Well I had the other thread about the Big Al signed 66 Kodiak, here is my latest pride and joy that is not going anywhere. I have the bow, and Ben Lee Jr. has also sent me a signed pic of his dad and Fred Bear along with other photos. I will post those when they come in for all to enjoy if I can figure out how. For those who don't know. Ben Lee was a 5 time turkey calling champion who made turkey calls; and was a good friend of Fred's. Ben Jr. is a Great guy to talk to. I need a better camera to catch the signature. Also need to find something to bring out the autograph and protect it. The autograph has no coating and can easily be scratched off if mis handled. Any recomendations on how to care for this Autograph would be greatly appreciated. If I could get pics on this site I would post them. If anyone would like to do it for me I would send to an E mail.
Nice. I saw Ben Lee once at a turkey calling contest. He lived nearby and came probably as a favor to the people having the contest. That was in the early 90's, I think. I also remember my dad playing his turkey calling cassettes over and over to learn to call.
Ben Jr. Still has some of those calls and tapes.
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The above was the best I could do to get photos for you all.
Wow, 70#'s, that's a stout Grizzly.
Ray,
Bow had to be custom ordered at that weight. It's actually 70x#, and I don't think I am going to be stringing it up to draw any time to soon.
Quick question; Is this bow considered a super grizzly with the red stripe even though it says Grizzly on the limb?
My other Fred Bear "Big Al" also came in today. I would be hard pressed to top this day! I do have a bit of remorse for another person though. If it wasn't for that, this day would be close to perfect. As you can see Big Al has a nice signature accept for the small nick on the bottom. You can see the difference in this first pic
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That's cool!
I met B.R.L. once at a sport show here in NY back in the early 80's.
Bought my first mouth call from him and he gave me a quick lesson on how to use it...he told me to say the "S word" drawn out in 2 syllables....
"sheeee-it"
Then once you do it slow, start speeding it up...also bough a cassete tape from him that I about wore out over the next few years.
A shame he left us so young....
I had his cassette and really learned how to call from it. I agree Ben Lee left us way too soon.
Very cool bows!
That's great. Thanks for sharing. God bless.
QuoteOriginally posted by Shane Reed:
Ben Jr. Still has some of those calls and tapes.
Here's a Turkey Calling cassette i have,still listen to it! (http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu250/BigErnK/BenRogersLee.jpg) Ben was a heck of a deer hunter also!
Ernie
I met Ben back in the early 80's or late 70's. Didn't know a thing about turkey hunting but after two hours with Ben I knew it all. At least I thought I did. I still have a cassette tape and every year the night before spring turkey season we listen to it. I have a vcr tape of him turkey hunting with a bow somewhere also. I also have a signed Super Hen call from Ben. He could really tell a story !
Yes Big Ern and here is the proof.
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I've got a couple hunting movies of him that are awesome. Hunting the rut was my brother and my favorite. That's a great collectors piece you have.
Thank you Dirtybird! I love it. I just wish the signature was not so faded. I put a coat over it which did a little damage to the last two letters in hunting and part of the B in Ben, but at least it can't be scratched off now.
I shouldn't say damage either, just made it harder to see those letters, but the imprint is still there.
I met Ben at a Bass Pro seminar one year, he was a super nice guy and really loved what he did.