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Fred Bear shot a St. Joe River bow??? w/pics to prove it

Started by Mike Vines, May 20, 2013, 09:07:00 PM

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Mike Vines

May 20, 2013, 09:07:00 PM
My son's 4th grade class did a project where they had to choose someone in history and be them and tell a 2 minute biogrophy of the person.  My oldest son, Nick, picked Fred Bear.  My boys and I learned quite a bit about Fred over the last month.  He truly was an amazing man.

Nick said he wanted to take a bow to school to use as a prop (this was an after school presentation).  I immediately thought NO WAY, to many people look at a longbow in a "weird" way.

I emailed his teacher and she said "No Problem".  I was stunned.  So I emailed the Principle and she said "No Problem, just no arrows".  She understands what hunting means to my family thru conversations we have had in the past.

So we did the right thing and were rewarded (CYA).  Maybe, just maybe, we are gaining ground as "Traditional Bowhunters".

By the way, Nick choose his St. Joe River longbow because, he said, that Fred Probably would have liked the bow.

     

   
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ron w

#1
May 20, 2013, 09:11:00 PM
:clapper:     :clapper:   OUTSTANDING!!!!!
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

michbowhunter

#3
May 20, 2013, 09:26:00 PM
That's Awesome!! Great job Mike!

magnus

#4
May 20, 2013, 09:34:00 PM
Too cool! Way to raise them right Mike!
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CJ Pearson

#5
May 20, 2013, 09:37:00 PM
Awesome!! Good job raising that young man.    :thumbsup:

Bear Heart

#6
May 20, 2013, 09:38:00 PM
Love it!
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Onions

#7
May 20, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
Very cool Mike...A interesting side note to go along with this. Craig Potter (the orginator of the St Joe River Bow), went on his first deer hunt with the real Fred Bear. (fred and craig's dad were friends). Craig met Fred at his camp, they shot a few arrows, and Fred said to Craig's Dad, "he is a good enough shooter to hunt with me".
Fred and Craig headed in the woods, and Craig killed a buck that evening, he was 12 years old at the time.

chris <><

Marc B.

#8
May 20, 2013, 09:46:00 PM
That is just too cool! Props to the school for letting him do it!

Big Lefty

#9
May 20, 2013, 09:51:00 PM
Fantastic that your son chose Fred and fantastic that the teacher and the administration had the common sense to let him bring the bow to class!

Bel007

#10
May 20, 2013, 09:52:00 PM
Nice !!
Brian - aka "Big Sexy"
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Brianlocal3

#11
May 20, 2013, 09:56:00 PM
Now that is Amazing. Thank you so much for the pictures and story. And I agree with your son, I think Fred would have loved the design
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monsterbuck

#12
May 20, 2013, 10:02:00 PM
That's great I love it. Thanks for sharing. God bless.
John 3:16  Whosoever Will

Steve O

#14
May 20, 2013, 10:14:00 PM
Nick is always thinking!     :thumbsup:

LC

#15
May 20, 2013, 10:24:00 PM
COOL stuff right there! Congrats on so many levels!
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Pokerdaddy

#16
May 20, 2013, 10:26:00 PM
Just awesome Mike, on so many levels.  Thanks for sharing.  And great job, Nick!!!
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Wannabe1

#17
May 20, 2013, 10:47:00 PM
Great story and a great man to pick. Thanks for sharing this with us.   :clapper:    :clapper:
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wapiti792

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May 20, 2013, 11:46:00 PM
Great stuff there!
Mike Davenport
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