ETAR 2025

[Bowhunter57]

I'm on the fence about going, due to the 6 hour and 45 minute drive. Even so, I'd like to see all the stuff.
There's still a few local motels available, but I'm sure they're going quick.

Anyone else going to ETAR 2025?

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

I'm not! it's a good ten to eleven hours pulling my camper. I understand it's the biggest and the best but just farther then I want to drive for a shoot. I'm going to the OSTA shoot in Ashland in a couple weeks and will be camping there. Then going to the Whiskey city classic the weekend after Labor Day. Those will be my last shoots of the summer. I just started switching over to shooting my hunting bows this weekend. I'm starting to feel it

 

[switchhitter]

I will be at ETAR it is a great shoot
I will be at Ashland on Sunday I ride in pelotonia on Saturday
I am thinking about the whiskey city shoot
I am a member at Ashland so I will be helping set up the course there

 

[Bowhunter57]

I went to Rushcreek Sportsman Club for their OSTA shoot, but left shortly after arriving. They were pretty "unforgiving" about the fact that I string walk and wouldn't allow me to participate for a score. Their rule was hand written on their laminated rules.
I had a brief conversation with them as to why and they said it wasn't "traditional". I said, "Okay, thanks." and walked away. I've encountered this at a primitive shoot with self-bows and/or longbow only shoots and expected it.

It seemed kinda "crusty" train of thought, but I left them with their rules and was nice about it.

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

Why would you need to walk the string at a OSTA shoot when the farthest target is only 30 yards? String walking was very popular back in the days of field archery when they were shooting a lot of 40,50and 60 yard bullseye targets. I'm talking the 1960s and early 70s. That was back when the bows of that era had a lot of arc in archery. These modern bows shoot so flat even the 40lb bows I don't see a need for it. That being said I don't care how you choose to be shoot!!! As far as not being traditional string walking as been around longer then most of us have been alive. I first heard about it back in the 80s. From guys that did it in the 60s. A archer still has to do his fundamentals correctly to kill the target IMO. What works for each individual is all that really matter in my mind. It should be fun and killing the target is a lot my fun for myself