Does anyone know the significance of the white rusty contraption the Bear Red Polar recurve is leaning against on the new issue of TBM? I'm not one to criticize but unless I'm missing something here this is the worst cover picture I have ever seen on TBM. Please help me understand the meaning of this picture!
I agree! So do the TBM folks! I have it on good authority that TBM just held an editorial meeting last weekend, and recent cover art was a topic of much discussion. Watch for a new, livelier direction, including hunters and wildlife, and even some fine art. Rightly, because they serve and reflect an independent audience, TBM wants to look different than the mill-run "hook and bullet" rag. But this was a bit far afield, and realized, and corrections will be made. I look forward to future covers, esp. wildlife and hunting art. Dave
"O" Come on guys, old bows and old trucks don't they kinda belong together :)
I like old trucks, too, but the Jan/Feb issue had it all over this month's issue.
-Charlie
I liked it, as I do all of them.
Some will want all animals, others will want all mountains, and others all hunters.
I like the idea that you don't know what's comeing until it arrives. I think they do a good job of mixing it up. TBH keep up the good work.
Alan
Funny what people think. My first thought, why is the bow unstrung?
Old truck, old bow. The old truck looks about shot but the old bow is still going strong. I thought it was a cool pic...Van
I'm more interested in what's on all the pages behind the front cover.
I liked it like almost all of the covers.Kip
I've seen other covers on TBM that I've prefered over this one. But that said, this one was just fine. With the Bear bow and the Fedora on the hood of the old car, I couldn't help but wonder if the intent was to try to suggest a tribute of sorts to Fred Bear, whos' birthday was a few days ago.
Well now I see it is an old vehicle of some sort. That never crossed my mind before I posted. Thanks for helping me understand a little more about this picture. I still don't think it is magazine cover material. Just my thoughts.
Now I think that truck belong to " Mr. Bear " himself, so wouldn't that be appropriate !!! :bigsmyl:
Maybe it wasn't the best composed shot, but I thought the concept of the picture was interesting. An old car, and old bow and a fedora hat. A little nostalgia. :thumbsup:
I think the covers have been "weak" for some time now with an occasional good one .
I'm with SOS. I wondered why the bow was unstrung. I liked the cover though. Old trucks are cool.
The old bow was probably unstrung because that was the mindset of the older archer. The old selfbows were always unstrung when at rest, and this carried over to many archers in the 50's. At least that's my story 8^).
By the way....I liked the cover...it reminded me of me.
Didn't bother me none. More interested on what's on the inside.
I think they do an outstanding job on and in every issue! I don't see anything wrong with the cover. just my 2 cents Jason
i like it,
By the way, they shoot old trucks don't they???? thats why the bow is unstrung so it can't shoot the old truck.
thats my story and iam sticking to it
an old car??? Heck, I thought it was a ship's anchor chain. I must be going blind. Ifthats an old car its been through a hail storm of grapefruit proportions.
I loved it! A nice old truck and beatiful old bow. Some of us old guys get a tear in our eye when we see this stuff. For those that never rode in a truck like that, you all missed something. Seeing that even brought back the sound of those old beauties purring down the road and no radio blaring. Just gramps puffing on his pipe and me thinking it was neat to be with him on the way to town for supplies. Thanks for the memory!
It looks like an old 5Ton or Duece and a half from the army, maybe one that has been left in the desert for a while. I've never been to Africa, but my first thought was Safari in Africa.
didn't get mine yet, but it sounds like a cool cover, now I'm curious
my fav so far was the one with the longbow and the morells. I would like to see a hunter gather theme.
I'm sure the person responsible for the cover was trying to show how bows and trucks of the same age when left along will lQQk better then the vehicles of the time. Right Craig?
If anyone ever saw paintings by Peterson with the ghost images whould appricate this cover.
If Fred was in the picture wearing that hat then all thought would be "WOW what a great cover"!
So I feel ya should lQQk beyond what you don't see and imagine what you think is missing.
I see my Grandfather standing there who has moved on to the big hunting land in the sky.
Oh, well, they can't all be everybody's "best cover ever" every month. Though I preferred the composition of the previous cover, it was cool to see the truck in the picture. In my part of the country, trucks that old are either garaged or all rusted away by now. Too much humidity. Nice to see a shot that could just as easily be from "those days"!
-Charlie
I'm with Ronnyg, I immediately thought of African safari. I started having flashbacks to all the stories I have read about Fred's adventures in the Dark Continent...next thing you know, my stressful day got alot better! I guess you could say I liked the cover.
I'm still trying to figure out the cover from the Feb/Mar issue. What the heck are those rings on the broadheads?
TBM is no ordinary magazine.
The photo is supposed to make us think.
We cannot all think the same thing.
I like it... I think.
Long time ago ( I was a teen), I saw a movie at a meeting of the Ishi Archers---Fred Bear and a friend were the hunters, and they hunted mule deer. Their chosen conveyance was a Model T---the mag cover reminded me of that film. I liked it.
I thought it was ok...but they are THE trad mag...and if they want a more , we are it....they need better covers...
Imagine if every american worker would work there day being 51% better than the average person workring in the USA, how great would that be...why not TBM...go for it TBM!!!!!!!
I just love having TBM arrive in the mail!
I thought it was cool. Especially the choice of a less collectable bow than others of the same time period. A Couple of old clunkers hangin in there. Trap
I thought it was different too, funny thing is look at how it got everyone talking about it. Never judge a book by its cover comes to mind. Great magazine.
Great cover!Great magazine. Just look at all the reactions to it.I hope they don't change a thing.
still waiting on mine, cant wait.
Over here on the East coast some of us aint got ours yet... :mad: All I know is I should be lookin for a Bow leaning on some rusty stuff ...I feel like a dog waiting for the master to come home if you know what I mean...Keefers
Someone scan it and post it, so we can all critique it. :readit:
Interesting cover and one that I believe some of us a little long in the tooth can relate to. I happen to have one of those old red glass Bear Polar's and it's in great shape. Needless to say, this cover struck home with me. I loved it.
Was all the polar bows low wrist like in the pic?
GingivitisKahn, They were called cookie cutter broadheads by bowhunters back then. Not too many folks tried them but a few did. Back when modern broadheads were in their infancy, folks were trying to find ways of making them more effective.....some did well.....some did not. Thankfully, the cookie cutter style was short-lived.
I would rather see cover photos that weren't so "5th Avenue" on TBM. I liked the cover and would like to see more simple shots such as those. What the cover needs is more kids and ladies.
I thought the vehicle looked like something you would see on an African safari back in the 50's or 60's---along with a bow of the appropriate era. I thought it led in nicely to the story about Bill Negeley. I like the historical articles about bowhunting TBM often prints.
Thanks George - I knew someone here would know. Those dudes don't look like they'd penetrate very well.
When i saw the fadora my first thougt was Fred pulling into a long forgotten hunting camp and getting unpacked. Then jumped inside the mag for the good stuff.
Don't see anything wrong with it myself.
Maybe some would rather see a PSE coyote leaning against a 4 wheeled atv type thing with a doo rag hanging off the handle bar. :goldtooth:
Course, wouldn't be anything wrong with that either. I buy it for what's inside.
I think that truck was a heck of a lot older than that bow. Either way, I'm interested in what's inside.
That Bow Rocks, last summer I bought a bow of that year and that make off a co-worker for Fifty bucks with a bear back quiver. Well it got me thinkin to shoot it at the last shoot I was at.I smoke those who I shot with. For Being a forty eight year old bow they couldn't touch me. I,m sure Fred Bear was right there with me..It's all about respect and remembering those before you.
Hey Fred,I know you whooped me at that shoot but do you have to tell everybody.lol.You really do shoot that old bear well,though,you better hang on to it. :thumbsup:
Oh, so it' s a truck. Doesn' t bother me. I like the bow, but wondered why the rusty old locker has headlights... :D
It is interesting how folks view pics.
My first thought of the TBM cover was that it was an old safari type truck with a resting bear polar after taking game in Africa.
For me it's hard not to like any pic with a bow in it. Articles are for the harvest pics.