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National Wild Turkey Federation Convention & Trade Show: We cover the NWTF show and lots of the new tuekey hunting products for 2005.

February News & Articles

February Online Hunts & Events

Scouting For Deer 2005
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March Freak Pics

Freak is changing; neck is slimming down, right antler is gone, and thinner overall. Pics...
March 5 - Freak began his day in my food plot. For a larger pic Click Here.

NWTF Convention & Sport Show
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Meet Cally Morris

Fred Lutger interviews the 3 time winner of the NWTF Taxidermy competition. And finds something he has been looking for. Go...
Michael Wadell Makes Hunting (and Seminars) Fun, by Fred Lutger
Fred attends seminars on hunting in Mexico, building box calls, collecting turkey calls and On The Road with Michael Wadell. To Article...

Back To The Floor

The last photo gallery of people, exhibitors & wild turkey hunting products at the show. To Pics 4...

People That Make It Click

Behind the scenes of this show there are many hard workers. Fred Lutger interviews NWTF's Johathan Harling. Interview...

Back To Walkin' The Floor...

More pics of people, exhibitors & wild turkey hunting products at the show. To Pics 3...

Secret Decoy Tips From The Pros

Fred Lutger asks the pros how they decoy wild turkeys. In Part 1 you'll find tips from Mark Drury, Terry Drury, Steve Bailey, Doug Crabtree & Chris Kirby. To Pros Tips, Part 1...
In Part 2 Fred Lutger gets decoy tips from Eddie Salter, Mike Pentecost, Billy Yargus, Matt Morrett & Cally Morris. Pros Tips, Part 2...

Turkey Call Making Competition

One of my favorites at this show is the call making competition -- it's where imagination and craftsmanship is king and the calls are truly amazing. To Call Competition...
FEB 20
The Winners Are... (You Heard It First -- Right Here)

Doug Crabtree & Billy Yargus (R) Walter Parrot, Chris Parrish
Team Challenge Winners: 1. Chris Parrish & Walter Parrot, 2. Doug Crabtree & Billy Yargus, 3. Mark Prudhomme & Kerry Terrell, 4. Shawn Hays & Matthew Van Cise, 5. Jeff Murphy & Preston Pittman, 6. Sadler McGraw & Jim Pollard. (Pictures and the call off tie breaker coming later in the week)
Champion Of Champions: 1. Chris Parrish, 2. Walter Parrot, 3. Dick Kirby

Walkin' The Floor...

Taxidermy Competition

Every year the Taxidermy Competition has outstanding entries. Here they are...

Kinds of wild turkey?
All 6 of the North American wild turkeys are on display: the Florida Osceola, Eastern, Rio Grande, Merriam's,Goulds & the Oscelated.

FEB 19
Seniors Champions - Is Doug Right?
In yesterdays update we had Doug Crabtree's predictions for the Seniors winners. Here is how it came down this afternoon. 1st: Matt Van Cise, 2nd: Chris Parish, 3rd: Bill Yargus, 4th: Jim Pollard (defending champ), 5th: Steve Cobb.
Yikes ... Doug had all the top 5 winners correct.

More Pictures

A young lady at the show and Kendell Keeton with his #2 place trophy for Intermediate Division.
Plus lots more pictures of people, exhibits and events at the show. Pics 2...
People & Exhibitors at the NWTF Show

There is plenty to see at the NWTF Show. The Exhibit Hall is crammed with new wild turkey hunting products of all kinds and thousands of wild turkey hunters and enthusiasts of all ages. Photos From The Show...

Doug Crabtree's Predictions for Champion Caller

Doug Crabtree, Kindell & Katie Keeton
Doug predicts the winner will be :Matt Van Cise -- pushed hard by runner ups Steve Cobb, Chris Parish and reining champion Jim Pollard. Doug's dark horse pick is Billy Yargus."

Feb18 - NWTF Kids Art Competition

One of the most abrolutely cool events at the show is the the Kida & Youth Competition. Here are the thumbnails, Kids Art...

February 17 - NWTF Arrival Day Pics
The show is setting up today and here are some pics. The Registration area has a cool sign and check out the outstanding Taxidermy displays. That's Fred Lutger and the Duck (Don Beckwith) in pic #6. The last pic is me (Robert Hoague) at the ice cream store in the Operland Hotel. GO...

Wild Turkey Scouting 2005
Feb 12: Here Come Da Boys!

The turkeys came back and suddenly the boy turkeys checked them out. Latest Turkey Pics
Feb 11: Wild Turkeys Find The Food Plot

My Food Plot just keeps on pulling in wild game. Minutes after 9:00 these wild turkeys came in.
Feb 10: Wild Turkey Pics

While scouting for wild hogs I sliped up on a flock of wild turkeys and got 4 nice pics. Turkey Pics

Wild Hog Bowhunting 2005
Feb 9: It Looks Promising ...
This afternoon I scouted the Hammer Hole area and found lots of wild hog tracks in the nearby trails. Ahhhh yes, it's time to wild hog hunt again.

Scouting For Deer 2005
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Feb 4 - Freak Pics

Good News - This morning the Freak buck finally hung out until there was enough daylight for some decent pictures. To Feb 4 Freak Pics...

Feb 4 - Freak Wallpaper

Got 'Em Today. I thought you might enjoy this morning's above pic in Wallpaper Sizes. (1024x768) (800x600) (640x480)
Feb 2 - Lots Of Deer - Freak pics
Right Now My #1 mission is to get the Freak's pic. The first light that I could get a pic in "Night Mode" he was in the food plot with another buck (notice the size difference). A bit later I got a 2nd pic (you can see his antlers). The light improved and he let me have a full color pic before he walked away.
Other deer came and left. Next was a button buck with his the tips of his antlers exposed. Here he is coming up. And then a close up. And here is a young deer in the food plot and then munching out. Can't wait until tomorrow, maybe the Freak will return.
What a day for seeing deer, 9 in the first half hour. Ten more by 8:30. And 16 in the afternoon. Plus a flock of wild turkeys.

ATA Archery Trade Show 2005
To 2005 ATA Show Home Page

ATA is the archery & bowhunting industry's biggest show and is the only national trade show produced exclusively for our industry.
Follow our coverage and pics of the show and check out over 200 new products for 2005. GO...

2004 Deer Hunt
Daily Logs & Pictures
2004 Deerhunt HOME PAGE
December's Hunt Was All Good
LIVE FROM THE FOOD PLOT BLIND
The pieces of the puzzle all come together

In December I ran electric cords and a phone line out to my Double Bull blind and made live updates during the day -- with pics. Dec Hunt...
Follow the sightings and pics of the Freak buck, Big Boy 9, & Broken Tine, day by day. GO...

Deerhunt - October & November
Daily Pictures & Hunt Logs put online day by day: To October... and To November...

Hunting The Ohio Rut
Bowhunting With Crabby
Home Page of Ohio Bowhunt

The Duck and I bowhunt the big buck country of Ohio during the rut with Dennis Crabtree (Crabby), Pip and others. Here are the daily Hunt Logs & Pics.

Bowhunting With Billy Don
the 1st Bowhunting.Net Deerhunt
To: Days 1-5 and Days 6-10
The first every Bowhunting.net Deer Hunt was the 2nd week of season and it was a fun, buck getting event with exceptional hunt success for bucks and wild hogs for all 16 bowhunters. Pictures galore of bucks, hunters and more.

BowFit's Dave Cole & Billy Don Van Cleave

Wayne Dobson and George Tague

2004 Bear Bowhunt In Ontario

2004 Bear Hunt Home Page
Who Has Their Bear So Far?
Watching the Bears 24 Hours A Day
Bears From A Ground Blind

4x4 Grand Slammer of 2004
TO HOME PAGE of 4x4 Grand Slammer...

Four bowhunters go for their online wild turkey Grand Slam, in the 2004 Spring season.
Follow, day by day, with lots of pics, Doug Crabtree, Fred Lutger, Tony Dukes and Robert Hoague on this Spring's adventure as we hunt wild turkey in Florida, South Dakota, Texas, Illinois and Ohio.
TO the hunts for the: Osceola, Rio #1, Rio #2, Merriam's, Eastern, and Who Got The Grand Slam? (the pictures)

Scouting For Deer 2004
Scouting For Deer 2004 Home Page

Scouting all year long, from the first buck in velvet, the first fawn sighting, and bucks with thheir antlers growing ... all this year.

February 2005 News
You heard it here first!

Bass Pro Shops Receives NWTF Award
NWTF honors Bass Pro for outstanding efforts to promote wild turkey conservation & hunting.
EVALUATION: Venom Peep Sight, by Dave Conrad - The Venom Peep Sight is new and differant from other peeps. Does that mean better? Dave Conrad finds out...

Nintey below & Ray's bow is still working

Musk Ox, by Ray Howell - An exciting bowhunting adventure in the frigid -90 below zero temperatures of Kent Peninsula results in Ray's taking of a huge Musk Ox.

EVALUATION: INNERLOC 100 Grain 3-Blade Broadhead, by Jon E. Silks
"A broadheads that give bowhunters the confidence and performance they expect."

NEW 'King Series Broadhead Targets' from American Whitetail - The most economically priced Top-End targets made, the 2005 KING Series Broadhead Targets!

NEW 125 Grain NITRON Mini-broadhead from NAP - Ultra-short 125 grain, steel tough, mini-broadhead that flies like a field point.

Game-Aiming Do’s And Don'ts, by Chuck Adams - From the pages of Bowhunting World - What shot angles are best? Which aren't? What do you aim for?

NEWS: BowTech Off To The Races
BowTech in the fast lane with #66 driven by Todd Bodine in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Elk Bowhunting 101, by Steve Byers
Want to do better hunting elk? Steve Byers has proven methods that will pay dividends in wapiti

Campbell Outdoor Challenge

Team competitions -- hunters and cameramen match their skills in the sport of filming hunts for wild free ranging game. See site for air times on the Men's Channel.

African Adventure - Bushbuck, by Don Sherpy - In The Dark Continent - Don never thought he'd be on the ground, in a hide in South Africa. But would he draw on a Bushbuck?

Wanna Bowhunt Missouri River Badlands? - Sauk Trail Archery is now booking trophy deer hunts & year round outings in the Badlands and River bottoms of North Dakota.

What's he score Joe?

Tips To Field Judge Trophy Bucks, by Joe Nawrot - What everyone should know about field judging trophy class bucks. Joe Nawrot's tips to judge trophy bucks FAST.

RENZO'S DECOYS - Hunting Decoys that don't cost a fortune and are very lightweight, durable, fold up compactly, and as realistic looking as the actual animal. They really work!

Sorry Don, He's Off Limits!

Management Bowhunt, by Don Priebe (President of HindSite) - A late season invitation to participate in a "Management Hunt" takes Don and friends to Turkey Creek Ranch in Texas.

February News From "Aspirin Buster", by Frank Addington - Frank reports on the recent Safari Club convention, Bear Crazy, and more.

Pre-Season Turkey Scouting . by T.R. Michels - Tips to help you find "high use areas" for the wild turkeys in your turkey woods.

I REMEMBER PAPA BEAR, by Dick Lattimer - The Untold Story of the Legendary Fred Bear. Including His Secrets of Hunting!

NEWS: Bowhunting & Archery Opportunities To Increase - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agrees to increase bowhunting in the National Wildlife Refuge System as well as help States with archery and bowhunting recreational programs.

TREESTANDS: Care & Feeding, by Rick Combs - From the pages of Bowhunting World - What everybody should know about treestands and huntng with them.

Steve's Revenge Buck...

Revenge, by Steve Byers
Western bowhunter Steve Byers goes to Ohio on his first whitetail bowhunt. And what a hunt it was!

We Have A Winner For The January Sweepstakes! - The January sweepstakes has been claimed.

Tips To Help You Exercise For Archery
by Dan Biehl - Here are some tips that can help you with the new wilds of archery exercise.

What Bowhunters Should Know & How To Find It Fast, by Lisa Metheny - A simple mouse click can take you to hundreds of websites with instant informatin for bowhunters.

Proven Wild Turkey Techniques, by Dale Helgeson - Techniques to use for hunting Spring wild turkeys. They all have their purpose, but deciding which one to use is up to the turkeys.

Bowhunting Texas, by Roy Keefer
Roy and his wife Shelby share a fast paced bowhunt in West Texas for New Years.

NEW Spitfire XP Pro from NAP
New deadly cut on contact blade tip that increases penetration. And Micro Grooved ferrule improves arrow stability, and accuracy.

Women Bowhunters Update - New articles: Arrow weight & traditional bows, Steps to good pictures, Perseverance, Teaching Young Archers and Hunters -- and more.

Alberta Deer Hunt - Day 4, by Steve Bartylla - After sighting a big buck Steve switches to a ground blind and starts bringing in the bucks!

An Alberta Slammer

Alberta Deer Hunt - Day 2 & 3, by Steve Bartylla - When Steve learns that because of wolves the deer rarely use the same trail on consecutive days. So he sets up accordingly.

Fred Bear Showed Me How, by Frank Addington Jr. - Fred Bear did more for archery & bowhunting than anyone. Frank Addington shares a few thoughts of his impact.

Alberta Deer Hunt - Day 1, by Steve Bartylla - Steve begins the hunt on the edge of a snow covered alfalfa field and sees 20 bucks and a "slammer".

NEW: Easton Bow Force Mapper
New arrow selection system provides unprecedented information on arrow selection, speed, bow performance and tuning.

Ready To Bowhunt Wild Turkey?, by Dale Helgeson - Gobble, Gobble! Get the wild turkey fever this Spring. Will you be ready?

Mountain Goat Misadventure, by Ray Howell - On a mountain goat hunt in British Columbia Ray finds out his guide and hunt aren't as booked so he makes it happen himself.

Where is Linda K.?

Invisible On The Hunt, by Linda K. Burch
Is it a feeling? Is it a matter of design? Linda explains, its a lot of both.

Wild Turkey Postcards Collectible
Some wild turkey enthuiasts collect early 1900's postcards that portray a wild turkey with Americana themes or woodland scenes.

Rich Philippi bags a big one

So How Did Rick Philippi Do This Season? - Rick bowhunts the Covinent Ranch and sees some big buucks but holds out for a bomber. And it pays off.

Take A Soldier Hunting
Support of our troops returning from overseas is especially important right now. One way to show appreciation is to take a soldier hunting.

Enter Our February Sweepstakes - Enter for your chance to win 33 great archery and bowhunting prizes from today's top companies.

2005 NWTF Convention Dates & Events
Everything we need to know about the upcoming National Wild Turkey's 29th Convention.

Fred's bucks get big, big & bigger

So How Did Fred Lutger Do This Deer Season? - Fred's bucks get Big, Big & Bigger on his hunts in the Illinois Golden Triangle.

$25,000 In Prizes At Midwest 3-D Archery Tournament - Here are the details of the March 19 & 20 3-D shoot in Cole Camp, Missouri.

50/100 YARD WHITETAIL RULE
from the Double Bull Ground Blind Forum
When hunting whitetails from a ground blind follow the 50/100 rule and score more often.

A Bowhunter Making A Difference In Iraq - Daily Reports From Doug Besherse

Iraq International Archery Competition 2004
People of all ages came. Of many nationalities: Western, European, Middle Eastern, as well as Male & Female. They all had a good time ... in a not so good place. And bowhunter Doug Besherse reported daily to us from Iraq about this important moral boosting event.

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