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Archery Diary
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POST-CIVIL WAR ARCHERS
Will and Maurice Thompson, two brothers from Georgia, became accomplished archers. After the war they turned to longbows for hunting and a healing pastime. Maurice had been wounded and both were reduced in circumstances.
In the winters of 1867 and 1868 they bowhunted on extended trips to Florida's Upper St. John's River where they hunted and studied the abundant avian life. Later, they arranged to stay on a sailboat while hunting at Lake Okechobee. It was normal for them to take several cases of arrows on these trips.
Maurice wrote the classic book, THE WITCHERY OF ARCHERY, a wonderful read that sparked archery interest. Clubs began to spring up all over the country. Will and Maurice, although not as well known, probably did more to boost archery than Saxton and Pope. The first NAA tournament was held in Chicago in 1879. Maurice was the first president and Will won the event ending up with two wagon loads of merchandise prizes. Although, they never hunted with Saxton and Pope,they did correspond.
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Announcements
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| SPRING SHOOTS and EVENTS 2007 - Saturday, September 13, 2008The Sterling Harrell 2007 State Championship will be held April 28 & 29th. The North vs South shoot will March 17 & 18th. The Primitive Archery Expo will be in June. All events will again be held at the Mountain Bayou Lake Boy Scout Ranch near Chico State Park in 2007.
Directions: Get off I-49 at Exit 46 and go 6.5 miles west, then turn north and go 1 1/2 miles.
See map on the main page --
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| Hawaiian pig hunt - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Wayne LaBauve had a great trip to Hawaii where made a couple mountain pig hunts along the Maui north
shore. The first hunt he had some in close, but too much cover for a
clean shot. The next hunt with Trad Gang friend, Jerry Scoville,
(Islandlongbow) he got a 20 yard shot at a young pig using the Guana selfbow
his other Hawaiian guide and friend Manny had given him. Another good time hunting pigs in the Islands.
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| COMPTON SHOOT - 2008 - Saturday, June 21, 2008 Floyd Oakes, Stanley Rodrique, Marland Mendoza and Russel Lantier, together with their wives, went to the Compton Traditional Shoot at Berrien Springs, Michigan. It's good to have had LTB represented there. They had a great time at a great national traditional shoot and it was a good break from our summertime heat down here. |
| ARTAC - New officers - Friday, March 28, 2008 ARTAC has elected new officers for 2008 to 2009.
Leonard Coco - President
Mike Taylor - Vice President
Herb Cannon - Secretary
Cindra Wesley - Treasurer
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| BOWHUNTS '08 - Thursday, February 28, 2008 Mike Wesley hunted 3 nice bucks this season at Tunica Hills WMA. He got a 15 yard shot at one of them, but the thick brush deflected the arrow. Traditional bowhunting can be tough. Good going Mike - he's still out there. Maybe next year.
Allen Oglesby got a 175#, nice buck last October in Claiborne Parish. He got to see this buck close up twice in nine days. The first time he got a good look at him. About a week and a half later he climbed the same tree and arrowed him at 17 yards.
Nine LTB guys and two bowmen guests joined Wayne LaBauve on a late February javelina and wild pIg hunt to La Pryor, Texas. Mike Byrge arrowed a javelina and had good blood trail, but the animal found some impenetrable cactus to escape in. Joe Wronkowski arrowed a feral pig at a waterhole. Neither of the animals could be found. Mike Byrge and Michael Harbison both had fun shooting rabbits. Michael and his brother David each arrowed a big rattler. Another hunter almost got a shot at a pig, but it winded him just as he was drawing to shoot. Tommy Robinson built a ground blind inside a low bush. As the sun started to set, a herd of Javelina surrounded his bush. He picked out one that was 7 yards away, but as he raised to shoot they all bolted. He shot the chosen one at 20 yards. It was running full out and he hit it in the vitals. It didn't run far. Tommy shot the running javelina with his sinew and bull s |
| LTB 2007 HUNT SCHEDULE - Friday, September 14, 20072007 and EARLY 2008 LTB HUNT DATES
WEST BAY WMA -- OCTOBER 6th and 7th -- COLUMBUS DAY LONG WEEKEND
LOGGY BAYOU WMA -- NOVEMBER 17th and 18th
ATTAKAPAS ISLAND WMA '08 -- JANUARY 18, 19th and 20th --- MARTIN LUTHER KING LONG WEEKEND --
Contact: Tommy Bell
email address - tbell@epbreaux.com
cell 337- 579-3061.... see main page
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| BOWHUNTING TRIPS "07 - Sunday, July 15, 2007BIG GAME BOWHUNTING TRIPS and OTHER - 2007 & 2008
Michael and David Harbison made a tough bowhunt to Tensas over the MLK weekend. It was 19 degrees with a thin skiff of snow. Mike saw a really big buck, but no shot. David had five does come under him and he arrowed the last of the bunch at 20 yards for his 1st traditional bowkill. Congratulations David!
Tommy Robinson shot a nice doe in October with his new take-down sinew/bullsnake backed Osage selfbow and a 135 grain Magnus broadhead on one of his wood arrows. He made a great shot and watched her go down from his stand. A great morning hunt.
A Christmas doe is becoming a habit for Wayne. He arrowed another 110# doe two days before Christmas hunting with his dad near Lake Dautrive in Iberia Parish. This must be the 3rd year in a row that he has done this.
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| ARTAC SHOOT AND RENDEVOUZ - Tuesday, June 12, 2007 ARTAC'S -- THE REAL THING
Mike Byrge won the Traditional Longbow (wood arrows) class with a 227 over a rugged, but fun layout. Congratulations Mike!
Mitch Dantone won the Male Recurve with 233. Renny Oliver won the Male Modern Longbow with 217. Stanley Rodrigue won the Distinguished Class with 241. Nancy St. Romain won both the Female longbow and the Female Recurve with 223 and 221 scores. Joe Matthews won the Selfbow with a 187
Breenan LaBauve beat the boys in the Cub class. She won with a 181 score. Good going Breenan! Ann LaBauve took 2nd place in the Women's Longbow class with a 164.
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| THE PRIMITIVE EXPO - Saturday, May 19, 2007
THE PRIMITIVE EXPO - JUNE 9 & 10
LOCATION - MOUNTAIN BAYOU LAKE BOY SCOUT CAMP
ST. LANDRY, LOUISIANA
Michael Harbison won the 20 target 3-D shoot itha 186 out of 200 possible. Congratulations Mike! Nancy St. Romain won 2nd with 179 and Tommy Robinson had a 172 for a high scoring 3rd place.
Tommy Bell won the Golden Spoon for his Buffalo Sauage and Stag loin in gravy. Wayne LaBauve baked a delicious blackberry cobbler in his Dutch Oven. No one went hungry. The new bowyers got a good start in selfbow making. Ray Kibedea gave flint arrowhead chipping instruction.
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| New LTB President - Thursday, May 03, 2007Don Jackson, Ragley,LA, is the LTB President.
Wayne LaBauve passes the banner after years of LTB leadership. Wayne did many things for LTB, but the highlight of his tenure was his eagerness to secure access to a centrally located place to have the annual Sterling Harrell State Long and Recurve Championships, North vs South Shoot and the LTB Primitive Archery Expo. The beautiful Mountain Bayou Lake Boy Scout Camp became that place. Thanks Wayne!
Don Jackson is an excellent choice. He has lifelong interest in archery and bowhunting. His yearly trips out West to Elk hunt, his background with the Boy Scouts and the years he has spent as an archery instructor give him a great background of experience.
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There are two new board members; Phil Jordan, Mandeville, La and Tommy Robinson, Mansfield, LA.
Click on the CLUB INFORMATION tab at the top of the Main Page to see the officers and board members. |
| STERLING HARRELL SHOOT - Thursday, May 03, 2007Michael Harbison won the Sterling Harrell State Championship Recurve and Wood Arrow class with a two day score of 540. The first day he shot a high 279. He shot his Blacktail, hunting weight recurve.
Tommy Robinson won the Selfbow class with a super 485 score. Jessie Guillory is shooting very well and got 2nd with a 256.
Floyd Oakes won the Senior's class with a 454.
James Hicks won both Traditional longbow and the Modern Longbow with scoes of 509 and 502.
Nancy St. Romain won the both the Ladies Recurve and Ladies Longbow with sores of 484 and 481.
David Calloway won the Modern recurve with a 500 score.
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| LATE MARCH SOUTH LOUISIANA BOWFISHING - Sunday, March 25, 2007Russell Lantier, Floyd Oakes, Stanley Rodriquez, Marland Mendoza and some traditional PBS friends from Indiana had a really good coastal bowfishing trip. They limited out on redfish the first night.
See Photo Gallery for the picture. |
| GREGG'S YEAR END DEER DOUBLE - Saturday, January 06, 2007
Mike Byrge had a good hunt in mid February. He stalked up on a bedded, wicked tusked, 200# boar and arrowed it at 15 yards. Great stalk Mike!
Emile LeBlanc arrowed a December doe with his 45# Bear Black Bear recurve. Emile had bought this bow in Montana in 1972 when he was 19 years old. This was the first real bow he ever owned. He used a 1816 X7 shaft, an old Fred Bear razorhead and wild turkey fletching. Congratulations on such an unique traditional endeavor!
Gregg Gravois had a great end of the year hunt near Morgan City. He got up a tree in flooded palmettos and shot 2 deer with his recurve -- both at nearly 30 yards. The first was a nice doe and then soon afterward a big 8 point buck with 8" G-2 tines and a 20.5" inside spread. They about filled his boat on the way home -- and his dad shared the hunt with him. Good going Gregg!
Kip Manuel killed a nice doe on Dec 28 with traditional gear. |
| MIKE WESLEY ARROWED A LATE DECEMBER NINE POINT - Sunday, December 31, 2006This has been a good year for Mike Wesley. He got an 8 point in October at Tunica Hills WMA and on December 28th he and Sam Gaspard scouted out a huge Louisiana 9 point and later Mike shot it at 10 yards. The deer weighed 212 pounds and had an inside spread of 16.5 inches.
To read the hunt story go to ARTAC.org website and and click on Recent Hunts. Congratulations Mike and Sam! |
| WAYNE'S STONEPOINT DOE - Tuesday, December 26, 2006Wayne LaBauve, with his dad, made a Christmas Eve hunt at Loreauville, LA and arrowed arrowed a nice doe with the Osage selfbow that he finished at the LTB Primitive Weekend this summer. He sent a homemade cedar shaft tipped with a Tex Holloway stone point into her chest at 12 yds. She only ran 50 yds. As far as is known, this is the first, all primitive tackle, bowkill in the state. |
| MORE LTB MEMBER HUNTS - Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Tommy Bell shot an American Bison with his Pronghorn longbow in early December. He got a moving shot at 15 yards and the arrow penetrated to the feathers. Good going! |
| MORE LTB MEMBER HUNTS -- - Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Floyd Oakes arrowed a nice deer on an Arkansas hunt in late October. Tommy Robinson shot a big 4 ½ year old, early Thanksgiving, doe with his copperhead skin backed selfbow.
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| RECENT NEWS AND BOWHUNTS - Monday, November 13, 2006
Tommy Robinson had a great Elk hunt while in Utah. He didn't get an elk, but got close to many - waiting for the right bull. David Hanson is back from his New Mexico Elk. No Elk, but had a great time. He stalked very close to a coyote. His llamas enjoyed the cooler days.Tommy Bell, Steve Raggio and Wayne LaBauve had a good elk hunt near Silt, Colorado. Steve got a shot. Russell Lantier is back from an Alaskan blacktail hunt. |
| MORE LTB MEMBER HUNTS -- - Monday, October 16, 2006Gregg Gravois and Todd Gustin made an early season Louisiana hunt with Gregg getting his 1st buck for this year. Missouri is next for him. David and Adam Parker journeyed to Minnesota for a October whitetail hunt with Eric Seeger. No deer, but a great trip! Wayne LaBauve will be going to near Ft. Worth with his dad the 3rd of November. He is cashing in on the deer hunt he won at the BSBA banquet. Russell Lantier got close to getting an Alaskan blacktail. He caught some giant salmon and got a fox. Gregg Gravois' son, Gabe, got his first deer at the recent Atchafalaya Delta Youth Hunt. Congratulations Gabe! Jason Willis' arrowed his 1st traditional bowkill at the West Bay WMA hunt. Gregg Gravois is back from a hunt Missouri hunt this week on Public land. He shot a nice doe. Tommy Robinson went to the McAlester,OK Traditional Hunt again this year. Allen and Aaron Oglesby both arrowed a deer on the same hunt for a double. Mike Wesley arrowed a big bodied 8 point buck in October at Tunica Hills with his Tunica takedown longbow at 22 yards. |
| LTB CONTINUES TO HELP THE BOY SCOUT WITH TRADITIONAL ARCHERY -- '06 - Wednesday, September 13, 2006The LTB guys traveled to Mountain Bayou Lake Boy Scout Ranch 6 days in June '06 to show the young guys how to make bow strings and fletch their arrows. This helped satisfy some of their Archery Merit Badge requirements. The scout archery range is very nice. Last year LTB furnished round hay bales for their targets and bought them 3 cloth target covers to help with the shooting skills part of the merit badge. Also the club loaned out 6 fine, light weight recurve bows for the summer sessions. We are continuing to help them upgrade their archery range. Michael Harbison, Wayne LaBauve, the Resweber brothers and Tommy Bell all pitched in. Many thanks.
LTB members may be interested in knowing that with their help and support the Mountain Bayou Lake Scout's Archery Program is approaching a total of over 1400 youth participating in archery in 2006. This past weekend was the last of the Cub Scout Adventure weekends and the scouts still have the Boy Scout Winter Camp coming.
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