Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Announcements => Topic started by: Calendargirl on December 09, 2009, 03:42:10 pm

Title: Informal Survey
Post by: Calendargirl on December 09, 2009, 03:42:10 pm
We would love to know how or where you heard about our message boards.... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: El Destructo on December 09, 2009, 03:58:06 pm
                                Found it while Google Surfing for Information on Bowyers in My Area

                            Can you beleive that Marie, a whole Sentence without a single.........  >:D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Michael C. on December 09, 2009, 04:04:38 pm
I can't remember exactly how I got here, I think it may have been a free mag that I picked up out at OJam.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Josh on December 09, 2009, 04:06:21 pm
I found this place from a web search looking for tillering advice on google.  Haven't left since....   ;D  -josh
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Dano on December 09, 2009, 04:14:44 pm
Some short ugly guy from PA  ;D gave me a bumper sticker and a free magazine a Mojam a few years back.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Pat B on December 09, 2009, 04:30:31 pm
Dano, did he serve HDFH for lunch?
  Marie, when I started with PA we were still writing in hieroglyphics.  :D  I first read about Primitive Archer Magazine in an ad in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. As soon as I saw the ad I got a 1 year subscription. That was months before the magazine actually came out and I have awaited every issue since then. ;) 8)    I got on the message board as soon as I got a computer at home. I did visit the site from my office computer when biz was slow.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: cracker on December 09, 2009, 04:55:27 pm
I discovered three rivers while looking for bow making tools I looked in the literature section found the mag that let to here.Ronnie
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Hillbilly on December 09, 2009, 05:55:00 pm
Many years ago, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I googled "primitive archery" to see if I was the only idiot out there trying to whittle bows out of trees. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. ;D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: adb on December 09, 2009, 05:57:43 pm
Google
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: mullet on December 09, 2009, 06:04:03 pm
 Migrated over from The Leatherwall and Tradgang.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: JackCrafty on December 09, 2009, 06:39:04 pm
Stumbled onto the board after several weeks of searching for information on how to make arrows.  I think I was searching for "arrow spine".
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Justin Snyder on December 09, 2009, 06:56:41 pm
Many years ago, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I googled "primitive archery" to see if I was the only idiot out there trying to whittle bows out of trees. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. ;D
Wasn't quite that long ago for me, but basically the same story.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: nugget on December 09, 2009, 07:07:38 pm
I was told about it by word of mouth. Boo and PatB
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Calendargirl on December 09, 2009, 07:33:57 pm
This is all very helpful... keep it up guys.  Thanks! ;D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: youngbowyer33 on December 09, 2009, 07:51:47 pm
from the first magazine i got, i wanted to vote for BOM
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Marc St Louis on December 09, 2009, 09:10:59 pm
I found PA on a search a number of years ago.  It actually took me a while to find the message board from the homepage, but then I was new to computers back then.   It's gone through quite a few changes since then, some good, some bad
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: woodstick on December 09, 2009, 11:54:26 pm
the magizene.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: hedgeapple on December 10, 2009, 12:08:12 am
I google searched different bow building search words.  After 3 or 4 came up with different PA forum posted, I decided to join the forum.  Thus the addiction began.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: deerhunter97370 on December 10, 2009, 02:13:50 am
I was looking though a PA mag I found at my local grocrey store. I had never seen the mag there before or since that day. And the web site was in the mag so I decied to see what the web site was and found the message boards. Joel
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Pappy on December 10, 2009, 07:07:58 am
Don't really remember,but I think from you. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: jamie on December 10, 2009, 08:48:10 am
im with hillbilly. think i was born on this board.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Parnell on December 10, 2009, 09:17:53 am
Google search, for me.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Calendargirl on December 10, 2009, 10:07:24 am
Don't really remember,but I think from you. :)
   Pappy
  Pappy that was back during the time of your famous quote "Oh... you're a girl."   ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: BearG on December 10, 2009, 10:41:58 am
from the one and only Mark "Pappy" Baggett 8)
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Keenan on December 10, 2009, 11:32:57 am
 A friend that knew that I was into primitive archery gave me a copy of the mag. When I discovered that there were other infected people, and I wasn't the only one wanting to get back to the roots of archery, Then I came out of hiding ;D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: hawkbow on December 10, 2009, 11:50:02 am
 I have been a reader of the magazine from the beginning.. found the message board through google search.. for primitive hunting, Hawk
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Postman on December 10, 2009, 02:43:16 pm
think I googled "osage bow"
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: John K on December 10, 2009, 08:25:45 pm
My Dad, bought me a subscription to the magazine one year for my birthday, and the rest is History !
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: FlintWalker on December 10, 2009, 08:54:43 pm
Ryan told me about the site.   You gave me my first magazine.  And for the record...You look NOTHING like a boy! ;)
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: El Destructo on December 10, 2009, 09:50:50 pm
  And for the record...You look NOTHING like a boy! ;)
                                                                    :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

                                                                                 :P
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: bryan irwin on December 10, 2009, 10:07:38 pm
got it from reading pa buy one every mounth great mag
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: WEEBOB on December 10, 2009, 10:24:32 pm
GOOGLED ARCHERY,
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: HoBow on December 10, 2009, 11:54:24 pm
I was searching for something about primitive archery and ran across this article:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/articles/thejourney.html

Ended up finding myself in the community area.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: ricktrojanowski on December 11, 2009, 07:31:12 am
I'm pretty sure I learned about it from the magazine.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Okie on December 13, 2009, 12:22:40 am
Found out about PA mag at my first OJAM and found it from there.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: n2huntn on December 17, 2009, 07:43:56 pm
From the magazine, love it too....
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: papasickle on December 18, 2009, 11:40:40 pm
KnightD mentioned it when we were discussing a bow. Enjoying it  :)
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: J. DEMPLER on December 19, 2009, 11:05:26 am
I was searching for help with knapping, Found this place.
This sight has it all (bows,arrows,knapping,.....) That is why I like it so much.  :)
Plus all the good people on here that will try to help you with question you have.
Thank you everybody and thank you PA for such a great sight!!
Joe
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: KenH on January 01, 2010, 11:52:14 am
Heard about it from several places; then found it in a serendipitous search.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: BigErn on January 01, 2010, 09:46:43 pm
      Wanted to learn how to build my own longbow,an did a search!A build-along came up,with the PA website.Now ya'll are stuck with me!
                                                                                                                                            Ernie
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: comix on January 01, 2010, 10:08:43 pm
 a post in a german archery community... clicked on the link and here I was...
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: PeteC on January 03, 2010, 10:54:04 pm
I found the address in the magazine ,and when we got a computer,my son showed me how to get on.Dang,my son was still at home then! He's been to college and married for 6 years now.It has been a while. It's kinda funny,but this is the only site I visit at all.I can write E-mails to friends and family,but thats it. Thanks for this site ,and God Bless
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Mudd on January 04, 2010, 11:39:35 am
I believe it was at the original MoBoJam that I met.."what's his name?" Dang it! I hate it that my "sometimers" is more like "all-timers" any more. I can see his smiling face in my minds eye. Not what you'd call a handsome lad but  very pleasant young man with what he tried to pass off as a beard (more like scruff) and glasses. I think we had occasion to visit at several of the MoBoJams after That also. He was nice enough to sit a visit and even shared a sample copy of this crazy magazine to which I immediately bought a subscription. All of the issues I ever received was my favorite. I just couldn't isolate the #1 in my mind. I read every one of them from cover to cover the same day they arrived in the mail.
I kept them in a special place where I could easily find them and shove them in friends faces just to show them I wasn't the only crazy in the world or even in Missouri.  Then along came a very nice young man(jeff Vinson age 7 or 8) who showed a great deal of interest in archery even primitive archery. I knew immediately where I was gonna recycle any and all of my old magazines and any other reading material I could come up with. Fast forward, say 20 years this past fall. Jeff brought me a cardboard box filled with stuff he had gotten from me over the years. It was like Christmas early at my house.
 I noticed that one of the volumes wasn't there and neither of us knew whatever became of it. Someday maybe I'll find it or get another copy. The cover had a fella walking around with his bow being followed by a small herd of pack goats. A great read!!
Jeff just called me from New Orleans to tell me he was going thru "arch of the arrow" withdrawals and hoped he would make it back home before the end of our deer season so we could do a stalk hunt together. I got to share with him how I started 2010 with an arrow arching skyward with flames marking its path, carrying my prayers for a better year to come.

Wow! Don't get us ole folks started...hahaha!!!  It's a good thing my cell rang when it did or this post might have gone on for a couple more pages.

With all the love of Christ Jesus
Have a happy, healthy,safe and blessed 2010
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: skyarrow on January 11, 2010, 12:44:22 am
well was lookn on the webpage on how to make arrows and fount the forum tab and never left hehe
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: cowboy on January 24, 2010, 09:47:04 pm
Man, this brought back a memory. I was handed a copy of PA from a work buddy of mine that his uncle had laying around. That's been a few years back.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: okiecountryboy on January 25, 2010, 08:32:23 pm
On another forum. I make mountain and native american stuff. I was, well I guess, too primitive for them.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: rileyconcrete on January 26, 2010, 06:29:07 pm
Somehow I found it searching the web.  Glad I did to, because I really needed some help on my bowmaking skills.  What a relief to find such nice people wanting to help you anyway they can. Thanks Guys,

Tell
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: riarcher on February 02, 2010, 11:14:12 pm
Years ago shortly after the "beginning" it was PMed to me from a couple on another board that is no more.
Lost my post count" because I have no idea who my provider (address) was or what the pass word was.
Was easier just to re-register.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: wildman on February 02, 2010, 11:20:08 pm
followed the great burning bow in the sky then used the light to read the mag.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: recurve shooter on February 04, 2010, 10:40:12 am
i dont really remember, but im pretty sure someone on slinging.org told me bout it.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Hopefullbowyer on February 04, 2010, 12:58:20 pm
Found out about community from a web video on making your own bow.  Found the video from a google search.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Jesse on February 04, 2010, 01:05:13 pm
Not sure when PA magazine started but I remember first hearing about it from a guy at arrowhead archery in Green Bay WI. He sold me my first and only store bought longbow. A used timberline safari. He showed me how to shoot it and told me about instinctive shooting. After talking about doing stuff the old way for a while he mentioned that if I wanted to learn more there was a great new magazine called Primitive archer.  Im pretty sure that was a bit more than 11 years ago. I stumbled onto the website much later. I was building a BBI and saw that one had won bow of the month. I went online and found the message board through that. I sent in requests to become a member for over a month with no reply and then I was about to give up on it when I got in. Still not sure what that was all about ??? :)
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Calendargirl on February 04, 2010, 02:59:54 pm
I went online and found the message board through that. I sent in requests to become a member for over a month with no reply and then I was about to give up on it when I got in. Still not sure what that was all about ??? :)
  Jesse we had to do a double super extra FBI background check on you...  >:D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: John K on February 05, 2010, 01:31:27 pm
LoL ! Marie
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: upthecreek on February 05, 2010, 02:26:40 pm
Picked up the my first magazines from the newstand. Finally subscribed three or four years ago. Bow of the month piqued my interest so I started viewing this site daily last January. Great mag and great site. Trying to build bows a couple years and enjoy reading others experiences. If was more computer literate I would try to post with pictures as I could use some specific advise. I have all four volumes of Bowyers Bible, Hunting the Osage Bow, and Cherokee Bows but still struggle. Biggest problem is I have never had my hands on a self-bow nor do I personally know anyone who uses or builds. Started hunting in 1957 and bow hunting in 1965 but "primitive is all new" can you believe that. I was old enough to know better.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: elk country rp on February 10, 2010, 01:54:10 pm
a year & a half ago, i decided that string guns were getting too complicated & i felt like doing things more primitive. i tried for a month or so to find an affordable longbow that felt good at my 30" draw. seemed like everything available locally stacked at 28". i've been an AT member since '05, so i started hanging around the traditional forum there & met Kegan, who got me started building my own & also suggested this site. that was 20+ bows ago! now i'm a subscriber to the mag & i spend way too much time here- according to my lovely wife, that is. you people have helped me convert a passing interest in longbows into a full blown obsession with shaping, shaving, and all around torturing wood.

thank you!
Rob

Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: red pony on February 11, 2010, 06:17:06 pm
Found the site though Traditional bow hunter magazine and think it's just great !
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: DanaM on February 11, 2010, 08:12:07 pm
I went online and found the message board through that. I sent in requests to become a member for over a month with no reply and then I was about to give up on it when I got in. Still not sure what that was all about ??? :)
  Jesse we had to do a double super extra FBI background check on you...  >:D

Most likely due to your close association with Yoopers :o ;D
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: bowkee on February 19, 2010, 03:14:37 am
I discovered this great site by typing primitive. Ive got to show my bows and enjoy the learning.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: profsaffel on February 25, 2010, 09:00:09 am
When I first got into bow making, I naturally looked for books, magazines, and websites associated with primitive archery. I found Primitive Archer magazine at our local bookstore, then assumed (and assumed correctly) "there must be a website". And thus, here I am. At the same time, after spending some time as a member of the "Planet", I discovered some of the same friendly folks there are also here, so I joined.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Aries on March 08, 2010, 12:13:10 am
i was referred by George T. after emailing him about some info a few years ago after viewing his site.  Ty
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: bowstring on March 18, 2010, 08:55:21 pm
  Had a "bug" to make my first bow, found a magazie in a bookstore. Have been truly addicted eversince,,, Well, on bow #8, anyway ;)
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: 2rustee on March 19, 2010, 10:38:14 pm
found it looking for my buddy Claude vanorder who left the state of fl with out telling me his new address. goggle brought up primitives forum where someone mentioned him moving to tn.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: hillbilly61 on April 16, 2010, 08:49:48 am
 Afriend told me about it when I said I wanted to get back into aqrchery but wanted to stay away from the dark side (wheels) and get a longbow. Got here , met some of the most grasciou people and made my first 3 bows Your members are a great open and honest group of people. It is a houner and privladge3 to be associated with them  Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: aruge on April 16, 2010, 09:37:30 am
I picked a magazine up and became interested in the topic. I went online to find out what was there. Been here ever since. Couple years, now. Enjoy every bit. Al
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: bowkee on May 22, 2010, 08:35:00 pm
I was shooting a bow on the Beach and this southern gal said to me"my that sure is a nice primitive bow" so I looked up primitive bow and there ya go. :)
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: mullet on May 22, 2010, 08:53:45 pm
2rustee, Claude is still in Florida. He is at his son's place in Ocala.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Story Teller on July 22, 2010, 01:29:06 pm
I found out about the on-line PA site from the PA magazine, which I happened to find on the magazine rack a few years ago.  I read it once and immediately subscribed.
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: Blacktail on July 27, 2010, 08:20:10 pm
the first magazine i got...
Title: Re: Informal Survey
Post by: denny on August 13, 2010, 05:23:46 pm
Years ago in a smoke shop, where there was this magazine called primitive archery. I didn't have a computer then, but do now.Denny