Bow NOT Stolen - Returned by Honest Man

marlon · May 18, 2009, 01:55:00 PM

Sorry to hear that.

Toklat1 · May 18, 2009, 01:56:00 PM

That is a real downer! :( I hope it returns to you.

PAPA BEAR · May 18, 2009, 02:12:00 PM

keep your eyes on the pawn shops,newspaper lost and found,****,check where you left it...it will pop up somewhere.see any other vehicles in area when you left?

JESSE69 · May 18, 2009, 02:17:00 PM

I dont understand how a person could enjoy something they did not earn.Sorry for your loss.

Jim Wright · May 18, 2009, 02:51:00 PM

Sorry for what happened. That said, you might go to Dan Toelke's site: www.montanabows.com & look under Traditional Recurves at his new 1 pc. "Chinook". Pictures of mine can be seen on page 8 in this site (New Toelke Chinook w/pics). I continue to be amazed at the stable, forgiving nature of this little bow plus it is deadly quiet and very fast w/heavy arrows. For info's sake Dan trained under Mike Fedora years ago and through a number of bows now I have found him not only a superb craftsman but about as good a guy as people get to be. Finally, even if he doesn't have a bow in stock for you, his delivery time is weeks, the longest I have waited has been a month. Hope this helps and do yourself a favor and contact him.

seabound · May 18, 2009, 02:59:00 PM

keep your eyes peeled on **** and good luck with the recovery!

John3 · May 18, 2009, 03:56:00 PM

Sorry to hear about your bow... You never know, maybe an honest man has your bow and will get it returned. Make it easy for them to find you.

There should be no room on earth for a thief...

John III

mwmwmb · May 18, 2009, 04:03:00 PM

hope you had the serial number too. like the others said keep you eyes open. maybe you will get lucky.
sorry about that loss though

TNstickn · May 18, 2009, 04:41:00 PM

:mad: :mad: :mad:
Hope you get byour bow back!!

wollelybugger · May 18, 2009, 07:39:00 PM

Check with your home owner insurance, it might be covered and you can get a new one. Hope it works out.

razorsharptokill · May 18, 2009, 10:27:00 PM

I'm sorry you lost your bow. If it doesn't make it back to you I hope it blows up in the face of the thief!

Check the local pawn shops and be sure to drop off pics to them. File a police report also. Many items can be claimed on your home owners insurance even though they were lost/stolen outside your home. My wife had her $2500.00 wedding ring stolen and with the deductible paid we can get 1,500.00 for it.

buckeye_hunter · May 19, 2009, 07:30:00 AM

Rose Oak
Zipper
Bob Lee
Assenheimer

All have some bows in stock right now. I just checked yesterday. I have been looking and thinking.

Really sorry to hear about your bow.

-Charlie

TommyBoy · May 19, 2009, 02:04:00 PM

Tom,

I'm out at that range all the time - that one and Three Trails. I'll keep my eyes open for it. It's bound to turn up. Did you check the lost and found at Reed?
TommyBoy (aka Tom Merker)
Three Trails Traditional Archery

TommyBoy · May 19, 2009, 03:33:00 PM

UPDATE!!!

Bow WAS FOUND AND IT WAS NOT STOLEN!!

A friend I know found it laying in the grass on the 30 yard target has been looking for you for a couple days. He has been looking for postings at the James A. Reed range and didn't see any. He then looked you up in the phone book and found you and then called me just now to see if I had heard anything. We will give you a call tonight and bring it by.

NewtradGreenwood, in the future, it is probably not a good idea to say it was stolen unless you know it was. The gentleman that found it is an up-standing guy and has been looking for you since he found it. To be honest, his nose is a little bent out of shape about this posting - listing it as stolen - not lost. He is no thief and comes on this site often and feels that his reputation is tarnished. I think you need to clarify a few things with this posting.

newtradgreenwood · May 19, 2009, 03:57:00 PM

TommyBoy, Man Who Is Returning My Bow, Everyone else,

You are right about assuming it was stolen. He is bringing it back and anybody who would have called me on the phone I would have known immediately he was not someone who stole it. I'm at work right now & my cell phone is at home. I owe him lots of beer, a nice steak dinner, anything he wants. And a huge THANK YOU !!! Am truly sorry if he felt it reflected on him anyway. He is a truly honest man and good samaritan !!! Will get on tradgang.com immediately & let everyone know an honest man is returning my bow.

Tom "Jumping to Conclusions Too Fast" Plattner

fido dog · May 19, 2009, 04:02:00 PM

All's well that ends well.

Just glad it's coming home.

newtradgreenwood · May 19, 2009, 04:17:00 PM

Scattershot & Kurtbel5,

Should have listened to you guys. If I would just have said "missing" instead of stolen. Could have done everything else the same, phone calls, posting on tradgang, everything. Would not have offended a honest & good man & still got my bow back. Hope he really understands how sorry I am.

TNstickn · May 19, 2009, 04:48:00 PM

SCATTERSHOT · May 19, 2009, 04:49:00 PM

Glad to know there are still good people in the world. After the steak dinner, you may have made a new friend, who knows??

SlowBowinMO · May 19, 2009, 04:50:00 PM

There you go, a happy ending!

That is awesome news, good to know there are still MANY good people out there. It's easy to let a few tarnish our view of the rest.