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9:28 pm
December 11, 2011


hawkeyehunter

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Good evening everybody. I live in central Iowa, about 15 miles west of Des Moines in Adel. I have hunted with my compound the last 5 years, and was turned on to the traditional way by my wife's uncle. I am putting some money down on a 55lb 64" longbow. I am trying to decide between arrows, while I feel like using wooden arrows would b the ultimate, I think I am going to go with carbon until I can get the hang of the lonbow (thinking about some Grizzlystik arrows as they are very heavy)  If I do choose to get the carbon arrows, i will most likely use some Stos, Zwickey Eskimo, or Magnus 2 blade broadheads. If anybody lives near Des Moines and would be willing to help out a new traditional archer would be very appreciated! I am a quick learner, and am beyond excited to learn and next year hunt with my longbow!

10:45 pm
December 11, 2011


markbosma

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hawkeyehunter – glad to have you here!  We have a number of club members that live down in your area.  I'm personally from NW Iowa but I get down to the Ames area several times a year, including during our Rendezvous (held annually over Memorial Day weekend at the Izzak Walton League in Ames).

Glad to hear that you decided to give traditional archery gear a try – what are you shooting right now for a bow?  The choice of arrows varies from one person to the next, and many will shoot both carbons and woods – depending on their mood.  I shoot wood arrows most of the time, but carbons can be nice if you think you might be richocheting arrows off trees at a 3D shoot.  

The 2nd Annual Midwest Traditional and Primitive Archery Expo is going to be held in Waterloo March 9 – 11 so you should put that on your calendar.  There will be more traditional bows there than you can shoot in one weekend!

In the meantime, I'll check with a few of the other guys down near Des Moines.  Maybe they'll hop on here to say hello!
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