Hello everyone. I've spoken to the Tradgang Admin, and received their approval for this thread. Thank you Tradgang for your continued support.
This thread is about involvement.
Involvement in the sport that you spend your off-season prepping for. Involvement in fine tuning your gear to ensure a quick/humane kill. Involvement with your hunting partner (s), if you so choose to have one. Involvement in your own physical and mental preparation. And to me, the most important...Involvement in Bowhunting organizations that promote brotherhood, and love of all things bowhunting. A Fraternity if you so choose to call it.
This "Fraternity" I'm speaking of is the Professional Bowhunters Society (PBS).
The PBS has been around over 50 years promoting our favorite passtime. With this thread, I'm doing my part to spread the PBS "word", and hopefully recruit new members at the same time (more on that in a bit).
The PBS is made up of the most hardcore Bowhunters that exist, from around the world. We aren't for everyone, and we prefer it that way. We eat, sleep and train to bowhunt. Our mission statement is...
"It is the purpose of the Professional Bowhunters Society to be an organization whose membership consists only of persons who are considered Professional Bowhunters in ATTITUDE, and who vow:
That by choice, bowhunting is their primary archery interest, and their ultimate aim and interest is the taking of wild game by bow and arrow of suitable weights in a humane and sportsmanlike manner;
To share their experiences, knowledge and shooting skills;
To be a conscientious bowhunter, promoting bowhunting by working to elevate its standards and the standards of those who practice the art of bowhunting;
To provide training in safety, shooting and hunting techniques;
To practice the wise use of our natural resources, the conservation of our wild game and the preservation of our natural habitat."
As a first year member, you're probably wondering what you'll get. That is a pretty fair question. As a first year, Associate Member, you receive...
*A quarterly magazine, The Professional Bowhunter (containing how-to articles you will find printed nowhere else)
*Use of the PBS Information/Education Services
*Participation in PBS Programs
*The opportunity to defend the sport against anti-hunting forces
*Free use of the lending library, including videos and books
The PBS also has a Regional Program that was set up last year to promote the organization on a more "local" scale.
This Regional Program has spawned some amazing Membership ONLY hunts (yes, as an Associate Member, you may attend). This year alone, I know of: Texas hog hunts; Florida hog hunts; Florida alligator hunt; Utah elk hunt; Arizon Coues Deer/javalina hunt; Virginia deer, turkey and bear; Colorado elk hunt; Georgia Black Beard Island hunt; Tennessee Turkey hunt; Ohio deer hunt; Indiana deer hunt; New Hampshire bear hunt; New York State Catskill deer hunt; Kodiak Alaska blacktail deer hunt; my good friend, Richard Flett, has an open invitation to any PBS member that would like to hunt New Zealand; and the most recent addition is Gene Wensel setting up a hunt to Africa, and looking for participants to join him, just to name a few.
All those bowhunts are put on by PBS members, for PBS members. I told you, we live to Bowhunt.
As an added bonus for joining, I'm currently making a dozen of my Motor City Machete douglas fir arrows (60-65# spine, marble dipped crown with membrane spliced cock feather) to be given to one lucky NEW member that goes thru me to get their membership. Everyone who contacts me, and sends in their first year's dues payment will have their name placed into the "hat", and a winner will be drawn at 6 PM on December 1st, 2015.
Here is the set I'm making for the membership drive. They are patiently waiting their marble dip...
Edit (25 October 2015)...I just marble dipped the arrows, and added this picture
Edit (31 October 2015)...cock feathers membrane spliced and chopped.
Edit (8 November 2015)...all cresting is complete. 7 different colors in total on these arrows and 180 pinstripes for the set...
Edit (21 November 2015)...fletched and ready for shipping...
My arrows, Motor City Machetes, cannot be bought, from me. I make literally dozens of dozen arrow sets yearly to be donated to Archery Organizations to be used to raise money AND awareness of their organization. The reason I do not sell my arrows is simple...I already have a job, and I hate working. If I do it for free, I enjoy what I do.
Now say you don't shoot full length 60-65# spine arrows. No problem, if you are the lucky winner, I will build you a custom set to your specifications, while using Surewood arrow shafts (my arrow wood of choice for hunting) as my main ingredient, the rest is totally up to you.
Not to bad of a deal for a $35 investment. If you PayPal me the $, I will handle all the paperwork and see to it your experience is an enjoyable one. My PayPal account is
[email protected] or if you prefer, you can write a check out to Professional Bowhunters Society, mail it to me, and I will handle it from there.
I will need your Name, address, age, email address and phone #.
Remember, if you don't go thru me, you're not gonna be entered into the drawing for a dozen custom arrows.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Mike Vines
Proud PBS member
Topic: PBS Membership Drive...arrows done and ready to ship (Read 2452 times)
