and Delta drags me to the Mountains of NE WA State for my annual Merriam's hunt.
To say I am fired up is an understatement.. I hope that the Red Gods smile on me and I am blessed with a good hunt.
My friend out there is walking a path that sadly I have walked. His wife has Breast Cancer. I am buying tags for three Gobblers and a Bear.. ( If we have success) it will be a bonus.
I pray for her complete recovery and good health in the future.
God had a great day when he created the mountains around Fruitland, WA..
I will count my many blessings when I stand over a White Tip...
Stand by for the play by play and hopefully some dead gobbler photos.
Of all the five subspecies I have been blessed to hunt, the WA Merriams are far and away my very favorite.
I have carefully selected my calls-
A Billy Buice Olivewood Trumpet, my Trusted Steve Mann paddle call, a Red beard Pot call, a Spring Allure Copper call and a couple of well used Rut n Strut Green Goofy batwing mouth calls..
My gun will be ol Faithful- The Bitch ( my Benelli M1) topped with a FF2 and choked with a .660 Rhino choke and some 2 oz Nitro Hevi 457s....
Good times await. I pray for good weather, strong lungs and legs.
I love Spring. (and hard Gobbling Merriams.)
Have a great trip Andy!!
Have a great trip. Good luck. And the best to your friend and his wife.
Prayers for your friend and his wife. Good luck.
Get em Andy.
Have a great trip and I hope everything turns out OK for your friends wife.
Got her done. Killed two nice Merriams Longbeards and a couple bonus coyotes...
No bears seen this trip..
My friend's wife has finished her chemo and will undergo a lumpectomy on the 14th at Sacred Heart in Spokane.. Keep them in your prayers.
Photos to follow. Great trip.
Fantastic Andy, loved the txt pics!!!! Glad you stuck it to them and rolled heads!!! Can't wait to here the replay soon!!
So sorry to here of your friends wife, prayers sent for her full recovery.
Congrats on getting it done in WA!