TRAD archery shops.

[archer66]

Are there many archery stores near where you live that carry a REAL selection of supplies for the traditional bowhunter?  Local shops here I northeast Missouri don't carry much at all.

I'm good with ordering online but I sure like to patronize local business when I can.

Does anyone know a good shop in the St. Louis Missouri area??

[nineworlds9]

Not near me, however the owner of the local archery shop (wheelie) will order stuff no problem and is quite trad "friendly" at least.  I buy arrows from him on occasion and have always enjoyed my dealings as he's a super customer service oriented guy and knows quite a lot about archery and is an avid shooter.  He stocks Samick Polaris and Samick Sage bows on a regular basis and sells quite a few, especially the lower poundage models to young adults and kids, which is a great thing.  However I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw him setting up a new Sage for a customer with a 4-pin sight, whisker biscuit and peep sight (per customer's request).

[Longbow58]

Not close to me . Fedora is about an hour. Wheelie bow place in Lancaster has some selections. Other than that Big Jim's or Three Rivers.

[dbd870]

3 Rivers is 2.5 hrs away from work.

[old_goat2]

Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear and it's a long ten minute drive

[Big Lefty]

Nothing close by.  We normally get up to the Twin Cities once a year, and always detour through Rochester so I can stop at The Footed Shaft.  They are awesome people to deal with.

[damascusdave]

I can get anything I want from a couple of basement operations and I do

DDave

[Sam McMichael]

No. Bass Pro carries some stuff, but I do not consider it full service at all.

[Fletcher]

Pretty close to St. Louis, Town Hall Archery in Bellville, IL is quite good.

[reddogge]

My good friends Mike and Sue Shaw have a nice shop in Boyertown, PA. It's a two hour run for me but nice to hang out once in a while. Of course I have one in Lancaster, PA too.

[CLOVIS]

Archers Advantage in Little Rock, Ar.  has as much trade gear as anyone could want.

[Ric O'Shay]

You won't do any better than The Nocking Point. They are sponsors here and either Terry or his wife Sheila are the best that's around.      
You don't have to order on line, just call them direct.

The archery shop in my town has a few tabs, stringers, and such, but not really anything else. If you need anything else around here, you have to order it.

Bisch

[K2]

Yes.  Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear.  There are none better.  Ken

[Chez12]

When I had my shop, I worked out of the house, internet and hitting as many shoots per year as possible. And the business barely supported itself, I didnt make any money. But I had a great time and made some really good friends, which is not all bad            

You need to be in a very good area to be able to earn a living with a brick & mortar shop and also have a strong internet business. Lets face it, there isn't much demand for our hobby/passion.

If you want to check out a bunch of stuff you need to hit some of the shoots around the Country, you wont be sorry! Great people, good fun and good food.

[Chez12]

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[BelegStrongbow]

Hey archer66 I second town hall archery. I'm in St. Louis and its a pretty quick drive. If you ever want to ride up together or go shoot just send me a PM.

[archer66]

I'm actually 100 miles north of St. Louis so that's a bit of a trek for me. I do get down to STL several times a year which is why I asked about that area.

All,,,, I love to see the loyalty you have to your respective shops.

[BelegStrongbow]

ya that is quite the trek. Well the offer still stands though.

[Archer Dave]

None where I live. There is an archery shop about an hour away, but they only carry funny bows with training wheels that looks like they came from a sci-fi movie.