bees wax, cedar and straw...

[wandering monk]

recent sign up here...I have been involved in this wonderful pursuit since I was a young boy...my first time with a bow in my hand was with my Fathers help...his bows were way to big for me, so he found a small shop that had some "kid" bows available...I remember the guy at the shop said "come on outside", he had a few bales of straw set up. with a deer target pinned on them...he even made it more cool for a 6 year old and blew up a ballon and challenged me to hit it...

that was 1960...I remember hitting that first balloon like it was yesterday. We went back in his little shop and all I can remember is the smell of Bees Wax, cedar and straw...I remember my Dad promising that some day soon we would get a bow like that for me...

eventually He kept that promise with a really cool "Locksely" fiberglass bow...a bit stronger than I could really handle, but mine none the less. I would " root " behind all the archery targets after the range shut down where my Dad would shoot several evenings a week afer supper to see if I could find arrows...things were tight back then...and finding arrows was all good by me. I had quite a collection...I even had a 4 fletch aluminum arrow...something quite rare in those days...it was my prized possesion.

I later got a 43# Cravotta Brothers bow...still a bit big for me, but I grew into it...even killed a deer with it...

now many years later after having an archery shop for a while 20 years ago, and being pretty dedicated to tradional bowhunting for a long time, I find myself remembering the smell of that Bees Wax, cedar and straw...I do and make other things now, but those days of breaking balloons still remain pretty special...all the best...t

[bronco2]

welcome to TRAD HUNTER...if you have any question just ask. thanks, denny

[bumma]

A great story! Thanks for sharing.

[Tradman]

Gotta love those good memories.