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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: FerretWYO on October 06, 2010, 05:52:00 PM
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We were having a conversation this year in camp about who has helped us along the way in our hunting ambitions. I learned a long time ago that we very seldom do anything alone. I started thinking about all the people that had spent time to teach me, help me, and guide me.
My Dad has truely been there for me through and through. I cherish every hunt we enjoy together. For he has taught me more than I can ever repay him. There are many others who have done so much as well. There are many people on this sight that have taught me so much. Some of them have no idea how insperational they are.
Here are some pics that include a small few of the people that have been there for me.
My Dad and I with this years elk.
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Dad and I packing an elk of mine
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This is a crew of some of the greatest people I have met on this site. They made this week in Texas a highlight in my hunting memories.
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A camp that is more like a family. This is what I cherish most.
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My Girlfriend
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One of my Best friends for years.
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Marty the MAN. This man taught me a lot in a few short days. I was an honor to meet him and learn from him.
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This is by no means all the people in my life that I have to be thankful for and to.
Very seldom is anything in life which is done well; done so without the help, support and caring of another.
Who can you Thank, Who has helped you along the way.
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You have some great friends! Nice feeling sharing your post, thanks. :wavey: :archer2:
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My dad who started my love of hunting,and Dave Knipes,who taught me how to shoot and tune bows better. :thumbsup:
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If only we could thank them all! The cool thing is it never stops. Especially with the folks on this site. For all those who have helped me in one form or another. THANK YOU !!!!!
Keeping the Faith
Magnus
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Congrats for your good friends,for sure they can count on you in the same way!
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COOL Thread Randy!
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This a a great thread. First I want to thank you for starting it as we seldom give enough thanks. Second I want to thank God for giving us the right and the ability to pursue something we dearly love. I also want to thank my parents for doing everything in their power to help me along lifes journey and establish great morals as a person. I also give thanks to all the people who toted me around the woods chasing coon, coyotes, deer, and turkey. I also thank my fiance for being so patient and understanding when November rolls around. And last but not least I thank everyone on here for all the support you have given me with traditional archery!
Thank you all and God Bless,
Jarred
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Nice set of pics. I would have to thank my dad for inspiring, and not discouraging me in any outdoor activity I ever wanted to try.
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My dad made hunting an important part of my life. He wasn't a bowhunter but we started with rabbit, squirrel, and he took me rifle hunting for deer at 13 and 14 years old (never saw a deer on any of those hunts). My uncle Wayne also took me hunting some when dad was out on the railroad for a few days.
My best friend Jim lives 240 miles from me. However, we've been hunting together since 1976 and we talk about hunting 3-7 times per week by phone. I hunt with him in Indiana 2-3 times per deer season and we try to make it on an out-of-state hunt every year or so. Still planning on what we'll do in 2011.
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I only have God to thank since there wasn't anyone in my family that hunted but I have the gene that makes me a predator.
It was evident at an early age when I would try to make traps and finally succeeded at catching some rabbits. My mother knew good meat when she saw it so we ate rabbit every time I'd catch one or two.
Errol Flynn as Robin Hood got me mesmerized with archery.
I am thankful for everything and everyone that helped or at least didn't prevent me from doing things that felt so very natural to me.
My dad never took me hunting or fishing but he never discouraged me from trying, for that I am grateful
God bless,Mudd
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i want to thank my grandfather who i lost this year at 88 years old.the only guy i know that could get two shots off at a running rabbit with an old single shot 410.he wasn't a bowhunter,but he raised me when my father ran off.he encouraged me in all my hunting and fishing.for that i thank him.i also want to thank all the people that i have met on tradgang.i am not a good hunter and will admit to that,but i am getting better with all the advice that i have gotten on this site.i want to thank all of you.you guys are the most generous and kind people i have ever had the chance to talk to.thank you,steve :thumbsup:
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I would first like to thank the egg that succumbed to the charm of my wiggling tail.
My father was not a hunter; but he shot his bow once at a bird; and hit and killed it. He felt profound sorrow in that he had killed something.
I think the importance of 'one life'; was instilled in me by that. He was not a hunter.
My late Uncle Dan - Dan Robbins; who instilled in me how hunting with ethics: made the experience of hunting a wonderful experience.
My friend Mike Hinkle; who just gave out donuts to friends in an attempt to please the monster that has kept him from taking a deer with his bow for so long.
He instilled humor into my misses; and the love of bowhunting into my heart.
He took me on my first real bowhunt for deer in 1977 - and for that I owe him a lifetime of experiences.
Fred Bear who moved my spirit so long ago in his films and his persona.
The tradgang in keeping me on track and humble.
And that buck I saw when I was six- and that I can never forget.
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This is a great thread and true we do not give thanks enough! I want to thank God first and foremost! I, too, was the only one who hunted in my family and they always encouraged me. I also want to thank my cousin, Mark, as he is a great teacher and mentor to me! Cannot forget my wonderful wife as she is so understanding this time of year!! lol Thanks.
Kennyb
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This is a great thread. I will keep it to a few folks:
1. My lovely wife who is going to go beyond encouraging me and will be in the blind with me for the first time this weekend with her bow.
2. My cousin, who introduced me to bow hunting. He still has his wheels, but I am working on him. He is coming in to town this weekend and will be in the field with us.
3. 4runr, Jack Shanks and many more here on TG.
My father was a bird hunter that pretty much gave it up by time I came around. He loved the field and dogs but the pheasants were gone. I love dogs too. Hard to tell what I enjoy more, working a dog, or shooting an arrow.
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Great thread, it takes me back alot of years and alot of memories.
So many people have touched my life through hunting and archery it would be hard to thank them all here.
First and foremost my Dad and my Grandfather for starting me out right.
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my father was the one that got me interested in hunting from when i was real young.really looked up to him,he was one of the best hunters iv ever met.and even my mother,when i was headn out the door to hunt she always told me to kill a nice one.my parents died three years ago,they were only 52 and 53.my dad got cancer but even when he was weaker from it he still went back to the woods with his bow and killed a big 8 pointer off the ground.it hangs proudly on my wall with a couple other bucks he harvested.but he put the spark in me and im passn it on to my son and daughter now.also in the few days iv been a member on here,iv been surprised how many are so willing to help,even with the dumb newbie questions i ask.i really appreciate this site and all the down to earth people on here.Ross
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I'm with Mudd , no one in my family hunted but I pestered my Father and older brother to no end till we all took up hunting together . I was 8 or 9 when I got my first bow and all I could think about as a kid was either shooting or catching something . I even trapped birds with a string and a box , really works ! I thank my father for putting up with me and I Thank God for giving me the oppertunities and desires which have made me who I am , as insignifigent as that may be .
Randy I am humbled by your kind words and even getting in a picture with you and the guys in Texas . That was a great hunt and you got a great deer too ! Don't forget you have been a positive influence to many on here , myself included .
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Hey Toby *BTH on tradgang*
THANKS BUDDY!
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My father without a doubt, the mans killed over a hundred whitetails, serveral elk and tons of small game, all with an old 55# Bear..he has always been mt hero.
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My Grandfather was a very positive influence in all that I am today. A father, Husband and he was a influence in my military service. My hunting was greatly influenced by my uncle and granddaddy. I was raised in a Christian home and that has been my rock to get me through all of the little bumps life throws us.
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My Father took me hunting and started me when I was very young and taught me alot even though he wasn't a bowhunter.In 1962 when I was nine every Sunday the American Sportsman really inspired me when Fred Bear was on.My fathers best friend Rex actually showed me how to shoot a bow when I was seven.After that I learned alot on my own.All my relatives and friends thought I was truly weird for hunting with a bow .Many times I was the only one in camp that bowhunted.For many years I was alone until I learned to use a computer and found this site .I couldn't believe so many people shared my love for Traditional archery.In our town it seams I'm constantly helping someone get started or setting up there equipment,so many young people are interested in my Bow Museum and want to learn.Thanks ever so much for starting this thread,has to be one of the best yet.
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I can thank my dad for most of the skills I have. We always fixed all of our own stuff, made our own stuff, etc. It's a good way to be self sufficient. My mom was very intelligent and loaded with common sense, yet she knew when to back off and let you learn for yourself. Thanks to the two of them, I have a knack for just looking at something and understanding how it works, or coming up with a solution to a problem.
Dad taught me how to shoot a bow when I was 5. He won many archery tournaments. I never saw him miss by more than an inch or so. I'm mostly self taught as a hunter though. As far as bow building, it started with Dean Torges, and followed with my many friends I met here or over on the other site we all used to hang out at. Still learning every day.
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My brother who passed away two years ago during bowseason. I had two to look up to and while I love them both the other is an alcoholic so I thank God that I followed the one I did. My son who is now 32 has been my hunting companion since birth. I carried him around the Montana mountains where he was born and now we're peers in this sport we both love.
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My next door neighbor and fellow Sacramento Target Archer, Earl Good, California Archery Hall of Fame, who got me to take up archery on a serious note and taught me to shoot barebow.
Jim Yokum, NAA National Champion and Sacramento Target Archer who taught me to shoot recurve competitively.
Marvin Bowles, owner of Frontier Archery (Oak Park) mid-50s who hired me as a kid and taught me how to make arrows, and other bow tech knowledge.
Joe Herbert, NFAA Senior Unlimited National Outdoor and Indoor Champion several times over, who asked me I I'd like to learn to shoot better and became a close friend and shooting partner over many years.
Dean Pridgeon who was my Master NFAA Certification Instructor who taught me more about shooting form, bow tuning, and instructing archery in a week than I'd learned in the proceeding 40 years.
Plus all the others who along the way who have had the patience and made the time to help me when I was struggling ...
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Think to often the ones that started this passion for many, never get they opportunity to thank or show them gratitude. This is a great topic and never can be expressed enough. I learned a lot from many and also help a lot of new archers myself. The ones responsible for this addiction in my world are Mr St Charles and Family, and Papadoc. otherwise known as Bowdoc to many. Joe Russo, Lon Scott, Ted Fry, Martin Family, also influenced me from one form or another. All these folks are held to a high regard to my success and drive in the world know as Traditional Archery. Thanks again To all.
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I would thank my dad - who completed his life's journey with us October 1. He wasn't a bowhunter, but always took me hunting with him. When I was old enough to obtain a deer permit, he took me along with his hunting companions. I often wonder if he even asked them if I could come along.
A WWII service buddy of dads, got me started in archery in 1956. He passed away a year and a half ago.
Thanks for starting this thread - it came at the appropriate time for me to publicly say 'thanks Dad! and thanks Clyde'
Craig
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This season is my third as a hunter. My first season I was mentored by my dad's best friend, Brian, who still is my number one man for advice. He got me going on bowhunting, bought me my first compound and taught me how to basically hunt. We have so many long emails going back and forth over the past few years... its amazing. God has also mentored me through this process, teaching my self-sufficiency and blessing me with many gifts (like the red tail I watched kill a chipmunk not 12 ft from me!) Finally my dad and grandpa... they have been a consistent influence on my life, not just as respectable hunters, but good men.
Great thread.
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my daddy and my big brother (both gone now ) always made sure i was welcome to go and i always wanted to go sure would like to go with them one more time
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My father...without a doubt. He exposed us to hunting and even though he would stop hunting regularly himself he always encouraged me. I got him back out there hunting birds a few years ago..would love for him to pick up his old compound again
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This is good. Lets move it up.
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My dad was a bird and small game hunter, but wouldn't hunt a deer if his life had depended on it. Still, he took me for birds and squirrels, and when I was about 9 or 10, he got me a bow (Indian fiberglass longbow). That really got the juices flowing.
I had an uncle who was an avid hunter, and he introduced me to deer hunting. It was all downhill after that; I was hooked. I hunted with guns for several years before really getting serious about bowhunting, but that little longbow I got when I was little scared the hell out of lots of birds and lizards, and even scored on a few. In the early 70's, I was a 'two season hunter' a la the Bear Archery ads, but by the late 70s it was either bows or muzzleloaders. By the early 80s, the bow took over, and although I have taken a few animals with guns since then, it just doesn't turn my crank. I haven't shot any big game with a gun since about 1995 or so, and probably won't again.
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My Dad wasnt a Hunter, heck his idea of Roughing It was Running out of Ice in the Motel!! God Rest His Soul!!
Well Said AND Well Done!! There Are some Great Folks in the World!! No Matter What the News Says!!
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I would like to thank my wife, Laura. She has always been supportive of my hunting, fell in love with archery, decided to ask me to take her on a bear hunt and now she is my hunting companion. A couple of years ago a farmer whose land I hunted some told me about a parcel on the back of their property that was for sale. I mentioned it to Laura, who happens to be the money person in our family, and she never blinked and said, "Let's buy it". So now we have our own little hunting grounds (23 acres) that we happily hunt in. So, even though we are "empty nesters" we have plenty in common (except politics) that keep us mutually compatible. So, I would like to thank Laura for all she has added to my life. It's been fun and meaningful.
Last week's highlight.
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I would have to say the biggest influence on me was and still is my dad. He has always been a great role model in hunting and in life in general. He is the most ethical hunter and person I have ever met. He taught me a ton of stuff over the years.
And I have to give credit to Tony who has help me tweek my shooting and has me shooting better then ever. Both of them would and have given up their prime hunting spots to give me an oppurtunity to get a shot.
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More good stuff.
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....GOD !
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Kool pics :clapper: :archer2:
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Great thread. Thanks for starting it.
My Mom and Dad got me an old red fiberglass Bear bow when I was just a little kid and took me shooting what seemed like every nice weekend. While they weren't hunters they always encouraged me and shared in the ups and downs over the years.
I must say that my Uncles in TX: OV, Joe, Dan, Homer and some of our extended family there got me deer hunting as a young teen and the fire hasn't slowed in all these 30+ years since. They took the time to teach some young know nothing kid and treated me like a man and showed me the right way to do things. I will never forget them, the way the treated me, and the love we share. Even today every interaction I have with a young person is influenced by the way they treated me. Thanks!
My hunting partner Adam who has put up with me for years and still humors me by listening.
TBM magazine. When I was searching for something in my hunting I ran across TBM in some store while on vacation and my life was forever changed. Finally! I found what I was looking for.
Trad Gang: To name all the friends that I have made here would fill an entire page! Forget how I even found TG but my family knows so many of you by name without ever having met you they feel like they know you. Feilx, Joe, and all the Droptine guys you are the BEST!
Before I found this site sometimes it felt like I was the only guy who was living this life and boy was I wrong. Such a warm place to be and thanks to Terry and the guys who run this for us.
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I have a list of folks who REALLY deserve THANK YOUs!!!!!
I started hunting and shooting a bow VERY early in life,so it is hard just to say "who" to be thankfull too...
So, I will start with my "renewed" Traditional Bowhunting journey.....
First I would like to thank My VERY Good Friend Joe Skipp!!!
Back in 1999 when I was ready to get back into bowhunting,I decided that it would be the way I started. With a recurve and wood arrows. Through looking around and calling some area archery shops,I was given Joe's phone number. After calling Joe and stopping by his shop. I left with a 1967 Bear Kodiak Magnum and a dozen of Joe's hand made cedar arrows.(more beautiful than any I had ever bought in a store) It was like stepping back in time!!!!! I was a faithful customer of Joe and still am!!! He answered every one of my many questions and helped me many times over the years. We have become VERY good friends and I will always be eteranly grateful!!!!!
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Next I would like to thank my "Brother" adkmountainken (Kenny Mowrey)
Kenny has bestowed many gifts upon me over the years... All of them precious,but the greatest of all is his friendship!!! I have thought that I loved the woods and was "in-tune" with nature. But Kenny has taught this old dog many things!!! His pictures and posts leave me in awe,as anyone who has seen and read them knows.
Having Kenny for a Friend and a Brother is truely a gift from the Great One!!!!!
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My dad started and fed the fire.
I would also like to thank Frank Vaquero from Montana. When I bought my first recurve I went to an archery shop to get some arrows and they told me I needed 2312's according to the Easton chart. Needless to say, they were way too stiff so I set the bow aside because I couldn't hit anything. I met Frank, who goes by Frank V on here, at a 3-d shoot and he was shootin a Hill Big Five so I asked him about my problem so he told me to come by his house. He figured out the problem and gave me a half dozen 2018's that flew like darts. He also introduced me to this site. He caused the beginning of my conversion to traditional. Thanks so much Frank.
Also to Mudd for giving me a chance to shoot when I was away from home and didn't have my bow with me. Thanks Mudd, that made my day.
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Next would have to be Hunterdfk(David Kretchmar)
I met David many years ago at Shawn Leonards "Bunny Huny" and we became instant friends!!!!! We made plans to attend the White Mountain Traditional Bowhunters Rendezvous in New Hampshire that summer. Hunter and my boys Kevin and Tyler hit it off right away,and we all had a wonderful time!!!!!
David's friendship has taught me that "distance" has no bearing on "friendship"!!!!!
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Speaking of the "Bunny Hunt"... I would like to Thank Shawn Leonard!!!!!
Shawn is a man that is truely WONDERFUL!!!!! Is outgoing personality is unequaled by anyone I have yet to meet. He is the type of man that the minute you meet him,you feel like you have known him for years. Shawn had his first "Bunny Hunt" many years ago,and every year it grew larger and larger. After Shawn's wonderful Mom passed away it became known as the "Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt" In his Mom's honor. The amount of money donated to the St.Judes Childrens Research Hospital over the years has been unbelievable!!!!! Of coarse,Shawn could not have done it without his "crew" of wonderful family!!! From his Mom and Dad,to his wonderful wife Cindy who has supported him unwaveringly,and to the girls and thier husbands,who are in it to the end!!!!! Last febuary, Shawn had to make a very heartbreaking decission... The "Bunny Hunt" had just grown TOO BIG!!! Last febuary after the raffle... Shawn made the announcment that it would be the last "Bunny Hunt". Shawn cried a river of tears that night... and many grown men cried with him.
Shawn has taught me that "giving" breeds GIVING!!!!! Many times over.....
THANK YOU Shawn!!!!! I am truely HONORED to be your friend!!!!!
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I would also like to thank vermonster13(David Knipes)
Back 2 Aprils ago, David pulled my youngest son Tyler's name for a Maddog youth set. The agreement was,Post pictures... Send the bow back to be passed on when it was outgrown.
I never got the pictures posted like I should have,and now I have long since lost the memory card they were on. I have not forgotten David, I owe you pictures and you will get them. I'm not sure when, but you have my word!!! I don't look at a single "give away" thread without feeling guilty... However, David has never said a thing!!!!!
If it were in my power, I would nominate this man for Sainthood!!!!! The smiles that he has brought to kids faces are uncountable!!!!!
THANK YOU David!!!!!!!!!! For everything you so unselfishly do...
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I would like to thank , my friend Harold Ellis for introducing Trad to me. I also thank, Jerry Long "JL" for all his knowledge and in sights.
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i found trad archery on my own. ive also been a member of trad gang off and on for a while. this past 1 1/2 yrs ive met some great people to know here on tg and at some local tournements.but i do want to thank 3 individualsfor being my biggest influence in trad archery. bernie dunn, you are the best, you have great stories , your a fun lovin guy, and the biggest supporter i know to help pass trad archery along to our future in huntin and trad to the children.and to batman and john dill, these fellas are a hard crowd to keep up with . thier skill in shooting and hunting to me is second to none, i aspire to shoot and hunt at their level.it is always a pleasure to watch these fellas shoot, truly awesome, thier knowledge of equipment and deer behavior is like opening an encyclopedia.thanks fellas, i hope to improve in my skills and just maybe be able to nip at y'alls heels once in a while, ruddy
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With hunting season fast approaching and already happening in some places I though that I would bring this back up. There are a few people that come to mind as I think of the help, insperation and advice I have gotten over the last year.
Terry
Whip
Jack gaurd
Tater
Doug Treat
The one and only Felix
Tracy Villwok
There are so many I could never list them all these are just some I though about today.
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Excellent thread! I want to thank God because he gave me a family who raised me to enjoy and protect the outdoors. He gave me a wife who may not always understand my hunting, but tolerates it anyway. Four sons to whom I can pass it on to and a group of friends to share it with. I could never thank any one of them enough for what they mean in my life, but God knows So Thank you.
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Bringing this thread back up was very timely for me.
Unexpectadly last week I lost a friend, great bowhunter, and good person. He touched the lives of many in the archery community in Colorado.
Life is fragile and often too short. Remember to thank those around you who have touched your life.
Good Hunting to all this Fall.!
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barry wensel..and my gym teacher from 7th grade..dad had given up hunting when i came around,but lived vicariously through my hunts..
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Lots of names come to mind, but my Father is worth mentioning...Got started in hunting, fishing and archery because of him...Learned a heck of alot about life too. Gots to say Thanks!