2022 NDBA Rendezvous features Guest Speaker South Cox!
The NDBA Rendezvous, slated for April 22-24, 2022, and hosted by the Nishu Bowmen of Bismarck, will be featuring Mr. South Cox as the banquets guest speaker.
A little about Mr. Cox
South Cox’s interest in archery started at the age of five
when he found an old wood recurve under a neighbor’s house. Despite having no
mentor and growing up in a vegetarian family during his younger years, the
instincts of the hunter ran deep. At 16, he shot his first deer with a
bow—cementing a lifetime commitment to the sport.
In 2007, with 20 years of professional woodworking experience, South took over
Stalker Recurves, reviving a company that had been dormant for the better part
of a decade. Combining both of his passions; a profound love of woodworking and
archery, he enthusiastically dove into the new venture. His keen eye for detail
and diligent work ethic can easily be recognized in the artistic changes,
additions and technical advances in the bow lines.
In 1989, South’s first bowhunting article was published, spawning a new career
that would eventually have him published in a half dozen different archery
magazines, contributing to a couple of bowhunting books and earning him a
position as Field Editor of Eastmans’ Bowhunting Journal, a position that he
still maintains.
In 2012, with the blessing of his wonderful wife, Kyri, after 25 years in
construction, South decided to “retire” and take up bow building full time.
Between writing and bow building, he is now fully immersed in the hunting
industry—truly “living the dream!”