Trad Gang

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Title: St. Clair/Marysville,MI
Post by: Billy on April 20, 2009, 10:44:00 PM

Any trad shops to visit up that way?
 
I will be up there for the day and evening the 21st of April.

Title: Re: St. Clair/Marysville,MI
Post by: Steve O on April 20, 2009, 11:11:00 PM

Nope.

Jays in Clare has a bit of trad stuff.

Wilderness Archery in Ann Arbor has some trad stuff.

Traditional Outdoor Supply has a LOT of trad stuff--Sand Lake, Mi near Grand Rapids.

Title: Re: St. Clair/Marysville,MI
Post by: Billy on April 20, 2009, 11:34:00 PM

Okie doke.....Thanks for the reply.

Title: Re: St. Clair/Marysville,MI
Post by: WidowEater on April 21, 2009, 11:07:00 AM

That was my biggest gripe about living there was there really wasnt any trad shops to speak of.  On the south side in St Clair there is a Feed and Pet Store that carries Samick trad bows.  That is it really though.  Lots of great gun stores at least.

Title: Re: St. Clair/Marysville,MI
Post by: frank bullitt on April 21, 2009, 08:31:00 PM

Man, when Chuck Nesset left Jay's back in the late 90's ,the traditional part left too! Great people make the company.....Great!

Title: Re: St. Clair/Marysville,MI
Post by: LostNation_Larry on April 21, 2009, 08:36:00 PM

The good news is you have several GREAT trad events you can go to without leaving the state.  Comptons is the third weekend in June and at Berrien Springs.  Michigan Trad. Bowhunters is the 4th weekend and they meet in Grayling.  Great Lakes Longbow Invitational is in Hastings on the second weekend in August (7-9).  Unfortunatley you just missed Royal Oak Archers trad weekend and their club is located in Lake Orion which would have been reasonably close.  There will be an event in Clarkston area on May 15-17 (or something like that) where they have invited vendors.  Don't know who will make it.  My shop is about 3 hours from you.

Title: Re: St. Clair/Marysville,MI
Post by: Autumnarcher on April 21, 2009, 11:56:00 PM

Michigan could definitely use a few more trad shops. The few we have always seem to be a 2-4 hr drive, which stinks if need just one or two things. Cabelas and Bass Pro are a joke when it comes to trad stuff.

I have a small local sporting goods store that used to be fairly decent, but the owner has some young kid working in there all the time now, and I've stopped in a couple times and asked for simple stuff like fletch tape, or bohning paints.  All I get from him is a dumb look or a dumber comment. I no longer go there. When Steve was there all the time, he took care of business.