I've created a monster....all parts are up!

[knobby]

Just watched the final three installments of "Season's Journey" and have to say that I'm very impressed. Great job of capturing the mood of the experience. Congratulations to all of you on another wonderful season, and thank you, once again.

[Mark Baker]

Thanks guys for watching....

[PA stickbow boy]

This is great! Glad I got to meet some of these guys     Awesome!

[Whitetail Addict]

Awesome! Loved them all, thanks again.

Bob

[Butchie]

Good stuff...thanks Mark!

[fmscan]

Sitting here still lookin at a mess of snow on the ground, you took me away and I THANK YOU. You are a talented man!

[PA stickbow boy]

As I watched this again tonight, I feel blessed to have been there during the early season. What great memories/trophies I have. I couldn't help but feel anxious to see if Cheese (correct nickname?) got a deer. I literally got excited and am still smiling about that. Tell him congrats from me. I got to get back out there, maybe even just to build a bow     Great stuff.  Thank you.
~Brad

[twitchstick]

Well done!        

  This sure rekindled a fire that has been lite within me after my first year hunting with an all wood bow.

[Mark Baker]

Thanks guys.   I'm even surprised myself how well they came out...really I'm new to doing this video stuff.   Hopefully it will get better.  

I have an ulterior motive in all this....and that is to show everyone how easy it is.  (If I can do it, anybody can).    We may not be able to afford good traditional programming on TV...but what we do is special, and easy to show folks online.   Perhaps online is where we should promote ourselves most...putting out some quality video and showing the world that we are "out there" and how much we care...in contrast to the "crap" that is on TV these days.   Most young folks get their info via You-tube, and the internet.   Lets all show them the "right stuff".

[longrifle]

Watched them all as well, also read your book recently and it was neat to see some of the country you wrote about in your book. I've been to Livingston before so I had a general idea of the area, but these vids wrapped it all up for me. Also seeing those osage bows lit a fire in me to build one again. I've been building my own glass bows for awhile and I kind of forgot about the selfbow, nice job on all fronts.

[meathead]

Very nice. That is some beautiful country your in.

[Roadkill]

I can actually smell the fall woods and feel the cool breeze.  Thanks for taking us along a most excellent series of adventures

[NittanyRider]

Those videos are awesome, Mark!  I also really liked your thoughts about what bowhunting is.  Thanks so much for sharing.

One question about shooting the self bows... I noticed that your son and his buddy both had very quick releases, once they hit anchor.  Is that just their style of shooting or do you need to have a quick release when shooting self bows?  Hope that's not a dumb question.  

[Robert Armstrong]

Great job, Can't wait for more.

[KentuckyTJ]

Good stuff Mark, Thanks for doing this!

[Kevin Dill]

I'm a definite latecomer to this thread. When I saw that all segments were complete I watched them all in sequence. All I can say is...impressive! Okay...inspirational too. I really enjoyed going along for the ride and seeing this through the eyes of Mark. It takes talent to create a nice video. It takes REAL talent to create and communicate a certain feeling those of us who hunt can understand. Great job Mark...I'm glad I waited and watched!

[Mark Baker]

Thanks guys...I'm glad so many are getting something from it.  I was worried that without narration or explanation somehow, that something would be lost.   But I guess some things speak for themselves.   Each year the "journey" starts anew...new bows, new adventures with them.   That's what we live for...and so many of you guys share at least in part, a lot of the same anticipations and excitement that we do.  

One part of the season that I enjoyed so much, was while elk hunting, after a day of slow action, we stump shot our way down the mountain...and doing it with the three young men that I helped mentor in building and hunting with their bows was one of those special "moments" for me personally.   I don't know why really, but it hit me that day.   Thanks for watching everyone!