We men dont care about the feelin stuff. We just want the huntin stuff and luvin.

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Megs formula1 said it all with that statement, I am in a quandry as to whether a gift certificate would be to impersonal or not. To be honest it depends upon him, I for one would be ecstatic if my wife got me one even if it was only for $20! One advantage of a gift certificate is it will allow him to get exactly what he wants, with so many items that are a personal choice as far as bow hunting goes I would say the gift certificate is the best.

I support the gift certificate. You can' t buy stuff for someone when it is something they are really involved in. A person can' t buy clothing for someone who is really into their clothing, because it will never be right. You can' t buy tools for a mechanic, they already have what they need, or what you buy won' t be what they want. I read something like that somewhere and it really made a lot of sense, but I probably butchered it.

UNLESS they have a list, or have things circled in a magazine, or you REALLY already know what they want, which I asssume you don' t, stay away from their passions.

I say get the gift certificate, and take him to the store to spend it, and then sit (smiling) with him while he plays with his new toy.

Wish I could get hunting gadgets and what not ,but I will say that honestly her understanding when I' m gone all day for days on end is gift enough. If I had a choice the best gift I could get would be for my wife to hunt with me. That' s not gonna happen so a trip or stand would be nice.

It' s tough to buy speculative gifts for bowhunters, since we are a picky lot when it comes to the equipment we use. I know that I find no use in 99.99999999% of the bowhunting " products" on the market.

Perhaps, rather than trying to buy something specific for his bow, you could consider something useful to bowhunting in general.

Does he have a desire to make his own arrows? A Bitzenberger fletching jig (tool used to mount feathers on the bare arrow shaft) would be fantastic if he does. ~$85

Does he butcher his own deer, or have a way of hanging it? A skinning gambrel & hoist (used to lift and hold the deer for skinning/quartering) would be perfect. ~$30

Does he hunt from the ground? A Nif-T-Seat is a fantastic portable/compact/quiet seat for bowhunters. (I' ve tried a BUNCH of portable hunting seats and this is the only one I like.) ~$50

Another neat item would be to get him a custom knife...something that would require more effort to find, but would be special and unique. I have two that I treasure...a curly maple handled neck knife with hand forged blade and leather neck sheath, and an African Leadwood handled knife with a blade forged from an old sawmill blade, and etched with a " cave painting" of a caveman bowhunter shooting a mountain goat. Here' s a picture of the latter. The maker, Jim Sigg, is in West Jordan, Utah. His phone/fax number is (801)-566-0050 if you want to reach him.

I suggested a trip earlier, but you said it was out of the budget. Howe about soemthing like a rangefinder!!!!!! I have a bushnell laser rangefinder, and find it really useful. Besides that, it' s just cool to have

My wife got me an antler handled knife with a special " note" on the blade, so everytime I am " elbow-deep" I can think of her.

A gift certificate is the best idea. I would definatley get it for Cabelas. They have the best products to offer and the store itself is really cool to go in. He' d like it.
Mike,-