Is There A Person That Got You Started In Archery?

[MnFn]

My dad in 1965.  I doubt he had any idea that this would become the passion in my life that it has.

He started bowhunting in around 1958-59.  He and my mom bought me a 40lb Shakespeare recurve for my  13th birthday.

[hawkeye n pa]

The Wally Taber show when they came to a Jr or high school auditorium back in the 60's. They would feature a hunt from Fred Bear or Ben Pearson
.  Dad for getting me into all kinds of gun hunting. He ended up shooting his biggest buck with a stick how after retirement.  Life is good!!

[carpenter]

My dad,in 1959 bought me a York bow and some arrows for Christmas,still have the bow!

[awbowman]

Warren Womack, Greg Gravois and Murray Landry.

Had never met them when Greg invited me to a 3-D bow shoot and lent me a Tim Mullins TreeStick.

I made three friends for life that day

[Allen Boice]

John Strunk. He didn't introduce me to traditional archery, but he did get me started shooting and building longbows for which I am truly grateful. John is one of the true champions of traditional archery and I wish him many more years of contributions to this special sport we all love.

[EWill]

When I was twelve a man in our church asked me if I would like to go hunting,  I jumped at the offer and my folks gave me permission. The next year he gave me a 45lb Bear recurve to use and told me just look at what you want to hit and let it fly. I managed to miss a doe that year while standing with my back against the root ball of a huge blow down. What a thrill!
I bought a Bear whitetail compound with arrows the next year for $60 from money I'd earned making hay for the neighboring dairy farm. I thought I was in the big time. Fast forward to around 1994 and I met George Stout, he invited me to his house to try a recurve we'd been talking about. When I left George's house that day I had with me a 60lb PSE Heritage Raven recurve and I still own it.
As to the question above, I suppose Dave Turner from church back in '78 planted the seed in archery and hunting and George watered it. Thanks to both of them.

[EWill]

When I was twelve a man in our church asked me if I would like to go hunting,  I jumped at the offer and my folks gave me permission. The next year he gave me a 45lb Bear recurve to use and told me just look at what you want to hit and let it fly. I managed to miss a doe that year while standing with my back against the root ball of a huge blow down. What a thrill!
I bought a Bear whitetail compound with arrows the next year for $60 from money I'd earned making hay for the neighboring dairy farm. I thought I was in the big time. Fast forward to around 1994 and I met George Stout, he invited me to his house to try a recurve we'd been talking about. When I left George's house that day I had with me a 60lb PSE Heritage Raven recurve and I still own it.
As to the question above, I suppose Dave Turner from church back in '78 planted the seed in archery and hunting and George watered it. Thanks to both of them.

[Bowwild]

I made my first bow when I was 6 or 7 years old. I suppose Tonto an the Lone Ranger got me interested. Or some other "native American" on TV.

I saw my dad shoot two arrows in my life. Both of them were straight up in the air!

I did get three of my younger brothers into archery. One of them still hunts with me 40 years later.

[Whitetail Addict]

I'm really enjoying this thread, glad I started it. Thanks again for all the replies.

Bob

[Whitetailarcher]

My dad, my grandfather and my brother got me started hunting. I adopted bow hunting on my own and started to really focus on traditional archery about four years ago. Mike Harbinson has been a tremendous help to many people in our area and in our state. I have also gained a wealth of knowledge and insight from everyone here on Trad Gang. Thanks for the help!

[ron w]

My Uncle Herb........always saw him come home for Sunday dinner after bow hunting all morning. Back then he shot a recurve [mid 60's] and in 1967 I got my first recurve a Browning Nomad Stalker. Uncle Herb passed 2 years ago and the bow I took on Bear Quest this year was purchased with money he left me. He helped complete my first Trad Harvest.........God rest his soul!!

[ChiefStingingArrow]

As a kid scrummaging around our local library looking for books on indian lore camping etc. I came across a book that peaked my interest, "Hunting the Hard Way" Ever since then I have loved shooting and hunting with longbows.

[wscruggs]

I have really liked this thread and would like to share my archery adventure but don't even know where to start..  Keep the stories coming.

[Bluefeather]

I grew up in western Co. around my mothers family which included 5 brothers and they all hunted with bows as well as rifles so I got involved at an early age and for the most part it's stayed with me. Dan

[Brock]

Robin Hood, The DeerSlayer, Green Arrow, Cochise, Sitting Bull, Last of the Mohicans, Saxton Pope, Hawkeye, warriors of Ghengis Khan.

Nobody I knew or in my family bowhunted or shot a bow.

[Drewster]

A family friend made me a dogwood bow.....stick and string really.....when I was ten years old.  And at 66 I'm still shooting and having more fun than ever.

When I was a kid, one of the two area tv stations we could get, showed Hill, Pearson and Bear films on Saturday.

[dbd870]

My friend and his father

[Nuctech]

I got started by my father for everything hunting, fishing and trapping. I picked up traditional archery on my own but became very involved through a friend and bow maker John Holzrichter.

Gabe

[danshao]

Well I started having thoughts of practicing archery after playing skyrim on my xbox so I guess it's the dovahkiin that got me started lmao