Author Topic: The Way East.... another bowhunting journey. (Read 22162 times)

cjones · « **Reply #120 on:** October 26, 2006, 11:36:00 PM »

Good luck men!

IB · « **Reply #121 on:** October 27, 2006, 04:47:00 PM »

I have to wonder what the food will be like in "Paradice"

wingnut · « **Reply #122 on:** October 27, 2006, 05:18:00 PM »

Vance,

I think the proper spelling is "pair a dice". And like most dice games it would be craps around.

LOL

Mike

IB · « **Reply #123 on:** October 27, 2006, 05:24:00 PM »

UCK.....Spit....Gag.....Spit some more.

Don't wann go there :eek: :eek:

cjones · « **Reply #124 on:** October 27, 2006, 11:22:00 PM »

Charlie really needs a laptop and wireless. Its been way to long since we have had an update!

AZStickman · « **Reply #125 on:** October 28, 2006, 09:58:00 AM »

Maybe we could fly Vance out there..... :D Terry

Bill Carlsen · « **Reply #126 on:** October 29, 2006, 10:09:00 AM »

Mudfeather · « **Reply #127 on:** October 29, 2006, 12:51:00 PM »

I went over to Paradise Fri night and carried Charlie some fried chicken. They were all doing well and eating buffalo burgers???????.....I've been a member of paradise for a few years and didn't even know there was buffalo on the place.

I had a great visit and wished I could have stayed and hunted.....

Jason R. Wesbrock · « **Reply #128 on:** October 29, 2006, 01:52:00 PM »

Original recipe or extra crispy? :D

cjones · « **Reply #129 on:** October 30, 2006, 12:16:00 AM »

Keith, You really don't have to take this abuse! "[dntthnk]"

knife river · « **Reply #130 on:** October 30, 2006, 09:24:00 AM »

That was great chicken, Keith! You notice how it didn't last very long... :D

knife river · « **Reply #131 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:21:00 AM »

Here are a few pics from the hunt at the Paradise. The place is named well: it's beautiful and has lots of wildlife. This photo was taken the first night at a local seafood restaurant. Left to right, there's Charlie Lamb, Terry Green, Bob Walker, Rob DiStefano, and Woody Blackwell. Joe Coots arrived later that night.

Here's Terry at full draw:

Terry's arrow is on the way.

"Dang, that boy ain't half bad."

There was a variety of habitats at the Paradise. This was a stand of bottomland hardwoods.

This was a palmetto flat. Some of the palmettos have berries which are eaten by deer and hogs.

Here's a stand of cypress which are normally in water. It hadn't rained much in months and the standing water was gone.

IB · « **Reply #132 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:35:00 AM »

WINGNUT LOOK........... It ain't what ya said they was eatin at all

Looks like Chicken and Taters ta me, and they ain't using no spoons.

knife river · « **Reply #133 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:41:00 AM »

Here's a picture of the oxbow at the main camp.

These cypresses lined the edges of the oxbow. You can see the old water lines on the tree trunks.

This old sweetgum had toppled into the water. That evening we saw alligators under it in the water. I wouldn't have been so adventurous if I'd known about them at the time...

The featured menu item for deer and hogs was chestnut oak acorns. There's nothing in the photo for scale (my bad), but the acorns were as big around as a quarter.

This chestnut oak had a wiggle in the middle.

This pics shows some of the life on top of that downturned section.

I sat against this fallen tree one morning. The roots extended up about 18 feet.

These were growing on the trunk. Is this oyster shell fungus? Anyone know?

knife river · « **Reply #134 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:56:00 AM »

Last pic. This bird is an anhinga, also called "snakebird." It swims through the water with only its head and neck exposed, which may account for "snakebird." It doesn't have a lot of oil to keep its feathes dry, so it spends a lot of time perched and preening with its wings spread to dry.

It was a real pleasure to visit the Paradise -- Terry did his darndest to spoil us. The best thing about it was having the chance to spend time with a great bunch of guys. The first thing I look for on Trad Gang is Charlie's posts about his hunts, so I was very happy to get to meet him and share a little adventure with him. Sure hope to do it again sometime.

Mudfeather · « **Reply #135 on:** October 30, 2006, 02:49:00 PM »

Thanks for the kind words about my barnyard buzzard.... Woody. The pleasure was all mine to meet you guys. It truely is a beautiful place.

I'm fortunate to get to be a part of it.

Terry Green · « **Reply #136 on:** October 30, 2006, 02:53:00 PM »

Geez I'm whooped....got more to post later...gotta lot of catching up to do here at the office and home...but I'll leave ya with this........

3 days of hunting.....with my most familiar area being shut down, and with the last two hours of the 1st evening being a toad strangler.... we still managed to see over 80 deer....just gotta see how many deer Woody saw to get the final total.

Terry Green · « **Reply #137 on:** October 30, 2006, 02:55:00 PM »

Oh yeah....we saw a dozen bucks or more....3 of them was big uns.

knife river · « **Reply #138 on:** October 30, 2006, 03:49:00 PM »

Terry, I think it was eight deer and a coyote. I'd have to borrow fingers and toes to count up the armadillos.

cjones · « **Reply #139 on:** October 30, 2006, 11:46:00 PM »

Can't wait to hear the whole story!

Woody, I had the pleasure of sharing a camp with all the guys in your group pic this past spring. Ya won't find a better group of guys. Paradise looks like an awesome place. I might have to bid a little at the next auction!


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