Shrewhaven 2011 (pics)

[Tom Leemans]

Ahhh I can remember the first time the fellas in our annual public land deer camp were introduced to baby wipes by me. I had little ones in the house back then. Oh sure, they all laughed when I carried them to the outhouse, but the day after taco night was another story. Everyone was singing the praises of baby wipes. They all carry them now. I miss those days. I hope to have enough property one day to be able to have my own "haven", or at least own property next to a large public tract.

[Ron LaClair]

In the evening the stories of the day are told by the soft glow of the gas lights.

   

[Ron LaClair]

Here are the words to a song that I wrote some time back. It gets sung in camp every fall

   

  Down in Shrew Vally by old Armstrong Creek
Sits a little log cabin with wood floors that squeak.  

In the evening the soft glow of gas lights are there
while outside there are whitetails,gray wolves and black bear.  

Up on the oak ridge the acorns are falling.
the bucks they are grunting, the does they are calling  

So we slip in our stand and we wait for a buck
if the wind is just right all we'll need is some luck.  

Now come hang up your buck on our deer hanging rail
then sit by the fire and tell us your tale  

For the stories of hunting is why we come here
to hear the stories and to hunt for the great Whitetail deer  

[Gus]

Ron and the Shrew Haven crew - sure doesn't seem like 11 years since we helped move the cabin in.Even though we are blessed to live only a short distance from Shrew Haven  we really look forward to and enjoy our time spent with "You's Guy's" at camp. Shrew Haven is a very special place and the Shrew crew are very special friends. If God's willing we will see you next year. -- Gus,Cindy,Ken and Doug

[Rick Butler]

No ifs, ands or buts; Shrewhaven is a classic.

[dave19113]

Thats a hunt I would dream to be at............Excellent story and pics

[MI_Bowhunter]

I love hearing the yearly stories from Shrewhaven.

My family has a cabin the UP.   The main room of was built by my grandfather in the late 30's.    It's one of my favorite places to be.

[todd smith]

Thanks Ron and all!!!  I love seeing the pictures and hearing the reports of Shrewhaven every year.  A couple friends and I used to have a little three sided log shelter and every muzzle loader season we'd do a walk in camp with flintlocks and 1753 era garb.  Great times!  I've never been a part of a camp like Shrewhaven, but have had the chance to hunt out of the boxcar.  That's a great time!!  

Thanks again for all the pics and stories, and poems!!

[Benny Nganabbarru]

[Frenchymanny]

Thank you for sharing, that brightens my evening at work!

                     

F-Manny

[wapiti792]

Man I enjoy this thread! There's some killers in that bunch    

After spending an evening with Tim and Eric at KZoo over cocktails and huntin' stories last year, and after meeting Mr LaClair, I can say for sure that Shrewhaven would be one awesome camp to be a part of. Thanks for taking us along again gents    

[njloco]

This is my first time reading this and hopefully not the last.

Ron, I love the green Hudson Bay blanket coat, very nostalgic !

[StickBowManMI]

Thanks for sharing Ron! I look forward to reading the news each year about Shrewhaven. The pictures are worth a thousand words. The camp reminds me of one that friends and I shared in Island Pond, Vermont. I hunted there for 13years from 1970 to 1983. There is nothing like a hunting camp shared with friends. Hope that everyone continues to enjoy the camp for many years to come.

[Easykeeper]

Gas light, wood heat, fall, buddies, you guys are living the good life!  Not to mention the fancy biffy.  I can smell the smoke and hear the hissing lamps.  Thanks for sharing and congrats on a great hunt.

[Ray Lyon]

My father in law is a big cribbage player and deer hunter and he always asks why we don't play cards at deer camp.  As you can see from the pictures, we keep busy finding and dragging deer out of the woods, cooking and eating. Then the conversation really gets going and after an hour or two when Tim and Kevin are done talking, the rest of us start in.      :D  
Therefore, there's just no time for cribbage like Fred Bear and his cronies at the Little Delta camp.  I thought bringing the two young Eric's on board was going to be the "packers" like the Little Delta gang, but Eric Bonnett took to stackin meat this year (3 deer), so that didn't leave him much time for helping us poor old guys!!!

[Ray Lyon]

Originally posted by Killdeer:
Now, about those deer. Their eyes are closed. How did you do that, you shoot them in their sleep? Sew them shut like the seeled eyes of Berkut Golden Eagles? Sew them shut like the headshrinkers of old? My deer hang around wide-eyed, gathering data from the words and workings of their killers, to pass on as spirit-lore to their kin still roaming the hills. Nothing can escape their eternal gazes, and over many years their intelligence-gathering has led to a dire waning of my prowess as a hunter. I will, should I become lucky enough to kill more deer, start blindfolding them after hanging, and only allow pig Latin to be spoken in my camp.

Killdeer      

Killy,

I'll let you in on a little secret....it's the pixy dust that Ron sprinkles on all the Shrew bows he sells.  Deer just don't stand a chance and it knocks them out cold.  Get yourself a Super Shrew and your deer will also be knocked out cold (ok, so don't look closely at my individual photo with my first doe).  I do have to admit too that I thought of you when we lit up a Fuente cigar and sipped on some Basil Hayden. That photo you posted on the thread here a year or two ago with the cigar and whiskey is firmly planted in my memory cells and I can't help but smile and think about that.    :D

[awbowman]

Ray, spring for some Crown XR or Crown Reserve instead of the Basil, you'll thank me.

[Ron LaClair]

Coming up the Armstrong....

"Ahoy the Camp"

   

   

[Roger Norris]

Originally posted by awbowman:
Ray, spring for some Crown XR or Crown Reserve instead of the Basil, you'll thank me.

Blasphemy

[Jim Brennen]

Love your camp Mr LaClair,great stuff. Thanks