Author Archives: Idaho Traditional Bowhunters

Mike Schlegel was awarded the Lee Gladfelter Memorial Award at the 34th Biennial Pope & Young Club convention. This award recognizes a wildlife professional who, through their efforts, has made a significant contribution to bowhunting and wildlife conservation.

Howdy Fellow Traditional Archers and Bowhunters! Coming up next weekend, June 27-29, is our final ITB gathering at the beautiful ranch above the town of New Meadows, Idaho. Below you’ll find aContinueContinue reading “Meadows Valley Traditional Rendezvous”

Hello Members! There are several organizations that are currently sounding the alarm regarding the sale of the federally owned public lands, especially Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Trout Unlimited (see the currentContinueContinue reading “Idaho Public Land Sale – Again”

We returned from a wonderful weekend of shooting with our Eagle Cap friends at the Rendezvous at the River (RATR) in the LaGrande, Oregon area along the Grand Ronde river. Quite a few Idaho folks made the trip from the southeastern part of the state to enjoy the beautiful scenery, camaraderie, and friendly competition of the archery community.

Hello Traditional Archers and Bowhunters! Many of us are going in different directions this coming weekend, so our monthly meeting information will be summarized here instead of our usual Zoom gathering. We are headed to LaGrande for the Oregon Rendezvous on the River on Thursday.

Hello Fellow Archers and Bowhunters! My husband, Bill, and I have returned from our 3 week journey to Petaluma, California where we participated in the 2025 Western States Traditional Rendezvous at the beautiful coastal ranch belonging to Steve and Marilyn Dutra. We made plenty of extra stops along our way, both going and returning.

Hello Members, An astonishing 83 large orange bags of trash and a few tire remnants lined the section of Highway 52 after we completed the 3 hour litter pickup. ManyContinueContinue reading “Bow Birds & Litter Pickup: RECAP”

The second annual Northwest Traditional Archery Expo held on March 21-23, 2025, did not disappoint. Four states came together this year to put on the event; Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Nevada.

Over 70 archers registered for the shoot, and many renewed their memberships, including one new life member: Butch Olson, who commented, “I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner!” Thanks Butch!

Insurance is covering the damaged targets and it sounds like we have a few clubs/organizations that have done or are doing fundraisers for more targets (cash donations are a logistical challenge as a state agency).