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E.T.A.R. ~ Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous

July 22-25, 2010


E.T.A.R. is held at Ski Denton. This shoot is known world-wide as one of the largest Traditional Archery events of it’s kind. We typically draw over a hundred dealers that includes bowyers from all over the US and sometimes overseas. The setting of the shoot is in one of the most beautiful spots in PA. The coursed are laid out on over 200 acres of PA state forest lands. Our 8 courses with close to 200 targets are set-up to practice realistic hunting scenarios to prepare you for the hunt to come. Most of what we do at this shoot is just for fun but if you want to test your skill against others you can enter the Eagle Eye and win upwards of $1200 - $1500. We have primitive camping as well as a 5 log cabins at the shoot. You will also find a list of several local lodging options and restaurants to pick from as well.


At our shoot you will find:


*This year, Longbow Legend, Byron Ferguson will be doing demonstrations at this shoot Thur-Sat.

8 All 3-D courses w/ over 200+ targets
*1 Kid’s course
*Chairlift Rides
* Over 100+ Dealers & Vendors
* Kid’s range
*Day & Evening seminars with the best in the traditional community
*Kid’s balloon shoot
*Kid's & Adult Practice range
*Arial Targets
*Indoor Showers
*Food vendors
* Primitive camping


On-site Pricing:


Camping Fees On-Site Camping Fees:

Arriving
Adult/ Youth (8-12)
Wednesday
$16/12 per person
Thursday
$12/9 per person
Friday
$8/6 per person
Saturday
$5/3 per person

Shooting Fees:
Shooters
Adults
Youth (8-12)
Thur-Sun
$36
$26
Fri-Sun
$30
$19
Sat-Sun
$25
$15
Sun only
$15
$7
**Daily Spectator Fee $6 (Maximum $12)

Daily Activities Thursday- Saturday

6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Inside Snack Bar Open
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lower Courses Open
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Chairlift Rides $3 adult/ $2 children
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Dealers Open (Not till 10:00AM on Thursday)
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Outside Snackbar Open
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Swap meet. (No dealers please. Only five items per blanket...please!!!) Used items only.
9:30 PM
Coon Course (Course #3) *Bring a flashlight.
11:00 PM
Quiet Time - Thanks!
 
Daily Schedule

 

 
Thursday July 22nd Friday July 23rd
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Ongoing demonstrations at the dealer tents: Flint-Knapping, Fire by Friction: Practically Primative, "Weight Forward System for traditional arrows": Woody Weights, Knife and Broadhead Sharpening: KME Sharpeners, Turkey Feather Painting at Wild Things, Blacksmithing demonstrations at the Blacksmith.

10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Ongoing demonstrations at the dealer tents: Flint-Knapping, Fire by Friction: Practically Primative, "Weight Forward System for traditional arrows": Woody Weights, Knife and Broadhead Sharpening: KME Sharpeners, Turkey Feather Painting at Wild Things, Blacksmithing demonstrations at the Blacksmith.

10:00 AM Eagle Eye Qualifier 10:00 AM Eagle Eye Qualifier (Adults and Kids on west side of lodge)
11:00 AM Byron Ferguson Trick Shooter (at the lodge) 11:00 AM Byron Ferguson Trick Shooter (at the lodge)
1:00 PM Eagle Eye Qualifier (Adults and Kids on west side of lodge) 12:30 PM How to Snare Coyotes and Snag record bucks by Jim from Smokey's deer Lure (garage)
2:00 PM Byron Ferguson Trick Shooter (at the lodge)  

 

3:00 PM Yumi: Bamboo for backing selfbows. 1:00 PM Eagle Eye Qualifier (kids and adults competition on west side of lodge)
4:00 PM Great Tree Archery - Korean Traditional shooting w/ fifth degree master Kwak Yun Sak. (Demo includes shooting 140 yards) 2:00 PM Byron Ferguson Trick Shooter
8:00 PM Wack-Um "How to enrich your wildlife's Natural Habitat" 2:30 PM

Kids’ Water Balloon Fun (at kids practice range)

8:30 PM Smokey and Timber Jim: "Newest Techniques to get your Record Buck" 4:00 PM Trad Tech Archery "Fine tuning the arrow to the bow."
    8:00 PM G. Fred Asbell, world-renowned speaker, author and traditional bowhunter. Topic Advanced Instinctive Shooting! The rest of the Story"
 
Saturday July 24th Sunday July 25th
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Ongoing demonstrations at the dealer tents: Flint-Knapping, Fire by Friction: Practically Primative, "Weight Forward System for traditional arrows": Woody Weights, Knife and Broadhead Sharpening: KME Sharpeners, Turkey Feather Painting at Wild Things, Blacksmithing demonstrations at the Blacksmith. 6:30 AM - 1:00 PM Inside Snack Bar
    7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Lower Courses open
    8:30 AM Church service (Garage speaker Kerry White)
10:00 AM Eagle Eye Qualifier
(Adults’ and Kids’ Event on the west side of the lodge)
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Chairlift-rides $3 adult/ $2 children
10AM Mike Fedora from Fedora Archery seminar " Shooting techniques" on west side of lodge by dealer practice range. 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Dealers Open
10AM-11:30AM      
11:00 PM Byron Ferguson Trick Shooter (at the lodge)    
11:30AM Woody Weights “Weight Forward Product for Wooden Arrows” 12:30 PM Door Prize Drawings (Must be present to win)
12:00 PM Mike Fedora "Point of aim versus traditional shooting." Outside lodge    
12:30 PM Chicken BBQ by Ski Denton Race Team. 1:00 PM Target Auction
1:00 PM Eagle Eye Qualifier (Adults and kids on west side of lodge)    
2:00 PM Byron Ferguson Trick Shooter    
2:30 PM Kid's Water Balloon Shoot (by kids practice range)    
3:00 PM How to snare coyotes and snag record bucks by Jim at Smokey's Deer Lure (at garage)    
4:00 PM

Great Tree Archery - Korean Traditional shooting w/ fifth degree master Kwak Yun Sak. (Demo includes shooting 140 yards)

   
5:00 PM Eagle Eye Shoot-Out (Kids and Adults will have seperate shoot-outs at this time)    
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Swap Meet (no dealers – 5 used items/ blanket, please)    
8:00 PM

Bryon Ferguson Longbow Legend (at garage)

 

ATTENTION CAMPERS:

  1. We are a State Park: no alcohol and no pets overnight. Thanks.
  2. All fires must be in State-approved fire rings.
  3. NO selling items from the campground.

 

The following are dealers that have confirmed they are coming to ETAR this year 2010. If there is an * by there name they have not confirmed yet. Thanks

2010 E.T.A.R Dealers:

Allegheny Mountain Arrow Woods 814-274-2282
Allegheny Mountain Bow, LLC 201-988-9213
Anneewakee Archery 252-227-2114
Anza Knives 570-662-2786
Art Farm USA 814-323-1702

Barry’s Buckles & Belts 717-944-7877
Bear Archery 1-800-694-9494
Big Jim’s Bow Company(Sipsey River Bows) 229-344-6617 
Bison Gear 973-519-2800
*Bows by McCullough
Bowers Wildlife Studio 908-995-2558

Brothers of the Bow
Byron Ferguson

Cedar Ridge Leather 615-351-5220
Compton Traditional Bowhunters 260-587-9501
Dink’s Feather Shop 304-273-3485
Dreamcatcher Traditional Archery 215-345-4289
*Dresswell Outdoors 570-573-0210
Dryad Bows 817-594-5578
*Dwyer Longbow 608-526-4297
Eagles Flight Archery 919-563-2682
Edgemaker 810-7993-7249

Edinburgh Arrow 517-304-6812
Elk Ridge Archery 662-623-9457

*Endless Mt. Taxidermy 814-435-6705
Enigma Camoflage 570-233-2537
Erie County Christian Bowhunters 814-456-6661
Fedora Archery 717-933-8862
First fork Lodge 814-647-8644
First Point Bowhunting 719-941-4868
Foley Custom Bows 254-729-2248
G Fred Asbell 231-828-6236
Great Northern Bowhunting 517-852-0820
Great Northern Quivers 269-945-2249
Grizzly Broadhead 814-274-0905

Hamilton's Maple Products 814-848-9853
*Helle Knives 817-594-5578
Hildenbrand Traditional 724-446-7132
Hill Country Bows 330-674-9609
Holm-Made Traditional Bows 218-828-4395
*Hunt of A Lifetime 610-941-9813
Hunters Image 231-828-4087
J&M Traditions 570-286-7887
Johnson’s Furs 717-766-8166

JRJ Knives 717-834-6265           
KME Sharpeners 973-948-6234
*Kota Bowhunting 701-798-2776
Krackow Company 724-946-8332
Lance Ranch Outfitters 218-785-2460

Linda Mason Designs 814-563-4736
Martin May Art Studio 610-996-1282
Medieval Archery 814-341-2010
North End Outfitters 518-798-5831
*Northern Mist Longbows 906-485-5480
*Old Time Photos 413-655-2505
Practical Primative 732-276-8159
Professional Bowhunter Society 703-493-8705
Jack Paluh Art 814-755-3904

Prairie Traditions
Premier Hunting Adventures 814-594-5870
Rattlestick Bows
989-845-7740
Salmon River Bend Outfitters 717-269-2684
Sauers & Co Vaneers
336-886-4716
*Selfbows by S. Wilcox
Sportsman's Table 610-838-1133
Smokey's Deer Lure 304-564-4087
*St. Joe River Bows 517-425-3095 
Stewart’s Archery 610-857-2340
Stickbow Supplies-
JD Enterprises 443-622-4891
Sticks and Stands 937-947-7877
Strikers Traditional Bows 419-628-2393
*Swede Scents 814-274-1112
Traditional Bowhunter Magazine 208-853-0555

Trad. Tech Archery 717-384-7229
Treadway Longbows 828-683-8728
Wild Things 502-331-0966
*Woody Weights for Traditional Arrows 616-299-7759
*Yumi Bows 519-595-8791
*Zipper Manufacturing 304-273-3135

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