Gifts

[PrimitivePete]

When my Dad turned 70,  he used to say every day after 70 is a gift. I just turned 60 and that wisdom has really hit home with me. We can have many bows but we have one chance to enjoy them, peace to all.

[Terry Green]

When my Dad turned 70,  he used to say every day after 70 is a gift. I just turned 60 and that wisdom has really hit home with me. We can have many bows but we have one chance to enjoy them, peace to all.

I agree totally Pete.  I also believe that it is better to give than receive, but from either direction it's going someone adds some spice to their life. Nice to hear good this with all the negativity in the world.

Such as, I left a comment the 1st night of the LTR hunts this year. Smokin Joe said lets go out on porch and sit, grab a cigar Terry.  I replied that I had went off and left them.

So, the next afternoon 'Rocky' and Ken go into town for some stuff they needed. When they returned 'Rocky', who I had just met the day before walks in with a half dozen Baccarat cigars and he says, "I overheard you last night".

We both won... And I saved one....

[Archie]

I've shared this in years past...

My father was a pretty great bowhunter and archer.  In 2006, at 66 years old, he surprised me, my brother, and my brother-in-law with a gift... he said this was his "official" way of passing on the archery heritage to all of us.  He purchased the following for each of us, and for himself:  a 64" Black Widow PMA recurve with 2 sets of limbs (50# and 60#), a pelican case, a BW skinning knife, and 2 dozen arrows.  Until then, I had shot an old 80's compound bow for over 20 years, and never did much with a traditional bow.  Anyway... the plan was that the four of us guys would go on a big Alaska caribou hunt in the fall of 2007.  In March of 2007, we got the shock of our lives when mom called each of us to tell us that Dad died of a sudden heart attack, completely unexpected.  He told us that he funded the entire purchase by selling some very valuable archery items that he had in a coffee can.

[Terry Green]

That's what I'm talking about Archie!!! 

[Buck350]

I too have given and recieved many items over the year, so I totally agree with the sentiment of this thread.

[Terry Green]

I have a very hard time believing that no one else has received gifts from people.However, how will be posting tomorrow plus more?Yes?I'm gonna get my gifts in that.People who took the time to give me stuff the credit

[Terry Green]

Gift from Rob DiSefano along with a Doug Campbel skinner I used on all 4 animals I killed on the LTR this year....

[Terry Green]

couple of years ago, Joe Tilford overheard me talking about that at some point I will have to move down in weight even though I was still shooting my sixty and seventy pound bows. The next thing I know this shows up....

A Bear Grizzly at 50 #s with a matching dozen aluminum arrows!

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[Wudstix]

This is the Paul Bunyan 100 almost given to me, just paid postage.  Had a big boot print on the box when it got to my house, so named it "Stomp".
 

[MnFn]

Elk hunting with my foster son, Terry. Terry is wearing camo given to him by Modr.
 Just a few of the camo pieces he gave to Terry. It’s been a wonderful gift. I try to get him out hunting and fishing every year.

Sorry about the photos, never had the first happen to me before.

[Wudstix]

Spark the fire!!!
 

[smokin joe]

Terry Green gave me a spool of top quality New Zealand wool yarn to use for making string silencers. It works great. I have made a bunch of wool silencers for myself and for others.

[Archie]

Here's another one. 

About 10-15 years ago, I was at the Compton Trad Rendezvous with my very young daughter.  We were eating at a table somewhere on the property, and a stranger walked up and started a conversation with us.  He was a trad bowhunter of course, and ended up inviting me that day to hunt on his many deer properties, about an hour from my home.  He took me out, taught me several things, and basically treated me like a client while he was the "guide".  I hunted there several times.  Never took a shot, although I had a few opportunities.  He had been so kind to me that I didn't want to take a chance at wounding a deer on his property, so I had decided I'd only take a high percentage shot.  I won't share any names, but I'm sure a lot of guys on TG would recognize him.  That was a real nice thing to do for a fairly inexperienced deer hunter (ME), and I hope I have a chance someday to do something similar for someone else.

[Wudstix]

As I was going through my stash of Snuffer heads, my memory was sparked of a fellow Trad Ganger who tossed in a half dozen 190 grain Snuffer heads along with the other items we were trading.  I had a Gerber semi-tactical tanto blade knife that went to him.  He knew that I was a Snuffer fan and so I got them.  There have been several other transactions when a little something extra was through in to the deal.

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