His and Hers Archery in Western Colleton County

Randy Murdaugh gets bow repair service from Billy Aiken 

Six years ago in 2004 Billy Aiken and his wife Anita began to sell bowhunting equipment from their home in Western Colleton County.  Since then, they have been drawing hunters from local communities who want the best archery equipment available and friendly service to back it up after the sale.

Attorney Randy Murdaugh of Hampton has known Aiken as a friend for years. “Billy is very knowledgeable about archery and is like a hidden secret over here in the country,” said Murdaugh. “I am here for an adjustment to my peep sight and I’ll be hunting again with confidence by this evening since I don’t have to drive to Charleston or Pooler, Ga. to find archery service.”

His and Hers has everything the bowhunter needs

The three employees at His and Hers archery offer a combined 33 years of experience and they have attended workshops with nine different bow manufacturers in order to become a dealer. As an authorized dealer the local archery shop became qualified to do warranty work for the brands they carry which include Mathews, PSE, Mission, Athens, Elite, Martin, Bear and Alpine.

The full service pro shop on Miracle Road offers everything from arrows to broadheads for traditional archers. They also sell fishing bows, recurve bows made by Ben Heape of Ridgeland, camo apparel, bow cases and even 3-D targets. The proliferation of 3-D target shooting archery competitions is just one sign that this form of primitive hunting is gaining popularity. Look for His and Hers archery to sponsor a 3-D competition for Colleton County in 2012.

“When you buy a bow from me it comes with free set up, tuning and shooting lessons,” said Aiken. “My wife is always ready to help women and youths get introduced to archery equipment, which makes for good family fun in the backyard.” If a bow needs some work in the pro shop, then Aiken will use his bowpress and chronograph in order to help customers shoot straight.

Foam Skeet disc for archery enthusiasts

Archery hunting is all about the excitement of the hunt since the wild game has to be much closer that when using a firearm. “I can’t tell you how many times my customers have told me that they thought the deer was so close that it would hear their heart beating out of their chest,” said Aiken. “After some success these same folks say that they would rather harvest just one deer with a bow than to harvest ten deer using a gun.”

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