The Thunderbird Atlatl Shop is busy filling holiday orders. Atlatls are a unique gift and if you need help with your selection, give us a call and we’ll be happy to talk to you. We can be reached at 800-836-4520 ( (607) 659-3854 ) or try our cell phone at 607-743-4379. You can also reach us by email at contact@thunderbirdatlatl.com. Of course, you can also order from our web page. If you have any problems with ordering, please give us a call.

If you want delivery by Christmas and delivery by priority mail, it is probably best to order by December 18. Beginning December 21, we will ship by express mail to guarantee delivery by December 25 depending on your location.

Unsure of which atlatl to choose from, give us a call and we will help you with your order. It also will give us a chance to tell you what we have in stock. Leave a message if you don’t receive an answer and we will return your call as soon as possible.

We offer gift certificates if you would rather let your recipient make a decision on an atlatl set. We can mail gift certificates through the postal system or can email them. You can also mail your order in with a check payable to Thunderbird Atlatl. Our mailing address is: PO Box 764, 90 Main Street, Candor, NY 13743. Shipping charges range between $15 to $20 east of the Mississippi and $20 to $25 west of the Mississippi depending on your order.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving and a happy and safe time with friends and family. The Thunderbird Atlatl shop will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

You can still leave messages on our answering machine at 800-836-4520 or call our cell phone at 607-743-4379. Just leave a message if we don’t answer and we will return your call. We will be checking our emails and orders through the Thanksgiving holiday so feel free to use the internet to place your order. If you do not receive a return email from us within a couple of days, please call to check that we did receive your order.

We have a lot of atlatls in stock and are ready to help with your order. We will be at the shop again sometime on Friday and through the weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It doesn’t seem possible but Thanksgiving is only about a week and a half away and then we will be heading towards the holiday season. If you are thinking of getting an atlatl for a gift, give us a call and we will help process the order. You can also order online. If you have any questions, you can call us at 800-836-4520 or 607-659-3854. A cell phone number you can reach us on is: 607-743-4379.

We are getting our inventory ready for the holiday season. For those who still want to get out, there are a few atlatl contests left in 2009. Here they are:
Nov. 21

Indoor Shoot at Jim’s Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York
ISAC, IASAC and locals. Range Fee $8. 10 am to 1 pm only.
You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the big screen. Each hunt can accommodate up to 10 people at a time (separate fee is $8 per person) Great Fun and Challenge!
Exit 43 off Thruway and south on 21 to rte 96, 2 miles west (sign will probably say north) to just past blinking light for cty rd 28. The block bldg (4885 Route 96) is on the left.
Contact: RSVP to Douglas Bassett (585) 493-3625; Douglas.Bassett@oprhp.state.ny.us

Nov. 27

Turkey Toss
Klimowicz residence, Fenton, Michigan
3-D, ISAC
12 – 5 p.m.
Potlatch
For updated information check www.michiganatlatl.org
For more information contact Jim Gilligan: primitive1@chartermi.net or (810) 599-6881

Nov. 28

Laguna Niguel, California
Atlatl throw and ISAC. Open to all.
Contact Jim Winn: Paleomanjim@yahoo.com (949-347-1230)

Dart making is in high production at the Thunderbird Atlatl shop! Bob Berg is busy getting in supplies and preparing both wood and cane darts for the remaining fall and winter months. Meanwhile, we are also working to make sure that we have plenty of atlatls on hand for the holiday season. If you are thinking of ordering an atlatl set for the holiday season, give us a call at 800-836-4520 and we can help you with any questions you might have.

There are still a few an atlatl events scheduled for November including a couple of indoor contests in November – thanks to Doug Bassett! – and a hunt scheduled for this weekend in Missouri. Check out the information below:

Nov. 7

Indoor Shoot at Jim’s Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York
ISAC, IASAC and locals. Range Fee $8. 10 am to 1 pm only.
You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the big screen. Each hunt can accommodate up to 10 people at a time (separate fee is $8 per person) Great Fun and Challenge!
Exit 43 off Thruway and south on 21 to rte 96, 2 miles west (sign will probably say north) to just past blinking light for cty rd 28. The block bldg (4885 Route 96) is on the left.
Contact: RSVP to Douglas Bassett (585) 493-3625; Douglas.Bassett@oprhp.state.ny.us

Nov. 7-8

Rabbit and Coyote Hunt Nov. 7 & 8
La Monte, Missouri
Dusk and dawn coyote calling hunts. Day time rabbit hunts with beagles & ISAC .
Contact: Kevin Brauer @ brauer14us@yahoo.com or
Ron Mertz @ devoemertz@sbcglobal.net ((314) 628-9376).

November 7 & 8-Frosty Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming November 11 & 30 Laramie, Wyoming
Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided.
Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club.
Contact: Gary/Regina Dodson wyowinds@aol.com (307-632-0766)
or Russell Richard coyoteclown@aol.com (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Nov. 14

San Marcos, Texas
Atlatl throw and ISAC. Open to all.
For more info contact: martybobcat@yahoo.com

Nov. 15

Pasadena, California
In conjunction with a monthly Bowmaking/Flintknapping/Atlatl Gathering
ISAC Contest (only) & ; Atlatl & Dart making and throwing clinics
Check the atlatl discussion forums at www.PaleoPlanet.net for further information or contact Tom Mills at (626) 794-9158 or paleoaleo@yahoo.com

Nov. 21

Indoor Shoot at Jim’s Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York
ISAC, IASAC and locals. Range Fee $8. 10 am to 1 pm only.
You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the big screen. Each hunt can accommodate up to 10 people at a time (separate fee is $8 per person) Great Fun and Challenge!
Exit 43 off Thruway and south on 21 to rte 96, 2 miles west (sign will probably say north) to just past blinking light for cty rd 28. The block bldg (4885 Route 96) is on the left.
Contact: RSVP to Douglas Bassett (585) 493-3625; Douglas.Bassett@oprhp.state.ny.us

Nov. 27

Turkey Toss
Klimowicz residence, Fenton, Michigan
3-D, ISAC
12 – 5 p.m.
Potlatch
For updated information check www.michiganatlatl.org
For more information contact Jim Gilligan: primitive1@chartermi.net or (810) 599-6881

Nov. 28

Laguna Niguel, California
Atlatl throw and ISAC. Open to all.
Contact Jim Winn: Paleomanjim@yahoo.com (949-347-1230)

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Here are some upcoming atlatl events for the end of October and through November

Oct. 30-31

Zaleski State Forest, Lake Hope Park Ohio ROAR days
ISAC, IASAC and Ohio Atlatl Association local events.
Contact Steve Barnett barnz@juno.com 740-698-6553 or
Ray Strischek ohioatlatl@hotmail.com 740-593-2365

Oct. 31

Ninth Annual Blackwater Draw Atlatl Throw
Blackwater Draw, New Mexico
The site is located along the road to Cannon Air Force Base (State Highway 467), about 6 miles north of Portales and 1 mile north of the turn to Oasis State Park. Registration and practice will start at 9:00 AM, with the Target Round begins at 10:00. The ISAC round will take place in the afternoon.
There will also be a flint-working demonstration and possibly other primitive skills at the site.
Contact: David.Batten@enmu.edu or (505) 562-2750

Nov. 7

Indoor Shoot at Jim’s Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York
ISAC, IASAC and locals. Range Fee $8. 10 am to 1 pm only.
You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the big screen. Each hunt can accommodate up to 10 people at a time (separate fee is $8 per person) Great Fun and Challenge!
Exit 43 off Thruway and south on 21 to rte 96, 2 miles west (sign will probably say north) to just past blinking light for cty rd 28. The block bldg (4885 Route 96) is on the left.
Contact: RSVP to Douglas Bassett (585) 493-3625; Douglas.Bassett@oprhp.state.ny.us

Nov. 7-8

Rabbit and Coyote Hunt
La Monte, Missouri
Dusk and dawn coyote calling hunts. Day time rabbit hunts with beagles & ISAC .
Contact: Kevin Brauer @ brauer14us@yahoo.com or
Ron Mertz @ devoemertz@sbcglobal.net ((314) 628-9376).

Nov. 7-8
Nov. 11
Nov. 30

November 7 & 8-Frosty Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming November 11 & 30 Laramie, Wyoming
Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided.
Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club.
Contact: Gary/Regina Dodson wyowinds@aol.com (307-632-0766)
or Russell Richard coyoteclown@aol.com (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Nov. 14

San Marcos, Texas
Atlatl throw and ISAC. Open to all.
For more info contact: martybobcat@yahoo.com

Nov. 15

Pasadena, California
In conjunction with a monthly Bowmaking/Flintknapping/Atlatl Gathering
ISAC Contest (only) & ; Atlatl & Dart making and throwing clinics
Check the atlatl discussion forums at www.PaleoPlanet.net for further information or contact Tom Mills at (626) 794-9158 or paleoaleo@yahoo.com

Nov. 21

Indoor Shoot at Jim’s Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York
ISAC, IASAC and locals. Range Fee $8. 10 am to 1 pm only.
You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the big screen. Each hunt can accommodate up to 10 people at a time (separate fee is $8 per person) Great Fun and Challenge!
Exit 43 off Thruway and south on 21 to rte 96, 2 miles west (sign will probably say north) to just past blinking light for cty rd 28. The block bldg (4885 Route 96) is on the left.
Contact: RSVP to Douglas Bassett (585) 493-3625; Douglas.Bassett@oprhp.state.ny.us

Nov. 27

Turkey Toss
Klimowicz residence, Fenton, Michigan
3-D, ISAC
12 – 5 p.m.
Potlatch
For updated information check www.michiganatlatl.org
For more information contact Jim Gilligan: primitive1@chartermi.net or (810) 599-6881

Nov. 28

Laguna Niguel, California
Atlatl throw and ISAC. Open to all.
Contact Jim Winn: Paleomanjim@yahoo.com (949-347-1230)

North American Atlatl Competition Events for 2010

Jan. 29-31

Gator Knap-In
Stephen Foster State Park, White Springs, Florida
http://www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster/Events.cfm

Feb. 21

2nd Annual Texas Atlatl Championship Tournament
Hosted by the Austin Archery Club at Emma Long Park in Austin, Texas
Thirty 3-D targets in the Hill Country, contest fee = $12. 8:30 AM – 1 PM
More information available on-line: http://www.austinarcheryclub.com

Aug. 26-29

2010 Annual Meeting of the World Atlatl Association

Stone Tool Craftsman Show (Aug 28 & 29 10:00 am to 5:00 pm)
Highbanks Recreation Area, north end of Letchworth State Park – Castile, New York
22nd Annual Eastern Seaboard Atlatl Competition (State Round, Closest-to-Pin, Distance) Aug 27 & 28.
ISAC, Hoop Toss, Throw Over the Gorge Qualifiers & wooded Animal Round all four days.
Handicapped Mammoth Hunt (Saturday) and Long Distance Accuracy and Atlatl Battle (Sunday).
New York Atlatl Association, Inc. insured event.
Stone Tool Show contact: Dana & Kay Klein 585-365-8048.
Atlatl Competition contact: Douglas Bassett 585-493-3625.