Buck Gardner's Scrapbook Blog: November 2006

Craigs Lipsie Narrows Buck Gross 175, Net172

Early Duck Hunt by Tyler Shumate

Testimonial

I just received my new Titan single reed pocket rocket. I have been searching for that one call to do it all. This is the first call, out of several from various manufacturers, that meets that criteria. Straight out of the box it was all duck. Wonderful low end with natural lonesome hen quacks with just the right amount of rasp. Easy chuckle and soft or loud high end and the ability to ring on top. You have a winner here. I'll be ordering several more. Thank you so much for developing such a superior product! After 52 years of hunting ducks and blowing calls I've finally found a product that lives up to the hype. Thanks again.

Sincerely,

W.F. Mullen, Captain US Merchant Service, retired

My First Buck by Bradd Finch

I was drawn earlier in the year for a deer hunt at Tennessee's ReelfootLake, Grassy Island National Wildlife Refuge. I was veryexcited because it is hard to get drawn and it was the first time I ever put in for the drawing.

I entered the woods on 11/11/06 at approx. 1pm. I had scouted the area pretty well and I went to a spot where there were lots of trails, and in particular, 2 big rubs. I climbed up the tree and I waited. Around 4:30 pm I saw a doe, she came swimming across a flooded creek bed right in front of me. I had never seen a deer swim before, so that was a great sight. I thought of taking her, but I thought better of it and let her walk. About 45 minutes later it was gettin almost time to call it a day, I thought I saw a deer in the distance, so I grabbed my Buck Gardner rattle bag and young buck grunt. I must have said the magic words in deer language because he came charging in at 30 yards and stopped at the creek in front of me. I knew he was a buck, because I could see a silhouett of his antlers. I shouldered my Model 70 300 win. mag. and put the perfect shot on him. He dropped in his tracks. When I climbed down, it was totally dark and my flashlight was going dead. I shined my weak light over there and I dropped my head. I thought I had shot a doe. I went back to my tree to get some new batteries and went back to see the deer again. this time I saw 4 points sticking up on on side. I immediately waded the waters and was surprised to see the buck of a lifetime for me. It was a huge 10 point with a 19 1/4" inside spread. It was my first buck ever! My buddies told me it's all downhill from there. They said jokingly, get ready to be dissappointed at the next buck you see, because you just cant ask for much better than that on public land in Tennessee. I took many pictures of him the next day and then I lost my camera, luckily my sister-in-law had taken this pic with her camera. What really bothered me most about losing my camera wasn't that I lost my pictures of the deer, but I lost pictures of my 3 year old daughter posing with the deer. But overall, the story has a happy ending for me.

Bradd Finch
Troy, TN
Date of Harvest : 11/11/06
Obion County, TN
Reelfoot Lake Grassy Island NWR
Deer weight: 217lbs
Points: 10
Weopon: 300 win mag Winchester Model 70 w/ accubond ct cartridge
Inside Spread: 19 1/4"
Game calls: Buck Gardner Rattle bag and Grunt call

Pictures of Barry Kenney & Dog

Check This Out!!!

This was killed in Ohio on 9/30/06 by an Amish man hunting with a crossbow. He just went out to kill a doe for meat and this bruiser came along.

32" outside spread.
25" inside spread.

304 7/8 green score.

Information and pictures provided by David Hagan.

Testimonial

Dear Mr. Gardner,

I would first like to thank you and your company for donating the youth duck calls for our first annual Delta Waterfowl Banquet in West Memphis, AR. I got my daughter one of them, and thought that it would be just a toy duck call. When we got home from the banquet, I blew on the call, and to my suprise, it sounded unbeleivable!!!
I am on my way to your Memphis Showroom to buy a few of these double reed calls ( The Fowlmouth II). I had to bribe my daughter out of her's, so I'm in a little trouble right now. I just wanted you guys to know how refreshing it is to find a quality product at an affordable price. I've blown the Yentzen double all of my hunting life, but I can honestly say that I've found my NEW call. No tuning problems or adjustments to the call at all. Just out of the box performance. I cant wait the try some of the other doubles that you make. I dont have the air for the singles, but the way your doubles sound, who cares.

Thank You Again,

Bill Burnett
Owner, Big River Marine
West Memphis, AR.

Hope Your Season Is Going As Well As Ours...

Hey Mario and Buck

Here is some GREAT pictures of our Sat. hunt(11/11/06). I was hunitng 7 guys with me maid 8. We had 40 birds down and picked up by 7:25 am, that is everyone liminting out in less that an hour. This hunt took place at our lease in Bowie, Texas. Most important is I sold everyone in my group a BG call!!!!! They loved the way they sounded.

Hope your season is going as well as ours is.

Ryan

P.S. The pictures are with all the hunters we had that morning, 13, we all limited for a total of 65 ducks taken.

Testimonial

15 point. gross 160, 190lbs, 3 1/2year old Buck

Tom Chapell (the person that did the graphics on my truck) a good friend of mine and just a great person, was blessed with this nice buck taken with a bow. He is a diehard bow hunter and obviously knows what he is doing. He also is a seasoned duck hunter. Here is the buck he harvested recently. For those of you that did not see the job he did on my truck, here is a pic of that also. Jim Beverly