Guys and gals. Here's a chance to get in on a great hunt with some super guys. I booked but can't go so somebody here will get a GREAT deal. Tom has agreed to allow my replacement to use my $500 deposit towards their hunt!
That means for $1295 you can be in camp with Barry Wensel, Jack Smith and other TRadgangers.
Here's the link to the info thread.
Contact Tom Phillips if ya wanna go!
1st come 1st served......
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=058834
TTT. Somebody is gonna miss one really fine trip with a bunch of tradgangers if they don't jump on this. :readit:
haha i'm kinda dumb but what does TTT mean? I see it a lot on posts
ToTheTop...
Biggie, Sorry to hear you are not going to make the hunt; I was looking forward to some great stories.
Sent Tom a PM.
If I was back I would be all over this! Someone is going to get one heck of a deal on an awesome hunt, and some great company to boot.
Why, why, why did the house have to flood this year???? ... :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
QuoteOriginally posted by BobW:
Why, why, why did the house have to flood this year???? ... :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Karma......
you know if you told the wife you were going hunting for a whole week, you'd come home to a private jet or a 'bends in the driveway, right?
:biglaugh:
:banghead:
I can't go because of Bob Morrison and Larry.
Besides, Bowdoc would make fun of my hairy legs, and I'd have to hurt him.
Killdeer :banghead:
:biglaugh: :jumper:
What a great deal. I was ready to commit until I saw the dates. My wife and I will be in Bermuda that week. :banghead:
Oh SQUAT!!! I retire on the 13th, but can't get away before!!
Oh Heck if thayt's all thats holding things up I'll go . I just PMed Tom , and thanks Biggie , very BIG of you for the deposit, Fred
That's great Fred....have a great time!
WOO HOOOOO Looking forward to meet ya Fred!! Sorry to miss you Biggie. Maybe one day... :wavey:
yep looking forward to it Fred.
This is too cool ! Can't wait to meet you guys. I think I have to make some arrows .
......and the plot thickens.........Killie forget about them other dudes...I love hairy legs...I mean I love to hunt with lady's with.....never mind...I better head for work.....Biggie we will all miss you my friend...bowdoc
QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer:
Besides, Bowdoc would make fun of my hairy legs, and I'd have to hurt him.
Killdeer
Watching that exchange would be worth the trip right there! :biglaugh:
Welcome Greyfox54!!
Sorry we won't be able to connect Fred...but I know you will have a great time. Save me a good one will ya!
Looking forward to meeting you Fred. Maybe next year Biggie. I'm with Curveman on the Killie/Bowdoc face-off. Two grand is cheap for entertainment like that! See you guys in the bush.....Grant
See you there Fred. :campfire:
It would be mighty short entertainment, boys. :saywhat:
Life is full of ups and downs , I lost out to Biggie by about 1/2 hour the first time this chance was posted and when the chance came up again I thought this can't happen , well I was right , someone beat me out on the open spot so I won't be coming after all . I was looking forward to meeting you guys but it will have to wait . I was offered a spot on the second week but I can't make it then as my Grandson is graduating HS on the 16th and I can't miss that . I know you will all have a great time , hunt hard and hunt often . Fred
Just a note: Biggies Spot has been filled by Dave Tice.
NOTE: There was a cancellation yesterday also for by Ted Fry because of Graduation Conflict !! There is $150.00 towards spot if someone takes his place.
If anyone fills it they can go FIRST or SECOND week I just need to know.
Thanks
Tom
Tom I just pm'ed you again , I misunderstood about the dates , I will take it if it's still open , I just can't miss my Grandson's graduation . I have to be back the 15th or the morning of the 16th , thanks again and sorry for mix-up , Fred
Hey Fred- you hear that?
(Biggie ain't going since they told him there was no jelly donuts on the bait pile.)
So who's going, really?
The suspense and plot twists are driving me crazy!
:scared:
QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer:
So who's going, really?
The suspense and plot twists are driving me crazy!
:scared:
TTT - I'd like to know too. Tom, can you post the updated roster?
ARRGGG ! this is killing me , yep had to back out , I was scheduled to go on the 13th but as it turns out my son Joey's graduation falls on the night of the 13th, not going to miss that.
This is a great hunt guys , I went on this several years ago and had a blast, lots of bears and good company.
Updated Bear Quest List:
1st Week:Tom Phillips,Don "Bowdoc" Ward,Allen Shelton,Lloyd Busch,Eric Ackerman,Bob Walker,Mike Weathersfield,Ron Andrews,Brent Bassi,Steve Tottingham,Grant Young,Barry Wensel,Jack Smith,Thomas Burns,Dave Tice,Fred Gimbel.
2nd Week:New Hunters include:Jeff Springer,Joe Coots,Joe Lasch,John Addair,Paul VanVaerenewyck,Kip Manuel,Ken Ejk,Matt Valinsky,Steve McGee,Nate Yazel.
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Hope you gents have been practicing 10 yards & under we will have bears close enough to kiss !!!!
Glad you're back, Fred. It'll be nice meeting you. Sorry you're out, Ted. My youngest graduates next Spring-don't have a date on it yet but I'm already planning on Bear Quest III if Tom'll let me come back. Leavin' this place for a better one in 28 days and two hours, but who's counting. Grant
It's good to be back ! Can't wait for this one . This is the first year in a while I hadn't planned a hunt and I was getting antsy . Looking forward to meeting you guys , Fred
Fred glad your in...Ted sorry your out...but family first always....Killie you may want to sign up for next year....I swear I won't say a word.....what happens in La Tuque stays in La Tuque..see ya all real soon. bowdoc
Killie, if you go, you gotta make a pizza run. Those 35 dollar Canadian pizzas ROCK!
Eat WELL Gentle...MEN (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d171/IronBull_/Smileys/blowkiss.gif)
Vance,
We will eat good indeed !!! Everything from Irish Stew to Steak on the barbi !!!!
Ray, I'm budgeting for a trip into town and one of those pizzas...mouth watering just thinking about it!
T-minus 33:5:15:32 to flyout time!
The coin counting machine at the bank sorts out all the non-American coins and the tellers pull them out and throw it in a jug. I went through it last week and pulled out $42.41 Canandian. Pizza on me!
Whip , Let me get this right , you pulled a bank job and got $42.41? Must have been a small bank .How many pizzas will that buy ? Dagnabbit your on the second week .
16 bear hunters per week? This place must be huge.
Only ONE pizza, Grayfox. But its worth it, brother.
I have to believe you because I know what they say about pizza , Fred
Hi guys; just checking in. That's quite a list of Bear Quest hunters; looks like I'll be in some real good company. Never hunted bears before so any tips you want to pass along will be appreciated. Looking forward to meeting you guys. Dave
Hi Dave yes I have a tip for you....bring some running shoes.Fred glad to see your back,this will be great.You will have the time of your life..As for the 16 hunters I believe we have about 50 square miles around the lodge of logging roads and lake shore(access by boat only).At least 24 active baits working several weeks prior to use arriving.And Ray if your not going to cowboy up and come along please stop incourageing these fella's to eat the damn horse meat pizza will ya.Remember when ya'all ate the pizza and then drunk that elephant juice and then we ate cholate LaClairs ???? tell em about that......bowdoc
Bowdoc... also remind me the chocolate eclairs (not LaClairs) don't mix well back-to-back with raw oysters and horseradish sauce washed down with red beer. bw
Tique, get a thermacell and a bunch of extra cartridges (ship them to Tom if you are flying in). Practice seated while shooting from a stand 6-8' off the ground, 5-12 yards away. Temps are 70's to 30's, from bright sunshine to pouring rain so pack accordingly. Bring a camera, film or storage media, extra batteries...you'll have lots of opportunities for pics. Bring yer appetite, the food is worth the trip. And last, don't shoot at the first bear that comes into the bait...unless he's a monster...cause you'll probably see one bigger.
Oh yeah UB a chocolate coverd LaClair would be that big hairy dude shooting the stick bow huh ??? sorry....JC what are you doing...man you gotta tell these guy's just bring shorts and tank tops don't worry about the bugs..there are'nt any.No need for boots eather just bring them rubber flip flop deals.Bring some real sweet smelling sun screen and lots of gum...bring plenty of cash in US funds or your credit card pen number...and don't worry about praticeing,the bear will be so near your stand you can't miss...always shoot the first thing that comes into the bait no matter what...Never stay in your tree stand after dark.The bears will hide along the trail back to the truck.No singing on your way out of the deep dark woods eather !!!! let see what else ???????????? bowdoc
Horsemeat Pizza? Reminds me when I was young there was a hamburger chain around here called "The Dutch Hut " had the best burgers around , well they got shut down for selling horse meat , McDonalds couldn't hold a candle to them .Oh yeah take JC's advice on the thermocell . He told me once he would rather leave his bow home before his thermacell !
Can I place a 15 - 15 order? 15 feet up and 15 yards off the bait! :goldtooth:
So those thema bobs really work huh? Never bothered to try em. Call me a Jack Benny I guess. Just hard to believe if there is any breeze at all that a gas can protect you in a circle.
Bowdude JC made a believer out of me ,There were so many skeeters in Georgia I was scared , but they stayed out of range in wind and calm . If they work there they will work anywhere .
bowdude, Those Thermacells work so well you probably won't even need a head...but I still carry one just to remind me of the days before Thermacell :thumbsup: Doc
Do they work you bet.I bought a spare tonight mine is 2-3 years old don't know how long the striker will last but I don't want to find out in Canada.I don't go in the woods here above 50 degrees without it.Getting close wife can't stand me,see all of you soon.Kip
Must have been some bad units out there at some time. Read the low reviews at cabelas. Sounds like a coin toss as to whether they will work or not. Oh well to each his own.
If I weren't flying I would have enuf lone wolf climbers to be 20 feet up!
Thermocells RULE in the Canadian Bush DO NOT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT it Gents !!!
Unwrapped about 400 lbs of some of the most delectable SWEETS today all by my lonesome,there was Freighoffers Chocolate Chip Cookies,French Cheesecake,Chocolate Covered Donuts,Marble Cake,Raspberry,Apple & Strawberry Danishes and the list of goodies goes on & on.....I have been adding Flouride to the bait to keep the Bears Pearly Whites looking good !!!
You guys will be up close & personal with the bears on this hunt !!! That is what bowhunting is all about.
Do not hesitate to ask questions fellows.
The 1st bait trip is coming soon.
Lots of good tips so far: got a Thermacell yesterday with some extra cartriges, starting to sort out some rain or shine gear (any wool required on this trip), flip flops, tank tops and I was born with appetite. Couple things I'm worried about though: stands only 8' high and running shoes; heck bears can jump 8' high and my running shoes don't work too good goin up a tree. Encouragement needed!!
Tom thats alot of SWEETS; those bears will be on such a "sugar high" they won't stand still long enough to shoot at.
No man can out run a bear or out climb one eather running shoes or no running shoes...But I can out run Uncle Barry and 4 others guy's in camp...Tree stands 8 feet high ??? who said that ? I said 5-6 feet high...ya gotta kinda give the bears a chance here too...I bet Tommy has gained 25 pounds since he started baggen sweets....I know he's eating some of that stuff...............bowdoc
I'd get a nosebleed at 8 feet! :D Just in case ya think old doc is kiddin', below is a picture of my stand last year. Ya get a better shot angle at a lower elevation. Besides, it does get cold up there and I like to warm my feet on the bears that pass beneath. :biglaugh: I tagged an aggressive one out of this stand last year (I think "Quebec Quest" is archived somewhere?).
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Thanks Curveman,now I may have been jokeing about the flip flops and tank tops...and a few other things...but I was not jokeing about the tree stands now was I.OH YEAH we gonna have some fun.........bowdoc
Glad you mentioned mailing the Thermacell ahead, JC. I was about to mail one I picked up for a buddy so now I'll mail mine too, along with the refills. Tom, I'm sending the hams this week also. Watch the sweets Tom, don't want a cardiac while you're packin out bbbbears. Three weeks and four days guys! Grant
I own 6 thermacell units...and keep about 50 cartridges all the time.
You can buy 11 gas cartridges on **** that hold twice what a normal unit holds, and an adapter to make it fit your unit for about 10 bucks plus shipping, and all you have to get is bug strips then.
Stop at the duty free shop across the border and get a bottle of Amarula- its an liqueur made from an African fruit that elephants love to eat and when they ferment on the tree, the elephants stand under the tree, push it to shake the fruit out, and they proceed to get drunk on them.
I got a little tipsy one evening in camp myself and it made for some interesting conversation.
Ray, I'm going to have to break in a new camera man...sure will miss ya up there. I'll put a little Amarula on some bloter paper and send it to ya...be just like being there :D Doc
Doc, I volunteer for yer camera man...
I am counting down the days. I look forward to meeting everyone and will be there for the second week. As for the Amarula...anything that can get an elephant drunk is sure to be interesting.
I'll be driving up from VA. My co-pilot had to cancel on out is trip about a month ago. Not sure what transportation plans everyone has but if I can help out, I have room. Just shoot me a PM.
hey, is anyone bringing a smoker? I've got a bunch of wild turkey breasts I'd bring up if the camp cook wants to tackle them. Just tell me how many breasts you need to feed 16. :goldtooth:
Nononononononono. Walk away from that one.
Killdeer
bbassi,you been covey shootin them turkeys? :saywhat: I bet we could figure out a tastey way to eat those smoker or not :bigsmyl:
Slice em into bite size chunks and season with Lawrys, black pepper and a little garlic powder and saute em in butter. HARD to beat. :D
QuoteOriginally posted by hill boy:
bbassi,you been covey shootin them turkeys? :saywhat: I bet we could figure out a tastey way to eat those smoker or not :bigsmyl:
Just the first one. :)
Let's just say it's been a really good year.