Happy Birthday 59

[d. ward]

hey Bernie without wanting to sound like some sort of a wise guy here.I was thinking on your 1959 Grizzly maybe just maybe that nut on the handle came loss ????????????????? bd

[cacciatore]

Congrats guys,thanks for keeping the tradition on

[TRAP]

Chris and Kenny, great job guys.  Thanks for the stories and pics.            

50 year old bows still getting the job done.  Gotta love it.

Chris, Congrats on your first trad harvest.  There's no turning back now.  

Trap

[jackdaw]

you know guys, this my be my favorite trad-gang thread ever!!! As a pictoral study of 59' kodiaks and such...it was a visual delite!! I shoot a 59' repro, so I'm living vicariously through those who actually have one. I just loved the repro "fred Bear" shooting glove...who made that?? I think this thread personifies what trad-gang is all about....i guess 16 pages of it tell the tale....the good old stuff still hauls the bacon pretty darn well....I'm envious....john

[ishi1archer]

Man you guys are making me drool all over myself. I haven't been able to score a 59 yet but I'm still looking.

[18thcentman]

Thanks to Jackdaw(John),I too enjoy this thread.I just ordered an Ed Holcomb 59 repro.This in my opinion is the most beautiful bow ever made.

[Bob Dunn]

 I shot this doe last fall with my Dad's 1959 Kodiak. The hunt was a memorial to him and an anniversary for the bow. Bear broadheads, quiver, and a Fred Bear hat for good luck.

[4runr]

Good lookin rig Bob.
Congrats!