Jim,passed away this morning,the sport has lost another great one. Prayers sent from Italy.
So sorry to hear that. He will be remembered. I see another thread has been started.
A great one for sure. I use to page through his book over and over and over. He had a huge impact on bowhunting. Thanks Felix.
So Sad, Jim was one of the great's, he will be missed, prayers to his family
sad deal. RIP jim...
RIP Jim
Sad news. I have a dozen Jim Dougherty Naturals (gray) Easton Aluminums I got from Norb Mullaney.
Prayers up for family and friends!!!
Bisch
This is truly a loss for the archery world. Prayers for his family and friends. I remember reading and enjoying stuff by him as a young guy. He was a good influence on our world.
Send an arrow skyward on behalf of Jim.....R.I.P.
RIP Jim, we know you are sitting around that fire with the other greats.
I also remember reading about his hunting adventures years ago. I liked the stories about hunting the islands and all the shot ops they had.
QuoteOriginally posted by RGKulas:
Sad news. I have a dozen Jim Dougherty Naturals (gray) Easton Aluminums I got from Norb Mullaney.
Best Aluminum shaft ever made,I love the Supernatural and the Serpent.
I remember when he was in California, and a regular in Bow & Arrow and other magazines. He wrote stories on predator, deer, goats etc in CA. He was on the Ben Pearson team, and switched from right to left handed. He was a good ambassador for bow hunting. Prayers to the family.
Thought I saw him on some outdoor commercial the other day. Kind of hard to tell as it was a pretty rough looking old man. It hit me who it might have been after it was over and I haven't seen it since. I'll be watching for it again.
I kind of expect to see the show "Bowhunter TV" do something special about Jim. He and M.R.James were great friends.
he was certainly one of my heroes over the years and his writing style was an inspiration to me.
Charlie, I saw the same commercial and thought like you. I watched it again and was sure it was Jim. I emailed 'Mossy Oak', to verify if the 'grandfather' in their commercial was in fact Jim. Haven't heard back yet. Too little, too late.
Shick
It was Jim,he lived about 35 miles from me.Last saw him in person a little over a year ago and spent a couple of hours or so with him.Really enjoyed the visit.
Terry
Wow...I used to enjoy his articles. How old was he?
He was 78.
shick... thanks! It's nice to know it wasn't just me.
Jim went through a lot of rough times in the last ten years in his fight with cancer. Damn I hate that disease.
I met Jim as a kid when my Dad bought a bow at JDA in Tulsa. Later he scored a deer for me. A legion lost.
RIP Jim
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He was one of the best!
A true gentleman and a archery legend. R.I.P , Sir, your battles with cancer were long and hard, my deepest respect.
RIP Jim
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RIP Jim
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He was one of the best!
HOLY COW...and I won that print in the St Jude Auction.
God Speed....He will be missed.
G. Fred Asbell...I knew Jim Dougherty, mostly from having served with him on the Pope & Young Board and other organizations over the years, and he was extremely important to bowhunting, particularly in the '60's and '70's. He was a Californian and worked for Doug Kittredge at the Bow Hunt while he was still going to school, and archery and bowhunting were in their infancy. He probably made his mark when he started writing for Bow & Arrow magazine. In later years he also wrote for Petersen's Bowhunting too. Jim served as an officer in many, maybe even a majority, of the archery/bowhunting organizations in the early years. He worked with Ben Pearson eventually, and, I think, became a VP. Someplace in there he moved his family to Tulsa (5 boys & a wife). Jim was a very strong family man and many of his writings included them in the plot. He was a very talented writer and an excellent leader. I once told him that while we all considered Glenn St. Charles the founder of Pope & Young, I considered him the "Saviour". Jim came into the prezs office at a difficult time for P&Y and pulled everything together and took the organization down the road on the straight and narrow.He was a valuable man throughout his life and career. I would call Jim a private man, given to talking about hunting and fishing, and rarely himself. We will miss him and his steadfast hand on the wheel. God rest you Jim, and keep your family safe. G. Fred Asbell
commercial with Jim (http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AVf0/mossy-oak-break-up-country-inheritance)
Always looked up to Jim Dougherty. He was a great example of the bow not making the man. His back page in Petersens Bowhunting was the only thing worth reading in that magazine for many, many years.
What a miss his loss,I tell you one thing my brothers of the bow,take care of your buddies since they are alive.
Neat commercial. Thanks for sharing.
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Send an arrow skyward on behalf of Jim.....R.I.P.
Normally I do not shoot at grouse when they are 30 feet up in a tree or when hunting in prime grizzly country, I lose too many arrows and do not want to smell like a grizz meal. Having read the above post, I made an exception yesterday while hunting in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. I got lucky and managed to put an Eclipse tipped arrow through the grouse's chest. The arrow kept going, up several hundred feet, out over the steep hillside and down into the thick timber. The grouse fell straight to the ground and was quickly finished off by Hunter. Hunter's young friend Ryan who was hunting with us thought it odd I did not want to look for the arrow. I just mumbled that ones for Jim, picked up the grizzly bait, placed it into my Bison pack, and then continued the elk and mule deer hunt.
R.I.P. Jim