It appears that this thread may have run It's course, so I wanted to thank you all for your replies.    Thanks again!

Bob

I guess it would be a classmate in about the 8th grade who sold me a solid glass Bear bow complete with string for $5. The bow is  long gone, but I'm still flingin arrows....

My grandfather started the fire. Met Fred Bear at an outdoor show as a youngster and the fire went wild.

Good or bad I had two older sisters and both boyfriends, eventually husbands had profound effects on my life. One was a roper and one was a bowhunter. I began roping and bowhunting at 14. Ended up being a pretty good calf roper and am still bowhunting 43 years later.