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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: mrpenguin on July 20, 2010, 01:38:00 PM
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Yesterday we took a family day trip to Maine, mostly for outlet shopping. I was hoping to bump into a moose on the side of the highway or main road, but, alas, we found no moose... As the day rolled on, we made our way from Freeport to Kittery. After a full day of clothes shopping for next year's outfits for our now 1 year old son, we were a bit tired, but I was excited to go to the Trading Post... upon entering the driveway, we were met with a huge tent sale full of outdoor clothing and some camo. The prices were still a bit high for my taste, so we moved inside. Upon ascending to the second floor, I found myself in archery heaven! There were bows and huge 3D targets everywhere! They even had 3D dinosaurs! But hanging from the ceiling were longbows and recurves! It wasn't long before I spotted a used Black Widow LAG 66 AMO longbow... which I promptly requested to see... to my dismay it was left handed :( ... looking further I saw a nice Martin Hatfield takedown, one of the old green ones... pretty cool, but it was Savannah @ 55# that lured me straight to it! I have wanted one of those beautiful bows for quite sometime, but never found one in my price range. After taking it down and putting three arrows neatly next to each other in the indoor range, I was hooked... My wife and I then took a little walk and I asked the question: "Can I buy this bow?" To my absolute delight she said, "Go a head and get it"!!! But it gets better, she then said, "Isn't this the harness you have been wanting?" and handed me an on-clearance RealTree Tree Saddle! I had one last year but it was the wrong size... this one fit perfectly! She then said, "Is there anything else you need next season?" They didn't carry the broadheads I use (Phantom SS or Woodsmans) so that was it, I was set. So I walked out of the Trading Post with a gorgeous Savannah and a Tree Saddle for an early B-Day, late Father's Day, and VERY early Christmas... I cannot WAIT for September... but the best part was that I had my family with me bow shopping, helping me decide and actively participating in the adventure of finding a good bow! It was a great day! :goldtooth:
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That's a good woman. Keep her really happy!
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Very exciting whey you discover treasures like you found! My wife of 32 years understands my passion for archery also.
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Sure is!
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A nice looking bow! And a great choice in a wife too!
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Congratulations on a good wife!
And I did the same thing with the same bow. I was up there a few weeks ago, saw the Widow for a solid price. And like you I took it down and saw it was LH, they seemed to have a ton of LH bows in there.
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Glad you are in the land of marital bliss!
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WHat a woman!!!
Congrats on the bow and the good times that are ahead!!!! I suspect that she like my wife, she probably has high expectations for a full freezer of wild game!!!!
Now you must practice hard, scout well... and do lots of hunting!!! Oh the heavy burden she has put upon you!!!!
Awwwwwweeeee!!!! Poor Fella :bigsmyl:
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Heck, I don't want to see a picture of the bow, I want to see a picture of your wife. On second thought, you better keep her to yourself, and take darn good care of her. Congrats on a great find, and once again I'm not talking about your bow. :laughing:
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Congratulations on both.
God bless,Mudd
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That is one fine girl. Do think I could hire her to give lessons to my wife? Congratulations, you are obviously a man of good taste, both in women and archery equipment.
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Sounds like a good one you got hitched to, but just to make sure better administer the two bow test to see if she is the real deal. Or is that the three bow test?
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Keep that little lady happy! A fine marriage is one of the best things ever. My great wife of some 30 yrs has always understood my hunting passion, has passed the 3 bow test, has her own Harley and is my favorite riding partner.
So here's to all the great women in out lives!!!
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That is SO cool! Congratulations
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Ever realize that marital and martial is just how you place the I? Looks like your in the first one, stay out of the second one :bigsmyl:
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me and my fiance are going to the old town archery shop but i dont think she will tell me to get a bow if i find one. She wants to go find one for herself instead.
You are lucky to have a wife that allows you to spend money on your passion, and to have found a beautiful bow at a good price.
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my wife has more hunting equipment than Cabellas. but she needs a lot because she looses half of it in the woods every year. LOL ........James
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Congrats for all your Blessings! :thumbsup:
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good job.
ChuckC
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Gotta love it when the boss gives the thumbs up with little or no begging
HAHA!
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LOL, absolutely Hunt 24/7!! It doesn't happen all that often, but we sat down and worked out all the details for the coming season so that there would be no arguments... nothing is worse than coming home from a great hunt to an angry wife.
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In general, we are trying to live a simpler life. We are trying to buy ONLY the things we need and not crap that will just clutter up the house. Last season, I systematically sold all my bows to help pay for bills and expenses related to my son's birth. A fine gentleman on this forum loaned me a nice Martin recurve to keep shooting and hunting. I still had a wheel bow, but sold that in June and was down to 2 (from 6 originally!). I had the Martin I was borrowing and my old Browning Wasp, which is cracking and was inherited from my grandpa in AL... so it has been 'retired'. Getting the Savannah was so sweet because it will be my primary (really only) bow for hunting, 3D, etc... I love bows, but find that when it comes to shooting, I am a '1 bow guy'. Even when I had 6, I tended to shoot only one for mos and mos and never touch the others. But I'm rambling...
Thanks for all the nice comments gents!
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Take good care of your Lady. She sounds like a winner!
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Great, I am glad things are looking up for you. Great looking bow also.