Nope but I was pouring freely.  Trap

Good man, Trap

I was fortunate to have met Fred Bear, Glenn StCharles at the United Bowhunter of MO banquets..bhfp

I let Tom Phillips sleep on my sofa one night..well actually it was a folding cote not a sofa.bd

I have been fortunate to have met several "biggies" in our sport. Have met, talked to Joe, Glenn and his wife at Cloverdale. My wife "saved", Mrs St Charles, when a wasp landed on her leg and my wife got it off her. Met Jerry Pierce and got to become friends with him.Have met and know Al Reader. Met Jim Daughtery, Judy Kovar and M.R.James. Have visited with Cliff Coe and he signed a bow for me. Met several more big shoys but they don't fitr in here.

I have had the pleasure to met Fred at several of the shotshows along with Brian Ferguson. Having been to Comptons several times over. Lots of the greats, Glen St Charles and his son. Our own Mr La Clair, we still have so many that are great in my eyes. To be met at a Comptons get together. The list could go on and on like the Wensel's. I had the honor of having dinner with Mr Ashby
 

I also have been lucky to met and share camp's with a lot of other greats. From several Texas sweat hunt's. This past fall Mr Lamb and I spent 3 weeks together. Roaming the mountains around Iron Bulls place. Not sure that counts, except to me.    

Had dinner with this character
 

I have spent a week in camp also with Terry Green and Rob De Stefino. In my eyes they have promoted trad archery more. In our times than anyone other than TJ's impact with TBM.


    I am lucky, If I do say so myself!

Had business dealings with Fred Bear in the late 60's a few times over a ground bow holder my friend buitt and sold to Bear Archery and shared a campfire with Hormoan a couple of years ago.

There Hormoan I did forget when I posted....

Geeze Dave ya got to meet me around Grayling, that didn't count  

I met Fred Bear when I was 12 in 1982, he signed his book "Archers Bible" for me. It means more to me now than it did then. Frank Scott signed a bow for me in 1997. If you count Ted Nugent, I have also seen him in concert and met him in person. Don Thomas was at our trad archers banquet last year. M.R. James (who is a great guy by the way) about 10 years ago at Anderson Archery. I will get to meet Mike Mitten again this weekend at our banquet.

I also know a few guys that worked at Bear Archery in the 70's, they have some interesting stories about the factory and the goings on in that time. Its funny to hear what they say about Fred. To them it was just "Fred", he was a fixture in Grayling and a normal citizen like everyone else.