Monthly Archives: May 2012

Camo Outfit

I’ve talked about the L.L. Bean camo suit before.  Here is a picture I took of my dad a couple of years ago.  He is wearing the suit with the hood that comes with it.  You can see in my … Continue reading

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Some Turkey Scratchings by Dwain Bland

The first book I read about turkey hunting was Dwain Bland’s book “Some Turkey Scratchings: A Guide Reminisces About Wild Turkeys”.  As it turns out, this  book is also my favorite book about wild turkeys.  Bland talks about all aspects … Continue reading

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Mark A. Rumble

Do you  know who Mark A. Rumble is?  If you are a turkey hunter, you should.  Mark works for the forest service in South Dakota and has done extensive research on the Merriam’s wild turkey. Here is a paper he … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day

Mom, I love you more than Poker I love you more than banjos I love you more than turkey hunting Thanks for being there for me mom. Chad

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Are Turkey Hunters Republican or Democrats?

What about fly fisherman, Democrat or Republican?  Are hog hunters Democrat? Prairie doggers Republican?  See my post “No Turkeys in Metropolis” and you will see that I believe that protecting or wild lands equates to protecting our American soul.  In … Continue reading

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Turkeys In Arizona

A lot of people think it strange that there are wild turkeys in Arizona.  There are a lot of people that have never been outside of Phoenix.  Arizona has good populations of wild turkey all through the Mogollan Rim and … Continue reading

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Pass It On

This is my son Jack.  This picture was taken at the Scottsdale rodeo and I love how it turned out. Jack wasn’t in the rodeo, but I thought the number and the cowboy hat looked really cool. I will teach … Continue reading

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Vistors From Above

While I was playing with the blow up decoy a visitor dropped in from a branch of the alligator juniper that I was sitting under:)

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Setup in Merriams Wild Turkey Country

Here is a picture of my morning setup on the first day of my hunt.  When the forest woke up there were 6 gobblers sounding off all around me.  I have no excuse for not calling one in, but I … Continue reading

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The Versatility of the Shotgun

See my post on How A Shotgun Works if you don’t know anything about shotguns before reading this post. A shotgun can be used for so many diverse applications.  The shotgun is unique in its versatility because rather than using … Continue reading

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