Happy Anniversary Traditional Bowhunter Magazine!!!

[Ray Lyon]

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I just received the latest issue and I'm looking forward to reading all of it, however I was instantly thrown back down memory lane reading TJ's editorial (always the first thing I read).  I was in Ron LaClair's Traditional Archery Shoppe when he told me about the magazine coming out prior to the first issue. It was truly a breath of fresh air and you should be proud of the road you traveled and high standards you've kept.  Don Thomas has been a pleasure to work with on submissions over the years.  Congratulations on a fantastic milestone.

[David Mitchell]

I completely agree, Ray.  I have been a subscriber since before the first issue hit my mail box.  I believe I signed up at the GLLI when it was held at Marshall.  T J and Don have been kind enough over a few years back to publish a few articles I sent to them--mostly bowyer interviews.  I am grateful for "our" magazine and look forward to many more years of great reading.

[ron w]

Great mag, been in since the starting issue , keep it going!!

[Ray Lyon]

David, the Marshall GLLI's were epic!!!  Intimate yet bustling.  Of course it was like the ultimate candy store for traditional grown ups long before cyber shopping came along. 

[David Mitchell]

Oh yeah, you nailed it, Ray--"intimate yet bustling"--I couldn't think of  better words to describe it.  I haven't felt the same aura since those days at other events even though they are enjoyable.

[Ray Lyon]

Yep, other events are enjoyable but I think those mid eighties events were just a bunch of guys that had never had an outlet like that before and there was amazed looks all over that there were that many of us in existence.

[ron w]

Hey, just got my anniversary issue and my picture is on the reader success page, from 2015 but I finally made it.

[Red Beastmaster]

I was also a charter subscriber. I still look forward to every issue just like I did in the beginning.