Adult Earth Skills: Natural Archery 101
Description
What is “Natural Archery?” Come find out in this immersion into the world of archery as it was practiced for thousands of years. Together we will learn instinctive archery techniques and form using handmade wooden bows and arrows. We will take a tour through the skills of natural bow and arrow making and learn about the local plants that can be harvested to make these amazing tools.

This workshop provides hands-on instruction and practice in the use of traditional handmade archery equipment. Shooting a bow should be natural and fun. Our experienced instructors will help you learn instinctive archery in a low-pressure accessible environment where success starts with the first shot.

After some shooting practice we will have hands-on demonstrations of the process of making bows and arrows from local natural materials. Out in the woods we will identify some of the best local trees and shrubs for bows and arrows. Then we will visit our willow gardens where we can grow hundreds of arrows per year.

Participants will leave with a solid foundation to go further in traditional archery. And if natural bow and arrow making spark something in you, please check out our Bow Making Weekend where you can make your own natural archery bow.

Skills Covered:
Instinctive shooting with natural archery equipment.
Identifying local natural materials used to craft archery equipment
Traditional wood working techniques used in bow and arrow crafting.
Tool use including: draw knives, carving knives, saws, hatchets, scrapers, tillering sticks, and batoning.
Location:
Primitive Pursuits (PP)
Dates:
10/10/2026 10:00 AM - 10/10/2026 4:00 PM
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages:
Ages 18 and up
Cost:
$125 ($128.75 with credit card)
Availability:
This session has openings
Registration will end on 10/6/2026.