Lets start this out with a big Thanks to Jim and Barbara for having Manny and myself (Thank You) .
Manny has had a thunderchild on order and what better way to get it than in person so we hopped in the car and went. Now I know everyone is thinking shipping would be cheaper but this way was much more fun. So after a long ride we arrived at Big Jims .      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P1160136_zpsaf75e06f.jpg[/IMG]


*****please re-size your pix bud******

Ahhh photobucket is killin me  

That's the way to get a bow!!!!!

Looking forward to more.

Ok so we arrived and where welcomed as if we where family and really felt at home .    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P1160135_zps017fbbde.jpg[/IMG]  
After getting unloaded and settled in we toured around the wonderfull house and shop. Wish I had taken pics of both but didn't think of it as I was tired.
We ate lunch and took a nap before heading out to hunt some hogs.

We headed out and hunted some stands for the night . Thanks to Preacher for having us out , though there where no pigs seen some had been heard and we had a good time.  

We hunted the next few days on some wma land with lots of sign .   http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P1140106_zps8b2d3f6f.jpg[/IMG]

We had the pleasure of meeting Dendy Cromer on here and I had the honor of hunting with him. I have to say he is a great woodsman and I had a great time hunting with him despite the rain which I know he hates but put up with for me. We found us a mud bug in the hog sign and did work into a group of about twenty hogs but I was just not close enough and couldn't get within range.     http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P1160132_zps69adbc58.jpg[/IMG]

I snapped a shot of Jim and Manny while we where having a break.    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P1160142_zps4c4b4fdd.jpg[/IMG]     http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P1150128_zpsdafc6c3a.jpg[/IMG]

Though we did not close the deal on any hogs we did get into them .    

Thanks again to Jim , Barbara, Dendy Cromer and preacher for puttin up with Manny and I . We had a great time and look forward to seein ya'll again.Barbara fed us like king and I went home with a few extra lbs. Drew

Is tha big jim or Hagrid, from Harry Potter?!
What a cool way to get your bow and use it!

Nice pics Drew. It looks like you had a great trip. Jim builds a heck of bow and is a true gentleman.

Nice story,I am glad you had such a good time.

Very cool,that's customer service for ya!

Guys,  It looks as if you had an incredible trip!  That's what its all about        

Nothing beats having the tuning of your arrows supervised ny the maker himself      

I would like to thank Drew for putting with me on this long ride and for being such a friend, and Big Jim and Barbara for making us feeling at home away from home!          

F-Manny

Wish I had taken pics of your bow Manny but with chasing hogs and eating I just didn't get them.