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Post by ScottC on Jan 23, 2006 19:47:38 GMT -5
This expo is coming up soon, so I thought I would post info on it. 11th Annual
Traditional Bowhunters Expo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 27, 28 and 29, 2006
Show Hours
General Admission
Friday 5pm to 9pm
Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 9am to 3pm
$6 Friday Evening Only
$10 Weekend
Under 12 Free More info here regarding seminars, workshops and speakers: www.gnbco.com/ Click on "Expo Kalamazoo." |
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Post by bowtech on Jan 23, 2006 21:24:04 GMT -5
Ohhh NICE!  ;D |
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Post by ScottC on Jan 25, 2006 12:46:44 GMT -5
Some area coverage of the event: Bowhunters target expo near month's end
Friday, January 13, 2006
By Howard Meyerson
Press Outdoors Editor
The simplicity of the longbow and the grace of the traditional wooden recurve bow are two aesthetic elements that will draw more than 2,000 archers to the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds Jan. 27-29 for the 11th annual Traditional Bowhunters Expo.
The event, which showcases exclusively traditional archery equipment, is produced by the Great Northern Bowhunting Company in Nashville, long a producer of fine wooden bows and arrows. But the show is far more than an outlet for the company.
There are 75 booths at the show, highlighting the works of the some of the top bowyers in the nation, along with demonstrations on traditional practices like flint-knapping to make stone arrowheads.
"Ninety-nine percent of the people who come are diehard traditional bowhunters," said Jerry Brumm, co-owner of the Great Northern Bowhunting Company and one of the show organizers.
Brumm and his partner, Rick Shepard, built their first wooden longbow in 1983 and formed the company five years later. Today, their bows travel all over the globe to hunt big game.
The traditional bowhunter, Brumm says, is someone who eschews modern-day gadgetry and the mechanical advantages offered, favoring instead the timelessness of natural-wood bows. The specialty business is one that has grown steadily since the 1980s.
"Back then there were a handful of traditional bowyers. Today there are many," Brumm said.
Noted bowyers to attend
Fifteen of the nation's top bowyers, including Bob Lee Archery from Texas and the Missouri-based Black Widow, will have their wares on display. There also will be dealers who sell traditional gear such as quivers and camouflage clothing along with demonstrations of flint-knapping and making wooden arrows.
Collectors will find unique items on display in the collection of Fred Bear, Howard Hill and Native American archery gear.
"This is worth the trip alone," said Brumm, who added that the items won't be for sale, but can be viewed and handled.
A large collection of broadheads will be on display and children will be encouraged to spend some time in the supervised shooting area, where bows and arrows are furnished by the Michigan Longbow Association.
Special presentations also are scheduled by Marv Clyncke, a renowned traditional bowhunter who lives in Colorado, and Bill Bonczar, from Pennsylvania, who is one of the nation's leading authorities on wooden arrows.
John Rook and Lenny Rock will demonstrate how being blind doesn't have to be a disability when it comes to hunting. Rook, who has taken 60 big-game animals with a bow and arrow since he became blind in 1979, shoots with the help of his longtime friend (Rock) and other sighters.
"It's become a family reunion and gathering for bowhunters where friendships are made and hunts are planned," said Brumm. www.mlive.com/sports/grpress/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/113715810636920.xml&coll=6 |
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Post by bowtech on Jan 25, 2006 13:12:27 GMT -5
Your killing me here!  |
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Post by ScottC on Jan 25, 2006 17:41:14 GMT -5
Your killing me here! Sorry, my friend... |
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Post by bowtech on Jan 25, 2006 18:38:56 GMT -5
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