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three together on the floor

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Cool looking euro mount, wolf

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Ok promise.....last one! Had to post it!

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I don't remember what county the 7X7 came from. They all kinda run together after you see so many.

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Those are some massive animals.

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Crutch, I am not sure if it was you are not. Are you a taller than your picture lets on? If I had to put a time on it, it was right around noon when I went by the booth and saw the orange hat down the aisle. I did hear one of the guys in the booth ask if Justin was coming back because some guy just asked for him.

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Well the show is over and I would like to thank everone that stopped by and also bought a video. Great talking with all of you, also Justin didnt stay long his girl friend made some plans for him!!!![:@]We also were giving out some of the orange HNI hats with video sales that Justin brought us down. Thanks again Walt

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Hey IL bow Man,
Must have been jmbuckhunter, as I didn't get there till around 1:45pm. Use to be 6' at one time, also 170:eek:
Crutch

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I haven't even had a chance to catch my breath yet, as I got home late last night and have been swamped with work stuff today and trying to prepare my week ahead...

I did want to take the time to say "Thanks" to all the people who took the time to stop by the Bowtech booth and introduce themselves; it was a pleasure meeting each and every one of you, and my only regret is that I didn't have more time to stop and shoot the breeze!

Hopefully, next year some of you guys that wanted to make it but couldn't can find a way. It's a great show, and it's awesome getting to talk to you guys in person.

Speaking of meeting guys in person... Don Higgins, the author of Hunting Trophy Whitetails in the Real World was set up not far from the Bowtech booth. What a guy! We got to talk for quite a long time. If you haven't had a chance to pick up his book yet, you can buy an autographed copy from www.higginsoutdoors.com. Don's one of the most knowledgeable, down-to-earth hunters you could ever meet... just a good 'ol boy who puts his time in likea lot of us and has learned how to connect on some monster bucks!!! Maybe that's why his user name when he visits our forum is Monster Bucks Only... :)

Got to finally catch Byron Ferguson's trick-shooting show this year... Another great guy with his head on straight. Spent quite a bit of time chatting with him, too -- as I did the guys at the White Nuckle Productions booth. Most of you guys know Todd Prignitz (The Lone Wolf) and stickbow from on here, and they represented themselves and HNI with the utmost class. I wish them all the best as they move forward with their vision of what a world-class hunting DVD should represent!

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Where was he at? Was he at the Lone Wolf booth? I tried keeping an eye out for him as he said earlier in the year he might be there. Dang, I wish I would have seen him.

As far as quantity at the show, the mounts and deer were awesome. I do wish we could get more Manufacturers there to put on a show. I know bowtech don't do some big elaborate booth...but they were there. I don't think there is enough of them showing up.

My hats off to NAP, Lone Wolf, Bowtech, Penns Woods Game Calls, Summit, etc (can't think of them all)... for coming to our show. It is not a huge show, but it is good to see the big names there. I think this show could grow tremendously just by getting some other big name companies there.

Ok, quick question, I can't remember the name of the place to save my life, there was a booth setup selling shirts, hats, etc... Really nice setup, maybe 2 or 3 booths worth with an outdoor theme and shelves. Who were they, I thought I grabed a card, but I can't find it. I really liked some of there shirts, but didn't have enough money to buy some. I would like to find them and order some when the money is there.

Now this is just a pet peeve of mine, but the show is called the DEER & TURKEY CLASSIC. I can't stand all the goose calls going off all day long.