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Title: Passin' it on
Post by: reddogge on March 21, 2009, 08:35:00 PM
My three grandsons' first exposure to archery and bows of any kind today.  I bought them a '71 era Little Bear 20#@24" and made some 1/4"x24" cedar arrows.  I didn't know what to expect as there experiences are all team sports, fishing, crabbing, golf.  They took to it like a duck takes to water and want to shoot again tomorrow.  I'm a happy grandpa but I should have spruced up a bit for the photo shoot.
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Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: broketooth on March 21, 2009, 09:00:00 PM
great lookin pics y'all look like you had alot of fun  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Whip on March 21, 2009, 09:00:00 PM
I dunno reddoge, don't take this the wrong way, but I think your lookin' good!  :thumbsup:  
Great way to spend a day!  :clapper:    :clapper:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Hattrick on March 21, 2009, 09:04:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: vermonster13 on March 21, 2009, 09:04:00 PM
That's how you keep it alive.    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Curtis Roberts on March 21, 2009, 09:11:00 PM
Thats Awesome!
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Post by: Izzy on March 21, 2009, 09:22:00 PM
You all look alike and like your having a "Memory Moment".Congrats to the 4 of you.
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Wannabe1 on March 21, 2009, 10:07:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:  Absolutely!!
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Jerry Wald on March 21, 2009, 10:34:00 PM
:bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:  

jb
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on March 21, 2009, 11:40:00 PM
By the smiles on everyones face..you got them hooked  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: GMMAT on March 21, 2009, 11:59:00 PM
I didn't see one thing that could've been improved upon.

Congrats.  You're a rich man.
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: trapperDave on March 22, 2009, 12:48:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: leatherneck on March 22, 2009, 03:47:00 AM
The smiles tell it all!
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: frassettor on March 22, 2009, 06:53:00 AM
:notworthy:    :clapper:  No need to Look your Sunday best with us!!Great job!
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: horatio1226 on March 22, 2009, 07:14:00 AM
Ah, the power unleashed in the hands of kids. No better bonding agent between men and boys!

Crabbing is a team sport? I love the Maryland crabs as my wife's grandmother has a home on Tangier Island, but a team sport? Maybe I'm just reading this wrong.
What do the uniforms look like?   :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Guru on March 22, 2009, 08:28:00 AM
Isn't hard to tell what those boys are gonna look like when they grow up....My goodness they look like you bud    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Way to go grandpa    :clapper:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Bonebuster on March 22, 2009, 08:41:00 AM
Way cool.

They will remember that day.
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: d. ward on March 22, 2009, 09:01:00 AM
Future Bowhunters of America super cool pic Rd.I love them smiles.bowdoc
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: wollelybugger on March 22, 2009, 09:04:00 AM
Better start buying some camo now, looks like a great bunch of  little hunters to me.
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: rastaman on March 22, 2009, 09:05:00 AM
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Montyc on March 22, 2009, 09:08:00 AM
They certainly look happy.  I think you have some future hunting partners.
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: reddogge on March 22, 2009, 01:27:00 PM
And the beauty was I didn't have to teach them whether to shoot instinctive or gap!  They just seemed to get it.  One shot split finger and the other two 3 fingers under.  The wonder of a child's  mind.  The biggest hurdle was to keep the arrow from falling off of the rest but that resolved itself by the second day.
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: NorthernCaliforniaHunter on March 22, 2009, 01:33:00 PM
Very good! Glad to see it!
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: unclewhit on March 22, 2009, 01:46:00 PM
YEAH!!!!!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Chris Surtees on March 22, 2009, 01:52:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: shade seeker on March 22, 2009, 01:56:00 PM
Motivating, heart warming. I have a young'un getting close to that time when a bow should be a part of the journey.

Thanks for the great pics.
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: n.c.swamp buck on March 22, 2009, 10:32:00 PM
that's great thay will remember that the rest of thair lifes. good job!!
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: Raineman on March 23, 2009, 08:27:00 AM
Richard, days spent goofing off with my Grandpa are some of the most vivid and fondest memories of my life. Matter of fact, this thread conjures up a few, so thanks. As others have stated, I guarantee you have just given them of the best memories they will ever have, and they may not even realize it yet.

   :clapper:
Title: Re: Passin' it on
Post by: CCWhitetail on March 23, 2009, 12:07:00 PM
Hey, thats great.
Looks like it was some great fun for
everyone.
Congradulations.