Platform Software Raffle 1 - Historic Little Delta Bow

[Terry Green]

The Little Delta Bow....

Pics, description and history coming....

paypal to....

store@tradgang.com

$20 for one Ticket
$36 for two Tickets
$45 for three Tickets.

The above is for those that know.... pics and other info coming later today for those that don't.   

I could have just auctioned off this prize possession, but I wanted EVERYONE to have a chance to own such a special and unique timeless item of our lifestyle.

Paypal is open at the address of store@tradgang.com

If you want to pay by check or money order please do asap so I can get it cleared from the bank before the drawing.

Or, you can mail a check to...

Tradgang
205 Victory Drive
Calhoun GA 30701

I personally will NOT be involved in the drawing to avoid any discrepancies.

I will have a totally neutral person doing that....

Again, working on pics and History.

*Winner will be contacted for shipping rate to their zip code.

[RIVERWOLF]

That is one "Mighty special" Bow Terry !
I was  one of the lucky few that got to share and shoot The Little Delta bow !
Best with the Raffle , and hope the lucky person realizes just how special this bow truly is .....

[Terry Green]

Yes Sir Riverwolf, you are very correct sir....

This bow was on the 2nd journey to Alaska when Glenn St Charles rounded up another bunch of rowdy rogues to go into the wilderness to stay in the cabin they built the 1st year. 

This hunt was accompanied by Fred Bear as well.  The book 'Bows on the Little Delta' is one of many a bow hunters favorite books.  This is because its not just a hunting book, but an adventure book as well.  It is also my favorite hunting book by far just because of the idea, fortitude, prep, and determination along with the adventure this book takes you along.

The bow in the raffle was owned by a guy named Bill Brown, that again was included in the 2nd hunt of Glenn's adventure to the 'Little Delta'.  It is a Bear bow, 64"s - 59#@28 Bear Kodiak. 

This bow was hunted by close to 100 bowhunters after that as it was passed around for years.  It ran the gambit on Tradgang as well till it finally got offered up on the St Jude forum where Tradgang procured it for a very hansom fee of over $3200 back in 2007.

I don't have any sons, nor any grandsons to pass it down to, and I would like for it to go to a Tradganger that would 'Carry the Torch' so to speak and keep the memory of it alive.

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As you can see, there are two small holes on the back of the riser.  Those were drilled for site and stabilizer back in the day.  They were filled in by a bowyer years ago and are in no threat to the operation of the bow.

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[Terry Green]

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[Terry Green]

I will run the Raffle for 3 weeks or so, and spend one more weekend in the woods with her on opening weekend the 1st weekend in Sept after Labor Day before I send her on her way.

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***If this raffle does not result in proper funds to represent this item, I will reserve the right to hold on to the said item and refund everyones money back.***

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[smokin joe]

WOW

[TIM B]

Wow is right - I'm in. 
PP sent
Tim B

[Terry Green]

Thanks guys! Hope it picks up, a bit slow for the 1st day.  I also changed the $35 to $36 as that's going to get too confusing mixed in with Contributing  Members on PayPal. 

No worries to thise early bird 35ers... gotcha covered.

[Walt Francis]

Somewhere I have a picture of me holding that bow and a 5 foot rattle snake that I killed with it.  I was able to hunt with it one morning for around 4 hours before my brother used for the evening hunt.   The snakeskin was used to back a bow that won the PBS best selfbow category at the Salt Lake City Banquet two years later.

That bow has some good MoJo.

[Terry Green]

Yeah Walt, so many photos got held hostage by photo bucket as well.  Its a shame that the man that donated it created such a riot that a few people even pulled their stories from existence. And some fake accounts wreaked havoc to the point of us having to pull the forum designated for it.

I do have around here somewhere, that will turn up,  the bow sock with all the signatures it could hold.

[Walt Francis]

I cannot remember signing the bow sock, think I did but wouldn't swear to it. Remember thinking I shouldn't sign it because a snake doesn't qualify as a game animal.

Doug Campbell, Mark Baker, Kent Brown, brother Bob, and myself, went on a Texas hog hunt before the PBS Banquet in San Antonio.  Doug killed a nice pig the first night, then the rest of us each had a morning or evening to hunt with it.  I think Mark and brother Bob both took something with it.

[Wudstix]

Awesome!!!  PP sent, I'll take three.

[rastaman]

Sent $45.00 via Paypal for 3 tickets!

[tippit]

I was privileged to use the Little Delta Bow to harvest a black bear...tippit
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[Sojurn]

Just bought my 2 tickets!

[smokin joe]

I just bought 3 chances. This is a piece of trad history that needs to be preserved and passed on to future generations.

[Wudstix]

Reading "Bows of the Little Delta" and saw Bill Brown mentioned.

[Skates 2]

Wow, I remember those stories. I think the book sells for over $200 now. Best of luck to the site and the ticket owners. 

[Terry Green]

Thanks so far guys, the chances are still really good at the moment....