The boys from Ilonois brought  Calling Expert Al Decrane showed us his expertice on varmit calling. However, only one coyote showed his head for a couple of minutes it seemed the wind was largest factor and Rabbit seemed to not die very well.

Al, Tom, and Dave spent many  hours after breakfast each morning and abused many fletchings. Al definitely got their attention when the Robin hooded his own arrow. The heat was on after this , different angles, and much skeeming these guys were out for blood. Daves fletchings seemed to take a beating that week.

Kokke’s Small Engine shop at Shoal Lake is our 911- Paul-Help when drive shafts and boots, clutches cause problems. Fighting the mud and terrain in Spring bear is some times a challenge and good service and a little Whit is a MUST!!!!

Tom packs a 444 Marlin when tracking a wounded bear. One week a bear knocked the feet out from under him and 7 shots later 5 extra holes and the bear was dead.  Quick thinking, knowing your gun and shot placement is important with  wounded animals and is even more important to make no tracking.

Oh I can do it! We could not  get the dvd to copy the footage from the camera but Mandy had the answer. “oh, we do hthis in Kentucky all the time”

 

 

“Ok Mandy, these people did not put this paper in cupboard for you to take home” Jason seems to have the camera close by at unusual times, for the whole week Arkansas and Kentucky were in camp it was the battling of wills.  I do think when all is said and done the last laugh will be in Arkansas!!!

Can you believe 3 -24’s of beer costing that much. Jason nearly choked at the vendor when he was asked for that much. We better drink all of it and we had better savor the flavor to be paying that much. A pkg of cigs is $13.00 and a can of snuff 2/3 size of Usa is $8.00. “Boy we better order a 40 oz of Crown Royal for pick up at airport as we cannot afford it up here””  

Tom of Pa arrives to hunt a bear with this unique rifle A Sharpes rifle shooting a 50-90 bullet with 600 gr of powder which he reloads himself.  What a cannon. Judy shot this gun and Wow it did not kick just PUSHED  HARD and Of Course she was not listenign when he told her to try the triggers and when she touched the second one Crack and missed the 8X8 sheet target completely.

Mandy, Assist. Editor of Woman Hunter  www.womanhunter.com   arrives on Saturday afternoon to hunt her first bear with us. Mandy from Kentucky was very taken by all told to her especially by Tom had a bit of a hard time really believing she was so far north she was on the back side of the moon. After thinking about it for a while she realises she again is at the mercy of the humor in camp.

5 nights in the stand, calluses on YOU KNOW WHERE but Phil is determined that he is going to see and harvest a bear with his Switch back. He has problems with the camera, Tom did not remove the large tree where the camera was placed however Phil dealt with it. He had been watching the quad trail when SNAP off to the left and he turns there was a BEAR!!! Wow!!! I cannot believe it. Slowly she makes her way to the opening in the bait site. Phil pulls back and Nails her with his MUZZY, she runs about 10yds and down. After checking the radio and noone there Phil gets dow to veiw the bear pullin her out to the trail. When John and Dave arrive they walk in and using a “STICK” the tie it up and carry it out to the truck. BAck at camp Phil shows us the footage of harvesting the bear harvest and John/Grace and Dave/Mr.Clean carrying hte bear out to the truck. Way to go the Arkansas Guy a Great bear with you Bow!!!