ST JUDE Quail Hunt with Smokin Joe...AGAIN!

[Terry Green]

More tomorrow....including grill pics......Wow!!!

[A.S.]

[TaterHill Archer]

looking forward to this.

[smokin joe]

Here is a little look at the fun we were having on a beautiful piece of land. That's Gracie pointing a quail that tried to outsmart her by hiding in a field of short wheat.

We saw a lot of Gracie pointing at the St. Jude's Quail Hunt. She kept us busy on both Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

Gracie is a French Brittany. Brittanys are small pointing dogs that are high-octane hunters.

 

[smokin joe]

Like all pointing dogs, Brittanys point the scent of the quail. The bird is about 5 yards in front of her and completely hidden under the growing wheat. Gracie hit the scent stream and slammed on the breaks into a beautiful, solid point.

[JCS]

I can't see the pics on this computer, but I bet it was a blast.  My dad "guided" for a few years for the Cotton Carnival in Memphis to raise money for St. Jude until they quit having the hunt I believe.  They usually held the hunt in Clarksdale, MS.  He's actually on his way back from hunting in TX as we speak.

[Terry Green]

Hang on.... had a family crisis I had to deal with...but quail on the grill yet again.... yep that means again!!!

Which means we killed a bunch of quail, there's a lot of stories behind this hunt and those of you who frequent the st. Jude's auction know what I'm talking about and those of you who don't frequent the st. Jude's auction have no idea what you are missing out on.

This was one Great Adventure give me a few I've got a sick child and I'm still dealing with the tail end of a family crisis thank you so much .....look forward to sharing the rest of the story with you as soon as I can

[23feetupandhappy]

Hope all is well Terry  

[mangonboat]

We've had such mild weather in the NC
Piedmont..I bet Gracie was OD'ing on quail scent, and if you're eatin' quail, somebody was shootin' quail!  

[Terry Green]

Originally posted by mangonboat:
We've had such mild weather in the NC
Piedmont..I bet Gracie was OD'ing on quail scent, and if you're eatin' quail, somebody was shootin' quail!      

You have no idea !!!!

Her new name is Gracie La Cirque !!!!!

[Terry Green]

Sorry for the delay....

So....I wont stand on too much ceremony....but let me tell ya....if you like to quail hunt...you should really check this offering that will be on the St Judes hunt AGAIN!!!

Great Host in Joe, great food, great scenery, great hunting and a fabulous little hunting dog named Gracie.  This is a very special hunt for me...and I hope someone comes and joins us next year.

This is the 2nd year I have been, and I hope to make it back next year with the winner as I will be hosting with Joe if at all possible.

I arrived at Joe's about lunch time and we had lunch and caught up on a few things going on in our lives....and then we headed out to hunt.....

Oh Yeah....and we of course had Gracie the Wonder Dog on board...she got a new nick name by me this weekend ....find out  what and why.....stay tuned.....

[Terry Green]

   

     

[Terry Green]

It was an absolute PERFECT day to hunt, just a little cool and a slight breeze...and blue sky that seemed to go forever.

Although Joe provides the shot guns, I'll let him speak about them, for the afternoon I was going to use my Gradfathers side by side double barrel that is probably older than me.  It was his side kick on all the dove hunts we attended over the years while I was growing up.  I felt as if a part of him was with me....and I'm sure he was.....

[smokin joe]

Miss Gracie delivering a quail after a great point, a terrific shot and a flawless retrieve. In the photo she is waiting for the command to "give" before she can go find and point more quail.

I love hosting this hunt. We have a good time, and the St. Jude's kids get some necessary support.

 

[jcar315]

Outstanding!!!

[Terry Green]

It wasn't long before Gracie went on point and we were poised and ready....it flushed and flew on my side and I took it out on the 1st shot.....what a start....

It was on then....fast and furious.  Granddad must have been with me as I killed the 1st 3 I shot at and Joe and I had a lot of action really quick.  It was a great afternoon and Gracie the Wonder Dog was doing a fantastic job let me tell ya.....she was all over the place pointing and retrieving.  We ended up with 10 birds that afternoon.

As the hunt came to a close we looked forward to quail poppers that evening for an appetizer for dinner.....YUMMMM.....

   

[Terry Green]

Then evening was filled with aromatic aromas of quail, bacon, and banana peppers, and an atmosphere that everyone wishes after a hunt....minus the campfire....but we did have a grill.      

 My host and Hostess, Joe and Deb, offer some mighty fine southern hospitality and great conversation.  A truly relaxing evening enjoying the good things in life.....friends.

[Terry Green]

We got up early the next day.  I was refreshed as I slept like a log....something I've had a hard time doing lately.....

We had a hearty breakfast to 'get fortified' as my late Uncle Green use to say,...as did Joe's trio of well behaved canine crew.  Gracie knew what was up and was sitting on ready awaiting for us to head to the door.

I as well could not wait to get back afield with her and Joe for yet another magical morning.....

[smokin joe]

As Terry said, I do provide shotguns and shells for the guests on this hunt.

For those of you who know your way around classic side-by-side double guns, the Parker needs no introduction. And the Parker Reproduction is a modern copy of the classic Parker that is so accurate that the parts are interchangeable with the original Parkers. The important difference is that the Parker Reproduction side-by-sides are made with modern steel.

So, the two shotguns provided for the guests to use are 20 ga. Parker Reproduction side-by-sides with 26" improved cylinder and modified barrels. They have English-style straight hand stocks and splinter fore ends. They are as slim and elegant as a ballerina's ankle and perfectly balanced. The two are a matched pair with sequential serial numbers, both built in the 1980's. They are classic upland bird guns.

I also provide boxes of 20 ga. shells. They are light game loads in #8 shot -- perfect for quail.

 

[Terry Green]

Well, it was another beautiful day.....like a continuation of the afternoon before except that the temperature was just a little crisp.  Gracie was wired.

The hunting picked up just like we let off as well.  It wasn't long before we were into action.  Gracie doing her stuff, and Joe and I trying to keep up with her.  She's a hunting fool.

Not long after we started, we got a couple of birds pretty fast, and then everything seemed to just slow down.  Not Gracie, not the hunting, just the whole experience.  It seemed if the morning just kept going and going. Unlike most hunts like this that seemed to fly by. Maybe I was just soaking it all in since I haven't been hunting much lately.  Least that' how it felt.  Taking it ALL of the mornings gifts that had been given to us....

Next, Gracie gets a NEW nick-name.....