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Russell Graves - Believes whitetails shouldn't be photographed in the back of a truck with their tongue hanging out.
Location - Texas
Brian Strickland - Has 369,518 acres of land that you can hunt on. Call him at (555) 281-HUNT.
Location - Colorado
Tony Hansen - Is pretty confident Michigan will release at least 300,000 archers into the woods this fall.
Location - Michigan
Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia
Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Birth of a Hunter
With the low ceiling spitting mist and the temps hovering in the low 50's, we huddled in our Ameristep pop-up and I began cranking a few notes on my old box call. It wasn't long before our first visitor appeared, a lone hen with a two-inch beard. Although I had seen photos of such yelping characters before, I had never laid my eyes on one up close and personal. She milled around in front of us for about 10 minutes before wandering down to a creek bottom out of sight.
After about 30 minutes and several more serenades, the same bearded lady wandered in again, however, this time she had a triplet of jakes in tow. As their red heads bobbed excitedly over the rise, I could feel Brennan's heart beat reverberate from the gound up through my boots. Game was on and he knew it! When she passed by at 10 steps I knew the jakes would soon follow, so in an effort to keep him calm I whispered in his ear as they came into the frame of the window, "Pick one out and squeeze the..." Before I could finish, the smell of hot powder filled the blind, and I witnessed my son's first kill crumple to the ground.
I don't know who was more excited, me or him, but as he picked up that little jake my chest swelled with pride. I've had some great hunting experiences over the years, but none have measured up to the events of this weekend, and frankly, I don't think any ever will!
Future Team Realtree and Team Hoyt Pros!
Brian
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