[Alexandre Bugnon]

in reply to: What are your favorite trad pictures? #48278

Here are a few:

Paradox! Shooting a 68″ Classic yew longbow, cedar arrows!

Joey Downing

December hunting in NY! 2007! Shooting tomahawk longbow and compressed cedars! The best!

Early season sunset on the Hudson Valley! 2008! Shooting my Schafer one piece longbow, lodgepole arrows!

Shrew Haven West with the 2 Davids! 2010! 3 Shrew CH !

My Super Kodiak, indestructible and quiet as a church mouse’s longbow! 2009! I might return to this bow one day!

The man himself!! I’m so happy to have made Compton rendezvous in 2005.

On the last day of my 2011 Elk Quest, Caroline Petersen loaned me this little statue to put in my pocket for good luck!

My Osage self bow with Kudu tips, Montana prairie rattler skins and beaver fur handle made by Paul Brunner! I never let anything but wood or river cane touch my self bow!!!:D

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in reply to: A day in the woods…At last! #45990

“Character”! I like that, Smithhammer!! 😀

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in reply to: ETAR #45903

Larry O. Fischer wrote: Alex,

All that work and no play makes for a very dull boy! Missed you at ETAR.

LOL, Larry! I’m sorry I missed you, brother!!

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in reply to: ETAR #42417

Hello Mike

I’m back home and chiming in on tradbow this morning for the first time since…. I don’t even remember!

As you know I’ve been traveling like crazy this Spring and Summer. I haven’t even seen my Shrew in 2 months! 😥

I’m sorry I missed Denton. I’m glad you had fun! I was supposed to be at the Muzzy shoot next weekend, my first weekend off in 2 months. I was really looking forward to it, but I haven’t practiced, and to top it off, a last minute concert has been booked in DC on the 9th, the second of four DC shows this year. So close to you, and so little time!! I hope that I can make a detour to Western Maryland after my 3rd DC show in October!! Take care

By the way, hello everyone!:D

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in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #32915

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in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #30939

Thank you David Coulter

I woke up this morning with a very heavy heart filled with wonderful memories of Caroline. Needing an outlet for these feelings, I decided to head for the mountains to run until exhaustion, hoping to be too tired to think. I stopped to take in the beautiful landscape after last night’s snow. A few minutes passed and suddenly I caught movement to my left about 30 yards away. A strutting tail!

I was able to stalk this tom to under 20 before he hightailed out out of there, which gave me an instant smile!

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in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #30187

smiley1 wrote: When I saw this post it brought a tear to my eye. Three and a half years ago at the age of 47 ( the day before the opening day of archery season here in PA) my wife was killed in a tragic accident on her way to work. She meant the world to me. I felt my life was shattered. I sent an e-mail to Dave months later and he most graciously responded with a heartfelt inspirational message that I will never forget. For that I am so grateful. (Dave didn’t even know who I was) but took the time to respond. I am a big fan of his books, articles and philosophy on life. He mentioned that one day (because of Caroline’s health issues) he was bound to face the same reality I was up against. I pray that he will have the same strength he inspired in me to continue living life to the fullest. Dave is a great person I admire very much and wish the best of luck to him.

Steve

What a beautiful post, Steve! Thank you for sharing with us.

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in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #28629

Here’s my favorite picture of the 3 of us!

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in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #28628

Larry O. Fischer wrote: Dave, Belinda and I are thinking of you and Caroline. Godspeed my friend!

We are thinking of you, Larry!!

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in reply to: "The Good Hunt" film update #28624

colmike wrote: Folks I have never seen such a lack of activity on our site. Lets grieve with Dave– and continue the banter that we all enjoy and what enhances our lives. Who knows– might just brighten Dave’s also at this time.

Semper Fi

Mike

Guilty as charged! You’re so right, Mike!

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in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #25767

Heartbroken! I love you and C, Dave!

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in reply to: Update on Larry Fischer vs The Bastard #25764

Give that bastard hell, bruh!! Love, Alex

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in reply to: clay hayes #62103

LOoking fwd to feedback from the BHA get together!!

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in reply to: cool documentary #58491

David Petersen wrote: I love this flic too. It’s on Netflix instant watch. While not meaning to take anything away from these hardy happy folks, I have a couple of friends in bush AK, 250m north of Fairbanks and more than a hundred miles from the nearest village, who have lived a far more primitive life there for over 30 years now. No electricity until he hooked up some solar panels. No village for support, dogs rather than snow machines. Mark Richards is chair of the AK chapter of BHA. They fish with nets in summer and eat grayling 3x daily. They kill one or two moose in Sept. and eat moose 3x daily all winter. Visiting there is a cross between the ongoing excitement of survival, and insufferable food boredom. Amazing people. Not for me. I much prefer the edge.

Great documentary, indeed! But I too prefer the edge, whenever I can get it!:D

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in reply to: Our Legacy #58110

Great piece!!:D

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