The Prodigal Son(s) Have Returned

[D. Key]

I'm soon to turn 67 and have been shooting Traditional Bows since I was about 5.  My Dad made me a bow from a Willow limb and I shot willow sticks for arrows with only a string nock, a groove cut with a knife.  When I was 16, I bought my first real recurve, a Shakespeare Neceda from Woolworth.

As I aged, I found the true passion for this sport and have owned (and sold) more bows than I could ever count or recall.  Of the scores of bows I have owned and let go, I have a handful that I really regretting selling.

The first bow was a Massie Longhorn that I really loved and sold several years ago.  Through a coincidence, I saw a couple of years ago that Tippit had this bow and after several e-Mails and pleads, he agreed to sell it back to me.  There is nothing magical about this bow but just one I really loved and appreciate the chance to own it again.

My second "Prodigal" was a Thunderhorn 3-piece takedown that I bought new from Duane about 4 years ago.  This was the most beautiful bow (in my eyes anyway) that I had ever seen or owned. I felt it was too pretty to take to the field and sold it to Chromebuck in Alaska.  As fate would have it, I just received this bow back again from Carcajou and it will never leave me again. It looks and performs just like it did when I bought it.  

I can only think of a couple more I would like to have back and who knows...they might just find their way home like the Prodigal.

Thanks for reading and God bless.

[23feetupandhappy]

[joe vt]

Congrats Doug.  That must be some good feelings going on.

[Sam McMichael]

Glad you got them back. There is only one bow I wish I could get back. I did get a chance to buy one almost exactly like it and am glad I got it.

[pinky]

Glad you got your old Thunderhorn back.
I saw it listed in the classifieds and went back to take another look at the pics and it - the add and pictures were gone.   :(  
That thunderhorn could have found its way back to its birth place - Montana.  

[Anointed Archer]

Excellent!

[Orion]

I understand. Been shooting sticks a tad more than 60 years myself.   There's a 55#, bamboo cored 64-inch Great Northern Critter that now resides in France ( the latest known location) that I'd like to get back.  Also a Bighorn 60-inch one-piece 50# recurve, A 60-inch Bear Super Kodiak, A Morrison Shawnee longbow, and a few others. I keep looking.  

[Steelhead]

Those are some good sons to come home to you.Lucky daddy.

I like those Longhorns and the Thunderhorns are really gorgous 3 PC longbows no doubt!One of the few that I really love the looks of.Thier special.

[Carcajou]

Doug

Glad I could help in the reunion.  

[shedhunta]

Thats awesome.  Any pics of the thunderhorn??  I would love to see it.