my road dawg Ron W done scouted out FrogTropolis for the 3 amigo's to hunt!! ya will not believe the rumors of 500 frogs this place holds. Bowspirit can't make it today but myself and Cyclic Rivers will do our best to recon and engage these hostile swamp monsters! today i will be shooting a beautifull little green bow made by a member here, hope to do him proud and spill some blood. will post pic's and video latter!
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Ron (the road dawg) Waldron on kermitt recon!
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and the first view of Frogtropoulis!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cool,,, I love frogs, motorcycles, bows and pictures! :archer2:
Now there's a different kind of hunt...a drop camp for frogs via motorcycle. Don't hear about that happenin' everyday! LOL! Very cool stuff. Looking forward to seeing the result pics.
What kind of bow is that?
I rode my motorcycle to spring turkey hunt one year,,, you should have seen some of the looks I got with that tom turkey strapped to the lugguage rack when I came back into town!
I had not choice as the wife had our only car at work. That's is a fun memory though!!!
Please continue with your posting!
Cyclic Here from ADKKen's computer. Filling up the the cooler with ice and we are out.
Yesterday we tried a spot coined the Bayou. A lot of frogs theer but they were very skiddish. I assume It's due to the egrets and blue herons not to mention Bass and fools with bows :dunno: !
Bowspirit made some great shots, most shots needed to be long and you really had to "HUNT" the frogs.
Will be back with today's rondevous and adventures.
I love your lil green bow! I'm guessing it's a BBO stained that beautiful hue of green.
Looking forward to seeing pictures or videos of the hunt.
God bless,Mudd
Don't kill them all guys ,I want to go up this week...lol! Family picnic today but next week look out!!! :goldtooth:
you CAN'T kill em all, no way possible!!!!! we put the hammer down though!! very tired and to many pic's to download right now. most frogs i have EVER saw in one place! the Dieter's bow rocked today man!!! connected with the first shot out of that bow, more later nap time!
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Wheeeew!!!! :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl:
All I can say is, I dont care who has shot with Ken in the past, but that hillbilly can shoot :campfire:
I'm smellin fried frog legs now! Looking forward to some pics of the harvest.
the bow was built by Nosage, Keithe Deiters who is a member here. an absolute beautifull bow that somehow Charlie managed to name BOOGER!!!!!! i think i'll shorten it to Boogie as it was pretty much the Boogieman to frogs today. still down loading pic's.
a THANK YOU to Ron W!!!!!!!!!!
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now dat's a cooler!
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I think that says it all...
Charlie, we still up for tommarrow?
Chris,
i think Ron wants to go with ya. i might go again and bring my kayak to hunt the far side and run camera for you guys. if we add what you guys get tommorow, make anoher trip with the 4 of us i think we can easily have 200 frogs for a great stumping/cook out, what do ya think?
make sure ya wear good foot wear!!!!!
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I think it's a fine idea. It'll be tricky, but I'd like to include Drew when we all get together. I know he's heading up with me tommarrow.
And footwear? footwear? If I don't have a few leeches on me, I'm just not hunting right...
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Charlie back from a bank walk around the edges.
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Holy cow.......I guess my scouting paid off! I told you there was a few frogs there! You guys actually filled a cooler? Holy cow! ! ! :thumbsup: :notworthy: :clapper: :goldtooth:
What's the spec's on them 2 bows?
Salvatore,
My bow is a big River its 64" and 45lbs at 28. It's all I would ever need although some of the thick brush it was hard to shoot because the limbs would hang up.
The other bow is a Keith Deiters Boo backed osage. You cant buy them. If you want to know how they perform ask Doug Cambell, Ken Mowrey or Keith Deiters or just look at the cooler full of frogs as his bow made most of the meat.
He was able to use some arrows that were special to him as well but I will let him tell that saga.
Ron, we'll go back in the morning. Take some leaches home with you. they are easy to catch. If you make a commotion in the water they all just swim right for you. You can stand in one spot and just pick up 5-10 easy.
Not kidding Ishiwanabe's arrow carries some amazing mojo. Thank you Jamie.
Tomorrow Drew will make meat Even if my bow stay's in teh truck that will be goal # 1.!
my bow was made by Keith Deters and is 51@28 and 61 inches long. if you have never laid eyeys or hands on one of Keithes bows you will be blown away!!! TINY tips, BIG proformance!!!
I will take my kayak tommorow and will not take may shots. i'll scout the far side swamp, run camera and retrieve frogs and clean frogs for ya all. now what time??? also bring water and food as i got really dehydrated today!
good shooting bro and that sure is a nice bow!!! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper: :archer2: :archer2:
i am a hunter. it was in me when i was born, it is primal. it is who i am, i except this and do not question this. it is not blood luct for a kill, it is pure survival instinct, i cherish it.
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the Boogie bow strikes!
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Must be them shoot'n tips from KAT paid off! :wavey:
Charlie getting it done.
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ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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This would be a great way for my daughter to express her "traditional skills" in a hunting type setting. So, do you eat the frog legs? Are they much trouble cleaning?
Man that's some good fun and good eating there!!!
Boogie is fitting,,, little green boogie! :laughing:
More pics today Ken!!!!
Leo,
extremly easy to clean and taste GREAT. as the saying goes "taste like chicken" but THEY REALLY DO!! just got back, the guys are still hammering them and i believe Ron W is going there yet tonight. brought my kayak today and killed one while sitting which was hard to get use to. going to make maybe one more outing and then have a cook out. will take pic's of preparing them for the pan when we do.
Joe,
yeah thats what Charlie tried to name my bow becouse of the green color!
Nice shootin boys.Looks like a nice quiet spot.
Izzy,
great spot man, very big. we are only going to make one more outing there though so not to spoil it. we owe A LOT to Ron W for this spot! have idea's in the works for a TradGang frog hunt next year. frog hunt/cook out type of thing with the major idea of being for the kids. i believe this spot can comfortable hold 15 hunters at a time. as i said we are about done hunting there though so as to save it. looks to be some really good spots down the road that we will scout.
Ken, Im not suprised but youve made a wise choice letting it rest a while.Ive burned spots out before and it happens real fast.I understand that they have a long life span and dont grow very fast but dang they sure are fun hunting.
Awesome pics guys
Wow guys, Im impressed.
Charlie, that arrow has a little to do with it, but I think that wore off long ago my friend.
I should probably try to get permission to bring a few of ya out around here...big frogs. When I was a kid, I caught them by throwing a hookless rubber worm out, and waiting til they stuffed it into their mouthes. All of, I dont know, 8 inch bodies. BIG legs. Hmmmm.
Nice V-strom!!
I'm getting a green bow made too.
Just got back.
Had a great time and have to close my eyes for a while before putting hay away in the Hay mow.
Again, didn't shoot all of em In fact I probably shot at 1 out of every 8 or ten shooters. There are a lot of little ones too so hope fully next year or in 2 years they will be there for the kids.
I managed top break all of my arrows today. Found my hex blunt inside a frog head so that was a plus. Thanks to ken for loaning me a few.
Most of the frogs were in the tree and in the woods. Tough to get but if you stay in one spot long enough 5 or 8 come hopping right at you all at once.
Jamie quit being modest, your arrows are gold. I have to glue some nocks back on them and they will again be good to go.
Perhaps Chris will chime in later about his incredible kayak stalk and shot he made on a large frog.
heres Charlie again.
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after a bank trip AGAIN!
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Assuming you only eat the back legs...it must take about 10 per person to provide the "meat" portion of a meal???
Out of curiousity, I went to youtube to look up "preparing frog legs"...there are a lot of videos out there on that topic.
the kayak kid!
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Nice pics Ken. However you show a video where I not only have terrible form but I also miss a frog in the process.
I did however hit the branch the frog was sitting on. :knothead:
Well..... Maybe I DO work to much,
But Kenny, You have WAY TOO MUCH time on your hands!!!!!
I envy you My Brother!!!!!!!!!! :notworthy:
LOL!!!!!! don't worry brother i'm heading in to another 60 hour work week! try to fit all i can in to the weekends and there is never enough time.
Great Pictures. Looks like a ton of fun. I hear ya on the work week.
60 Hours :scared: You'll have a heck of a time with all them frog legs in ya :laughing: :deadhorse:
looks like we will make one more hunt there in a couple weeks, anyone interested?
Ken
Keep the 17th open. Next MHTA meeting is at Jeff Vadney's.
Were there some Trophy Skeeters there too?? Looks Great for Both!! :thumbsup: Looks and Sounds like Great Fun!!! :archer: Way to Go Guys!! Thank You for Sharing!! :clapper: :clapper: :goldtooth: