thanks guys for the positive comments,, yes I have been savoring it,, all I want to do is make a new bow for my next trip, but I have to work,,,cant really concentrate cause part of my soul is still in that tree in texas waiting for a deer,, it was a very special hunt for me,, cause I have not been able to go in a while,, the stave I made the bow from was from a friend in Texas,, the head Jerry gave to me bout 20 years ago,, the arrow was made by another very special friend more than a decade ago as well,, I felt their presence and well wishes with me as I hunted,,, I shot the deer late so waited till next morning to track, the rancher went with me but no tracking was required,, he was a few yards from where I last saw him,, the rancher had never seen anyone kill a deer with a wood bow and arrow,, it was fun to see the look on his face when we turned the deer over and the arrow had penetrated the whole deer,, I had an ice chest with me so I skinned and quartered it and it went right in to the ice,, it has been some great eating,, I have the sinew and hide for my next project and a nice osage stave resting on the couch,,while I try to visualize the best way to orientate the new bow I imagine is in there,, thanks again for your comments and good hunting to you,, B
