Primitive Archer
Information and Resources => Primitive Shoots and Events => Topic started by: BrianS on January 21, 2014, 11:42:00 am
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Hawkeye Bowmen will be hosting our Annual Spring Thaw Selfbow Shoot on April 25,26 and 27 2014.
Hawkeye Bowmen is located in Western New York at 11330 Clinton Street (Rte354) Marilla New York.
In the past we have attracted around 50 Shooters so there should be plenty of room to setup your Camp (Some Camps are of a Historical Reenactment Style but any kind of Tent is fine). This is a Family Friendly Selfbow Only Shoot. We put out about 20 or so targets that you can shoot as often as you like. There is also a Practice Range setup. Primitive Camping Only (No Electric Hookups). We have a Clubhouse with water and flush toilets along with some Outhouses. Gates open at noon on April 25th and the Courses close at noon on the 27th. We run some fun contests (like a one log fire contest, a cooking contest, a Woodswalk and a Clout Shoot) throughout the Weekend and we have a Pot Luck Dinner in the Clubhouse on Saturday Evening. In the past there have been a few guys working on making bows and also some Trade Blankets out (If you have Primitive Archery Items to trade / sell bring them) There is no Kitchen open for this Shoot but there are some places to eat nearby in case you do not want to bring your own food. If you are looking for a laid back fun Primitive Shoot this one might be of interest to you. If you can't Camp I would suggest attending on Saturday (as that day has the most going on). looking forward to seeing some old Friends and making some new ones,
Brian
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Never been but plan to one day,I will say I know a lot of the guys putting it on and they can't be beat. Good luck with your shoot, Love to make it but the timming is bad for me again,got folks showing up for the Classic that weekend. :)
Pappy
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I will be there Saturday for sure, and may be able to make it Friday evening as well. Can't wait.
Jon
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Bring a tent Jon, camping is free, or just bring a sleeping bag and crash in the clubhouse!
Kevin
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Jon,
Tent would be best. On Friday Night a local cub scout pack and their leaders are staying in the Clubhouse. Many of these kids have never been exposed to Archery so it will be fun having them. They will be staying just Friday Evening so the Clubhouse will be vacant for Saturday Evening.
Brian
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Sounds good Brian. If i manage to stay the night it will either be in a tent or the back of my car. Looking foward to it. What time do you guys typically do the one log fire contest?
Jon
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One log fire contest is held about 6:30 or 7:00 on Friday Evening.
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More than 2 feet of snow at Hawkeye now, :-X who's ready for the spring Thaw?
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The snow Kevin is talking about made for excellent conditions for our annual Snow Shoe Shoot Yesterday. It should be gone by April maybe.
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Hopefully?
It was also 0 degrees just before we started.
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Just had a blizzard yesterday that dumped another foot of snow at Hawkeye, if this keeps up we might have to rename this shoot and call it SNOWJAM!!!! :o
Kevin
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No matter! Us Hawkeye Boys are a tough bunch and we ain't about to let a little cold or snow stop us from having some fun.
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Put in some work this morning starting to get ready for the shoot. We hauled out a bunch of campfire wood and Dino started to put together some of his ideas for this year's Woodswalk. I think him and Eric have some really cool stuff planned.
We received a very generous prize prize donation from Hawkeye Member Joe Carbone. Joe has donated the finest Hawk I have ever seen! Kevin took some pictures of it to post here. Also received a extremely nice hand crafted Turkee Caller from Buffalo Hunter Calls (Buffalo Gobbler)
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Here is a tentative list of events for the Spring Thaw Shoot:
Friday Evening - Campfire cooking contest / bring your entry over to Buffalo Gobbler at HBHQ Camp/ Prize will be awarded at Saturday's Pot Luck Dinner
Friday Evening - One log fire making contest near HBHQ Camp (Brian will explain the rules at that time but this will give you a idea on what to expect/ You will need a primitive fire kit, no matches or lighters, a knife or axe and a container to boil a cup of water in/ You will pick out One log from our firewood bin, start your fire and maintain it till your cup of water boils using just that one log you picked out/ first one to get their water boiling wins/ Prize will be awarded at Saturday's Pot Luck Dinner
Saturday- Hawk and Knife throw- held on our Practice Range / bring your own or use the supplied hawk and knife/ Pam and Tom will explain the scoring at that time/ Prize will be awarded at Saturday's Pot Luck Dinner
Saturday Woodswalk Qualifier - held on Practice Range/ Dine and Eric will explain the scoring at that time/ afterwards those who qualified for the Woodswalk will be contacted
Saturday Woodswalk- Dino and Eric have a extremely challenging event planned. In addition to being able to shoot your bow well, Entrants will need to demonstrate various primitive Woodsmanship skills (If you are not a Finalists you can go along as a Spectator)
Saturday Pot Luck Dinner in the Clubhouse (bring a dish to pass) Prizes and Drawings will be held
Saturday Evening Trade Session- held on the Clubhouse deck after the Dinner is over (bring any Primitive Archery items you care to trade)
Sunday Morning Clout Shoot - details to come
Also Hole in the Bow Chuck is going to setup under the Shelter to do some bowmaking if anyone wants to join him
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Here's Brian with the hawk made by Butch Silver.
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Thank you Joe Carbone for the Cool Hawk!!!
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Man that Hawk is a beauty,maybe when I retire I can get up to this one,I know a lot of the guys/gal [just one] Barb and meet Chucky's wife once , they are some mighty fine people for sure and know how to have a good time. :)
Pappy
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I wanted to post some additional prize pictures but I am having "technical difficulties" doing so.
So far, in addition to the hawk, we will be awarding a handcrafted wormy butternut and mahogany box turkee caller made by Buffalo Hunter calls, a really cool fire piston made by Rob Marcotte, a knapped chert knife blade and a french style fire steel made by Blacksmith Ohio Rusty, primitive arrow making supplies donated by Dino and a hand carved spoon made by Kevin "Buffalo Gobbler"
Snow is all gone in the woods, temps are getting a bit warmer.
We have been cutting a bunch of campfire wood.
Right now plans are to setup a couple of 3D courses of about 10 targets each. We will probably have about 20 targets out total. Final plans are being made for the various contests.
Local Cub Scout troop will be there on Friday evening to learn a bit about archery and primitive skills.
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Really nice weather this morning so We finished up splitting and stacking plenty of campfire wood (over 10 cords) today so we should be OK if it gets cold. The trail into the camping area has dried up quite a bit but if it gets muddy we can haul folks camps in with the Gators and Trailers (also some camp spots right down by the parking area). I am anxious to try out my new lodge (my little Grandson will be camping with me this year). We have a open shoot (all types of bows) on April 13th and then we will be setting the targets up for the Spring Thaw Selfbow Shoot. It is just a few weeks away now,
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We finished up the courses today (22 targets total). Still need to put up some paper targets on the practice range but all the big jobs are done. The hill where most everyone camps is drying out nice. Plenty of campfire wood cut and stacked. The long range weather forecast looks pretty good. Kevin showed me the prizes he made for the cooking contest and they are really nice.
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The Spring Thaw is almost here!
It starts this Fri. I can't wait to see everyone.
I just want to remind everyone that the campfire cooking contest is Fri. evening, if you can burn sometihng on a campfire, you can enter the contest, bring your best dish and you might win !
Kevin
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Yall have fun,wished I could be there. :) :) See some of yall in a week or so. ;)
Pappy
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I was at Hawkeye this morning with my little Grandson Michael. Great morning with Sunny skies and temps around 70. Everything is drying out nice, the leeks are up all over the woods and we found a bunch of snakes out sunning themselves. Shot our bows some, checked out various animal tracks, found some woodpecker holes that the birds are using for nests, looked at some spring wild flowers that were coming up. Like I said it was a great morning. Just a few more days until the Shoot!
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BrianS: Like Pappy, I wish someday to make it. Unfortunately, we go to Twin Oaks and stay the entire week previous to the Tennessee Classic. It would be tough to peel my wife away from TN on that weekend. I'll just have to plan on one of your other shoots.
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What a work of art that hawk is. 2 years from now I get my 5th week of vaca, this gathering is on my short list. After meeting Kevin and Chuck, I cant help but feel the need to go! Plus Ive never been to or through NY state.
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Pappy and Matt, because of the cold weather fluctuations in our area in April we are thinking of moving this shoot to early June next year.
Chris, it was a pleasure meeting you at the Classic last year, we'd love to have you at Hawkeye any time! Also were close to Niagara Falls so you gotta check the falls out if you get a chance to visit us.
Kevin
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Hawkeye's Spring Thaw/ Primitive Shoot is a relaxing, fun, and good heart-ed gathering of folks who love primitive archery. I enjoyed this shoot for many years until I moved from the region. Wherever I am and whatever I am doing at the time of this shoot, a part of me is there! If you want to experience a respectful group of bowmen and women who share their skills openly, make the trip and say hello to the forest for me! Denise
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Warmer weather would definitely be an attraction for me !
Don't forget that Cloverdale is usually the second weekend of June
maybe someday I can come and enjoy you folks event !
Guy
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Thanks for the reminder about Cloverdale Guy, avoiding conflicting dates with other shoots is something we're going to have to think about.
Kevin
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Some of the Hawkeye Members have their camps up (It is starting to look like a Primitive Rendezvous!) My Grandson and I will be living like Kings in the new tent with the Wood stove and dining fly (he did not want to camp in my usual diamond trail tarp because "Papa there is no door and animals can walk right in") It is more to pack but it's worth it so he will camp with me. We have plans to enter Grandmas secret recipe in Kevins Cook off. I am looking forward to running this years One Log Fire Contest. Shooting bows, throwing tomahawks and hanging out with my Grandson! It don't get much better than that!
Gates open to Non Hawkeye Members on Friday at 10am.
Weather forecast:
Friday Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers, with a high near 65.
Friday Night Chance for Showers with a low around 40.
Saturday A chance of showers. with a high near 53.
Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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Thank You to everyone who attended this year's Shoot. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Hawkeye Bowmen
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Once again, it was an awesome shoot! Real glad I stuck around on Sunday to take part in the Clout shoot...that viking group from up north is made up of a great bunch of guys!
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Dino,
I agree that it was a great weekend. What made it a great shoot was the folks who attended and guys like yourself who helped out and the extremely generous prize donations. The prizes exceeded my wildest expectations. Saturdays Pot Luck Dinner was one to remember. I was very happy that my Grandson Michael was able to be there with me again this year. He does not get the chance to do as much outdoors as I would like him to. He was all smiles all weekend. Amazing what camping and shooting bows can do for a kid (and Adults). We were able to finally break in the new Panther Lodge, although I do miss using my simple trail tarp. Maybe as he gets older, we can stay in the Diamond Shelter like I use to. I would have loved to see his Teachers face when she asked him what he did over the Weekend and he told her, shooting bows, throwing tomahawks, starting fires with flint and steel, chopping wood with a axe, carving sticks with a knife, sleeping in a tent with a wood stove, cooking squirrel stew on a campfire, wearing buckskins etc!
How are you liking that Fire Piston you won at the one log contest and the canoe paddle you got for the Cooking Contest? Your camp was great and would have made old Daniel Boone proud! I hope you will enjoy the gourd canteen.
Thanks again to all the "Hard Core Primitive Archers" who attended despite the Weather. You guys are a special breed!