Traditional Bowhunters of Montana Banquet

[Chad Sivertsen]

Kevin, Frequent flier miles work good for last minute trips. But I warn you, the more you visit the West the tougher it will be to go back to Illynoise. (I like Mark's spelling variations)  :D  

Mark, You do need to get there earlier, I wanted to hear details from OZ. I think our wives were plotting something for us, probably going to send us on a special hunting trip somewhere.    

Joseph, You are a fine example of the kindness and generosity that exemplify the TBM and I applaud you. I think the guy that won the Silvertip was fairly new to bowhunting. Good Karma, you will be blessed.

Randy, Yes I was looking forward to a visit. The time zoomed by and despite an effort to carry 3 or 4 convesations at the same time I still missed a few folks. I am looking forward to seeing some new country with you. Predator calling in Grizzly country should be a good adrenaline check.

I wanted to shoot the "Sheepeater" but no time for it.

I'm optimistic about the future of TBM. We have new young enthusiastic officers and I predict growth and new energy.

I guess I better get to work so I can make a few bucks to buy more raffle tickets.

[Mark Baker]

I'll second Joseph's generous nature...and not in just donating back his prize!    Thanks Joseph...and Tom Stock is a great guy to have won such a great donation.  Also, thanks a bunch to Dave and Beth Windauer for their generosity as well as everybody else.    A great bunch of trad guys here in MT that really want to see the TBM make something of itself.   Cudos!

[Chad Sivertsen]

Would like to thank Mark, Lennie, Joseph and the others that have taken care of the TBM the last few years and started the banquets, they are a bunch of fun and have brought us closer as a group. There are quite a few trad guys hiding out in the mountains around here, prospective members who will be getting an invite to join.

[Hoodoo Arrow]

I too would like to thank Lennie, Mark and Joseph for their efforts.  Officership is often a large amount of thankless work and you have sure done wonderful things for the rest of us.

I greatly enjoyed the banquet.  Highlights included shooting different bows, great conversations, reflecting and dreaming.  Mark and Brent's Hellbitch reached down inside me somewhere.  Been having dreams about that thing.

After getting to rub shoulders with so many "good example" people, you can't help but come away refreshed.

[Kevin Bahr]

Mark and Chad, who said anything about going back to Illynoise?  My wife would sure like to live in Montana as well.  Finding a job and a place to hunt would be the only problems, especially the job part.  Anyone know of any openings for a talentless, upper middle aged, overweight, undertall recent parolee?  Feels like I'm doing 30 to life here...