Any Brushes with GREATNESS ???
General Topic
Without naming names (which would surely shut this thread down in record time) can you tell of any brushes with famous or well known hunting industry personalities you have had in the field?
Any shared camps etc. Could be writer, TV guy, industry mogul, etc.
How did it go and what was your impression.
Let's try to stay away from the "I knew a guy at the gas staion who had a cousin who cut the hair of the mechanic of the cable guy for so and so famous hunter and he said they guy bla bla bla.......
Shared an afternoon shooting bows in camp with Tom Jennings on a blacktail hunt in Northern California. He was a true gentleman.
I have hunted with my dad a few times. That's great enough.
Hey bou,
This past season while I was in camp I turned around and your not going to believe who I saw? As I turned around I was looking at the most amazing hardest hunter I have ever witnessed in my life!!!! I was so shocked at seeing him a had to do a double take to make sure it was truly him that I was looking at and I was sure it was the greatest hunter I had ever witnessed. I simply knew I was staring in amazement at the greatest hunter I had ever seen because it was then I relized I was looking in the Mirror. LMFAO
Sam Fadala lives 5 or 6 blocks from me.Great down to earth guy.
Shared my camp at Galbraith Lake in the Brooks Range with General Chuck Yeager one fall. He was on his way out to hunt sheep with another outfitter, but was "weathered in" there. Great guy.
I guided football coach/TV commentator Dick Vermeil on an elk hunt in Montana years ago. He and I got along well because I was the only one in camp who neither knew nor cared about football and Dick was on vacation and didn't want to talk about football!
Outdoor Channel personalities generally make me nervous, but Jay Gregory (Wild Outdoors) is scheduled to come hunt bear with us this Spring and so far he seems fairly civilized and personable.
Campfires are a terrific social "equalizer!"
Pete
Met Greg Miller and Gary Clancy on a muzzleloading hunt in Nebraska, Tom Miranda in Wyoming and Roger Raglin on a whitetail hunt in Colorado. The first 3 were very down to earth but Raglin was hard to take for a week. He hunted the eastern plains of CO and never got out of the truck except when they kicked up a deer in the river bottoms.
I've guided some "famous" bowhunters over the years; M.R. James, Tom Nelson, Dwight Schuh, G. Fred Asbell are some of them. All real nice guys, down to earth and "just another bowhunter" while in camp, although they have a few more hunting yarns to tell than most of us "regular" hunters. All of them took time to mingle with the other hunters in camp, no elitist attitudes were ever evident. The current bowhunter magazine TV staffers Jeff Waring, publisher, Brian Fortenbaugh assistant editor and Curt Wells, equipment editor are also great fellows to share a camp with if you ever get the chance. Years ago I spent several days bear hunting and bowfishing carp with Judd Cooney, another good guy and excellent outdoorsman.
actually My 1st turkey hunt was with the Moore Twins Gregg and Garry Moore. I was fortunate to be on the same team in our outdoor shooting league as well
Met Christy Canyon while in Seattle at a party.
Oh yea, Tom Hoffman is a friend and stayed here at the house with me last Summer and a few years ago Randy Ulmer was here at the house before we went on a moose hunt. Both about as Top Shelf as they get. Met Danny Moore in MT and he's too modest! Christy was still the best looking but that would be like throwin a hot dog down a hallway!
Being involved with the state hunting organization, I have met and hunted with a couple.....
Ted Nugent, Dwight Shuh, Tom Jennings, MR James, Randy Ulmer, Larry D Jones, and Chuck Adams. One was a little more radical than the others, can you guess which one??
5150bowhunter.... You Win !!!!!!!!
hmmmmmmm, well, quite a few listed above also, plus quite a few not listed yet! But, to me they are just everyday people! But some have 'walked the walk and talked the talk' more so than others not in the industry. (Bow Hunting Industry). I respect each and everyone of them on a seperate scale.
"Greatness"....I guess is in the eye of the beholder!
Some very fine people in The Bow Huntig World! Most are Top Notch and very normal. It's the love of The Bow & Arrow that drives them! It's that love of Bow Hunting that brings us all together!
"PAT" has brought us ALL together also! Even though most 'popular' bow hunters don't partake of this site for comments. But trust me, some 'troll it' regularly! Not much gets by the others and they know what's going on here too! The BowSite is very highly respected within the industry. "Pat" has become one of the "GREATS" because of cyber-space and his business of Promoting Archery/Bow Hunting World Wide thru the birth of The BowSite.
Thank You "PAT"! -}}}}}}}}------------>
LMAO Frank! I needed that, thank's!
I've shot IBOs with the best. All great guys. You'd know them all by name but not a pretentious guy in the bunch.
I spent a week caribou hunting with Pat in `06 & a week with Fred Asbell caribou hunting in `99. My results were better with Pat. I was to date my most enjoyable hunt & no snakes!!
I guess the "without naming names" thing was not clearly articulated since it was the first three words used in the initial post.
i should have made it more obvious i guess LOL!
oh well, at least nobody has gotten mean yet.
Frank, thats over the top.
Got to hunt Kodiak twice with Dr. Jack Frost and Darre Collins. Two super slammers in the same camp!! man were the stories good.
I dated a Penthouse Pet for a while. That was pretty Great!!!!!! Then She dumped me, but i'm OK with the memories.
I have meet lots of Bowhunters being a Senior member of P&Y you meet lots of them. I have not met many of the Movie star bowhunters meeting Fred Bear& Jim Dougherty was the best
Showed a bear and his cubs around Kansas once
At the first or second Kzoo traditional expo several years ago I met and BS'ed with Don Thomas, Tj Conrads and Dick Robertson all together. Even gave Don Thomas a dip of snuff. They teased him about how he allegedly quit dipping, I said, apparently he just quit buying. They got a good laugh out of that. That was cool, shooting the breeze with these guys that I am always reading about. They're just regular Joes that found a great way to make a living with what they love.
I was returning from Camp Ours and met up with a celeb in Umiujaq.
H didn't chat long because he was headed out to one of the camps.
He seemed like a great guy and later on sent us some Duncan Doughnut gift certificates.....8*)
Names should be ok, these people deserve recognition because of what they have done for our sport. Without them, bowhunting would still be a sport that is not seen as it is.
When you sit down and talk to these people, it is like you have known them for years.
Guess the bowhunter on the right.....
Each spring I meet with a whole bunch of celebs.....the men of MHH
;-)
Way back when...I sold a salt water fishing Rod/reel combo to Roberto Clemente when he came in to a sporting goods store I was working at. I was in my truck at a Burger King drive thru in Indiana and had Mohamad Ali in the vehicle in front of me when he lived up in Michigan and drove thru on I94 quite a bit. I also got to help Walter Payton hook and unhook a "trout" at the "Sportmart Fishing Pond" back in the '80's as he came thru the Rosemont expo center where they hold a outdoors show yearly....Jeff
"Met Christy Canyon while in Seattle at a party."
This is awesome. LOL!!!!
To bad my brother doesn't post here but, he has had more brushes with famous people(so he says) than any person alive. My favorites just to name a few are, Dr. Kevorkian, Sam Donaldson, Jerry Tarkanian and George Clinton.
Guided Dick Idol for whitetail many years back.
I hunted in SE Iowa, met the guy that sells Mrs. Doe Pee - Sam Collora. Great guy, had me over for dinner, met his family. Extremely generous, and a great hunter.
I helped guide a TV personality once on a ranch in Oklahoma. I didn't think much of him as a hunter or a personality, so I won't mention his name.
I met and bowhunted elk with Chuck Adams in Colorado. Although he wasn't THE "Chuck Adams". Just a regular guy with the same name that was willing to share his camp with some "flatlanders". Good Guy!
I spent a week in elk camp this past fall with Phil Phillips. I was guiding other members of the Scent Lok group. Phil is a very down to earth regular guy. Being a former outfitter he is the real deal. I would consider him a friend now and he even came to a PBR I worked during the ATA show in Indianapolis to hang out. I know its a touchy subject here but I truly believe that MOST of the "outdoor celebrities" have done alot of good for our sport by giving it some mainstream attention.
My name is Forrest....Forrest Gump.....LOL....Jeff
Met Don Thomas in Az on a coues deer hunt. Great guy and ever better writer like hiis articles alot. Also met Mark Kaiser in montana on a muledeer/antelope hunt nice guy to chat with a little on the hyper side.Didnt approve of some of their stuff while videoing.Kinda lets you know what goes on behind the scenes.
Did a show once with Becky Hobbs.
I met a pile of celebrities when I lived in Hollywood. James Coburn was hands down the most charismatic person I ever bumped into, he was just a cool guy. Probably the only celebrity I was ever "Starstruck" over.
Shared a camp with Pat Reeve of 24/7, he was a good guy and have hunted a couple times with Outdoor America's Scott Haugen, he's a super nice guy and has got a great sense of humor.
The only famous person I've ever guided was Senator Ted Stevens in Alaska, we had a great day of fishing, he was very pleasant to have in the boat.
Hey Pat, didn't you go on a date or something with Kristy Ally....LOL
I will await the removal of a star shortly.
Sharpstick
I've met Dwight Schuh and Larry d. Jones at the ISB Jamboree once. I also have probably one of the greatest all time archers in my local club... Dee Wilde. I shoot with him a couple times a week. Couldn't ask for a better teacher and all around great guy!
I met Wayne Carlton at a gas station in Datil, NM - super nice guy. I hunted with Pat Meitin once, nice fellow, a bit reserved but was cordial and very helpful to provide me with information in the eyars after.
I know I didn't follow instructions, but who am I to break from Bowsite tradition? ;-)
For what it is worth I drove past the gas station Matt is refering to. And Pat--Who the h#%&l is Uncle Cracker????
I've brushed with greatness, obviously not so much I got any on me.
I'd have to say the "biggest" was that elk huntin machine Danny Moore! The "most enthusiastic" was this rock n roll guy that was always packin a glock, forget his name. Bob Fromme is a good guy, good shot and and a hard hunter. Can't ask for much more than that.
3 or 4 others that "if you don't have nothing good to say, don't say nothing at all..."
Pat I want to hear about Kristy!
Uncle Kracker- Sang "When the sun goes down" with kenny Chesney
Uncle Cracker also plays guitar for "Kid Rock". Bawweteba ca dang a dang diddy!!!!
I met Mougsey Bouges (the 5'4" point guard for the former Charlotte Hornets) at a Wal Mart in Charlotte. His kid and mine were riding the little Merry-go-round by the front door. He is very cool and he pumped the quarters into the machine!!!!
Hunted with a few Realtree pros in Iowa. They were very cool but they had a job to do. We talked about everything but hunting (they get tired of people asking them for advice and tips).
BTW if you really want to talk to celebrities....don't ask them about their job or the reason they are famous. Just treat them like anyone else you meet.
11 points....Who is the Bow Hunter on the right in your photo??
Dan Moore made the Comment about The Pope & Young Club Membership above.....if you belong and ever get to a P&Y Convention....You will meet some incredable well known and respected Bow Huters!! Denver, Colorado 2009 in April (I think) is the next convention! Be There and meet some great people in Archery/Bow Hunting!...you won't be sorry!
Writers, Bow Hunters, Industry Icons, too many to name. But most are regular down to earth real people!
Not a hunting story...but stood at the urinal next to Frank Scott a few years ago. Met Ted Nugent at a traditional expo. Both great guys.
Arrowstorm
Shared an elk camp with Jim Douherty for week and have 2 good memories: 1) "winning" a shooting contest into a farm pond. Until I realized he had WAY MORE back-up arrows than I did. 2) Having him explain that if you really want to enjoy hunting big game animals with a bow, you certainly shouldn't limit yourself to "book" animals. Define the trophy for yourself and you will keep at it for a much longer time. He took a cow elk the next day because she presented an interesting shot.
I did'nt hunt with him, but met the finest gentleman in the hunting business, Fred Bear, He was great to chat with and he sighned one of his books for my son, which he treasures to this day.
I've pm'd with BB and Bulelk1 before.
Waited on Kent Hrbek (Twins 1st baseman) at a country club I was tending bar at. Now he's pretty much a full time sportsman with his own show that's real popular here in MN.
Also met and chatted with Myles Keller a few yrs back. Both were great guys.
No, but I once slow-danced with Gloria Estefan in a bar in Itaewon, Seoul South Korea! (My claim to fame)
I guess you might say I've been "HUNTING" for another such opportunity ever-since! LOL
Not going to name any names here but I built a shotgun for the largest retailer in the world. I taught the quarterback of a Washington football team how to salmon fish and didn't know who he was until people came down and started to ask for autographs. I told them I didn't sign autographs . LOL Talk about feeling dumb!!!~ Known and spent time with lots of guys that are famous bowhunters and even hunted a couple for blacktails., CAn't name any of their names on here but three of them make world famous elk calls and Three different ones are World Champion RMEF Elk calling contest winners. I almost met Danny Moore. Oops I named a name. Got to stop now. Oh and I read every one of BBs threads. Another name LOL I guided a guy for Roosavelts that has one of the few grand slams on N A game animals. I know a movie maker well enough that he gives me and wife private showings of his movies before he releases them. But the greatest brush with greatness was when I met Jesus. That is great.
Met Bob Lee and his son at south Texas ranch some years back. They drove in for a short hunt a little unprepared for the blue norther that came in that night. Bob and his son were sleeping in the bed of their pickup parked right next to our tent. Shortly after the norther hit they were tossing and turning trying to stay warm. Made so much noise my hunting partner woke up and thinking it was time to get up starting pumping the Coleman stove. That woke me and I looked at my watch and said "Roy, go back to sleep it is 2:00am:-)" Charlie - SA
I met Will Primos in the Atlanta Airport and then sat right across the aisle from him on the flight to Salt Lake City. He and his wife were friendly, pleasant and even offered some elk call advise. He seemed to be a nice down to earth guy.
Tom Miranda made a great impression when he was the "program" at my local Rotary club meeting in the town where he resides. His history as a trapper in his youth and before he became a fulltime hunting pro was interesting in his explanations of how he used these experiences in his later career. I later learned that he has his hair cut at the same barbershop I visit and that he has his bows shipped and set up at the same archery shop that I use.
I shared a cabin with Matt, Dooner and Tradtech. Good company but Christy Canyon would have been better . LOL.
I worked at the Mayo Clinic in the `70`s and ran into Fred Bear in the hallway to the bloodbank one day! Unfortunatly he had to be somewhere, and I was supposed to be working, so all we had time for was to exchange pleasantrys, and me to let him know I certainly knew who he was! Wish I`d been on lunch and he would have had the time. I missed out big time!
I've met Tradtech, Pat, Shuteye, and numerous other Bowsite folks.
Bumped into Myles Keller in a Wal-Mart in Kansas one November. I'd met him before in camp on an Alberta Whitetail hunt and I was surprised that he remembered me. He was buying underwear. Nice guy.
There has been many but one memorable one without naming names, I sat next to a bald guy that played basketball with the Harlem Globtrotters once on a flight to Philly. I laughed the whole ride.
A lot of these names I don't recognize,but there are many (old timers) that I do know of.
I hunted antelope on the Smith ranch,and Steve Gorr was the "guide". Lol. he had another group of hunters on another ranch and i asked me if I go go it alone.
I said sure,and had the whole ranch to my self for a week. I saw Steve two or 3 times during the whole trip. One was when I first arrived.
Then later I went some where with him in his truck,and he told me story after story.He was a really good guy.
He came into camp toward the end of the hunt,and was happy to see I had got an antelope.
He let me shoot his bow too,it was pretty nice. He is still making them.
I think Steve was probably the first bowhunter I saw a story from in Bowhunter magazine,about hunting Mt. Goat. I've wanted to go after one ever since. That story was printed a long time ago. LOL
Any way,we hit it off pretty well,and I had a good time there.
If we are just talking celebrities then I would have to say about 5 years ago my wife was in Vegas for work. So I went since the room was free. We stayed at the PALMS So while I was out at the pool all week I met Vince Neil lead singer of Motley Crew and I hung out with him all week and pretty much got trashed the whole time. Completely different person than I thought he would be. Very soft spoken and a nice guy. Also that week I met wally zerbiak, and that freak carrot top as well.
I spent a weekend with the Eichlers this past summer.Very nice people.I shot a round of 3-d with Fred and had a blast.I get to see them again next weekend at our state banquet.
I stayed with Bill Leslie,Rod Jenkins and Dave Wallace at the IBO'S a couple of years ago.Its tough knowing that your are the worst shot in the cabin,lol.
bb, if you were sitting next to a bald Globe-trotter, you were probably sitting next to Curly O'neal! I always like him and Meadowlark Lemmon when I was a kid!
I have had a few 'brushes with greatness' ... while guiding and back when I was a sealer / flesher / expediter over on the Island .... one that comes to mind is ............ Glenn Berry ........ (grin)
Work out with Bill Goldberg in Oceanside, Ca. Actually I wouldn't say I worked out with him but we were in the same gym. Very nice guy and ridiculously strong. He was gracious enough take a photo with me and autographed it. I felt very small next to this guy. I didn't ask him if he was a hunter:(
Met Fred Bear in 1970 Elk Hunting in Mt. Harpers ridge Missosur Breaks
Hunted with Myles Keller for years.Great hunter,smart and down to earth.Have hunted with a couple others I won't mention cause...
Hunted with Otis 'Toad'Smith.One of the worlds greatest-as a hunter but unbeatable as a character.Most likely won't know of or remember him-a shame.He died too young.
I've been fortunate to meet some of the greatest.Fred Bear,Chuck,Wensels,Fred Asbell,Paul Brunner,Paul Schafer,and BiG Dan-he may not remember but it was years ago during a Mt Bowhunters spring meeting.
Fishing world,ha,know almost all of them.Some good some...
Unless they get a 'head',most are just like us.
Leftee, I remember Toad Smith from Infisherman TV. He was one of my favorites back when I never missed that show. It would have been fun to sit around a riverbank campfire with him waiting for a big catfish to start tugging. We pulled a 60lb flathead from the Missouri River yesterday (working) - old Toad would have loved that.
wasn't toad the guy who had a part of his heart removed and used it for bear bait and killed a bear over it?
leftee, That had to be a blast hunting with Toad. Always enjoyed reading Doug Stange's tales of Toad in "In-Fisherman" and he did hog hunting and other seminars at some of the IBA events. What a card! You're right - died too young, but died doing what he loved most.
Bou, He used it for catfish bait.
oh that's right. i saw him talking about it on a video he did on a MB bear hunt with fred asbell and was thinking it was on that hunt.
St Croix, Yes it was Curley Neal.
Another that comes to mind that we had a lot of laughs over was a trout fishing excursion I had with Norm Van Lier of the Chicago Bulls. His idea of waders was a pair of totes pulled over his sneakers. I ended up piggy backing him across the creek, we did a lot of laughing on that occasion also.
True Story. Okay, in my profession I have known and hunted with a lot of the "celebs". No big deal. Most are great guys. I even once had a date with Morgan Fairchild before the implants. Really, no big deal.
But I am sitting at a community, wild game dinner one night, Headhunter may even have been there. I introduce myself to the guy next to me. He says, "Hi, I'm Chipper Jones." I say, "Pleased to meet you. What do you do for a living?"
God's truth, I am no baseball fan, had no idea who he was.
Then Deja Vu. You'd think I learned. I'm at a writers conferencein AL. I introduce myself to some guy. He tells me his name, which I not only didn't recognize, I can't remember (maybe Pat Riley???). I asked him what he did for a living.
He said, "I'm the governor." I then said. "Of what state?" He said, "This one...you do know what state you are in, don't you."
I addmitted I did. A state of embarrasment.
Might mention, I have yet to see a name mentioned here I would associate with greatness. Just good folks.
Bowriter, that's funny. That story reminds me of one. Quite a few years ago I was in the cel phone business, when phones were installed in the cars.
We had the Boston Celtics and Bruins as accounts. I sent one of the installers to Boston to install phones in vehicles for the Celtics front office. The salesman we had in Boston was there also. Apparently the installer was doing his thing and one of the customers came over to him and was talking to him about the install. Jim answered his questions and went about his business.
The salesman called me on the phone and was beside himself, he asked me where I found this guy. Apparently the salesman went over to the installer and asked him if he knew he was just talking to Red Auerbach. Jim said who is that? The salesman being from Boston and a rabid Celtics fan just couldn't comprehend that. I told him what do you expect he is from Tennessee. (which is the truth)
I was shooting the bull with a guy last fall in our deer camp in Illinois and my friend says, do you know who that Is? Well I didn't, just another bowhunter talking deer, turns out it was Josh Kinney, pitcher from the St Louis Cardinals. I'm not much of a baseball fan and didn't get all giddy. I just wanted to bs deer talk and he did too!
Met Bobby Knight one time while I was grouse hunting...and I didn't get shot! Go Hoosiers!
I did run into this army guy at the SCI show a few years back. Met some presidential Quayle as well. I get to meet quite a few like at the ATA show, SCI show, etc...press pass never hurts.
Met Bill Jordon at Elk hunt in NM.
Glacial21 and Midwest,
Yes,Toad was the character of characters.Stange hasn't been the same since he departed.Used to be my elk hunting partner,now he's a workaholic.I see old pics of Toad showing up in InFish mag more often again nowadays.A good thing.
If you know or see Stange somewhere,might be worth asking him about Toads 'pee bottle'on an Ontario bear hunt we took eons ago.
I know Jeff Hopkins and have been to his house a bunch of times. I caught the snapping turtles out of his fathers duck ponds. Talk about an adventure, going around his farm setting turtle traps and every 3D target know to man in the woods. I have seen all of Jeffs Trophies from 3D shoots and all the animals he has mounted and that is a bunch.
1964 I was in Acapulco with my parents and went to a cocktail party for the cast of the movie Ensign Pulver. My father knew the producer Josh Logan from his days in WW2. We got an invite and met Burl Ives, Walter Mathau, Tommy Sands, Larry Hagman, Jack Niclolson, James Farintino and a lot of waiters who kept bringing around trays of Margaritas. Their trays of drinks made a real big impression on this 16 year old from NJ. From then on things seem to get quite a bit fuzzy:)
On a flight to Miami once, I sat between a very well known lingerie model and my wife. My wife was not impressed.
Ralph and Vicky from Archer's Choice. Ralph was a great and friendly guy. I honestly think he was thrilled that I knew who he was. Vicky on the other hand....................we all know how women can be. Maybe if had met her on a different day........
A friend of mine has guided the Knight and Hale guys a few times over the years. I went over to the lodge one evening to look at a monster another hunter had killed and ended up spending a little time talking to Harold Knight. He seemed like a very down to earth guy. Didn't get to talk to David Hale very much as he was busy taking care of some business.
In 1995, as a very green hunter I went all the way to Africa with a little short guy. Then another guy showed up who was a Doctor in his real life and then wrote a book with a kudu on the cover and put my name in it. Darn, you can't go anywhere and keep it a secret. It was a pretty special couple of weeks.
I have a 3 page, hand written letter (to me) from Larry D. Jones. Explaining all the ins & outs of making a hunting video.
Way before he was sentenced & then crusified right here on bowsite, I spent a week hunting mulies with Dave Holt.Was alot of fun to hang out with & very knowledgeable in anything archery related.Also met Wayne Carlton up in the hills one time.Also a great guy & hands down the best person with a diaphram (in his mouth) that I have ever met.Talked to Dwight Schuh & Jim Horn on the phone & both were very personable & friendly people.
1994 ken moody was in bear camp in onterio.i cook him breafast. then in 95 he and pro shooter for high country and film crew, one guy did the whitetails eye to eye . his name excapes me at the moment, but they came to my friends house to film hunt here in erie co. pa (burly hall) i think was the shooter for high country think the other guys mane was (dan prayer) dont qoute me on that on
bowriter....we have had some fun huh?
2 of my 'missed ordeals' was.....John Sloan drew guitar musical notes for me on a napkin over a drink or 2 or 3 (in Ohio)........and another time, Chuck Denault drew me a picture of his house layout in New York with the landing pad for the hellicopter and driveway and garage....Ya know, STUPID ME.....I left both of them napkins on the tables..........
Collectors Items and I Left Them!......dhhhhhhh
Like 'bowriter' said above about GREATNESS.....naaa, just good folks!...TRUE!!!
Took skipper bettis and his boy colby turkey hunting. called colbys first turkey. Very nice people.
I met Secretary of State Baker while I was still in the Corps and chatted with him one late night while I was on duty and he relaxed with a Budweiser. Very down to earth man and a hunter. Pete
I was in the Orlando airport after the olympics one year and saw the olympic team get off the plane. Michael Johnson, who one 4 gold medals, stopped and stood by me, casually waiting for the plane to empty. I complimented him on winning 4 gold medals and asked him for an autograph for my son. He told me to F%&%& off. Up until that point I had met Tubbs (philip michael thomas), Tiger Woods, and a few other celebrities. Id never asked for an autograph. I wont ever ask again!
Steroids and human growth hormone.Nah,just steroids.
Mizzoukispot!!
Your story reminds of about 12-13 years ago I went into a local pub for a few cold ones and had a few drinks with Chris Sabo of the cincy reds. Well after alot of talk we started talking about holyfield tyson fight that was coming up. He told me Tyson would kill Holyfield. I said I'll bet you $1000.00 holyfield will TKO tyson. He said shut the f^%# up or else! I said or else what then out of no where he sucker punched me!!! Needless to say he then asked me to go outside so I did. Apparrently he did not know the experience I had that I was confident how I new Holyfield would win. So in the back of the parking lot he finally asked to quit! So I went back inside with a big SMILE on my face and the bar mgr. paid for my whole tab. I found out on the news the next day that the day before he was cut from the reds!! Sounds like he got some bad news twice in one day :)
I missed a 277 million lotto jackpot by three of six numbers......lol
bowriter, did u meet up with Morgan Fairchild or Morgan Freeman? 8*)
heck tells us details bowriter inquiring minds want to know??? LOL
Last year in Wyoming, I ran into bigfoot. I don't know if it was the same one that Fred Eichler ran into though.
I have had the enormous good pleaure to hunt with and be befriended by the oldest working guide in Arizona. Nathan Ellis is around 80 and will outwalk half of you. He has forgotten more than you will every know after living his whole life in the canyons and outback of Arizona on a ranch that goes back to his father. The man can call javelina by mouth without a call. He has some hunting stories about some famous bowhunters that are the real stories, and let you know that all that glitters is not gold. He is a nice man,who raised nice kids and lived a great life. If anyone gets the chance to meet him or get him to guide you, you will be pleased.
Steve
I turned down an offer for Larry Jones to video my last Alaskan moose hunt. After talking to the guys he went with, it was a great decision!
Just got the facts from an FBI friend.They are 90% certain its the long sought after DB Cooper.Keep it quiet please.
Hi.Sorry about that last post,was meant for the Bigfoot thread-although some there have come close to 'greatness' I guess.
I saw Neil McCoy while shopping in WalMart and another time playing golf. One late night dinner at Bennigan's in Houston I sat next to the whole Houston Rockets team (back when they were winning championships) and did not know who it was until they were gone. I remember me and my buddy thinking that was sure a table full of real tall fellas! I hunted with Jim at bowhunters paradise. I hear he is reaching legendary status these days!
I went quail hunting with Dick Cheney.........and lived to tell about it.
Who met up with Kevorkian and lived to tell about it?
Back in the early 90's I was stationed in Alaska in the Air Force at a remote site (Clear AFS) about 70 miles south of Fairbanks. It was right after the first Gulf war. Well, I went to the base in Fairbanks to complete some seperation paperwork and I was standing in the lobby of the Headquarters building, when all of a sudden everyone just sort of disappears. So I'm standing there all by myself and in walks Colin Powell with an entourage of Generals up his butt walking behind him. I had no idea he was even on the base. I was caught off guard so much I forgot to even stand at attention. Guess I kinda looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
Warren Strickland was in my med school class. Very smart, very quiet and very nice guy.
hd
I would have no problem working with Larry Jones at all, He is a super nice person.
I shook Fred Bears hand at the 1969 P&Y meeting in Denver. Guided the Nuge in 1975 in Colorado ( now thats an experience!)
Amoebus....Kevorkian?... Who met up with him and lived to tell about it?....My wife and I did.....but one of the people at 'his table' didn't fair so well that night....Friday The 13th and a Meeting of The Hemlock Society in Michigan at a plush hotel! That next morning we were getting on a elevator when the 'gurney' with a body bag was being pushed in by EMT's....We got off the elevator and waited for the next one!!
That I think was the Last Anderson Archery Clinic that was held also down the road at Grand Ledge, Mi. That is what we were there for anyway!....good times.
When I was about nineteen I used to do excavation work in Idaho. Found out, after working for a couple of weeks, that I was working for a guy that was stationed in Vietnam with a guy named Oliver Stone. Maybe you have heard of him. Anyway, you may have also heard of the movie Platoon. Well, that was about the platoon those two were togther in. Interesting.
Bussed table for Danny Glover and his daughter (hot!!!) when I was about seventeen. Sat around at a house party and sang Randy Travis songs with a guy who went by the name of Chris Cane. Met the Sweet Valley Twins at the same party.
The inventor of the compund bow, not the guys who stole the patent from him, eats at my dad's restaraunt every week. He is the one who coined the term "reflex, deflex." You might have heard of that one. Hung out and b.s.'d with the sax player of the Dave Matthews Band.
Just a few that I can think of. Nothing campares to the night that I joined the American Legion. I was 23, hanging out with a bunch of old vets. Never had an empty beer glass. Danced with some of the best moving 80+ year olds ever. Best time of my life. That place was full of the coutries greatest heroes.
I once met my wife, Morgan Fairchild, (whom I have seen naked!)
Footnote: Jon Lovitz
I am in the movie Into the wild with Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn and directed by Sean Penn. Didn't get to hunt with them though. Penn's wife (robyn Wright - Jenny Gump) is a goddess. Shook Michael Jordan's hand when I was in San Antonio in the service.
At an awards banquet I talked with Henry Winkler and Jane Seymour in an elevator ride. The wife was with me and actually took the liberty of introducing us. My wife asked a tough question right after our conversation, about as difficult as how her bottom looked in her favorite pants-she asked if I thought Jane was pretty. My response, not bad, but not as good as you honey. My wife is gorgeous, but I went to confession the next day:)
About 25 years ago I was hunting antelope near Farson, WY and made the mandatory stop at the Mercantile for their famous ice cream cones. Headed back to my vehicle and noticed a familiar looking face sitting outside eating a cone. Got in my vehicle to leave and noticed on the vehicle next to me "Jim Zumbo, Outdoorlife Field Editor"! I was too awe-struck to go over and say high. Been reading his stuff since I could read. Still am.
I hunted with Bill Sweetland For years. Realy great person. The last elk he shot was out of my treestand. When he died, he left my Dad a knife. Have to say that I was sad to see him go, he has been missed ever since.
I met the Knight and Hale crew at a hunting show in Charlotte a few years back. They seemed like down to earth guys, thanking me for even considering their products.But no celeb stacks up to Elmo Bixby who lives in a van down by the river and kills rats at the local dump.
my encounters are mostly fishing related. Used to be a sales rep and attended all the sporting goods shows. Sat in the Berkley booth and talked fishing with Al Linder for 3 hours, he bought me lunch and then after the show closed- took me up on the fish tank and we plucked just about every bass out of it for a 1/2 hour. Spent an hour or 2 with each of the following: Hank Parker, Guido Hibdon, Jim Bitter, Dion Hibdon, Mark Martin, Gary Parsons, and a few others. Shared a fish lunch with Al and Ron Linder and Gary Roach. Also met/mingled with numerous athletes at these shows. My worst encounter- was cleaning my booth one evening getting things ready for the next day and Bill Russell walked into the booth next to mine. My Grandma was a DIE HARD celtics fan and she basically bled green, perfect I thought- take home a Bill Russell autograph for her, so I asked very politely if he could sign the show book for my Grandma, told him she lived and breathed Celtic ball through the 60s-70s....his response, "NOPE- I don't do freebie autographs", I'm with most everyone else here- I've been around alot of "famous" guys, and think they are regular joes- so I just said- "well I'll be sure to tell her of your kindness, I'm sure she appreciate your gesture" He looked at me with a funky look on his face, and I just turned around went back to cleaning up...never did tell Grandma about it- didn't want to taint her memories.
..have gone up to and shook the hands of many of our troops in airports during my travels....none of the many other celebrities I've shared hunts or fishing trips with can really comptete with that.....
I was sitting in a restaurant in Columbus Georgia after an archery tournament with the Morehead's (who are famous in their own right), Linda Owen, And a few other pro archers when in walks Bill Jordan, Tyler, and T-bone. Bill actually sat next to my mom. And he gave my 3 year old sis his hat. They were all very nice people.
Blk bear hunted with Myles Keller----WT hunted with Charlie Rehor--(:^)
Jesus Christ, as my lord and savior. It happened a few years ago in a treestand. True story.
I been lucky enough to work for Sarah Jessica Parker and Mathew Broderick, worked for Barry Sonnenfeld, worked for Stephen Spielberg (Didnt Meet him though), Calvin Klein, and a bunch of other "famous" people. But Sarah Jessica..... sweetest, most down to earth person. She gave us all a hug and a kiss in appreciation for our fine workmanship and I was blown away!!!
I have met a few famous hunters..... at trade shows etc. The benoits.....I got to talk to shane and Lanny for a while, no one compares to these salt of the earth types. I had dinner with Bill Winke and a bunch of people from Midwest Whitetail. You cant find a nicer guy!
I would probably trade it all to "meet" Christy Canyon!!! LOL!!!
I have met and talked with Chuck Adams, M.R. James, Dwight Schuh, Larry Jones and Myles Keller I consider them Heroes /Legends /Ambassadors of the Bowhunting world. And I know Greg Miller through a childhood friend of his. Greg grew up and lives not far from where I hunt in Wisconsin and I have pounded some of the same public hunting ground that he has and drank a few beers with him. I hold men like that in very high regard.
I sat next to Mr T at a Denver Broncos game... Ed F
Surprised no one has mentioned Gene and Barry Wensel yet, met both of them and shared a camp a few times and what a riot they are. Also Fred Asbel, who was very cordial.
Was backstage at the Grand Ole Oprey and met Roy Acuff and Crystal Gayle and went to dinner several times with Archie Campbell of HeeHaw fame.
Hunted with Dale Larson from Buckmasters a couple of times and what a great guy he is, down to earth and totally unpretentious. Especially for a bowhunter who took four deer in 4 years that scored over 850" net!
Met the golfer Ernie Els while working on his house, another very nice guy. And also coach Lou Holtz while working for him as well.
Met Fats Domino and his band on a plane once 35 years ago and ended up smoking a joint with the band. ;-)
Met Tom Jennings at the A.B.A. Banquet in 1985, walked up and welcomed him to Alaska and shook his hand. While I was visiting my daughter in San Diego, I went to Proformance Archery and met Bob Fromme had a good talk,then he sold me a new bow! While stationed in Washington D.C. went up to a shoot in Harrisburg and got to shake Fred Bears hand!He passed away that next year. The next person I'd like to meet is Big Dan..who knows it could happen as we live in the same state!
I saw myself in the mirror once!
I've met a few "celebrity" hunters at a national RMEF banquet. I've never had the chance to really get to know or share camp with any though. I don't get very excited at the thought, but if I could meet any I think Dwight Schuh and Larry D. Jones seem like pretty good guys. Also, I wouldn't mind hunting with Cameron Haines. Another guy I really want to meet is Aron Snyder (AKA: Elkreaper). We've talked on the phone a few times and I really would be honored to share some campfires with him.
As far as "greatness" goes, I'll tell you what hunting experience comes to mind:
I was living in Ketchikan, AK and was heading out to POW for work. I bought a bear tag (as a NR) so I could spend my evenings looking for bears while I was there. I ran into a few other bear hunters and their guide at the ferry terminal. We got to talking. These guys were waiting on standby. The guide was pissed as they had supposedly lost a few days of hunting due to not being able to board the ferry for reasons I don't recall. The guide said, "If we don't get on today we're just going to set up some bait here (Revillagigedo Island) and hunt these damned bears."
I cautioned him that AK State Law required that bait stations had to be registered in advance. He said he didn't give a $#!% about AK State law. I took a very firm stance in the discussion and continued to warn him.
Anyway, he and the rest of his party made it onto the ferry. During the ride he continued to make arrogant comments regarding his methods of getting his clients trophy bears. Nearly all of his methods were unethical and often illegal. I had no reservations about telling him so. After a half hour or so on the ferry I told him he was a disgrace (almost escalated to a fist fight) in front of his clients and apologized to them for hiring such a pathetic excuse for a guide.
A week later, when I got back to Ketchikan the story was all over the paper. The "guide" (he was licensed in Idaho, but not Alaska) was arrested on a ton of charges and one of the hunters was actually an undercover Alaska State Trooper. As the paper told it, he actually advised the legitimate client to shoot a particular black bear. When they got to the bear the guide said, "Too small, don't tag it. We'll find a better one." The Troopers had been on to this guy for some time, initially for selling guiding services without the appropriate license.
Anyway, I think the undercover trooper was pretty great as I spent a sufficient amount of time with this group and I never suspected the trooper. I suppose I almost threw a wrench in the operation, but in retrospect I was happy that I acted as I did. Anyway, that's the closest brush to greatness I've had while hunting.
Ed, a Broncos game? Really? ;)
Robert Wood has blessed me with several PM's...
Meet a good ole boy named Ben Lee at Bass Pro in th late 80s. Don't know about greatness but would have loved to have spent time around a campfire with him.
I've met Gordie Howe a few times.
I watched/heard Barry Bonds drop 3 F-bombs on a young girl and her mother at a Bow shop. don't worry, they were nice F-bombs.
I've hunted whitetails with Judd Cooney in Iowa, have met Gene and Barry several times. All three good guys to be sure. Incidentially, I think Bene amd Barry are the two best whitetail bowhunters, period. And second is not even close.
I've also had the pleasure of working many a gobbler with Robbie Rohm,call maker and camera man for Bowhunter Television.
Have to say though, I lived with greatness for 18 years, until his passing....My DAD. For it was he who instilled in me the love of hunting.
Back in the early 90s. my brother and I stayed at a family friend's house in MT where we chased mule deer for a week. the family friend, knowing we were very young and just getting started into bowhunting invited his friend, Archie Nesbitt, to come along and join us. We had no idea, no clue who he was in the archery world at the time. great guy who inspired two young archers at the time.
A freind of mine and his wife were on one of the Browning outdoors shows hunting in New Zealand. Rifle hunters though....
Shook Charles Barkleys hand one time. Seemed a nice guy. He was a big....big man.
Bumped into Jackie Bushman once years ago. Didn't get a chance to chat with him but got to talk to his camera guy who was very enthusiastic and seemed a good dude.
Have met Chuck Adams several times, live near Randy Ulmer so see him reasonably often, have met Larry D. Jones, Dwight Schuh, Judd Cooney, Fred Asbell, Glenn St. Charles, Ted Nugent, some of the gold medal Olympic Archers, and probably several more. I personally know probably close to a half dozen current P&Y world record holders.
As far as Bowsite greatness, I'm proud to know Roy Grace and was honored to have hunted wtih Big Dan Moore this past year.
Marvin
I got to hang with Steve Miller for a long weekend when a small gathering of fellow Musicians got together at a very cool little studio in Big Sur. Whether he's playing for 30 or 30,000, he exudes excellence in his performances. A very fun guy to hang out with.
My daughter talked with Guy Eastman last weekend for a little while, and gave him a demo of the Slip System with the Elk Butt on it. He thought it was pretty cool. Unfortunately, I was stuck in the booth, and have to live vicariously through her.
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I've met lots of guys at shows like Chuck Adams, Lee & Tiffany etc. I met Tom Miranda at the National Trappers Association convention in Mansfield Ohio. I've met Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, the members of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Slipnot and lots more a couple times when I worked security at Ozzfest. And this guy too. Love him or hate him, he is as genuine as they come.
I've had some good conversations with Wayne Carlton, who is the most genuine person I have ever met.
Sat next to Edgar Winter on a flight to Sydney, Australia in '91 ish and shared a campfire with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in '77. But the best was on the day of the US Bicentennial in Cody, WY, July 4, 1976, when I met and shook hands with the Duke, John Wayne, at the dedication of the Winchester Museum.
I also met the wife of an NFL star back in Omaha in '83 and ended up well...she should have been flagged for illegal use of the hands:)
Shot a big deer a few years ago. Will Clark and Jim Thome dragged it out of the woods and then we spent the night drinking beer, etc, at Jim's place, along with a few others. I listened to a lot more stories than I told. I have known Jim for several years, although not as a close friend. He is the true salt of the earth, always involved in a project to raise money for charity, St. Jude and many others. Will was very entertaining. One of the most enjoyable nights of my life.
I slow danced with Gloria Estefan.
Got off a float plane on a Quebec caribou hunt in 1988, Walter Payton was getting on the plane to fly home. Have hunted turkeys and deer in SODAK with Brian Fortenbaugh, current Assistant editor of Bowhunter magazine,. Was antelope hunting in Wyoming in early 90s. Arrowed one, gutted it and was walking along a road to get my truck. Fred Wallace of Bowhunter magazine stopped and gave me a ride. He said send me a pic of your antelope and I’ll put it in Bowhunter. I did nd he I’d. I still have that magazine. Shared an elk camp in Montana with Tink Nathan in early 80§.
I hunted with Steve Garcia multiple times.
I got to hunt caribou with Nick Muche twice. Once in 2015 and once in 2018.
Never sure why threads resurface like this, but I’ll say this...
Over on Leatherwall we have Olympic coaches, national & international champions, world record holders and at least one flat-out, By-God Legend all willing to share their time and expertise.
It's a hell of a resource.
(Thanks, Pat!)
Worked on Jose Oquendo’s bow which someone had really messed up. Also fixed their fishing gear. Nice family
During 35+ years of guiding in northern Canada I have guided plenty of outdoor writers and TV show hosts. The Bowhunter Magazine crew have all been excellent guys to have in camp: M.R. James, Dwight Schuh, Jeff Waring, Brian Fortenbaugh, Curt Wells, Larry Jones. My friend Tom Nelson the American Archer host is a great guy, funny and down to earth. On one particular hunt I had a client in his mid-twenties who had worked lots of overtime and saved for years to afford a fly-in bear hunt. Unfortunately he was having crap luck at the beginning of the hunt, seeing only a few Booboos. On day 3 i went to pick up Nelson and cameraman. I asked him what he saw and he replied “ A blonde 19 incher.” I asked him hiw far it went after he shot it? He told me he passed it because he felt bad for the young bowhunter having poor luck and suggested I put him there the next day. I did and the young guy killed that bear. Not many hunters would give away a bear like that to a total stranger and I was mighty impressed with Tom’s gesture. Have had a few lesser-known TV guys that aren’t worth mentioning that were totally selfish and felt they should receive special treatment. Has always been my policy to treat every hunter the same and the good (famous) guys wouldn’t have it any other way. Even “Prince Patrick” owner of this site behaves like the rest of us mortals when he is in camp. Haha just kiddin’ buddy!
I was in a Manitoba bear camp with Justin Tuck (NY Giant DE), big dude, 6'5" and a hell of a nice man. Poor guy got stung by some type of insect and got a bad reaction and had to leave early. My father caddied for Micky Mantle, Billy Martin and Whitey Ford a few times at Zukor (Dellwood) Country Club in New City N.Y. a few times.
Steve (KiKe) let me (made me) buy him lunch one time
Rode to Viet Nam with Davy Crockett, and Daniel Boone in 1968. It really wasn't them, it was really Fess Parker. He was going on a USO tour. Sat in the row behind him and I was miserable and I can only imagine him being miserable too as he was 6' 12" and this was a charter flight and they had the plane packed with Fess, a few of us contractors and a bazillion GI's. Signed autographs and had conversations with any one who approached him.
Terry
Harold Ensley at Wal Mart. He was doing fish cleaning demonstrations and he sold me a rod and reel.
We came across Steve West while hunting Southwest Oregon. Turned out he was camped near us and hunting the same area. We asked how they had been doing and he said he had passed on a 5x5 that morning. He said it wasn’t the caliber of animal he was looking for. I watched the episode a few months later. He never even had a shot at that bull before it spooked. I was not impressed with him. Seemed full of himself.
Well hunting with Dad and Uncles; fiancée to be wife of course..now my kids and wife.
Went to a meet Nuge at a local archery store my taxidermist owned over 20 years ago. While waiting hung out in front of the store talking to a few nice women who were cutting up some brownies and similar treats for the guest and fans. We talked about a few cooking recipes and the fact they should keep the treats covered until Ted showed up. Either that or the guys shooting leagues would eat them. A short while later Tommy Shaw walked up we talked a little bit then I realized I was standing next to Shermaine Nugent and her girlfriend or sister..You know the one sharing the brownie recipes. Met Ted a short while later, chatted and he signed some autographs.
Also met a classy guy from Texas about ten years ago who helped three of us pack out my buddy's elk in a no vehicle area. 7 hours of backpacks and hand cart. Declined our offer of meat for the effort.
Met the Wensels a few times. On one occasion asked Barry to call my brother who was turning 50 and shot a really nice buck that fall. He did but unfortunately brother's family didn't listen to my cues to stay home and stay off of the phone. So Barry called but had to leave a message. That said, pretty cool to do for one of his biggest fans.
However my best experience was meeting a guy on the way out of the woods one night chatting on the long walk back to the parking area. He hadn't bow hunted in many years due to his wife's cancer, which killed her in her 20s after a long hard fight. She was obviously the love of his life and bowhunting was going to give him some relief from the personal hell he went through.
Ki-Ke makes everybody buy him lunch Shug! How do you think he got his handle? Actually, you should ask him, if I remember correctly it happend in a Chinese Karaoke bar in Alberta while on a Mule Deer hunt, and it’s a pretty funny story. Anyway, I thought this was an old thread. Sure enough, and I thought my old response was about meeting Myles Keller in the tighty-whity section of some rural WalMart in Kansas or somewhere, but that was before his accident. Man how things can change. I hunted with him up in Alberta for a week too once. He was a really nice guy. What a bad deal all around.
Met and talked with Chuck Adams a couple times. He is a genuinely nice guy. Met Randy Newberg at a couple RMEF banquets, super nice man. Worked a show with Noel Feather, he’s got a lot of knowledge, but kind of a pig. Dan Fitzgerald is a complete POS. Have met a few more at shows and ATA over the years. Most of the old guard are very personable, TV hunters, not so much.
I hunt the same ranches in Kansas as Curt Wells, and have a lot of conversations with him over the years. He is an absolute gentleman and great ambassador of our sport.
I went to Barry's boot camp. Went over to see Gene's home after a couple great days in the woods. Boot camp was an incredible experience.
My late uncle John Schmiedlin is in the Pa Taxidermy hall of fame, if that counts.
And my buddy Aaron Connelly has won best in world for sculpture at World Taxidermy Convention.
And I once had a very bad dream about Hillary, but we best not go there. I would need to go back to therapy. I'm getting the creeps, again.
Went to Africa for two weeks with Curt Wells. Had an absolute blast!
I’ve also shared a camp with Kota. Meh.....??
Not sure what " greatness " is. There are however many fine people in the hunting fraternity.
I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express once..
Billy Williams used to hunt pheasants on my grandparents farm. Very nice man.
Spent two days in the booth next to Jeff and David Lindsey at Iowa, went to dinner with them and have delivered/picked up deer heads at their farm. 2 of the most genuine and nicest guys I’ve ever talked to. I dont ever watch any TV hunting shows, but I always make sure to watch theirs.
Talked on the phone with Jake Ensign once. Still haven't washed my phone ;)
Met and raced as a competitor against Paul Newman. Great fella to talk to! Met Brian Johnson of AC/DC the same way and the same track. Monty Browning is a fine fellow to meet and get to know. Went by his house this morning but it was too early for a visit.
If it wasn't 'bou, I'd take umbrage with the word choice of the OP. lol
Back when we were bear hunting in AB a lot, it seemed we bumped into a TV cast on every connector from the states to Edmonton. The only person I went out of my way to meet was Tom Nelson.
The coolest meet and greet belongs to my wife. She met Mikhail Gorbachev walking out of a class when she was in college. Her class just happened to let out right before he was existing the building.
Jim Zumbo is an ass.
Got to hang out with Steve Miller at a small studio in Big Sur for the weekend, several years back. Fun guy to hang out with, for sure!
Ali, Ben Hogan (golfer). Karem (basketball), Paco de Lucia (guitarist), Theodosius Dobzhansky (biologist), and Paul Schafer (bowhunter)...I never ask for autographs but Gene Wensel got Jack Nicklaus to autograph an 8 x 10 color photograph and he sent it to me as I was a serious student of golf swing biomechanics. Now that gesture was cool if not great...Thanks, Gene...
As a matter of fact, I have. Fred Bear (I was 12/13 years old), the Nuge, Larry Weishun, Joaquin Jackson (Texas Ranger, actor, and author) at his home in Alpine, Texas, backstage with Charlie Daniels (3 times), and another well known hunting writer who shall remain nameless because he acted like a prick. All seemed like good guys except the nameless one.
I met Bob Dylan a couple of times!
Well sorta, same as the other few thousand folks that were there too.
Met and hunted with a few well known s and socialized with many and 'some' I'd never accept. It's amazing how the public views their heroes .... one has to really know someone, before they actually know someone! .... jmho
I got a PM from Pat ounce I think
This guy has been a Bowsite celebrity for many years! His pic from when he was 4 years old is plastered all over the LW! I get to hunt with him now whenever I want!
Great guy and has taught me alot!
I hunt just about the entire season with a girl who is a legendary bowhunter in her own mind. Does that count? Ha!
First bow, 1st group.....this is the pic on LW
Met Abe Meline. (Abe & Son Elk calls) at a trailhead as I was leaving from my first elk hunt. He knew how to make elk sounds! Bought his bugle tube/mouthpiece from him. (1998)
Spoke on the phone with Pat once... Seemed pretty great to me.
I brushed shoulders with Willie Tdvorak.
Ya I know he is in South Dakota and I am in Wisconsin but he has big shoulders.
Had lunch with Fred Bear at Mc Donald"s once in the late 70's
I was boarding a plane returning from an antelope hunt with BB. I walked past Oscar Robertson sitting in first class. That's all I've got.
I met Jtreeman at the Sheep Show!
And I got a pm from Paul@thefort once!!
I was bowhunting public ground in S.E.Kansas years ago. I had heard that Craig Boddington had a farm not far from where I was hunting.On a whim, I went and bought a sheet of posterboard and wrote a note to Craig asking for an autograph and left it on the tailgate of my truck. Not only did he stop and write me a nice note, he invited me to come by his home that evening, which I did. He was very hospitable, showed me a ton of his trophies in his home, and it was just a very enjoyable experience.
Ambush...I SAT with jtreeman at the sheep show. And I drank with Zackman...but who didn’t.
^^^ (sigh)
I was hoping to meet some of the Legends that I knew he would be sitting with. But he told me to go get him a drink and when I came back he was gone.
But I was sitting near the exit and managed to waylay Frank Noska and forced a pic with him. I figured he was part of the plan to keep JT from getting swamped by admirers because when I asked him if he knew where he was sitting Frank got a puzzled look on his face and said “ tree who?”
Shared a hunt camp with To y Makris in Kansas one time, really a great guy. Down to earth and shared some great stories. He offered to get me on a south Texas ranch he hunts, I couldn't afford the hunt though,lol. Hunted with the director of the dept of agriculture on year in Colorado, also a great guy, very down to earth which was surprising . We had the great privilege of hunting with the very first female Alaska state trooper and her husband. That woman should be famous, she endured much as the first female trooper and she and her husband had loads of stories from the good old0 days in Alaska.
I got to meet a bunch of famous people being in the TV business. But one especially memorable event was when I had a couple cocktails with Penny Flame, the famous ummm.. "adult" actress. She was really a sweetheart, very intelligent and funny. I was not familiar with her work at the time.
She's now a writer and speaker, helping porn women get out of the business.
I hunted Kodiak last year with a guy that claimed he was kota-man’s long lost illegitimate adopted step-son. This guy was UNBELIEVABLE!!
Oh yeah, I met Lyle Lovett in the airport in Fairbanks one year, as well.
I was on Captain Ernie's Cartoon Showboat once when I was a cub scout.
Oh, and Ted Nugent autographed my Black Widow recurve.
Seen alot of so called famous outdoors folks. The only famous one I actually shook hands with was Larry Weishuhn at the Harrisburg Show. Introduced him to my daughter as he was sitting at the table. He looked up after signing an autographed photo, stood up, took off his cowboy hat, said nice to meet ya and shook our hands. I thought that was mighty gentlemanly. I still remember that. My daughter got a kick out of it. Now that I think about it....I did get a photo and hug from one of the Martin Archery Calendar gals aka a Buffalo Bills cheerleader at the Maryland Outdoors show. I think she is the first one in post #6. I found her....it is Miss February 2012.
https://issuu.com/jessicakdickerson/docs/archerytalk2012calendar?backgroundColor=%2523222222
T-Roy...He’s “legitimate”.
I’ve been in several camps with a whole bunch of different TV hunters. Most of them have been good people.
Not hunting related, but back in my early Navy days, I met and got to fly Admiral John Buckeley from my base in Cubi Point, Philippines to Manila. He was the PT boat captain that took General MacArthur off of Corregidor when the Philippines fell during WW2. He was also one of the most decorated Naval Officers during WW2 and was a Medal of Honor recipient. A truly inspiring individual to meet. Another one of my most proudest accomplishments was making my first carrier landing on the same ship that my father was a F6F Hellcat fighter pilot on during WW2, the USS Lexington.
^....that's cool! I've only got to meet one, maybe two MOH awardees. That would have been a great experience to make your first carrier landing on the same ship your dad did. Were you able to find his old rack by chance?
Greatness? No. Law, maybe.
Over the years have been lucky enough to meet quite a few at shows and in hunting camps. The single biggest event was back in 2009 when SCI was doing its first big push on bowhunting - was invited to a meeting at the show attended by a virtual “who’s who” of the bowhunting world - it was very cool being immersed and interacting with these guys. Also met quite a few in hunting camps over the years. Just like other cross sections of society, most were regular guys, a few were very charismatic and fun to be around, and a few others were real “tools.”
From 1953 through.1960 my grandfather, dad, and I had the opportunity to hunt with Fred Bear, Art Laha, Roy Case, and many other Old timers in Northern Wisconsin. I was only a teenager but I remember them like it was yesterday. We would hunt for a week or a few days with them. One week we had Fred Bear, Roy Case, and Art Laha all in the same week. Great times
I met Jim Treeman at TAC last year. Pretty freaking cool...
I think Dudley said the same thing...
—Jim
I bumped into Kota-man in an airport one time. We were a long way from everywhere. His enthusiasm for where he’d been demolished any uncertainty I had about where I was going.
Met Frank Noska the first time in a bush village in northern Alaska. Had dinner with him and my parents, then drank all the beer in town, literally (me, not frank).
Had dinner with Frank again several years later in Old Mexico at a coues camp. My dad was there again, and Frank brought some guy named Tom Hoffman with him. Tom was a true gentleman, and resoundingly humble. When they left, my dad asked me who he was, and I freely stated that he was “the Nolan Ryan of bow hunting”
Had the good fortune to hunt twice with Kyle Hudgins, once on purpose with BigPizzaMan at our place in Texas and once by accident for Lynx in BC when we’d both booked the same outfitter. He let me shoot the first Lynx we treed. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to his stories every night.
I met BigPizzaMan at the Pope and Young convention in Dallas. I’d opened a tab at the hotel bar about 10AM that day and didn’t close it until 9:30PM. Spent hours with Dr. Ashby, listening to his stories and dreaming about far away places. Pretty sure BPM is the first guy I ever told out loud that I wanted to finish the Super Slam and be the youngest to do so.
I didn’t make it, even though I’ve hunted all 29 species, and I am the youngest guy to do that.
Every morning when I get up and look in the mirror- I brush with greatness !
I was going to work early one Monday morning when I was in my early twenties, and met myself coming home from partying.... I was a legend back then...
Haha!! Fuzzy. And you were beside yourself with happiness!
Used to manage a bar at Lake of the Ozarks. Jim Edmonds came in (former Cardinals player), Rob Riggle came in a few times as well. One person sticks out well since i was watching them dock their boat, and my dock hands all had to pitch in. This family comes up and it's none other than Terry Drury comes in and sits down. Nice man, would buy a bucket of beer for all the guys that would say hello to him.
Best was running into Paul@thefort hunting Nebraska back in 2016. Had just taken my first mule deer and pronghorn. Paul came up to check out our setup and hear our stories. Even became part of on of his live stories!
I got to hunt with a few cover models and some members of the Bowsite Hall of Fame. Also get to call a bunch of the Louisiana Bowsite royalty friends (iceman, bigpizzaman, Cajun archer). EDIT: No clue where the third picture came from - added the picture I meant to add last.
Not a bow hunter but one of the greatest deer hunters that ever lived. Had lunch with Larry Beniot and his wife in his kitchen in duxbury Vt. Went up to purchase one of Larry's handmade knives for a gift for my best man in my wedding. Of course I got one for me too. I think we spent 4 hours just talking deer.
Larry was some good $hit, hell of guy to talk to. I ran into him several time along with Shane in jackman while i was runing hounds.
Met Emmett Burroughs several years back (Founder of the Mule Deer Foundation, author of "Monster Muleys" videos).
We stay in touch, and swap stories on a regular basis...he's just a top-shelf individual, inside and out !
See link, to the story of the Mule Deer Foundation.
Henry Aaron when I was in grade school. My mother won season tickets to the Milwaukee Braves and I got to see him in a lot of games. He lived close to where I grew up and he often visited my uncle's restaurant. I spent a lot of time there with my cousins and if he was in eating I would talk baseball with him. He would stop in with other team members but he was the most famous.
Back in early 70's i learn to shoot a bow from Jim Pickering. He was our coach at college. I once went archery elk hunt with him and he could call elk with his voice. Gentleman Jim we would call him. He was a hell of bare-bow shooter too. He brought the whole team up so we could built our own bows from his Archery Company. I still have it to this day. .
I had dinner with Chuck Yeager in King Salmon when I was driving truck out there during summers to get through college. One of the coolest guys I ever met. He had flown in there with his "niece" who was waaaaayyyyy hot! Never was able to confirm if it was an actual relation--that was back in the 90's--pre-Google days
I'm scheduled to hunt in Alaska with an EMT from NY this August.
Hank Aaron is a big deal to me.
Back in the seventies and early eighties I used to travel to Racine (from my home in Madison, WI) to visit with Roy Case. I spent quite a number of Saturdays and Sundays with him and the time passed waaaayyy too fast! He was and remains a Wisconsin bowhunting legend!
Had Yankee pitching great Andy Pettit in camp last year bowhunting elk. Actually the second time he's been there. Avid bowhunter and a very nice guy.
Chuck Yeager definitely qualifies in the greatness category.
I sure have, and personally have hunted with a couple legends, Carcus and Manitobabohntr (Stickflingers). I remember when I first got on this site, and they were pumping out giant animals. Now I get to hunt with them, not a big deal.
Ran into Lance Armstrong while waiting for our over sized luggage at the carousal in the montreal airport. Only knew it was him cause i heard his name called over the intercom.
Does an Uncle count? Chuck Yeager. Hell of a hunter and outdoorsman his eye site unbelievable.
Read the book "YEAGER" years ago. Super entertaining!
I don't know that these 3 guys I ran into in the CO elkwoods would consider themselves great, because they are very humble people, and 1 guy I met on the forums, but I think they are all great hunters and have killed some nice trophy's. Bill Pellegrino, Evan Williams, John Zarkizian Jr, and Gregg Stevens. These guys can hunt! And no I'm not telling you which CO units I ran into these guys in ;) but you talk about salt of the earth people. No different than many of you! Good people!
Most of you guys are confusing guys that are good at what they do in their said job (s)
That has nothing to do with Greatness in a person
Some of you have been truly fortunate in brushing with true greatness!!
Not naming names.
Have had the extreme good fortune to guide, share camps and develop life long friendships with a number of legends in our sport.
Many of them Super Slammers and at least one multiple Super Slammer. Even had the honor of guiding one Legend to his last NA species for the 28. That was cool.
Of the guys that I consider to be the true Legends in our sport that I have been around both guiding and as hunting partners, have all lived up to or exceeded my expectations.
They became Legends by serious focus, drive, determination in whatever they chose se to accomplish. Most of them have a great sense of humor and are very easy to just hang out with, at least in a hunting camp. One or two of them are a bit stand offish but tend to open up more after 4 or 5 days into a backpack hunt.
Being a member of Pope and Young and attending conventions has also provided many opportunities to get to know and spend time with the great ones.
Thinking back over my years of hunting, I have truly been blessed with the opportunities to meet, hunt with and spend time with so many of the Legends of Bowhunting...
I've been lucky enough to hunt with Steve Garcia many times.
Is it hunting if the guy kills stuff with his bare hands? If so, I've got a guy...
Rick, your uncle is Chuck Yeager?
Bear hunted with Uncle Ted a few years ago. He was cool. Nice to everyone
Was on an Alaskan bear hunt with Tim Wells.
Kind of interesting story. Went to watch Roberto Duran fight one night about twenty years ago here on the Mississippi coast. The next day I happened to be pulling a trailer behind my pickup loaded with equipment used for landscaping. It was hard to make sudden stops with all this weight I was pulling when this short little spic looking guy stepped out in the road in front of me that I almost ran over. I flipped him off for good measure when he bent over pulled down his pants and mooned me. I got to looking close and realized it was "hands of stones" himself so I decided I would give him a pass instead of a attitude adjustment. True story.
I ran into Tom Cruise and Katie homes on a trail when scouting for deer once. Does that count?
ELKMAN, you spelled Grace wrong. :):):)
I had the pleasure of talking with Mel Brookes while waiting on line at the grocery store . It was a privilege to be able to fish with Percy Heath out in Montauk and I had the unfortunate pleasure of locking up the late Richie Havens back in the day .I get a few fighters from the UFC join me out at Montauk for some fishing every season , always a good time with those guys !
I once stayed at a Holiday Inn Express!
I ran into Chris Rock recently in the Chicago airport. I know for a fact the area he lives in here in NJ has some of the biggest deer in the state. Let me just say two things, for a comedian he has no F ing sense of humor and no he’s not open to the idea of me hunting his land.
Midwest you had to be there to get that one but I’m laughing.
I hunted with Huntman, Nick Muche, and Kelly Harris if that counts.
When I was a kid I met the two stars from Alias Smith and Jones. Remember that show?
Oh and I was flattered to receive multiple PMs from TDvorak!
Ground Hunter in one way I agree. I rarely if ever use the word hero. But there are certainly some hunters who have earned way more respect for their accomplishments, integrity, and generosity than others. My heroes are mostly on this website. None are on tv!
I’ve never done the Hero thing...
But I used to see Frank Gifford at church (I knew I recognized him, but could never place him LOL), and I had a very nice conversation with a guy “from Wyoming” behind the neighbor’s house one evening over a drink as we watched my older son fishing off of the neighbor’s dock as the sun went down. The guy was nice enough to take a great photo and mail it to me. His email address was curtgowdyjr@whateveritwas....
I’m sure he would insist that he doesn’t count as outdoor industry “greatness”, but that was part of what made him so nice to be around.
But I have yet to see any “famous” Hunter that I’d have any interest in meeting whatsoever.
In 2010 I got to hunt whitetails in Kansas with Steve Edwards (Genesis) and Frank Noska. A few years later I got to hunt elk with BB in Utah and in 2019 I hunted elk with Ron Niziolek in WYoming. I’m one lucky guy for sure. .
I've hunted with Pat Lefemine, Randy "Owl" Britt, Matt "Matt" Burke, Brian "bb"Barzee, Ken "Ken Moody" Moody, Jake "Medicinman" Ensign, Dave "Highlife" Dave "Dooner" Dave "Whaler" Evans, Marc "Sasquatch" Bishop, and several more Bowsite personalities. My definition of "greatness " is someone who is personable, trustworthy, knowledgeable in the field and honest. As for media and print personalities I guess Lanny Benoit is the only one I can recall.
As far as living personalities my wish list is short. I'd love to meet Barry Wensel and maybe Larry Wieshun
Back in 2007 my best friend was paralyzed from the neck down in a sled riding accident. My wife at the time told me to book a "hunt of a lifetime" shortly after that happened. I looked around and almost booked a hunt for elk and mule deer in Montana it was a pack hunt by horseback which I'd always thought I'd like to do. A few weeks later I saw a poster "Coming to Laurel High Schools Sportsman's Night Out is Fred Eichler" I made plans and went to see and meet Fred. The show was entertaining and in between he had a meet and greet. I asked a couple of questions and we had a really nice talk. The next thing I knew Fred asked if I'd like to come elk hunting with him? (I had no idea he was an outfitter) I booked a hunt and killed a huge 7x7 bull my first morning in 2008. Fred and Michelle couldn't have been any nicer. Honest , genuine , hard working people who I'll always consider friends.
My brother took Dan Quillian alligator gar hunting back in the early 90s..I got to spend some time around Mr Dan..he was a true woodsman..no nonsense
Once had bou'bound contribute to a thread I started... so yea, that's my brush with greatness.
Closest I've gotten was seeing Jack Nicholas' private jet sitting at the Glasgow, MT airport when he used to come up to bowhunt whitetails on the Milk River. LOL
If guiding together counts then Hut Man. Spent a few nights at Nick and Steph Muche’s house. Hunted with Kelly and Morgan Harris.
I agree with Fuzzy. Greatness means different things to different people. “Famous” people as in Hollywood or politically famous does not impress me in the least. Oh yeah…. Used to have nice conversations with Chuck Adams at the Harrisburg Pa show before the doors opened. Killing that many animals with stick and string and still being humble… that’s greatness.
I almost got to hunt with Big Fan but he passed.
I’d give my right nut to hunt with Kevin Dill. Total respect for that guy. And what a great story teller!
Other than Chuck all of my heroes are on Bowsite. Interestingly none are on television.
Dan Quillian, Jim Easton, Earl Hoyt, Ann Hoyt, Chuck Adams, John Musacchia, Steve Gorr, Larry Weishuhn, and a few others.
“Closest I've gotten was seeing Jack Nicholas' private jet sitting at the Glasgow, MT airport …”
LOL… Jack Nicklaus was my Grandma’s newspaper boy ;)
Shot ducks with John Paul Morris once. Absolutely great guy, with a tremendous farm. Was just another fella in the duck blind.
Met Fred Eichler and Cam Hanes at a bass pro speaking event, both seemed to be great guys - especially Fred.
Working in congress I met a lot of famous folks but most of them were the opposite of great, although Congressman Thomas Massie sat down and talked with me for almost an hour one day about a political issue I had been effected by, but also homesteading, farming, and deer hunting.
I hunted with Terry Green once.
Big second on Fred. Heck of a guy. Has time to spend with you.
At the National Wild Turkey show I met Knight and Hale. They seemed so humble and just good down to earth people. I thought the same thing about David Blanton. In the entertainment arena I met Dave Clark of Dave Clark five. I met a young Mike Love at a Muscular Dystrophy fund raiser. I sat on a speaker case at a Grand Funk concert when I was 14 talking to a guy about the upcoming show. For 20 minutes I never realized I was talking to Mark Farner the lead singer. I went to an IBM conference once where Jim Lovell was the speaker. After the show I waited for every one to move away and went to shake his hand and tried to get him to sign my my program- he told me that if he signed mine that all 500 people there would turn around and ask him the same. Not a one would of held a candle to my mom. Grew up super poor, raised in an orphanage from 8 to 15 and succeeded fantastically as an inspiration to all that knew her.
When I was a kid I hunted geese at lake mattamaskeet with my dad and the guide called geese with his own voice. Years later my dad showed me an article in field & stream about that man. Don't remember his name but he sure could talk to geese.
A buddy of mine was hunting a big whitetail buck with an outfitter in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, don't remember exactly where. The realtree crew showed up and had a complete hissy fit because the outfitter wouldn't pull my buddy off the buck & put them on it. In that instance the greatness wasn't so great. The word "entitled" comes to mind.
I did get to meet Gary Stewart, the King of Honky Tonk once in Houston Texas. Seriously, one of my favorite greats is my Dad. 94 years old, retired vet. He got us boys into archery in 1975..none of us knew much about deer huntin with a bow..all small game before that. Dad just had a hip replacement, and he is recovering from Covid..he told me he is going hunting when he heals up.
He still has the vintage Bear Kodiak Hunter we bought him in 1976. I'm looking forward to hunting with my Dad...he's the greatest heroe I've ever known.
I've met Mr Bob Wesley once, he was quiet a gentleman.
Shared a campfire with Jim Daugherty, Midge Dandridge (Jim& Midge were so nice)& Ron Kolpin. Competed with Ed Rhode, Iowa, O.K. Smathers (world champion) & Si Graham in NC. Knew Pete Shepley & competed when he shot a stick bow b/4 becoming PSE in Illinois. Rubed elbows with many others at various times, Nugent, Jennings, Chuck Adams & even Fred Bear. everyone was always great except for 1 & he was a pri--ck.
ahunter76……….did you ever meet Doreen Wilber? Olympic gold medalist in 1972, I believe. She was an Iowa native.
Fred Bear at the 1969 P&Y banquet in Denver. We both hunted griz with Love Bros and Lee in B.C., but not at the same time. We compared notes, or rather he spoke, l listened! Guided Ted Nugent when l worked for Gerry Byrum in the early 70’s in the Uncomphgre in Colorado. And many others who thought they were great. All you had to do is ask them! LOL!
I get memes from Treeman every day....and Midwest screws up the videos on my phone. Other than that, I sure enjoyed hunting with Scoot and T-roy and a few other Bowsiters!
I had Heather Locklear in my room as a kid....unfortunately it was only a poster :)
I used to hunt with a guy that had a short stint as a pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals in the mid-80's. Not necessarily greatness, but a genuine good guy.
If we are talking outside the hunting world I've met Charlie Daniel's and John Prine. Both down to earth guys. If you are into Bluegrass, I grew up with Junior Sisk,once a a show Ralph Stanley patted me on the shoulder as he passed by and asked if I was having a good time
I once slept with Nick Muche…
Got a golden ticket from Kota-man…
And had Tom E drink all my booze…
Ran into Nick Mundt from Bone Collector's at Buzz's Bar & Grill when he was hunting in Buffalo County, WI last year. I had just intended to ask for a photo with him and my Dad and I ended up eating dinner with him. Class act guy. He kept asking my 84 year old Dad questions to keep him in the conversation.
Jimmy Houston was on a 5 day deer hunt in Illinois. He wore the ugliest leopard tights I've ever seen. He brought a brand new shotgun and didn't know how to assemble it.
sundowner, you do realize the reactions your going to get from that post? lol ;0)
I’ll add to my meager list…….I exchanged PMs with t-roy and …..wait for it…….TBM ! That’s GREATNESS !
My girl friend wanted to see the Gran Ol' Opry back in the 70's. I called and they were sold out when we wanted to go. I told Stonewall Jackson and he gave me a phone number. I called and the girl wanted to know how I got her number and I told her Stonewall had given it to me. She said it is too late to mail tickets just come in and ask for Judy inside. We drove all night to get to Nashville. I went in and Judy gave me the tickets and I offered her a $20 tip. She said no, just enjoy the show and any friend of Stonewall is a friend of mine. When we got home and the next month, my girl friend and I got married and we still are.
Met and or talked with: Richard Petty, Dale Jr, Dave Marcus, Rusty Wallace, few others, nephew raced cup for a few years, his boys are coming up. Football: Bart Starr, Dave Robinson, Ray Nitschke, Brett Farve, Tim Krumrie, Hunting: Fred Bear, Bob Fratzke, Roger Rothauer, Tom Miranda, Jim Miller, Pete Shepley, Wensel Brothers, Dr. Kroll, Myles Keller Wrestling: Gold Medalists: Ben and John Peterson, Jon Smith, Kenny Monday, Rulon Gardner, Medalists: Jon Hall, Ben Askern, Softball: To many to mention from women's world and Olympic teams. Fishing I have met several but not really into fishing and do not remember their names. Couple pro hockey players we met also. Got me thinking, and my wife and I were like wow. LOL
I met & talked briefly with Lex Price Jr. back when he was touring with K. D. Lang, Neko Case, & Laura Veirs. I was really looking forward to this show as it was at a small outdoor amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo. The first act was able to perform but just before the ladies were to come on the sky became absolutely BLACK. Everyone scrambled for cover & they covered the stage gear. After the first downpour some of the musicians were milling about on stage so I took the opportunity to go over & introduce myself to Lex. I told him I should've brought him some fresh picked Chantrelles & he laughed saying they were heading to Canada right after the show & probably wouldn't be able to take them anyways.
They ended up canceling the show because it was going to pour all night & they couldn't reschedule so I never did get to see them play.
Chatted with Rocky Jacobsen once. at a show in Reno, nice fella!
Shared a beer on a mountain top, with both Jaquomo, and Cnelk, on an OTC elk hunt a couple years ago (2 of the coolest guys you'd ever want to meet) !
Spent a day with Nick Muche, doesn’t get much better than that guy.
I’ve been to a few P&Y Conventions. It doesn’t get any greater than that. Another one is coming soon.
My wife almost ran Garth Brooks over in the parking lot of a Reasors grocery store North of Tulsa. Does that count?
Shug once lured me back to his room at a PnY banquet by after Zack got me drunk in HIS room. Somehow I ended up walking around the hallways in my underwear. Not sure I would call that a “brush with greatness”, but that’s all I shamefully got….
My wife almost ran Garth Brooks over in the parking lot of a Reasors grocery store North of Tulsa. Does that count?
No, he was the beginning of the end of country music
LOL… so, you’re saying she should’ve just ran him over? :)
Shug once lured me back to his room at a PnY banquet by after Zack got me drunk in HIS room. Somehow I ended up walking around the hallways in my underwear. Not sure I would call that a “brush with greatness”, but that’s all I shamefully got….
A number of years back while hunting in Africa with Paul Brunner, Dr. Don Thomas came and stayed a few days to hunt. Boy, did he have a lot of camera equipment and he shot one heck of a Nyala.
Happy Birthday to k.d. lang, who was born this day in 1961 (pictured on stage, with Nashville session man Lex Price on bass).
Happy Birthday to k.d. lang, who was born this day in 1961 (pictured on stage, with Nashville session man Lex Price on bass).
Nomad @ Work, I got to see them and they let me in for free.
Years ago, my daughter Joyce and I had dinner with Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense. We had deer chili and the deer was killed on the property where we were eating. I had a long talk with him and really liked him. The secret service guys were really nice too. They had two big pots of chili, one was Hot and the other was normal. Donald and I had the hot and Joyce had the normal..
KD Lang is an interesting ‘great’ to choose.
Vegetarian and PETA activist., KD is a long standing enemy of the Alberta cattle industry. She was told one time at a rally in Calgary - “we’ll stop eating beef when you stop eating beaver”.
Ive got a few Ex NFL and MLB guys I hunt and fish with…and still do.
Hunting is the great equalizer, all great guys one on one. There was only one of those ‘famous’ guy I’ve met over the years that was a dick with an ego…..my guess; its the reason he doesn’t have his shows on the outdoor channel anymore.
Elkmtngear, thanks for the kind words, and the feeling is mutual!
I loudly booed KD Lang when she opened for Chris Isaac. My daughter asked why, and I told her it was because that guy hates people like us because we hunt and eat meat. She understood. I also booed Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) when she dedicated a song to PETA, and a bunch of others cheered my booing. We were fairly close to the stage, and she pointed to me and yelled, "You can go f* yourself!". One of my prouder moments!
I got to meet a lot of "famous" celebrities when I was in the cable TV business. Also have met plenty of "famous" hunters, some I'm proud to call a friend. Way too many to name. Michele Eichler still calls me "Uncle Louie" from when I was a Muzzy Pro Staffer (#1). But none greater than the gang in Zack's room every night at the P&Y conventions. Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a legend in that small place!
I played baseball with some guys that went on to become MLB Hall of Famers.
How about Babe Winkleman?
The generator at deer camp kept tripping every morning before breakfast. After a couple days we figured out it was Babe’s blow dryer.
Lou - that guy hates people like us. - perfect
One memorable encounter - at a P&Y convention shortly after Curt Wells was named Bowhunter editor, he told me he thought they made a mistake when they appointed him to the job because nobody knew who he was. He was joking, of course, but an hour later I heard a voice behind me ask, "Are you going to write the article on this, or should I?" I had just started writing features at the time, so I turned around and it was Dwight Schuh. He looked sheepish and said, "Oh geez, Lou, you look just like Curt Wells from the back!" I told Curt about this and we had a laugh, and he said, "See, I told you they don't know who I am!"
I get memes from Jim Treeman every day and I screw up the videos on Brotsky's phone.
I stepped out of the bathroom in Zack's room at PnY convention, Omaha, and ran into Jack Frost. He shook my hand and said, "Hi, I'm Jack Frost. Who are you?"
I hesitated, then replied, "Nobody." :-/
The only "greatness" I've truly encountered are right here on Bowsite. So many good friends I've made and hunted with I'd have never met if not for this site. Truly thankful.
Was standing at a urinal in the Denver Airport when a man came to stand in front of the one next to me. It was Terry Bradshaw. We chatted from a minute or two. Neither of us looked down!
Hunting the other day saw Spruce Springstone.
There is NO greatness. Just people who other people know, that have done things that many wish they could have done
Funny stuff I know two people that are world wide famous that would not have been without lots of money poured to make them
Good writers, good story tellers, great adventures ALL incredible. Unique ? Not so much.
But awesome for the industry And each different in that area.
I had the pleasure of providing dignitary protection for retired General Norman Schwarzkopf for a week some years back. That count?
WhattheFOC........K.D Lang was NOT the brush with greatness.
Lex Price Jr. Who played bass for that tour was who I was talking about. As a musician I can appreciate all he's done. He is also Shuteye's son which gives him a connection to Bowsite. That's him behind K.D in Shuteye's picture.
I asked Gene Wensel a question once at a his booth at a hunting show, does that count? Also Byron Ferguson.....SUPER nice guys! ;-)
Have any of you BSers ever met me. :)
I know you’re a Vikings/Goofers fan, Chuck, so I just couldn’t put you in the “Greatness” column….
I've had breakfast with you, Chuck, and YOU paid! That constitutes "greatness" for me..
Nomad - thanks for clearing that up, it was bothering me. :) Maybe now I don’t have to share my Alyssa Milano story.
In 2010 we just returned to Kodiak after a week hunting on the island. Went down to the hotel restaurant for breakfast and two from our group were sitting with Pete Shepley. We joined the group and the first thing Pete asked is “what bow do you shoot?” I said I shoot a longbow and he immediately responded, “oh, well you didn’t kill anything.”
Most off-putting bowhunter I’ve ever met. I left the table to avoid embarrassing my friends.
Pete was probably joking like a bunch a people do when talking about the stickbows. I’ve heard many even say things similar to “ I didn’t get anything yet because I shoot a recurve”
If Pete was joking he certainly wasn’t funny. There were other derogatory comments made that I won’t share.
Nomad, Lex Jr played six instruments on the Pistol Annies Christmas album. I like those girls. He also was invited to California and then Texas to perform with Dolly Paton. She paid for his hotel. air plane tickets and he says she is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. She is pretty great in my opinion.
You had me at "Christy Canyon"...
I sat next to Mr T at a Broncos game. Ed F
And if you asked mr. T the same question- he’d say he was at a broncos game and sat next to you!!!! :)
Ed probably wore Mr T out talking about his colony of beetles. ;)
Rocky D. Billy Strings is a really good guitar player. He also has some other great musicians with him. BTW Billy could play bass but shines on the guitar. My son was know for years as a fantastic mandolin player but he goes where the money is. He is currently a studio musician in Nashville. He doesn't tour much since his wife died and he is raising a 14 year old daughter. He plays a bunch of instruments and played a $12,000 dollar mandolin in the movie that was made about Hank Williams. It was supplied by a museum for the movie.
Shuteye, that's what I admire about your son. His prowess & versatility along with the smarts to make himself valuable in a difficult industry. Also he's remained just a regular guy who had no reservations about talking with some dummy who just walked up to his stage & called his name. You raised him well sir.
I'll have to check out that Pistol Annies album. I'm with you on Dolly. She seems to be the genuine deal. I reckon I wouldn't say no to Dolly if she wanted me to play for her.
My first time meeting and talking with Glen St Charles P+Y convention In Mpls
I conversed with all the Bowsite libs. They are all legends in their own minds.
I spoke with a guy who knew a guy who rode to work with a guy who was friends with a guy who supposedly sorted mail with Mitch Rompola. Said he sold Mitch some bondo once, as well, for what that’s worth….
I know t-roy... that's legend enough for me!!!
I have been in Archery/bowhunting since 1956. I also had a shop/lanes for 18 of those years. I also held a few offices in my State Assn. & wrote a archery column for a state wide sports paper a couple years & penned a few National mag. articles. Yes, I have shared bowhunting camps with a few greats & few other campfires at various archery events. All have been great except for one arse. Names I'm guessing all would be recognize but not necessary. In all those times & other brief meetings of celebrity archers/bowhunters, I never once thought about getting an autograph.
Being 3rd generation Archer and having a grandfather who was a legend in archery in the early fifties and inducted into the archery Hall of Fame have a guide I've met a lot of Legends and been to several of their houses Fred Bear Tom Jennings Chuck buck Pete Shepley Jim Easton etc etc
So how do you guys define great. Famous, TV show celebrities, Money ?
What’s it matter in the end.
My brush with greatness and daily grace is my salvation in Jesus.
Shane
I shared antelope blind with a famous Bowsiter that takes amazing pictures.
About all I can think of hunting related, is as a kid my dad drug me along goose hunting at lake matamaskeet and the guide called geese with his own voice, the guide was featured in a f&S article.......
The other, a buddy of mine was deer hunting Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, can't remember but the team realtrèe crew showed up & Bill Jordan had a complete "hissy fit" because the guide wouldn't pull my buddy off of the buck he was after,,,,, guess that would be Greatness at believing he was entitled.....
My only HERO in this world is my father.....
Went to "The Lincoln " in Abingdon VA to see Ralph Stanley a couple years before he passed. Sitting in the back row nosebleed seats when he and his band came in the rear entrance. He clapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was having a good time.
Fuzzy I was born in Abington just saying Lewis
Lewis it's a great town. Amazing history.
Plus at that time the closest hospital to Mountain City Tn and my mom was friends with the neonatal nurse Lewis
Got to spend a little time one day around Glenn St. Charles... Was one of life's highlights...
Thinking of that day makes me grin a little while at the campfire that night, Mr. St. Charles says (paraphrasing) "Hunters don't need camo"... Thought that was great...8^)
Another time got to shoot bows and spend some time with Jay Massey...
Anybody know this guy...8^)
I met Tom Miranda way back before he was well known. He was giving a mink trapping demonstration at a trapping convention .
Ran into Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo & Michael Waddell in a Quebec airport on the way to a caribou hunt. All very nice, humble, friendly & had no ego at all early in their careers.
As far as bowhunting legends I have spent time with several of them. I would say the best was when Fred Bear came over for dinner. Have met a few rock legends as well.
Seems you had a pretty great dad as well, Darrall Dougherty.
Darrall - Enjoyed your father's writings growing up... Imagine you did meet some bowhunting icons, your father being one of them...8^)
What rock legends? Going to go our on a limb here and say one of them was Ted Nugent...8^)
Still have met a lot of good people, nobody I would consider great.
The first concert I ever went to was Lenard skinard, Arrowsmith, Ted Nudgent & Nazareth at jfk stadium...... Uncle Ted kicked butt
First time I saw Nugent was 1976. The then unknown, Cheap Trick, opened for him. Great show. That may have been the beginning of my hearing loss.
I had the honor of having Barry Wensel and his wife stop by my house on their way to Montana last summer. I helped Barry put together his latest book. It was very cool to meet a legend!
I was privileged to meet Andy Mill in 2019 , after following his skiing and fishing careers for decades. I never knew he was into bowhunting until that day. We helped a mutual friend pack his beautiful bull out. Andy and I hit it off immediately, and have stayed in touch ever since. We fished together in the Keys last year. He's a true humble gentleman, who makes everyone he meets feel like the famous person. I'm truly honored to call him my friend.
Matt
Really liked Andy’s podcasts with some of my old buddies particularly Flip Pallot and Al Pflueger did a great job Lewis
Grey G, right on about Andy Mill making everyone feel special. Quite an accomplished guy. Hunted and guided with him. And he helped me pack an elk of my own out. His life and experiences are an interesting story.
Was living in Williston FL outside of Gainesville, late 1980s.
Got in an argument with the wife,,,,,figured I'd go get a couple beers, went to this little bar, said $10.00 cover at door ????? The guy said trust me, it's worth it, got to watch Robin Trower & Jeff Beck jamming in a little 12 table bar till midnight.
Shot a 3D course in NW Pennsylvania with Larry D. Jones, many,many years ago.
Yes, Nugent came to dad's archery shop a few times. He would always give us tickets & backstage passes to the shows. Meeting Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades when Nugent played in the Damn Yankees was probably the coolest for me. Those were the bands I was into growing up. Here is Ted playing my Kramer backstage at one of his concerts.
Speaking of Andy Mill,I sat next to his then wife Chris Everett at the Denver Airport for a bit. Rode Jack Nicklaus and his two sons around four across in the front bench of my single cab pick up showing them my tree stands for about an hour on a property he was gonna hunt
Nice to see that Matt brought up Andy Mill. One of my closest friends and a brief story about what kind of friend and person he is. I shot the elk that Matt mentions(In fact Matt took this picture) after 17 days of solo hunting. It was 3.7 miles from my truck and I tore my biceps tendon wrestling with it. After 6 brutal hours I made it to the truck with one load. I called Andy, told him my situation(didn't mention my shoulder) and he said "when do you want me there?" He left at 4:30 the next morning, drove 4.5 hours and met me on the side of the road. I also called Matt(who I barely knew) and he showed up with another friend. Together the 4 of us got my elk out in about 4 hours. I could have never done it alone! This is a true testament to what kind of people our fellow hunters are. Famous or not, the willingness to help a friend in need is the true measure of a "great person."
