2010 Western States Traditional Rendezvous

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The Western States Traditional Rendezvous will be held this year near Packwood, Washington, May 28 thru 31, 2010. Plenty of camping, food and refreshments are available. With 45 targets over three 3D courses, you can shoot till your arms fall off with no re-entry fees. There will be novelty shoots including the infamous “night shoot", the "floating bear" (as seen on YouTube):

2009 TBW Floating Bear Shoot

...raffles, and seminars.

The vendor list is growing! It includes Grizzly Bows, Archery Past, Spirit Longbows, Brisky Bows, Little Hindu, Jack's Traditional Archery, Bull Mountain Archery, Cook's Mountain Archery, Cascade Archery, Custom Footed Shafts, Kathy Kelly Design, Stitches Steel & Stone, Hildebrand Company, Fox Archery, Sticks & Strings Archery, Custom Bows by Wes Wallace, Bearpaw Arrows, Whispering Wind Arrows.

Fred Anderson will be unveiling his new book at the shoot!

The final work on the pre-registration flyer is being done during the coming two weeks and it will go to print the first of March. Two to three thousand traditional archers will be receiving the flyer in their mailboxes by about the first of April. If you are a traditional-gear vendor and and want to attend the event and would like to be listed on the flyer, contact WildBill at the email address below ASAP.

Directions to 2010 Western States Rendezvous: 171 Baker Rd. Randle, WA. 98377. From Yakima and the I-82 / US-12 Interchange: From I-82 take exit 31 and merge onto US-12 W toward Naches/White Pass. Go 17.6 miles and then stay on US-12 W as it turns to the left. Travel 57.7 miles on US-12 W and turn right onto Smith Creek Rd. & follow the signs. From I-5 / US-12 Interchange: From I-5 take exit 68 (US-12 East) toward Morton/Yakima. Travel East on US-12 for 60.5 miles. Turn left on Smith Creek Rd. & follow the signs.

For information write or call Bill: wildbillzz@comcast.net or 253-922-3125

For a pre-registration form get your mailing address to Dale: dl_sharp@comcast.net or 253-630-6660

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I forgot to mention that there will be a shoot-fee price break of about 25% for pre-registrations postmarked by April 28!

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For anyone who hasn't sent their registration form yet:

The price break deadline of April 28 is fast approaching.

The souvenir shirts will be ordered May 3. So after the price-break date we won't be able to add shirts to the order.

But even if you miss that date, we'd still love to have folks pre-register because it'll save time/work on the weekend of the event. The last date that registrations can be mailed and be assured of still finding someone on the receiving end is May 14; that will allow plenty of time to get through the post office and to process them before we leave to set up the event.


http://www.tbwonline.org/Events%20Calendar/Flyers/Western%20States%20Rendezous%20Mailer_corrected-Apr13-2.pdf

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Thanks

[Ray]

I'm registered and will be there. 

[rasbo]

Can a person show up,and wonder through and check out products..

[Ray]

You'll have to ask Snapshot. This should be a huge event for stick bow shooters. It won't be here next year as the event rotates to different states. I'm guessing there will be a LOT of people. I heard that the local shoot drew nearly 300 last week. I can imagine many more if people are coming in from out of state for this one. If you want to go I can bring you a bow and some arrows for shooting...

[rasbo]

thanks Ray I really want to check out the self bows in action..Im seriously thinking about selling a rifle and getting into it ..

[jelo45110]

I am going to have to see if I can work this into my schedule so I can be there.
jelo45110

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If you all try to print the whole Event Flyer it will come out too small. So...

To print out only the form that is needed, after clicking on the link to the form (and grabbing a cup of coffee because the file is large) zoom to 100%; from the browser 'Tools' menu select 'Full Screen'; then scroll all the way down and to the right egde; click on the print icon; in the print dialog box where it says 'Print Range' select 'Current View'; and then click 'OK'. It should print out large enough to read.

If you can't get it to work for you send me an email and I can email the form to you. dl_sharp@comcast.net

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Non-shooting guests are welcome, yes. Stop by and see what goes on. To be a shooter then folks must to register; and if time runs out on you, it can be done at the event. It is just nice to get as much work done ahead of time as possible because we'll be like headless-chickens starting about Friday afternoon.

When we last hosted the event in '06 we had nearly 400 registered shooters; the number of non-shooting guests wasn't tallied but estimates put the total attendance at around 700.

Ray, I'm lovin' that you have this bold and at the top. Thank you very much. I owe you a

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Hope to be there also.  The TBW Rock shoot last week was a great event,  looking forward to this one also!

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I will be getting my registration in the mail ! I won't miss this one, My whole family had a great experience last time !!

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This evening the 293rd archer was entered onto the pre-registration log.  
And he was also the 20th vendor who has pre-registered.  
It is gonna be quite the affair...

[carpsniperg2]

wish i had the time would be a blast

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The 'Schedule of Events' is posted on the TBW website. http://www.tbwonline.org/

[tazz]

snapshot can we show up friday and is there room there for tenting i didnt pre register but i want to come down and can you shoot friday as well thank you for any information

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Tents all over the pasture, I recommend as early as you can get there Friday to get a good spot to put up your tent..
I am going to be rolling in before noon with my whole tribe..
Last time we got there in the afternoon and we were all the way out by road, wasn't too bad, but a long walk to all the activity.
(although we did have a grouse come by our campsite)

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Tazz,

SSB nailed it in his reply regarding getting there early on Friday (except... it is only a LONG arrow volley from one end of the camp area to the other). Yes the courses will be open on Friday.

Snappy

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I called it a long walk because my daughter Brigette was 3 and my daughter Ruby was 8 months, Mom wanted to her turns to shoot, and I had to walk back and forth several times a day.
Shooting the course with a baby in a car seat/carrier or backpack was interesting, but good practice.
This year we added Dylan, who will be almost a year old (June 16th) and probably will be the youngest shooter (even though he wont hit anything) 

[Ray]

Heading over to Packwood soon. Rain, go away.

[rasbo]

Heading over to Packwood soon. Rain, go away.

change of plans here,,was hoping to meet you and see the bow you made..have a blast hope you make the hunt wa bbq..thanks Ray

[Ray]

Rasbo you missed out. It was a fair bit wet however I met some new friends and old ones. I had brought 3 bows in case you showed up. There were at least 4 big time bowyers there selling goods and plenty of other ones.

I finally got a look at Toelke Tradtional Archery bows up close. They very smooth drawing and of great quality. Top notch. Personal preference - Bobcat.


Another bowyer which stood out was Bezaleel Bows.

And finally I also liked Fox Archery Breed bows.

Camping was social and wet. We chased some deer off the range in the mornings and I only lost 1 arrow to the river gods. Trust me - it's easy to do on one of those courses. They had 3 courses setup with one moving pronghorn target. Even in the weather it was worth visiting for a day and a half. I picked up some new hex shafts to try out.

[carpsniperg2]

sounds like a great time

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

My family had a great time, although a little wet.
My yougest daughter (4) had a little misshap with her little longbow that I had found at a thrift store her sister had used until it got too small for her.
She was practicing drawing it and it broke !! She was in tears.
I told her it was O.K., we had another bow she could use, a little fiberglass 20# we had to help her with.
She put up with that, and on Monday during the raffle she WON A BRAND NEW 12# @ 24" LONGBOW, FROM BLACK ROSE ARCHERY !!!
She will be having fun with that for a while !!
My oldest Daughter (7) did real well with her 18# @ 24" longbow (Maddog Pup) and even shared it with a girl there that had a bow that was a little too much for her, they had fun taking turns, but her dad said now he has to get her a "real" bow. 

[rasbo]

Rasbo you missed out. It was a fair bit wet however I met some new friends and old ones. I had brought 3 bows in case you showed up. There were at least 4 big time bowyers there selling goods and plenty of other ones.

I finally got a look at Toelke Tradtional Archery bows up close. They very smooth drawing and of great quality. Top notch. Personal preference - Bobcat.


Another bowyer which stood out was Bezaleel Bows.

And finally I also liked Fox Archery Breed bows.

Camping was social and wet. We chased some deer off the range in the mornings and I only lost 1 arrow to the river gods. Trust me - it's easy to do on one of those courses. They had 3 courses setup with one moving pronghorn target. Even in the weather it was worth visiting for a day and a half. I picked up some new hex shafts to try out.

that sounds like a blast...sorry I missed it..my goal is to get back into archery traditional...thanks for the links