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How many West Virginian's Trad. Bowhunt

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Old Crow 08-Aug-08
Hades 08-Aug-08
Winter Hawk 08-Aug-08
2X Lung 08-Aug-08
David Mitchell 08-Aug-08
Larry247 08-Aug-08
gcoleman 08-Aug-08
1buckurout 08-Aug-08
Rader 08-Aug-08
Big Al 08-Aug-08
M.P. 08-Aug-08
soldier 08-Aug-08
jberk 08-Aug-08
BONES 08-Aug-08
Susquehannock 08-Aug-08
Coot 08-Aug-08
Mountainboy 08-Aug-08
Bob Dunn 08-Aug-08
ron 08-Aug-08
warden415 09-Aug-08
Bustacrook 09-Aug-08
carphunter 09-Aug-08
bohunterbiff 09-Aug-08
Longdraw 09-Aug-08
Longbeard 09-Aug-08
Jack IN WV 09-Aug-08
babysaph 10-Aug-08
bigmountain 10-Aug-08
String Cutter 11-Aug-08
pilot 11-Aug-08
pilot 11-Aug-08
stickbow21 11-Aug-08
wvtradbow 11-Aug-08
chunkyjr 11-Aug-08
Woody 11-Aug-08
Canerod 19-Aug-08
Ryan Burns 19-Aug-08
bearbowman 19-Aug-08
broken arrows 19-Aug-08
rt2bowhunter 20-Aug-08
Mountaineer 25-Aug-08
Pigsticker 25-Aug-08
mr. bonehead 25-Aug-08
Salamander 25-Aug-08
jberk 25-Aug-08
Hatchet 26-Aug-08
MikeP in WV 11-Sep-08
babysaph 11-Sep-08
Missing Impossible 13-Sep-08
houseman 14-Sep-08
brokenwing 15-Sep-08
LongBow Man 15-Sep-08
ketchem 23-Jan-09
E.Newman 23-Jan-09
stickbowhntr 23-Jan-09
Zipperin' 23-Jan-09
waiting4fall 23-Jan-09
fnshtr 23-Jan-09
waiting4fall 23-Jan-09
Bicster 24-Jan-09
From: Old Crow
Date: 08-Aug-08




How many West Virginian's Traditonal bowhunters (recurve, longbow, selfbow) are on the Wall, and what town/city you're from.

I'll start: From Petersburg, West Virginia shoot a Herb Meland, Pronghorn Ferret T/D recurve.

From: Hades
Date: 08-Aug-08




Elkins, West Virginia, shoot a Bear Grizzly

From: Winter Hawk
Date: 08-Aug-08




Parkersburg, West Virginia, shooting a Crow Creek Blackfeather.

This will be my first year since 1973 shooting a trad bow.

Winter Hawk

From: 2X Lung
Date: 08-Aug-08




Bickmore, West Virginia, in Clay Co.

I have a Martin Savannah and a Bear Kodiak Magnum.

This will be my second year hunting with a trad bow.

Craig Holcomb

From: David Mitchell
Date: 08-Aug-08




David Mitchell from Charleston--shoot about a dozen different bows mostly longbows, a couple of hybrids, and two recurves :o)

From: Larry247 Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member
Date: 08-Aug-08




Larry Altizer from Peterstown WV. and i'm shooting an Elk Antler longbow.

From: gcoleman Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member
Date: 08-Aug-08




George Coleman Fayetteville WV,,, Several zipper recurves,Monarch longbow, hummingbird recurve,Thunderhorn hybrid,redwing hunter several homemade long bows.... and on and on and on lol

From: 1buckurout
Date: 08-Aug-08




Evans, Jackson County. Got several; prefer DAS.

From: Rader
Date: 08-Aug-08




Parkersburg , shoot my own hybrid longbows

From: Big Al
Date: 08-Aug-08




Al Leftwich, Summers County - currently shooting Lost Creek longbows exclusively.

From: M.P. Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member
Date: 08-Aug-08




Mike Persinger, from Beckley.Zipper recurves and maybe my Marriah longbow this year also.

From: soldier
Date: 08-Aug-08




Grew up in Hinton, Summers CO. Joined the Army in High School and have been on the road ever since. Hope to get back there when I finally retire. Shooting a Black Widow recurve and a Tomohawk long bow.

From: jberk
Date: 08-Aug-08




Born In Clarsksburg but have lived in N.C. most of my life. I love W.V. it is a beautiful state, got a custom longbow coming next week. Kanati by JK Traditions

From: BONES
Date: 08-Aug-08




Present,Galax VA

From: Susquehannock
Date: 08-Aug-08




Martinsburg, WV and this year will be my third season hunting with my osage selfbows.

From: Coot
Date: 08-Aug-08




Ron Winter, Mill Creek Mountain,Hampshire Co, Old Fields. Trad bowhunting since 1948. Use all kinds of LBs and Recurves. Prefer homemade selfbows. Coot

From: Mountainboy
Date: 08-Aug-08




Kevin Given, Gassaway, WV. Shooting a Thunderstick MOAB, Pittsley Predator, and a '70's Kodiak Magnum every now and then. Plus, my brother is traditional and his friend is traditional.

From: Bob Dunn
Date: 08-Aug-08




Bob Dunn, Fairmont, WV. Shootin mostly a Howard Hill Wesley Special now. Sellin off some of my recurves to buy another longbow. Still have a dozen or so oldies.

From: ron
Date: 08-Aug-08




Ron Newsome,Marrowbone Creek,wv.Shootin a Bob Lee

From: warden415
Date: 09-Aug-08




Steve Himmelrick, Weirton WV in Brooke County. Shoot a homemade R/D hybrid longbow.

From: Bustacrook Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 09-Aug-08




Berkeley County WV..Horne brush-longbow, Navajo longbow, and waiting on an elk riser longbow.

From: carphunter
Date: 09-Aug-08




Lonnie Sneed, Speedway WV just North of Athens with a Princeton mailing address (figure out the post office)in Mercer Co. Several bows but most of the time I shoot a Morrison T.D. I love it but I shoot a Bear S.K. alot.

From: bohunterbiff
Date: 09-Aug-08




Shepherdstown.......Bear recurve 50# @ 28", POC self built arrows.

From: Longdraw
Date: 09-Aug-08




Don't live in WV but I hunted down there in the early 80's. I'm from VT and WV is one of the best states I have ever been too. The people were very friendly and some of the best I ever met.

From: Longbeard
Date: 09-Aug-08




Kent Garvin, Morgantown. Ancient Spirit Mountain Ash Longbow.

From: Jack IN WV
Date: 09-Aug-08




Jack Whitmire Jr have been shooting a recurve since 1989, I shoot Bob Lees and Bear Takedowns. I live in Putnam county , but I'm from Randolph county.

From: babysaph Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member
Date: 10-Aug-08




J.R. Chambers, Charles Town WV, DAS

From: bigmountain
Date: 10-Aug-08




Kerry Given, Little Birch WV. Shoot homemade R/D longbow, my go to bow, Great Plains Pau Duro Recurve, Hatfield takedown. Older brother of mountainboy.

From: String Cutter
Date: 11-Aug-08




I'm from Mt. Hope, WV.. Get to move back there in 8 short years. As Soon as my prison turm is up here in Va.... Old Crow....Petersburg, West Virginia Huummm didn't Mt. Hope beat the breaks off of them in 1990 for the State Football Championship???

From: pilot
Date: 11-Aug-08




Work in Maryland but my heart and a home is in Neola, Greenbrier County. Shooting a KimSha longbow.

From: pilot
Date: 11-Aug-08




Work in Maryland but my heart and a home is in Neola, Greenbrier County. Shooting a KimSha longbow.

From: stickbow21
Date: 11-Aug-08




Mark Stella, Athens WV, Samic leopard T/D, Ben Pearson Predator, 1962 Bear Cub.

From: wvtradbow Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member
Date: 11-Aug-08




Wheeling - ohio co. Black widow or schaffer LB. If you go to any of the local shoots ,their's always a good many trad shooters.

From: chunkyjr
Date: 11-Aug-08




mike holt, philippi wv, current favorite is palmer recurve. also shoot turk, wes wallace and kodiac magnum.

From: Woody
Date: 11-Aug-08




Kirk McBride, Not yet but will retire there someday. Wife and I own land in Braxton County on the little Birch River. Shoot BW's and Toelke's Currently live in Alaska.

From: Canerod
Date: 19-Aug-08




Was raised in Wayne county, and I'll end up back there one way or another. Currently living and guiding in Maine, not all that different from back home really, other than the snow and moose. Shooting a Whisperstik Mojo recurve this year, but still collecting as many bows as possible.

From: Ryan Burns
Date: 19-Aug-08




Ryan Burns, Weston WV, Blacktail recurve, and Morrison Longbow

From: bearbowman
Date: 19-Aug-08




Steve Smith from Chester, WV in Hancock county. I shoot Morrisons, Lees, Assenheimers, Palmers, old Wings, old Howatts, old Brownings, osage bows, several old Bear takedowns and maybe 200? other Bear bows.

From: broken arrows
Date: 19-Aug-08




Was born in Clarksburg, WV, been shooting traditional since 1958, mostly longbows, some recurves, my favorites are selfbows.

From: rt2bowhunter Professional Bowhunters Society - Qualified Member Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 20-Aug-08




Joe Thompson Point Pleasant Wv Mason Co. I shoot a homemade R/D hybrid longbow forward riser.

From: Mountaineer
Date: 25-Aug-08




Pretty new to trad archery, but shoot a Browning Fire Drake and Bear Grizzly. I'm also from Petersburg, but live in NC now.

From: Pigsticker
Date: 25-Aug-08




DAVID MERCER FROM METZ SHOOT A PREDATOR RECURVE A ZIPPER AND SOON A STRIKER LONGBOW

From: mr. bonehead
Date: 25-Aug-08




Jamie Rollyson from Clarksburg, WV. currently shooting homemade zebra and bocote longbow. soon to be shooting osage selfbow

From: Salamander
Date: 25-Aug-08




I'm pretty close. I live West of Harrisonburg Virginia near Reddish Knob. I'm just a couple miles from the Pendleton County Line. I hunt with a 57# Fedora Stalker.

From: jberk
Date: 25-Aug-08




Born in Clarksburg, live in N.C. I shoot a Kanati Longbow 55#

From: Hatchet
Date: 26-Aug-08




Dave Smith, I live just around the corner from Prosperity , WV. I shoot a Bob Lee Hunter.

From: MikeP in WV
Date: 11-Sep-08




Mike Propst, Summit Point, WV in Jefferson County. Killed my first buck with a Martin-Hatfield takedown last fall after 25 years of shooting compounds. Also just got a 63# Abbott longbow that I'm practicing with everyday for October 18th.

From: babysaph Professional Bowhunters Society - Associate Member
Date: 11-Sep-08




Mike, didn't know you were still around. Welcome to the trad side. J.R.

From: Missing Impossible
Date: 13-Sep-08




Mike Parrish, Chester WV, osage self bows, and soon to have whisperstik.

From: houseman
Date: 14-Sep-08




Lived in lewisburg till about a year ago, now in western colorado. Miss chasing those pesky whitetails. Shoot morrisons and rer's.

From: brokenwing
Date: 15-Sep-08




John Gerrard, Brooke County. Member of the Weirton Urban Bowhunters Assn. Will be using either a Wes Martin or a homemade hybred or a K-Mag. Brokenwing

From: LongBow Man
Date: 15-Sep-08




I was born in Phillippi WVa but now live in North Ga mountains, Do I count? Long Bow. LongBow Man

From: ketchem
Date: 23-Jan-09




Ketchem, born and raised in Elkins, stuck in Charleston WV.

From: E.Newman
Date: 23-Jan-09




Have Wanted To Go With Flinger and Bones,Have Not Made It There Yet.???? E Newman From Virginia And North Carolina

From: stickbowhntr Professional Bowhunters Society - Qualified Member Compton's Traditional Bowhunters
Date: 23-Jan-09




all of then that bowhunt it's only 1872 down there

From: Zipperin'
Date: 23-Jan-09




Hey my Momma was born in Moundsville and if I look out my back window I can see Glendale - does that count?

Zip'

From: waiting4fall
Date: 23-Jan-09

waiting4fall's embedded Photo



Dave Mullins i live in Winfield. I shoot a Hoyt Gamemaster, left handed. I'm curently shooting tapered Sitka Spruce wood. However, when Rick Welch comes to my home, in December, He's setting me up w/ carbon arrows. Speaking of Rick Welch, look who has shown some interest in meeting him at Gander Mountain!!!

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From: fnshtr
Date: 23-Jan-09




Wayne Boone, Rockport, WV... shoot a Zipper Extreme.

From: waiting4fall
Date: 23-Jan-09




TTT

From: Bicster
Date: 24-Jan-09




Bic in Fayetteville shooting a Dryad





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