Team 4 Gobbler Blasters
03-14-2016, 06:41 AM
#44
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rifle, Colorado
Posts: 2,012
03-14-2016, 06:48 AM
#45
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 1,093
I have a proud dad moment from the weekend. I took my son (DTC Jr who is on Team 2) to Florida over the weekend to hunt with Billy Henderson and Deep South Outfitters. He took us to a spot and within a few minutes the birds were gobbling. I saw 2 hens fly off the roost and start working our direction. The gobblers hit the ground and I could hear them gobbling and coming closer. 10 minutes might have passed and I heard a bird spitting and drumming, moments later we could hear them fighting. I hear my
son say "dad, here the come!" followed by "oh, they are all jakes............wait, wait, here comes a long beard!" The gobbler and jakes pushed the hens around and finally the long beard cleared the jakes and KABOOM! My 13 year old had just completed his grand slam. We were both relieved and might have shed a tear or 2. He had missed down there 4 years ago and that miss has haunted him ever since.
son say "dad, here the come!" followed by "oh, they are all jakes............wait, wait, here comes a long beard!" The gobbler and jakes pushed the hens around and finally the long beard cleared the jakes and KABOOM! My 13 year old had just completed his grand slam. We were both relieved and might have shed a tear or 2. He had missed down there 4 years ago and that miss has haunted him ever since.
Last edited by DTC; 03-14-2016 at 07:07 AM. Reason: I posted this on the wrong team page
03-14-2016, 10:58 AM
#47
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rifle, Colorado
Posts: 2,012
Congrats to you and your son DTC. Watching my sons hunt/fill tags is way more fun than hunting myself anymore. But in true competition you really should have leaned over and clipped the beard back a few inches :-)
03-14-2016, 06:34 PM
#48
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: VA.
Posts: 1,413
Phil, would you like to select a team name? I'm good w/whatever is chosen, at your, or the teams leisure, of course.
I believe WEO has until the 16 to check in, as actual team selection occurred on the 6th. Sure would like to see all the original selections make it.
I believe WEO has until the 16 to check in, as actual team selection occurred on the 6th. Sure would like to see all the original selections make it.
03-15-2016, 04:22 AM
#49
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,463
Phil, would you like to select a team name? I'm good w/whatever is chosen, at your, or the teams leisure, of course.
I believe WEO has until the 16 to check in, as actual team selection occurred on the 6th. Sure would like to see all the original selections make it.
I believe WEO has until the 16 to check in, as actual team selection occurred on the 6th. Sure would like to see all the original selections make it.
