Home Forums Gear Knives and Blades A Shout-Out to some good guys!!!!!

Recently I had the opportunity to take two gentleman hog hunting at my Texas hill county lease, affectionately known as �the Petting Zoo". These are/were active duty military. You know, warriors that put their lives on the line so that you and I can live in peace and comfort in the good ol� USA.

We hunted Saturday evening through Tuesday morning. Saw a bunch of hogs. Shot six, recovered four. IIRC the outlaw Josey Wales was wont to say, "the Buzzards gotta eat, same as the worms". So we let two go. Besides it was dark, the cat-claw, cactus and cedar was sticky/itchy and adult beverages were calling our names. Sometimes it seems like three fingers of Knob Creek Single Barrel needs more attention that a dead pig.

Well a month or two before this, VinceM had sent me two knives that had the same blade pattern that he had �handled� with stag scales. For all intents and purposes, they were identical except for the sheaths.

Saturday night one of the guys killed a boar. On the way to see what he had shot I encountered two hogs in the road. Shot both and recovered one.

We got the hogs back and hung them. That�s when I broke out the knives and asked the guys to use these to skin with. After I handed them the knives I then said. �But you�ve got to give me a penny�.




I think they thought I was nuts. Going charge them a penny to use the knives to skin with. I told them no, that it was an old tradition. You never gave someone a knife, you always had to charge them at least a penny so it wouldn�t come back on you and cut your friendship. They got the job done in quick fashion, as both knew their way around a blade, and these Russell Green River belt knives are some sharp.




Anyway, thanks to VinceM, I had the opportunity to show in a small way my gratitude for their service.


Thanks guys for your service.


Thanks to Vince M for making it possible.



Best,

GWB

First class gesture Gee.

Great gesture and awesome pics Gee!! Looks like they had fun hanging out at the lease with you.

Reno

OUTSTANDING!

Very cool pard

very cool story and gesture

I"m sure glad those two are on our side
The one on left in tan shirt has some serious "guns"
Wouldn't want to get on his bad side

Great Job G-man

That's awesome.

GW ,You are too much Thank You.
Thanks to all who serve & protect us too.

I say geedubya, that shows real class. Thanks for sharing with us.

Awesome Geedub. You are my kinda guy.

I have several of those RGR knives. Love them..........

Absolutely! Damn well done.

Good on you Gee'.

Class act.

That's for damn sure. That's a cool story, and it's a cool thing that you did for those fellas. Nice work geedubya.

a very fine thing you did, they will remember it or the rest of their lives, good job

Good for u. Great knives which looks to have wonderful sambar

Awesome

Good man, Geedubya!! As a fellow service member, it is always humbling to see this kind of support for the troops! You rock!

Cheers,
Eric

good deed & good pic geedubya,i put the hurt on lots of hogs in south tex brush country. cranky72