Fred Lutger

Second Season
Glen Martins' bird sporting an 11-inch beard and 1-3/8 inch spurs highlighted the second week of our season. Glen is also from Tinley Park and was the winning bidder of this hunt I donated to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

This was Glens' first turkey hunt and Glen assures me it's just the first of many to come. 

Bob Codo from Orland Park, IL shot a nice 10-1/2 in gobbler the first day of his hunt. 

This is a three-pete for Bob, three long beards his first day in three consecutive years! I also guided Paul Millhuff from Tinley Park. We had some great action but ended with a few expletives as Paul watched his missed bird fly off.

TOMORROW: Third Season

If you would like to hunt for an Eastern wild turkey join us in the spring of 2002. Email me at fred@freddiebearsports.com or call 708-532-4133. For permit information check the IL Department of Natural Resources web site at http://dnr.state.il.us. Also check out our new Online Archery & Bowhunting Store at www.freddiebearsports.com.

Good hunting, Fred

PS: I forgot to tell you about the fishing. In Illinois you can only hunt untill noon so we spend the afternoon fishing on our two private lakes. We also have several farm ponds full of bass and bluegill. We caught several bass over 20 inches this year. Don caught the biggest we weighed, an 8 pound 7 oz bucket mouth. One day Ron, our friend Roger Caveness from Wolf Lake, IL and myself caught 200 bluegill that averaged 1/2 pound each. Bring your fishing pole!