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Winter Fun with the Family...and a few turkeys too
The unusual amount of snowfall in our section of TN has not only thrilled the school children but the rest of us who are young at heart and can appreciate the quiet beauty of a temporary white world. Here are a few photos I've taken around the neighborhood. More... |
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Cumberland Gap Chapter Annual NWTF Banquet and Auction
NWTF National Spokesperson Brenda Valentine travels to East Tennessee to help tell the story and the mission of the National Wild Turkey Federation. More... |
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Bob Cheyne, Stained Glass Artist, Creates Masterpieces
Wildlife Artist and Stained Glass Master, Bob Cheyne, poses by the window he designed for Brenda's dining room. The merriams turkeys as well as the trees, rocks, and wildflowers depict those native to the Black HIlls of eastern Wyoming. More... |
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A Savory Visit to Chattokee Lodge
Chattokee Lodge in N.E. Alabama was the most recent hunting destination for myself and the Bass Pro cameras. This magnificient lodge is owned and operated by Harlan & Sheila Starr who ran a cattle operation on the property before diving in to a full-fledged outfitting business. More... |
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Montana Mule Deer
It was another super successful trip to one of my favorite hunting destinations, Tulloch Creek Outfitters, near Big Horn, Montana. This was my 5th hunt on the ranch and the folks there have become an almost second family. As in the past, my hunt was filmed by the Bass Pro Video Department and will air next year on Real Hunting on the Verses network. ...More... |
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Third Annual
Women in the Outdoors Event
NWTF members, Randy & Mary
Phelps of the KY Twin Lakes Chapter, hosted the
third annual Women In The Outdoors fall turkey hunt.
Over a dozen lady turkey hunters gathered for a
weekend of fun, food, laughter, and fall turkey
hunting. ...More... |
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Kansas
Whitetail Hunt
Hello everyone! I just returned
from a successful muzzleloader whitetail hunt in
Kansas where I hunted with Wolf River Outfitters
near Hiawatha. The hunt was filmed by the Bass Pro
Shop for its "Real Hunting" program on Verses
Network. ....More... |
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Boss Hoss
and Barbecue Liven Up the Weekend at Paris Landing
The Boss Hoss annual convention
and Burn Out BBQ Cook-Off rolled into Paris Landing
State Park on Ky. Lake Sept. 17-20, hosted by the
Paris Landing Tourism League. Each day there was an
exhausting agenda that offered something fun for
everyone....More... |
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VANGUARD®
Products are Designed to Impress
Recently, it
was my pleasure to visit with
the management staff of the
VANGUARD USA, Inc. facility
in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. ...I had no idea they
also offered such an extensive line of hunting
accessories. VANGUARD®
is a privately owned international company.....More... |
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The Turkey
Shoppe on Main Offers Guns & Ammo, Fishing Supplies,
Outdoor Apparel, Home Decor and Framing
Townspeople of historic
Edgefield, SC turned out in full force for the Grand
Opening of the Turkey Shoppe on Main, September 4 &
5. Edgefield is home to the .....More... |
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Eight
Inducted into Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame
The guest list of this years
"Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame" induction
banquet read like a Hollywood Who's Who of the
Hunting and Fishing world. Eight new inductees as
well as an organization and several individuals were
honored during....More... |
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14th Annual
NWTF Tennessee State "4-C The Future" Awards Banquet
The 14th annual NWTF Tennessee
State "4-C The Future" Awards Banquet was held in
Nashville on August 13. Hosts for the event were
NWTF State President Keith Hickman...More... |
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Hunting
Pro's and TV Celebrities Visit Outdoor World Stores
During Bass Pro Shops' Fall Hunting Classic
Bass Pro Shops' Fall Hunting
Classic was "THE" place to be the weekend of August
7-9. Teams of Hunting Pro's and TV Celebrities made
personal appearances during this time at every
Outdoor World store.....More... |
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13th Annual NWTF
4-State Jamboree Helps Hunters Network in Fun,
Informative Environment
The 13th
Annual
NWTF 4-State Jamboree kicked
off on July 30th with a Wheelin'
Sportsmen fundraiser banquet in
Bossier City, LA. Don & Barbara
Davis, owners of Mr Butt's
Barbecue....More... |
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Women's
Contributions Highlighted in Camo & Pearls Event
The Firelake Grand Casino
"Event Center" in Shawnee, Oklahoma, was the setting
July 11 for the NWTF, "Camo & Pearls" ladies
appreciation event. It was a night of fun,
fellowship, and a celebration of women's
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Porter
Wagoner Conservation Cup Benefits NWTF Wheelin'
Sportsmen Outreach Program
The gorgeous
Gaylord Springs Golf Course was
the setting June 13 for the
Second Annual Porter Wagoner
Conservation Cup to benefit NWTF
Wheelin' Sportsmen Outreach
Program....More... |
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Women in the Outdoors,
Making Memories
Judy Rhodes, founder of the
Divas (a women's outdoor skills
organization) and Brenda discuss
the success of the day's event....More... |
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Western Turkey Tour:
Third stop....Wyoming
The Western
Jakes Hunt of a Lifetime is one
of the most popular items on the
auction block at the NWTF
National Convention. This years'
auction winners, Kate-Lee and
Daniele, hunted with Brenda and
Michael ...for a segment of
Turkey Call TV....More... |
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Western Turkey Tour:
Second stop....Colorado
We rolled in to the
Keyah Grande Ranch near Pagosa Springs,
Colorado on May 3. None of our crew was really
expecting such an elegant place to hunt turkeys....More... |
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Western Turkey Tour: First
stop....Montana
Brenda
finished the 2009 spring turkey
season with a multi-state
merriams marathon which began at
one of her old haunts, Tulloch
Creek Ranch near Big Horn,
Montana. Last year Brenda hosted
a group of lady turkey hunters
at the ranch. The gals had...More... |
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Yucatan
Adventure Yields Ocellated Prize
For Beth Thornton, Peggy Vallery,
and myself the months of
planning and anticipation were
finally over. In mid-March we
three "Turkey Ladies" plus Brian
Combs, NWTF videographer, headed
to the Mexico state of Campeche
in search of the ocellated
turkey...
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33rd NWTF Convention is Largest
Ever
More than
43,000 attendees made the 33rd
National Wild Turkey Federation
Convention the largest in NWTF
Convention history...More... |
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TNDEER.com's "The Vous"
Educates, Entertains
On February 7
deer hunters from every corner
of Tennessee and beyond swarmed
to Henry Horton State Park for
the TNDEER.com annual
rendezvous, better known as "The
Vous" by members of that
organization...
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Short
Takes
November,
2008—Brenda took this big mule deer Nov.9 at
Moon Creek Ranch near Miles City, Montana. The
Bass Pro cameras were rolling and you'll see
this exciting hunt next season on "REAL HUNTING"
on Verses Network...
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Seventh Annual Legends of the
Outdoors National Hall of Fame
Induction and Awards Banquet
If you were
to cross a family reunion with
an inaugural ball, and throw in
a smidgeon of Grand Ole Opry,
early American history...
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New
Products Add Excitement to the
Upcoming Hunting Season
It happens this time every
year, so I've come to accept it as normal: that
antsy anticipation of the upcoming hunting
season that starts off mild and builds in
intensity with the passing of each Dog Day of
summer.
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Once
in a Lifetime
Over the years I can’t count
the number of personal appearances, seminars,
and dinner speeches I’ve made but never have I
been as honored and surprised as recently during
the Ozark Safari Club International Chapter
banquet.
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A
Photo Tour of Brenda's Recent
Africa Safari
The intrigue
of hunting cape buffalo has been
a nagging itch that grew worse
with each passing year. I longed
to experience the feelings
described by Ruark, Capstick,
and Boddington.
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Lady Yelpers Invade Big Sky Country
The long awaited trip to hunt
Merriam’s turkey near Big Horn, Montana, began
on April 24th for a group of women nicknamed the
“Lady Yelpers”.
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