Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: huntertrapper on July 14, 2008, 06:35:37 pm
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My dad, after countless times telling me, "nope, im fine with my compound" is gonna get a recurve and shoot wood arrows, now it aint exactly primitive but its better than the compound, but id like to thank mr huston, ;D i think my dad being out there gave him the bug and now he even wears a felt hat around.... ;D ;D i just figued id say because my dad tells his friends now, yeah im gonna shoot a stickbow! lol ;D ;D
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thats uber cool 8) 8)
ht me thinks i know a great x-mas or b-day or fathers day gift you could make for your ol' man.
his very own selfbow :o :o
i bet that would make him super proud,not that he doesnt already have enough of a reason ;)
peace,
tim
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yeah i got a 60" red oak bow to finish for the old hoss ill have to get to it!
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Way to go dad ;D! Now to get him working on a bow of his own - I figure a feller would get a lot of satisfaction knowing he'd taken game with his home equipment ;).
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yep there you go see us old dads can be cool to
Dennis
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ha ha ;D yeah hes cool now! ;D ;D
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You have to bring them along slow and sound like you are doing just that,Nothing like
a Father and son out shooting there sticks together . :)
Pappy
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Yeah, when my dad was alive I was still using a recurve. He never got to experience my bow making and wine making...I think he would have enjoyed both! ;)
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When a father/son relationship gets to the point that a father can learn from the son, the relationship becomes even more special....
Love to hear it, brother! ;)
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wine making huh,
well we can pretend that i'm dad, and i'll help drink the wine ;D
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thanks guys, i think me showin him the old way got him closer than he already was to nature, but he taguht the respect and love for the woods i have today, i just taught him primitive
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You guys make me wanna just sit here and cry for about an hour! :'(
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Can't wait til my little hairless animal is old enough to pull a string with an arrow on it...
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Don't blame me for the switch your dad made young brother... he was about as at home here as anyone I have met... besides if you were to ask certain people I ain't even close to being a hunter, much less a primitive one ;)..glad you and your dad can share in the hunt, and look on the bright side you can borrow his arrows now... Hawk a/ho
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I think that's awesme HT! After all he's taught you, don't it feel good to show the ol' man a thing 'er two?
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yep does feel good knowin i know more about somethin than he does! :D thanks hawk me and my dad both love it out in wyoming... Papa Matt- i can tell ya i was excited when he said he was gonna start shootin recurve, and i asked if he was still gonna shoot aluminum arrows and then he said nope, wood! lol ;D
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this is DAD!-watching my son sort of leaned me back to start with a recurve-I,ve always shot bare fingers and instinctive so hopefully it won,t be much of a transition but one that I,m looking forward to.Were headed to the Denton Hill traditional rendezvous in northeast Pa. this weekend and I,m pumped.Iwant to mention I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Huston afew weeks ago while in Wyoming.Him and his wife Stacey are the nicest down to earth people and it was my pleasure to spend some time with them and swap some stories.(thanks again Mike and Stacey)Lloyd Beere
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How you fixed for arrows... contrary to certain opinions I have been building and shooting primitive arrows for twenty plus years and would gladly build you some if you would use them , sometimes they even fly straight ...LOL . Keep your chin to the wind brother... Hawk a/ho
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Thats great! My dad doesnt even shoot bows. He says if it doesnt go boom it isnt fun. :)
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you never know david he might someday want to shoot, my dad was never into it but now after shooting a longbow once and just seeing me do it hes into it, hes thinkin about tryin to make a bow himself too..
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That is awesome Hunter,My Dad gave me my first bow and arrows,(an ash selfbow ,that was his as a kid).when I was 6 years old.I still have that old bow ,it's probably pushing 80 years old.That gift started a fire in me that has burned now 45 years,exactly, as a matter of fact,I turned 51 today.I have built my children bows and arrows,and it's truly a labor of love.My son is'nt into much,but he will shoot with me.My daughter likes to go with us huntin' tilapia. But my son-in law is" hooked".I've helped him build 3 bows,2 flatbows,and the last one a 48 " D-bow,which he 's planning on huntin' with this fall.I enjoy reading stories like yours,and a lot of the fellas on this site. Thanks, God Bless , PeteC
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Happy birthday to you sir! and thats great you spend time and do things with bows for your youngins and there youngins... have fun
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That's great news. I think most of us start out Trad before going Primitive. I have not made my first bow yet, so my glassed longbow will have to do this season. I am planning on starting on my first Hickory Flatbow as soon as I get back from deer camp. I am sure your dad will get hooked and will want to make his own bow sooner or later.
Tom
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Way cool and have lots of fun. Kenneth
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thats awesme, if my dad shot more often, i think he might go to a recurve- but i must say, primitive bowmaking really is something to be proud of. cool story -jimmy