Trad Gang

I figured I start a new thread to organize things.  Please post when you're coming, how many are in your party, what food you're bringing and for which night.  The reason I thought of this is to keep the food/nights organized.  That way we don't end up with too much of one thing and not enough of another.  I'll keep editing this post so we have a tally of everything.  

Also, is Sat/Sun lunch and breakfast a fend for yourself kinda deal or are we gonna divy up lunch meats, condiments, and such?

Attendance:
Clintopher   Fri/Sat night
Bob Walker   Fri/Sat night
Bobby?       Fri/Sat night
Killdeer     Fri/Sat night arrive Fri afternoon
Badger Matt  Fri/Sat night arrive Fri afternoon
Chad         Fri/Sat night arrive Fri afternoon
Tom          Saturday only arrive Sat 7 am
Chris        Saturday only arrive Sat 7 am
Knife River  Fri night?/Sat night
and Son      Fri night?/Sat night
JWD          Fri/Sat night  arrive Fri morning
Stringcutter Fri/Sat night
Paradocs     Fri night/Sat night?

Friday night:
Clintopher           Stew/Pies
Bob Walker (Bobby?)  Gumbo
Badger Matt/Chad     Chili
Killdeer             Pies?


Saturday night:
Tom/Chris              Jerky
Knife River/Son        Chili
JWD                    Veggie Beef soup/oysters


If everyone throws in a few bucks the portajon will be covered.  What about firewood?  Does the club have any?  I can bring a little.  

That leaves plates, cups, and utensils.  I've got some plasticware that I can bring.

Can anybody think of anything else?

Clint

TTT

This was a good idea there Mr. Clint. Doesn't look like I'll have to cook anything Fri. nite and I might still cook some ham beens for Sat. lunch. Lookin for the Tom to check in here tonite, maybe get some of those last questions answered. I'll be travelin Thurs. to pick up the oysters and clams, won't be able to blast off for up there till early Fri. mornin. Now that work is startin to come my way I have to manage my time a little better. Sounds like we'll eat good and if the gods look down us with favor we might even get a shot or two at a skuerrl. Lookin forward to the company and Sat. campfire. Let me know if there is anything else I can do. Jerry

I guess the next thing is what times are we going to meet up ..... Figure 8am, 12noon, and 4pm on Friday...... Sat. 7am.... Clint, could you post beside their names what times they'll show up? And thanks alot for doing it. Makes everything awhole lot easier on me.  My cell phone number is 804-339-7377. Home #804-598-6580

I'll keep editing the thread in my original post, that way there's a quick, easy reference.  Is a stove/oven available at the club?

Clint

Tom/Chris, jerky- 7 AM at the Sheetz. Just for the day.

Bob mentioned rice, so I am bringing my camp stove, a pot and some white rice. I do the sticky Chinese style, or sushi style or Basmati or Jasmine, so don't expect Uncle Ben's. Bob wants white rice, so that is what I will bring.

Like it or...oh. It IS lumpy.  :D  

Killdeer

Just clarifying the dates, this is not this weekend but next weekend, the 27th through 29th, right?

Killdeer~easily confused  :readit:

Correct.

Got cold running water, and electric. Plus a wood burning stove with blower if things get cold.
we got about 15 couches... about 4-5 would't be to bad to sleep on. the rest might be too narrow......

 

You test 'em yourself, Tom?

I was waiting for a reply to Tom's post by Kathy. I must say that was much more reserved than I had expected!

I decided that this year I would learn to be tactful.  :)  

Killdeer~just the tacts, ma'am.

Yeah, right!  

I gotta smoked ham I'll bring; maybe some rolls and cheese.
    Now, I'm a bit confused, which ain't exactly a rarity.  Are we meeting at the club on Friday, or at the Sheetz?

I'll be at Sheetz Fri. at 8am., 12noon, and 4pm. Please let me know when you're coming..
Sat. 7 am. only
Friday meet most everybody and maybe do a little shoot/ squirrel huntin. Topped off with a big supper. And a few beers.
Figure 8am-12 noon or so on Sat. hunt.
take an hour for lunch
hunt again until 4-5pm
go back to camp and pig out on clams, oysters, pie, and gumbo.Maybe have a shooting contest and somebody to help me tiller my longbow.
Sat. night put some itchin powder in Kathy's bed roll.  Eat some more and have a few more beer waiting for the fun to start.

If I can find the Sheetz, I can prolly find your house. I won't be down before noon, more likely between noon and four.

You stop hunting for  lunch ?
Oy.   :rolleyes:  

Killdeer

Chad and I will arrive Friday afternoon -- skippin' a half day of school.  Yep -- we're on for a crock pot full of chili Friday night.  I'll see if the missus will bake some homemade bread as well.  

I can bring along some firewood and will try and find the dutch oven for some sort of cobbler Friday or Saturday night.

Of course, we'll chip in on the porta-potty too.

Is the club hard to get to?  I'm gonna aim for noon on Friday.  Still waitin to see if I can have the day off.

Clint

Stephen is suppose to let me know today when he will be able to leave on Friday. He has a test in Roanoke that am. I'll post as soon as I hear from him. I'm thinking we'll be there by 2 or so. Bobby will be there too so Kathy get your poking stick ready.

Clint and Bob, Not hard to find , just hard to tell. Make sure you take my cell #804-339-7377 and call me when you get off on the Midlothian exit.
Kathy, I ain't figured out how to carry hot soup in my pocket yet?  

String--
        I am planning on making it down.I will have to leave Cville early and try to make the Sheetz.What do I bring?I have been emailing Jerry so I get info from him also.Hope to see you all there....Danny

Chad and I hope to make it to Sheetz around 2:00 Friday and I think I can find the house.

Tom, ya carry jerky, chocolate and a couple of granola bars. That's enough for all day and some extra in case ya get lost in the parking lot.

Killdeer  

Kathy, Candy bars are for children and women folk. Granola for hippies.  I hunt hard and need to eat to keep my strength up......  
Danny, Just look at the top of the thread and see if'n there's anything that's missing you would like to bring. Found out Coors ain't so libral as I was told. Hint. Hint....      Might even ned somefin a little stronger to was down all dem pies.

Does the camp have a fridge/freezer?

I'm having an episode.  I grabbed my bow today en route to the back yard so I could put a stalk on a ginger ale can.  When I went to string it, I noticed the bamboo back is lifting a splinter. NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!   I've got a glue up on the form right now and I'm hoping to have it tillered by next weekend, but just in case I don't, does anybody have an extra bow in the mid 40's they wouldn't mind bringin to the shoot.  Right or left handed is fine.

Clint

I got you covered Brother Walker. Actually, it is a bow made by .........YOU! You may have to wrestle Bobby for it but as long as he can't make it to his knife first, I think you may be able to take him. And if not, Kathy has always got her kid whacking stick you could borrow!!!

I will bring a spare as well. Well, maybe several.
And the fire-poking stick lives in the truck.

Killdeer  :wavey:

Thanks.

Clint

Yep, it has a fridg.

Good, we need a place to put all them sqwirls!

Tom, you got a DVD player? I can't hunt without a DVD player.

Killdeer~We be hi-tech rednecks!  :readit:

 I'll be settin up the TV , DVD and Vhs Thur. Evening. Got about a dozen Trad archery Videos. If'n anybodies got Primal Dreams please bring it...

Awwww, you guessed!!

WAKE UPPPP!!!!!!)

Page two? Who was supposed to be on watch?
Killdeer
Harrumph!  :mad:

I's sorry?  :confused:

Hey Ya'll

Too late to get in on this "Hunt"??

Mike Schwister

Heck no!! Haven't heard from you since VJAM. How you been? There is another thread "Calling all Virginians" that has most of the logistics or just give me a call. Stephen will be coming too and probably bringing the bow you made for him at VJAM. (434)851-8387 cell or (434)947-1806 work

I'll make another piece of pie for ya, Mike.  :wavey:  

Killdeer~ Northern  Possum Squat, VA

Come on down Mike.  The more the merrier...plus, I need another lesson in tuning arrows. LOL  

Clint

I took all week off , so give me a call at Home. 804-598-6580. Should be here.

Are you having to "rest up" for all of this week-end's festivities? Or just so's you can have enough energy and speed to stay at least one step in front of Killy's pokin stick? Come on, which is it? Inquiring minds want to know, LOL!!!

Chad and I will be a wee bit late -- maybe 4:00 Friday afternoon.  Chili will have been in the crockpot since 7:00 AM though...mmmmm.

I'm a closet gun nut too and got a chance to visit the H&K factory Friday and shoot someone else's guns, use their ammo, and have somebody else clean 'em...  Ya'll an't gonna mock me is ya?

Got a honey do list. She's using the hunt as leverage.  :readit:  Women????

I'll forgive you if you can manage to bring down an MP5.

Clint

QuoteOriginally posted by String Cutter:
Got a honey do list. She's using the hunt as leverage.   :readit:   Women????

Ha!!!  I've got to put up baseboard molding and replace the thermostat with a new fandangled electronic one.  It was either that or come home on Saturday.    

Clint

Don't you guys start qvetchin' about your women. YOU picked them!! Chose them out of thousands!

And evidently they picked you because you were somewhat trainable...

Killdeer~and put that toilet lid down!!  :mad:

Thousands of others????? Show me a man with Thousands of women to choose from and I'll show you a single man.... She was the only one that thought my old cornball lines was cute and my looks tolerable.
You women folk don't know the half of what us guys go through to get just a date. Think ya take things for granted sometimes. As for picking.... Well I think most of the choosin is done by the women...... Else I would have never went home by myself from all those bars....  

I'm not sure what qvetchin' is, but I'm certain I did no such thing.  And you're right, I did pick her.  Wouldn't have anybody else.

Clint

Anybody else here?   :bigsmyl:

"I'm not sure what qvetchin' is, but I'm certain I did no such thing."  :rolleyes:  

Do tell.  :p  
Killdeer~married since 1983.

Poor, poor fella. They's got to be a metal, Sainthood ur sumfin he should get?  

Are we there yet???

QuoteOriginally posted by Bob Walker:
Are we there yet???

Didn't I tell you to pee before we left?   :knothead:

Oh, he got a prize, all right!!  

Kathy, Don't be talkin that way. Childred might be listening.    ..... Plus you might give me nightmares.

String Cutter,

You know how confused I get.  Should Chad and I call for directions when we get to Sheetz?  For that matter, where is Sheetz?  I thought I remembered but I done forgot what I remembered.  :confused:  

About that fridge.  Does the light stay on when you close the door?

See ya'll Friday afternoon.

Matt & Chad

From Rt. 288 go west on Midlothian/Powhatan exit.
Go 8.2 miles until you see Sheetz
Take a Left at the stop light onto  Dorset Road and go another 8 miles.
1/4 of a mile after you pass the Grace Baptist Church take a left on Clayville Road.
Second house on the left with a big red barn.
848 Clayville Road. house 804-598-6580    cell 804-339-7377

Garlands farm gives great directions, and has you go  west  instead of  east , which sounded helpful.

 Garlands farm directions or Spam Central, I forget which. (http://www.tgarlands.com/farm.htm)  

Stringcutter, seeing that advertfor the horse place, I dunno if I can make it to the hunt.

Killdeer~them horses got my nickers in a knot!

Kathy, You can do both. It's right across the street. Almost in bow range....   :D
Directions to my house


From: Washington DC
I-95 South to I-295 (to Charlottesville - I-64W)
I-64 West to Route 288 South (approx. 2 miles)
Route 288 South to Powhatan exit (Route 60 West)
8.2 miles to Flatrock.
At the stoplight at Dorset Road (McDonalds and Sheetz on right), turn left onto Dorset Road.
4.6 miles.
Just past the Grace Baptist Church .5 mile is Clayville Rd. Take left on Clayville. I'm second on the left with the big red barn.
848 Clayville Rd


From: Petersburg, VA
I-95 North to Rt. 288 North.
Stay on Rt. 288 until the Midlothian Turnpike (Rt. 60).
Go West towards Powhatan.
Travel approximately 8.2 miles to Flatrock.
At the stoplight at Dorset Road (McDonalds and Sheetz on right), turn left onto Dorset Road.
4.6 miles.
Just past the Grace Baptist Church .5 mile is Clayville Rd. Take left on Clayville. I'm second on the left with the big red barn
848 Clayville Rd.

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From: Charlottesville, VA
I-64 East to Rt. 288 South to the exit with Rt. 60 (Midlothian Turnpike) going west.
Go approximately 8.2 miles to Flatrock.
At the stoplight at Dorset Road (McDonalds and Sheetz on right), turn left onto Dorset Road.
4.6 miles.
Just past the Grace Baptist Church .5 mile is Clayville Rd. Take left on Clayville. I'm second on the left with the big red barn.
848 Clayville Rd. Home 804-598-6580 Cell#804-339-7377

I've got a bit of bad news.  I went to the doctor today to see why I've been coughing for a little over two weeks.  Turns out I'm in the beginning stages of pneumonia.  I started taking an antibiotic and I don't feel bad, but I'm not sure that hunting is a real smart idea.  

So what's my plan you ask?  Well, I ain't coming on Friday.  But I still want to come and hang out with you guys for a little while so I figured I'd come up there around lunch time on Saturday and leave sometime after dinner, or maybe Sunday morning...we'll have to wait and see. I was going to provide a stew Friday night.  Does anyone want to trade me their Saturday night meal for my Friday night?

Clint

Clint, Sorry to hear that. But you don't have to go hunting if you don't want to. Just keep the fire going and watch a dozen Trad videos.  Eat some Killy pie? Some Jerry clams and some of Tom's jerky. Heck, that sounds like a super weekend to me?

You will be feeling much better on Saturday, Clint, and I am still bringing a couple of bows for you to shoot. Bring some arras for 45-50 pound bows. Ya ain't breakin' mine.  :p  

S'posta be warm on Saturday! In the fifties! :bigsmyl:  

Killdeer

Allright, I'm feeling fine and not coughing anymore...the pox on not coming tomorrow.  I'll be at the sheetz tomorrow at noon.  I won't be staying Saturday night though, although I will stay for dinner.   :bigsmyl:    See ya'll there.

Kathy,  

    I'm putting the finish on two bows and with the help of Bob, I aquired a Bob Lee Hunter so if you don't want to bring your bows, don't worry about it.  However, if you want to show and tell, well by all means...

Clint

Nope.

I was gonna bring a Morrison and my Jeffery, a longbow and a recurve, to see if you wanted to use either of them. No biggie. I was just trying to do something nice for someone. That's OK if you have something better, think nothing of it.

I'll be fine...

I gotta go fight with the piecrust. How did you do yours?

Killdeer

Won't be gettin outta here as soon as I thought tommorrow. Had work that HAD to be at a point befor I could leave with a clear mind. Should be up there 1500 ish. Because of the work deal, I didn't make it up to the eastern shore to pick up oysters and clams. Can I still get a welcome when I get there ????????? I'll splain when I meet ya'll. Tom, I'll call ya when I get on the road, 2 1/2 hrs. and I'll be at Sheetz. Lookin forward to a break and meetin all. Danny e-mailed me, he's sick now and won't make it for the great skuerl hunt 2006. See ya'll tommorrow. Jerry

I'll be at Sheetz at 700am, 1200noon, and 400pm

You can bring your Morrison.  Won't bother me a bit. (read-please bring it)

My pie crust is store bought.  I didn't feel like foolin' with it.  Matter of fact, I haven't started making the pies yet.  I'm gonna try to pack and get things ready tonight so I can leave outta hear tomorrow by 9:30.  That'll put me at the sheetz at noon or a little before.  

Clint

I have two pies sitting ready to go in the oven as soon as it feels hot enough. The crust is from a mix. That's all the pies I am gonna make. I still have to gather clothes and such.

Clint, do you want to shoot a Dakota (45@28") or the ACS (51@26")?

Killdeer

Dakota would be dandy.

Clint

I will try not to forget it.
Pies are cookin'.  :D

Bobby's in bed, now I get to start packin! Good thing you got that new bow, Clint, Bobby said he's using his "favorite" bow. Least you won't have to rassle him. We should be there by 12 or a little after. I'll call on the cell when we get underway.

Anybody bringing a game cart?  :bigsmyl:

Why? You offering haulin' me around?  :knothead:

Only after you are field dressed.
I  was  gonna use it for the squirrels.   :smileystooges:

I's going to bed. I'll recheck here in the morning. Anybody coming at 700am let me know. Or just fallow the direction to my house from Sheetz.  

Can't sleep?

:bigsmyl:    :wavey:

Hi KILLDEER   :D  ,

I'm new around here, well been lurking for a while and following this thread, just wondering how y'all's weekend turned out. Sounded like it was going to be a good time. Hope everyone had a blast   :bigsmyl:  

Yankee Bill

Yeah Post up a new thread I am really interested in what happened.  Its -7 where i am right now and has only been getting to about 0. Too cold for hunting right now.

Hope all went well for you boys.

No squirrels were harmed during the making of Virginia Squirrel Hunt 2006; we all had a great time, though  :thumbsup:  Met a bunch of nice folks, ate to excess, and heard alot of great stories(and a few tall tales)  :campfire:  Can't wait to do it again.

Yankee Bill, what is your lame excuse for not going? There were two whole pies left over!  :mad:  

Killdeer

Who's missin a crock pot... Killy, Crock not crack.

KILLDEER,

Can't pull a bow right now, been outa commission for a few yrs. w/ shoulder problems but trying to work thru it here in the next few months......
Can sure throw some pies down though..  :bigsmyl:  

YB

Too late for the pies!!  :smileystooges:  

Killdeer

Figured y'all would be gettin filled up on skwerls    :confused:  


Anybody else from down round my neck o da woods in( "Seagull Squat") ?   :p    

YB

Hey now! I lived in Bayview for a couple of years, and NOB Norfolk for a couple more.

Seagull Squat...harrumph! We had a couple folks at the hunt from your way. You coulda at least hung out and told hunting lies!

Killdeer  :)

I'm really good at that last part    

Sorry you were at NOB .... nah, just kiddin, I was too for a while.

Is Mechanicsville any where near Possum Squat?
Got a Sister in Law up there.

YB

Nope, Mechanicsville is down near Richmond. That's too close to Stringcutter for me! :readit:

Did anybody stay sober enough to take any pics   :eek:  

YB

How could you possibly impugn the sobriety and good character of this merry band of archers?  :scared:  
Actually, very few pictures were taken this year. In my case, I was too busy doing stuff and having fun to take much time photographizing.  :saywhat:  

I just got home this afternoon, and have been unloading stuff, getting ready for work tomorrow and catching up on the activities here online. In between, I have been editing some meager image files created in the last two days.

Here you go, this is the way the hunt started. We are leaving the camp to go to the squirrel-grounds.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/VA%20Squirrel%20Hunt%2006/Img_2914.jpg)

Killdeer

Thanks for the pic Killy,

Looks like a nice setting    :)  

I do most of my huntin' up in the mountains around martinsville way ... LUV DEM MOUNTAINS!!!!

Joined another club over on the Eastern Shore this year for the convenience of it. That toll is a killer, but lots of deer there, and some purdy hefty ones too.

Thanks agin fer the pic!

YB

It is past my bedtime, so I will work on some real whopper squirrel lies tomorrow. Meantime, there WERE other people involved in this fiasco, and they are welcome, (nay, strongly encouraged!) to take to their keyboards and assist.

(*yawnnnn*)  

Sleep tight Killdeer,

I'll worry some of the other folks whenever they chime in.

YB

I am NOT 'sleeping tight'.

I have only been drinking water this evening.  :bigsmyl:  

Killdeer~back to it..  

So anyway, although Tommy had gotten a new car,

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/VA%20Squirrel%20Hunt%2006/Img_2934.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/VA%20Squirrel%20Hunt%2006/Img_2936.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/VA%20Squirrel%20Hunt%2006/Img_2938.jpg)

I rode in Daryl's rumble seat instead as we made the short trek to the skwerl woods. The air was mildly cool and the sunshine purely golden as it trickled throught the pines on either side of the road. I closed my eyes and savored it, as well as the myriad missiles of bright yellow, high quality straw that launched themselves at me as the velocity rose and the related wind increased. Daryl had brought the backstops, and the evidence was to be had in plenty back here.  :)  

Pines, pines, and more pines, then a slowing, a turn, and we entered the driveway to the killin' fields. Tommy stopped and unlocked the gate, drove a bit, and dropped off the first batch of hunters. A little further, and the next group, then the rest of us clambered out and headed into uh...more pines.

It was quiet stalking in the pines, but I was sure glad when we started to get into some oaks!! We split up some more, and at the first opportunity, I wandered off by my lonies. I like it like that.

Killdeer

I didn't take a lot of pictures...and the squirrels were curiously absent.  Here goes...
 (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid200/pa9cada54c388802f33229745d5b06c4e/f05e8883.jpg)
Chad, my son, and Joe, Woody's son hunting squirrels

 (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid200/p70b72650c122a8db5433d03303920fc9/f05e8891.jpg)
Like father, like son.  Woody and Joe draw back on a P&Y stump.

 (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid200/p6343911da6ecdddd62e459cf4b321df8/f05e888b.jpg)
Chad and Joe go REAL primitive.

It was a great time.  I'd pay money to listen to Jerry, Kathy, and Tom snipe across the dinner table.  Best comedy show on the road.

P.S.
Stringcutter, that'd be my crockpot.  When the missus asked where it was I told here "oops, sorry."  She reminded me she wanted a new one...so please chunk that one.

I brought my camera but never turned it on.  I always manage to do things like that.  Had a great time though.

What part of Tidewater you in Bill?  I call Chesapeake home, or at least that's where I live.

Clint

Great pics, story & comments guys,

Looks like it was a good time for all     :D    .

Glad to see the youngun's involved in the great outdoors, don't have none myself but like to see the torch being passed vicariously through others.

Hopefully, they all escaped the wrath of Killdeer's pokin stick      :scared:     .

Had to laugh at those car pics, my ole huntin truck ain't much purdier than that thing is     :eek:      

Clint, I'm in Norf. but closer to the Ches./ VB line, not too far from the intersection of Mil. Hwy & Indian River rd. Where bouts in Ches. are you?

Glad to see there are some local Trad Ganger's here      :bigsmyl:     .

YB

Here's Stringcutter (Tom) with a new toy -- an atlatl.  He figured out very quickly how to really fling those heavy darts, much to the dismay of some pine trees...
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c360/krf123/DSCN0062.jpg)

Beautiful follow-through!  Now if we can only find the dart...  But if it's with the others, it has deeply penetrated a pine about twelve feet off the ground.  Mammoths beware:  Tom is armed and dangerous!
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c360/krf123/DSCN0063.jpg)

Tom is armed anyway. LOL.


Bill, I'm over by Chesapeake General.

Clint

Clint,

Ya ever shoot at Great Bridge Archery? I was sniffin' around in there the other day and the girl in the shop said there was some Trad folks that shot there on Monday nights.

Don't really know where the Trad types round here like to shoot. Oceana looks like a nice range, and I believe they let civies shoot there.

Do you know anything bout the Kingsboro Bowman's club in suffolk? I know they shoot at the Lone Star Lakes Park (think that's the name of it).
I've found some links to them on some trad sites, but don't know if they have many members that actually use tad gear or not.

I've been out of the archery loop for quite a while, only been able to hunt w/ my bangsticks since my shoulder injury.

YB

Knife River, Thanks alot for my new toy..... Was playin with it again just alittle bit ago.   Figured out what was giving me so much speed. Think it was cause I have so much weight forward to begin with?  :D   It is one of the nicest gift I've ever gotten.
And Killy not to be out done gave me Primal Dreams ( the Video). It's way cool. Not alot of arrow slinging like Oct. Whitetail. But the  places and animals they videoed was great. Only watched it acouple times so far. My little girl really likes the music.    
All in All I think the hunt went pretty good. Though I missed 4 times. " Got a Honey Hole"
Think next year we're going to have to call it " The Va. No Squirrel, Squwerl Hunt"        

Oops, sorry guys, just realized that I might have been jackin' this thread   :o  

I don't want to stray too far off topic here.

Clint, you can email or PM me if you'd like.  
YB

Enjoyed the get together even if no squirrels were harmed, could be cause PETA is down the road and certainly don't want to hear from them.Maybe next year will be the charm.
Bob, enjoyed sharing the woods with you and Bobby, the young ones[and us older] folks had a blast shooting with the flu-flu's. Will have to make some of them soon.
Clint, hope you enjoyed the jerky, now explain to Killy why none was left. Have to make up a whole deer up next year with this ravenous crowd.
Woody, it was a pleasure to meet you and I really appreciate shooting you bows, neither of which I could ever afford but sure did enjoy the experience.Bet Joe went down like a rock come bedtime.
Larry, thanks for the breakfast!!
Take care and hope to see everyone again somewhere.

Tom, you brought jerky?

 :(

Lemme see,you all ditched me at Tom's house, you played atlatl without me, and you brought fresh jerky and didn't save me a scrap.

I baked pies and swept out the clubhouse.  :rolleyes:  

Is this a guy thing?  :confused:  
My deer camp doesn't go like that.    

Killdeer

So, anyway, I grabbed a heavy ash shaft, like everybody said that I would need for complete penetration of the game animal, and my '68 K-Mag. The squirrels were very active between 10 and 11 AM, and Killdeer the Stealthy was in amongst 'em!


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I don't know why, but my arrow seemed to move very slowly, like molasses going uphill in February. The squirrels kept jumping the string. I even got up once and adjusted the arrow as it flew, but it missed anyway.

Killdeer

Well, I guess it's time I put my 2 cents in. I don't post much, a friend told me once, if you don't have anything to say just keep your mouth shut. Yeah, was a good time had by all I think. To be able to put a face on a name I'd only seen as a screen name was a good deal. Glad to meet each and every one of ya'll, truly was my pleasure. Tom, next year, the ONLY thing I'm gonna vollenteer for is cookin breakfast. I likes to see people eat and get the day off to a good start. I'll be a bit more organized and will be able to put on a bigger feed bag. Not to say, I was the only one to bring a coffee pot, gees, I gotta have a cup a jo in the AM. I can't brew up Moutain Dew but I can do a mean pot of java. And, it looks like I was the big winner this year. Didn't see any skerrls but I brought pies home. Clint, the sweet tatter pie eats just fine and Ms. Killie, the peach is one of your better works. Might just have a pie rodeo next year and forget about the dang skerrls. The only thing I regret about the wknd. is we didn't get any group pics and not many others either. Oh well, till next year, the memory's will live on. Good shootin this year to ya'll. Shoot straight and shoot to kill. Was a pleasure to meet and share a dinner table with ya;ll.    Jerry

Jerry, the pleasure was mine. But I dunno about making pies next year...mebbe I'll just bring some Ho-Hos or summat.

I'll think on it.
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Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

Let them puppy's breath baby, WOW , glad I wasn't a sittin down wind Hey Hey.

Killy, your arrow's so big the point didn't even make it in the picture.  Must be a trick of perspective, but the one on your string seems a skosh longer than the ones in your quiver... Hmmmm...

Perhaps un poquito...

Haven't heard anybody (but me) say "skosh" in a long time!

Well, seein' as how a few of us are here, I have to tell about one of my favorite parts of the trip. I have a new hero. His name is Joe.

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He showed me how to throw a dart.

The first thing you have to do is fit your fingers onto the atlatl right. You finagle it until it seems to set right in your hand, and leave a couple of fingers where they can grab the dart.

Then you fit the base of the dart onto the tip of the atlatl. He's gonna launch it at the pine cone on the straw bale back there.

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See?

Basic stance;

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Better get behind him.

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And LAUNCH!!

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Ain't it plumb purty?
 :bigsmyl:

Picking up the stragglers. Those darts rock the bales pretty good!

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So, seeing everybody having so much fun, I axed Joe just as nice as I could if he would let me use his atlatl once. Naive child, he said OK!

I squiggled my fingers up through and around, then figured a way to grip the dart. I played with foot position, tested the wind, drew a line in the sand and let her fly!

Thanks Joe! She flew real good, and I couldn't have done it without you!   :bigsmyl:  

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Killdeer   :wavey:

And then she poked him with that stick!  Just kidding.  Killy, I don't know if you saw us pass you on I-95 heading north, but Joe was yelling and waving at the "real nice lady who almost hit the bullseye!"

I am wondering how I ever got ahead of you! Nope, I didn't see you. Looking forward to shooting with you again. Bring the kids!

Killdeer

Kathy, you've an eye for the camera.  Great pics.  Sorry about the jerky.  Tom gave me a nod and left the bag on my tailgate when everyone went out for the afternoon hunt.  I felt like an addict at a crack lab...just couldn't help myself.

Clint

Oh stop sucking up, you you you...

Uh, what ARE you, anyway?
When I kept hearing how Trad Gang members watch out for each other, I think I took it in the wrong context.   :archer:  

Killdeer

There's a big difference in sucking up and paying a compliment.  If I'd been sucking up I would have told you what a good shot you are.   :saywhat:

Clint

To maintain a veneer of credibility, a good suck-up never tells a blatant lie. Once caught in THAT, the technique loses its efficacy.

Time for another girly beer.  :bigsmyl:

Kathy at her best - interacting with folks and their kids of like interests and launching things at targets - oh and relaxing - a fine art in itself    :p .

I sure wish we had stopped and taken a group picture. Not only do I like to compare this year's wrinkled old codgers against  last  year's wrinkled old codgers, but the crumbsnatchers grow so much in a year!

I didn't recognize Connor, though it had only been a bit over six months since I saw him at ATAR. Bobby, too, is a somewhat larger lad than he was last year, and still has that wonderful red hair and ready grin. Even when I booted a rubber ball upside his punkin' haid.  :eek:  Luckily it was a soft ball and a hard target, because it was a perfect center hit on his forehead.

Matt's son Chad has gotten taller, and gained prolly fifteen pounds, but it's all hair. His beautiful flowing locks got him a thorough razzing. Being a child of the sixties, though, I thought it was neat.  :cool:  

The young folks had a general blast, and were alternately playing kickball, shooting, running around like banshees, teaching each other math or playing cards. Chad learned the famous Squirrel Camp Card Game. Well, maybe it wasn't as famous as I thought, 'cause he didn't know it afore he got into camp this year. He knows it now, though! I can't believe that we didn't play 52 Pickup last year...

It was a treat to see last year's crew, and meet some new faces this year. The old faces were; Badger Matt and son Chad, Tom and Chris and Connor Bohl, Bob and Bobby Walker, with a much-enjoyed visit with the charming Brenda, and of course Clintopher, (who politely managed not to cut himself overtly over the course of the hunt) and our charming host Tommy (Stringcutter).

People I met for the first time were Jerry Deglow, Woody Blackwell and his son Joe, and Daryl Tyson. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute spent this past weekend, and hope to see all of these people again. Well-launched arrows, pleasant conversation and tasty vittles filled the hours, with the added treat of seeing kids being kids thrown in for grins. I feel blessed.

Thanks Tommy, and the members of the Hunt Club who graciously allowed us the access to beautiful hunting land and the clubhouse.  :readit:  

           Our Host

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hey killdeer, what kinda arra is that on the shot of you crouched down, what is it like 40 inch arrow?

It's an atlatl dart.

Clint

And it's six feet long...  :scared:

Tom! You ol' rapscallion!   :D    
I am going to give some of that fine jerky to ApplePie tomorrow, as he is up visitin' until tomorrow night.

Not TOO much jerky, 'cause he didn't make it to the hunt!

Thank you! Clark (Mockingbird) says that this jerky is made by someone who knows what he is doing, and loves venison. I am trying hard not to scarf down the whole bag. I will succeed, too, because I have more willpower than  some  of our company.  :knothead:  

Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

i've always suspected Killie was a Venison Jerky addict .    ;)

Bernie, this surprise package arrived in my mailbox yesterday, and it is the tenderest, moistest, sweet-smoky jerky that you can imagine.

Tom is a Master Jerk. Uh...Jerk Master? That don't sound right either.  :bigsmyl:

LOL - I always loved jerky too and, if I could get these "store-bought" teeth sharpened (without cutting up my mouth), I'd still be addicted to it too, Kathy. Sounds like Tom has got it down pat all right, nice of him to "fix ya up".

You're welcome Killy, just didn't want you to feel left out. Glad you like it! I do enjoy sharing the hunt with as many people as I can-as long as I save some for my girls, they would not forgive me if it all went away-especially after smelling it in the dehydrator for two days-makes the mouth water just walking in the house.
 Take care.
To the other Tom- Thank you for setting up the hunt for everyone. Its a pleasure just to have a great time meeting with people. Thanks again.