Anybody Here Interested In Archery?

Or is it just me? 

I have a bow and arrow, and used to shoot a bit, but the garden centre next door took the big fence down and put a crappy thin one up, so I can't really do it at home. I might try and start up again when I go to university.

Yes i am. Went out about two years ago for the first time. REally fun. Haven't done much of it recently, the people i know ain't that kean on it. Besides i have other things to occupy my time with.

Used to do a bit of Bow Fishin' when I was young. It is a fun sport.

We used to have archery in High school (Toronto), and I was not too bad at it.

Had a friend that was nuts about it (as well as crossbows) and he hunted with it. Once brought me along, at the early morning! Saw something move in the bushes and he asked to shoot in the bushes as to scare the animal (we thought a hare or a rabbit) and my buddy was waiting for it as it got out , with his bow armed and ready! So I shot in the bush and this huge howl/gnarl came out of the bush followed by a black bear, than it saw us and started running after us. We had to run for our lives to the 4WD , almost caught by the bear (with an arrow in the right rear shoulder hindering its speed, luckily or else one of us would've been caught), finally managed inside the truck but could not get it started so the bear started attacking the vehicule making solid bumps and scratches. Finally , we managed to get the truck started and drove away. I looked down to see if I had pissed myself..... guess I was too busy running , but for all I know I might have done as well as I was not really proud of hurting an animal

 

We warned the Forest Rangers the a bear with a broken arrow in its rear shoulder should be traeted. Never heard if they got it. Hope so, because it was a relatively nasty place for a wound.

Never touched a bow since , not even at fairs or playground.

Edited by Sean Trane

Sean: Oh-my-good-god!! I can see why your experience might have put you of the bow forever and if that had happened to me, I'm sure I would have reacted likewise. Glad you got away and lived to post this story.

Utah_Man: I don't think there is any need is there as the rap community appears to be intent on shooting each-other full of holes without our help.

dude wrote: HEY I REMEMBER THE ARCHERIES!!! DIDNT THEY HAVE A HIT SONG IN AMERICA IN 1969 WITH "SUGAR SUGAR" i think they are called the "HARDENED ARCHERIES" now   OH GOOD GREIF I NEED BETTER MATERIAL

Just joined two clubs, one is a field archery club where we wander around in wooded areas and 'shoot' at targets which have been secreted in the undergrowth and the other club is a pure target archery club where yours truly pits his megre skills against a target placed up to 4 feet away.