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Title: memory lane
Post by: Jim M on March 21, 2025, 08:17:35 PM

 :archer:  I turn 80 in 3 weeks so I was reminiscing over coffee this morning, introduce to archery at age 11 at boy scout camp. have some great memories, one that comes to mind is one saturday was shooting at the local pro shop and ken beck who had recently  bought black widow bows came carrying a wooden bow and I had the pleasure of shooting the proto type of the ma take downs. and have since owned several. sorry for being so long winded. so have decided for a birthday treat I am getting a new ASl longbow and do do my best to take a whitetail  with  it this fall

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Post by: HARL on March 21, 2025, 11:45:54 PM

 :thumbsup:

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Post by: JR Chambers on March 22, 2025, 02:47:22 AM

Good luck buddy

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Post by: Deno on March 22, 2025, 08:44:22 AM

 :shaka:

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Post by: Jegs.mich on March 22, 2025, 08:46:50 AM

Congratulations on your birthday bow!

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Post by: The Whittler on March 22, 2025, 09:34:04 AM

Happy birthday and I'm sure you will do the BW bow proud. Good luck and good for you.

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Post by: Roy from Pa on March 22, 2025, 09:47:08 AM

Awesome.
Happy Birthday...

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Post by: frassettor on March 23, 2025, 01:41:21 PM

Happy Birthday! I hope you get that deer with your birthday bow.
What ASl have you decided on?

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Post by: Terry Green on March 24, 2025, 10:08:45 AM

FABULOUS JIM!!!

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Post by: rastaman on March 24, 2025, 11:04:53 AM

That is awesome Jim! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Good luck to you this fall!

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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on March 24, 2025, 11:52:54 AM

 :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:

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Post by: supernaut on March 24, 2025, 11:55:15 AM

Happy Birthday sir!


 :campfire:

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Post by: Redfeathers on March 24, 2025, 06:10:39 PM

Happy Birthday and good luck!!

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Post by: WFC on March 28, 2025, 02:01:15 PM

Happy birthday! That is a very good memory for sure.

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Post by: David Mitchell on March 28, 2025, 06:16:23 PM

Jim, welcome to the octogenarian ranks.  I beat you by a year. :goldtooth: I started down this path of archery about the same time you did.  My first "real" bow was an Indian Archery lemonwood longbow.  I thought I was really something. A new bow is a mighty fine birthday treat.  Best of success with it on the deer population.

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Post by: M60gunner on March 28, 2025, 08:59:00 PM

Well happy birthday and I wish you the best of luck with your new bow. I am a few months behind you turning 80, August for me. Another new bow isn’t out of the question but hunting is a big question mark. Back and heart issues these past 5 years are taking their toll on my ability to roam the hills. Good luck

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Post by: Stumpkiller on March 28, 2025, 10:08:47 PM

Happy Birthday.

I'm a sprightly 65 and I was introduced to archery by an aunt who shot target archery in college (Syracuse U.) pre-Boy Scouts.  She graduated with a Baccalaureate in Science when not many women were doing it.  I used a light draw fiberglass bow (Indian, Pearson or Shakesphere?)  And, like everything in my world at that time, an older cousin, older brother, and slightly older cousin had used it before me.  Bows, clothes, Mad Magazines.  It didn't matter.  I also did some single pin target archery in college with a 36# Damon/Howatt Monteray.  My style is still more closed and upright than, say, dear departed Fred Abell, who looked like he was passing a kidney stone when shooting.   :archer:

By no strange coincidence my wife, of 45 years, reminds me a great deal of my Aunt Lois. 

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Post by: RIVERWOLF on March 28, 2025, 10:20:16 PM

 :clapper:
Happy Birthday my friend... , and enjoy that New bow ! :campfire:

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Post by: Chad R on March 29, 2025, 06:35:29 PM

Happy Birthday.  Looking forward to hearing about the bow and the deer.   Take care and God Bless!