Who Would It Be?
Contributors to this thread:Wisconsin
From: casekiska
14-Feb-19
If you could spend an hour or two with any, past or present, archer/bowhunter you admire who would it be? What would you talk about? What questions? Where would you want to do this? …..really, any archer/bowhunter from any point in time! Tell us why you would pick that guy!
From: Bloodtrail
14-Feb-19
Fred Bear, of course!
I saw Fred Bear in Milwaukee years ago getting into a vehicle at a archery shop and like an idiot, I never approached him and stopped to say Hi. I was pretty young back then - these days it would have been a different story and I would not have left until I had gotten his autograph.
What an interesting chit-chat that would be.
My second choice would be Wisconsin's own Art LaHa....
From: Heitz
14-Feb-19
Fred Bear. He did it right. I wanted to be him when my grandpa gave some of his videos when I was young. My grandpa would pour himself a glass of whiskey and would sit down and tell me how that man had skills.
From: Heitz
14-Feb-19
My grandpa was a mans man, but I think he had crush on Fred...….who would not
From: Hoot
14-Feb-19
Fred Bear with out a doubt.
From: jjs
14-Feb-19
From Wi. living, it would be Clark Gallop. Never forget sitting in his basement watching and him describing the movies he took, would be great to go through it again, pure home entertainment. Merriwell Huebling was another gent from Wi. that was a fascinating gent, along with Hank Otterson.
From: Tweed
14-Feb-19
Roy Case for a few reasons.
And Ishi....
From: casekiska
14-Feb-19
I also would pick Ishi. I read Krobler's ISHI IN TWO WORLDS many years ago and found his story fascinating. We'd somehow have to get past the language barrier, but then I'd pepper him with questions. For sure, I'd have to learn about his survival, bow making, knapping a point, and making his arrows. What lessons that man could have taught! Imagine, conversing with the last link between the original Native American lifestyle and our modern society! And I'd want to do it right out there in the field in northern California where the lessons would be most intimately connected to the actual environment he experienced.
From: Screwball
14-Feb-19
Met Fred at WBH state bow shoot in Necedah. Fred Bear would be awesome, Howard Hill would be cool to talk with and shoot with.
From: stagetek
14-Feb-19
#1 Fred Bear. #2 Jim Dougherty. Ben Pearson is right up there as well.
From: Longtines
14-Feb-19
The Wensel brothers. I always admired there traditional bow hunting skills. Plus they were a hoot to listen to.
From: blackwolf
14-Feb-19
Dwight Schuh, Barry Wensel,
From: Live2Hunt
14-Feb-19
Yep, Bear and Dougherty for me also. Dougherty had some great hunts by the way it looked. Hill would be another one for shooting skills with a trad bow. I would like to go out and spend a couple days with Tom Clum at RMS gear.
From: Crusader dad
14-Feb-19
I’d take casekiska, he knows all the history and stories of the popular hunters plus has his own stories. It’d be like sitting down with all of them at once.
From: Drop Tine
14-Feb-19
My dad. There is no one more knowledgeable and passionate for the outdoors than him. He’s been gone 38 years now and I would love to bend his ear on his thoughts of today.
Then I would say Fred, followed by the Wensel brothers. Even though the Benoits were gun hunters it would be fun to share a fire with them also.
From: Nocturnal
14-Feb-19
Mark Drury
From: Huntcell
14-Feb-19
Maurice Thompson denied his 2nd amendment rights after the civil war he made his own bows and arrows to hunt the swamps of the south to help survive physically and restore his selfworth. His journals were inspiration for those that would come latter .
Or a Turkish Archery of the 18th century some of their acomplishments are legendary. Or then again a mounted Mongol Archery what stories he could tell.
From: Franklin
15-Feb-19
Melissa Bachman....in a bathing suit.
From: Naturelives
15-Feb-19
Cameron Hanes
From: retro
15-Feb-19
Id love to talk to a guy from one of the old time hunting camps that existed many years ago in the same area I hunt. The guys and the stories are all long gone now.....
From: buckmaster69
15-Feb-19
Howard Hill then Roy Case........
From: Pasquinell
15-Feb-19
Trad Barta, ISHI, and Noel Feather. I want to know the truth, if he would tell it. Was it money?
From: ground hunter
15-Feb-19
I was able to do that, he was called Art LaHa
From: happygolucky
15-Feb-19
Melissa Bachman....in a bathing suit.
Pictured is my son with Melissa probably 5 years ago.
From: South Farm
15-Feb-19
G. Fred Asbell
From: skookumjt
15-Feb-19
Randy Ulmer.
From: Myke
15-Feb-19
I might point out that almost all of the guys mentioned are trad guys. HA - closet trad people. Hey, may I suggest that you join the WTA? Plus, we have the coolest patch out there, hands down.
From: Trapper
15-Feb-19
Roy Huff. I shared a camp with him and John Lamicq in 1978 close to Grand Junction Co. He was just starting his writing career. I would like to ask him what he thinks of the archery advancements. He had a syringe along with formaldehyde that he injected into my Velvet Mulie.
From: Konk1
15-Feb-19
Melissa Bachman....in a bathing suit. Add to that Julie Krueter from Beyond The Hunt.
Seriously….Gene & Barry Wesel, teaching me to shoot trad gear, then hunting the Milk River in Mt., with them.
From: ground hunter
15-Feb-19
I would love to go on a trip with Tom Miranda, that guy is a hard charger, and looks like he has fun all the time
From: Franklin
15-Feb-19
You know she is still single Happy...junior still has a shot.
I would love to hunt with Miranda so I could strap down that back quiver that flops around on his back....it drives me crazy...lol
From: Live2hunt
15-Feb-19
Another one just jumped out to me, Paul Schafer. He was the bow hunter of bow hunters in the traditional world. There is a book on him coming out I will love reading. I would also like to get one of his bows, beautiful looking pieces. Of coarse I could read it with Melissa!!
From: RUGER1022
15-Feb-19
This is Lori Hamilin & I at a WBH convention planning a wilderness hunt . Yea that'll happen . At the time Lori had her own hunting show & was a cheerleader for the Buffalo Bills . Dream on . My real pick . HOWARD HILL. Very interesting person . I had 1 of his bows , a 100lb metal long bow . I took it to a hunting show in Vegas , put a stupid hi $ on it & a guy bought it . Big mistake .
From: ground hunter
15-Feb-19
Glenn another one of my heros...... this fall I am going west, for 3 weeks, solo, with my decoy and bows,,,,, maybe the highlight will be just watching the stars, in the grasslands at night
From: RUGER1022
15-Feb-19
G H , Mountain sunsets & sunrises at hi elevations on a clear night . WOW. This is Utah 4:45 AM . you can see 2 monster Mulies headed to bed .
From: RUGER1022
15-Feb-19
My hunt: 2500 ac Ranch in Kansas . 6 Bowhunters in camp for a 6 day rut hunt .
Ground hunter - Jeff aulik - Ron Kulas - Trapper - Livetohunt- & My self . Each hunter gets 200 ac to hunt .
I can visualize sitting at the table every nite with popcorn & a six pack listening to all the stories .
From: Mnhunter1980
15-Feb-19
Tim wells
From: RJN
15-Feb-19
Mark +Terry Drury, Dan Fitzgerald, Tiffany Lakosky, Eva Shockey.
From: Glunker
16-Feb-19
I know quite few people who got to meet Art Laha, I unfortunately did not. Paul Schafer would be a treat but I am going with a real deal, Jay Massey!
From: Johnny_Utah
16-Feb-19
Steven Rinella for me. Tied for first would be Ground Hunter. They both have a wealth of useful knowledge and I can only imagine what I would take away from a few hours or days afield with them.
From: Cheesehead Mike
16-Feb-19
Ruger, isn't that Laura Francese?
From: RUGER1022
16-Feb-19
Hi Mike , They do look alike . My Old WBH notes show the name I put down. But it wouldn't the 1st time I'm wrong .
From: Cheesehead Mike
16-Feb-19
Yeah, if you Google Laura Francese you'll see that she is a former Bills cheerleader. She also represented Martin Archery and I've seen her in ads for Archery Talk. She's smokin hot!
From: lame crowndip
16-Feb-19
I DID this at the P&Y conference in Rochester when I had lunch with Gene and Barry. Funny, informative guys... Good luck with Paul Schafer-he died in 1993
From: Drop Tine
16-Feb-19
Dan Fitzgerald and his son are scum bags. I ordered my son and grandson hats like dan wears for christmas presents in early OCT. they charged my account right away and I waited and waited. Starting in December my wife and I started calling to see what’s up. Never answered or returned calls. Got to be Christmas and still no product. Called our card Company to get my money back. I guess they even had a heck of a time recovering the money.
Godly family my rear!
From: Two Feathers
16-Feb-19
I got to meet Fred Bear and talk with him down in Gainesville, FL and the Wensels I got to meet and talk with in Atlanta. I hold them responsible for me using a stickbow. So I'm going with that young lady Laura above. If she is booked up I'll go with Tom Miranda.
From: Glunker
16-Feb-19
Some surprising choices, actually quite enlightening.
