Sounds like you folks in the southern states have allot more Traditional shooters then we do up here in Minnesota. The Traditional shoots they have in Minnesota have gone down in numbers due to the fact that people aren't going to them as much, whether its gas prices or lack of traditional shooters its slowing down. The last Traditional shoot I was at this spring I talked with all the bowyers and Traditional shops that were vender's there and they themselves told me there are much less shooters then there once was. This Traditional shoot use to be full of vender's from all over Mn, WI, SD, ND, IA, MI. OH, IN. Only about a 1/4 of them make the trip now being allot have shut the doors and others said they weren't making enough money at the Traditional shoot to justify driving there. I hope it makes a come back here in Minnesota, it was once very popular here!