!!!...Michael Frame's Trad Gang Wish Hunt...Live Update...!!!

[Ray Lyon]

Congratulations Michael.  I just hung up the phone with Ron LaClair and he was teaching Michael how to shoot milk jugs out of the air. What a great experience for this young man.

I can hardly believe that Ron nodded off on stand and started snoring.         He must have ate more than a small portion at lunch!!

Good luck Michael. Just remember, I taught Ron all of his good shooting habits!    :rolleyes:

[David M. Mathis]

Congratulations Michael from other who goes by the name Michael too. You know my Shrew doesn't shoot the same as Ron's Shrew. You think It might be me?

[Roger Norris]

"Good luck Michael. Just remember, I taught Ron all of his good shooting habits!" Ray Lyon, 10/21/04

OOOOOHHHHH Boy!!!    

[Ray Lyon]

"OOOOOHHHHH Boy!!!"

 

 

[Steve Pray]

hey guys this is michael frame!It was one of the best weeks in my life.i was sitting in the blind with Ron LaClair i look over my shoulder and Ron was asleep and i was like"what do i do now"? but He said he was listening.i shot my doe at about 12 yards so i was happy about that.and i was so happy i got my first deer ever.and went back to the van and john said i got a buck. i said i got a small doe.and this was my first deer ever!!!!well thanks for writting and i wright back thank you!!!!

[frankb]

DANG that was a GREAT story!


WAY TO GO, MICHAEL!  WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 :D   :D   :D   :D   :D   :D   :D  

-frankb

[Jim Stewart]

AWESOME, Michael!!  Simply AWESOME!!!!      

[ber643]

Bless you Michael and all of you who helped this come to be! What a great and memorable hunt!

[Ray Lyon]

"It was one of the best weeks in my life.i was sitting in the blind with Ron LaClair i look over my shoulder and Ron was asleep and i was like"what do i do now""

Michael, congratulations on a great hunt and harvest of a fine whitetail doe. I've known Ron LaClair for a lot of years now and I know how much he enjoys working with young men and ladies like yourself, especially as they are beginning their hunting careers. Another thing to keep in mind about Mr. LaClair is that he has a lot of years (and slices of apple pie  :p ) under his belt and a little cat nap is considered an earned privilage when you've reached retirement.  

  Good luck in the future and hold on to all those great things you've learned from some great people this past week.

[ber643]

Yep, Ron, I do a lot of that particular kind of "listening" these days too - even when I'm not hunting - LOL.

[Steve Pray]

This is Ron on Steves computer,

I've had a fantastic time this week with Michael and all the rest of the great folks that came here for our hunt.Michael is a serious hunter and a great young man. I'm so glad I was here to share this hunt with him and the experience of his first deer.

The Listening Inn is a wonderful place. The huge log Inn creates a great atmosphere for the hunt and the surrounding woods are full of deer and turkeys. All the hunters have seen deer and had a chance to score.

We are about to go out and look for a deer that was hit last night, more later.

Ron LaClair

[John Havard]

Just got back home from the Listening Inn.  Hunting with Michael and all the other folks there was a lot of fun.  Last night Ron treated us to a live performance of "The Ghost of Armstrong Creek".  This was after feasting on fresh deer backstrap and loin and much good company.  

Jim Hammill, formerly a big cheese with the Michigan DNR and one extremely knowledgeable wildlife biologist made a presentation Wednesday night about the Upper Peninsula's environment and why the deer have to grow so big just to survive.

The Listening Inn is fantastic, and the overall experience was a treat.  But the absolute best part was being around one very special young man -Michael.  Being there when he shared the excitement of his hunt was priceless.  

Thanks to Bill (wish you could have been there!) and Steve for working with Randy (aka Gus) and Jim to put this hunt together.  They have made a positive difference in a young man's life and that's no small matter.

John

[Dano]

Awesome Michael!!!!  

[Autumnarcher]

Michael, congrats on your first deer, sounds like you have had a great hunt. You'll hafta tell Steve not to cram so many sandwiches in his pack, as I'm sure thats what that bear was looking for. Good luck with the rest of the season.

[kyle]

WAY TO GO MICHAEL!!!  Congratulations young man and next time Ron goes to sleep on ya, just poke him right in the middle of the chest, that's what my son does to me    .  Glad you had a great time and God Bless You.

Kyle

[SuperKodiak38]

Awesome!  

[HARL]

Good Stuff Michael!!!!!You have had a great start.

[Terry Green]

Well done Mr. Frame....well done indeed.    

I'd like to thank, on behalf of Trad Gang, all that donated to make this hunt happen.  A little does go along way.....and in this case a little will go a lifetime.

[Thunder]

Yes Indeed...well said Terry.
I wish you all could have heard Mike on the phone….the excitement in his voice, he was certainly thrilled with this hunt….all thanks to you folks here at Trad Gang.  I haven’t talked to him since he got home, but I did talk to him a few times on the phone while he was up there…he was seriously having the time of his life.  This is what it’s all about…not only insuring that the kids have a great time and get some great memories with their family…but for that brief period, they get to forget the evil……

Thanks to all of you….Michael has had a really special time with this !  Hopefully Steve will be along with more pictures.

God Bless.

[Steve O]

Mutt (Steve),

You, Thunder, and Ron are the best.  You make us proud with the good you do.  Thanks for making the sacrifices to take the little we give you to turn it into BIG things for the kids.

Steve Osminski