some woods time.

My job is getting more stressful as more of these young vets return home. I don't drink or smoke, so I go to the woods for my therapy.
I don't know if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or imbeciles who mean it. -Mark Twain

Swinestalker

Having done so much, with so little, for so long, I can now do anything with nothing.

dnovo

Terry, Welcome!
Another to tell you to join UBM.
Best bunch of trad guys you'll find.
Got several members down around Cape Girardeau and parts there about.
I'm right with you on the crossbow thing. Hate 'em
PBS regular
UBM life member
Compton

Critch

I'm not far from Cape, I'm down here in Poplar Bluff. I grew up in Doniphan.
I don't know if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or imbeciles who mean it. -Mark Twain

Stone Sheep

Compton Traditional Bowhunters Board of Directors (past)
United Bowunters of Missouri Board of Directors

Mudd

Welcome Critch!

I am a "swampeast" Missourian myself. I grew up all over down there but Lilbourn is what I consider my home town.

I'll say that it's a good place to be from. this far or further...lol

Thanks for your service.

I did my time in the US Army from 1969 til 1972 with one tour in southeast asia.

You can't go wrong belonging to the UMB. A great group of folks in it, even those who shoot "wheels"...lol

God bless,Mudd
Trying to make a difference
Psalm 37:4
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
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Relax,

You'll live longer!

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