Andy Lupher

Our friend and Chris' cousin, Andy Lupher from Baltimore MD.

Andy took this Big Maryland buck with a longbow he built and Heritage series arrows.

Congratulations, Andy. We're all happy for your success in the field.

Hunter Rung

Hey Claude,

This is Hunter Rung.
I'm out here in Montana for school. I'll stop in when I come back -- and you always let me shoot all the bows in your shop. Thank you for that. You've taught me a lot.

Here are some pictures from my first hunting season out here. The doe I killed with a longbow I made myself and the elk with a Montana longbow.

I'll be home around christmas and you can bet that I'll make my way up to the shop.

Sincerely,

Hunter

Terry Wasniewski

Terry Wasniewski of the South Park Police Department with his PA whitetail Buck.

Terry has been a friend for many years. He took this buck on my property in South Park.

Go figure, I welcome him to hang a stand, and he kills my buck while I'm at the store...

Way to go Terry!

Brian Mejie

Brian scored this PA whitetail with his Black Widow longbow and Carbon Express Heritage arrows.

It was a 12 yard shot, double lungs, with a 50 yard recovery.

Congratulations, Brian.

Corey Sutter

"Outstanding Success of the Season"

Hey guys, Corey Sutter here...

Time and Place: Late in the afternoon just before 5 o'clock on Halloween. The shot was made from a ladder stand in Valencia, PA - 4 miles south of Allegheny Archers.

I want to thank all the guys at Allegheny Archers for their endless advice. You guys put on an awesome bow building class and run a great Archery shop. If it wasn't for the selfbow building class my Dad and I took, I doubt I would have gotten so addicted to Traditional Archery.

The hunt went as so; I spent all morning in the stand and saw only four small doe. After lunch I returned to the stand, but before climbing up I trimmed out a better shooting lane that the doe had come through in the morning. But this time my dad had joined me in the woods and was stalking on the ground near-by. All of a sudden this buck appeared from the
ravine. It was trotting directly for my freshly cut window. Through the thick foliage I could not make out weather he was legal. I already had my Osage self bow drawn on him as he entered my shooting lane; in that brief instant I had made the fourth point on the right beam and let the arrow fly. With the help of my Dad, we recovered him the following morning. With great penetration from the selfbow I made at Allegheny Archers and the custom cedar arrows Claude made, he managed to travel just 200 feet to a nearby thicket.

Thanks to Chris, Claude, and my Dad for one of the greatest hunting experiences that I will ever have.

Corey Sutter

Frank Lucido

Frank Lucido holding his PA pie bald eastern gobbler. Frank took the beautifu bird in 07 with his Iroquois Warrior longbow and cedar arrows.

A trophy of a lifetime, for sure.

Congratulations, Frank.

Ryan O'Sullivan

With his biggest buck to date, our friend and self bow enthusiast, Ryan O'sullivan, from Waterford, PA. Ryan scored this beautiful PA whitetail buck using his Hawthorn self bow and Ramon wood arrows tipped with a 125 grain Magnus broad head.

Congratulations, Ryan!

Johnathon Grey

A new customer to Allegheny Archers, John Grey took this PA buck with a Hoyt compound. John is new to the sport of archery and we can't be happier for his success.

Congratulations, John.

Dylan Sloniger

Dylan's Buck
Claude and Chris,

Dylan couldn't be more happy with his new Ancient Spirits recurve. He practices a lot these days and it shows when he takes to the woods.

I dropped Dylan in his stand about 4:30 on Wed. 10/29. I climbed a tree about 80 yards away. He was back at my stand at 6:00. He had already recovered this buck and was anxious to get it out of the woods. He called him in with 2 grunts followed by a snort wheeze, shot him at 10 yards, with a 30-yard recovery.

Dylan was of course using his Ancient Spirit recurve, 52@28, 2114 arrow with a 125 gr Magnus buzzcut head.

Thanks for making Dylan feel at home when he visits you guys to shoot and hang out when I always seem to be at work. He really enjoys his time at your shop.

Tom Sloniger

Dylan Sloniger

Here's our young friend, Dylan Sloniger, with a PA whitetail. Dylan harvested this beauty with his first custom made recurve.

Congratulations, Dylan. I'm sure this will be one of many in your bright future.

Ted Kinney

I shot this Washington County Buck on Tuesday (10/21). Another notch on the riser of the old reliable Bighorn.

The 125 gr. Magnus purchased from Allegheny Archers flew 17 yards and right through his blood pumper. I released the arrow at 6:41 and this fella didn't make it to 6:42. Had I bought those broadheads from any of your competitors, I'm quite certain it would
have been a gut shot. My SINCERE thank you.

Ted Kinney

Ted Kinney

Here is the doe, I killed last Saturday (10/17). Ole' School Asbell Bighorn - custom built for my dad around 1989 and given to me as a high school graduation present in 1994 - yep it still works.

Arrow: 2018. Broadhead: 125 gr Magnus purchased at Allegheny Archers. About a 15-yard shot - and boy oh boy is she tasty.

Bob Wise & Taylor Gent

This is Bob Wise, a recent convert to traditional archery, with his good friend's nine year old daughter, Taylor Gent, with her very first PA gobbler.

Bob Wise

Here's Bob Wise again with his first pig and first harvest with a longbow, the Iroquois Warrior.

Bob used a Laminated Birch arrow tiped with 125 grain Magnus broadhead.

Bob Wise

Our customer and friend, Bob Wise with his first Whitetail buck harvested with his 57# Iroquois Warrior longbow.

Bob, once again used a Laminated Birch arrow tipped with a 125 grain Magnus broadhead.

Tim

Tim Novak with his 2008 Idaho Bull Elk. His Guide, Toby of Weitas Creek Outfitters, called this bull into 16 yards.

Tim successfully harvested this great trophy with a 53# Ancient Spirits Kadiak take down recurve and a cedar arrow tipped with a 135 grain Magnus broadhead.

Congratulations, Tim.

Alan

Hey there Claude...

Here is the bear photo. I know it wasn't the big
one, but it felt just as great to bag him with the long bow.

I can't thank you enough for helping me do something that I thought was unrealistic for me.

Thank you,

Alan

Rob

Claude & Chris,

Here is a picture of the buck I shot on Saturday with my Thunderhawk and the cedar arrows Claude made for me. I want to thank you guys for your great customer service and dedication to traditional archery.

It's nice to have a traditional shop so close to home. I will continue to recommend your shop to others and you will always have my business. Thanks again,

Rob Hageter

Logan

I want to send a personal thanks to Claude and Chris for all the help that prepared me for the next step in my sport. Congratulations gentlemen I am hooked for life!!

I guess I have to try with a long bow (Iroquois Warrior) or wooden arrows next. Does anybody know were I could get that stuff? Anyways, thanks again Claude and Chris.

Logan Giger

Chad

Hello guys.

This is Chad, (Bear). Well I will be stopping up after the holidays, I just wanted to say thank you for your time and helping me out with my bow. (BEAR KODIAK MAGNUM)

For my first traditional harvest thank you.

THANK YOU,

BEAR

Scott

Opening day and everything fell into place. A nice doe walked within 16 yards of my stand. I had a confident shot and hit dead in the spot just behind the shoulder.

43# Caribow with a 550 grain arrow tipped with a 125 grain Magnus. 100 yards in 10 seconds was the best she could do.

Chris and Claude, Thanks for all your help with getting me started in traditional archery. I never thought it would happen so quickly.

Scott

Jacob

Our young friend, Jacob, with his very first buck.

Jake spent this past year with us shooting in our indoor 3D leagues. Looks like all his practice paid off with this beautiful harvest.

Congratulations, Jake.

Paul

Our friend Paul Sutter took this beautiful gobbler with his compound.

Paul and his son Corey took part in our self bow class this past year. With more practice over the summer, they'll both be in the woods this October hunting whitetail with their own self bow's and cedar arrow's.

Congratulations, Paul. Awesome bird!

Corey

Here's Corey Sutter with his spring gobbler.

Along with dad Paul (above), Corey learned the art of crafting a selfbow from an Osage stave.

He is working hard over the summer to hone his skills with the primitive bow and will be ready for October. Nice Turkey, Corey!

Mark

With a crew from Allegheny Archers, our very good friend Mark Sikora, manager of International Angler, (I might add a world class fisherman), enjoy's a sun-filled day on a pristine creek fly fishing for big PA trout.

Chris

Chris, with his first Tiger Trout and first fish with his new hand-crafted split bamboo fly rod.

Claude

Claude, trying to play catch up with the "Master's of the Rod."