From: Catskills
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Just wondering how many youngsters are getting into traditional shooting.
I'll be 60 next birthday, I know that a lot of guys here are my vintage and older. I I think it's great that this a sport you can keep doing into your elder years.
But I would like to know, how many LWers are under forty? How many in their twenties and thirties? It's such a great sport I want to think it will thrive after the old timers have passed!
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From: Barber
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'm 37, been playing with recurves and longbows since I was 13. Switched over to only recurves and longbows about 6 years ago. I love it !
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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At Denton Hill each year, there are lots of real young ones participating in traditional archery. Over 4000 archers usually registered, or close to that number. I think the future looks pretty solid, and as people grow and tire of the machine side of the sport, many of those will migrate to the traditional side.
By the way, those of us who were around in the olden days of archery can see that today's archers have a lot more choices in equipment than we ever did. That in itself is a sign that the sport is still in a growth vector.
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From: Rick Barbee
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 60 come November 6th.
What y'all getting me for my Birthday? 8^)
Rick
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From: Kodiaktd
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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58 years old. Been shooting and hunting with recurves and longbows since 1969, and still going strong. :)
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From: Rhett Parish
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 28 in August been shooting traditional off and on since I was bout 16 now it's all I shoot!
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From: Jim Keller
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 59 in June. Rick, I'll twist you up a string for your bday. How many strands of b55? :))
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From: muddyIA
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I hit 40 next month. Been shooting 35 years but only the past 4 years traditional since I inhereted all my dads bows when he died. Great way to reminisce
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From: Mpdh
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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After watching me, my son in law bought a long bow when he was 36. That was 5 yrs ago, and he still shoots his compound from time to time. I think he will join us eventually. MP
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From: Catskills
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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That's an excellent point George. There sure are tons of fine craftsmen making beautiful bows now. If there were independent guys making nice bows in the 60s I wasn't aware of them. But I guess a lot of the small companies like Root and Cravotta were like the small bowyers of today?
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From: Fats
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I was 65 on the 19th
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From: Fuzzy
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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54 going in 12
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From: dgb
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'm 57 and other than a brief affair with compounds in college, I've been shooting recurves and longbows my entire life (well . . .since I was about 4). I shoot mostly selfbows and sinew- backed bows these days. My kids - all 3 in their 20s - shoot trad gear too.
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From: crookedstix
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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61 by some counts, but as a Leap Year baby I'm only claiming 15 true birthdays thus far.
Jim, that's nice of you to offer Rick a string, but I think he prefers D-97! ;-)
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From: Jinkster
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Mr. Stouts rescue dog came off Noah's Ark and Frisky dialed 911 when he saw David & Goliath fighting in da hood! LOL! ;)
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From: rraming
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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52 - shot my first arrow when I came out of the womb, why do people say that? I've been shootin since 1923 - good for you!
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From: sir misalots
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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ill be 57 in Nov Been shooting bows on and off since I was a kid.
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From: scienceguy
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Good thing you didn't ask for our I.Q. scores.......I'm 64 years young.
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From: Brad Lehmann
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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63 years young, retired, and loving life right now.
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From: Kodiaktd
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Blackstick, I feel like it sometimes. "lol"
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From: bodymanbowyer
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I turned 53 back in January. I switched over to the bright side 5 or 6 years ago. No regerts :) JF
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From: indianalongbowshoote
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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be 56 in June. started shooting recurve at about 12 yrs old but seriously hunting with one since 2003.
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From: Kodiak
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'm 53...sometimes feel like I'm 83.
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From: Troy butler
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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49 and been shooting trad bows for close too 23 years never have hunted with a wheelie bow.
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From: Red Trail
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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52 come July. Learned Archery at Boy Scout Camp 40 years ago. Shot only longbows & recurve since, still having fun and not too good at it.
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From: Wild Bill
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Lord willing, 69, October.
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From: bfisherman11
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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In May I will celebrate my 29th year of being 29.... Ha, or just say 58. Bill
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From: sig9
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 69 in June and started shooting about 3 years ago. I built a wood bow in Boy Scouts when I was about 12 from a hickory blank. It disappeared when I went to college. Younger brothers broke it. Have never shot or had the desire for a compound. Haven't hunted yet but thinking about it this year. Got my son and daughter and granddaughter started now and my brother. sig9
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From: rraming
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Way to go Troy - you da man! no wheelie bow and 23 years, golly!
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From: Danny Pyle
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Will be 59 in May. Been shooting traditional since 04
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From: Hiram
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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60
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From: arrowchucker
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I celebrated my 30th anniversary of my 29th birthday last Sunday. I'm staying at 29
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From: iowa cedar shooter
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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75....been bow hunting for 49 years....skinned a lot of iowa deer and a few missouri deer. my good wife of 54 years still cooks up a good platter of venison now and then! our kids grew up on deer meat and still preffer it over store bought meat. i've been blessed!
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From: bowfitz
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Hiram take a selfie with that thing,68 here %^)
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From: NOCKBUSTER
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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36. Started with compound no sights thought what the hell Ill give a sticky a try did that for a while said why the heck are you shooting a stick went to compound started shooting 3d alot all over got sick of everytime shooting it had to be a comp went back to a stick in 2005 and have not put it down since I do go to the dark sides as well from time to time but I have more fun with trad gear than I ever did with compound stuff.
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From: YH2268
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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70 come September
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From: Jim
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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65 on April 18.
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From: Matt M
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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38, been shooting since I was 8. Still have that bow
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From: olboy
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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43. Just got my first traditional bow.
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From: traxx
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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But I would like to know, how many LWers are under forty? How many in their twenties and thirties? It's such a great sport I want to think it will thrive after the old timers have passed!
I thought that was pretty understandable,but i guess not.LOL
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From: rraming
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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wow 30 years, you should be shooting ticks off deer by now
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From: RonG
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Jinkster, Mr. Stout and Frisky have nothing on me.
I planted the burning bush on Mt. Sinai just before Moses climbed up to get the ten commandments, and who do you think helped Noah fit them boards to the arc.
Gee Whiz! I don't get any credit around here.
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From: Scooby-doo
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I am 52, started shooting sticks when I was 3 or 4. I got serious when I was around 12 and started killing everything that walked or flew with in reason of course. I enjoy hunting with both recurves and compounds. Killed close to a couple hundred deer and maybe 50 or so with sticks. I love archery don't matter what ya shoot as long as it ain't a crossgun. I will say I have only killed 3 deer with a longbow and that is gonna change. I have new LB coming and gonna break it in good this year. Shawn
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From: Firewater
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I was going to tease Hiram about approaching senior citizen status, but had second thoughts after seeing his post. .... Regarding the OPs comments, I see a lot of kids at shoots with traditional bows, they all seem to under 12 or 13, but I am inclined to believe when they hit the teenage years the speed, technology, and gadgets of the compound pulls them in that direction. I like to think that they will come back to traditional when the shine wears off.
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From: PECO
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I turned 55 last month. I got my first compound in 2007, first recurve in 08. I shoot trad gear 90%+ of the time.
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From: White Falcon
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Guess I'm one of the older fellows!
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From: larryhatfield
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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82, and just learning some new equipment, Modern Asian bows. Body, 82, mind 28. I'll take that.
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From: stonecold
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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64. Got my first bow when I was 12. Shoot long bow, recurve,and compounds.
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From: hawkeye in PA
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'm 60 bought my first bow 50 years ago. Have 2 of 3 grandsons involved in trad.
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From: Kodiak
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Nockbuster, that was the longest sentence I've seen in a while. :)
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From: David Mitchell
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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73 here. Larry Hatfield...I feel the same way.
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From: kodiak t/d
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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will be 59 on March 1st. Been shooting a bow for a long time. Still learning!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: Gibby48
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Turning 69 in June. Started w/solid glass recurve in 50's but first good bow was a Hoyt recurve, still able to handle 50# & still enjoy watchin them fly thru the air.
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From: casekiska
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I will be 73 this fall. First went bowhunting for whitetails in 1957 at age of 12.
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From: BACK YARD
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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69 next month. Feel good and enjoy shooting every day.I do believe that it's a good time for our sport.Lots of choices and plenty of good folks involved.
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From: Pa Steve
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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53 in Nov. Shooting traditional since 1989 and never looked back.
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From: Babbling Bob
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Born 10 months after WWII. Took Dad a month to get home. But I ain't old yet. Still younger than my older brothers.
Regarding the future of our forums type of archery, as George pointed out, - it looks real good and there will be many forms of it and many opinions yet to be heard.
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From: MStyles
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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67 this Oct.
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From: mgerard
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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62.75. My ex-wife will be 70 this year and her age, IQ and girth around her butt will all match!
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From: GLF
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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63 n been shooting and hunting with recurves since summer 1966. Hoping this year to have enough confidence in my longbows to leave my recurve at home n kill something with longbow. If it happens it'll be my first longbow kill because I always lose confidence and take my recurve out.
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From: cyrille
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Made it to 76 earth years last month and with the blessing of God I'm still going, maybe not as strong as in my teenage years but still going.
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From: JakeD
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'm 31. Last year was my first year with a recurve. I have since bought a longbow and enjoy shooting it as well. I'm so happy that I switched from a compound to traditional archery. Its actually a joy to shoot my bows now rather than dealing with all the crap on a compound. I love the simplicity of it.
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From: bigdog21
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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56 been shooting since age 10. first longbow lemon wood and started bowhunting at age 13. first recurve Pearson and every year since then used mostly recurve and longbows. been a good life. and being in the woods keeps me filling young.
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From: Buzz
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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52.
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From: Steve turay
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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56, I've been at it a long time now!
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From: gluetrap
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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not many young posters on this thread! 50 is young for this bunch. I be 71 and still a newbie.....ron
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From: Easykeeper
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 59 in June.
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From: Kodiaktd
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Awesome picture Steve.
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From: RonL
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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72 next month. Shot with my father from picture till I was 14. Discovered girls, guns and cars, in that order. Got back to hunting 30 years ago with dogs and then compounds for a couple years then recurve 25 years ago. RonL
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From: romanator
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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66 years young and now the Bionic Trad-Bowman; just got my 2nd total knee replacement and I'm "good to go!". Supposed to last 25 years. Hope I can keep shooting till then with my grand kids.
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From: Jinkster
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 59 in July...if things go well! LOL! ;)
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From: David A.
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Not saying, because if you knew how young my girlfriend is you would be jealous...
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From: Codjigger
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Me ..75..Dinoseurs..65 million. Sandy
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From: fiddlebow
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Just turned 63. Been shooting traditional since my 1st bow, Bear recurve in 1969. Getting my grandkids into shooting long bows now, and that's really a hoot!
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From: pops
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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65
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From: Luckyshot
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'm 50. I've been shooting traditional for about four years, but I've been into archery since I was about 11 years old. I've got ten kids, ranging in age from 6 to 23 that all shoot traditional gear. We shoot together as "family time," and we even use archery as a PE elective in their homeschool curriculum.
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From: Gfet
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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68 and still shooting mid 50 to low 60s. Still an adventure!
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From: crabbyt
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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58 now been bow hunting since i was 10 i think i was 11 or 12 when i got my first rabbit
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From: Brian B
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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59 years old
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From: Catsailor
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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68 on Halloween. At least I have the opportunity to harvest a birthday buck. I did that once in my hunting years. I started bow hunting in 1988. Got a late start.
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From: PeteA
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 59 on Monday. 7 years shooting trad. Wish I would have picked if up earlier!
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From: vthunter
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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80 years young. LOL.
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From: Terry J
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Hope to make 54 in a couple months...
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From: marc
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Closing in on 80 and planing my 15th DIY elk hunt in Colorado since I turned 60
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From: wonderbowman
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Mike! Yikes!
Guess I never had an ex wife :)
Oh yeah, fitty seben. Feel like I'm Larry's age and act like I'm 12.
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From: grouseshooter002
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'm seventy and been shooting since I was five or six.
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From: Animal
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Turned 60 in January and have been shooting recurves since I was a kid in rural Michigan. Don't have any recent pictures, but I'm a lot prettier than other guys my age!
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From: rick allison
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Be 65 in august. Still welding 50 hour weeks...gotta quit that foolishness and start living! Gonna hang up the welding hood this year and start collecting Uncle Sam's dime...along with what I've been stashing of course.
Been shootin' arras as long as I can remember.
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From: deepriverbowman
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 58 next month - been shootin' almost as long
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From: Kurt B
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I am 35 now. I have been into archery for 20 years. All traditional since 2011 when I started building bows with much help from very generous people that now call themselves Penn Archery Works Bowyer Guild.
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From: JT
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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55and a half - came back to the (real) bow almost 20 years ago. gonna retire this year.
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From: CSD
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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69 yrs old. Bowhunting since I was 14 yrs old. Started hunting out of trees in 1971. When one of my father's friends, Don Plouffe, who had killed a lot of deer with a bow in Vermont, clued me in about hunting out of trees.
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From: cut it out
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Turning 43 this year :) I'm a old soul by nature though.
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From: blue
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I 56 BRAIN THINKS IM 18 BODY FEELS WAY OLDER
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From: Bxrecurve15
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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45 years old been bow hunting since 84.
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From: fishone
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 66 in a couple of days. Where has the time went????
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From: Harborpilot88
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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29 I'm the grandson who set up you old guys computers and taught you how to surf the web.
What a great investment of my time, now you can share your years of archery knowledge with me ;)
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From: Coco
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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66 started with a fiberglass stick bow
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From: Scott_30415
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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49, shooting Recurves and Longbows for over 20 years. Would Like to hunt with a self bow I made and some river cane arrows, that's next on my bucket list.
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From: UK Woodman
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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60 fun years of life, only 15 shooting.Brian
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From: Onehair
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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62 last Dec.
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From: Woods Walker
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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65 in about 2 weeks. Maybe one day I'll grow up!
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From: limbwalker
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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17 years older than when I started posting here. LOL
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From: silverarrowhead
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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69 this year (had to do the math). Officially a stick and string hunter since I shot a chipmunk with a very crude home made bow, but with a store bought arrow. Very lucky shot, but I actually stalked that little bugger.
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From: Don
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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From: Crossed Arrows
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Runner and all you guys celebrating another year - Happy Birthday.
I'm 69 years old now and started shooting over 60 years ago with a green fiberglass bow of about 20 lbs draw. I enjoyed shooting that bow as much as any bow that I have ever shot.
In recent years there have been a lot of movies and TV heroes who are archers and I have to believe that a lot of young people would like to learn traditional archery.
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From: Bluedew
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 55 in June.
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From: SoDak Jake
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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34 been shooting trad for about 4 years
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From: Patrick
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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29, been shooting recurves and longbows since I was 11. Never tried a compound but am happy with my bows
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From: oldcrowkiller
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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God willing; I'll be 74 in Nov.
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From: justinspicher
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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39, started shooting a stick bow in 2007.
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From: sheepdogreno
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 30 this year....picked up my first recurve 4 years ago to shoot fish. Quickly decided to play with it to shoot targets and fell in love. Got me a sammick sage and harvested the biggest buck of my life. No more compound and no more guns for me. 2 years late and I've missed a few deer but smile after. Something I never did before. I love shooting a recurve or longbow. I love playing with my bows and find peace in that. I'm a poor cop so I try out bows as my budget allows. A bear super grizzly or my emery stik is my go to bow right now. But would love a thunderchild or a 59 kodiak in the future
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From: Sailor
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Turning 70 day after tomorrow.
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From: Mike E
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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58,, I see quite a few youngsters, (teens and younger) at our shoots and it looks like there is some serious interest since they are regulars with their parents/friends. I think the future looks good.
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From: Bowlim
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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57, been trad since at least 7. Neighbour came through with a lemonwood longbow. Mom made a bag target that looked like a mosquito (she had issues about killing things). Would have been a lot more fun if I had discovered tabs before my 20s.
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From: grizz
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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65, 47 of them as a bowhunter
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From: al snow
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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65. Some days, I feel 75, some days I feel 35. Go figure.
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From: longbowguy
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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I've got boots older than most of you pups. I flung my first arrow out of a proper bow in 1953. I'm 76. - lbg
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From: StikBow
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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69 in a few days. Shot a jay for a neighbor in his plumb orchard with a bow I bought from Mr.Hoyt when I was 8. Love to watch arrows fly, even if they go astray! Shot a 60# longbow today just to keep it in shape-it was feeling neglected.
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From: camodave
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Pretty clearly we are older men here. Notice there are very few women. That is not reflective of my reality. More young women into shooting Trad than young men. Young studs shoot compounds because of the testosterone.
DDave
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From: H Rhodes
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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53 in October.
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From: camodave
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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Lots of my friends wives and daughters and girlfriends shoot but do not bowhunt so the Wall would be of no interest to them. Right now one of the best shooters at Dart League is a teenage girl. Right now her dad is better but not much.
DDave
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From: Hal9000
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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will turn 62 this year... just getting started
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From: tundrajumper
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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77 in may, shot my first deer in 1955, with a bear cub
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From: Thundermtn
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Date: 22-Mar-17 |
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36, traditional for 4 years now and feel like the lone ranger. Nearly all my hunting buddies went crossbow on me last year when they legalized it for all of archery season.
I don't personally know anyone else that hunts with a trad bow. It's a shame too. Going trad has made me a better hunter for sure.
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From: Bluebell
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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71 next month been at it along time.
Hugh
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From: Hermon
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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From: bigB
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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42 in June.
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From: Pdiddly
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Going to be 64 in October. I have never shot a compound bow. Started shooting with a 25 # glass recurve when I was nine or ten...35# when I was 13. Was always plinking whatever arrows I could find or make.
Had a lonnnnggg hiatus then started again in 1989 with a '69 Super K. Shot my first deer in 1990 then got a bunch more.
Can still shoot a 70# recurve, but stick to 65# and under...I also see far more young women shooting trad than young men.
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From: reb
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I will be 71 on May 29.
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From: TrapperKayak
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Catskills, at the present moment, 'We' are 120 years old.
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From: Bob Rowlands
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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62. Been shooting a stick since early 90s. Wife got me my first Grizzly 5/25/94. Make wood arrows from scratch, trade points, self nocks, since 2004.
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From: stykman
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Didn't Catskills ask who on here are in their 20s,30s and 40s?
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From: shooterf150
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Im 67 and try to shoot every day .Shooting since I was about 10..
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From: TrapperKayak
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Yeah, but thread title says 'How Old are We?', so I combined my age with his...
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From: papadeerhtr
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Just turned 56 in feburary lol feel loke I'm 35! Been very blessed man!
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From: Huntdux
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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It looks like about 17 or so of all that have posted including myself that are under 40. There seems to be a few on YouTube and others using some other form of social media. I'm 33 and I've been at it for about 6 years. I've been to a couple of shoots and I've seen a good number of young people there as well as a number of women. I have 3 small children that all shoot recurves.
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From: Bob Rowlands
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I haven't crunched an average, but 50 is pretty young here. I'm thinking most of these internet forums are filled with retired guys, with nothing better to do with all their time. I'm not retired, but I been working myself out of a job since June 1973. lol
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From: Blackfoot
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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69 this May. I enjoy this sport today as much as I did 40 years ago.
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From: Jungle hunter
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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53 only been shooting recurves and longbows for about 10 years. Before that was a wheelie guy for a few years. Got my boys shooting longbows when they were very young. Both are exclusively trad archers. Waiting now for grandkids to start.
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From: nowheels
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I'll turn 50 a little over a month from now.
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From: 6feathers
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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68 years old and still going. I have been been using recurves and longbows for over 54 years
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From: Donk
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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From: oldhunter1942
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I'm 75yrs old been fooling with archery since I was 12
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From: badgerman
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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82 in August. Been shooting for 60 years and still shoot every day. The passion of Traditional archery keeps me going.
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From: brianbfree
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I am 58 I shoot 65# bows and in my minds eye i still see my self as 21. I am a teacher and I tell my students I am 167.
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From: cueman
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I am 55, started with a solid fiberglass ben pearson that my uncle gave me when he went off to college, I was about 8, killed many a bush and tree in my grandmothers back yard with that bow.
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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64 started with sticks at 8 yo shot my first bird with wooden arrows a chicken a week after getting bow for Christmas.
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From: MississippiBelle
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I will be 64 in May, but a "youngster" in archery. Shot first bow at age 60 and started shooting traditional at 62. Marsha
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From: Mudcreek
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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62 years old. Been at it since i was 20
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From: 76aggie
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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62 years old. Got my first recurve when I was 15 years old. I sure wish I still had that old Bear now. Back then I really had no one to teach me about archery. I guess that is why I picked up so many bad habits.
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From: Codjigger
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Well at 75 I sure am an old guy..I was just on a bus here in Toronto, and as usual I had my hiking stick. A young lady eyeing me and my stick got up and offered me her seat!! I of course was too macho and not enough of a gentleman to accept. I felt bad afterwards. Sandy
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From: Yewbender
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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43 this year and traditional only since 2013. Why did i ever wait so long??? I never had this much fun!
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From: Desperado
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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Turned 66 on January 14th.100% trad. First bow was a Ben Pearson Cougar many years ago.Shoot every day. Black Widow til I die!!!The older the fiddle the sweeter the music !!! Yeah Buddy !!!!!!
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From: valleysnyper
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I'll be 51 this year, my sons all say your only as old as you feel. I guess I'm about 82 then, broken back,neck,hip and 4 shoulder surgeries will do that
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From: Jon Stewart
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I am in the red marine shirt at 67 and my next is next to me and she is 65. This was taken on the last day of a 450 mile, week long bike ride last year.
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From: Jon Stewart
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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That is, my wife is next to me and she is 65.
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From: soap creek
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Date: 23-Mar-17 |
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I'm 58 started bowhunting in 81. Started out trad and never looked back.
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From: redbuffalo
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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I am 44 and my son just turned 20 yesterday. I started shooting 37 years ago and my son has been at it for 17 years.
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From: stykman
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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Based on the results of this less than scientific poll, there aren't a lot of young'uns into trad archery. Trad might be in trouble.
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From: GlassPowered Hoosier
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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See I'm late to the party.
I'll be 22 in August. This will be my 5th or 6th season exclusive with traditional archery. Had shot compound for a season or two before the switch.
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From: bboaldin
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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Birth certificate indicates I am 51...my body says I'm 65...but it is getting better as I loose weight and get in shape.
I hope I am 51 again by the time I go muley hunting in Colorado this year.
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From: ca
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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46 Getting old sucks, regardless of how good some of you feel LOL
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From: Tweed
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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I'm 34 and just getting into trad.
In 20 years the group might be smaller but the quality of the archer will still be good thanks to guys like bboaldin.
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From: Labackwoodsman
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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34. I have been "traditional only" for about 13 years.
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From: AK Pathfinder
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Date: 24-Mar-17 |
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62 in July if things go as planned. Been shooting sense a teenager and did a brief stint with wheel bows…it's been 26 years sense I picked one up last. Now it's just my homemade long bows and arrows.
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From: Catskills
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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"Based on the results of this less than scientific poll, there aren't a lot of young'uns into trad archery. Trad might be in trouble."
Like Riverwolf says, perhaps there a lot of trad young'uns who don't come to this site
Also, maybe there a are a lot of young'uns now shooting wheelies and trad is a natural progression.
Maybe, as someone mentioned above, new trad archers will be born as our children inherit our bows !
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From: Missouribreaks
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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Sixty one.
Owning a stickbow does not make one a traditionalist, just as owning a tractor does not make one's profession a farmer. A traditionalist shoots and hunts with the stickbow the majority of the time, it is the "go to" weapon during archery seasons.
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From: Bill C
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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From: Hookedspur
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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49, been shooting recurve s since I was about 9 then got a compound for Christmas when I was 11. I went back to the recurve when I was 22 in '90. And haven't looked back.
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From: Frog
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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74 I shoot 3 days A week.
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From: longbowmaster
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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52 hope to shoot a,few more years
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From: grizzly
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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c'mon Frisky, enquiring minds want to know, how old is wisdom?
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From: Sandhiller87
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Date: 25-Mar-17 |
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My whole family shoots trad. (except that my mom doesn't shoot) Point of pride for us. Photo was taken after a 3-d shoot we attend annually. Bows are already put up unfortunately.. I turn 30 this year, dad put a recurve in my hand as soon as I could hold one.
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From: Hunt
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Date: 26-Mar-17 |
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37. Serious since 16 but been playing around with bows since 9.
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From: Frisky
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Date: 26-Mar-17 |
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Did someone ask how old I am? As far as blood pressure goes, I'm 19. As a cyclist, I'm the same speed as when I was 32. As far as my chronological age goes, I'm exactly the average age of a Leatherwaller. Half the wall is older and half younger.
Joe
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From: TYR
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Date: 26-Mar-17 |
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66, started when I was five. Recurves, Longbows all the way.
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From: RD
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Date: 26-Mar-17 |
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After reading though this and thinking it over along with my own observations, I'd have to say we are an aging group. I myself will be 69 in April, started in 1960 and have for the last few years only attended Traditional 3-D shoots. It seems to me they are a pretty good number of younger shooters out there, some hard core, some not, by the scores at the end of the day. Overall I think Traditional Archery is in pretty good shape.
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From: Murray Seratt
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Date: 26-Mar-17 |
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I'm 67 and have only shot stickbows except for a quick jaunt with a compound, which I just plain didn't like. I can remember my Paternal Grandmother making me bows and arrows out of limbs from a cherry tree on our farm. That was before I started school.
Murray
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From: Bobby B
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Date: 26-Mar-17 |
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I will turn 47 this coming October. Started shooting at around 10 but took a 30 year hiatus. Really happy to be back at it and have a number of you to thank for helping facilitate it one way or another.
The kids in the household turn 11 and 8 this April and they look to be shooters too!
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From: 6-GOLD
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Date: 29-Mar-17 |
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Iam 78 this year, still love shooting. 6-gold
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From: Keefers
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Date: 09-Apr-17 |
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I turned 53 this past Oct.Been shooting a bow since around this time > Love this pitcher of me and my Brothers all together. My sister took the picture I think cause she isn't in there with us.I am the little guy on the left looking at camera and acting like I'm shooting in the air standing next to one of my oldest brothers.
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From: Sixby
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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March 30th I turned 70. I was born with a bow in my hand. Actually got my first one when 2 yr. Big one, 45 lb when I was 10. Hunting from the time I was 10. Made my first bow out of a nice yew stave in 72 and still have it on the rack. Man I got the set in that thing but it shot real good.
God bless, Steve
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From: Longtrad
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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From: TBOZ
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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I'm 25 and I have been posting on here since I was 13 years old lol, seems weird to think about but it's true! I grew up on this site!
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From: bobby bowman
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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70 this November. started 'bout 40 year ago mainly went to compounds, and stick bows came later. Spend all my time making them [stickbows] these days.Wish I could get out hunting, still got the urge.
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From: nrthernrebel05
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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66 in Aug. Started at 8 with a 22# long bow
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From: Rotten:
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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Turned 43 in March.
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From: Tommyhawk79
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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22 years old been shooting archery since I was 10. Unfortunately didn't get exposed to Traditional archery until about 5 years ago. That is all I shoot now.
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From: jk
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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74. Self employed most of my life. First bow was 45# 1929 lemonwood longbow. Killed a Montana mule deer with it when I was 14. Have barely even noticed mechanical bows.
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From: newt
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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70 - still hunting yearly @ 10,000+ elevation, but it seems the mtn's are getting steeper each year. Lol
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From: newt
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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70 - still hunting yearly @ 10,000+ elevation, but it seems the mtn's are getting steeper each year. Lol
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From: Stick in TN
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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Well I guess at 47 I still get to sit at the kids table in this crowd.
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From: jk
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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There's nobody older than a guy in his 40s-50s :-)
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From: IslandSnapShooter
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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33, and thanks to all older gentleman who take the time to give your two cents to us younger guys when we have a question or concern. the future of this tradition will be based on the way you convey the art to us and how we pass that to the next generation
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From: TGbow
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Date: 10-Apr-17 |
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56 and 3/4 yrs old.
My dad bought me an Indian Archery recurve for my 14th birthday in 1974. Never shot anything but recurves and longbows. Done a lot of squirrel and rabbit hunting with 22 and shotguns. I love archery but I love guns too. I guess I have more guns than I need but not as many as I want. Im a recovering bowaholic. I do want one more bow though. Lol
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From: Keoneloa
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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57...started shooting a recurve in my 20's
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From: Carpdaddy
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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57 like many here
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From: Oilman
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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I'll be 47 in May. Been shooting trad for 25 yrs. Never shot one of those bows with training wheels....
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From: Kwikdraw
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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Made it to 70! Been shooting bows of some type or other since 6 years old (home made). Bought 1st stik in 1965, a Wing Red Wing Hunter, (still got it), been lovin' stiks ever since! Finally building my 1st Hickory selfbow this month! Lots of fun, shoot almost daily. Wyatt
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From: Ron LaClair
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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This thread started on March 22nd my 81st birthday. I've been shooting a bow non stop for 75 years. Never owned a compound
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From: ahunter55
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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75. Started Archery 1956, bowhunted Illinois 1st ever Deer season, 1957. Took my 1st Deer in 1958. 20 years Longbows, recurves then switched to Compounds mid 70s. As of 2014, Longbow & compound both,. 50# Longbow, 60# Compound.. I shoot the larger State & National competitions when possible & some with Longbow & others with compound as I do hunting now. Love it all
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From: ahunter55
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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I was standing at the bar at the VFW one night minding my own business.
This FAT ugly chick came up behind me, grabbed my behind and said, "You're kinda cute. You gotta phone number?"
I said, "Yeah, you gotta pen?"
She said, "Yeah, I got a pen".
I said, "You better get back in it before the farmer misses you." Cost me 6 stitches...but,
When you’re seventy...............who cares?
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I went to the drug store and told told clerk"Give me 3 packets of condoms, please."
Lady Clerk: "Do you need a paper bag with that, sir?”
I said "Nah... She's purty good lookin'....."
When you’re seventy..............who cares?
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I was talking to a young woman in the VFW last night.
She said, "If you lost a few pounds, had a shave and got your hair cut, you'd look all right.”
I said, “If I did that, I'd be talking to your friends over there instead of you.”
Cost me a fat lip, but...
When you’re seventy...............who cares?
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I was telling a woman in the Club about my ability to guess what day a woman was born just by feeling her breasts.
"Really" she said, "Go on then... try."
After about thirty seconds of fondling she began to lose patience and said, "Come on, what day was I born?"
I said, "Yesterday." Cost me a kick in the nuts, but...
When you’re seventy...............who cares?
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I got caught taking a pee in the swimming pool today. The lifeguard shouted at me so loud, I nearly fell in.
When you’re seventy...............who cares?
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I went to our VFW last night and saw a BIG woman dancing on a table.
I said, "Good legs."
The girl giggled and said, "Do you really think so?"
I said, "Definitely! Most tables would have collapsed by now."
Cost me 6 more stitches, but...
When you are 70-WHO CARES
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From: traxx
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Date: 11-Apr-17 |
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Now thats funny right there.
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From: archer1946
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Date: 12-Apr-17 |
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490 Dog Years and I still like to track deer.
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From: limbwalker
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Date: 12-Apr-17 |
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Like a lot of fringe hobbies, trad. archery is pretty generation-specific and will probably die a natural death when the baby boomers and "almost" baby boomers pass on.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. It just is what it is.
I've enjoyed the ride. Younger folks will find their own ride. Hell, they will probably be playing "traditional" video games or something when they are our age. LOL
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From: Catskills
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Date: 12-Apr-17 |
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Limbwalker makes a good point, however...
"Trad" archery has been around for thousands of years. It might just survive the passing of the boomer generation.
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From: limbwalker
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Date: 13-Apr-17 |
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Not in the narrow definition given to it in the 80's it won't. ;)
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From: duckbill
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Date: 13-Apr-17 |
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66 here,,,,,and these things are getting heavier to pack out than they used to be. Not that it will stop me...just sayin
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From: Longbow58
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Date: 13-Apr-17 |
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Just turned 59...I'm a baby, just started trad 7 years ago. Gave the wheelie bow to my son in law sold my competition bow and not looking back.I really enjoy the relaxation of shooting and attending all the trad events and shoots I can.I met a lot of good people while shooting all over in competition, but the trad community is so different and the people down to earth wanting to lend there knowledge to help newcomers like myself.Wish I would have found trad earlier. Thank you to all those more experienced that have helped me so far...passing it on to my grandson.
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From: Brian M.
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Date: 13-Apr-17 |
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51...22 yrs compound. Started trad in '08, Except for '10 when I had shoulder surgery and went back to compound for the season. Gave the compound away a couple years ago.
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From: ghostrob
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Date: 13-Apr-17 |
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I'm 52 next week. Been trad since 99
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From: Bill Rickvalsky
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Date: 13-Apr-17 |
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Made it to 70 and sort of hanging in there. Still enjoy shooting very much when my body lets me. Got a Filson wool hat that is older than some of you.
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From: OregonTK
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Date: 13-Apr-17 |
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Turned 62 a week ago. Hunting with traditional gear since 1986.
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From: tunamanb52
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Date: 06-May-17 |
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I am 65 and slowing down, started shooting pigeons on my roof with a homemade when I was 10 yrs old.
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From: Kodiaktd
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Date: 06-May-17 |
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tunamanb52 you look good for your age. "LOL"
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From: arlone
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Date: 06-May-17 |
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67 and always used recurves and longbows.
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From: jk
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Date: 06-May-17 |
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If you think 60 is old, sayonara.
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From: tonto59
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Date: 06-May-17 |
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I'm 58 Years old. I can't run as fast as I use to. But I still enjoy doing the same things I use to do. Like hiking, taking pictures. Looking for mushrooms and arrowheads. Hunting and fishing.
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From: SWAG
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Date: 07-May-17 |
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If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.... 63
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From: Ron LaClair
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Date: 07-May-17 |
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I can't remember a time when I didn't have a bow
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From: Curtiss Cardinal
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Date: 07-May-17 |
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56 this year. I shot a Bear Cub recurve for the first time in 1964. I snuck a turn with the bow when my older brother left it and the arrows behind when they ran off to play baseball. I officially started shooting in 1965 at the age of 4. I bowhunted with a Red Wing Hunter 46#@28" in 1973. Killed my first deer in 1974. A doe turned to stare at me when she saw me draw on her. I released the arrow in surprise and it hit the white spit on her neck.The arrow went through her spine and dropped her on the spot. I can still remember the excitement and sarrow of that moment.
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From: olddogrib
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Date: 07-May-17 |
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I was head waiter at the Last Supper.
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From: strings
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Date: 07-May-17 |
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43 been shooting for about the last 14 years
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