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Our dog "trooper" (Weimaraner) made his first bust today. We went over to our lease in the town of Solon, which connects to Baker Schoolhouse State Forest, Plenty of room to work a dog. We had only walked in three-four hundred yards, and I spotted a flock up ahead of us on another logging road. I walked him over to the roadway, and that was all it took. Once he hit fresh scent, Trooper was on a mission. 12-13 birds (mixed flock) He got all the birds up in the air, and I think he came close to catching a few, as they went straight up in the trees. No bark on this break, hope we can do something about that. I got him to settle down behind a stake blind, and called birds in. Funny, I scolded him for low volume growling as I had birds out in front kee-keeing, Second time he growled, I turned to look, and had the two jennies coming in from behind. I managed to turn around, and shoot the bigger one off hand. Trooper had no problem with the shotgun blast. At the shot, the second bird ran towards us. I could have shot, but the birds were small to start with. Tooper went after it, flushing the bird. I believe there were a few more with the two, just could not see them. Trooper Turns 10 months old on Monday, and I could not be more pleased with him. We have a lot more training to do, but he did well today. Trooper had a ball, and is passed out as I type this.  
Tags: Fall Turkey Dogs
Hi again everyone! With the cool summer here in NY it has taken a while to make any headway on the "to do " list. That gave me a little extra time to do other things! "Tales From The Turkey Woods" is ahead of schedule and I will have it out before Thanksgiving.. With 80% of it written, and the rest roughed out, I am aiming for a October release. I will begin taking pre-orders for the first 100 (numbered and signed) hardcover edition in October, and have those delivered before Christmas. A leather bound special edition of "Hills of Truxton" is still on the list of things to make happen, and I have yet to finalize a vendor- no change there. A new project came up, and one that I am very excited about. A new collaborative effort: co-author a book with new author Paul Walling from Cortland , New York. This will be a very personal book about Paul's time growing up, learning to hunt & fish with his father. Paul has a razor sharp memory of decades worth of stories, and there will be something for everyone to relate to. Having the privilege and the pleasure of hunting with Paul over the last seven years, I look forward to sharing the same stories I got to hear first hand on our hunts. The book is title: "Father & Son, A Life's Journey Together in the Turkey Woods" We are targeting a Christmas 2008 or early 2009 Release. As mentioned before, I have something very special planned for New York turkey hunters and those who have hunted or visit to hunt New York in the past. The project is now a work in progress. A September of 2009 release is the current target. Good luck this fall, be safe & shoot straight! Mike, aka mooky
Tags: Turkey Hunting Book Nwtf
Hi, my wife Lee and I are hosting an event at our home this summer for the Custom Call Makers and Collectors Guild. The event is called the North East "Back Porch" get together. The idea is to have a more regional event for those in the North East. Last several years the guild has held a national event called the "pig pick'n" at the NWTF Headquarters in Edgefield. Although the guild in not an NWTF entity, the guild works with the NWTF, it's members, and is very much participates in the call making competition held each year at the national convention. The guild has been created specifically for call makers and collectors. The Custom Call Makers and Collectors Guild is a registered 501c3 group, and is working at building up networks and resources that call makers and collectors can benefit from. The website is in process so not much there yet. http://www.ccmacg.org We have a date set for August 2nd (Saturday) at our place just East of Cortland NY. We have A few extra places to sleep (extra bed, and futon in the office) for overnight, and fields that you can camp in if you like. We'll do the grill'n, and you bring your own extras and adult beverages if you like. We'll look into possibly doing a pig, if not, standard grill'n fare Google map (marker is off slightly to the south, and it is the green barn on the right) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...mp;t=h&z=15 There is no charge, but we need to know who is coming. Non guild members are welcome to see what it is all about, but again give me a call or email. Let us know if you plan on coming and how many!! Here a link to a pdf of the flyer for the event: http://www.turkey-talk.com/webpics/bpNY2008.pdf
Tags: Turkey Calls
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