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 Row One: 1) Here is a pet pic provided by one of my new e-bay contacts (Elk Kabong) - his young Beagle (Rip) cleaned up a stock pot he was offered and then promptly crawled in to curl up and take a nap - Beagles are real nuts but they love to throw themselves into their work - Elk said that Rip was delicious - JUST KIDDING!,  2) & 3)   Roger Hamm (Links Hot List Page) tells me this is "The Attention Deer" - he witnessed that it comes out at an in-laws house more for the attention (it seems) than for food or anything else - and before you ask - No not even a (good) hunter could shoot one like this - except with a camera as Roger did - nice healthy looking deer in your neck of the woods Rog, 4) The old geezer with my first harvest of the 2002 deer season - taken with my bow - 65# field dressed - oh yeah how about those shorts - worn under a Bug Tamer suit believe me - see story on Journal, Pg5, 5) One (but a very important one) of my numerous "heartstrings" granddaughter Onesty from 2002 at age 16+ (sister Haylei's pic should follow shortly), and 6) The same for brother Dag's oldest granddaughter (from son Gary) - Danielle at 27 - They are pushing us with these age increases Dag - Can't they all just slow down a little? Great niece Danielle has just "found" my web site and is interested - bless her heart!

Row Two: 1) and 2) are some of the reasons brother Dag and his wife Ethel are selling their house in FL and going back to Maine - Great Gandchildren (in both their families) now growing up - Danielle's beautiful children Yve (pronounced ivy)(5 - far left) celebrates birthday with friends and brother Brice (age 1 1/2), 3) Allen with his first of the 2002 season (actually taken in SC before my doe in NC) a really fine ten-pointer (see the little drop tine) with 17 3/4" outside antlers and 190 lbs. on the hoof - no wonder he finally smiled in a pic - you did good buddy, 4) This is Brien Craig of Mississippi (I don't get to type that too often) He is the nephew of my old friend and fellow Marine of CA - Ron - Also he is a consummate outdoorsman and fly fisherman (I also wave the long rod on occasion) - Ron says they have been fishing together since Brien was 9 and it seems like he has watched the young man grow up in the front of his boat - Brien's smile puts me in mind of Ron back when he used to work for me, 4) this is a buck Brien harvested a few years back that just barely missed being a Boone and Crockett listing - What a beauty and a fine mount - thanks guys, and 4) This great child/animal interaction photo is of Cousin Gay's Grandson Jesse (age 8) with a friend at Seaworld.

Row Three: 1) & 2) Congratulations to Friend Lee with his recent moose harvest in the Maine woods. Looks like the old former Mess Sergeant was planning rump roasts right there on the spot to me and didn't want any old antlers to "mess up the mess" - by the way this was a 200 plus yard shot measured with a range finder - no shot for his trusty Hoyt bow, 3) Bill at his club with his harvest - a great 7pt 110plus lbs. field dressed - he also got a doe the same weekend so he has to stay home now until I catch up with him and Randy - of course Bill is still looking for his first bow harvest so maybe he can go - a little. (Did I tell you David of the bow shop has three and his son has four - all bow harvests? - - - and I started my season off so good - the same way Dave did - I don't even want'a talk about it!), 4) Mike (One of the primary owners of Flatwoods Outfitters) with the Maine moose he was designated shooter on for Jesse (they forgot to change date on camera but it was just in Oct of 2002), 5)Mike & Jesse (Retired- USMC) one of our archery club members who if not for a recent heart operation wouldn't have been able to make this trip - now "fat and sassy" again, and 6) this gives you the idea of moose size - Mike is a big strapping 6ft-plus blockbuster of a former Marine.

Row 4: 1) Here is Lee's moose (703 lbs. field dressed) hanging up - big creatures aren't they?, 2) Friend Lee just reported he took this nice 86 lb. 5point on 30 Oct in Richlands (NC) - I'm very happy for you buddy but has someone stolen your Hoyt?? (I'm just jealous), 3) This is my cyber-friend Reg of www.windego.org all dressed up for Halloween - he dubbed it "Last of the Mohawks" and we sure know he wasn't referring to a Mohawk style haircut don't we - unless it is underneath - you go "Ol' Hoss",  4) for a eye-catching change of pace - Introducing "Nephew Ray's" youngest (aprox. 16 I think) Grand Niece *Emilie*  - as she appeared recently for a one act play at her school - Emilie (her spelling) is my "Young California Friend" - we've never met but have talked a couple times via the computer voice thingie and we e-mail from time to time when she just needs "someone different" to talk to - Ray sent me a short video clip from her play and she looked very "in command" on the stage - a *Star* in the making? Ya never know - Emilie is a true lover of animals and will probably have to steel herself to appear on this page but so are my granddaughters and their outlooks should be represented here too for balance - besides it is important for us all to know we can hold beliefs and still love others who believe differently as it helps us to live in harmony with those who may not be as tolerant as we are. I did promise I would "insulate" Emilie from harvest pictures on both sides, and 5) Emilie's niece ( Jordan ) whose big smile and head of hair show us how much she has progressed since first we featured her in the Journal Pg5, and 6) Finally got a decent picture of Haylei my younger granddaughter (with her best friend from Newport Middle School - Angela) - Haylei (on the right) is 13 and yes she is tall - as tall as Onesty or a little taller and this branch of the clan is doing it's best to continue the family tradition of  making "good looking brats - er kids - er children" .
 

Row 5: 1) My first traditional bow purchase contact on e-bay Elk (Dan) Kabong just returned from his annual Montana self-guided bow hunt where he bagged this fine (must be trophy material) antelope buck, 2) these equally impressive Mule Deer - Are we impressed? You betcha last serviceable bowstring we are! Dan's buddy is Jacob of Retired USN ranks who now lives in Montana. Where the heck is the fantail of the ship now Jacob - a thousand miles west or two thousand miles east? The elk eluded them this year but they had near brushes - sorry guys - probably Dan's "handle" scared 'em off - who wants to be Kabonged?, 3) "Dave of California" an Air Force bowshooter of some note at our competitions last summer steps back into our minds with this picture of a wild pig he took recently back in CA - I won't tell any one you used your .243 instead of your bow Dave - congratulations are in order in any case, 4) Eric and one of his two bow harvested pigs from pig hunt in SC Spring of 2002 - finally, 5) Allen sitting in tree stand with his recurve bow on that same hunt, and 6) Randy with the 8-point buck he took on one of our early bow hunts this year. Look at the great length of the brow tines on that rascal. These stories were already reported earlier in the Journal.

Row 6: 1) and 2) these are of Willie of IL (did a swap hunt with Randy last year and this Spring) and a couple of his Illinois harvests this year Oct & Dec with his new longbow - you do good work Willie - nice looking bow too,  3) USAF Dave of CA with a recent Texas harvest - Dave has been picked up as a bow shooter for Bow Tech now and no that is not his new Bow Tech bow in the pic - good job anyway buddy, 4) Lee with a 37 lb. bobcat he took off the Barns Farm right here in Coastal Carolina 12/09/2002 - both Lee and the "bob" look mighty good in this pic but these things can hurt you - knowing Lee is going to apply his taxidermy skills to this big feller, 5) Here is the Hubert Archers own "President Jim" presenting Marty the first place (Outlaw class) turkey at our recent Toys For Tots Drive archery shoot, and 6)  Second place "turkey pose" for Bobby G.

Row 7: 1) To enter the Hubert Archers Toys For Tots Drive shoot (for the the Marine Reserves) it cost a minimum of one unwrapped toy - here my Boss David (left) (who took first place Traditional Class) Jim (center) and yet another David from Flatwoods Outfitters turning the loot over to the Marines, 2) Lee with a spike buck taken near where he took his bob cat a few evenings later - he didn't get out much the first part of the season but he's making up for it lately, and 3) - 6) {Please let this manger scene remind us to take time to remember what our Merry Christmas is all about and may the spirit of it fill and fulfill our life throughout the Happy New Year , 2003}

Row 8: 1) thru 4) are pictures from the story I call 2 for 1 in which I was fortunate enough to take two bucks within less than twelve hours - I guess the pics could be called 2 much Bernie from looking at the sequence and how they turned out increasing in size - hope you can stand it - all those ears! - anyway my 4-pt with only a great long cow horn on one side and the large spike I took the next morning while looking for the 4-pt, 5) a boat load of pigs (only half of them) taken by Randy and a SC neighbor in late Dec., and 6) The Ranman with his two of the harvest.

Row 9:  1) This pic was sent by  Scott Rasmussen of Iowa and shows a fantastic bow harvest taken there - Scott is a business contact that Randy got to talking bows and hunting with - don't we all with everybody? Wait a minute - we can't all move to Iowa at the same time! (Stats on Bowman will follow, I hope.)  They finally did - in the form of the cover of the July/Aug 2003 Buckmasters - guess we all know now  that it is the 3rd largest all time irregular (224 inches) by archery for Iowa - taken by Harlan Swhela of Cedar Rapids, 2) through 5) are pictures of a Handmade knife your host won in a drawing held on Jan 14, 2003 - the drawing was for the runner-up winner in a raffle to benefit Windsong Ranch which is a fantastic non-profit place/org dedicated to the support of children and their families during that terribly difficult time when they first become aware the child has a terminal illness. The Ranch and organization was founded by Bill Wooster - a heart with a man - and yes I meant to write it that way. I will write more about this fantastic and unique charity and man in my journal soon and provide a link (like the one above in the ranch name) to the web page pertaining to it and it's support - you'll love it, as I have come to. The Knife? It was donated for fund raising by AndyM of Michigan - and hand crafted by Loyd Lippert of MO Andy also donated some knifes he made, the same way many have donated knifes, arrows, bows, etc to help raise funds for Thunder Bill Wooster, Windsong ranch, and The Kids. Truly an effort of love and caring. I was blessed with the benefit of being able to donate by buying tickets as often as I can. I was lucky enough to win this beautiful knife which in turns gives me a chance to tell others about Windsong Ranch and Thunder Bill. The complimentary background (I think) is my bow (compound - 1995) harvest bear from Maine and some feral pig tusks I picked up in SC a couple years ago, and 6) The same knife with it's new handmade sheath - generously and graciously made for me after I won the knife, by the maker of the knife (Loyd Lippert)  - I accepted his kind (Free) offer, sent the knife to him and before I could say" Jack Robinson" it seemed, it was back to me. I thought he must have a cobblers sewing machine but he told me that it was all done by hand - he drilled the holes and hand stitched it. It also has a brass rivet for added strength and is shaped to accept and hold this very knife - like old-time saddle making. I'm impressed, big time! Thank you Loyd.

Row 10: 1) & 2) Here are my first dozen traditional wood arrows made to order for me by Troy Breeding of Sticks and Feathers, Arrowsmithing - they are made of his new self-produced Poplar shafts and are crafted beautifully and skillfully. I apologize that the pics aren't better but the sun and time wouldn't cooperate - in fact I may try to take some to replace these later this week - so check back, as everything is much crisper than it appears, my bows like them also, 3) this is another Polaroid I took a few days after our daughter Lois was born and a copy of this picture always was sitting where I could see it during my overseas tours - we used a copy of it to make her current birthday card with appropriate comments, and 4) is what an old school chum of hers had put in the local paper on her special day featuring her graduation picture - I keep tellin' ya how they are pushing us along older and older all the time - Pushy Kids!, 5) here is a shot of my ears (LOL) with a special friend (Buzz Luhm - mentioned earlier in these Galleries for his outstanding traditional archery prowess and his fight with cancer) - this has had somewhat of a bearing on the lack of my writings of late - the pic was taken at our club fun shoot followed by a cookout for the members (that explains the beer) late last year. Buzz had recently taken first place in Traditional Shooter Class in the State Shoot and while tired these days he seemed to be doing well. Shortly after that our dear friend, untiring club worker, proud retired Marine, outstanding family man, and strong inspiration to all of us for the handling of his life with cancer, went into the hospital for his last bout with the cursed big "C". We are all the lesser for the loss of his influence but the richer for the knowing of this fine warrior. Buzz told me that he used traditional archery (dropped his compound bows) to help channel/train his concentration on it and things in general to  enable his living with cancer - instead of dying from cancer. God bless you, Buzz and your fine family who also adopted your outlook. As I have hinted in these pages, I have followed his example since, in regards to traditional  versus compound bow shooting. I had started last summer and completed the change-over towards the end of the year. Buzz and I talked about it on some occasions on days I worked at the bow shop. I looked forward to some closer tutelage from him this year. It was not to be. I don't imagine getting anywhere near as good as he did but I will enjoy doing my best and hope it helps me in life even a fraction as much as it seemed to help him. I shot a "Traditional Arrow" for the both of us as we moved into the new year at midnight on Dec 31st, 2002, starting my part of a new, ongoing tradition suggested and performed by other traditional shooters, and 6) Buzz Luhm entered into rest on 7 January, 2003 We all miss you, Buzz; "pick your spot" - you earned it.