New Bowhunter
Got the chance recently to meet a new bowhunter. My son decided to sell his nearly new Matthews bow and try out a crossbow. We tried the ebay thing, lots of watchers but nobody wanting to pull out the wallet. So we then decided to give craigslist a run to see if there were any interested folks on that website. We did get alot more response from that endeavor and eventually set up a time for a buyer to come check out the bow. I thought the buyer might be a bit young from the voice, and that suspesion was backed up when I received a call from his parent checking up on whom her son was coming to meet to look at the bow. Great job mom, by the way. Always very impressed to see parents keeping a wary eye on their kids. Mom told me how excited my potential customer was about getting a look at the bow and she was concerned about making sure this would fit his needs. I assured her I would make certain the bow would fit her son and that he got to shoot a few arrows to try it out.
Shortly after the phone call a knock came at my door and there was my customer anxiously waiting. Great kid, very polite and obviously really excited to try out the Matthews. I took him over on the side of our house and let him launch a couple arrows to make certain he liked the bow, and also for me to make sure the bow liked him. He told me it was better than he had imagined and that he would take it. He was quick to dive into the pocket to retrieve the money and I noticed a bit of shaking in his hands as he handed over cash and grabbed the bowcase. It was a good feeling to know that the Matthews was going to a good home and no doubt she got a good workout as soon as the boy got home.
After he left I gave a ring back to mom and assured her everything was fine and her son and his new bow were safely on their way home. Always great to see excitement in the eyes of a new hunter. Here’s hoping that young man enjoys every day afield.
As for my son, well lets just say that money didn’t stay out of circulation for long. That same evening we were in route to a local bow shop and a new Eastman crossbow is in the garage waiting for October.
Posted: March 4th, 2010.