Brainerd
Daily Dispatch
April
22, 2010
Oh what a turkey
season…so far. The
weather has been
exceptional, the
turkey’s have been very
responsive and I have
introduced some people
to this awesome sport
that will more than
likely be lifetime
turkey hunters. I get so
excited when I even
think about the 6 people
I have called for this
spring. The most recent
was Wednesday morning
when I sat with my son
Mac (7). We called in a
huge gobbler with a very
long beard. Mac had his
gun resting on a clothes
bag and as the big guy
approached our lifelike
decoy, Mac took aim and
fired. I had the video
camera rolling and at
first glance I thought
we might have a dead
bird, but no. Another
shell was chambered and
bam, another miss.
Without much more detail
let’s just say Mac did
not bag his first turkey
before his 8th birthday.
And maybe that is not
such a bag thing,
imagine how ticked his
older sister would have
been? And what we he
have to look forward to
after shooting a monster
gobbler on his first
morning of Minnesota
turkey hunting? So, we
have the story, we have
the video and we have a
boy that will appreciate
his first kill when it
does happen. The other 5
people I have had out
are my wife Shelley who
bagged her first turkey
on the 15th, Cody Quam
(14) who had an awesome
experience and bagged
his first bird on the
16th and Wade Geisenhof
(14) and Phyllis Pfaff
who bagged their first
birds on the 18th. Alex,
my oldest daughter
didn’t get her chance to
shoot but did hear and
see the big Tom her
little brother missed
yesterday. Tomorrow
could be her day…maybe.
I hope you are having as
much fun in the woods,
there will be plenty of
water time ahead!
Walleyedan
Shelley bagged her first
turkey on the 15th
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Northland
Press
April 2, 2010
Things are good!
Ice-out in March, nice.
The sound of turkeys
gobbling from my porch,
nice. Wood ticks all
over the place, nasty.
Twins opener in an
outdoor stadium,
crappies on the feed,
turkey season is opening
up on the 14th. In
general things are
pretty darn good and
let’s just pray that we
have a beauty of a
summer. Like the editor
of this newspaper said,
it would be nice if it
would rain on Wednesday
nights after midnight
and this whole area
might just be
rejuvenated. I am with
you Paul. I just
finished my last of 5
turkey seminars at
different Mills Fleet
Farm locations around
Minnesota and North
Dakota and now it’s time
to get ready for the
real deal. In fact, my
son Mac just shot his 20
gauge for the first time
ever. The first shot was
left but the next round
put a lot of bb’s in the
head/neck area and that
would have been a dead
turkey. He was a little
scared of the recoil but
once he shot he was
ready for round two!
It’s not too late for
those of you that have
considered going out to
try this sport for the
first time. You can get
over the counter tags if
there are any left for
the time period and zone
you are thinking about
hunting. Also, children
17 and under can get a
license no matter what
for any time period or
zone. Stop at the store
and ask them some
questions if you are
unsure of what to do.
Gotta go, just remember
to mark the calendar for
“Let’s Go Fishing Day”
at Mills Ford on April
17th. Big day!
Walleyedan
Northland
Press
March 26, 2010
We have still be on
the ice but these days
will be coming to an end
very quickly. My dad was
up the last couple of
days (Wednesday and
Thursday) and had some
success with the sunnies.
I am hoping to get out
another time or two but
we'll see. I have been
doing the Mills Fleet
Farm turkey tour the
last week and will
continue into next week.
The numbers of attendees
at the seminars have
been good and people are
excited to hit the woods
this spring. I am one of
them and the 14th of
April (opening day) is
just around the corner.
With the ice going out
early (I think) the
crappies will be seeing
some action in the area!
It should be a great
spring for the pan fish
fans. I am getting my
boat ready for the open
water and I am adding a
few more tools to help
find and catch those
finny, finicky fish!
Lowrance is going to
install their new
structure scan on my
boat for this spring
which will be very
interesting. We will see
how this brain will
adjust to the new
technology and this will
be very interesting too.
For now it's time to
drop the dog off at
Tracy's and have Daisy
get her tick cut for the
spring. Heads up, the
ticks are out. Gotta go,
have a great week.
Walleyedan
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