What you guys are saying is definitely true. My dad has let me borrow anything and everything that i have every wanted, in life as well as hunting. To this day i dont have a piece of hunting gear that i've bought right down to the camo i wear. He'd never ask for that stuff back and he'd gladly let me borrow the bow as he has with a rifle and muzzle loader. The catch though is that i'm going to be moving cross country soon. He may let me have it straight up but just to be fair to him i'd like to offer something and not expect him to give it to me for free.
Honestly while he has given me all i've ever wanted i was also raised to respect the amount of work that goes into making a dollar, i feel like if i was to expect him to give it up for free it would be to disrespect what he's taught me regarding the subject.