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3 Bucks, Three Nights

Here's Toad's from New Years Eve!! I was lucky enough t o film this hunt as well as Josh's the next nite and Bill's tonite. These guys are bona fide Whitetail hit men!!!!!

Jay Shultz Wacked a nice one on video

Team Shultz put the smoke to one on video. Dana was running the video. What a team.

Howdy Yall

I just got home from Thunder Ridge Outfitters where I was filming Larry Crawford from XWT on a Muzzle hunt. The weather did not cooperate and we did not get her done right off the bat. We decided to bow out for a few days until the winds subsides a bit, them wham, we'll let em have it.

COACH

1st Gun Season (Sometimes ya win, Sometimes them Deer's wins)

Howdy y'all,
Still recovering from a 5 day battle with the crafty Whitetail. Opening morning, after a slow first 3 hours in the blind, Bill and I were headed out to another farm when he spotted a buck bedded with a doe in a small 10 yard square grass patch in the middle of a cut corn field. Game on, let's get him!!!!! With the howling winds we were able to sneak within about 170 yards and after a few minutes and deciding not too shoot as I could not make out his vitals where he was bedded, the joker decides to stretch his legs. "You on him Bill??? Yep, he says, so I let the Knight muzzleloader eat and pop, not bang, pop, MISFIRE. The buck doesn't hear it, and beds down 5 feet further in and I have no shot. I decide with the high wind to try and come around the topside of him and see if I can get in close. 2 hours and 100 plus yards of belly sneaking I get 20 yards awy. I am practically bedded down with him and the doe (all of this is on video). The grass is too high and I can't see him. Lucky for me, the doe he's bedded with somehow sees me and she explodes out of there and takes Big Daddy with her. Coolest sneak ever, and at the same time really disappointing. Later in the day, as Bill and I were headed back to the blind, we were stopped short by a few deer milling around on the hillside, so we decided to stay put and see what happens. The wind was howling and we were about 5 feet apart when Bill caught movement of another Deer or 2 walking into the same area as the others. The second Deer I know is a buck before I even get the Bino's up. "Monster Bill, Giant buck!!!" Bill scrambles to get the camera and tripod to the the fence to film as I get my gun rested on the fence to make the shot. In the high wind we couldn't hear each other and I didn't pull the trigger unsure if he had him on video (which he did), and the buck got into the timber and never gave us another shot. After reviewing the footage we estimate the Deer in the 180-190 class as a incredible 10 pointer. Easily the best deer I have ever seen while hunting. I sat in the ground blind the next 2 days hoping to see him again, but didn't. A couple other close calls but those 2 were the hilites. Sucks when the Deer win, but that's what makes it great when we win. Best of luck to all of you still holding tags. I'm going to bed.

Keep it Real
Canjo

What a Week

Bill will be adding pictures shortly and I am too tired from the quest to detail it all out; so many of the details and fun stories will wait till the new DVD.
BUT----------Let me say this, with 15 days left in November we have been able to put together nearly 20 kills so far and many of our top people (men and women hunters) are still in hot pursuit. Gun season is still 2 plus weeks away. What a incredible run it's been again. Keep checking back on the site has some of the pics and video clips will be popping up soon. Great luck too all of you and to all of you GOODNITE!!!!!

p/s - Off to Wisconsin in 2 days, wish me luck

Toads curse is over

Toad shot a great buck 2 weeks ago on great. 182" of junky bone. Congratulations Toad, persistence always pays off.

Long Time Since Last Post

It's been a long time since the last Field Blog. So with no more delay, here we go. Since the last posting, Hundreds of turkey have died, several bear, a handful of deer, and a few legs of the Red Neck Slam.
Deer are on their feet and are moving pretty well. The big boys are not really showing their faces yet, unless you just get lucky and happen to be there close by their beds. Things are starting to heat up though. More reports are coming in each day of nice deer getting taken. In the next week it should be full bore, go-time. I've been behind the video camera the past week videoing Steve, and I must say that videoing the right guy is just as much fun as hunting myself. Give it a try, you'll love it. Here's a few success photos from lately.

Love, Grunts & Gut Piles,
COACH

The Blogger

I guess all of our other pro-staffers are crippled up from Lime Disease or other ailments! So I'll post again.
I can't say enough about the Illusion Games Calls - Glass Pot Call.
http://www.illusionsystems.com/products/turkey-systems/2/
We have wacked more gobblers this season with that call than any other, hands down!!!
They can't help themselves when they hear it.

Aric and Toad score

Ol Toad helped little Aric bag his first gobbler last week. Great video!

Ohio Deer Expo

The ohio deer & turkey expo was a blast. We had a bit of a time getting there, but made the best of it. Check out the highlight reel.

Snowy Gobbler Down

Just got off the phone 1 minute ago with Jeff Krizzly Adams and he smoked a big gobbler in NE this morning on video. I can't wait to see the footage of that bird struttin in the snow. My trigger finger is getting very itchy.

What a "Classic"

Howdy y'all,
What a "Classic!!" I'm talking not only about the Iowa Deer Classic, which set new attendance records, but also the new Iowa Giants DVD. Thanks to Bill for his great editing efforts, Toad for building the coolest booth at the show and to our awesome Pro Staff. The biggest thanks however, goes to all of you who sent in hunts and buy our video.
We have a great time working with and meeting all of you "Real" people out there. We are incredibly blessed to be doing something we love and along the way help others achieve their dreams as well. Keep it "Real" and we'll see you out there in the field and hopefully in the editing room as well.

Love,
Canjo

I miss hunting

The weather sucks. Work sucks. I wish it was October!!! I'm holed up here in my office editing video like there's no tomorrow. Just pray for turkey season to come quick. Stay warm and keep yer witts!

Deer 18 - Coach 1

Went out tonight to finish off my season with a doe hunt. Snuck up on a herd of 25 does, crosshairs steady, Snap-silence. Missfire, you have be F@$'n kidding. The deer stared for 5 minutes, then went back to feeding. I popped in another primer and waited for her to get sideways, Snap-silence. What the F#$%, the same thing. To make a long story shorter, I shot 4 primers at this big doe and the gun never fired. Then I found another primer in my pocket and shot one more at another doe walking out. This time the primer hit then the gun went off, kind of. More like a roman candle, you know the first shot that flops out about 10 feet and doesn't impress anyone, especially a doe that is 200 yards away. A little fire ball flew out my barrel and landed 5 feet in front of me. The agony, the irony, the laughter. I'm just glad it wasn't a buck that I flubbed on.

Viva La REal Hunting!

Keep your powder dry and hang em high.

Deer 17 - Coach 1

I'm about to throw in the towel. The deer have given me the beat down this late season Muzz. So far I've been out about 17 times and have only shot 1 small antlerless. I've got about 1 more hunt in me before I go mental. Wish me luck, wish the deer a fast painless death.