Well I turned 61 this past October and this past summer another of my hunting partners went off to the happy hunting grounds. There have been quite a few leaving, one was beaten to death, one committed suicide, one died waiting for heart surgery...cancer took a couple, well you get the idea.
Over the years I've kept mementos of these good friends in my hunting/fishing rig and they come into my thoughts often when I'm out hunting and fishing.
So I'm wondering, am I just a sentimental fool or do other sportsmen/women do the same thing to help preserve the memories of their closest friends?