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Stick is that the buck from the Video you got in Ill?

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Sorry....this is as good as it gets!

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2007 Spring Turkey.....very wet!

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My other half
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This was a float trip a buddy and I took with my oldest boy and his youngest, who are within a month in age together... left out Saturday morning, camped overnight on the water, and came back in late Sunday. We had an absolute awesome experience, and I caught five smallies over 18" long and another dozen or so between 1/2 lb and a pound.

This is us where the spring comes upat Jack's Fork. It's 40' deep and 91,000 gallons a day roars out of this hole just to the left of Matthew's shoulder...




First fish of the day... five minutes into the trip. We knew it was gonna be good after this! I pulled him from beneath that root wad directly behind me. Looks like Matthew discovered fins, but I don't remember him ever saying anything about it... Wouldn't surprise me if he did get finned and never said anything; he's a tough little bugger! :)



I thought this was a great shot my buddy took from the back of his canoe... that's his son there with us in the background. That's pretty much how the scenery looked the whole two days we were out there...



Another nice one... the action was fantastic, and we were far enough up-river we didn't see very many other people at all. The ones we did see were serious canoers and kayakers who had camping gear with them like we did... No tubers at all.



Great shot of where we pitched our tents before it got too dark... This is the next morning; it was almost awe-inspiring.



Later that morning... Back at it!! :DThis was actually a huge relief to catch this old girl; I'd spotted her on her bed and she broke off my line and kept the first jig-and-pig I threw at her... I briefly hung her once more before she threw the lure... After throwing my tacklebox at her (which I'd downsized for the canoe trip), I finally landed her after going back to a jig-and-pig again. She was a touch over 18"and two canoes came by just in time to see my lift her out of the water. I got a niceround of applausefor her... :)



The wonderful thing about trips like this is also the chance to get to see some unique things in nature that most people will never see or appreciate... We saw something swimming across the river that just simply looked odd; it really didn't look like a muskrat, an otter or a beaver... It definitely got our attention though, and we were amazed to learn that what we had been watching was actually anice 10" Rock Bass being held above the water by asnake as he swam for the shoreline to rest with his prize catch. He crawled out a safe distance and was content to let his prey "drown" out of the water so he could eat it without it putting up a fight... We paddled over to him and snapped some pics a mere two feet away from him. He was still there when we left...



It was an amazing weekend... and one I hope to replicate many, many times with my boys!!

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Fantastic pics Greg / MO! Looks like you had a great weekend with your boy.

Thanks for sharing.

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82in.

I have shot bows drawing32in to 33in formost of my life but recently went to a 31 1/2in draw and I couldn't be happier.Shortening my drawI have found to be far more conducive for hunting, especiallyin the late season when I am wearing bulky clothes.

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Me and my 6 yr old.

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Michael&Germ, The taxi aged him at 5 1/2 years old and Germ yes it is the one from the video.. Walt

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Video does not do that deer justice, he looks a lot bigger;)

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Cool pics Greg. I have a group of guys I am guiding for smallies next week. I'm looking forward to seeing them smack the top waters.

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Germ, Thanks the video was lucky we were fighting camera problems when he came in and then that wonderful shot I made didn't help either. That was my 86th deer with a bow and the first one I ever spined. He wasn't very wide only 17 1/2 but he was real tall, He scored 147 gross!!! Walt

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Greg those pics are awesome! Looks like good times!!!!!!:):):):):)

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me at elkfest last october

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This is me with last years Tomkat practicing. Now shooting the bow in my sig.

Madea lot of refinements since then. No more tube peep and the new one is high enough I don't lean my head down to look thru it.

This is my better half



I'm the one with the facial hair. LOL

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Here is me trying out my step-son's new moped, and me and my son ashton.

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He me and the lil' man

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Pics of my huntin partner and me.

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That bass is HUGE!!!!

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Dad and I drove down to Boise, Idaho Friday morning for his Arbiculturist Certification exams and decided to buy our non-resident fishing licences and fish our way back to Spokane. I bought him a new rod and reel for father's day and this gave him a chance to break it in a bit.

The smallmouth fishing on the Clearwater between Hell's Canyon and Orifino is amazing, these are two decent fish we caught out of probably 40 or more total. We started fishing around 8:30 this morning and decided to quit around 3:00.

Its a bit confusing as a good portion of the Clearwater is located on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, portions of which are open to everyone, but none of it is really posted. We had to stop in two or three small "towns" to make sure the waters there were legal to fish.

Not a bad father's day weekend.

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My newest huntingbuddy Audrie She shot this deer at 6 yrs old with a .243

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Out in the woods behind the hunting shack!



My daughter and I at a concert!

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Here's my turkey and me from this turkey season.

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me and my father on the november 12th, 2006. i'm 16 yr old on this one.



Francis

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Here's another picture of me with my hero , she saved my life back in December of last year.
I had a light heart attack and passed out in my bathroom and when my dog couldn't get a response from me she woke my wife up.

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Awesome story, RD!!

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that is amazing. great story.

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Very nice photos everyone!

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This is me!

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Gee, can't you find a shirt that the sleeves fit?:D

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Your not suppose to see him , he's got his face paint on :D

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See who?

What are you talking about?

I don't see anyone!

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WH
The color on those pics is incredible, was that with a digital?

Here is a couple of me and my two boys last yearcelebrating youngest boys 5thbirthday. Notice my better half there with my little girl on the way(she was born 5 weeks later on Oct. 23 2006, two days after my first bowkill of the year).



Here are the girls again this time the little one is outside and about 6 months old (2 months ago).


And a couple of hunting pics as well, here is the buck I mentioned earlier. He was taken two days before my daughter was born, I know he's no beast but I was lucky to even get in the woods last season.:D

My VA trophy wall (except for the half rack buck, he hailed from NC),


That's all for now.

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Digital, yes.

I do touch up the color balance and saturation after loading them on the computer. You'd be suprised how dull pictures normally come out.

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Hey WH,

You like the face paint pic? I posted that one just for you.:D

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Lookin' good bud! :D

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Well I just got reprimanded by my boss (aka the old lady,my better half, the queen and ruler)because she didn't like the pic I posted of her, so here are acouple of others,

One of her cheesing

and one of her watching the dog crap (I think she will appreciate this one the most).;)