Back from Shrewhaven

[Ron LaClair]

My grandson was raised in Texas, note the shirt and the boots.    :D   One day we went into town for breakfast and he ask the waitress, "do y'all have grits?" She gave him a puzzled look and I told her, he's not from around here. LOL

He lives and works in Chicago now so he's actually closer to Shrewhaven than I am. He'll be a regular in camp from now on.    

 

[gregg dudley]

That's a great picture, Ron.

[Hud]

Congratulations Ron.  Judging by the blue sky, sunshine, food and friends you had a good time. Well go get one during the rut.

[DesertDude]

Thank you Ron for leading the way for others...l

[DesertDude]

Thank you Ron for leading the way for others...l

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Congrats Ron, 60 years of memories.

I dont believe anyone in the UP knows what grits are lol.

I was up there 2 weeks ago, the colors were amazing.

[tracker12]

Thanks for the recipe I will definitely give it a try.

[Tradcat]

Congratulations Ron ! What an accomplishment sir

[Warden609]

This is a great thread every year. Thanks for the update.

[Lin Rhea]

Congratulations Ron. Keep up the tradition.
 

[cacciatore]

It is always a joy to see and read from Shrewheaven

[VA Elite]

not too many people can say they have never owned/hunted with a compound these days. I admire that

[awbowman]

It doesn't get much better than a neck roast in camp Ron.  Fresh one at that.      

[Brock]

Ron, quite the accomplishment to be Trad Only for 60 years...and on day your grandson started his journey...maybe he will carry for 60+ years as well.

Congrats and thanks for the example you set.

[Ray Lyon]

Originally posted by VA Elite:
not too many people can say they have never owned/hunted with a compound these days. I admire that

While I don't consider it an important feat, I can say that.  Always been traditional since 1966 when I got my first bow as a 5 year old. Our camp chef, Greg Nicolaou, is one that I can count as a convert from compounds to traditional based on my influence. When I met him and started hunting with him as a 16 year old, I was using my Howard Hill Tembo longbow and he was hunting with a high end Wing compound at the time. A few years later he bought a used Assenheimer recurve, 66", with a spicewood riser that was super heavy physically. That started him on his traditional journey and he's been traditional ever since. He now has a nice pack of Shrews in his arsenal and his favorite is the Super Shrew Scout recurve, whereas mine is the Super Shrew Lil Favorite recurve.  

Alas, I could not be in camp this year due to work commitments. It was a difficult decision to make, however a few years ago, 'big' Eric looked like this:



Poor Eric spent the week on the phone with his work and working on his laptop doing bids for jobs.  I saw this picture and thought this would not be the way to spend my vacation time and instead of relaxing at camp I'd probably be mad at myself for not really being on vacation.

So I'm going to add some reruns from past years to this years threads. I chatted with the boys almost daily and they were closing in on a nice 8 point, but ran out of time.  

My first deer at Shrewhaven circa 1993:



The gang last year:




I'm sure they came back a little heavier with Greg's cooking, however I'm guessing they missed out on my pies.  When Ron and Roger are misbehaving, this is how we divvy up the pies:



Some of my does from past years when they were fair game:

[David Brent]

Thanks Ron for the post ,the pictures and congratulations. The nostalgia is thick! Shrewhaven congers up the past yet is so in the present. It tugs at your core and heightens the senses. The sights, sounds, smells (I can smell that delicious roast), the feel of the weather etc. Thank you, Thank you kind Sir for your journey! God Bless.

Dave

[Sirius Black]

[awbowman]

I may be wrong, but THIS IS WHY I HUNT!

We will be in deer camp tomorrow for a short weekend and the atmosphere will be much the same.

[elkken]

Thanks for sharing, it's so nice to see the celebration of years of tradition. Looks like a wonderful spot and a great cast of characters.

         

[Ron LaClair]

When we accrued the property in 1990 I was up and down the hills of our 400 acres like a mountain goat. Twenty five years and two knee replacements later this old goat doesn't get around like that anymore. So a new addition to camp this year was a Kawasaki Mule, it sure made touring the property a lot easier for the old man.