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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

2013 PA Mentored Youth Turkey Hunt

Saturday April 20th was mentored youth spring turkey hunt in Pennsylvania; one day only.  My 6-year-old son, Grant Snavely, had been practicing with his new Remington 11-87 and was confident that he would tag a longbeard during his first spring gobbler hunt.  We started off in the morning well before daylight and we were surprised at how quiet it was; not a single gobble on the roost.  We decided to run and gun and approximately a quarter-mile into our trek my short series of cuts and yelps from my mouth call were immediately interrupted by several gobbles.  As we scrambled for a tree to set up the turkeys continued to gobble aggressively on their own; closing the gap in a hurry.

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Posted by Jason Snavely on 04/23 at 11:01 AM
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Monday, April 08, 2013

2012 Osceola Spring Gobbler with Garry Adel

My 2012 Osceola Spring Gobbler season got off to a fast a furious start. I got the pressure off on the second morning. Nearly everyone I knew that hunted early had experienced success in Osceola-ville.

Now it was my friend Garry Adel`s turn. My old friend and turkey hunting buddy of many years has allowed me the honor of calling up big gobblers for him each spring for the last 15 years or so. Garry is perfectly willing to passively enjoy the spring hunting experience with me while also being enthusiastically prepared to unload a couple of ounces of shot in the face of the first big gobbler that dares to come into range. Garry and I do not often fail. 

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Posted by David Shashy on 04/08 at 11:49 AM
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Gobblin’ In Dixie

Once again, spring has sprung in the South and turkey season is open in Alabama.  I have the privilege to hunt the famed Tombigbee River bottoms in southwest Alabama.  This area is rich in whitetails, turkey, wild hogs and basically all game native to the South.  I started my hunt well before daylight in an area that hasn’t been turkey hunted for a couple years.  I stood on the edge of a whitetail food plot (Tecomate Monster Mix) and decided to just listen for a gobble.  At 6:30 a.m. all of nature was starting to come alive.  Cardinals were chirping, owls were softly hooting, and geese were flying up the river.  This morning the honking of the geese set the gobblers to gobbling.  I could hear four different gobblers sounding off to the geese approximately 200 yards off the back end of the Monster Mix field.  I quickly moved to the back of the field following the gobbles still on the roost.  Once I hit the hardwoods surrounding the field, I began to carefully ease through the woods so not to spook the gobblers.  It was still very dark but the woods were starting to illumine with day breaking.

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Posted by Tecomate Wildlife Systems on 03/26 at 11:26 AM
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Monday, March 18, 2013

Traditions Muzzleloader Whitetails - Extreme Wildlife Adventures and Larry Ellis

On Monday November 5, 2012, Tecomate Pro Staffer Duncan Dobie and I returned to our homes from our Traditions Muzzleloader whitetail hunt with Larry Ellis of Extreme Wildlife Adventures in the Oklahoma panhandle. True to the name of Larry`s outfit this was an exciting adventure to say the least.

As Tecomate videographer Matt Carmen and I were en route to Freedom Oklahoma from Denver, Colorado the day before our three day trophy whitetail hunt, we received word from Larry that a big mature 12-pointer with a double main beam and extra points had been showing up daily at one of his trail cams. My first thought was that one of us, Duncan Dobie or myself, was in for a quick easy hunt for known bruiser that was patterned. Heck, one of us might even be finished the first morning if Larry`s trail cam photos were any indication. But as is often the case with big mature whitetail bucks, that isn’t how the story goes. Big whitetails are masters of transforming confidence to hopelessness. Duncan would be the hunter on the hot-seat for this hunt. Duncan would hunt the big 12 at the buck`s most frequented known hang out.

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Posted by David Shashy on 03/18 at 11:40 AM
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Monday, March 04, 2013

See What You’ve Been Missing: My Leupold Optics and Reconyx Game Camera

I have a picture with my little girl, Anna Grace with a turkey and me I harvested this past spring. She is holding the beard of the gobbler, but it is the beautiful smile on her face that makes this moment in time very special to her daddy. Being able to share my passion for hunting and the outdoors with this little two-year-old is priceless. However, it is not just about the turkey moment we shared on that spring morning, it was being able to share any moment with my “precious one.” You see the slogan or catch phrase for Reconyx is, “See What You’ve Been Missing.” Every minute that I am away from my family for work or while on a hunting trip I cannot help but ask myself, “What precious moments am I missing at home today?” This is why all of us should be more motivated to make more time each day and each year to spend with our families. 

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Posted by Mark Newell on 03/04 at 02:05 PM
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Monday, February 25, 2013

Peace River British Columbia: A Wilderness Whitetail Hunt

The bitter, subzero temperatures of British Columbia were unlike anything I have ever experienced on a whitetail hunt.  This was a true test for the equipment that I was relying on so heavily.  It was Yeti Cooler COLD!  The Remington Model 700 7mm Ultra Mag topped off with a Leupold scope performed flawlessly every time I called on it during this trip.  From the rifle range after three back-to-back flights to the kill shot on a 165-inch whitetail to the 200-yard poke it put on a coyote, I couldn’t ask for a more reliable rifle/scope combination.  Two thumbs up!

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Posted by Jason Snavely on 02/25 at 01:19 PM
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Monday, February 18, 2013

My Wyoming Buck

I saw this buck occasionally over the last few fall months in 2012, but could never get him on the trail cameras to get a real good look at him. I did get a quick look at him on one occasion but he didn’t stay around long enough for me to get a shot. I had seen and rattled in a few other deer but he was definitely the stud of the area.

The rut was in full swing here in Wyoming as I tried rattling and calling but could not get this guy to come in. So with the season winding down I had to do something drastic, and decided to pull out all the stops. I knew the buck was in the area chasing does and thought I would try a drag with some doe in heat. I put the urine on a cloth and drug it around my property hoping to get his attention. I started the drag early afternoon and after completing the drag I hung the rag in a tree about 3 to 3 ½ feet off the ground. 

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Posted by Jadee Kroeger on 02/18 at 01:00 PM
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Monday, February 11, 2013

My Favorite Thing about Hunting

To put into words my favorite thing about hunting is a very daunting task. The sights and sounds of a spring sunrise will always be at the top of the list of my favorite things about hunting. There is nothing like hearing a thundering gobble at daybreak and seeing a full fan appear on the ridge in front of you. The falling leaves and acorns of a fall evening bow hunt are pretty special also. Few things are more exciting than the sound of four legs walking in the leaves and the sight of my white fletchings disappearing behind its front shoulder. The long cold waits of winter in a tree stand with my Remington rifle is something I also look forward to every year. The sound of a grunting buck chasing a doe in the thick brush will make your heart race and when he finally steps into view it is all you can do to regain your composure to make that fatal shot. These types of analogies go through my mind when I think of my favorite things about hunting. 

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Posted by Mark Newell on 02/11 at 03:19 PM
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