I've been at this sport of bowhunting 30 years and have enjoyed every minute of it. The only real job I've ever had has been in the sporting goods industry and all of that has been archery related. 20 years ago this year, a good friend, Jerry Bearden, introduced me to traditional archery and it made a big impression on my life. I would drift in and out of trad archery over the years, bowfish with my recurve, practice during the summer, then wimp out before season opened. Jerry was a good hunter and an excellent shot with that old Hoyt Ram Reflex. He shot at 28 deer with that old bow and killed 27..clean miss on the other and he had a good excuse on the miss, just can't remember what it was...Jerry has had some health issues the last few years and hasn't been able to bow hunt. This spring he called me up and wanted to try one of my Black Widows. He hadn't been able to draw his bow but thought he might could pull my BW. He shot it well and a lot, that afternoon and he went home with it, but that was the last day he could draw it back. He came to see me a few weeks ago and gave it back to me, along with the old Hoyt. He passed away last Tuesday. Jerry took great pride in the fact that Skyler loves to shoot trad bows and said often that he was proud to have had something to do with that....I will miss him a lot and was proud to have known him........Skyler has had a recurce since before he was born and he and I built one for Chloe Beth last year before she was born. About 2 years ago, we got serious traditional archery thats in large part to our good friends Jimmy and Mason Shelton(NO CAMS). They've been our traveling buddies for the past 2 years and re-ignited that passion for traditional bows....TRAD GANG has been a huge help and inspiration and we've met so many great friends because of it and when I sit back and think about that old computer and TRAD GANG, It still amazes me,,,,,JC, IRON BULL, BOB WALKER, Mike, BOW CHEF, JDC, STICKHUNTER, MIKE BOLIN, DOUG CAMPBELL, BUCK VALLEY, WHIP, SHELL and Frank, Terry, and so many more,,,,,Amazing.....a wonderful, understanding wife and 2 healthy children and just coming off the BEST and most enjoyable year of my bow hunting life, I really am blessed.
.....These pics are not in order but are from Labor Day 2006 until this morning, which is where we'll start.......Sorry to be so personal but it's the way I feel.....
Topic: A YEAR OF TRADITIONAL ARCHERY (NEW pics added) (Read 1056 times)
