Alright guys,
Like Smalson said, someone last year started a post to hear or see what gifts were flying around to fellow Gangers.
Lets see and hear what they are. My package hasn't come yet, but i'll post pics when it does!
Matt
I don't have anything to show yet, but yours will go in the mail tomorrow. :smileystooges:
Hahaha... No hurry
Take your time.
My daughter got 1 dozen kid's wood arrows and i got a crow call and a sharping stone. my stuff is already on display and Mattie is shooting her new arrow's. Thank's Kevin.
doug77
Hope Matty can find the white ones in the grass; don't let her shoot 'em in the snow!
fatman
I got a single BH hood, a small knife/flashlight in a sheath, an ankle bracer (Hummingbird),and some "wax"- actually it is hot melt but looked like beeswax!
Thanks Jeff!!
I got a very nice leather arm guard. I really like the grain of the leather. Looks like Elephant or buffalo. That's pretty sneaky. I thought I was getting some Nike Golf balls, according to the box. HAH Thanks CJ (Killinstuff)
My best friend is from Traverse City. He always talks about the Walleye. His last name is Staebler and his brother was running a sporting goods store in that area.
Thanks again
Mike
CJ (Killinstuff)
I hope to mail yours by Friday, I hope you like it. I think you will.
Terry
Hey where are all the pictures?
I got a dozen beee-autiful arrows w/ BH's from
Bodarkokie....sorry, can't post pics..
Thanks, Gene!
BTW, Gene's nephew has a guide service in western OK...deer, turkey, hogs, predators...
Robslifts sent me all the materials I need to build a dozen cedar arrows, including the arrows. Pink feathers!, nocks, field points and broadheads. He also threw in some beaver fur silencers. A good project for me this winter.
Thanks again
You're right Mike, that's Buffalo hide.
Burnsie sent me a nice box of goodies including a selway quiver, an original kwikee kwiver in the box with a hood, a 3 arrow kwik quiver, a hip quiver, a couple tip protecters, a string, some nocks and a couple felt rests! Thanks Troy They will go to good use!
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ttt
awesome guys... Kepp them comin!
Gotta love White Elephant!
Robslifts, your Elephant left in todays mail truck. Took forever at the post office as there were 3 professional E-bay sellers directly in front of me with a bunch of stuff to get postage one, frustrating.
Hope you like what I sent and can put it to use.
I got a dozen woodies... Check 'em out
Thanks Pathfinder.
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Sticks Only sent me a really nice bowsock...Quail Unltd. hunting short. Couple of movies and some feathers and string silencers...also an invite to hunt with him in MI. Thanks! All good stuff.
I got a "sticshooter" necknife, broadhead with some heavy "MOJO" and made the aquaintance of a very nice gentleman from MI. Thanks for everything. Hope the pics work
Alex
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I WON !!!!! WOW, CANADABOYER done good. Got my elephant today, all the way from Canada. It had a broadhead sharpner, a package of Magnus broadheads, and a fletching jig with a LH clamp, and I was just getting ready to buy a LH clamp for mine.
Thanks so much Bob, Great package. Can't wait to do this again.
man some people are getting great gifts cant wait to get mine now!!!
I hope you like what I send Rob. One item requires some assembly so get the tools ready.
no prob man ready to go hope they get here soon!!! did you get yours yet I just love hearing what everybody got very cool ideas and everything
I got my gift a few days ago. It's just taken me some time to put the pictures on the computer. I got the blade from Dustin (THANKS!!!) and the wood is some of the stuff I picked up today. I'm going to get around to making a grip for it.
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Here's my present..nice knife from Joker!
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Thanks again.
Hey p1choco
Which one of those woods is the blackheart sassafrass or whatever?
From left to right, black palm, tasmanian eucalyptus burl, black heart sassafras, and purple heart.
Got my gift this weekend. Promised photo. Thanks Killinstuff. Buffalo Hide arm guard.
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Good lookin gifts guy's!
Tim
wow is all i can say!!! I think i won the lottery thanks again bucksnort 101
I got sent a helle knife kit so I can start something I have wanted to do, brand new superglove from alaska bowhunting two dvds on byron fergusens become the arrow and building the perfect arrow by gateway feathers, a nice little neck knife, and a new turkey call from burnt valley woodcrafts!!!!!!
all I can say is wow
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Killinstuff
I mailed your's today.
Terry
Recieved a grunt call, string keeper and Sight pin(?) from inhimwelive today. Njbow, yours should be in the mail monday.
Received some Hormoan Small Game Points today, patent pending... just in time for the Va Skwerl Hunt. :readit: Thanks Brent, Hope to give you a field test update. LOL :thumbsup:
I got some Muzzy Phantoms , that my son took away from me. Got a neat necklace made from a alligator gar, and a antler tine broadhead knife from gatorgar.
I got a name plate very kewl
And two plastic boxes one with a large stone and one with what lqqks like the biginning of a broadhead in the other.
Waiting for directions... :help:
All I can say is WOW for the moment, I've been trying to down load the pics for about 20 minutes. Then da phone rings, ahhh dial up :banghead: :banghead:
Today I received a half dz Carbon Express Traditional arrows freshly fletched beautifully. Bob's gift is wonderful and so appreciated. His wish I will grant with honor I so hope. That if I cannot use them to pass them on. If you, stuck me with all the arrows I have you would see a porky pine, although tall and slightly ugly :D So the first of the week I will start a post on POW WOW for a NEEDY AS IN WITHOUT or means. Post for these beautiful arrows, and I'm going to include a half dz old green BEAR razorheads with them. The White Elephant will travel in so many good ways. Thank you to all who particapated :campfire:
Brent
WoW, I got mine today from Hawkeye, along with a very nice letter explaining the significance of each Item, A dozen nirk nocks from his squirrel hunting stash, a couple hand warmers to keep my digits nice and toasty,some of his favorite Maxi-fletch feathers, a foam target core which will work perfect from my aerial thrower, a Burz-Off for those pesky hitch hikers we have here in Indiana and a squirrel broadhead hand made and used by his friend, a very famous and talented bowyer who passed away a few years back, I called Hawkeye just a bit ago, and as we were talking it dawned on me that while it's nice giving and getting stuff in threads like these, the real gift are the friendships that can be made in the process, and those to me are the most valuable of all, Thanks Hawkeye for both!,Steve
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Voodoofire1,
That looks like a Jerry Pierce squirrel-getter to me.
Congratulations! Great people here. :thumbsup:
Gene
Inhimwelive,
Yours should arrive today. Sent it out Tuesday. Hope it's something you can use, if not let me know and I'll try again.
Brian
Steadman send me a new ball cap with his logo on it. I love traditional caps. A stone blade knife and an assortment of broadheads. This was a neat deal, thanks for putting it on. Chad
Steve,
It was a real pleasure to "meet" you by phone. I agree, the chance to make a new friend is a great side-benefit to the Elephant "program". I hope tp get a chance to meet you in person, now, at Cloverdale this spring.
Hope you get some good out of the little cache of goodies. Enjoy!
Daryl
Got my "Elephant" today from James Stroope (4 Fletch). Awesome - he sent a DVD, a widow tab and some camoleaf tape (great for my treestand ladder). This has been a lot of fun & I echo the comments made by Hawkeye.
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Thanks 4 Fletch!
I got some nice arrows, shaft tamer, assorted feathers, arrow wraps, Arizona fletch, and a bow Fit. THANKS Jeremy!!!
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I got a sharpening stone and some feild points. Thanks T.J.!!
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I got two mouth calls from Brad Davis (thanks Brad) one is a coyote caller and a preditor call.
I still have'nt heard of anybody getting a White Elephant in the mail yet ???
Elephants probably have to go by parcel post, so they take a bit longer. I'm sure the postal carriers don't like having to carry such big trunks.
Air mail the elephant. DID YOU EVER HERE OF OPERATION
DUMBO DROP
I hit the motherload. Thanx Kingstaken.
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Jeff
Mine came yesterday from "H A Hggins". Herb sent me quite an assortment of things. It started with a well written letter about himself and the items he sent. There are assorted heads, Green Arrow comic books, one of Herb's laminated birch "squirrel arrows", a Case pocketknife, a Reparrow kit, an arrow holder, and last but NOT least some flies he tied himself.
I've been fighting a head cold the past few days and the package was a real pick-me-up, I think I might get out and shoot a bit today!
Thanks Herb!
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Eric B this one is for you...hope you like it :smileystooges:
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I just received from Terry Folts a Ben Pearson Couger bow in excellent shape, 45#@28" and a Bear bow fishing spool. The cool thing about the bow is I have one just like it that my dad likes to shoot but the top limb is twisted. Now he has a bow to shoot with no built in excuses. Thanks Terry.
CJ
CJ
You are welcome. Tell your Dad I said enjoy.
You should bring him down to the bunny stomp on the 16th of Feb.
Terry
Jeff ya welcome. Show what you get with the broadheads. :archer:
Kingstaken, Can do. Forgot to put the turkey feathers out. My cat would have been in the picture. His favorite toy. Thanks again Jeff
I received a box full of wild turkey wing feathers... they are secondaries and left wing primaries... I have more now than I will use in a life time so if anyone wants to make a trade for some let me know..KT
(PS Thanks Brian)
From SquirrelBait
I recieved a side quiver from Raptor Archery if I remember correctly. I just wanted to say thank you very much. I have wanted to try one of them out for quite sometime.
Thanks again
Dustin
I recieved a real nice set of carbon arrows complete with field points and broadheads.
I have been way to busy this week to put them to use. But just wait till next week.
Thanks to Caleb the bow breaker.
I do not have any pictures but over&under sent me an optic belt and limb covers that are sweet. Thanks man. I'll try to get pics up when I can.
I really lucked out. I got a helle no. 99 knife kit, a great book, and a bag of Brian's mule deer jerky! It's good jerky too :) Thanks Brian for all the great stuff. I will have a blast making the knife. Now I need to get to reading and figure out how to do it.
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Allanburden sent me a dozen beautiful arrows and some very cool broadheads. Also some field tips.
Thanks!
Allan
Glad to hear you recieved them. Hope you can get some use out of them!
jake
Kevin,
glad you received the package, I've been worried that you would not be able to use them. Don't be alarmed if something else makes its way to Pennsylvania in the near future.
Brian
I recieved an entire bow fishing kit! I got the reel, brace, and arrow. Awesome gift Fletcher.
This was a lot of fun. can't wait to do it again next year
Here are some pics of the Wood arrows generously sent to me. Made by Bears_den24, Bear Gardner. (http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii234/dagwoodandblondie/dscf0010.jpg)
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Thanks, Kurt
Glad you like the arrows Dagwood, Bear Gardener does beautiful work, huh?
Kurt Bel5
Hogdancer, thanks a bunch! :bigsmyl:
I got two packages of wasp brank expandable head. Thanks. :)
brand not brank
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got my elephant gift from Tom Petty very nice custom armguard and hip quiver thanks very much Tom there super .
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Does the armguard say "Refugee" on it ..... nevermind. Sorry Tom ;)
Gordy, I got your packed up and ready to ship. Kinda busy right now but should be heading your way by the end of the week.
Got mine from Ron (Big RonHuntsAlot) today.
A jerky board and knife along with some chili seasoning and some of Ron's jerky. Thanks so much Ron.
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I've been out of pocket for a few days and wasn't able to pick-up the White Elephant that Voodoofire1 mailed me...
Steve, thank-you for the good looking bracer. I'll be showing it off next weekend at my club's first 3D shoot of the season.
Got some cool stuff from Barry Clodfelter today!
6 broadheads , 3 snuffers , 2 packs of string nocks , a broadhead /antler knife , a Traditional Archery book by Sam Fadala and a great hunting dvd called Hunting Stories.
Very nice Barry....many thanks my friend!
Tim Mooring
Robhood23 sent me box of all kinds of goodies....
Some old, some new, but all great and usable. Just what white elephant is all about!!
I recieved some camo, a bow-fit, rangefinder, clock, mirror, plenty of nylon strapping, and some fletchings, just to name a few!!!!
I will post a pic later today.
Thanks alot James, I will put them all to good use!!!!!! I have been wanting a camo belt for some time now :thumbsup:
jake
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THANKS Gordy!
I go got a book, "The Archers Tale"
I got some string silencers- Beaver Fur
I got a dozen nocks, a taper tool, and a partial snake skin that I am thinking of putting either on my arrows or on a turkey call.
Thanks a million!
Cool - glad you liked it. I did a longbow with that skin (bullsnake) and figgerd you could use it to experiment or decorate with.
I'm on the second in this trilogy of fictional but historically accurate reading......The battle at crecy is intense ! :thumbsup:
Got a really cool HH armguard and HH glove from JImmyDee.No camera to post pics yet but thanks alot.
It's crazy how things work out some times.
I've been looking at bow quivers for about a month now and even had my money out on one occasion, but something told me to save my cash.
Then today I got a package from Trapper1. I'll give you one guess what was in the box. A Selway bow quiver!!!
Thanks Trapper.
I GOT A REAL NICE BATEMAN QUIVER FROM JOHNER.THANKS ALOT THIS WAS ALOT OF FUN.
THANKS JAMES :thumbsup:
i gotta bunch of stuff from barney... string silencers, books, videos, string wax, i had to remind myself it wasnt christmas!!!!!
Seems that with all the great things we have all received how the senders ever let them go.
I see Tradgangers all have the "Nice to receive but always better to give" syndrome... :clapper:
WOW!!My elephant got here today.A really nice leather hip quiver and a set of carbon arrows to put in it.My wife thinks I've really lost it, out in the dark at -30 C. Shooting my new arrows.Thank you Tom.I'll put them both to good use,I have my eye on a willow patch full of snowshoes, now where did I put those screw in judos?? Bob
Glad they got there. Took a little while-y'all must be really in the sticks, eh! Once again, couldn't resist. Hope you nail some of those snowshoes.Enjoy!
Tom
Tom,LOL,eh!You all take care and good huntin!!! Bob
This was a blast I am all ready looking foward to next years.
Tim
just recieved my white elephant from Lewis Brookshire III, a pkg of limb saver string leeches, a bow stringer, a neck knife C/W leather case, a leather single arrow bow quiver and 4 knapped broadheads.....Awesome, thanks ever so much.
Trapper :notworthy:
thanks superkodiak
I got a piece of leather, some wool for silencers, misc barred feathers, a bunch of tips a judo, some wensels, some old steel or iron head, some wax, leather laces, imitation siniew and a ceramic sharpernar
=) you are very welcome
Finally got my digital camera to work, so I needed to pull this thread up for a (maybe) final report.
Last week, I got a box from Minnesota. It said "Priority Mail," but evidently Uncle Sam had been holding it in escrow for a while, because when I talked with Chad Holm, it turned out he'd sent it over a week earlier. All I can say is, it was WELL worth waiting for the pony express to come through, and that I may have the privilege of the finest of the gifts exchanged in this great "exercise!"
Chad was kind enough, and generous enough, to send me a knife he'd made with his own talented hands! Here is a picture, though I apologize for the poor focus:
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This is such a beautiful and well-crafted piece. I assume the steel is from am old saw blade, and the handle is Zebrawood with a Jay Massey style epoxy finish. The custom sheath is a perfect fit.
I've always been the best of all my friends at sharpening, but I am in awe of the edge Chad put on this knife. It is S-s-s-s-harp, and so nicely proportioned. The season is over now, but I can't wait for the privilege of trying it on a deer next fall.
Chad, thanks for sharing your talent. I hope someday to learn to build something even fractionally as nice. This is a far from a "White Elephant" as one could possibly get, but it will be treasured and appreciated forever!
Thank you, my friend!
Daryl
I guess mine got lost :(
JBB from Spring Hill, Kansas. (A couple miles form me, by the way). Sent me a perfect white elephant gift. He knew I had been getting ready to dive into knife making because he had seen my question on the knife forum, so he sent me three different knife making books.
"How to make knives" by Barney and Loveless
"Custom Knifemaking, 10 projects from a Master Craftsman" by McCreight
"$50 Knife Shop" by Wayne Goddard
Only problem now is I will not have any excuses if my knives don't turn out good!
Thanks, Jeff!!!!
just got my white elephant from TrapperDave today. A fine collection of hunting videos. Thanks Dave, this will give me something to do until the turkeys start gobblin.
Brian
The local carp are in trouble cause I received a new Muzzy Stingray fish point, along with a nice sheath knife and a few other things. Kinda funny tho, I had sent out some bowfishing stuff, too. :bigsmyl:
The white elephant showed up at my door today. I got a really nice set of spliced fletched and crested woodies from Hooked. Thanks Chip.
The local carp are in trouble cause I received a new Muzzy Stingray fish point, along with a nice sheath knife and a few other things. Kinda funny tho, I had sent out some bowfishing stuff, too. :bigsmyl:
The local carp are in trouble cause I received a new Muzzy Stingray fish point, along with a nice sheath knife and a few other things. Kinda funny tho, I had sent out some bowfishing stuff, too. :bigsmyl:
TTT
Is anyone else still waiting or am I the sole survivor?
Received a very generous gift from 702plmo a couple weeks ago. My digi-cam is MIA right now, but I snapped a cell pic of the prized present for my daughter...a white and pink realtree cap. With that came a new camo kids jacket !
James also sent a plethora of nocks, feathers, fur tracers and even a bunch of laminated birch shafts !
Very generous James, thank you ! :thumbsup:
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Thanks JAKE, he gave me a box's full of stuff.
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Eric
No, you are not the sole survivor, I am not going to worry about it.Would you like to try this again? I know its not the best, having already sent out some goodies but dang I want some archery goodies to!!
Kurt Bel5
Ian sent me a wonderful home made neck knife/sheath, some feathers, nocks and some blunts. Thanks Ian. I really like the knife, I had been looking for a neck knife and this one fits the bill.
QuoteOriginally posted by freeman:
The white elephant showed up at my door today. I got a really nice set of spliced fletched and crested woodies from Hooked. Thanks Chip.
..and I got them from freeman.
Nice arrows. It's not often I find nice, stiff, wood arrows. Thanks.
Do we know who made them?
Ben, Thank You!!!
Wow! Way Kewl!! The elephant just came by. He left me a fletching tool, a bag of turky feathers, a bow stringer, a bag of (12) nocks, a 3 blade glue on broad head, a shooting glove, and an automatic punch numering and lettering stamp in a case.
These are tings I actually have been wanting for some time now. (how did you know?)
Again, wow!!!
I am VERY grateful and appreciative.
What great people on Trad Gang.
Thanks Thanks Thanks
(now to go play with my new toys!) :jumper:
Tom, you posted on the 2008 thread bud...
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Well I am still waiting. But as of about right now I am going to write it off as a lost elephant.
John