New Member, new to him bow and new inductee

[Mudd]

Jefferson13 has been shooting with me for awhile now.

I met Jeff when he was about 10 years old and I loaned him about anything I could think of that would get him interested in hunting.

He particularly enjoyed the Primitive Archer and Traditional Archer Magazines.

I lost touch with Jeff around his Jr year of High School through most of his college years. But a few years back he showed up one day wanting some help with his compound bow.

Well we got him all fixed up and I didn't see him again until just before the next bow season opened.

He said he wanted to go bow hunting again but his compound was really messed up again and he had no desire to get it fixed but wanted to know if I could show him how to shoot those really simple bows like I shot.

Needless to say I jumped at that opportunity and the lad is a natural. It wasn't long before he was ready to hit the woods after his 1st traditional whitetail.

Fast forward to now and Jeff is now 27 years old and one of my very best friends. He's like a little brother and shoots as well as I do these days.

Jeff didn't get to do a lot of bow hunting this season because being a very good video photographer with a couple of years experience doing pro football games and all kinds musical concerts he was given the opportunity to do the filming for some hunting show. He has been on the road all over the country filming every kind of hunt you could imagine.

I have yet to get to watch the bow hunts he's filmed but from what he's told me it's going to be fun to watch all of the unedited footage with him.

I let Jeff talk me out of my Osage Royale"ROI" 66" 52@28 and he is dead on with it out to 26 yards.

Jeff took possession of "ROI" today and was at the same time was officially inducted into "Mudd's Merry Men".

Sorry to be so long winded.I shortened it up as much as I could.(My word)

Congratulations Jeff!!









God bless,Mudd

[**DONOTDELETE**]

That's way Kool Sir Mudd, He even looks the part with the beard and that Mudd Hat..

[S.C. Hunter]

Nice! Way to go Mudd.  

[Cyclic-Rivers]

 

Hat looks good!

[koger]

WAy to go Roy!

[magnus]

That's awesome Mudd. What a lucky fellow to have a mentor like you.

[GRINCH]

Mudd he looks like Little John,I think it is so cool you have been like a Big Brother to him.

[coaster500]

Nice Hat!!!!!!

   

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[Gray Buffalo]

Very cool "Sir Lord Mudd of Ashland"

[59Alaskan]

How cool is that!?!?  WAY!

Welcome Jeff!  Great job Roy!

[The Whittler]

Your a good man, I hope Jeff appreciate and knows what a good man you are.

[mikebiz]

You're a good man, Mr. Mudd.  

Good luck with "ROI" Jeff. And welcome.

[stujay]

Thats great...has the looks of one of Robin Hood's merry men. LOL  

[Ari]

I don't think your hats suited anyone better.      

Looks like you've almost got enough Merry Men for a movie, and the camera man as well.    

[Shifting Shadow]

I think that is really great that you have mentored him since he was 10. He does look the part with that hat on.

[lunchbucket]

Errol Flynn would be proud,you sir are the realdeal.!

[Keefer]

Mudd,
     We have a saying at our Church that go's like this "Each One Reach One"!Well you have reached many here by having a good heart....I'm proud of you and the kind man you are by helping so many people.."Mudd's a good Budd"...God Bless ya Mudd..
                       Keefers <"))><

[ronp]

Very nice story, Mudd.  You are a good man!      

[Mudd]

Thanks for all the kind words but it's really easy to become friends with folks like Jefferson13.

All of us can make the opportunities to take someone under our wing if we care about them but they'll almost never care how much we know until they know how much we care.

But this thread isn't about me, it's that awesome young man that I am so blessed to call my friend.

If you've ever judged someone by their looks, his ZZ Top looks might cause you to miss out.

Jeff has such a wonderful heart and personality filled with the love our sport and people that any traditional archer would be blessed to share a camp with him.

He might also put you in your place if you shoot with him.....lol There are many days that I feel as if the student has become the teacher/master..lol

God bless,Mudd

[david janssen]

Welcome aboard Jeff,
You have a fine teacher also.