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Hope you have a great day and many more to come. May the steak be tender and flavorful and the drink be cold!

I can personally vouch for Draysen's work and what a pleasure it is to do business with him. We need more young men and women like this! He did this turkey skull for me and they are not easy by any means.

Congratulations on a great bear! That video is awesome!

Very nice.

Looks like a great time was had by all!

Congratulations on a great bear. Awesome.

Happy birthday Coach! Hope you have a great day.

Looks like a lot of mass on that bad boy. Nice pick up!

Congratulations to Colton on a great gobbler!

After a great trip to Missouri and a last minute trip to Colorado I was able to complete my single season Grand Slam and my 15 year old daughter, Jaycie, was able to complete her Royal Slam. To say we have had an incredible spring is definitely an understatement. We both know we are beyond blessed. In Missouri we hunted with Honey Creek Outfitters owned by Kevin Harris out of Trenton. We had an uneventful flight and drive to get to our camp. We met our guide Lonnie Flowers and got settled in. He said he had some birds on lock down and laid out the game plan. We had some close calls the next morning but just didn't get a shot. Around 10 we were able to draw in a couple of Toms and made good on a double. Not only that but we found a lucky shed and one of the birds had a double beard and the other had some great spurs. Shortly after we met up with Kevin and took a trip to Hazel Creek Taxidermy. Later that day we met up with three time world champion caller Don Shipp and Media Productions Supervisor at Duck Commander Lyle Sinkey. We had a great fish and turkey fry with some very cool stories. It was decided then that we would split up in the morning with Jaycie hunting with Lonnie and I'd go with Don. To make a long story a little shorter Don and I worked two birds for over three hours and after multiple set ups and finally me sneaking around a ridge we were able to close the deal. This by far was one of the best turkey hunts I've ever been a part of. Amazing to hunt with Don and witness his skills in the turkey woods. Jaycie and Lonnie unfortunately had a slow morning. On the last day Lonnie, Jaycie and myself worked a huge gobbler for almost four hours without having him come into range. After which we checked one last farm and Lonnie called this Tom in all the way across a big open field. Was quite the show and one we will remember forever. Here is a video I put together of our hunt. This hunt allowed Jaycie to complete her Royal Slam. I am super proud of her and hope to catch up to her someday. After a quick week at work I hustled up to Colorado to try for my Merriam's. I got into Trinidad and got set up in my motel. Early the next morning I met up with David Fox, owner of Hitlist Outfitters. He said he'd been scouting a field for the last few weeks and had a good idea where to set up. Not long after the sun came up we had a number of hens and jakes all over us. I caught some movement off to my right and saw a gobbler sneaking in to see what all of the commotion was about. I had to let him walk on by as I was pinned down. A short while later we were able to call the Tom back in and I made good on my shot. Hunt the North was there filming the whole thing and I hope to get a copy soon. This completed my Single Season Grand Slam. Most definitely time for a little rest and a lot of work but I sure am going to miss hearing those gobbles echoing through the woods.

Congratulations to your pops on a great looking Tom. Sounds and looks like an awesome hunt.

Congratulations on the nice bird Bob!

Looks great!

Sorry about that, congratulations to Joe!

Awesome stuff right here! Congratulations!

Congratulations to her on another fine bird!

Great story. Hard work and determination always seem to pay off.

Sounds like you have a good game plan. The birds should still be talking. Good luck!

Great pictures and gobblers buddy! Congratulations again on a couple fine Toms. You'll get that dang black feathered Eastern eventually.

Nice looking camp! I got schooled on my San Carlos hunt, worked a lot of birds but something always happened to the turkey's advantage, oh well. I'm getting ready to head to Missouri on my fourth hunt this spring. Time for the daughter to complete her Royal (I hope). Gotta love this time of year!!

Nice! Congratulations.

Awesome job! Huge props to you and your buddy for helping and volunteering! Good luck on the deer. Congratulations to Tom on a fine gobbler.

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It just gets better, Phil. At the banquet that Friday night, the guy who paid for our flights and hotel room (he does it every year for the JAKES essay winner), bought a quail print that was donated by the landowner where Syd hunted. Syd asked me to bid on the print, but when it started at $300, I knew I was out. This guy paid $1300 for the print, donated it back, and then bought it again (missed that price). After the banquet he asked for our address because he wanted to send it to Sydney as a gift for her grades (I was sworn to secrecy)! He emphasized that it was because of her grades (straight As) with all she has going on. Last night, as we were wrapping up her 14th birthday celebration, I happened to notice a huge box on our front porch. I'd forgotten about everything, until I saw the return address of KS and it being addressed to Syd. She opened it up, saw the print and a note that said "...the gift was in appreciation of her grades because her grades are the foundation for all of her future successes. He anticipates and expects big things from her in the future and signed it "Your friend..." I told Syd she had to go on my Goulds hunt to call for me! And she's already decided that she's using her current 7-08 for her bull hunt, but definitely wants the new one set up for any deer hunt! Need to go water the money tree so I can get a scope on that thing! Very, very cool. I love this entire story on so many levels but it is so good and refreshing to see that there still are good people out there that value good honest work and emphasize the things that are important in life. She is something to be proud of and I know she will do great things in the future.

Fantastic stuff right there! Big congratulations to him on a mighty fine bird.