Legend!

Rusty had more shooting accurately “ways” that he shared before they became commonplace and accepted… i think he was considered a heretic in many “trad” circles… and some of his tales of crawling through the pig tunnels… yep… nope… not this fella!

Rest in Peace Rusty!

Jonathan

 

Sad news for sure.

 

I last talked with Rusty on phone around 2 years ago.........he was mostly shooting handguns weekly with WINGNUT and Jason.
I never saw anyone ELSE - EVER - take such liberties with the English language in written word - - as Rusty did on here.
sad to think of him gone, but the man was sure entertaining for all of us on here.
I probably bought 27 of his bows from one time to another.
a gentleman of the sport, for sure.

 

I hate to make this post but some of us older members remember Rusty.
unfortunately Rusty passed yesterday.
rest in peace Rusty.
Chad

He was before my time here, but may he rest in peace and prayers for his family's greif

 

Sad news. I sent Rusty a dozen arrows for his girlfriend several years’ back and had the good fortune to meet him later at an IBO Traditional shoot at Pipestem, WV. My condolences to his family and friends.

 

Life is really but a minute in time. Make the most of it, spread all the love, and kindness you can while you're here because before ya know it it's gone. It's kinda like a roll of toilet paper the closer ya get to the end, the faster it goes.

 

Steve, I still have his 21” Bernadini cobra.
Johnathan yes the pig tunnels lol.
Chad

 

Rusty’s wife sent everyone on his friends list (on fakebook) of his passing and she was going to close the account.
Chad

 

Rest in peace, Rusty!!!

 

Sorry to hear that...didn't know the man personally.

 

yeh guys, the pig tunnels, Rusty crawling in the mud & weeds/thorns on hands n knees after hogs.......
and he'd make the pit blinds too, and dig the nearby hole, and mix corn and water and Jell-o, in the holes, and stir it all up into some foul mash.....that the pigs loved.
I enjoyed his story tellings.

 

That is such sad news. My condolences to his family.

 

I have had many conversations with Rusty on his design work and our love of archery. Rest in peace Rusty. My condolences to his family and Mike his closes friend.
DDD

 

I hate to make this post but some of us older members remember Rusty.
unfortunately Rusty passed yesterday.
rest in peace Rusty.
Chad

I followed him on FB, knew he been struggling lately.
He loved fried Bologna and onion sandwiches.
He shared with others and always passed it on.
Sent him a Spectra Warf once, he strung it up and shot it even though he had access to any bow he wished.
He loved motorcycles and firearms and hunting.
He will be missed but never forgotten, an Archery Ambassador.

 

It makes me sad…he was around some when I first joined the site, and I have read and enjoyed many of his posts…RIP.

 

Rusty was a staple here. He will be missed. He has not been on here for some time. Sad to hear of this. I know he had lots of other things he loved to do as well.

We’ll all miss ya Rusty

RIP

Shawn~

 

Thanks Chad for letting us know. He will be missed.

 

Peace Be With You Rusty... I have his Mamba riser and was just messing with it the last couple of days.

 

 

An absolute gentleman who I had hoped to one day meet.

 

Rusty's history on the archery forums are legendary. Unfortunate that we lost his postings back when and that we have now lost him.

RIP Rusty.

 

A truly original gent .
I learnt a lot from his posts.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends

 

Rusty was never afraid to think outside the box and share anything he found with others, all while being entertaining and positive. Another one of the good ones from back in the day that I appreciate and miss.

 

Jason, like the aluminum acs riser he had with no limbs and had milled for ilf limbs.

Chad

 

IIRC, he was the one who introduced and pushed the effectiveness of using a fixed crawl for hunting umpteen years ago. I started using one at that time.

Edit: Found a couple of his threads

https://www.tradtalk.com/threads/huntin-with-a-15-yard-stringwalking-crawl.41284/?post_id=420433#post-420433

https://www.tradtalk.com/threads/a-fixed-crawl-will-fix-it.48830/?post_id=510946#post-510946

 

Dang. Sad to hear. Did not know him personally but appreciated his contributions to this site and bought his Bob Gordon and Sam Dunham WARF risers when Mike was selling Rusty's gear on here years ago. My condolences to his family and friends.