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First day of Missouri spring turkey season.

Always send Mike the pictures of the turkey's that I call in for folks as well as the ones I shoot.

This morning my old boss and his wife , each took a bird in two separate setups , still hard not sending the pictures right away to the ole Colonel's phone.

I am taking my sweety in the morning and let's see if she can sit still long enough to shoot one .😁

I will slip out and get one after I help the dozen folks get one this season.

Just down in the dumps thinking about the pictures this year Mike will miss seeing.

Regards Nick

Charles,

Don't worry Mike now sees all!

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith/Westley Richards Man

Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 3298 Location: NCWa

I suspect that you won't need to send the photos for Mike to see them.

Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1543 Location: Western WA

Nick, your photos are with Mike at this very moment, where he is now, in your heart of hearts.

B.

Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1543 Location: Western WA

Nick, your photos are with Mike at this very moment, where he is now, in your heart of hearts.

B.

Member Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 2249 Location: Florida

Yes, I am sure Mike will be watching as things unfold while you are Turkey hunting. He may even join in.

He is certainly missed.

Feel free to post those pictures here, we would love to see them.

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Might have got this correct.

This is my old boss Ron and his bird on opening morning.

Regards Nick

If I call them in almost every one can get a bird.

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Dang double post ,

This is my old bosses wife Sandy.

Will attempt to get Ron's bird posted.

Regards Nick

Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 1681 Location: Denver, Colorado

Nick:

We all miss him. I'll be down in Whittington shortly and he will be missed there too.

Member Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 2249 Location: Florida

Another old friend Lynn Gipson , director of the ATA has passed away at the age of 67.

Another of the not a nicer person you could ever meet has shot his last target.

Regards Nick

Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 3298 Location: NCWa

Not sure which is worse- dying or living so long that we see that several of our friends have died. I will be attending my Class of '66 reunion and everyone of my close friends from high school have died- I'll go to see who's left.

Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 945

Well my class had 22 of us. Today their are 9 of us left. And we all meet for lunch every 3rd wesnd
Wednesday of the month. Class of 65. Their was not a one of them I disliked. Seems like yesterday. My how time flies.

I hear you Nick , I think of Mike a lot , like you I sent him photos of what we got up to . Congratulations on your Turkey hunts .
Keep it up WJ.

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We're allowed to hunt all day in Missouri now on private property, so I slipped out this evening at 5:30 , spotted birds at 500 or so yards could tell the three birds were gobblers but couldn't tell the size in the tall grass.

Run to the timber covered the distance to 200 ish yards , belly crawling to a depression in the field that I thought the turkey would pass by .

Having learned years ago that if one lays on the belly places your chin on the stock without raising one's head when you can see the turkey under the hat bill that the turkey is in gun range.

These turkeys passed within 25 yards , I decided turkey dinner at that moment was in order.

Taking a fellow in the morning , let's see what can be done.

Regards Nick