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Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Jeremy on January 23, 2008, 09:45:00 PM

David, I'm pretty sure you can buy the small game license online now as long as you still have last year's tag.
I could be wrong... I haven't bought a NY license since 2000  ;)
I think I'll actually put my name in for that drawing this year!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 23, 2008, 09:48:00 PM

Now that you've seen a couple of them moose up close Jeremy this should be cake.......  :thumbsup:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on January 23, 2008, 09:54:00 PM

How can I possibly pass up a chance at that drawing?!   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on January 24, 2008, 09:33:00 AM

OK Bunny Hunters!!!!! I've got a little time on my hands

(between Dancin' and sleeping,with alittle work thrown in LOL)

I know that a bunch of folks are bringing a few differant bows so that we all have a "buffet" of bows to try,BUT.....

What are you bringing and USING for your main "Bunny Bow"?????    :archer:  

Kevin and I will be using our Mikuta longbows,with Selway "soft-kote" slip on bow quivers,loaded with Joe Skipp's custom cedar arrows (that I won in the 2007 TradGang St.Judes auction) tipped with 125gr. Ace "Hex-Head" blunts.

So.....Let's hear it.....Whatcha bringin'?????

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on January 24, 2008, 11:43:00 AM

Jeez...with all this hoopla,you'd think there was a hunt or something going on    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on January 24, 2008, 12:30:00 PM

Chuck your supposed to rest on vacation, not tear up your body dancing' Maybe some one needs to pay chuck a visit with the team pink ball bat   :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on January 24, 2008, 03:33:00 PM

"...I sure hope I can get there both days...."

does we hafta hog tie ya ta make sure you'll be there both days LOL isn't it nearly a requirement for some folks hahahaha you bein one of them

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on January 24, 2008, 03:38:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Guru:
Jeez...with all this hoopla,you'd think there was a hunt or something going on     :biglaugh:  

....I sure hope I can get there both days....

What's up with that???????  I'm with Tom on this one, I'll tie you to a bumper if I have too!!!

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 24, 2008, 05:28:00 PM

I think Curt is talking work, but ya know ya can call in sick!! You can claim mental illness and you would not be off the mark as missing this hunt will make ya crazy!! david, they are selling them again and I will check to make sure in the next week or so. Lots of activity on here the last 24hrs., people must be getting ready. Killy, like those arrows and talking of crowns for them I have some great news once again. i got home today and there was another package. It was from Scott and Mindy Hesterly(Onestringer) they sent me 13 dozen of there custom wraps, some that say Bunny Bangers and guess what? Some are Hot Pink, I may have to make up a half dozen woodies for the table using them. They also sent some of the snake skin ones and severall other styles, if ya have not tried there wraps, you ought too!!  I really like them and they are easy to use. They will be on the raffle table for all to have a shot at!! A big Thanks to them!!! OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 24, 2008, 05:32:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Huntrdfk:
Ok, I was holding off on this, but I'll do it now.......as most of you know I apply for a Maine moose permit every year, and Maine require that if you are going to have a subpermittee, you must list him at the time of the application.  As part of that, I have started a drawing after the raffle where I draw a name of an attendee of the hunt to be listed as my subpremittee, so, if you want a chance to hunt moose in Maine with me if I were to get drawn, here is your chance.

First, you have to be available Sept 22-28, and Oct 13-18, as those are the time I will be applying.

At the hunt I will have a signup sheet if you want to participate, please only do so if you are available.

I will draw the name right after the raffle ends......

Just a quick note on the Maine moose hunt should we be drawn, the permit fee for a nonresident moose permit is
                   $477.00

Just thought everyone should know.


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on January 24, 2008, 06:31:00 PM

I have to bring more moeny this year.  :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 24, 2008, 07:36:00 PM

Me too Jamie!!!!!!

Shawn I figured Curt was taking about work, but I had to let him know how much he's loved!!!!  :cool:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on January 24, 2008, 07:44:00 PM

Dave...you forgot to mention Team Pink gets a discount on the tag....$477.00 for non members, Team Pink only pays $1.25....  :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 24, 2008, 07:48:00 PM

I just have a few questions for our ring leader Shawn:

1- Are ya gonna tie down the out house this year? Last year it almost tipped over  :scared:  when I got in it!

2- Are ya gonna keep a heater in the out house this year? I hope not cause there's nothing worse than having to smell extra-hot $#!& after 50 guys beat me in there!  :eek:

3- Are ya gonna have clean/dry toilet paper in the out house this year? Hope so cause last year I got stuck without any and... well... David was walking close by and... Just ask him what happened to his new hat!  :p

... mike ...  :D  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on January 24, 2008, 07:54:00 PM

:clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 24, 2008, 07:59:00 PM

Yeah Mike, but it was ok after I washed it.....  :bigsmyl:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 24, 2008, 08:05:00 PM

Yes! You did wash it David... After Joe wore it all day Sunday thinking it was an ASAT camo pattern watch cap! Geezzzzz.....

... mike ...  :D  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 24, 2008, 08:14:00 PM

:scared:    :scared:  There goes my inspiration to but any ASAT when I'm in NY!!!!!!!!!  :eek:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on January 24, 2008, 08:22:00 PM

The reminds me...I'm thinking all the members of team pink should all wear ASAT...just in a pink shade...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on January 24, 2008, 08:25:00 PM

Oh, and to answer the question Chuck posted at the beginning of pg. 38...Bear Montana longbow, #65@30". Thunderhorn mini-boa bow quiver, loaded up with ramin shafts. As far as tips are concerned, .38 casings with sharpened C-clips and sharpened wingnuts...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 24, 2008, 08:44:00 PM

O.K., O.K. I'm gonna use my "new to me" 56" Griffin longbow with a mini boa quiver holding woodies or maybe 2016s tipped with ace hex bunny busters.

... mike ...  :archer:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tdog on January 24, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

Anyway, Me and the Adirondack black beagle got out for a warm up today. She ran two. We got one of them. Heart shot. Sorry no pix she a top secret breed...Tdog

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 24, 2008, 09:36:00 PM

Fred, that is very cool. Damon and I are going out tomorrow after work for an hour or so! We are gonna hunt by the greenhouses, maybe we will find all those arrows guys lost in there, I am sure at least 2 dozen were lost for sure. Did ya see my post about the wraps? SWEET!! I will be carrying my new to me Shafer, I am shooitng it good for not shooting too much lately. I also picked up another 85 acres of prime bunny territory, so if we get crowded, we can go there. It would be a guided hunt as I have never hunted it, but the guy who owns it would walk with us and set up the pushes. I know there is lots of bunnies there as he and  abud got 9 last weekend. What can I say bit it gets better everyday!! By the way I shot some in Nicole and Damon's basement, almost 20 yards indoors!! OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on January 25, 2008, 05:26:00 AM

You "haven't shot much lately"....what does that mean,you only shot 400 arrows in the last week?    :goldtooth:

I guess I better get shootin',I've only shot about 10 arrows since getting back from my hunt.....Are we going to Tollgate bud?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 25, 2008, 10:04:00 AM

Curt
LMAO..  :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 25, 2008, 10:05:00 AM

Mikey
I thought you told me when we shook hands that was brown paint you could not get off from one the things on your Honey Due List ??   :confused:  

Anyway  what  56" ????
Dont you mean your new Super Ultra Mini Griffin Short Recurve which is actually 56mm and not 56"? It's the model sold with the new Bowhunter G I Joe's and Ken Dolls    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on January 25, 2008, 12:33:00 PM

QuoteDont you mean your new Super Ultra Mini Griffin Short Recurve which is actually 56mm  

Anyone remember those little troll dolls? I think they had a small bow for those to   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 25, 2008, 07:06:00 PM

I may make Toll-Gate but not sure. Damon and I went out today after work. It was incredible!! We hunted by the Greenhouses, and what we experienced was awesome!! We saw 23 rabbits and Damon got 6 or 7 shots and I got nine. I had one sitting at about 45 yards and shot 3"s high, that was my easiest shot. The rest were all running thru thick stuff. Damon made a great and I mean great shot at a running bunny. We had just put out 5 or 6 in about 30 yards and Damon was coming over to cross a fence, when I said be ready. The bunny come out and he was doing 60, as he went by damon at about 10 ft., he swung with it and let fly, drilled him!! He was trying to dive on the bunny and I was yelling get out of way as I had a nice clear shot but to late off the bunny went with Damons 3 orange fletches bouncing with it. I managed a shot when it cleared Damon but missed. We jumped it again and Damon found his arrow but no bunny. We went back thru and got a bunch more shots but again no bunnies, Damon did miss a long running shot by an inch, the bunny went out across the pasture and swung towards the piece we always push first, Damon let fly and at about 40 yards missed by a hare(get it) and than I cut loose, bam my arrow hit a tree deflected and exploded on a metal post coming up out of the ground. All in all it was a great time and as we were walking back to the truck Damon turns and says  "It sucks it has to get dark!" I have to agree!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 25, 2008, 07:39:00 PM

Let me see, two guys hunting for just a bit, see 34 rabbits and get 16 shots.........hmmmmmm, now lets think about 50-60 hunters in the same piece.......OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch out Bunnies!!!!!!!!!  :scared:  

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 25, 2008, 07:44:00 PM

Heck, I'm sitting here picturing the where the drivers will be, where the brushpiles are, remembering where they hid and where they went on that piece, my mind is flooded with memories of past hunts, from Curt's miss at short range two years ago at a standing bunny to Ru taking a shot from the outer edge with the Little Delta Bow, then of course I quickly morphed into the next push that follows the greenhouses.........


          BRIARBACK MOUNTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 25, 2008, 08:46:00 PM

OK guys and gals some more good news and a little story. This is for Melissa Landon, she is Co-Owner of No Wheels, a Traditional shop. She sent out 3 really cool hats and 3 T-Shirts for or raffle, and sated she did not know where I thought this hunt up so, here we go. I went on a Bunny Hunt in Western NY with some guys in early 04', after the hunt on the way home with curt(Guru) and Brian(recurver) I said that was great but I could put a hunt on where we would see lots of bunnies. I decided to post here on TG and see who wanted to come and hunt bunnies with me. I asked my Mom(Joan Leonard) if we could use her house as a staging area for the hunters and shoot in the yard and eat in the house, basically give her home up to how many ever people showed. That first year we had 19 show up, everyone bought some stuff for a little prize table. Well some of it was so nice we decided to have a little raffle and raise some money, for what we did not know. My Mom suggested St. Judes, that first year we killed 2 bunnies and took 33-35 shots as a group. I believe we raised around $700 dollars for the kids. The next year I decided to make it a two day hunt and again Mom offered up the house but this time with about 10 or so strangers sleeping over, we could not of done this without her. We again had a blast and raised more money that year. Unfortuantely in may of 05' my mom passed away and time just kind of stood still for me, but before I knew it the Bunny Hunt was fast approaching, I spoke to my Dad and family and we agreed to keep this thing going and made the decision to call it the Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt!! That was Feb 06' we managed to kill 4 bunnies and took over 70 shots I believe! Last year(07') we had around 40 people attend and raised close to $2500 for the St. Judes kids, we also set a record for bunnies killed with 16 and as a group we took over 150 shots and had a great time doing it. I know this does not give ya many details but it does show you the dedication of this great group and how something that starts out as a dream can become a reality, all because a very special lady said yes to her baby!!  I miss her very much, but I am sure she is there in the kitchen and on the back porch with all of us, watching and enjoying all the stories of the days hunt!! Thanks again to everyone for making this hunt so special!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: J.Williams on January 25, 2008, 09:43:00 PM

Thanks to you and your family for continuing to put this on every year...you give us something to look forward to every February and this hunt is so cool for so many reasons.Thanks again and see ya soon,Shawn.OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 26, 2008, 08:36:00 AM

My heart tells me that you are a wonderful person Shawn. All of us can see that. Thinking and speaking of your mom when we get together keeps her very much alive in spirit. She is your guide.

God Bless You My Friend

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 26, 2008, 08:47:00 AM

Dido.
The lil man speaks with big voice and even bigger heart..

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tom Phillips on January 26, 2008, 10:21:00 AM

Shawn,
Glad to see the Bunny Hunt is causing alot of good commotion.I am planning on attending is there room for 1 - possibly 3 to crash at your parents house ? Myself & fellow Trad Gangers Allen Shelton & Lloyd Busch ? Also what do you need us to bring food,TP, papertowels let me know.I will have a donation or 2 for raffle.I only have dial up and it is slow otherwise I would read the other 38 pages :-) Hope your shoulder holds out !!

                 Tom

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: jacobsladder on January 26, 2008, 11:11:00 AM

shawn....we are starting to plan for the trip next year from michigan...it would be jacobsladder, timfishell, drew, whitebuffalo, and jakejrtrickshot.....OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 26, 2008, 11:15:00 AM

Glad to see you're coming Tom, I sent you a pm.


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 26, 2008, 11:19:00 AM

Here is the up to date food list, later today I will transfer the bow list to this post also to see where we stand there.........


Beverages- at least 8 cases of canned soda or juice(no glass)--->Drewsbow(2 cases of soda)Mcgroundstalker(4 cases of soda)Southpawshooter. Bowspirit(2cases of soda)Fran/Mo, Tom Phillips
2-3 gallons of orange and apple juice--->Stone Knife
Few cases of Bottled Water-------->3dMuzzy, Southpawshooter
Main dishes-to feed at least 15 people or so.---->Stone Knife(2 dishes)Jeremy(1 dish)Keith Deters(1 Dish)ADKmountainken(1 Dish)Swampbuck(1 Dish)Guru(1 Dish)Kingstaken(1 dish)Compoundguy(1 dish)
Mac Salad----------->Bowspirit
Hot Dogs and Rolls 3-4 dozen of each---->Herkimerhunter
Lunch Meat+Cheese-5-6#s of lunch meat-2-3#s of cheese--->LeeNY
Chips an assortment of 5-6 big bags---->Jeremy, LeeNY
Pickles-3-4 jars----->3dMuzzy
Cereal+Milk-3-4-boxesand 2 gallons milk---->Aram
Donuts-3-4 dozen(COP Cakes)---->Swampbuck
Bagels +(4) Cream cheese-3-4-dozen---->-Bamboo
Condiments(Butter 3#s, mustard, ketchup,Hellmans Mayo, relish)---->-Bamboo
Butter---------->-Shawn
6ft. sub---------->Shawn
coffee, cream,sugar hot chocolate, tea-------->Shawn
venison stew-------->Shawn
chili-------->Herkimerhunter
meatballs------->Dbldroptyne(Two Large Trays)
portugeese rolls---------->Dbldroptyne
soup------->
rolls and bread----->Drewsbow
4-5 Deserts--------->Keith Deters(2)Fran/Mo(2 pies)Indianabowman(1) Guru (1)
Paper Towels 6-8 rolls----->Huntrdfk
Paper Plates heavy duty ones like 150 or so.--->Huntrdfk
Plastic bowls or paper bowls---->Huntrdfk
Styrofoam Cups for hot beverages at least 120---------> Huntrdfk
plastic silverware, knives,forks and spoons 100 or so of each-------->Huntrdfk
Large Garbage Bags----------->Huntrdfk
Box of 1 gallon zip lock bags-------->Huntrdfk
Thre rolls of aluminum foil--------->Huntrdfk
Two large coolers with ice(three bags each)------>-Ishiwannabe
A few targets------>-Huntrdfk(Bear)Bowspirit(Block)McGroundstalker(Raccoon, Woodchuck, Fox, Tom Turkey, Coyote)

SNOW-1FOOT OR LESS!!---------->Woodchucker


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on January 26, 2008, 11:51:00 AM

Shawn,
Glad to hear that you got the hats and shirts we sent.  Great story about your mom and the beginnings of this hunt.  What you are doing is sooooooo cool!  I lost my stepmom this last Thanksgiving day to cancer.  Her name was also Joan and was a hunter and lover of the outdoors.  Your bunny hunt and story reminds me of her.

Good luck to all who attend!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 26, 2008, 12:15:00 PM

Hey David! Ya gotta omit the Tom Turkey target from the list..... Couldn't fit it in my truck...  :(  ... Could fit my Pink Hat though.

... mike ...  :jumper:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 26, 2008, 06:05:00 PM

Tom, we will have room for ya at the house and each of ya bring some food items, dessert, Chili, stew anything really, drinks in cans or juice in cans is always good, make sure ya each bring something for the table and plenty of money, we are gonna raise a bunch for the kids!! Also plenty of arrows as we have lots of bunnies and lots of fun stuff to shoot in the yard!!! We would love to have you Michigan boys, I picked up another 85 acres to hunt so we have plenty of room, if it gets to large we can hunt in two groups next year. This year we will have them bunnies surrounded that is for sure. Cindy and I are getting the house ready, no -ne has been in there in about 5 months, but it will be ready to go by the hunt and plenty of sleeping space!! I walked to the house next door this evening and put out 3 bunnies, I missed two and no shot on the first one and that was in the yard!!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 26, 2008, 06:17:00 PM

Will you STOP scaring the bunnies? Nothing wrong with a false sense of security there, ya know. Be good if they lounged around in their bunny slippers, ate bonbons and gained weight, too.

Killdeer  :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 26, 2008, 06:45:00 PM

Killy, he won't stop till the season ends!!!!  Luck for us there is an overabundance of rabbits there.


Shawn I already got with Tom about the food, he is all set.


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 26, 2008, 07:32:00 PM

Killy, I have gotten better as I used to use the scattergun a lot, I only go once in a while with that now. We killed 15 a few weeks ago, in about an hour. I really love it with the bow, but it can be frustrating. Damon has killed one with the bow everytime he has hunted this year, quite a feat but last night his streak ended. This old man could not run him down, ten years ago I would of ran him down in the first 30 yards!! I will say this, we have left two spots untouched and will leave them go until the hunt, I am sure we will see bunnies in these two spots, and they will be fat, but they will have their track shoes on, not their bunny slippers!!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 26, 2008, 07:36:00 PM

I can't go.
It's these new bibs.

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 26, 2008, 07:41:00 PM

I just got them, and the straps are too long. I can sew them up, I guess, but that isn't all.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/Oddball/Img_5234.jpg)

Now, tell me the truth. Do these make my butt look big?
Killdeer  :confused:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on January 26, 2008, 08:00:00 PM

Uh oh!!!! Whats this thread "Tradgangers Gone Wild"?Kiliie, with smut like that I cant let my 7 year old look at this thread anymore.I guess hell have to stick to his second favorite website "2nd Graders Gone Wild".  :scared:    :scared:    :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 26, 2008, 08:08:00 PM

I am not touching that one, I mean the post not the butt or both. I think they look fine, you are gonna need them!! The multi-flora rose held at least 15 bunnies yesterday!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: southpawshooter on January 26, 2008, 08:13:00 PM

WHOA NELLY, uh, Killy!!!!!!!!!!  LOL

You're gonna fit in good Kathy!  This is gonna be good!  OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on January 26, 2008, 08:14:00 PM

I thought it was one of those practice bag targets....guess I was wrong...  :eek:    :rolleyes:    ;)    :pray:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 26, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

I knew a mule named Nelly, once..

 :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: southpawshooter on January 26, 2008, 08:41:00 PM

Skipper, you always know just the right thing to say to a woman    :rolleyes:      :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 26, 2008, 08:56:00 PM

Skipster still have his kneecaps?  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tdog on January 26, 2008, 08:58:00 PM

Killy you wear them biar bustin pants well..Lookin forward to meet ya..Tdog

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: southpawshooter on January 26, 2008, 09:02:00 PM

Joe gave the waitress at Jumboland the slip by cowardly hiding in the men's room.  So for now, he still has his kneecaps - but something tells me they may be in jeopardy in a couple of weeks!    :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on January 26, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

Killy ...don't believe Scott...it was Bentpole from the Jersey Boys that started it.....I wasn't hiding...just doing what comes natural.

Tom (Bentpole) brought in a few snapshots...SHE sarcasticly yelled out "I told you not to bring any pictures of me in here." After looking at the photos...I POLITELY ASKED HER to spin around and bend over so I could see if this really was her in the photos.....

Scott and the rest of the Jersey Gang gave loud ooohhhs and aaaahhhhs and ran for the door. I calmly hit the mens room...then paid my bill...then RAN LIKE HELL MYSELF!!!!

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Post by: southpawshooter on January 26, 2008, 09:13:00 PM

Calmly hit the men's room, yeah right    :rolleyes:   Nearly tore the hinges off the door and set the room afire!!!!!!    :biglaugh:   I seem to remember waiting in the parking lot for a looooooooooong time too!

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Post by: Killdeer on January 26, 2008, 09:25:00 PM

Does the motel have room service?
I am beginning to understand Garbo.

Killdeer  :p

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 26, 2008, 11:13:00 PM

OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: sticshooter on January 26, 2008, 11:39:00 PM

Well got the OK from shawn about the knife. This is it. Hope everyone likes it.Blade is 3.25" and oal is 6.75" thanks <><     (http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/37937/2756610670051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2756610670051876912kTAYjJ)    (http://inlinethumb39.webshots.com/37478/2048192840051876912S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2048192840051876912eyCrAf)

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Post by: Kingstaken on January 27, 2008, 12:07:00 AM

:thumbsup:

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Post by: NOMAD88 on January 27, 2008, 07:16:00 AM

Hmmmmm what will this morning bring? We have some nice cloud cover. Perhaps a walk through the woods for some bunnies or some ice fishing in Sleepy Hollow lake? Oh The weekend woes!

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Post by: Huntrdfk on January 27, 2008, 09:39:00 AM

That one's going to draw some ooohhhs and aahhhs for sure Frank, thanks for your generosity in helping out with this cause........sure would be nice to see you and Shell there some year.....(it would be a pretty good birthday present for Shell, don't you think?  :bigsmyl: )


David

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Post by: sticshooter on January 27, 2008, 10:22:00 AM

Yes sir Dave. This years presant is COMPTON! She really wants to meet up with TG members as do I.<><

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 27, 2008, 07:09:00 PM

Yup, that is a sweet knife!! Wish we could get all the gang here. I once told my wife that if I were to hit the Lotto for 300 million, I would take all 15000 guys on here deer hunting, ya know what I could pull it off too!! Nomad88 and I eneded up painting all day at Dad's. We never got out huntin or ice-fishing, but we had a good day!! It is nice my daughter married a guy who loves to hunt and fish as much as me!! We should share a lot of good times together!!! This hunt should be special and if things work out I will hold it until I am too old to walk!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Bowspirit on January 27, 2008, 07:23:00 PM

Shawn, the day you become too old to walk this hunt is the day we start carrying ya'...   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Killdeer on January 27, 2008, 08:22:00 PM

I was busy today. I went to the club and helped out a little with some cleanup. While I was there, I did some work on some arrows.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/Archery%20Equipment/Arrows/JLMBH2.jpg)


I had fun playing with the markers.  :bigsmyl:  

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/Archery%20Equipment/Arrows/JLMBH3640.jpg)

Did some poly stuff, will do more this week and hopefully have them fletched up by next Sunday. These will have hex heads on 'em!

Killdeer  :campfire:

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Post by: Bowspirit on January 27, 2008, 08:30:00 PM

Now that's just art right there...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 27, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Speaking of arrows, Jflnt (Joe Lorenzen)who lists his arrows on the sponsor classifieds has really made a nice donation to our raffle. He is donating 2 dozen of his customs, one we can split up and shoot off of Hope and Faith than raffle, the other we will leave untouched and raffle them also. He makes some really nice arrows, I have shot some in the past, so if you are in need of some beautiful woodies that are matched to perfection, than watch for him in the sponsor classifieds. He has some listed now. I meant to tell him to cut the one dozen to 30" bop and install some blunts or field points for us! Lets kill a bunny with Hope or Faith or both using one of these arrows!! That would be awesome! This one is for Joe(JLNFT)!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 27, 2008, 09:04:00 PM

Pink and Blue shafts... Nice job Killy! Can't ya make up your mind if'in you want girl or boy arrows? ...   :D   ... Bet they are gonna look great when you are done with them!

... mike ...  :wavey:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 27, 2008, 09:51:00 PM

I have Absolute Power going on again!! It make me feel good and shout out stuff, like OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 27, 2008, 10:41:00 PM

Save It Up For Bustin' The Brush! ...  :banghead:  ... We wouldn't want ya to burn out yet!

... mike ...

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Post by: Killdeer on January 28, 2008, 05:33:00 AM

Mike, Mike, Mike...
See that roll of blue masking tape? The one under the arrows in the chair?   :readit:  

   
Ain't no blue on these.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/Archery%20Equipment/Arrows/JLMBH4.jpg)

Killdeer

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Post by: Stone Knife on January 28, 2008, 06:03:00 AM

I've been busy making arrows for Joe and Becky, Becky wanted blue on her arrows and Joe wanted red, this is what i came up with.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000931.jpg)

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Post by: Tom Phillips on January 28, 2008, 09:12:00 AM

Shaun,
How much SNOW is on the ground at your parents ?

           Tom

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Post by: woodchucker on January 28, 2008, 09:15:00 AM

NOT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!   :banghead:

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: Kingstaken on January 28, 2008, 10:40:00 AM

Joe.... What did you mean by a practice bag butt?

I'm moving my room to the end of the hallway near the EXIT sign...
I'm afraid someone might burn the wrong room..  :scared:

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Post by: Killdeer on January 28, 2008, 03:50:00 PM

I had quite forgotten the reference.

'Til now.
You gonna lick that stirrin' spoon, Jim?  :saywhat:  

Killdeer  :campfire:

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Post by: southpawshooter on January 28, 2008, 04:14:00 PM

:scared:     :scared:    :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 28, 2008, 05:02:00 PM

Typically far be it from stir up things, but here? I like stirring..   :D  
Especially when someone else is getting the whopping...   :bigsmyl:

PS
I think the shafts lQQk just lovely. I'm sure they'll put a deadly hurting on any game..  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Huntrdfk on January 28, 2008, 06:14:00 PM

Knock it off Chuck......we got another 6" yesterday......everytime you post about "Dancin", I get dumped on.....  :banghead:  


David

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Post by: Aram on January 28, 2008, 06:22:00 PM

Let him dance, you know it takes him a few weeks of orienteering. Every year it takes him a bit longer to send the snow in the right direction... What's up with that?

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Post by: Aram on January 28, 2008, 06:33:00 PM

Nice arrows Kildeer! Don't worry about WAYSIAH, he doesn't notice details as he's got some important questions on his mind...
 

QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
Pink and Blue shafts... Nice job Killy! Can't ya make up your mind if'in you want girl or boy[...]

:confused:      :campfire:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 28, 2008, 06:39:00 PM

Killy, Killy, Killy... Did ya have to say tape? Now I'm gettin' flash backs of the duct tape used in the motel last year...  :scared:  ... Talk about skin waxing!!! ...  :eek:  ... Anyway......

I'm kinda feeling bad cause nobody has Right Wing Pink Feathers for me to use/chop/build arrows with.... So can I shoot some of yours at the arrow eater target? Please.

... mike ...  :D  ...

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Post by: Aram on January 28, 2008, 06:41:00 PM

Nice arrows Jim. Now you have to teach Joe and Becky to stay away from the steel plate. Looking forward to seeing Joe again and my daughter is really hoping Becky will make it.
Aram

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 28, 2008, 08:12:00 PM

Wow, a little catching up to do but everything looks good, except the snow. We only have a bit in the woods and hedgerows, we need at least a few more inches. I have more great news, Harold Skipper a guy from Alabama heard about this hunt back in Dec. sometime and he PM'ed me and said he wanted to donate stuff for the raffle, well today two long boxes showed up. There was a beautiful 35# selfbow in one and a very nice Bear grizzly in the other, the grizz is lefty. People are incredible on this site. That makes 5 bows at my house to that have been donated plus the RER Gift certificate!! Thanks again Harold, its people like you that make this hunt and raffle so special!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 28, 2008, 08:37:00 PM

Sooooo.... Does that mean you don't want a Jim Johnson Legend Longbow ... 62", 52# @ 27", Reflex-Deflex design, Beautiful Condition, Leather Locator Grip, for the raffle table? ...  Well?

You know it's gonna be there! Print more raffle tickets Shawn! We are gonna make a bundle for the kids at St. Jude Childrens Hospital. Makes me proud to be part of it!

... mike ...   :archer:   ...

Oh Yea! And we are gonna hunt bunnies and I'll get to meet Killy too!   :jumper:

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Post by: ishiwannabe on January 28, 2008, 09:04:00 PM

Sounds awesome alright.
I am looking forward to it quite a bit. I need to get out and practice....dumb doctors.

Chuck....snow, not rain. LOL.

Mike....if Shawn doesnt want that bow for the table...  :saywhat:

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Post by: joe skipp on January 28, 2008, 09:12:00 PM

Jim...you said it...now don't start with that "kissing up" stuff about nice arrows. Be a man...take your lumps...you meant what you said!

By the way Killy....bring a 12 oz mug along. The Gin/Sprite and lemons just seem to mix better in larger containers.  :rolleyes:    :eek:  

Again people...what Chuck does isn't dancing...he loves his Johnny Walker Red...its called STAGGERING. All those dents in that wooden fence behind his house is from his forehead smashing off it.   :banghead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 28, 2008, 09:22:00 PM

:smileystooges:   ...   :thumbsup:   ...   :archer:   ...   :biglaugh:   ...

What more can I say? It's gonna be great! Just wish you guys would stop saying things to me  like... "Stand up when you talk to me!" Or... "Why are you standing in a hole?" ... The one that gets my goat is when you ask me to shout... "Dee Plane! Dee Plane!"

... mike ...   ;)   ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: southpawshooter on January 28, 2008, 09:31:00 PM

:goldtooth:    :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 28, 2008, 09:31:00 PM

I want it all ,I have Absolute Power and it feels good!!  :jumper:  OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on January 28, 2008, 10:18:00 PM

The list of quotable phrases on here just keeps getting bigger and bigger...  :rolleyes:    :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Killdeer on January 28, 2008, 10:20:00 PM

Joe, I always have a 12 oz. mug...but the blue plastic party cups hold more, and don't make the coffee taste strange come morning. And the recipe is gin, tonic and limes. Or beer...it pays to be flexible.

Mike, what is your draw length? Do I need to cut my arrows down?
(I bet when you look up it is gross seeing everybody else's nose hairs. How do you hold a conversation with nose hairs? Could lead to a sticky situation. Ut-oh. Are my kneecaps in danger? Do you bite?)

I better go see if there are any good bows in the classifieds.

Killdeer  :knothead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 28, 2008, 10:55:00 PM

Joe, easy with telling Killy about having a 12oz mug. You don't want something she's used to holding and able to hit one of us across the head with. Lets give her a plastic cup so it doesn't hurt as much.

Gee Mikey, even the honored guest is beating up on ya...  

I giess she's never meet you. But then again it wasn't till I kneeled down to pick up an arrow that I saw you.

We all know you need a set of binoclulars to to see nose hairs.  :notworthy:  xoxoxoxo

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Post by: bbassi on January 29, 2008, 05:00:00 AM

Killy, mike doesn't need arrows. He just stands by the steel target like a vulture and collects the dead soldiers. They usually are still plenty long enough for him.    :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on January 29, 2008, 05:34:00 AM

Poor Mike, with everyone picking on the poor little guy, he's going to have a complex. You better knock it off otherwise you'll have to give him a group hug to make him feel more appreciated at the hunt. How scary will that be   :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 29, 2008, 05:54:00 AM

Group hug? Squarshed bug!
 :saywhat:  

Killdeer

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Post by: Stone Knife on January 29, 2008, 06:08:00 AM

The only center Mike would be is the center of attention   :jumper:

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Post by: Huntrdfk on January 29, 2008, 07:03:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer:
 
Is Mike gonna turn out to be like, a center for the Lakers or summat?  

Killdeer

Remember the movie "The Ants"?   I don't know if Mike could play center for their basketball team, but I'm pretty sure he could play guard.....  :bigsmyl:  


David

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Post by: woodchucker on January 29, 2008, 09:09:00 AM

Maybe Mike could be a "ball" for the Lakers.....

After all,He is as wide as he is tall   :rolleyes:

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Post by: Kingstaken on January 29, 2008, 09:37:00 AM

There are few people in this world with the charactor of that guy. He is a GIANT among men.

PS
Whats the name of that lil bug that rolls up like a ball? A Pill Bug?  :D

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on January 29, 2008, 12:22:00 PM

Mike is tops in my book, I like to bust his chops because he said it was OK   :thumbsup:  He's a great guy with a heart of gold.

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Post by: Izzy on January 29, 2008, 12:53:00 PM

Im bringing 2 of my Tard Gang lurking cousins this year "Traviis" is his TG name.If you think the name is goofy wait til you meet him (Sorry Cuz) but you deserve it.This will be his first ever bowhunt as there aint a whole lot of bunnies in the Bronx, well,,,, not the furry ones, and now that I think of it I guess they can be fuzzy too but Im talking about the cotton tailed rodents.And then "Storm Vet" will be joining us too.Hes such a good shot that I once saw him hit a running field mouse at 300 yards, problem was he was shooting at a 5' x 5' field target at 15 yards   :scared:  .If you see them try not to stare at their ankle bracelets and in case your wondering I got permission from parole to take them out for a weekend.

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Post by: Aram on January 29, 2008, 05:04:00 PM

sounds like we'll have to set the camera on panoramic for the group photo. Bunnies are in trouble!

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Post by: Bowspirit on January 29, 2008, 05:05:00 PM

Man, this hunt is gonna be big...and it just seems to keep getting bigger...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 29, 2008, 06:54:00 PM

It looks huge, we will surround those bunnies in the Rabbit Valley and by the Greenhouses. Wait till ya see the line to shoot the bouncing bunnie!! I think we may do $4000 this year as the guys from Michigan are sending theie money from their raffle, now that would be awesome!!! Doug Campbell would get  a kick out of that check!!  Killy, got the box of stuff, I put the one bag of hex heads to use and the other bag will go on the arrows to be shot out of Hope and Faith, if anyone has an extra bow quiver please bring it or two, so we have a quiver for each of the ladies!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Bowspirit on January 29, 2008, 06:57:00 PM

I don't have an extra...but I'm willing to lend my Mini-Boa to whoever's hunting with Hope or Faith...

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 29, 2008, 08:01:00 PM

It's no fun being the straight guy.  :(   But that's O.K. I guess... if it gets a laugh or two. I'm not THAT short. Got good use outa the kids 6X size camo PJs Kingstaken gave me last bunny hunt. My wife says she loves a man in uniform.  :rolleyes:  So it works for me.

Then you have 22" draw kids arrows... Yard sale specials kinda... When I take three inches and the suction cups off. They work for me.  ;)

Last year the snow was sooooo deep I couldn't walk in it. Joe Skipp gave me a ride in his back quiver. I did the ickie-ickie with his girl arrows.  :D  That was a good work out for me.

When the (men) said, "Hey little guy! Go get us some ice cubes!" I did just that. Put some yellow snow on 'em I did. That was Great for me!

So Killy.... Worry 'bout nothin'....We are all friends here. You are THE honored guest. I am only the straight guy. That's good for me.

See Ya Soon!!!
... mike ...  :wavey:  ...

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 29, 2008, 08:07:00 PM

Guys, tell Killy about my brush pants, i wear out a pair in a season and half and I buy ones that would last most people 15 years. Check your local DICKS, they have their heavy duty brush gaurd pants on sale for $15, usually $40. I bought two pair, so I hope they last me a couple years. It is getting closer and closer!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: woodchucker on January 29, 2008, 08:12:00 PM

Hats off to ya My Brother!!!!! You know I love you!!!!!

I am now going to give you a Penobscot Indian name.....

From this Day.....'Till the end of your Days.....you will be called.....

"Little Big Man"

(no more standing in a hole for you!!!!!)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on January 29, 2008, 08:16:00 PM

Ya' know Mike, if ya' want, I can forgo the back quiver and strap a treestand on my back for ya'...  :bigsmyl:   ;)    :goldtooth:  

I'm about 6'4", so ya' should have a pretty good vantage point...

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 29, 2008, 08:26:00 PM

Thanks Chris! But I don't hunt outa tree stands. Well... Maybe this time out I will. Might get a chance to empty my pee bottle on someones head.

... mike ...  :p  ...

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Post by: Killdeer on January 29, 2008, 08:39:00 PM

He's got a million of 'em, and he's here for a fortnight, folks! Hah! Chachachacha!!

Thousands of comedians out of work, and this guy is giving it away for FREE!  :knothead:    :wavey:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 29, 2008, 08:41:00 PM

Ya know there's a MOVIE about you, Mike?
I dunno about Penobscot, though. I think the dude was a Cheyenne..

Killdeer

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 29, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

Killy, with the 666 post, uh-ohh!! I am letting the spirit get to me tonight, if ya know what I mean!! Everyone keeps on poor Mikey about his height, but I like him just like he is, makes him easier to toss into a multi-flora rose to flush out them bunnies!!   :biglaugh:   I am gonna get out of work a tad early tomorrow and hunt for na hour and than off to work on Dad's place, soon to be Cindy's and mine!! Next years hunt will be hosted at our new home!!! We are also gonna hunt the Bee-Hive stand valley, we did not hunt it last year but the year before. I had a memorable miss with RU on that push. I killed a big 8pt. from this area in 97' and it is loaded with bunnies!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: adkmountainken on January 29, 2008, 09:20:00 PM

" the ickie ickie with the girl arrows " now thats funny i don't care who you are!! brings a terriable sight to the minds eye, stuff like that could mentaly scar a man! now why do a picture a chihuahua jumping on a brightly colored arra!watch out boys hes got a little Alabama leg hound in him!!!  :scared:    :help:    :confused:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on January 29, 2008, 09:24:00 PM

Scar a man, indeed!  

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 29, 2008, 09:54:00 PM

Alabama Leg Hound? Oh My! ... You people must think I'm CRAZY! ...   :jumper:   ... Not Me! I'm just as sane as the next guy/girl/whatever that walked on two feet! Yea. That's it. Sane! Ask anybody. Well... Not just anybody. Go ask my psychiatrist- no I mean psychoanalyst- no I meant head shrinker! Wait! I mean..... Forget it!

... mike ...   :D   ...

PS... I know the movie Killy. It was a seven minute short.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on January 30, 2008, 10:25:00 AM

Someone else can give Mikey a ride in their quiver....he peed in mine!  :eek:    :help:    :mad:  

I swear last year I seen a rabbit motioning to Mikey and pointing to his burrow. I guess he was trying to tell him to hurry and crawl in before they arrow ya.   :biglaugh:    :jumper:  

This year Mikey has to wear full blown blaze orange from head to toe. Last year 3 standers drew on him....he had too much brown on.   :eek:  

I'm heading out Sunday for some bunny chasing to get some practice in. Just hope the weather cooperates....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on January 30, 2008, 03:35:00 PM

Where are you going Joe????? Maybe I can get free.   :pray:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on January 30, 2008, 04:55:00 PM

If I can get away....this is Super Bowl Sunday. If the "to do" list isn't all that big, and the weather holds, maybe a few hours in the afternoon. Where? No clue yet.........

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on January 30, 2008, 06:00:00 PM

I think we need to get those stickers that read"HELLO MY NAME IS" this year. Sounds like alot of new people are coming.

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Post by: Killdeer on January 30, 2008, 06:01:00 PM

I will be wearing a pink carnation.

Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

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Post by: woodchucker on January 30, 2008, 06:09:00 PM

A Camo.....Coat......and a.....Pink.....Carnation.....

Doot,Doot,Dooooo.....   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Bowspirit on January 30, 2008, 06:20:00 PM

I'll be the one closest to the sky, kinda like in these pics...

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff63/c_sweeney/Teambunnyhunt2.jpg)

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff63/c_sweeney/group-1.jpg)

Course, the blonde hair helps, too...

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Post by: woodchucker on January 30, 2008, 06:31:00 PM

Nope.....They don't come much taller than Chris.....

But if you REALLY need to be sure.....just look for the "Rambo" headband LOL.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on January 30, 2008, 06:41:00 PM

Hey Joe.....If you figure out where your goin' and you need someone to jump the brush for ya,give me a call!!!!!

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Post by: adkmountainken on January 30, 2008, 07:15:00 PM

Chuck,
     holy cow man were you doing the jitter bug today??? got the brown cow stuck a couple times and couldn't see spit!!  :mad:    :readit:    :mad:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 30, 2008, 07:38:00 PM

If this were in Maine I would wear a pink crustacean.

Chris, put a hat on! You'll get chilblains on your earlobes!

Killdeer  :scared:

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Post by: Bowspirit on January 30, 2008, 08:35:00 PM

Honestly Killdeer, I think it was pretty warm out that day...

And that there headband is nothing but good luck, Chuck. Taken from the same old shirt I was wearing the day I shot my first turkey. Course, he was a domestic bird...  :readit:    :bigsmyl:    :goldtooth:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 30, 2008, 09:03:00 PM

I hunted today for a little while after I pulled a stand at the dream property. I saw about 15 bunnies in about 40 minutes, we had a front move thru and they were out all over. I also saw 27 while pulling my stand. I have a # for people who need a room at the Comfort Inn, (518)465-8811, the rooms are pretty nice. More good news as I ma getting a bit more food donated! OOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: woodchucker on January 30, 2008, 09:23:00 PM

Kenny, I've been Dancin' non-stop for the last week My Brother!!!!!

Haven't produced much,and what I have,it seems like my GeoThermaNauticalNavigational process is all messed up!!!!! I can't seem time aim this white stuff at all.....I think the Great One is gonna make me earn every inch of it    :bigsmyl:

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Post by: adkmountainken on January 30, 2008, 09:24:00 PM

watch out David he's Dancin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on January 30, 2008, 09:30:00 PM

Hey bud, give me a call when you can.....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on January 31, 2008, 06:37:00 AM

I feel a snow storm coming!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 31, 2008, 07:08:00 AM

You and I are going to do the Tango Chuck if you keep it up!  :readit:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 31, 2008, 08:43:00 AM

Dave you can tango if you want       :smileystooges:            :knothead:            :mad:      

Last year was a work out. But that was 45#'s ago and I should be better this year.     :thumbsup:    
    (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q93/Kingtaken/P1010016.jpg)

Killy,
You see that guy in the orange on top of my head, that's "not" a distant hunter, that's actually "Lil MIkey" getting a ride..    :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 31, 2008, 08:49:00 AM

As for the Comfort Inn, get a room on the first floor next to Joe Skipp and myself.

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Post by: bbassi on January 31, 2008, 12:02:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Kingstaken:

Killy,
You see that guy in the orange on top of my head, that's "not" a distant hunter, that's actually "Lil MIkey" getting a ride..     :biglaugh:  

LMAOROTF    :biglaugh:  

ok, now I got macaroni salad coming out my nose. Thanks a lot Kingstaken.

(really, I hope Mikey is taking all this in good humor. We love ya' Mikey!)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on January 31, 2008, 03:48:00 PM

EEeeeewwwwwwww!
I see what he is doing to your hat!

Killdeer~Aaacckkkkk!  

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 31, 2008, 05:47:00 PM

For My Buddy... Kingstaken

Ickie- ickie to your hat.
Did you just say
You were once fat?
45 big pounds ago
Ya couldn't walk
In the deep snow.
So now you pick on
Little Me!
In my defense
I choose to pee
On your dumb hat
Or in your boots!
Why be so mean?
It's in your roots.

... mike ...    :p    ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 31, 2008, 07:05:00 PM

Ok, I went out again today for an hour over by  the Greenhouses, I just want to say ya may want to wear your light boots. I decided to only work the hedgerows since I was by myself. I got to the pasture and climbed the gate, it is different this year. I worked the one edge and some of the wildrose in the pasture. I got 9 shots and one bunny, a nice shot at 6 ft. I decided to turn in and work the one valley and swing around back into the pasture. I stayed away from Briarback Mt. I crossed the barb wire fence and started back along the edge of the pasture. I looked up and saw about 30 cows and 2 small bulls and one big one. The 3 bulls headed my way, at about 30 yards I figured I better show them who was boss. I puffed up and yelled get outta here and waved my arms the two young bulls turned and run, well the big guy lowers his head and charges me, Thank goodness I was in a spot where the wildrose was thin, I dove over the fence just in time as he crashed into it behind me. He was not happy, but when I got up and went over and swatted him in the nose he turned and run. I will make sure he is not out that day, if possible. I took pics. on my phone of the bunny and sent them to Damon, hope he can post them. In all I saw 13-14 bunnies and that is with little or no snow, Chuck ya better get it here before the 16th. OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Golden Hawk on January 31, 2008, 07:11:00 PM

ROTFLMAO!!!! Can anybody else picture Shawn Divin for cover? Sorry Bud! Just struck me funny. Sounds like the Bunny population is good for you guys though.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on January 31, 2008, 07:18:00 PM

I can.......I can also picture him swatting him in the nose after!!  I'll pick Shaw in that fight, thank you very much......  :banghead:  


Mikey, how's that go-"Sticks and stones......."


I don't care what Joe says about you, you're alright for a little guy.


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on January 31, 2008, 07:35:00 PM

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!

I ask Great Spirit.....That you send the snow.....We need the snow.....to hunt the bunnies.....Please send the snow.....to SELKIRK!!!!!   :help:  I ask Great Spirit.....PLEASE send the snow.....LOTS OF SNOW.....to SELKIRK.....SO WE CAN HUNT THE BUNNIES!!!!!   :archer:

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on January 31, 2008, 07:45:00 PM

...   :jumper:   ...  :D  ...  :)  ...  :rolleyes:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on January 31, 2008, 08:10:00 PM

Leroy, we have killed as many as 36 in an afternoon with the scatterguns and last year we killed 12 with the bows on the second day of the JLMBH and 3 others drowned in an old well! We have lots of bunnies because we have always killed lots of bunnies. My Dad says that way the smartest and fittest survive and it leaves food for the others when the winter gets bad. I can remeber as a kid killing 14 in an hour after school by myself. That new string is awesome, did ya get the momento?  I really hope we get some snow as it is tough to see them right now!!  That bull was pretty big but not all that mean, used to be one named Pedro in there when I was a kid, we would sneak down to fish the pond behind the farmers house, we ended up swimming more than once when he came down for a drink, he was flat out nasty!  :bigsmyl:  I am still having a great time in all my old haunts, I hope it never ends!! OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: joe skipp on January 31, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

He can't dance....and he's no poet either   :eek:    :mad:    :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on January 31, 2008, 09:34:00 PM

Joe,
    got to disagree with ya therte and i got the picture to prove it! ole Chuck do the high step, the cha cha cha, the ole snow maker!!! here it is, take it all in!! i bet Chuck will tahnk me very much for this pic!!
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/tradgang/boots-1.jpg)

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Post by: woodchucker on January 31, 2008, 09:40:00 PM

LOOK!!!!! He's "Boot Dancing"!!!!!!!!!!    :bigsmyl:  

(I thought that picture was gonna "disappear" My Brother?????)

BTW sent ya a PM.....

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Well, G'night Folks.....I'm off to Dance!!!!! I mean work.....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on January 31, 2008, 10:32:00 PM

You know I'd carry you anywhere Mikey..  :wavey:  

Chuck, can you add alil extra to that prayer and say to send some snow to Long Island...Kids are dying to use their sleds...  :pray:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 01, 2008, 05:11:00 AM

Is it just me, or does Chuck look like he has too many legs?

Killdeer  :eek:

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 01, 2008, 05:16:00 AM

That's his dancing secret   :bigsmyl:   He's good at the old three step.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: southpawshooter on February 01, 2008, 05:46:00 AM

Good eye Killy, that's funny!!!  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 01, 2008, 09:44:00 AM

Shawn, thats a great No Bull story.
Gives the name Raging Bull a whole new meaning. Thanks to the Big Guy above your alright...  :wavey:  

No wonder when Woodchuck dances he get's big results..Talk about doing a 3 step.   :notworthy:     :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 01, 2008, 11:08:00 AM

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 01, 2008, 12:05:00 PM

Shawn dove for cover because the bull would win.It's wise not to mess with the bull he can very well kill you

Congrads on the bunny I hope to get out this weekend inbetween the weather

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: LeeNY on February 01, 2008, 01:17:00 PM

OOOOOHHHHHHH Chuck you can stop the freezing rain dance anytime now!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 01, 2008, 02:19:00 PM

Shawn,Im hoping to get out there with you before the big hunt. Depends on what the doc says next week. Looks like I have a pinched nerve in my neck and a hiatal hernia?? No fun either way....and they said not to shoot. I will be shooting and hunting at the big get together though.
Congrats on the bunny, and the coupe on the bull. Kinda a funny mental.
Maybe this coming week I can sneak out to disobey the docs....

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Post by: doeboy on February 01, 2008, 02:59:00 PM

Just started with the trad gang site and stumbled on this post. Are there many people going? Are there any open spots left?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on February 01, 2008, 03:46:00 PM

Do whatever you have to to get here.Its the most fun on the east coast.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 01, 2008, 06:40:00 PM

Jamie, I have had a hiatal hernia since I was born, played lots of football and hold a few records in that and track, once in a while it will pop thru right at my sternum but I live with it. Doeboy ya are more than welcome to attend but ya must bring something with ya for the raffle table, arrows, knives, bows, quivers and such. I believe we have around 60+ could be more could be a few less but  alot. We have lots of bunnies, we killed 16 in 2 days last year and over 150 shots were taken, that is what I am talikng about!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 01, 2008, 06:47:00 PM

DANG RAIN!!!!!!!!!!   :banghead:

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on February 01, 2008, 06:49:00 PM

Judging by all the rain we have over here, something tell's me you're doing the wrong dance, Chuck...
 :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 01, 2008, 06:49:00 PM

doeboy,

Go back to page 46 and see the pictue of last years clan!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 01, 2008, 06:50:00 PM

I'm workin' on it Chris.....   :confused:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 01, 2008, 09:06:00 PM

Hey chuck you slippin or what. You better get that extra leg kicked in    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 02, 2008, 06:49:00 AM

O.K.! So, Chuck has three legs. So What? Dosen't make him a bad person. Does it? You people are just too hard on the guy.  :p

Bet he can run faster, jump higher, get better traction on wet roads, than any of us two legged creatures! Just that his snow dancin' ain't been working out the past few days. Must have something to do with him having two left feet... and only one right one.

... mike ...  :D  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 02, 2008, 08:12:00 AM

i bet farmers would pat big $$$ for his dreaded rain dance come drought season!!

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 02, 2008, 08:26:00 AM

Hey Mike you know what, Chuck will be good at stompin piles to get those bunnies moving for us two leggers >>---->    :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Golden Hawk on February 02, 2008, 08:34:00 AM

Shawn nothin has showed up as of yet. Maybe today. Wish I could join you guys this year but just don't see it happening.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 02, 2008, 02:25:00 PM

"Bet he can run faster, jump higher, get better traction on wet roads, "

P.F. Flyers don't come three to a box.    
Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 02, 2008, 03:22:00 PM

If I may enlighten some of you folks.....

In Native Aboriginal cultures people with abnormalities were thought to be "special".....

Oh Well.....Here we go again.....      :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 02, 2008, 07:49:00 PM

My wife (Shawn's eldest) got name tags for everyone to wear...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 02, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

Were going to need those   :thumbsup:

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Post by: Izzy on February 02, 2008, 08:23:00 PM

I hope theyre pink name tags Damon.I need something pink, I couldnt get myself to fletch my sons or my arrows in pink even in Fred Eichler says its cool.In the words of Shawn."Power Has Hit me, I Have Absolute power!" except my power is coming from green Heinies.Im gonna need some Absolute power to do some snow dancing seeing as Chucks outa step so far.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 02, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Name Tags are a GREAT IDEA!!! This way people won't call me "shorty" or "WAYSIAH" or "pip-squeek" or "munchkin man" or "little s***" or "@#$&*!" or "&^%$#@* of a %$@*&%$!".

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 02, 2008, 09:25:00 PM

As I sit here sipping a mug of Gin...  :scared:  

Tonight I'm in the spare bedroom...its safer there.   :thumbsup:  

Mikey...your too hard on yourself...I wouldn't worry unless someone calls you Sonny and walks towards you with a leash in their
hands.   :jumper:

I see where Woodchucker is bringing us rain...must have ran outta Scotch and switched to Vodka.

If Killy brings that beautiful Indian head dress, maybe Killy and Chuck can perform a duet on the runway...Killy in the head dress, Chuck in the Pink Pantie suit...Now that would be worth filming!!!

I feel sorry for any rabbits running past Bamboo, aka Mike Robin. The way he was whacking whitetails this fall, those little furry brown rodents don't have a chance. Mikey...if your on drive...make sure you have Orange on if your heading Mikes way.....

Uh Oh...mug is empty...time for a refill. Talk to ya'll later....Lets Go Pats!!!

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Post by: Killdeer on February 02, 2008, 09:50:00 PM

I think I will stay right here and work on clearing some junk out of the house...

Gotta rearrange the sock drawer, too.  :readit:  Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 02, 2008, 09:51:00 PM

Chuck, if ya can't get snow at least get some real cold temps. We need things to freeze up in a hurry. the back yard looks like a lake!!  :scared:  House is getting better, but lots of work to be done, we are just gonna make it passable for now. If anybody can bring folding tables bring them. i am gonna borrow as many as I can but we need lots this year!! Gonna shoot a little with Nomad tomorrow while we wait for the Super Bowl and later get into some Absolute! Go Giants!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 03, 2008, 09:25:00 AM

Top for the morning crowd, I am off to take a little walk and see if the bunnies are OK.   :biglaugh:  OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 03, 2008, 09:32:00 AM

Don't hurt 'em too much Shawn, I don't want them to be smarter than 60 or so stick toting men and women out for a walk in a couple of weeks.....  :bigsmyl:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 03, 2008, 09:32:00 AM

I have been seeing bunnies running around the yard all morning, Joe and I are going to Brent's for another warm up, I hope there running good at his place. Cloudy out looks like a good bunny day

>>>---->    :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 03, 2008, 09:38:00 AM

Sun is coming out here but it is too nice to sit inside. I will leave in a bout an hour for an hour. I have a spot by the Honey Hole to check out, have not been there in two years, so it should be good. David, I think we can outsmart them or at least out number them!!  :bigsmyl:  OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 03, 2008, 09:58:00 AM

I'm lookin' out my living room window at a monster size tree rat. Unable to do a thing about it. That's what happens when you work and live (most of the time) in the city.   :(    Gonna keep busy today insulating the attic. How nice. Our bunny adventure can't come too soon!

... mike ...   :banghead:   ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: LeeNY on February 03, 2008, 11:04:00 AM

I just had a thought on why the weather is so messed up since the first of the year.

Chuck, take off the flo-orange leisure suit and the hot pink shirt. Through out the sound track to Saturday Night Fever. It's all that polyester spining and doing that DISCO stuff!! It's creating a reverse weather vortex!

Just remember the following "The Snow in New York Falls Mainly in Selkirk" This will keep you focused!

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 03, 2008, 05:16:00 PM

Thread was getting too close to the bottom of the page for my comfort...
 :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 03, 2008, 05:27:00 PM

You Can Say That Again Buddy! ... Hey Shawn! How was the Honey Hole today? Any action? Is your backyard still a lake?

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 03, 2008, 06:53:00 PM

I just came in from stumping and 3D. The critters are all out and feeding. What a day! Nice and warm here, and the new arrows fly extremely well. Life is good!

Put some wool on and do your dance, li'l Chucker!
Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

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Post by: nanook712 on February 03, 2008, 06:54:00 PM

I got the fever, I got the fever, I got that Febuary bunny hunting fever! Well we're getin close now!
A little look at what I'm bringing for the raffel. You guys might have seen these neckers by Marbles.I picked up one for myself and one for the grew. (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Nanook712/IMGP0046.jpg)
Then theres this guy I put together, Customised Opinel blade, handel, sheath are Wenge and Brazilian Cherry. (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Nanook712/IMGP0048-1.jpg) (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Nanook712/IMGP0047.jpg)

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 03, 2008, 07:08:00 PM

heheheheeh  li'l Chucker!!!  :bigsmyl:    :biglaugh:    :D

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 03, 2008, 07:38:00 PM

Not to be confused with another Chucker.  :biglaugh:  

When does the raffle take place?
Killdeer

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 03, 2008, 07:40:00 PM

gotcha Killy, our li'l Chuck is about the size of a li'l buffler!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 03, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Hi Killy! Glad YOU had a great day of 3D and stumping. (I had to put a dent in the honey do list).... The raffle is Saturday night after the hunt, during our meal fest. Don't forget your Rolaids!    ;)  

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 03, 2008, 08:47:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
  Don't forget your Rolaids!     ;)    

... mike ...

What are you saying Mike, I didn't know rolaids cured laughter!!!!!!  :bigsmyl:  


David

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Post by: Killdeer on February 03, 2008, 08:50:00 PM

Thanks for your short response, Mike.  :)  
It was a tossup, do I go to he union meeting which will help me safeguard my current pay rate or perhaps increase it, or do I go to the archery park?

I may make impractical decisions, but I have a lot of fun!  :wavey:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 03, 2008, 09:27:00 PM

David... Last year the hot dogs were red in color, but had a great taste. The year before they were kinda green and tasted just as good. I just don't wanna eat anything pink! O.K.?

Someone brought a five gallon pail of suprise meat stew last year. Think it was Skipp. Well, went down real easy...... Came out too fast!    :eek:    He said something about getting an idea from the "Road Kill Cook Book".

Don't eat anything bamboo brings. His wife says all the stray dogs and... Well, you get the picture.    :rolleyes:  

One more question: Can I take all the donuts and bagels home with me to use as bear bait? Can I take a doggie bag to the Comfort Inn with me?
Can I bring a phone book to sit on at the dinner table so I can see what I'm eatin'?

... mike ...    :archer:    ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 03, 2008, 10:04:00 PM

Shoot, that's what I forgot to put on the list of things to bring........a couple of phone books for Mikey!!!!!   :biglaugh:   I'll bring 'em for you buddy, long as I can hunt over one of those bait piles of donuts.......I love bear hunting.


David

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Post by: Tdog on February 03, 2008, 10:13:00 PM

YEAH GIANT!!!!!!

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 03, 2008, 10:14:00 PM

YEAH, INDEED!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 03, 2008, 11:15:00 PM

Giants win!!! I did not end up getting out today. I did shoot in the yard and the Schafer and Arroyo are neck in neck, the Arroyo may have the edge because it is a shorty. We need some cold here real bad. It is gonna be over 50 on Weds., than cool down. we need that ground to freeze or parking is gonna be tough, gonna have to park at the airport!! Nanook(Fran) that is some sweet knives for the table. I just got a PM that Hope is on her way, gonna try and take her hunting when she gets here , either hand works for me!! Less than two weeks! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: bamboo on February 04, 2008, 08:47:00 AM

hey mikey
don't you city-boys got extra thick phone books??

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 04, 2008, 08:55:00 AM

"Last year the hot dogs were red in color, but had a great taste. The year before they were kinda green and tasted just as good. I just don't wanna eat anything pink! O.K.?"


Did you say you where the only straight guy ??? LOL

Guess the truth is coming out with a statement like that hahahahahaha

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 04, 2008, 09:24:00 AM

ROFLMAO......    :bigsmyl:  

  (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q93/Kingtaken/JLMBH%202007/P1010357.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 04, 2008, 09:44:00 AM

What was our total for St Judes last yr I looked in the highlights but couldn,t find anything on the bunny hunt.....some guys were askin and I didn't remember

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 04, 2008, 02:49:00 PM

Tom look in memorable hunts it's in there. Also thanks for the hunt on Sunday Joe and I had a blast with you guy's once again.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 04, 2008, 07:06:00 PM

Now THAT is a hat! It takes a real man to wear a fuzzy job like that in public and not get busted! Can't wait to get to the 2008 JLMBH this year. Gonna wear my hat for two days straight this time. Might even wear it to bed..... It's so much like my sleepy time teddy bear.  ;)

... mike ...   :D   ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 04, 2008, 08:16:00 PM

Thanx Jim I got it.As for Sun Brent got that one going and yes it was fun even though Sonny was having trouble on the melting snow.Not sure if thats the norm he did fine the weekend before beside's gettin himself a little lame after plowing thru a bush in hot pursuit of the bunny that just came bustin out LOL he limped a little that evening but was fine on Sun when we got 5.

If we had the number of bunnies and spots with bunnies around here that Shawn has I'd spend even more time bow huntin them so far this yr I've taken my LB on 5 hunts and gotten no bunnies with it   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 05, 2008, 06:39:00 AM

getting close now!!!!!!!  :readit:    :bigsmyl:    :coffee:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 05, 2008, 06:56:00 AM

It'd better be snowing in NY right now, or I'm voting to hire a new Snow Dancin' man.......another four inches on the ground last night, still snowing.......and there ain't no bunnies here!  :banghead:  


Chuuuuuck????????


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 05, 2008, 09:16:00 AM

DANG!!!!! Not AGAIN!!!!!   :banghead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Peter Smith on February 05, 2008, 09:23:00 AM

Its raining and 50 degrees here in Rochester NY, thats sucks!
supposed to get colder towards the weekend., but rain is forecasted for the next 4 days. we had blue lightnin last night along with some weird thunder.

Pete Smith

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 05, 2008, 03:20:00 PM

Mike ya right, it does take a real man to wear a hat like that, but I don't know of any men here who would wear it..    :bigsmyl:    

I see this site is really quieting down with out any snow.  50 degrees today..     :thumbsup:    

I think it's time to push it into high gear...

I hear Saturday Night Fever starting to play in the distance...
You Should Be Dancing Yeah...    :jumper:       :jumper:        :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 05, 2008, 03:26:00 PM

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm DANCIN'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm DANCIN'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Scott E on February 05, 2008, 03:36:00 PM

what time should we get there? Friday night or saturday morning?-Scott

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 05, 2008, 04:19:00 PM

The hunt starts saturday morning with some target practice in the yard.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 05, 2008, 05:08:00 PM

Anytime after 6:30am. Sat. morning, we start hunting right after lunch on Sat. which is around noon or so!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: reecool on February 05, 2008, 05:09:00 PM

Chuck , what was that thunderstorm and rain this morning ,
are you singing when you dancing ?
Eric .

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 05, 2008, 05:12:00 PM

It is gonna get real cold and for the guys(David and others)who complained about snow, ya better start dancing along because if it does not get cold and we don't get snow, we are gonna be hurtin'. The yard and everywher else is a lake and we need a place to shoot and such. I do have good news, Killie is booked for her flight and I paid for her room today, she will arrive on the 14th. and leave the 18th. Comfort Inn so team pink better show her a good time on Sat. night!! That is what I am talking about!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!  Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 05, 2008, 05:36:00 PM

Alright Shawn, I'll give in.......time for some snow and cold.......(in the Selirk, NY area please.....  :pray:


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 05, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Team Pink will be there with all the "guests". We are going to put Mikey in charge of the entertainment, in other words, Mikey will be Killy's chaperone.

Now, does this mean we need a tricyle built for 2?

Mikey...Killy has to wear the Pink Fur Hat, Dave said it would improve her image...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 05, 2008, 08:45:00 PM

Nah, I think the furry pink hat stays on Mikey, it makes him look taller, besides Killy doesn't need any help with her image......


Does this mean that Killy needs to bring a leash for her pet, I mean chaperone?????


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 05, 2008, 09:01:00 PM

Hey Joe! What are ya talkin' about? Me give up the Team Pink Fuzzy Hat?  :mad:  NO WAY!!! No one else would look as good as me in it anyway!

About this lake in the parking area... Think I'll need hip waders to get from my truck to the house? Hope not.... I don't own hip waders.

So..... If it dosen't snow soon are we all gonna stay home? I think not. We will make this a great time by just being together. If the man upstairs says snow, so be it. If not... We'll go bow fishing! We can float some stuff in the "lake" and fill 'em full of arrows!  :jumper:

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 05, 2008, 09:07:00 PM

Mikey's lookin' out for Killy Sat. night....that can't be good....

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Post by: Killdeer on February 05, 2008, 09:08:00 PM

I thought I would just tuck him into a cigar tube and go.
 :archer:  

Don't worry Mike, I never wear heels. But maybe you'd better.
Killdeer  :p

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Post by: Scott E on February 05, 2008, 10:07:00 PM

only a little over a week left! I can't wait to meet every one ohhhhhhhh yeaaaaaahhhhhh!  :archer:  -Scott

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 06, 2008, 08:35:00 AM

You fellas are putting too much pressure on our Dancing Bunny...  :eek:  

News last night, they found Chuckie hiding in a Metro North box car, quivering and sobbing in a corner. As they drove him away in a tightly wrapped white suit...he kept sobbing..."I'm making it rain...I need snow..."

 :scared:    :saywhat:  

Hopefully the Woodchucker will be home some time today to check out his handi work...more Rain. Have to keep tabs on this, self proclaimed "Penobscot Panda".....we don't want to lose good brush beaters!!

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Post by: Jeremy on February 06, 2008, 08:45:00 AM

So if the temps plummet should I bring the hockey skates?  I did a little archery on ice earlier this winter... it was kind of fun!  Though I did watch an arrow go through my block target then skate along the ground, through the woods, down the driveway, across the road and into another driveway before burying the point in a snow bank!  Scared the he** out of me!!  The arrow went over 110 yards with all but the first 15 on the ground!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Jeremy on February 06, 2008, 08:47:00 AM

Oh, almost forgot...
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: Izzy on February 06, 2008, 09:20:00 AM

T-Shirts anyone?The ones from last year were way cool.Was wondering if anyoes having them made again?
          And hang in there people, the snow is coming!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 06, 2008, 09:39:00 AM

raining mountain lions and grizzley bears here today! took the day of to try to beat a bad cold and get well before the big hunt! ole 3 step must be arse deep in water dancin!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 06, 2008, 11:31:00 AM

Everyone bring a bag of rock salt   :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on February 06, 2008, 01:06:00 PM

Chuck's dancin' is working, he's just has the location he sent it to all mixed up......here we go again!..........

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

LOOK FOR RAIN AND SLEET TO GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME LIGHTER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AVERAGING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.

THE SNOW WILL PICK UP AGAIN TONIGHT... WITH START TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK THURSDAY. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...AND TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES.

Please send some of this to Selkirk, we have had enough here for sure....

 :banghead:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 06, 2008, 04:38:00 PM

I dance and I dance,to bring the snow.....Just what's going wrong,I really don't know.....Round and round I dance,Most folks think I'm crazy.....Well,at least they can see I'm not lazy.....Last year I danced up a HUGE NorEaster,the snow was up to poor Skipper's keester!!!!! It's getting late,and it's really not funny,we need lots of snow to help hunt the Bunny.....Oh Great Spirit I ask you send snow in a hurry,our wish is the Albany area to bury.....So I dance and I dance,asking the snow to fall.....Where????? At this point,I really don't care at all!!!!!

Sorry David.....   ;)

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Golden Hawk on February 06, 2008, 05:36:00 PM

I'll say he just burried Illinois!

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 06, 2008, 06:45:00 PM

Well, he's got it bracketed now Leroy, should be able to narrow it down pretty quick now......GO CHUCK!!!!!!!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 06, 2008, 08:45:00 PM

We are gonna get some tonight 2-4 inches, so keep it up. We also need super cold, which is coming and we need it to not go over 30 degrees for 2 weeks, that would be cool. I got a bunch of stuff worked out, we can park next door in both driveways and we can park at the airport as well. I am gonna need folding tables, but I am working on that. I have 8 but need more, so if ya can tuck one in the truck bring it. I also am gonna buy some particle board for a walk way to the house in case it is wet. I have 3 roomks done, plus the porch for sleeping so we can sleep at least 40 guys, but I do not think we have that many sleeping at the house, but we could. This is gonna be great regardless of the weather but the colder and snowier the better, but not on Friday,Sat or Sunday as than I would have to work!! I cannot wait to see old friends and meet all the new ones!!! Bunnies beware we are out to get ya!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 06, 2008, 09:10:00 PM

Yes. YES. YES!!! We are gonna get a whole barrel full of bunnies! Cause..... It's gonna get cold and there WILL be just enough snow for us to put a hurtin' on them Man Eatin' Rabbits! I ain't scared  :scared:  are you?

Here is what we do..... I'm gonna walk through the brush and wimper and cry for my mommy like a lost little sissy boy. Then when them Man Eaters try to get me  :eek:  you guys and gals can open up on 'em! Get the picture?

Another good idea that came to me in a dream ..... I hold my pink fuzzy hat close to a bunny hole and in the most seductive voice say, "Come on out for a good time, sailor!" and when the wabbit shows him self... He gets BLASTED by us! (I get to go through his pockets for money.)

Stay tuned for more great bunny bustin' ideas!

... mike ...  :rolleyes:  ...

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 06, 2008, 09:14:00 PM

Chuck, that poem alone deserves atleast 8 inches of snow..  :clapper:

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Post by: NOMAD88 on February 07, 2008, 10:22:00 AM

Great ideads mike I cant wait to see'em in action

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Post by: bbassi on February 07, 2008, 10:44:00 AM

Does anyone else have visions of Mike making little plastic explosive bunnies and squirrels?    :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 07, 2008, 10:53:00 AM

I can see him with a lil stick and string and hook loaded with lil chocolate Easter Bunnies sitting on a pebble trying to temp the critters out of their dens.
I say what ever works.
Only thing we need to make sure he's covered from head to foot in armour. Wouldn't want to see him get hit by accident.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 07, 2008, 01:39:00 PM

Mike  - I have heard this kind of madness before.  Every year during Spring Turkey season when those hens start their Turkey Trot.  Dad starts going on about "those Dancing Girls!".  Takes him all season to get over it.  

The bunnies are comin' little Mikey!   It won't be long now!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 07, 2008, 02:07:00 PM

Mikey,,,ssshhhhh, don't say anything to upset her, she donated to the raffle table..

Milissa,    Thanks for the items for the raffles.  :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 07, 2008, 02:18:00 PM

Another good idea that came to me in a dream ..... I hold my pink fuzzy hat close to a bunny hole and in the most seductive voice say, "Come on out for a good time, sailor!" and when the wabbit shows him self... He gets BLASTED by us! (I get to go through his pockets for money.)

The above quote was from Mikey...He tried that last year...problem was the rabbits pulled him down the hole, rolled him for the lousy 45 cents he had, abused him physically and sent him back to us crying....

He was lucky to escape with Pink hat in tow. Only 3 of us witnessed this....Southpawshooter, Bamboo and myself..so as not to embarress Mikey, please, this goes no farther.....

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Post by: joe skipp on February 07, 2008, 02:51:00 PM

From the weather center where I work...Albany area extended forcast:

Tuesday and Wednesday..2/12 & 2/13...Snow showers, high 27 degrees

Thursday..2/14....Wintry Mix Rain/Snow High 39 degrees

Friday...2/15...Rain Showers...High 40 degrees

Saturday...2/16...Snow Showers...High 30 degrees

They are pretty accurate here so...this is what we have to look forward to.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: J.Williams on February 07, 2008, 07:02:00 PM

Well,the hunt is still over a week away so lets' hope for the best...even an inch or 2 of fluff would be nice at this point...keep on dancin' Chuck.Mikey,I swear I remember Elmer Fudd tryin' tactics like that on Bugs and you know how that always went.  ;)

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 07, 2008, 07:05:00 PM

Ickie, ickie, ickie, ickie, ickie, ickie, ickie, ickie,ickie......... Cigarette?  :D

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 07, 2008, 07:38:00 PM

well thats was quick mikey!!!!!!

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Post by: Killdeer on February 07, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

I guess the cigarette is the best part.   :confused:

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Post by: bbassi on February 07, 2008, 08:50:00 PM

probably lasts longer too Killy. LOL

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 07, 2008, 09:10:00 PM

ahhhh the peanut gallery is fully armed tonight!

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 07, 2008, 10:23:00 PM

I got some good news, I recieved Hope tonight. I bought her up to Lemme's where they have a Trad league with Techno Hunt. I invited a new TG'er form Mass. to come over as I had some arrows to sell him. We had a great time and the first arrow I shot from Hope was a double lunger. She is very quick and very quiet. I am gona hunt her tomorrow for a while. The weather is turning real cold for the weekend, so that is good the high on sunday is gonna be 15. We will be in good shape, a coating would be nice just to make the bunnies easier to see, but we will make do. I got tables and chairs so I will have a bucket for donations to the South Bethlehem Fire company a few dollars a person will work. This is gonna be awesome!! OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Killdeer on February 08, 2008, 05:06:00 AM

I will have fresh flowers for the table!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5254FreshFlowers2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5255FreshFlowers.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5257Thumper.jpg)

Killdeer  :archer:

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 08, 2008, 05:27:00 AM

I like flowers   :bigsmyl:   , especially ones that look that nice   :thumbsup:   .

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 08, 2008, 06:36:00 AM

great looking arra's Killy, would also make a fine looking walking stick for Mike!  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 08, 2008, 10:26:00 AM

Very Nice!!! The weather is getting better and I have thought about it and who cares. We will be in great shape, just the company alone is worth the trip. I am gonna have plenty of stuff for you to do Kathy. If ya have some aluminums that fly well off that Morrison, I thought ya may want to shoot the indoor Techno Hunt on Thursday evening. It is up to you but it is something to think about. Thursday can be spent sightseeing if ya want, just you and me baby!! I just went out and shot Hope some more. I shot a 3" group at 17 yards with 6 arrows, that is good for me with a longbow. I think Killy asked to carry her first, so we will switch it up with some bows like in the past. I will post direction and such and parking info on Monday evening, looks like on the road and at the airport! Gonna be awesome come rain, snow or shine!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 08, 2008, 11:20:00 AM

Right attitude Shawn...  :readit:  
Not right for one person to get all those beauties..

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Post by: joe skipp on February 08, 2008, 11:21:00 AM

Original quote from Shawn...

thought ya may want to shoot the indoor Techno Hunt on Thursday evening. It is up to you but it is something to think about. Thursday can be spent sightseeing if ya want, just you and me baby!!  :scared:    :rolleyes:  

Good Lord Man...do you know what this will do to Mikeys morale...  :confused:  

The little "Fidget" will be devestated knowing someone else has taken over his chaperone and entertainment duties. You should have seen the Little Guy's intinerary..  :eek:  

Square Dancing at the Pepsi Arena....

Hard Boiled Egg Eating Contest at Gus's Bar&Grill

Tobacco Spitting Contest at Uncle Luthers Farm Market...

Killy...if you have a heart...for Mikeys sake...remember the old Drifters song..."Save the Last Dance for Mikey".....  :wavey:

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Post by: Killdeer on February 08, 2008, 01:56:00 PM

I have loonyums too!
I was gonna hunt Saturday with the Morrison and the woodies, I thought that would make the surviving arras worth more. I also have two more in that batch which are flu-flus tipped w/field points. Then I could use the aluminums for Sunday-go-to-meatin', and the winners could hunt with their woodies. WARNING!! The woods are cut to 27.5"!!!

I don't dance.
What points do you use for Techno-Hunting?
Killdeer

PS~ I would likely win the spitting contest.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 08, 2008, 02:18:00 PM

:saywhat:  27.5"????  ouch.....I guess I'll go back to my bad habit of short drawing.  :bigsmyl:  

Wait they're great for my two sons.... oooooohhhhhhyyyyyyeeeeeeaaaaaa!!!!

Killy   "loonyums too"  :confused:  

Joe, does Mikey really appreciate the kind of true friend you really are? Always lQQking out for him (well mostly not to step on him   :D  ).
anyway, most men go thru 5 life times with out one..  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 08, 2008, 02:31:00 PM

QuoteI don't dance.  

Neither does Mike, he just kind of jerks around a little   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 08, 2008, 06:05:00 PM

It Is Getting Close... Ya Can Always Tell By The ...  :smileystooges:  ... and ...   :p   ... and all that stuff!!!

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 08, 2008, 06:17:00 PM

Kathy, Ya need the aluminums that way ya can screw in a special point, kinda looks like a mushroom unless ya have carbons. Kings, just to much to do and going on too try and do that, it is very busy already and to try and add more won't work. We are trying to keep it simple and run it like it always has been done. Did not hunt today as we ran late shopping and such. We are supposed to get 1-3"s tomorrow, that would be perfect and than real cold, so it may last a week or more, things are looking great and the weather is coming around. Kathy what time do ya arrive in Albany? I have to check again!! We are almost there!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 08, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Man, I can't wait for this.....a much needed break for me and the chance to hang with everyone again for a few days, with the added benefit of having Hunter along to share.....this is just right I need right now!!!!!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 08, 2008, 11:02:00 PM

Dave....have Hunter walk with Mikey...so Mikey doesn't get lost on those short drives.  :eek:    ;)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 09, 2008, 06:06:00 AM

The countdown is on >>>----->   :scared:
This is the big event of the year can't wait to just hang out with everyone again   :smileystooges:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 09, 2008, 07:50:00 AM

i can't wait to meet everyone!  :coffee:    :coffee:    :coffee:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Gaff on February 09, 2008, 10:28:00 AM

hey shawn, just wanted to say i had a great time at the techno hunt. man being around all that trad stuff could sure get me in trouble with the wife!!   :help:  

i have a couple of questions for ya. i know that i have to bring something for the raffle, but im not sure what your lookin fer. price range, that sort of stuff, does it have to be new stuff?   :confused:  

also, i was just shootin the gold tip 35-55 arras that i got from ya. i stripped the feathers off one, and shot it about 10 feet from the target. it hits where i want it to, but the nock is about 6" right. im pretty sure that means that the arrow is to stiff, and i should add weight to the front.
my question is if order 100 grain brass inserts, do you think thats to much? ( i just dont know if i need to add a little or alot of weight.)

thanks yall!!!!

jamie

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on February 09, 2008, 11:59:00 AM

It was good to see you guys there.Too bad I didnt get to shoot with you fellas together.I shot with Bowspirit (Chris) and 91Stormvet (Tim).We had a good shoot and Chris is looking like hes ready for some bunnies.Good shooting dude.Looking out my window, looks like woodchucker got his dance moves right.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 09, 2008, 12:48:00 PM

I just gotta say it.  Mikey you gotta be a heck of a fella for everyone to give you so much grief!   Even a little from me!  Wish I could be there this year to meet you all.  

Kingstaken - don't worry about upsettin me.  The only person who can really do that is married to me and we have agreed that there is no divorce only pistols at 10 paces.

Good Luck with the Bunnies!  I will be waiting to hear the details!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 09, 2008, 12:51:00 PM

Alright, I can't wait anymore......this is how I figure it....I have 240 miles to drive, so I just took the week off, my truck is packed and I'm leaving in the morning......I figure I'll drive 40 miles a day for the next six days and get to Shawn's bright eyed and bushytailed, and raring to go..........OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :bigsmyl:  

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: brettlandon on February 09, 2008, 01:04:00 PM

Look guys, the pistols at 10 paces thing with Mrs. Stickman is a little misleading.  I expect to hear the pistol blast behind me about the time I hit "three."  As such, I just practice: "Yes, dear; I'm sorry; No problem;" ect. on my way to and from work.  Seems to have worked so far...  :scared:    :scared:  

-Brett

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: brettlandon on February 09, 2008, 01:15:00 PM

And how's come I get the .22 and she get's the .44?  Oh well, at least the shotgun is staying in the closet...I hope.  :help:  

-Brett

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 09, 2008, 01:16:00 PM

I can't help it that he can't count past 3.  His Mom's a teacher for cryin out loud!  

He does have a way with words though - don't ya think!  My favorite is "Anything you say Dear!"

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 09, 2008, 04:07:00 PM

Ah, the perfect marriage, blessed and bound to last forever! When both spouses are armed, there exists a higher degree of decorum and civility in the familial interactions. My favorite peacemaker is a Ruger Bisley in .45 Colt.  :)  

I certainly wish that it were possible for me to meet this woman with whom I have so much in common. We could share reloading recipes!

Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 09, 2008, 04:18:00 PM

Killy,

I might have a few recipies I could share.  Daddy was a gunsmith for 40 + years.....


 :goldtooth:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 09, 2008, 04:34:00 PM

Getting some snow today...your doing good Chuck!!

Strapped on the GN to the Groves...arrows ready, just fine tuning....

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1100001.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 09, 2008, 04:36:00 PM

You lucky!
I had to move out of the house before I could buy a BB gun. I apprenticed (i.e. did grunt work)for a year or so, but am not gifted in the field.
Too much like math.
I have a high regard for math, with its black-and-white, right-or-wrong exactitude, I find it reassuring. But I enjoy the freehand sweep of a reverse curve more than mapping out its baroque parabolas. I am now a part-time unpaid shop drudge for my Master Machinist friend, Jimmy the Geek. I do a good job at finding things that he has laid down, cleaning the lathe and milling machine, and squirting Kroil in significant and appropriate places. In return, he has the coldest beer in town, and performs the highest quality modifications and repairs on all my firearms requiring his help.

A true gunsmith in the family is a treasure. I am proud that Jimmy regards himself as a member of my family, and blessed that my husband doesn't find that to be threatening.

Sure you can't pry yourself loose and spend some time with this TradGang family?
Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 09, 2008, 04:37:00 PM

Joe, can I shoot your bow? I never shot a Groves before.

 :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on February 09, 2008, 04:44:00 PM

Go Chuck, go! Hope Selkirk is getting what we are getting. If not, dance it a little North. Just a bit.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 05:01:00 PM

Some Questions For Shawn......

Should we bring flu-flu arrows for Aerial Targets this year?

Who is gonna be the lucky guy to throw the targets?

Are we gonna do a "Distance Shot" this year?

Who goes and gets those arrows?

If I don't have "pink" arrows can I still come?

Is somebody gonna carry my bunny for me like I did for bjk last year?

***********************************************

... mike ...  :archer:  ...

PS....It's gonna be a looooong week. Saturday can't come fast enough.  :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 09, 2008, 05:12:00 PM

I am bringing flu-flus. Better to have them and not need them than to need them and not have them.

The target thrower should be short, in order to stay out of the line of fire.

Distance shooters should retrieve their own arrows.

The only bunnies I will carry will be dead ones pried away from frustrated beagles.

Mikey will be in charge of retying untied shoelaces and clearing snowballs from beagle feet.

I will be in charge of nothing in particular.  :)  
Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 05:27:00 PM

...   :biglaugh:   ...  :p  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 05:28:00 PM

...   :biglaugh:   ...  :rolleyes:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 09, 2008, 06:10:00 PM

Yes bring flu-flus, we will shoot down back in one of the big fields, make sure people bring some aeriel targets, the disk ya throw. Joe may have one and I have one somewhere. We have the horses now so it may be tough to do a distance shot but we can do that down back as well. We are gettin some snow right now, Chuck keep dancing and start doing the real cold dance as well, we need stuff to freeze. The house is looking pretty good, we can sleep at least 40 and more if need be!! I hunted with Hope today, sleeting nasty weather, saw two bunnies and got one running shot. Missed by inches!! It is snowing right now!! I also wanted to mention the raffle this year, so everyone does not have to write their name 60-100 times, we will do like a ragular raffle, rip the tickets stubs down the center and put one half in the box and the other hang on to, so when we draw the #, you can match it! OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 09, 2008, 06:25:00 PM

Horses?  :)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 09, 2008, 06:31:00 PM

Killy...Groves is 57# but pulls smooth. You can fling arrows all day if you want.

Shawn...I left both aerial targets with you last year. Conjure up a few Frisbees....

One year we shot at a balloon...roughly 80 yds out...that was fun...

Tried talking Woodonly to come...but he kept mentioning leg cramps and having to buy cold cuts on Sunday morning...

I still think he's piss...d at Mikey for not massaging his thighs 2 years ago when leg cramps hit sometime after midnight...   :scared:      :mad:  

I know there was quite a commotion going on in that room...crying...AAAHHHGGGG words like that.
You HAVE TO HAVE MIKEY TELL THE STORY FULL ANIMATION...IT IS GREAT!!!!!

I don't see a problem with Dave driving all those hours...don't all cops know every doughnut shop in the state? I know he has Dunkin Doughnuts programmed in his GPS....

  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 06:46:00 PM

Me? Why Me? Why do I have to show all you guys and gals how Wood Only tied himself into a knot? The poor guy was in alot of pain. Geeeezzzzzz! Joe... You are too cruel.  :mad:

Now... If ya want me to tell you what I had to do to get his legs untied, that's a different story.  ;)

... mike ...  :D  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 09, 2008, 06:47:00 PM

I know 'em all in NH Joe, it's the ones in Mass and NY I gotta learn.......but you gave me a great idea......preprogram all Dunkin' Donuts into my gps along I-90, that ought to take care of me!!!!!   Coffee and Copcakes......I'll be all set!  :bigsmyl:  


Shawn, let me know if there is anything else we need, I'll post the food list one more time as a reminder come Tuesday......

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 06:58:00 PM

Let's see now..... David is gonna stop at every Dunkin Donuts on his way to Selkirk. Nice. Eating his favorite combo of jelly donuts and hot cocoa he won't ever run out of gas!  :eek:  

... mike ...  :rolleyes:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 09, 2008, 07:05:00 PM

Dave were 278 mi, maybe we should do the same thing   :goldtooth:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 09, 2008, 07:23:00 PM

Its close now folks!
Shawn, let me know if and when you need me to help with anything. I have a week's worth of Doctor appointments, but I only need one of em to say its ok I shoot.
Dave if you come that early there are plenty of bunnies around here to hunt. And by the way, wlly world is still selling.
There is a nice coating of snow here now, and it is still coming down. Good job Chuck!
OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 09, 2008, 07:42:00 PM

Sounds like there will be snow !! I just put some brighter colored arrows together. I had made up six lam birch arrows that fly sweeeeet but with all white fletch they may be a little hard to find IF I were to miss. Also received a real nice gift for the raffle from Pete Smith who couldn't make it this year. Shawn save us three and half spots on the floor for Tom,Sonny,Brent and myself.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 09, 2008, 07:44:00 PM

Half spot for you, Bob? You must be Mikey's size.

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 07:52:00 PM

Think I'll sleep at The Comfort Inn thank you. With 40 plus fellas at Shawns place I'd lose my 1/2 spot real fast if I got up to pee.  :rolleyes:

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 09, 2008, 07:54:00 PM

Thanks Jamie for the Wally World heads up, I'll get my license that  Sat morning, I'll probably be leaving here around 3ish on Saturday morning, that usually gets me there right around 7.....(I really would like to leave tomorrow though!)

Killy, the half spot is for Sonny, Bob's bionic bunny busting beagle!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tdog on February 09, 2008, 08:20:00 PM

This time next weekend..Good food, Good friends Good time had by all..Look out bunnies where coming to Selkirk..For the Kids..

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 09, 2008, 08:35:00 PM

I was making joke for you. Ha. Ha.  :readit:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 09, 2008, 08:52:00 PM

Where's Chuck? Did he go into hiding? Maybe someone else is doing the "Snow fall Two Step".

Every year its traditional to read the "Night Before Xmas"...so Mikey...every year your going to have to tell the "Woodonly Leg Cramp Story" at the Comfort Inn...even the part where you step outta the shower and Woodie is waiting with his bags packed...PRICELESS.

Uh-Oh...again my Gin mug is empty   :eek:  Where the heck does it disappear to   :help:  

Mikey...U bringing any Sopresetta Sat? We need some additional snacks for the room. I know Kingstaken won't come empty handed but we all know how cheap you can be....  :biglaugh:    :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 09:16:00 PM

"It's The Dog House Tonight"

I got myself
In real hot water.
Clicked onto your home page
And shouldn't have awta.
My wife walking in, said
"What's this all about?!"
I answered, "That's Killdeer-
Why you gotta shout?"
She thought I was surfing
An adult natured site.
Guess camping and snowfall
Was too much of a fright
For my wonderful honey
Who buys all my bows.
Back clicked in a hurry
Where I'm sleepin'... Who Knows?

... mike ...  :D  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 09, 2008, 09:17:00 PM

"Must be Miley's size"....WOW...Killy is really sending it home ah Mikey..  :thumbsup:   After I pick up the Compound Guy, I'll stop at Sapienza's in Elmont down the blck from my office for Italian pastries.  Vinny Testarverdi's home town.
Maybe Mikey being he's from da Bronx, can stop at Arhtur Ave for some goods.

Dave traveling 40 miles aday. You walking, bicycling or driving? Even travels at the lowest speed limit you'd be here in 6 hours..LOL
When ya stop a DD don't forget the Apple Crumb....hhhhmmmmmm

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 09, 2008, 09:25:00 PM

well its as slow as a goverment rebate but the snow is finally falling! good job brother Chuck, how many blisters ya got???????

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 09, 2008, 09:36:00 PM

It stopped here and we have just a coating, we can use more. It is getting cold tomorrow though, so that is nice. The house is almost done, no shoes up stairs as we have two room complete up there and they will be for sleeping. Hope shoots well and Faith arrived yesterday, I am gonna shoot lefty for a day or two so she don't get lonely. I made up some flu-flus for the table(black with orange feathers and nocks) it is getting closer and I am feeling good. I will need a small donation for the Firehouse and read my post on pg.67 about the raffle, save your numbers, put them in your truck or car before we go hunt. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!! OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 09, 2008, 09:37:00 PM

If I told you guys once I told ya a hundred times. I'm gonna turn in right after we get to the Comfort Inn Saturday night! I need my beauty sleep. That Is That! No hanging out drinking fire water for me. Oh Yea! I don't want to eat any more of that road kill stuff that bamboo finds in the dumpster out back of the supermarket. Got It?!   :mad:   Geeezzzzz! One more thing... Leave my friend Woodonly out of it!  ;)

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 09, 2008, 10:03:00 PM

How do you know your going to make it back Mike? Anyway your so darn cute that you wont need that extra sleep   ;)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 10, 2008, 08:22:00 AM

ole Dancin Chucker hit it right on the money today, really nice snow fall! just a picture perfect snowy day. think i'll get out with the bow and do a little walking.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tom Phillips on February 10, 2008, 09:29:00 AM

Shawn,
What about our #'s putting them in the truck before we hunt ? There is no page 67 yet !!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 10, 2008, 09:36:00 AM

Not even a 76...can't blame his dyslexia!  :knothead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 10, 2008, 09:36:00 AM

Should be page 57, sorry. This is just so ya do not lose them, we used to write our names on every ticket and that took a lot of time, now we are gonna sell my wifes wingspan in tickets for $20 and than split them like in a regular raffle or 50/50 drawing so you will need the other half of the tickets to be a winner. There have been several people who asked about the hunt, the only requirement to come is you have to be a member of Trad-Gang and ya must bring something for the raffle table, it should be hunting related. We did not get the snow, only a coatong but we still have a a few days. I will have everything ready to go by Friday!!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 10, 2008, 09:41:00 AM

Tom, he's talking about raffle tickets to make sure you don't lose them......this year we will read the ticket numbers instead of having everyone write their names on the tickets, should speed things up when buying tickets....

Only a few days left, and it is still snowing here!!!!!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 10, 2008, 09:43:00 AM

Ooooops.......morning Shawn.


OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH   YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 10, 2008, 09:48:00 AM

Shawn hopefully the snow is on the way, snowing really hard here right now!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/auctiontraders147.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/auctiontraders151.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 10, 2008, 09:58:00 AM

Hey Ken if you get much more snow, you'll be able to clean your chimney without a ladder.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 10, 2008, 10:08:00 AM

got a good supply here and i'm only 45 minutes from Shawns, go figure!
Heres a pic of the hand made quilt by Mother Mowrey. it is a twin size quilt for the raffle table.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/tradgang/auctiontraders160.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 10, 2008, 10:29:00 AM

I'm gonna have to buy a couple wingspans of those tickets!

Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 10, 2008, 10:36:00 AM

Kathy, most buy between two and 5 or more wingspans at least. I myself buy 5 that is only a hundred bucks and ya can win some awesome stuff. If everyone buys two or more, we can get to that $3000 mark, now that would be awesome!! Getting some snow as I sit here, lets hope for more and it is getting real cold in a hurry. Kathy, hope you are ready to throw some hay and set up the range on friday, it is almost here!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 10, 2008, 10:37:00 AM

Likewise Killy...thats what I did last year and I made out like a bandit.
Snowing rather heavily here(Im south of Shawn about 25 minutes). They are calling for lake effect most of the day, hopefully we will get a nice layer, then it will get cold for the rest of the week.
Im getting psyched. I just hope I can eat all of that great food brought by everyone.
Im hoping to get a day of shooting in soon. Dont want to be unable to beat the steel...besides...I dont have that many arrows.
Shawn, maybe Tuesday we can hook up and kill something. I will let ya know.
OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 10, 2008, 10:39:00 AM

QuoteI'm gonna have to buy a couple wingspans of those tickets!  

Not Mike's wingspan though you'll end up with about 3 tickets   :eek:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 10, 2008, 10:42:00 AM

Let me know, I have Hope and Faith and you could shoot Hope and me Faith and get some pics. Sound Good? $20 a for my wifes wingspan, get all ya can, buy early and buy some more late before the drawing. I am gonna have the girls go around and sell them as well as the ones that will be on the table, this should increase sales!! I am hoping withthe Michigan bows(Michigan Bunny Stomp) that we can get close to $4000, now that would be worth a huge->>>-------> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 10, 2008, 11:02:00 AM

Nice... You guys go get some bunnies today. I've gotta get my butt back up in the attic and lay the rest of the insulation before my wife gets home.  :mad:

Looking foward to meeting you in person Killdeer. I might have to stand on a chair to look ya in the eye.   :rolleyes:  Got a kick outa your home page. So did my wife. I mean my wife kicked me.... Nevermind!  :o

... mike ...  :archer:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 10, 2008, 11:06:00 AM

That would be sweet Shawn. I will let ya know tomorrow night one way or the other. I plan on being up there Friday to help you out too.
Now who is coming that makes self bows?? I know David, Linc and Keith....anyone else?
Did we ever find out if there will be shirts this year?
Stopped snowing here, we have about 2 inches now....not alot but plenty if it stays for the week.

OOOOOOHHHHHHHH YYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on February 10, 2008, 11:28:00 AM

Ken,those of us who've stayed at her house already know how generous your mother is. But OMG!   :notworthy:  she is truly blessed with an artists eye and a lot of talent. (Makes up for having a grown son who still plays with bows and arrows    :p )  I've been working with fabric ever since I got out of (art) school and that is a gorgeous piece. I got to up my ticket purchase now...
Do thank her from us. I know you did but do it again... and again
  :notworthy:    :notworthy:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 10, 2008, 11:42:00 AM

she was very happy to make it for such a great cause and for all that Shawn is doing for everyone. not sure if i can make it every year but my mother plans on sending a quilt every year!  :readit:    :thumbsup:

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 10, 2008, 01:26:00 PM

Is it just me or do I recognize that recurve you were drawing, Ken?
 ;)    :bigsmyl:

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 10, 2008, 01:44:00 PM

yep, thats the one and only raccoon killa!!!  :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 10, 2008, 02:16:00 PM

Well - that settles it - Mr. Stickman has just given me permission to tell ya'll that we will be there next year for this event!  It may be a ways off but I am already looking forward to it.

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Post by: Killdeer on February 10, 2008, 02:21:00 PM

I have heard of the Bowery Boys, but what the heck is a Bowchery Dog?

 :confused:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 10, 2008, 02:31:00 PM

Let me tell ya a little story....
Last year my 17 year old son brought his girlfriend with us to a shoot.  It was her first experience with archery.  She was noticing that a large number of dogs were traveling with their owners and many of them were Yellow Labs.  
Now being niave, young and really blond, not to mention a cheerleader (nope I am not kidding) she asked my son " Are golden labs good Bowchery dogs?"  To which my son, burst out in hysterical laughter and had to pass on the story to the Mr and I.   We all had a good laugh and she was a great sport about the misnomer.  Since our family dog is a Chocolate Lab and Aussie Shepard mix - we told her that Brown Dogs make the best Bowchery dogs!

So now you know the rest of the story.....

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Post by: Killdeer on February 10, 2008, 02:36:00 PM

So cute!
Leave it to kids to help us rediscover how to look at life!

Killdeer  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 10, 2008, 03:42:00 PM

Ok everyone, here is an up to date list of bows that will be at the Bunny Hunt by manufacturer, if you haven't already let me know what you are bringing, and you want to, just post it on the thread or PM me......

A&H-1

AMF-1

Ancient Spirits-1


Brackenbury-1

Bear-15

Ben Pearson-1

Black Rhino-1

Black Swan-1

Black Widow-7

Checkmate-1

Fedora-1

Great Northern-2

Great Plains-1

Griffin-1

Groves-1

Harold Couch-1

Horne's Archery-1

Howatt-1

Howard Hill-1

Hummingbird-1

Javaman-1

JD Berry-2

Jim Johnson-1

Kempf-2

Kohannah-1

Martin-3

Mikuta-3

Morrison-3

Northwind-1

Pronghorn-1

Rivers Edge-1

Saluki-1

Seven Lakes-1

Shakespeare-1

Silvertip-1

Shrew-1

Tim Meigs-1

Zipper-1

Selfbows-8

Kids bow by Bamboo-1

2 suprise bows

and Hope and Faith

So, if you're looking to try different bows out, this will be your chance, plenty of pretty good bows to choose from......by my count there are currently 90 bows from 46 different manufacturers.....the Candy Store opens Saturday!!!!


     :bigsmyl:            :bigsmyl:      


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 10, 2008, 04:19:00 PM

I'll be hunting with the Groves....also bringing a 1989 GN Bushbow...basically brand new. This one will be for sale....totally Osage.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 10, 2008, 04:20:00 PM

Melissa, we would love to have ya!! This is a very special event and it get better every year. We have some snow and it is getting cold, so things look good. the quilt is beautiful as are many things people are bringing. the wind is blowing 50mph. as I write this and gusts up to 70mph, so no shooting in the yard, but maybe in the house. Gonna make some cocktails and see if I feel the Absolute Power again!!  :bigsmyl:    :biglaugh:  OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 10, 2008, 04:36:00 PM

For some reason I have no doubt that you will feel "The Power" before the day is out Shawn....good luck!  :bigsmyl:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 10, 2008, 04:56:00 PM

I'll have my hummingbird LB there

Ken thats a nice quilt!!! My mom sent up a knitted blanket she made for the table and was sayin if it went over well she'd do one every yr too.It's got some team PINK workin in it and green trim.Sorry no pic.

Very windy with blowing snow here today.Ran Sonny yesterday and he and hid side kick that live's next door both had the same trouble as last week loosing track quickly.Today with it being colder may have been better but it's really windy and besides today was my grandson's baptism so hunting was out.

See everybody in less than a week
OOOOOOOOOHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAA

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on February 10, 2008, 04:58:00 PM

Add a Fedora Big East and a Martin Bamboo Viper.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 10, 2008, 05:02:00 PM

"no shooting in the yard, but maybe in the house. Gonna make some cocktails and see if I feel the Absolute Power again!!"

There goes the drywall.
Killdeer  :rolleyes:    

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 10, 2008, 05:26:00 PM

I decided to go easy and I am having some Margarita's. I shot before the drinking began, do not want any boo-boos to the wifes stuff in the kitchen(been there, done that!) I shot that Fedora the other night, pretty quick but too light for me(bow mass weight was nothin'). I think you will see well over 100 bows there, I have an inside track to a lot of stuff not posted thru PM's and such. The house looks as good as it is gonna get, Killdeer, Nomad88, Ishiwannabe,Cindy, dad and I will work on the yard friday. We have to get hay bales, plywood, snow fence posts, tables and chairs. I belive Kathy and I will be the gophers, so we will be busy!! I cannot wait to see everyone, we will be parking at the airport and along the main road, bo going on the lawns this year unless we get a foot of snow in a hurry. Someone will be out front to help with parking. Looking better everyday!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 10, 2008, 08:46:00 PM

OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Seeking Trad Deer on February 10, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

That is a beautiful quilt   :thumbsup:  .  Your mama must have a beautiful heart just like you Ken.    :notworthy:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tom Phillips on February 10, 2008, 10:16:00 PM

Shawn,
      Do you those who are crashing at your house to bring some chow for SAT night and breakfast in the AM ?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 10, 2008, 10:23:00 PM

Ken great quilt. How much snow have you've got there??

After seeing the quilt, the lil Queen is giving me money for her own raffles..
We got some flurries down state, hopefully you guys are getting hit good.

Mr & Mrs. Stick no time like the present I always say. Monday is a Holiday, so like they say in The Price is Right.....Come on down,,,well up in your case. You get the picture...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: brettlandon on February 11, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Sorry to let ya'll down but we just can't make it as it would be out of range for us this year.

 Since the Mr. and I can't be there we are sending a special package with some last minute neccessities for the traditional bunny bustin' kind of folks.

Enjoy!
Mrs. Stickman ( borrowed the hubby's computer)

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 11, 2008, 04:59:00 AM

One day closer   :thumbsup:  


>-------->   :jumper:    :jumper:    :jumper:


OOOOOHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 11, 2008, 05:12:00 AM

Oooh! I gotta send a parcel today!
Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 11, 2008, 06:46:00 AM

looking good for the hunt this morning, cold as a well diggers arse!!!  :scared:    :scared:   looks like snow for the week, can't wait to see everyone!  :coffee:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 11, 2008, 06:56:00 AM

I've been gone for a few days.....Dang putor monitor crapped out!!!!!   :banghead:

Been Dancin' my butt off,How did we do with the snow?????   :confused:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 11, 2008, 07:05:00 AM

Oooohhhh Killy, I might have work on intercepting that package......beautiful bow....ooooohhhhh.......  :bigsmyl:  


You're doing great Chuck, it's 4 above, 30 mile an hour winds and we have 56" of snow......


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 11, 2008, 09:17:00 AM

Hmmmmm.....You came down early.....right?????   :bigsmyl:

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 11, 2008, 09:32:00 AM

ya can let up on the wind anytime now that puts all the snow within a mile of my house in my driveway   :banghead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 11, 2008, 09:38:00 AM

Gee Tom, You've got one of those driveways too?????

I was hoping a good,stiff,West wind would blow all of that "lake effect" snow all the way to Selkirk!!!!!   :pray:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: brettlandon on February 11, 2008, 09:51:00 AM

Okay guys, since me and the missus can't make it this year, will you at least post how your doin'?  Roll call, meals, antics, raffle, death toll (for the bunnies, too), and little pink turtles wandering about.  I'm getting pumped for next year!  Oooooooohhhhhhhh Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh!

-Brett

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Jeremy on February 11, 2008, 10:23:00 AM

Good news and bad news from my end:
Bad news is it looks like I may only make Saturday!
Good news is if that's the case I'll be dragging my old man along with his mid-1960's Root recurve.

It's been fun following this thread, even if I haven't been on long enough to contribute much! Y'all are a riot!   :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 11, 2008, 12:01:00 PM

Yea Chuck my driveway really really sucks.It wasn't somethin I didn't think about when looking for a house but trust me that won't happen again.Wanna trade LOL

Alright we got the cold now lets get that snow settling STRAIGHT DOWN to add up to a few inches

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: brettlandon on February 11, 2008, 02:46:00 PM

Okay, Shawn.  The "package" is officially in the mail.  You should get it by Thursday.  The instructions are inside the box.  I won't reveal what's inside (like a highly technical thermal-powered, binocular, gizmonic dohicky) on this thread, but I am interested to see how it was recieved.  Mrs. Stickman thought it was way too technological for a bunch of bunny bustin' tradgangers, but I felt that with that much testosterone in a single house (sorry Killie), copper wire, thermocouplers and 9 volt batteries were probably being used alot anyway.  Most of them probably brought their own television remote with them, I said.  Anyway, enjoy!

-Brett

P.S.  Batteries are NOT included!  However, if you nail a pink bunny with a drum...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 11, 2008, 03:47:00 PM

Bret if you and da Misses are this much fun via posting we can hardly wait til next year..  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 11, 2008, 03:51:00 PM

Hey Joe, are you up yet? It's 4:00 time to wake up.  :bigsmyl:  

man what a life you have.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 11, 2008, 04:11:00 PM

Maybe he's just waiting for 4:20 LOL

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 11, 2008, 04:53:00 PM

Well they say the snow is coming tomorrow night. At least two inches is the prediction. It doesnt really matter if its white or not it only helps in seeing people and bunnies  :knothead:  With the amount of people coming we will definately have'em surrounded and moving. Everything seems to be coming together beautifully. Shawn says he is going to take it easy on the work load for Killy,Ishi,and me for friday. So we may have to warm up some of the targets for everybody.See ya soon. OOOOHHHH YEAHHHHHHH !

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 11, 2008, 05:26:00 PM

It's not the bunnies on the ground to worry about, it's th squirrels in the trees and the poeple below   :smileystooges:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 11, 2008, 06:12:00 PM

Snow is coming...Shawn, I am assuming you will be working tomorrow afternoon. If not, call me and we will see from there.
Damon, give me a call sometime this week, I am trying to get out and bunny hunt even if it hurts.

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 11, 2008, 06:45:00 PM

I,m gonna put some orange on Sonny but he still blends in pretty good  :)   gotta watch out for the hounds    :thumbsup:

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Post by: Killdeer on February 11, 2008, 06:48:00 PM

Dogs look GOOD in orange!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/Hunting%20and%20Camp/2007%20November%20Hunt/Img_4989Spirit.jpg)

Killdeer  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: vermonster13 on February 11, 2008, 06:54:00 PM

Have room for this on the raffle table Shawn?

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/vermonster13/Image007.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 11, 2008, 06:56:00 PM

That would stand out very nice.The orange I've got is a skid plate that protects his underside.It also helps with some of the thorns he's bound to pick up.The top is open they so so he does'nt over heat.I like it when it's muddy but the orange goes away fast LOL.

Is he pure husky ? I've seen a few white one's and dark eye's are quite common

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 11, 2008, 07:02:00 PM

Looks like someone else has a good Bowchery type dog!    :jumper:    :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 11, 2008, 07:10:00 PM

Spirit? Bowchery? Nope. She sees a critter and she is GONE!! She comes back, panting, muddy, and way too happy.

Spirit is a Jindo gae, the national dog of Korea. They are bred for hunting deer and protecting the homestead. She is a hunting fool! Loves squirrels but doesn't bark at them, so she is useless in the woods. She is very good at watching my back, though. Little playmonster!

Killdeer~OK, I like my dog a little.  :D

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 11, 2008, 07:13:00 PM

Mr 'Monster, whatcha got there? What is that ratty ol' Bear?   :confused:    :D    :goldtooth:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 11, 2008, 07:32:00 PM

Brett, that is awesome, we killed 16 last year and 3 committed suicide by diving down and old well when we surrounded them and they drowned. david, that would be awesome for the table, wait until ya see these tables full of stuff, it will blow your mind!!  We are getting snow tomorrow for sure, let help chuck crank it up and lets get at least 4"s and hopefully more. Ports potty is being delivered tomorrow, and it will be heated, parking will be in the 3 driveways and the airport I believe. I got to talk to them yet. We wil be busy friday but we will shoot some for sure, and David and Hunter may come on friday, if he ever reads my PM. everyone else anytime Sat. morning. I will post direction from Exit 23 of the NYS Thru-Way tommorow. Mapquest 16 Old School Rd. Selkirk NY and it will get ya there. Gonna be a blast and we will have some whitestuff to help seeing the bunnies and hopefully killing a few at least. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 11, 2008, 07:34:00 PM

Monster ya got to give us some details! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 11, 2008, 07:43:00 PM

I Can't Wait! I Can't Wait! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY!!! Looks like it will be the best bunny hunt yet.  

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!! YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAA!!!!!

... mike ...  :archer:  ...

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 11, 2008, 08:00:00 PM

1958 Kodiak Special. The rest is for Saturday

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 11, 2008, 08:09:00 PM

Sure you wouldn't like to tell me how many pounds?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/Spirit/SpiritatthePark22.jpg)
No? Spirit could use a new chew toy...her old one doesn't scream anymore.    
Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: vermonster13 on February 11, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

My house is surrounded by Pit Bulls Killie, going to take more than a dog to intimidate me. lol but don't worry, it's a weight you can shoot and still kill stuff with.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 11, 2008, 08:26:00 PM

David that's pretty nice, brings back memories of a turkey hunt I had a couple of years ago with the Little Delta Bow........the raffle table is going to be something......


Shawn, pm is on the way!

David

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 11, 2008, 08:34:00 PM

Killy... Is dat a pic of da killer man-eatin' wabbits we are gonna hunt on Saturday?  :scared:  Think I have ta change me shorts!  :o

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 11, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

That could start a whole new tradition for you, eh?

Killdeer  :goldtooth:    :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 11, 2008, 08:46:00 PM

Ok, here is the up to date food list, don't be afraid to bring a snack or desert if you aren't on this list.......

Beverages- at least 8 cases of canned soda or juice(no glass)--->Drewsbow(2 cases of soda)Mcgroundstalker(4 cases of soda)Southpawshooter. Bowspirit(2cases of soda)Fran/Mo, Tom Phillips
2-3 gallons of orange and apple juice--->Stone Knife
Few cases of Bottled Water-------->3dMuzzy, Southpawshooter
Main dishes-to feed at least 15 people or so.---->Stone Knife(2 dishes)Jeremy(1 dish)Keith Deters(1 Dish)ADKmountainken(1 Dish)Swampbuck(1 Dish)Guru(1 Dish)Kingstaken(1 dish)Compoundguy(1 dish)Tom Phillips-(1 dish/stew)Huntrdfk(1 Dish)Damon(1dish)
Mac Salad----------->Bowspirit
Hot Dogs and Rolls 3-4 dozen of each---->Herkimerhunter
Lunch Meat+Cheese-5-6#s of lunch meat-2-3#s of cheese--->LeeNY
Chips an assortment of 5-6 big bags---->Jeremy, LeeNY
Pickles-3-4 jars----->3dMuzzy
Cereal+Milk-3-4-boxesand 2 gallons milk---->Aram
Donuts-3-4 dozen(COP Cakes)---->Swampbuck
Bagels +(4) Cream cheese-3-4-dozen---->-Bamboo
Condiments(Butter 3#s, mustard, ketchup,Hellmans Mayo, relish)---->-Bamboo
Butter---------->-Shawn
6ft. sub---------->Shawn
coffee, cream,sugar hot chocolate, tea-------->Shawn
venison stew-------->Shawn
chili-------->Herkimerhunter
meatballs------->Dbldroptyne(Two Large Trays)
portugeese rolls---------->Dbldroptyne
soup------->
rolls and bread----->Drewsbow
4-5 Deserts--------->Keith Deters(2)Fran/Mo(2 pies) Guru (1)
Paper Towels 6-8 rolls----->Huntrdfk
Paper Plates heavy duty ones like 150 or so.--->Huntrdfk
Plastic bowls or paper bowls---->Huntrdfk
Styrofoam Cups for hot beverages at least 120---------> Huntrdfk
plastic silverware, knives,forks and spoons 100 or so of each-------->Huntrdfk
Large Garbage Bags----------->Huntrdfk
Box of 1 gallon zip lock bags-------->Huntrdfk
Thre rolls of aluminum foil--------->Huntrdfk
Two large coolers with ice(three bags each)------>-Ishiwannabe
A few targets------>-Huntrdfk(Bear,deer,bag target)Bowspirit(Block)McGroundstalker(Raccoon, Woodchuck, Fox,  Coyote)

SNOW-1FOOT OR LESS!!---------->Woodchucker


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 11, 2008, 09:08:00 PM

David! You forgot to mention the Porta ~ Pottie Entertainment Group..... Geeeezzz! It's not nice to leave Skipper, Bamboo & Southpaw out this close to the hunt.

... mike ...   :p   ... Woodonly asked me to post that!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 11, 2008, 09:31:00 PM

Guys, the more food the better, Main dishes, desserts and drinks are a real good idea. It is almost here and I am ready to burst! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 11, 2008, 09:33:00 PM

Guys, not sure if I'll be able to provide a "dish from mom"....my grandma passed away yesterday and my mom is away for a while...I'll try to come up with something though.....and I'll still make some cookies....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: brettlandon on February 11, 2008, 09:38:00 PM

Sorry for that Guru, you'll be in our prayers.  :)  

-Brett

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 11, 2008, 09:39:00 PM

LOL, We could make Mikey the new lil scream toy  :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 11, 2008, 09:48:00 PM

Sorry to hear Curt. Our prayers go out to your family..

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 11, 2008, 09:51:00 PM

Curt, sorry bud! Anything I can do? Hope all is well!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 11, 2008, 09:51:00 PM

Curt my friend... You have a PM.

... mike ...

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 11, 2008, 10:25:00 PM

You know, these cedars I'm whipping up for the table are turning out to be more trouble than expected. Hoping polycryllic isn't toxic, cause I just swallowed a mouthful...good times for a good cause, I guess...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 11, 2008, 11:53:00 PM

Woodie is backing out again....visions of leg cramps and Mikey not giving him that massage..  :eek:  

Scott reminded me there must be a Star Trek Marathon on this weekend on the Sci-Fi channel   :help:    :confused:  

Check out the Porta Pottie carefully...last year we found out Mikey had a hidden camera in there!!

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Post by: LAR43 on February 12, 2008, 12:27:00 AM

Curt,
Very sorry to hear that.
Deepest condolences & prayers.

Larry

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 12, 2008, 06:14:00 AM

Up, for the morning crowd!! Gonna get some snow, they are saying 4-8"s but we shall see, I am hoping for the upper end of that!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 12, 2008, 06:47:00 AM

what is the zip code for Sellkirk so i can map quest?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 12, 2008, 08:27:00 AM

12158

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 12, 2008, 09:13:00 AM

Sorry to hear that Curt,my condolence,s

I,m gonna bring a pumpkin pie along too and I,ve saved some venison jerky which most likely won't make it past the car ride LOL

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Post by: woodchucker on February 12, 2008, 09:24:00 AM

Let it SNOW!!!!! Let it SNOW!!!!! Let it SNOW!!!!!

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!    :bigsmyl:  

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: vermonster13 on February 12, 2008, 09:57:00 AM

I have 18" in my yard now and another 10 on the way. Enough dancing already!

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Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on February 12, 2008, 10:18:00 AM

Condolences Curt, I'm sorry for the loss to your family.


Dave, it's no use, I've tried and he isn't listening, and I thougt he was my  friend.....by the way, I have about three feet in my yard with more on the way.....I know how you feel!


David

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Post by: Aram on February 12, 2008, 10:45:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bowspirit:
You know, these cedars I'm whipping up for the table are turning out to be more trouble than expected. Hoping polycryllic isn't toxic, cause I just swallowed a mouthful...good times for a good cause, I guess...

Eeeeewwwww, Chris! There's got to be a better way to aply the finish on those arrows. Use a brush or dip them in a tube...
If you insist on spraying them buy the poly in a spray can or get yourself a compressor and an airbrush but stop doing it with your mouth. It gets saliva all over them , mixed in the finish... that's gross, dude.
    :rolleyes:    :p

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: IndianaBowman on February 12, 2008, 12:15:00 PM

Shawn, I've been trumped by a higher power. The family and I won't be able to make the bunny hunt!  My wife and kids chose the sun and fun of Florida over stomping through a foot of snow. I just don't understand... We'll be departing for fishing, swimming, and sunning in Florida on Friday.  Sorry bud, I was looking forward to hunting with you again. Curt, David, etal.. I hope to see you next year. BE SAFE!!!!!

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 12, 2008, 12:26:00 PM

Sorry to hear that Terry, was looking forward to seeing you and the boys again.....have fun in Florida!


David

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Post by: woodchucker on February 12, 2008, 12:39:00 PM

"and I thought he was my friend....."

Geez,this coming from the guy who picked me to go Moose hunting 2 years in a row!!!!!   :rolleyes:

The "Absolute"(Wild Turkey)Power has hit me too!!!!! and my feet are in high gear!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 12, 2008, 01:02:00 PM

For all thoughs who were getting worried about snow, after last year I "BELIEVE" in the dancing power of Woodchuck.   :scared:  
I hear that saying "Wild Turkey" 3 times under the power is not so good if ya want cold and snow. LQQk what happened to those in the movie Beetlejuice...  :knothead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 12, 2008, 04:46:00 PM

No matter how much snow I get here Chuck, you will always be called friend by me......  :clapper:  

Getting close guys and gals, I am getting excited!!!!

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Post by: Killdeer on February 12, 2008, 04:50:00 PM

Curt, I am sorry for the loss of your wife's grammy. Elders are the unacclaimed treasures of a society. I never saw my great grandparents, I hope that your sweet son retains a memory of his. The connecting thread is so important to lending context to our lives. I hate when it breaks.

Killdeer~there better be some pumpkin pie for me!!  :readit:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 12, 2008, 05:38:00 PM

COOL!!!!! Does that mean I still get to go Moose huntin'?????   :pray:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 12, 2008, 05:42:00 PM

Snowing!!!!! Snowing!!!!! Snowing!!!!!

The Old Storm Winds are BLOWING!!!!! Keep that Snow Storm going!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!! I'm Dancin'!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 12, 2008, 05:53:00 PM

I'm Off From Work On Friday!  :jumper:  I'm Off From Work On Friday!  :jumper:  I'M OFF FROM WORK ON FRIDAY!!!!!!  :jumper:  Gonna spend it in the Catskills tree rat huntin' and stumpin'.

Hope I'm not too worn out for this bunny hunt.  ;)

... mike ...  :rolleyes:  ...

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Post by: joe skipp on February 12, 2008, 05:53:00 PM

Lets hope we get around 6-8" of fresh powder and no strong winds that will have the temps hovering near zero. Two years ago it was brutally cold...30 degrees....fresh powder...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 12, 2008, 06:04:00 PM

I'm ok with that Joe, it was the three feet and 20 mph winds that got to me, either way, Hunter and I will be there come **** or high water.  I think he is as excited as I am.


Kathy, as usual you have stated so well what many of us have thought but couldn't put into words.......it will be a pleasure to meet you.

David

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 12, 2008, 06:08:00 PM

Hey everyone,

Please check page 63 for the food list......it will remind those of you that have committed to bring something, for those that aren't on the list please consider bringing a desert, bananas, water/spots drink.  We may also be able to use another main dish or two.  

If you aren't on the list and are going to bring a main dish, please let me know.

Thanks,

David

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 12, 2008, 06:26:00 PM

The wife says I gotta stay home this weekend and paint the garage floor.

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 12, 2008, 06:32:00 PM

WHAT?????

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 12, 2008, 06:55:00 PM

The wife says I gotta stay home this weekend and pick the fleas off my cat.

... mike ...

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 12, 2008, 07:08:00 PM

Calling for a cloud and sun mix Saturday with a high of 17 degrees.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 12, 2008, 07:14:00 PM

The wife says I gotta stay home this weekend and organize the "junk drawer" in the kitchen.

... mike ...

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Post by: Killdeer on February 12, 2008, 07:19:00 PM

Too bad you don't live close to the Chesapeake Bay like I do, Mikey. Your wife might maybe woulda sent you out for crabs.

Some don't have to go out. :saywhat:  
Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 12, 2008, 07:20:00 PM

I think I finally figured out how you got so short Mikey.......it's from the constant pounding from the head down you've gotten all your life for doing things like the last three posts!!!!!  :knothead:  


Dave, that'll be perfect if the wind is down.....believe me when I tell you that people will be sweating on Staurday!

David

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 12, 2008, 07:26:00 PM

Local weather says 30's for the weekend, with another storm coming in Sunday night.
Already about two inches here and its snowing like it means it. Nice dancing Chuck!!
Shaping up to be perfect bunny hunting weather....
I just hope I can shoot my bow.  :rolleyes:

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 12, 2008, 07:35:00 PM

Dave, You hit that right on the head. I'd usually say nose, but you would probably reply which one..  :knothead:  

Killy, That's why she wants him home. So he don't come home with any..THe motel was alil rough on him last year...   :biglaugh:

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 12, 2008, 07:51:00 PM

Hey Jamie... If ya can't shoot let me use your arrows for the steel target.

Jim... Do I need to bring my camo pj's for the evening party with the boys?

Killy... After you meet me you will learn that "I" am the only one in this group playing with a full deck.

... mike ...  :D  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 12, 2008, 07:52:00 PM

We have snow and it is coming hard. We are supposed to get 4-8"s and pray for no rain. We are parking at the airport and if someone is there on sat, we can open the Homeland Security fence and walk down along the runway, which will make it easier to get to the Island of Trees. This are looking awesome. Terry soory ya cannot make it. Guys bring an extra dish or we can order some pizza's and have one of my girls pick them up. It is gonna be something with all those people in the house on saturday night, should be quite the sight. Let keep it cold! Picking up Kathy on Thursday and looking forward to a good time with her!!   :bigsmyl:  OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 12, 2008, 08:20:00 PM

i'm looking at around 8-9 am Saterday morning, can't wait!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 12, 2008, 08:54:00 PM

HOLY COW!!! someone take that bottle away from Chuck he must me about ready to pass out from doin the Turkey Trott cause he is really bringimg on the snow!!!  :scared:    :scared:   might need the snowshoes before this one is over!!  :help:

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Post by: woodchucker on February 12, 2008, 09:13:00 PM

I'm Dancin' in the snow!!!!! I'm Dancin' in the snow!!!!! Hi,Ho, the dairio, I'm Dancin' in the SNOW!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!     :bigsmyl:  

AAAAAAAAGGGGHHH NUTS!!!!!!!!!! the bottle's empty.....    :banghead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 12, 2008, 09:15:00 PM

i look forward to seeing ya my dancin, staggering, three footed friend!

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 12, 2008, 09:16:00 PM

Chuckie, Chuckie, Chuckie...........  :knothead:  Time for a  :coffee:  break, isn't it?


David

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Post by: woodchucker on February 12, 2008, 09:17:00 PM

Me Too My Brother!!!!! Were gonna have us a Pow Wow!!!!!   :campfire:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 12, 2008, 09:21:00 PM

:eek:    :scared:    :D    :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 12, 2008, 09:34:00 PM

Oh Well.....Called work,took a personal day.....Can't drink.....My bottle's empty and there's no more beer in the frig.....Guess I might as well start Dancin' again!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!    :bigsmyl:  

More Snow.....Gimme MORE!!!!! How much we got?????

5" NEED MORE!!!!! 10" NEED MORE!!!!!

Got a foot????? LOOKIN' GREAT!!!!!

Knee Deep.....Now THAT'S SWEET!!!!!!!

3 FEET!!!!!!!!!!  WAIT!!!!! Where the hell did Mikey go?????    :confused:  

   :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 13, 2008, 03:43:00 AM

Everything here is coated with ice. I hope I can get through this day in one piece!  :scared:  

Woodchucker, we need a little rain here, and a warmup. Stop dancing!
Killdeer~the mail must go through.  :help:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 13, 2008, 06:33:00 AM

Thanx for all the well wishes,thoughts and prayers for my family. Those here and the pm's I received mean more to me that you know.  Like my mom said to me as she cried in my arms...."she was an angel"

...on a brighter note...looks like I will def. be there both days Shawn....I can't wait!

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Post by: bbassi on February 13, 2008, 06:33:00 AM

OHHHH YAHHHHHH!   :archer:

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 13, 2008, 06:36:00 AM

going to be a loooooong day in the belly of the brown cow today!!!!  :scared:    :help:   looking forward to the weekend!  :campfire:

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Post by: Izzy on February 13, 2008, 09:43:00 AM

Curt, sorry for your Gram but Ill bet a couple days shooting will clear your mind a bit.It always does for me.Condolences to your family.

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 13, 2008, 10:26:00 AM

Ken I was wondering being in the belly of the brown cow, how man time have you've given a package to an owner from a bow company?
Have any of those packages ever gotten lost?  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 13, 2008, 03:02:00 PM

OK.....OK.....PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tell me you got SNOW up north.....    :pray:

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Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on February 13, 2008, 03:13:00 PM

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's almost here!!!!!!! I can here the yelling now..........BUNNNYYY!!!!!!!


David

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Post by: southpawshooter on February 13, 2008, 03:55:00 PM

:clapper:     :clapper:    :jumper:    :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 13, 2008, 04:04:00 PM

48 hours till take off...  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 13, 2008, 04:36:00 PM

David you can put us down for a main dish.
Ive been awake since yesterday morning. Is snow really good?
Bring your hip boots boys and girls.If things dont freeze up its going to be a real wet banana.  :smileystooges:

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Post by: joe skipp on February 13, 2008, 04:53:00 PM

I'll be getting home from work around 2am Friday nite...Plan is to be up around 7:30 am and meet Mike and Scott somewhere on the NYS Thruway.

I'll have the truck packed tomorrow and finalize on Friday.

Checklist...Gin..Sprite..Lemons...Sopressta...Cheese...oh yeah...bow, arrows etc....

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 13, 2008, 05:14:00 PM

Thanks Damon......

Hunter and I are packing tonight, work all day tomorrow and again tomorrow night, then school for Hunter on Friday.......then NY bound!!!!!!!

David

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Post by: woodchucker on February 13, 2008, 05:21:00 PM

I'll be heading up Sat. morning,(all by myself) Kevin has to work Sat&Sun. The Kid's been making over $100 a day in tips,can't say I blame him LOL!!!!!

Can't wait to see everyone!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 13, 2008, 06:16:00 PM

David, bring your string making stuff, we need a 62" Dacron and a 54" dacron for some newbies that is actual string length. We better hope things freeze or there will be little or no shooting inthe yard, I mean we have 8 to 10 inches of water under the snow, we got 3"s of snow and than 2"s of rain, it was bad. Things will be ready to go and I cannot wait to see veryone, we lost quite a few guys I think but it will still be huge!! I have not heard from mark or bjk in  while, I hope they make it. I got some real nice stuff today in tghe mail. jnlft sent some arrows for Hope and Faith, gorgeous and Franks knife with one of Shells sheaths is the cats ass, No wheels sent more stuff, you guys will get a kick out of it. I also got a package with beautiful Morrison in it, that will look nice on the raffle table, someone must of spent a grand on this bow!!! Oh wait sorry, it is Killdeers and no I did not open it, but hope to see it tomorrow, gotta pick her up at 12:25 at the airport. Bunnies are in trouble with all this snow and water, we may just have to hunt more anad shoot less, which is fine by me!! Remember 16 Old School Rd. Selkirk NY 12158. I also need some 125 grain glue-on blunts or field points for these arrows for Hope and Faith, it is almost here!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 13, 2008, 06:38:00 PM

Shawn, Sounds like the weather that hit us last night kept going on down the thruway and you ended up with it. Everything thing here is ice !! Hope you get some cold to freeze things up. Weather or not it's going to be great !!! A Morrison on the table ? Guess I better bring some more $$$$

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Post by: reecool on February 13, 2008, 06:39:00 PM

Yes almost here , I'm very impatient to meet and shoot with you all Trad shooters !
Over here too , it was bad with all that rain , well let's have fun !
Eric .

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 13, 2008, 06:55:00 PM

The kids and I are leaving Fri when they get home from school.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 13, 2008, 06:57:00 PM

Glad you enjoyed the package Shawn.  Hope everyone else gets Brett's sense of humor.  I am imune. ( Course I do live with him.....)  :smileystooges:

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 13, 2008, 06:59:00 PM

Will do Shawn, sent you a pm.


David

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 13, 2008, 07:09:00 PM

Happy, Happy, Happy Camper!!! ...  :D  ...

... mike ...

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Post by: woodchucker on February 13, 2008, 07:22:00 PM

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH NUTS!!!!!!!!!!   :mad:    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 13, 2008, 07:26:00 PM

I think hip boots are good for striper fishing, duck hunting, etc. Bunny hunting? And what exactly is a wet banana?? Nevermind.  :smileystooges:  

Should be fun no matter what...

OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 13, 2008, 07:26:00 PM

Shawn, I haven't seen a couple of the regulars from the past hunts. Are Recurver and BJK and his gang coming.

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Post by: woodchucker on February 13, 2008, 07:36:00 PM

ARROW COUNT!!!!!!!!!!    I'm bringin' 32!!!!!

I got 11 tipped with 125gr. Hex-Heads for bunnies   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 13, 2008, 07:45:00 PM

considering my house is on my delivery route then yes i have delivered MANY trad bows!! otherwise all i delivery is them crappy wheelie things!
 MAN am i ever looking forward to this weekend, i need a brake!!

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 13, 2008, 08:18:00 PM

Whenever I see my UPS guy it makes me smile. Kinda reminds me of when "trad stuff" that gets delivered to my house.    :jumper:  

bunny... bunny... Bunny!... BUNNY!!!!! AAAHHHHH!!!!

... mike ...

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 13, 2008, 08:45:00 PM

I'm on a  first name basis with my UPS man named Bill. He's my favorite person to see pull in.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: southpawshooter on February 13, 2008, 08:56:00 PM

Oh boy, looking forward to this but OH so much to do still.  Gotta pack, tie up some TEAM PINK arrows, etc.  Lots to do - think I'll pour another Tanqueray and think about it - don't wanna forget nothing.  Not the same as Absolut Power but hey, what the heck?????????????????

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Post by: Killdeer on February 13, 2008, 09:00:00 PM

All Bunny.  :)  
I am going to All Bunny!  :D  
I printed out my boarding pass, so I am going to All Bunny.  :)  

Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 13, 2008, 09:03:00 PM

It's all good Scott...  :thumbsup:  

Everyone please remember to wear a piece of orange, or in Curt's case, Flo Lime.......there will be a lot of us and we want to do all we can to avoid any mishaps.


That being said Hunter and I are packed, except for bows and arrows, and targets, and food, and......still so much to do!!!!

ARE YOU READY TO CHASE BUNNIES????????


OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David and Hunter

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 13, 2008, 09:04:00 PM

Recurver and bjk said they were coming but I have not heard as of late, Keith deters as well, but there are a lot of guys coming who have only posted once or twice the whole thread and it is over 1000 hits long. Do not let the weather discourage ya, I just want ya'all to be ready for it. I could care less, we will shoot no matter what and we will have a blast no matter what. you guys know me, I am about the hunting and that there will be plenty of, bunny holes full of water and snow nowhere to go, means dead bunnies. I am hoping Curt can break the bunny jynx this year, he has been at everyone and Bob has been on everyone and killed abunny every year!! We have come a long ways baby and hopefully the ride has just begun!!! No Morrison onthe table, just funnin' with Killy as her stuff arrived today. I wanted to open up that Morrison and shoot some, but I have to wait for her to get here. I think I will shoot it tomorrow night if she wants to go out with me!  :bigsmyl:  Hot date, dinner and techno hunt, what could be better? Oh, I know, killin' some bunnies!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: southpawshooter on February 13, 2008, 09:33:00 PM

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: jacobsladder on February 13, 2008, 09:34:00 PM

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii152/jacobsladdergrice/bigrabbit.jpg)


you guys will have to gang up on this one...yep..it is real...

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 13, 2008, 09:43:00 PM

Now that's a bunny I think I could hit......  :scared:  

David

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Post by: southpawshooter on February 13, 2008, 09:43:00 PM

I'm ready - let 'er go!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 13, 2008, 09:44:00 PM

and that my man is why i carry a big bowie bunny hunting!!!!  :scared:    :scared:    :scared:

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Post by: Guru on February 13, 2008, 09:46:00 PM

I might even be able to hit that one!!!

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 13, 2008, 10:12:00 PM

Directions please? Or what page is the address on if anyone knows?

New tires Friday so the rambling wreck can make the trip. hehe

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 13, 2008, 11:52:00 PM

I just got the dreaded call "I'm too sick to go this weekend" from the Compound Guy.  :knothead:
LQQks like I'm flying north solo.  Good thing is I have his tray of food to bring.  :clapper:

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Post by: joe skipp on February 14, 2008, 12:30:00 AM

The thought of heavy snow and last years hunt scared him off....More snacks for us Jim!!!

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 14, 2008, 05:05:00 AM

More Bunnies also, he killed a couple last year. Getting closer >>>----->   :jumper:

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Post by: Killdeer on February 14, 2008, 06:22:00 AM

:smileystooges:    :readit:    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 14, 2008, 06:30:00 AM

Address is 16 Old School Rd. Selkirk NY 12158, Dave, get on the Northway to nd get on the Thruway, get off at exit 23 and head south on 9W, go around 5.6 miles or so, take a right on to Creble Rd, than a left on to Old School Rd. It is right there, I will have a sign out or some balloons at each turn. Very Easy to find. It is cold and everything is froze, it is also gonna be 18 tonight and 6 on Friday night and not over 20  on sat.,we should be ready to roll!!! Picking Kathy uop today, I cannot wait to meet her. We should have great day together. I am gonna let her decide what she wants to do, maybe bird watch, take a walk, shoot a little, whatever!! This is gonna be awesome!! I also want to suggest a kids hunt. I know we have several kids coming and I have an idea for Sat. morning, we can let the kids eat lunch first and than the Huntmaster(me) is gonna take them by themselfs for a little walk. I will bring stoneknife and Damon with me. It will be close to the house and maybe give them a few chances before the hoard gets going. I have saved a few bunmnies in this spot just fior this reason! Sound Good? OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: woodchucker on February 14, 2008, 06:43:00 AM

Sounds GREAT!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

After all.....it IS all about the kids!!!!!

  :archer:    :archer:    :archer:    :archer:    :archer:    :archer:    :archer:

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 14, 2008, 07:09:00 AM

Address is    16 Old School Road, Selkirk, NY.  It's pretty close guys and gals.......


Chuck, you sure that's enough arrows?  :bigsmyl:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 14, 2008, 09:15:00 AM

Due things well beyond my earthy control, this will be my first day out hunting all season.   :scared:   and asked what are ya hunting now?
I told VERY BIG BUNNIES!!!  :readit:  
To say the very least I am completely friggin STOKED !!!    :bigsmyl:  

IS IT SATURDAY AFTERNOON YET?? LETS GET IT ON!!!  :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: vermonster13 on February 14, 2008, 09:19:00 AM

Need any kids bows for the excursion Shawn?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 14, 2008, 09:23:00 AM

Just think David, Being as Kevin can't come I get to loose them all myself LOL!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 14, 2008, 09:26:00 AM

Compound guys are weak!!!!! That's why they need 80% let-off LOL   ;)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 14, 2008, 11:34:00 AM

Everything is laid out ready to pack. Problem is I may have to work until 3am Sat morning, puts me home around 4am....

Figure to sleep until 9 then head up...if all works out, I'll get out of work my normal time 1am...then its up at 7 and on the road by 8. The snacks are packed, the "liquid" is chilling...I tried to get the wife to wear that pink bra/pantie set on Valentines Day....no luck.

So..it will be raffled off to some lucky person "unused"....unless Mikey or Chuck get their hands on it first. Can't wait to see everyone again...should be fun!

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Post by: Tom Phillips on February 14, 2008, 01:21:00 PM

Shaun,
Do you think there would be any interest in some OSAGE Orange fruit for the raffle ? I figure guys might want to try to grow some,although we might be old timers by the time it is a bush it would be fun to watch grow !!! I have a bunch planted here inside the house in my meg-shift greenhouse.I hope to plant a row in the Spring !! Let me know I can bring a few.

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Post by: whitebuffalo on February 14, 2008, 04:02:00 PM

The MICHIGANIACS will be thinkin of all of you attending the hunt. God bless and OH YEAH,, shoot some rabits,,

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 14, 2008, 04:05:00 PM

Tom I would like to try to plant some.

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 14, 2008, 04:08:00 PM

I was planning on bringing some osage seeds too...there should be plenty.
Its getting here....FINALLY!!

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH YYYYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 14, 2008, 04:15:00 PM

I have Fri. off to get everything ready to go when the kids get home from school. We will be at the comfort Inn around 8:00. Were supposed to be by Joe Skipp, OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 14, 2008, 04:21:00 PM

I've got everything ready.....

Bows.....(Mikuta,K-Mag,2Grizzlys)

Arrows.....(32 of them)

Bunny vest.....(and an extra for Brother Ken)

Brush pants.....(2 pair,just in case LOL)  

Camo Carhartt jacket.....

Wool Sweaters(4).....

Boots.....  

Wool socks.....    

Funny lookin' "Lucky" red&black huntin' hat.....  

BIG box of "goodies".....    

(Full of mostly prize table prizes,and lots of leather gloves and safty glasses for anyone who wants them)

All I need to do is run to the store and buy me a bottle of the "ABSOLUTE POWER" (Wild Turkey)    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 14, 2008, 05:26:00 PM

Took the bunnies out of the freezer last nite and they'll get browned tonight and put into the soup I guess it's a soup LOL same as last yr anyway.

My wife is making a fleece sock to cover the bow I won @ Denton thats going on the table and she made a couple pie's too.Oh yea she's cookin the soup I'm just browning the bunnies.She also picked me a up a sleeping pad and is getting most of my stuff together which is a good thing since I've been so busy here at the shop this week.

When I finally get to get out of here I still gotta get my hunting stuff together but that should be easy.Grab my bow my special "Bernie" arrow along with the rest of them and my left overs from 07 yea it's gonna be good see ya all there yeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 14, 2008, 05:33:00 PM

Oh yeah....welcome to NY Killy!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 14, 2008, 06:28:00 PM

Looking for a skid plate for Elma Fudd (my beagle)...Does anyone happen to have an extra or know of where one could be purchased? I have looked all over the stores around here and there are none. If anyone knows of a store selling them by their home and would kindly pick it up for me I will reimburse them.

PS Elma says thanks  :help:

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Post by: Izzy on February 14, 2008, 06:59:00 PM

Man Damon, a skid place is a tough call on short notice but Ill try to shake someone down for one, well,,,, what I mean is kindly ask to borrow one.My friend recently put his bugler down so hes got some gear.

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 14, 2008, 06:59:00 PM

Ah damn...just found out I'm going to have to work on Sunday. Was hoping for both days off, but I guess one is better than none...

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 14, 2008, 07:11:00 PM

Thats tough Chris...atleast you can make it Sat.
Damon I got ya covered....pm'ed ya.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 14, 2008, 07:23:00 PM

Gonna pack my truck tonight and hit the road early in the AM Friday. Have to take care of some "stuff" around my place in Cornwallville then tree rat hunt and stump shoot all day.

See you all Saturday morning! Safe trip everyone.

... mike ...  :wavey:  ...

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Post by: drewsbow on February 14, 2008, 07:50:00 PM

Jim (stoneknife ) what time you leaving ? I am headed up friday after my son Adam gets home from school. I am off friday also call me (585)797-5775 cell # and maybe I could follow ya up ?  Thanks Drew

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 14, 2008, 08:06:00 PM

Well Kathy is here we had a great day.. We weere supposed to shoot the techno hunt and it was closed. Pissed me and her off pretty good. I showed her some sights we had lunch and I showed her some NY deer, probably 15 or so. She just dropped me off at home and headed to her room with a 12 pack of brewski's and some reading material. She is a blast, one of kind and very easy going!! It is a pleasure hanging out with her!! Everyone should be pumped, weather is perfect and the bunnies should be there, everything is froze, so if ya have ice creepers or good lug soles wear them. It is gonna be 5 or 6 degrees saturday morning which is perfect!! You do not need to dress real warm as it will warm up to around 17-20. Sunday may be the day to really kill bunnies though, as it is gonna cloud up and a little bit of snow front is coming, that means they will move like last year(12 kills and 3 suicides on sunday) I am stoked, lots of work to do in the morning but we may get a quick hunt in around 4, at least me and Kathy will!! Everyone drive safe and be ready for a great time!! OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 14, 2008, 08:10:00 PM

Also for the guys with the kids, what do ya think about our little hunt for just them? It would be just for Dads and Moms plus me as your guide. We can do it almost in the yard.  PLEASE READ THIS: IF ANYONE HAS A GOOD VIDEO CAMERA, THE DIGITAL TYPE PLEASE BRING IT, TRAD-GANG COULD USE FOOTAGE FOR THEIR(OUR)DVD. It would be great to get some video of the kids hunting for it and the rest of us for that matter!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: drewsbow on February 14, 2008, 08:28:00 PM

The hunt sounds like a great idea :0)   :thumbsup:    :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 14, 2008, 09:20:00 PM

Can someone get a hold of Mark fedrizzi, we need him to come for one we love the guy and two we could use his buny thrower! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: joe skipp on February 14, 2008, 09:22:00 PM

I confirmed my reservations at the Comfort Inn today. We are all set.....

Shawn...hope you set Killy up on the first floor next to our group...this way she won't have to far to walk, crawl or stagger back to her room.

Then again...we made Mikey the Chaperone so it will be on his shoulders to watch out for our Guest....then again...Mikey is small enough Killy can walk him around on her shoulders!  :eek:    :scared:    :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 14, 2008, 09:23:00 PM

Kathy is on the fisrt floor and I believe close to you nuts!! Gonna be awesome!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: woodchucker on February 14, 2008, 09:27:00 PM

Oh Well.....All packed up,with no where to go.....

Guess I might as well go to WORK.....

(Hmmmmm.....maybe I could do some DANCIN'.....)   :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 14, 2008, 09:33:00 PM

Did you go get your phone???

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 14, 2008, 09:41:00 PM

Yup, I did!! That is not funny!! Did ya call? I have been runnin' all day. Gonna hunt with Killy and Damon tomorrow afternoon, have to show ya all how it is done!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Guru on February 14, 2008, 09:46:00 PM

Did u get my message about it?    :knothead:

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 14, 2008, 10:02:00 PM

Damon or Shawn...call me tomorrow about the go time. I will do what I can....if not I will see you Saturday.

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Post by: swampbuck on February 14, 2008, 10:10:00 PM

Okay the bunnies are officially cooked.I'm done for the nite

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Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on February 14, 2008, 11:28:00 PM

Two more hours of work and I'm done till Monday!!!!!  Bunnies here we come!


OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


David

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 14, 2008, 11:41:00 PM

Shawn you have Killy staying with us??? :smileystooges:  
I guess she's in for the full treatment..   :biglaugh:

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Post by: bbassi on February 15, 2008, 06:30:00 AM

Morning All!    :wavey:    :)

ooohhhhhhhhh yaaaaaahhhhhhhh

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 15, 2008, 06:32:00 AM

OOOOOOHHHHHHH YAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!  :archer:    :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 15, 2008, 06:49:00 AM

Put a spare change box up by the coffee pot here at work about a month ago,havn't counted it yet but it looks like around 40-50 bucks for the kids

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Post by: woodchucker on February 15, 2008, 07:02:00 AM

Tom,

As your "self appointed" personal finacial advisor.....I would advise you to invest that money in.....RAFFLE TICKETS!!!!!     :readit:  

(and conserning my "fee".....anything you don't want.....    ;)  )

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 15, 2008, 07:05:00 AM

Boy it's gonna be a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG day!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 15, 2008, 07:30:00 AM

Curt, no message!! Guys and Gals, this is my cell # in case anyone gets lost or whatever!! I am heading out in about 1/2hr. to go get everything done!! (518)813-8093. GONNA BE GREAT!!!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Drew on February 15, 2008, 08:19:00 AM

Best of luck all...stay safe, hunt hard, and have some fun!!

All of us from the Bunny Stomp in Michigan will be thinking of you.

Nock an arrow, turn the hounds loose and shoot straight

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 15, 2008, 09:06:00 AM

Amen to that Chuck, now get down and get dancing.....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 15, 2008, 09:37:00 AM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 15, 2008, 11:53:00 AM

Well it took all morning to get done but I've got 1 all pink flu flu glued up.Since I am actually working is why it took me all morning.

soups on as we speak to simmer for the day,my daughter will shut it down this afternoon so it can cool before gettin it in the fridge ready to go

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 15, 2008, 01:46:00 PM

Here it is guys, truck is packed, on my way to the bank and then to get Hunter from school, and we are outta here!!!!!!!!  See everyone in the morning,and have a safe trip.

Shawn, I'll call you when I hit the NY line, I expect it to be around 6:30ish.......

OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


David

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 15, 2008, 01:48:00 PM

I'm cooling off the food now, car is packed, waiting for the kids to get home from school. See you all there.

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Post by: woodchucker on February 15, 2008, 02:00:00 PM

David,

You and My "Little" Buddy have a safe trip!!!!! I'll see you guys in the morning!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: swampbuck on February 15, 2008, 04:00:00 PM

Okay enuff of the work stuff 52 hrs and my machines will be running for several hrs after I leave

lets see bow,arrows,food,food for the dog oh yea better not forget the dog LOL like he'd let me forget hahahahaha

See you guys/gals in the mornin

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 15, 2008, 04:06:00 PM

I got back from helping out(sort of) at JLMBH 08. Man that raffle table is stunning!!! I took a few pics, got to meet Killy, and met and handled Hope and Faith. I even got to unpack and assemble Faith. I will be back in a while with some pics. Its looking good folks!!!

OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

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Post by: LeeNY on February 15, 2008, 04:24:00 PM

Everything is sitting in the back room waiting to be loaded. Cold cuts and chips are being picked up by my wife. Six hours till I get out of work. A little shut eye (very little)!

We'll be leaving Marathon about 5:30am should arrive about 9:00am.

Shawn, Jordan said he'd like to participate in the kids hunt.

See everyone in the morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 15, 2008, 04:47:00 PM

Raffle table
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1031.jpg)

Raffle bows
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1036.jpg)

Range prep
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1030.jpg)

Faith
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1028.jpg)

Mirror Image....Hope and Faith
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1037.jpg)

Hope these pics get ya psyched!!See you tomorrow!

OOOOOOHHHHHHH YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

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Post by: Izzy on February 15, 2008, 05:48:00 PM

Oh wow!!!! Cant wait.Both cuzs and I are packed and ready to roll.I never thougt Id say this but I even have some pink bananas in my quiver  :scared:    :scared:    :scared:  See yas in the mornin.

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 15, 2008, 06:46:00 PM

It is official Killie and I went out for a little pre-hunt hunt and OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!! Kathy got her first bunnie, we saw 21 bunnies I a half hour. She hit another and we lost it. Storty at some point gotta go!! OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 15, 2008, 07:06:00 PM

Way to go Killy!!

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Post by: J.Williams on February 15, 2008, 07:07:00 PM

Way to go Killie!!!  :thumbsup:  We still have the whole weekend,too.That Shawn makes a heck of a bunny huntin' guide doesn't he?!?

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 15, 2008, 07:15:00 PM

Way to go Killy, indeed!!!!  :thumbsup:    :clapper:

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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 15, 2008, 07:19:00 PM

Those pics are great !! The truck is packed and Tom is bringing his stuff over shortly. About 3:45 am Brent should roll in and we're off. Just gotta grab cop cakes for David and we should be there about 8 am. Way to go Killie !

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Post by: swampbuck on February 15, 2008, 07:41:00 PM

I,m just waiting for my wife to get here any minute so I can bring some stuff over.Brent's gonna be here @ 3:30.

Congrads Killie what a way to start OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 15, 2008, 07:56:00 PM

ole Lefty at the No Tell Garage passed my jeep for inspection this morning for a mere EXTRA donation and im getting ready to load it up now!

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 15, 2008, 08:13:00 PM

unbeleievable.........way to go Killy  :thumbsup:

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Post by: brettlandon on February 15, 2008, 08:13:00 PM

Way to go Killie!  :bigsmyl:  

-Brett

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Post by: joe skipp on February 15, 2008, 08:34:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :notworthy:  
Killy....You da man...er...woman!!

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Post by: brettlandon on February 15, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

Mrs. Stickman pointed out I made a terrible assumption.  Maybe just her tooth.  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:  

-Brett

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Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 15, 2008, 08:44:00 PM

Leave it to Killy to get the job done!  Way to go girl!  Glad I'm not travelin after all cause I came down with a whopper of a cold.  You better keep us up on all the fun details.  It won't be nearly as good as experiencing it for myself but I will take what I can.

Go get them Bunnies!!!! OOOOOOOHHHHH  YEAHHHHHHHH!

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Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 15, 2008, 08:45:00 PM

Those pistols are being loaded as we speak Killy......

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Post by: brettlandon on February 15, 2008, 08:50:00 PM

I'm soooooo sorry Killie!  I just didn't want to be presumptious.  After all not everyone has a full set of choppers.  Anyway, Mrs. Stickman says someone as sweet as you doesn't get that way from eating candy.  :bigsmyl:  

-Brett

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 15, 2008, 08:59:00 PM

I will do what I can with the pics, as I cant really shoot/hunt. I might even attempt to follow the hunting party a short ways for some "bunny bustin' action pics".
All I have to do is wake, drink coffee and drive twenty minutes. Kinda makes me feel bad for you travelers.....  :D  

See you all tomorrow!
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

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Post by: Aram on February 15, 2008, 09:06:00 PM

Congratulations Killie. (And welcome to NY.)
Jeremy if you see this check your PMs. (Last minute request so don't feel obliged in any way.)
More stuff for the table. Ru was working on a knife for the table but just decided to part with his favorite neck knife. He cleaned it up today, it looks like new (the picture doesn't do it justice)    :)  
  (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d60/Oarceas/JLMBH07047.jpg)
OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

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Post by: woodchucker on February 15, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

Killdeer Killbunny!!!!!!!!!!    :bigsmyl:

Might as well go start packing the truck.....

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 15, 2008, 09:23:00 PM

I'm still making my arrows for the table. Couldn't get the stain to cure on the cedars I was making, even after a week. So I'm putting the final touches on some very special aluminums...

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 15, 2008, 09:31:00 PM

Chris,
      i have a fletching jig and a dremel that i bet would make things a lot easier!!  :bigsmyl:    :jumper:

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 15, 2008, 10:07:00 PM

Yeah...loosing those two really cut down on my shaft production...

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Post by: Mockingbird on February 15, 2008, 10:16:00 PM

Atsa mah Gal!  :wavey:

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Post by: southpawshooter on February 15, 2008, 10:17:00 PM

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: Guru on February 15, 2008, 10:26:00 PM

Way to go Killy!! Shawn was so excited when he called me   :notworthy:  

Ru, I want that knife!!

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Post by: woodchucker on February 15, 2008, 11:08:00 PM

The truck's packed,time to hit the rack!!!!!

I probly won't sleep tonight LOL,I can't believe it's here!!!!!!!!!!    :bigsmyl:

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Post by: joe skipp on February 15, 2008, 11:40:00 PM

11:30 pm....still at work...won't get out until 1am...have to stop on the way home and pick up a few more pouches of Levi....Gonna need some strong coffee when I hit Shawns...should be there close to 9:30....

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Post by: LeeNY on February 16, 2008, 12:02:00 AM

I've been home 20 minutes and the car is packed except for Jordans and ghost robs stuff.

Off to bed! I hope the Oneonta Mickey D's has some strong coffee in the morning.

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Post by: Guru on February 16, 2008, 05:00:00 AM

Just have to throw some things in the truck and I'm out'a here......this is gonna be fuuu'un!!

I promise 'lots of pix    :jumper:

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 16, 2008, 05:06:00 AM

up early with the dogs this morning, feed them off for a walk in the fields and will get to Shawns around 9 i think, can't wait to see everyone!!!!!!
 Ru,
     that is one awesome knife!!!!!!  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Mockingbird on February 16, 2008, 07:02:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Shawn Leonard:
Well Kathy is here we had a great day.. We weere supposed to shoot the techno hunt and it was closed. Pissed me and her off pretty good. I showed her some sights we had lunch and I showed her some NY deer, probably 15 or so. She just dropped me off at home and headed to her room with a 12 pack of brewski's and some reading material. She is a blast, one of kind and very easy going!! It is a pleasure hanging out with her!! Everyone should be pumped, weather is perfect and the bunnies should be there, everything is froze, so if ya have ice creepers or good lug soles wear them. It is gonna be 5 or 6 degrees saturday morning which is perfect!! You do not need to dress real warm as it will warm up to around 17-20. Sunday may be the day to really kill bunnies though, as it is gonna cloud up and a little bit of snow front is coming, that means they will move like last year(12 kills and 3 suicides on sunday) I am stoked, lots of work to do in the morning but we may get a quick hunt in around 4, at least me and Kathy will!! Everyone drive safe and be ready for a great time!! OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Mockingbird on February 16, 2008, 07:08:00 AM

OOoops! (heh,heh!) Guess I don't quite know how this 'capture quote' thingy works just yet....

Don't see any way to delete mistakes, either.

Just like real life...  :o

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Post by: Mockingbird on February 16, 2008, 07:23:00 AM

"She is a blast, one of kind and very easy going!!"

I think this is what I meant to do, more or less, although it loses its real effect now.

I wuz GONNA say, "Well, 2 out of three ain't bad; we talkin' 'bout the same gal?"

Ratzenfrackensomebeach!   :banghead:

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Post by: brettlandon on February 16, 2008, 07:54:00 AM

Clark, I don'n know how cold it is in Northern Virginia this morning, but I've found I work my keyboard much better if I take off my mittens.
 :bigsmyl:  

-Brett

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Post by: bentpole on February 16, 2008, 07:59:00 AM

Good Luck Folks! One day I'll make the trip. Enjoy!

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Post by: Mockingbird on February 16, 2008, 10:04:00 AM

So THAT'S the secret!...  :notworthy:

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Post by: sticshooter on February 16, 2008, 02:58:00 PM

Have FUN and stay safe. And remember lots of PICS!<><

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Post by: bentpole on February 16, 2008, 04:52:00 PM

Killy please be warned ...That Joe Skipp is kinda bashful! Enjoy everyone!

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 16, 2008, 05:17:00 PM

Everyone is having a ball. A lot of arrows have been busted. I left after they went out for the afternoon hunt. The kids saw a bunch of bunnies during their hunt but no casualties. Killie's Morrison Cheyenne shoots real nice.

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Post by: jacobsladder on February 16, 2008, 08:08:00 PM

you guys the michiganders had a blast...huge turn  out...im guessing around 50...beautiful weather and the bunnies were cooperating..... a very  nice raffle and a great donation to st jude...only 2 bunnies hit , one killed, the other hit on a dead run.... flipped a few times and ran off with the arrow and holed back up... drew put an amazing shot on the runner!  lot and lots of misses and lots of bunnies..... what a day!!!!!!!

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Post by: NOMAD88 on February 16, 2008, 08:53:00 PM

oh what a day!Raised $3,250.00 for the kids killed 10 bunnies and shot and lost a few more and had at least 150 shots. Great food, great people, great hunting, it doesnt get much better.

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Post by: sticshooter on February 16, 2008, 09:03:00 PM

PICS!!!!! Ya all had a great time i take it. God Bless all you guys for everything you do. Top Notch.<><

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 16, 2008, 09:08:00 PM

Ah Damon beat me to it! Awesome shoting by all the hunters. I heard tell of Killy making an awesome shot on a running bunny. I have a hero pic I will post tomorrow. I have another of Stone Knife too. 10 Bunnies on the first day! Last years record is in danger of being topped!!
It was great to meet new friends and see some old ones too. Still wish I could have hunted a bit, or atleast shot, but it was worth it just to see everyone and watch.
I will post pics tomorrow once I can move again....I would be expecting some video worthy of a trad gang dvd if I were you. I know there were some video cameras and A LOT of regular cameras. Awesome job Shawn and family!!! My hat is off to you guys, and to everyone who donated such amazing stuff for the ST Jude's raffle.
OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYYYYEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 16, 2008, 11:09:00 PM

Before I forget great job to all you guys who worked so hard on this and a big hand for the ladies who did so much work while others were having fun!

  :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:

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Post by: jacobsladder on February 16, 2008, 11:57:00 PM

Shawn.......the michigan boys got another 900.00 coming your way for st jude.....ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyeaaahhh.....check out our video on the michigan bunny stomp thread..... youll get a kick out of it....... thanks again for letting us contribute !!!!!!!

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Post by: whitebuffalo on February 17, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH     YYYYYEEAAAHHHHHHHHH!!

BUNNY STOMP 2008,

God bless boys and girls and thanks for lettin us contribute,,J Bobb

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Post by: LeeNY on February 17, 2008, 10:18:00 AM

We had a great time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got home about 11:30PM we were beat. I just got the car emptied out. As soon as the camera thaws out I'll post some pic's.
I had 7 shots and rolled one bunny. Jordan between the kids hunt and going on the next hunt had at least a dozen shots. He lost all his arrows and wanted to thank Aram and Jeremy for their return.

I finally met Killy an we had a wonderful chat. To answer a question she asked me during the hunt (and was interupted by the constant flinging of arrows and yelling bunny) "yes" "I do know about allimony"!

I'll be back as soon as the camera thaws with more.

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Post by: Gaff on February 17, 2008, 10:45:00 AM

my hats off to shawn and everyone who helped out.   :thumbsup:  

thanks again   jamie

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 17, 2008, 10:53:00 AM

Figured since I didnt feel up to going today, the least I could is post some pics. I didnt go out with the hunting party, so the action pics will have to wait until someone else comes along. Enjoy.
Bbassi beating the steel
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1038.jpg)

Killy's hero pic
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1050.jpg)

Stone Knife's hero pic
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1051.jpg)

The whole group
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1043.jpg)

Raffle table
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1047.jpg)

Other raffle table
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1048.jpg)

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 17, 2008, 10:55:00 AM

Other Other raffle table
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1049.jpg)

Wall of bows(There were quite a few more on the tables)
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/ishiwannabe/100_1046.jpg)

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Post by: whitebuffalo on February 17, 2008, 10:55:00 AM

Quotei realized that i cant wait for them to stop, so just shoot.

Yeah Buddy,, just fling it if its safe to,,LOL,,  :biglaugh:

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Post by: Linc on February 17, 2008, 11:29:00 AM

Congratulations Kathy!!!!!!!!  :bigsmyl:

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Post by: Seeking Trad Deer on February 17, 2008, 11:43:00 AM

Did you guys fry up the rabbits at the shoot   :coffee:

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Post by: 4runr on February 17, 2008, 12:22:00 PM

Congrats Killie!

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Post by: LeeNY on February 17, 2008, 12:24:00 PM

Pic's as promised. Most of the pic's I took during the hunt disappeared. Apparently memory cards don't like cold!

Killdeer
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/elroy42/HPIM1172.jpg)

Rounding up the Kids for the Team Pink Hunt
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/elroy42/HPIM1174.jpg)

Tables and Targets
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/elroy42/HPIM1175.jpg)

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Post by: LeeNY on February 17, 2008, 12:28:00 PM

At the Targets
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/elroy42/HPIM1177.jpg)

Nobody liked the Bear!
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/elroy42/HPIM1178.jpg)

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Post by: LeeNY on February 17, 2008, 12:35:00 PM

My grandson, Jordan
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/elroy42/HPIM1179.jpg)

Group Photo of TEAM PINK before the kids hunt!
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/elroy42/HPIM1182.jpg)


I would like to thank Shawn and his family for again making this a success. I know I had a blast and it was all for the KIDS at ST. JUDES......  :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:

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Post by: larry on February 17, 2008, 12:42:00 PM

Had a great time Saterday, and after 4 years of nothing but a handfull of rabbit fur for my efforts...I finally killed a rabbit  :thumbsup:  it was a flat out running shot and I punched a hex head through his ribs  :jumper:  .....ok, so maybe it weas a lucky shot, but I'm still claiming it  OOOOOHHHHHH  YEEEAAAAHHH !!

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 17, 2008, 12:44:00 PM

Which bow did you use Larry?

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Post by: larry on February 17, 2008, 01:04:00 PM

David, I was carrying the Centaur.

larry

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 17, 2008, 01:06:00 PM

Good deal. Congrats!

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Post by: JEFF B on February 17, 2008, 01:10:00 PM

gongrats killie dear nice bunny  :thumbsup:

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 03:23:00 PM

guess who!!!!!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/mikey.jpg)

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Post by: JEFF B on February 17, 2008, 03:27:00 PM

would that be the man in the pink hat?   :biglaugh:      :jumper:   thats way to funny hey ken did ya get to skin any thing with that knife or just chop wood with it LOL!!!

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 03:31:00 PM

i had a blast!!!!!!! it was so great to meet so many people that i have admired and talked to through Tradgang. Killdeer is a true solider, she can roll with whatevers thrown at her! i had made the statement that i could live and die without ever going 50 miles from my house and i would be happy, i did not mean for it to come out that way as sometimes i give the wrong impression of what i mean which was all so true in this case. i LOVED meeting everyone and can't wait to do it again! i would pay top dollor to hunt sewar rats in Harlem with this group, not a better bunch of people can be found and it truly felt like a family! i will be posting more pictures soon.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/Killdeer.jpg)

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Post by: JEFF B on February 17, 2008, 03:44:00 PM

now that there is way to funny ya look good in it killie dear  :biglaugh:    :jumper:    :jumper:

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Post by: woodchucker on February 17, 2008, 03:54:00 PM

AAAWWWWW.....Killy gots a Bunny hat!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 17, 2008, 03:56:00 PM

Well how many wabbits today????

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Post by: woodchucker on February 17, 2008, 04:27:00 PM

Well, I'm home and just getting setted.....

As usual,I HAD A BLAST!!!!! It was GREAT to finally meet Cathy!!!!! She is truely a very genuine person,with a TREMENDOUS personality!!!!! At the raffle last night Killy won a tube quiver with one of the arrows that she made up special for the St.Judes raffle in it.She looked around the room.....then smiled.....and handed it to me!!!!! I was humbled,and truely honored to recieve this precious gift. Cathy,I will treasure it forever!!!!! I will hang it on the wall,and when I look at it and hold it,it will bring back wonderful memories of a very fine friend!!!!!

Shawn, Again,THANK YOU My Brother!!!!! You are truely a Super Man!!!!! I remember your wonderful mom,and how much she enjoyed having everyone around at the Bunny Hunt!!!!! You really made her smile Brother!!!!! I had the greatest time last night.....after everyone went to bed,Shawn and I sat on the porch and talked untill midnight.I will  carry that memory with me forever.

I would also like to thank Cindy(Shawn's "slave" LOL)Damon(Shawn's son in-law),Mrs.Damon(   :confused:    :bigsmyl:

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Post by: vermonster13 on February 17, 2008, 04:32:00 PM

Got to make Chuck dance a little in the group pics too. LOL!!!

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 04:52:00 PM

i'm not real good with names but i take a lot of pictures so please help add a name to the pic's i post!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/pic1.jpg)

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Post by: joe skipp on February 17, 2008, 06:45:00 PM

Super weekend...I'm tired but here are a few pics...


(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1170009.jpg)

Briarback Mtn...knarly, thorny, miserable terrain..

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1180014.jpg)

Mikey using Snippers to cut his way through the briars...5 minutes later, 2 Drivers jumped him, swatted him down and stole the snippers...

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1180014.jpg)

Since Mikeys friend Woodonly decided to stay home and watch Godzilla reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel...he chose to make Aram his new "Buddy"
Not being bashful..back of my truck with other hunters...

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1180016.jpg)

Now Scott and I let this bunny run by us so Killy could get the shot...and she did...running shot, direct hit....she claims it was 24 yds away but....it was more like 3 ft...but who's going to tell....

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1170011.jpg)

Here Killy and I let this rabbit go for Scott...wearing his good luck Pink Team Scarf...one dead rabbit.

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1170008.jpg)

Scott and Killy got into a heated argument because Scott wanted to wear her hat for a few drives...They were all smiles for the picture as you can see...not sure what happened later.

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1170005.jpg)

Jan Brown and his family made the hunt. Casey and Jeremy saw some action, a few missed shots.
Jans wife Mary stated she hoped to see some action later...not sure what she meant by that...and I'm not asking.

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1170006.jpg)

I was well behaved for the 2 day hunt...Even though there were a few prime beaver pelts floating around...I never touched them.

Damien, Shawns Son in Law was the winner of Pink Bra/Pantie set. He keeps it for one year...his wife got a little "red" last night when she found out she may have to wear it....

Thanks to Shawn, Cindy and Family, Super job and to all bowhunters who made the hunt...thanks for a great time.

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Post by: joe skipp on February 17, 2008, 06:48:00 PM

Here's Mikey prior to the beating....

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1180013.jpg)

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 17, 2008, 07:14:00 PM

Definately worth two sick days and the work that's sure to follow. Keep the pics a comin' fella's...

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 17, 2008, 07:18:00 PM

And I don't know what's more exciting...Curt breaking his bunny jinx, Curt breaking it with Ms. Faith, or Curt beating last years total of 16 with Ms. Faith...good times that cannot be beat...

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Post by: Jeremy on February 17, 2008, 07:24:00 PM

"Maybe they're more afraid of me than they are of you."
Killy in response to Shawn.

I was only able to make Saturday this year, but my father and I had a BLAST!

How did Sunday go???

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Post by: ghost rob on February 17, 2008, 07:28:00 PM

I had a great time on saturday. I'd like to thank everyone and especially Lee Miller (LeeNY) for taking me along. He and his grandson Jordan were great to travel with. I got three shots and had a ball. Hope to come again. I got to hand it to everyone for their generosity in donations for the raffle... unbelievable. Thanks again, Rob. I was the one in the all orange coveralls, kinda like a 250# pumpkin.

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 17, 2008, 07:32:00 PM

Jeremy, roughly answering your question:
Sunday = amazing

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 17, 2008, 07:48:00 PM

Well, I am finally home, what a great group and what a blast. People have covered a bit of Saturday but not the kids hunt. I took the kids to an area with their Dads and Curt(Guru)Damon,David set the kids and I guided the drivers. We saw 10-12 bunnies the first push and at least 15 shots were taken. Curt has some excellent video footage of Adam(Drewsbows Son) getting five consecutive shots at 5 different bunnies, I could of hunted with them all day. We only did two drives with the kids and they shot well over 25 times. I could of hunted with them all day. For the guys asking we got 7 more today for a total of 17, which is a new record for our hunt. Last year we got 16 and none of us ever thought we could top that, but we decided to do a coupole last pushes, we were down to about 15-17 people, so I decided we could do the same push as we did with the kids the day before. Curt(guru)was carrying Faith and he new where he wanted to be, he not only killed one with her, but set the record of 17 bunnies. He made a great shot and than like a linebacker blasted in and dove on the bunny so it would not get away. We had over 125 shots again today and on our last little push, maybe 80 yards long we saw 6 more bunnies and got 18 shots. There will be tons more to come, and a lot more story telling! Also This Ol' Man killed a bunny today!!! Last but certainly not least we raised $3250 for the kids plus those Michigan guys with another $900 makes $4150 for the kids, great going guys!!! What more can I say but: OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 07:58:00 PM

the youth hunt, enjoy!!!! nitice that Killdeer taught the kids well about bow tips on the boots please!

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/kids2.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: brettlandon on February 17, 2008, 08:00:00 PM

Shawn,  Mrs. Stickman and I are REALLY looking forward to next year.  We are so glad you set records for bunnies and attendance and $$$$$ for the kids.  God Bless you man for all your hard work.

-Brett

P.S.  Did Mikey like his techno gizmo we sent?

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Post by: BigRonHuntAlot on February 17, 2008, 08:01:00 PM

Loving all the pics Folks!  Thanks for posting and glad you all had a great time.  :D

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 17, 2008, 08:03:00 PM

I also wanted to mention the great prize table, we gave away over 200 items and at least 14 bows. I was  the very lucky winner of an RER $250 Gift Certificate towards any of their custom bows!! It is hard to describe 60 people going through a 10 acre patch of wildrose, briars and every nasty stuff thing imaginable, and every 10 seconds someone screaming BUNNY!!!!, than hearing as many as 10-15 shots within the next ten seconds!! We actually figured out that we hit as many as we killed in the two days. These bunnies are tough as our all the people that put there head down and jump into the fray! Thanks guys and gals for making this hunt so special for me and I am sure my Mom is proud of all of us!!! OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 17, 2008, 08:09:00 PM

Brett, Mikey and everyone got a kick out of it, I read the whole thing even though I was so hoarse from all my yelling and talking trying to direct these great bunny hunters. I won one of the hat and shirt combos also, Thanks to you and Mrs. Stickman. I witnessed some great things, like a bunny being put out of a little weed patch and running down a line of 15 people arrows flying at it as it went, I turn to Tim who was pushing with me and I said get ready it should get by Nomad88(my son-in-law) and Woodchucker. I should of known better as Nomad88(Damon) has been a bunny killer this year. Sure enough with the bunny flat out and coming right at him, plunk right between the eyes, wait until ya see the pick, I let out an OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: JEFF B on February 17, 2008, 08:14:00 PM

love the pics so far guys real cool.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: bentpole on February 17, 2008, 08:14:00 PM

Keep those pictures coming folks. Glad to see everyone had another great time this year.Scott congrats on that bunny Bud.Not much snow this year.Skippy glad you weren't bashful with that camera either Bud. You took some nice pictures.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: whitebuffalo on February 17, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

,,LOL,,    :biglaugh:  Shawn,, Hey that youth group looks scary,, I would'nt want to be the bunny to run in front of them,,LOL,,

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 08:18:00 PM

i tell ya what i have NEVER laid eyes on bigger bunnies!! i saw one running by me and all i could think is that things looks like a $%#$#$% Kangaroo!!!  :scared:    :eek:    :scared:    :eek:   I'm telling ya i spend a lot of time and the woods and i ain't never saw critters like these. ya better shoot ta kill cause if they get to ya and start swinging watch out!!! i bet they could whoop Mikeys a$$ in a fair fight!!!  :readit:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 08:19:00 PM

Shawn correct me if i'm wrong but i think this was the first bunnie to bite the dust??
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/firstkill.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 17, 2008, 08:24:00 PM

Ken to answer ya: OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 17, 2008, 08:28:00 PM

Awesome guys! Wish I coulda been there today. Curt, congrats on breaking the jinx, and to have it happen with Faith...how sweet.
Sure was great to see everyone again. Great shooting everyone!!
OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 08:29:00 PM

here is a picture of a very happy young man. Bowspirit ( Chris ) won a left hand Bear super mag in the raffle. as he was not left handed he looked around and saw Hunter, a fine young left handed lad and gave him a beautiful gift! way to go Chris, you da man!!! that is what it is all about!!!! now go bloody that bow Hunter!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/hunter.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 08:35:00 PM

Shawn,
      i really think ya should post a pic of the ink on your arm, that is a real special, meaningful piece of art others would love to see!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on February 17, 2008, 08:37:00 PM

Quotenow go bloody that bow Hunter!

I second that!!!  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: whitebuffalo on February 17, 2008, 08:38:00 PM

LETS SEE IT MAN<< LOVE GOOD INK

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 08:40:00 PM

Chris,
     could ya tell us what happened here???
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/cballon.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: IndianaBowman on February 17, 2008, 08:41:00 PM

Glad to hear everyone had a great time and a great hunt! Over $4k raised for St. Jude. WOW! Shawn, that's awesome!  Wish I could've been there. It was horrible here in Florida today, it was 85F and hot. Between my two boys we did catch largemouth bass of 8.1, 6.4, 6.2, 6.1, 5.5, and 4.5 pounds. So not all was lost. I hope to see you all next year.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: vermonster13 on February 17, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

Well done Chris! That's the right spirit. Congrats Hunter!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on February 17, 2008, 08:48:00 PM

Why, certainly, Ken...that there was one of the arrows the arrow-munching steel DID NOT eat. Now, like the reserved person I am...take that steel!!! Sent ya home cryin' to your mama...  :bigsmyl:    :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: LAR43 on February 17, 2008, 08:49:00 PM

A wonderful weekend with some of the finest people anywhere . . . Period!
A very nice donation for St. Judes. . .
Who could ask for more.
Shawn thank you and your entire family from our hearts for what you've put together, for us and for the St. Judes kids.

Larry & Greg

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 17, 2008, 08:50:00 PM

and here ya are in action!!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/chris.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 17, 2008, 08:54:00 PM

Guys i will get Jamie to get a pic. and post it!! OOOOHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Gaff on February 17, 2008, 08:58:00 PM

thats some good form there chris! it sounds like today was good huntin as well. next year im stayin for both days!!! good to meet all of ya.
its nice to put a name to a face..
how mant shots today chris?

 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on February 17, 2008, 09:03:00 PM

I believe 9 in total today as well...ranging from a miss so close it looked like a hit (well, the rabbit not stopping in the slightest threw that idea out the door) to a long shot through brush on a runner, and we all know the kind of misses those entitle...

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 17, 2008, 09:40:00 PM

MORE PICS. OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 17, 2008, 09:54:00 PM

Dido Lar43 who along with him and his son are among those finest people anywhere.
Hats off to Shawn for putting this all together making it another and even better expierence than what I though to be a great time last year even better.
A big standing ovation to Cindy and all who helped to keep us all full by showing such great hospitality. It takes a special women to allow that many people into her home and make all feel at home.
Thank you to Mr Leonard the strong quiet gentleman who always had a smile and a kind word.
And to our special guest Killdeer who after suffering thru us all during the Mikey's pink and feathered hat, practice butts, the hunt, dinner and raffle actually sat in some after hunt storytelling at the motel given by Joe, Mike and Scott. Hope to see ya again soon.
PS
Thankyou to the electric company for suppling the electric for the heater in the portajohn.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 17, 2008, 10:07:00 PM

Well, we are home, safe and sound......will get to stories and pics tomorrow.....suffice to say it was a blast, and here is the first of many thanks from me to Shawn, Cindy, Damon Nicole and Mr Leonard, thank you all for your hospitality and everything you did.


David

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Post by: Guru on February 17, 2008, 10:12:00 PM

Wow!! Whooped and hittin' the rack.....oooohhhhh yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 17, 2008, 10:16:00 PM

Just let me know when ya want those pics taken and posted Shawn. Need any help tomorrow with any clean up or anything? If so, just call...as long as I move slow Im fine.
I have to say Im feeling bad for missing today. I looked forward to this all year, and was really bummed that I couldnt really participate with the actual hunt. Being there Sat. made up for it a lot. Just seeing everyone from last year, and meeting some new people this year took the bite out of it all. I can honestly say I would share my woods with all of ya.
Shawn, you and your family could give lessons on hosting, feeding, and entertaining a crowd. We all know you can guide a hunt like no other. My hat is off to the Leonard family. The highlight for me this year was watching your father after he won Stic's knife. The smile he had, and the twinkle in his eyes as he repeatedly removed it from the sheath and tested the edge warmed my heart so much. Brought me back to many similar times with my dad.
Damon, glad ya made a heck of a shot. Wish I was there to see it.
Killy...an honor to meet you. Wish we could have busted some brush, but maybe next time our paths cross. Your arrow holds a special place amoung the antlers of my largest bow kill.
Absolutely amazing experience, amazing people, and something I plan to attend EVERY time in the future.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 17, 2008, 10:36:00 PM

Shawn and family did it again! Made this guy one happy camper. Got six shots and saw about two dozen bunnies! One of 'em ran over my boots!    :eek:    Sorry I don't have pics of that but I'll show ya my soiled underware if need be.

It was a pleasure to see everyone again and to meet killdeer in person. Thank You killy for my gift of a soft, pink, little blankie..... Feels so nice against my hairy chest.

But most of all... I LOVE my range finder! Hand made with PINK line and all the work involved to tie them there knots. I'll never leave home without it.    :p  

... mike ...

P.S. Hey Guru!    :thumbsup:    Good Goin' on Number 17!

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Post by: hs6181 on February 17, 2008, 10:59:00 PM

Thanks everyone for sharing with those of us who couldnt be there. all the comments and pictures have been great, keep em coming.

Shawn and family and everyone else involved, Thank You.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 06:10:00 AM

here is a pic of everyone that killed a bunnie on the first day.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/killers1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/killers2.jpg)

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Post by: ber643 on February 18, 2008, 06:13:00 AM

That's a good looking group, Kenny (and a happy lookin' one too -   :clapper:  )

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 06:53:00 AM

ok i'm running out of pic's, someone else has to start posting some!!!
 in between hunts was a time for relaxing and and just enjoying the moment, it is done very well in this pic, one of my favorites.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/selfbow.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 08:13:00 AM

Great pics. Ken!! Jamie pos what ya got. Curt is gonna have tons and tons of pics as well ass David and Joe Skipp, Killie will have a ton also. The story telling has yet to get started, when people get home from work today, this thread will explode. Also those Michigan boys deserve a big round of applause, Heck they had Ron LaClair, but we did one netter having Kathy Collister!!  I really like the pic. above of Eric. This man hunts hard, puts his head down and bull right in, he is my kind of Bunny Hunter. Tom, Bob and Brent along with Sonny make for some of the best brush busters going anfd Joe Skipp will stick his head in there too!! David(huntflk)and Curt usually boody themselves pretty good, wait until ya se the blood dripping from davids head and face, great pic. We had one guy, for get his name as he does not post often shoot 21 times on one push and more than once guys emptied their quiver and had to go pick up arrows so they could shoot again, right Adam? I also want to compliment the kids, there are some great hunters in the making, Stoneknifes girl kept right up and Arams daughter Una was a real trooper, I believe the young hunters had over 50 shots alone!! Guys lets hear some stories and I canot wait to see more pics. Thanks to all of you for making this hunt so special $4150 and 17 bunnies, that is what I am talking about!! OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 08:15:00 AM

I should also say there is only 9 bunnies in that first pic. as eric had already cut and quartered his and those kind of bunnies don't make for a good pic.  :biglaugh:  I even had a hero shot taken on Sunday! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: bbassi on February 18, 2008, 08:45:00 AM

All I can say is WOW! Another great weekend chasing bunnies and renewing friendships. I can't express my thanks enough for Shawn and his whole family for their great hospitality.

I'll start the story tellin' off as I think I had the first official shot at a bunny this year. Once we had all gathered up and headed out for the first drive, there were 50+ people walking up this lane way heading for the spot Shawn calls the Island of Trees. The first couple of hunters bumped a bunny not 10 yards up the lane way and Sonny the wonder beagle went nuts. Long story short I was one of the last 5 people in line and while everyone else must have been looking left where the first rabbit went, I happened to look right and there sat a bunny at the base of a tree 5 ft from where 50 people had just walked. I had to yell up the line and ask Shawn if it was OK to shot that bunny as I was afraid we were too close to the neighbors house still. Shawn gave me the OK and I struck him to the ground only to have him run off the end of the arrow while I was diving into the brush after him. The little bugger managed to beat feet around the entire mass of people and right down a woodchuck hole. Elapsed time into the hunt: about 1 minute. LOL. Those bunnies are not only big, they're darn tuff, as would be proven several times this weekend.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 08:50:00 AM

The people around the house know of the bunny hunt and are very good to me. I also missed that bunny running straight at me as well as 4-5 other guys. Yup, we started shooting 1 minute into the hunt and shot all day long. great time and lots of bunnies as always!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: woodchucker on February 18, 2008, 09:12:00 AM

Well Shawn, A bunch of us were talking and we all kinda figured that new chain link fence along the airport would be a royal pain in the butt!!!!! But NOW.....we all are in agreement.....THAT FENCE IS SWEET!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on February 18, 2008, 09:13:00 AM

They say "Behind every great man there's a great woman", Shawn had two great women for support and it showed!   :scared:  then  fell asleep and has not wakened yet. Ru was upset when I called for us to leave but he realized he would never have enough...
My children count the bunny hunt alongside Thanksgiving and religious holidays.  That's got to give an idea of how much this event touched our lives.     :archer:  
Aram

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Post by: sweet old bill on February 18, 2008, 09:15:00 AM

looks like all had a great time agan this year. Sure wish you would change the date to the first weekend of December so I could attend...being down south for the Jan and Feb is hard at times when I see the faces of the hunters that attend ing the shoot....

Bill ( SOB )

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 09:30:00 AM

Bill, airfare is not too bad. Most likely less than $200 RT!  :bigsmyl:  It seems the 3rd. week in feb. is perfect for killin' bunnies!! Aram my wife and daughter loved your little girl and my middle daughter loved RU, she likes his eyes!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mark Fedrizzi on February 18, 2008, 09:32:00 AM

Shawn and family-- glad I made it up...I cannot say enough about your family and all the people involved in coordinating this hunt...I know Curt and others contributed a LOT..

..I had 7 shots Sunday and  1 combo kill with stone knife (Jim)--boy them bunnies have some afterburners--

........thanx again--Mark F.

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Post by: Jeremy on February 18, 2008, 09:32:00 AM

I had 5 shots on Saturday... 3 of 'em pinned bunnies to the ground    :bigsmyl:  
I got my bunny toward the end of a push early on(I think the first push after the Island of Trees).  We were just about at the end and were watching SIX BUNNIES criss-crossing up ahead of us.  I had Keith Deters on my right and had caught up to my dad (he was a watcher on this one) who was on my left.  One of the furry little buggers broke towards me and I let loose at around 15 yards.  I caught him right through the left hip and pinned him to the ground.  I run around a batch of briars, drop to my knees and fire a second shot before he could shake loose.  It skewered him from just left of the tail and came out below the left shoulder.  Those hex heads leave a massive exit hole!!
I stipped off my quiver, dropped my bow and was crawled into the bush until I could grab the arrows and started backing out.  About the time I cleared the bush that tough bunny managed to get off the arrows and take off running!  After a few choice words I started following the blood trail with Keith.  It was easy to follow   :)    He made it about 30 yards before Brent hit him with another blunt.  That's three arrows into the bunny, massive blood loss and the bugger was still kicking!!  Tough doesn't quite describe these cotton tails!
Tom was trailing a wounded bunny through there that left a pretty good blood trail as well.
My third shot that connected was at the end of the day by the road.  A bunny broke cover and Damon got it right through the hips.  My arrow took it right through the shoulders a second or two later.  That bunny wasn't going anywhere, but someone (was that you Mo?) dove into the brush to grab it.  The willingness of people to sacrifice their bodies to recover a rabbit never ceases to amazing me!
I had a great time this year! OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH YEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: woodchucker on February 18, 2008, 09:54:00 AM

I just like to PUSH!!!!! Although I'll NEVER be as good as Shawn.....I'm TRYIN'!!!!! To be stomping and crawling through the brush and then hearing the standers starting to yell BUNNY!!!!! BUNNY!!!!! BUNNY!!!!! Is equal to any "rush" I've ever had while deer hunting!!!!! My Brother Ken (adkmountainken) did pretty good bustin' the brush for his first time.He dove right in there,but I think we need to get him back next year(and the year after,and after,and after.....) for further "training" what do you think Shawn?????

I only made Saturdays hunt and I left right after lunch Sunday because I had to work last night.Probly just as well though.....we had a real rainy crappy night. I almost diddn't make it at all!!!!! I got the dates screwed up and I sent Shawn a PM telling him I might not be able to come.Well things worked out,and when I got up there Saturday morning,Shawn gave me a big old "Bear Hug" and said,"I'm glad you could make it,you had me worried.I was ready to drive down there and drag you back!!!!!" He would have done it too,That's just the kind of guy he is!!!!! Shawn does not want ANYONE to miss this hunt!!!!!

All I know is I sure hope Heaven has lots of bunnies.....I can't think of a better way to spend Eternity   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 10:48:00 AM

Chuck, ya better start dancing for next year, just in case. Great times and great people. I was right close by when Jeremy hit that bunny and was pulling him out and he took off. while he was doing that I nailed one from 15 yards and the arrow went thru, hit a tree and bounced out. I never did find him, but Brent looked and trailed him a long ways to no avail. The stuff we are hunting in is so thick ya have to shoot laying down sometimes or with the bow laying flat or from your knees. I missed a gimme at 3 ft, I watched 6 buunies come thru a hugh cluster of downed oak tree with tops still all leafed out. It took me 10 minutes to get to the spot I saw them come thru. I just got there and here come another bunny. He stopped at 10 yards, but I knoew he had no clue I was there than he bounced up to 3ft., I drew slow but he sqaw me but only hopped about to more ft. I hit anchor and shot right over his head, I only had to take one step and pick up my arrow. I guess that is why it is called hunting and not shooting!!  :knothead:  OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 18, 2008, 10:49:00 AM

WOW is an understatement for sure this is an awesome hunt with awesome people!!!!!!

Thanks to Shawn and his faimly his wife and daughters deserve a very big thanks for all they did in the kitchen...very well done THANK YOU...itwas also very nice to see Pop Leonard there again and in good spirts Thanks again

I'll hafta tell stories later I don't have that much time to type while I work,lets just say that 17th bunny and the image of the entire thing will be etched into my memory forever....I'm sure everybody has those kinda moments in their hunts that are just locked in,it was a very special one indeed I'm so glad I was standing right there to see the whole thing pan out esspecially after calling the whole thing not 5 minute's before itv went down OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAA

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Jeremy on February 18, 2008, 11:05:00 AM

Shawn, I was wondering where that second blood trail came from!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on February 18, 2008, 11:12:00 AM

Swampbuck, your dog is awesome!!!!! He caught my second bunny after I shot out his front leg while he was on the run.I couldnt believe that sucker kept running.The first one I shot was out of that scary ravine where "HERDS" and "FLOCKS" of wabbits ran in front of everyone.I pinned him to the ground with a quartering away shot from about 15 yards downhill. He gave up the ghost pretty quickly.The then I got assaulted, well I nearly did by a thunder chicken.He soared by my head by about 6".The coolest thing I remember is the sound of arrows rattling off branches and hearing everyone holler and laugh everytime one came near and was hit or missed.I even saw 3 of them running in a tight circle  for a few minutes until someone flung an arrow their way.My cousins are new to this game and they both had the time of their lives.They couldnt believe how genuine and friendly everyone was.Thanks Shawn and family and everyone involved.Now the wait begins, damn its gonna be a long wait. OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHH!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 18, 2008, 11:40:00 AM

Somebody told me he caught a bunnie but I didn,t see it I thought maybe it was Emma,coulda been Sonny I'm sure he woulda just killed it and then left it to search for the next chase.Kinda wish he'd bring them out to me LOL but I don't see that happening

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Keith Deters on February 18, 2008, 11:54:00 AM

As always, this was a fantastic weekend.  Shawn, you and all of your family are such gracious host for all of us, thanks just doesn't do justice.  

I had a blast seeing everyone again and meeting all the new faces.  The hunting was unbelieveable.  I don't live too far away, but I'm lucky to be able to find a rabbit around my place.  Shawn's got so many bunnies and such great rabbitat around that airport, you just have to see it to believe it.

It's great to see all the kids getting out there.  They're a tough bunch, hunting hard all day for 2 days.  They actually pushed harder than the adults, because they were out hunting while we were stuffing our faces.  What a nice bunch of kids too,  A pleasure being around.

No rabbits for me this year, but I had more shots than ever. I do love to hear sounds of rabbit hunting...  "BUNNNNNIEEE.... OUT FRONT ....... TO YOU..... ON THE RIGHT...... SHOOOOOOOT ...SHOOOOOOTTTT ..... BACK AT YOUUU ....SHHOOOOOTTTT"  followed by the faint swishing of arrows  and the clanks of shafts bouncing from stick to stick, followed by the laughter and sometimes other choice words, as the bunny goes off to entertain the next group of hunters, hopefully soon to return, before ending in an OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH.  

Less than a year to go.....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 18, 2008, 12:24:00 PM

I'm heading back to work tonite...I don't mind missing those running shots...4 times...but I can't stand when I miss a bunny...sitting 7 yds in front of me.

Bamboo (Mike Robin) and I were on drive when Mike yelled.."Skipper coming at ya..". Here comes this bunny...loping...he stops behind a log. When he started to ease out I was at full draw waiting...with that little smirk on my face like...your dead..

With my good friend Bamboo watching, I promptly sent the arrow inches over his back.  :eek:  
I threw myself on the ground, cursed, yelled and heard Mike laughing at me. The one consolation, Curtis said..."Your form was perfect..heh hehee"

One drive there were 5 of us standing pretty close together...Bamboo just finished telling everyone last year the rabbit just busted through like a fullback...and never looked back.
Well...same thing this year...rabbit #1 comes and sees us...I swear he laid his ears back, tucked his head and he here he comes....Busting through among the flying arrows...he made it.
Rabbit #2 wasn't far behind...same scenario.

When the dust cleared, we found Woodchucker hiding behind a tree...behind us. He learned a valuable lesson that afternoon...Never stand behind crazed rabbit hunting bowhunters.

For Curts sake, I hope no one filmed this one...
Curt is standing in a small opening yelling something up to us...of course we ignored him. There were standers just below him...As he stood there "looking lost" this very large bunny comes charging out, maybe 3 feet behind him and by the time Curt turned around, it was too late. The rabbit was skewered by Damien...directly between the eyes.

Curt...being the gentlemen later commented he let the bunny pass so Damien could get the shot...  :rolleyes:    :rolleyes:  

The Classic...Briarback Mtn...Little Mikey pulls out his cell phone!! Calls his wife in the Bronx!!  :scared:   "Yes Dear...everyone is picking on me...No honey...I'm not crying or upset." "Right...I'll make sure to check on the cabin...vacume, check on the toilets..OK Snookums."  "Love you..What?...Sure..No problem..I'll pick up Chinese food on the way home so you don't have to cook.."   :help:  

Fellas...ya just can't make this sh$%^ up! I'll be adding more "truth" as more people post....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: drewsbow on February 18, 2008, 01:41:00 PM

A big thanks to Shawn and his family for having us    :notworthy:    :notworthy:  I also met alot of other great people ( Shawn of course , Curt , david, Tom , mikey, jeremy ,damon and a whole bunch of others)what a blast :0) Also got to see some other friends I haven't seen in a while. We had lots of shots and a whole lot of fun all around . Thanks to everyone who made this such a great hunt :0)   Drew

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 18, 2008, 03:16:00 PM

Were back, we stayed till this morning. We all had a blast hunting and talking with everyone there. I have some pics to post the first one is Curt with his hard earned bunny, I think he was as proud of this bunny as he would be with any deer he has taken.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000998.jpg)

The next is Shawn's, He is such a great organizer and a blast to hunt with.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000982.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 18, 2008, 03:21:00 PM

Great pics Jim. I already posted all I have, if anyone wants copies, let me know and I can email them to you.
Im looking forward to the rush once ebveryone gets home...not used to living vicariously through others I guess.  :D  Tic toc....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 18, 2008, 03:31:00 PM

I have some more to post, one of Mark and me with the joint kill. Mark said to me you killed it but he should get 99% of the credit because he slowed it down enough so even a guy like me could make a good shot on it. The second pic is me with the same bunny showing off the eye hit.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000991.jpg)


  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000989.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 03:36:00 PM

Man, I am scary!! I agree with Jamie, wait until this evening. It should be awesome, the stories and pictures will be nothing short of amazing!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 18, 2008, 03:48:00 PM

Hey Shawn I sent ya that pic of Curt on your phone so you'd have my number as well

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 18, 2008, 03:49:00 PM

Shawn, your only scary to the bunnies. I have a couple more, Bob's bunny and me and the family with our favorite guy Mr pink himself Mike

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000981.jpg)

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000995.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mockingbird on February 18, 2008, 04:33:00 PM

She's HEE-Yurrrrr!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 18, 2008, 04:39:00 PM

I'll bet she's whipped, we were from the trip alone. The kids and I had a chance to Kathy before we left this morning, she said that we may never get a chance to see her again because she doesn't get this way much, I'm hoping we do. It was great to meet and hunt with her.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 04:50:00 PM

I am sure some of us will see Kathy again, she bounces around to some shoots, so we will see here again!! Jim and I were standing near each other on the second to the last push of the day. Jim must have seen 6-8 rabbits on the push and I had seen five or six, I was heading acrossed some downed oaks and down I went. My shin slid in betweem some big limbs, ya want to see the knot on my leg. Right after that I missed that bunny at 3ft. Jim came out of there with abig smile and said "I have never seen anything like that, there were bunnies everywhere!" It was like that for two straight days! Killy I know you must be beat, but we need some pics and some story telling before bed tonight, you too Curt!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 18, 2008, 05:07:00 PM

That push was something else, it was the first time I stood on watch all weekend, I would much rather drive just because I like to move around and make things happen. I was standing there a whopping ten seconds when I started seeing bunnies that Shawn had moved out just going in a few yards by a big downed tree. Shawn the 6-8 bunnies I saw was a conservative count of what I thought to be different ones in all I saw about 15 but some were probably the same ones, I was seeing over again. I took this pic of some of the sumac that was in a patch out in the field by this spot, the bunnies had it chewed to pieces the sign everywhere was incredible.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000001.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 18, 2008, 06:17:00 PM

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s14/Nomad889/DSC00001.jpg)
Here are the pictures of shawns ink

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 18, 2008, 06:17:00 PM

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s14/Nomad889/DSC00002.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Jim Boettcher on February 18, 2008, 06:23:00 PM

That is a great tattoo! Jim

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 06:35:00 PM

That tatoo was from a shirt made for last year's  hunt. Damon should post a pic. of the shirt as well, you will be impressed with how close they are. Just talked to Curt and he should be posting stuff in a little while. Kathy better get her butt going too, as she has photos that are pieces of art. I went to a local archery shop today to pick up some field points and the owner and a buddy attended, they joined TG about two weeks ago, mario the owner summed it up pretty well when he said "I have seen and been part of a lot of things in my life, but never have I seen so many people surround a piece of cover and others come out bloody and still have so much fun. It was the best hunt I have been on in my life!!" OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 06:36:00 PM

Well, I'll get some pics going in a few, I downloaded about 65 of them this afternoon, have to resize them and will then start posting.....while I am doing that Huntermy daughter Avery and I are watching the video of the hunt......

Back soon.........

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 06:48:00 PM

Here is the beginning of the 2008 Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt, this is the "range" at about 8 am on Saturday morning......if it looks cold it's because it is!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000240.jpg)

How things change......two hours later, the "Gauntlet" prepares to shoot the running rabbit......

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000252.jpg)

The kids and parents/Grandparents....(didn't forget you Lee), just before we start on the kids hunt.....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000242.jpg)


More to follow.......

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 06:58:00 PM

Here is "The Kids Team Pink" shooters lined up for the first push of the kids hunt, my son Hunter, Justin, Emily and at the far end is Becky, all ready to go.......I wish you could all see the video of this one as Adam, who was below Hunter shot so many arrows that he ran out and had to reload!!!!!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000245.jpg)

Here is Justin on the second kid's push, you think he was ready? Look at the arrow ready to go just in front of him........

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000247.jpg)

And here is Hunter at the ready on the same push....realize we are on a trail here, and you can get an idea of how thick it is.....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000251.jpg)


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 07:09:00 PM

Here is one of the "Official" group pics right before the hunt proper started......somehow we managed to do this without Killy in the picture....I know there are many pics of her that will be in this thread, but we messed up here.....Kathy it was a pleasure to meet and hunt with you, thank you for the opportunity...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000256.jpg)

Here is a part of the crew as we start into the first hedgerow along the airport fence, that is Ken and Chuck to the left.......within 30 yards of this picture the first rabbit was kicked out, I was putting my camera away when it almost ran into me, I tried to kick it with my left foot and missed at a distance of 8".......

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000260.jpg)

Shortly after that I jumped into the hedgerow to kick a couple of piles, I had to throw my bow out to Chuck when it got too thick, when I came out this is what I looked like, and this was just the begininng......

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000261.jpg)

Be back in a few.....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 07:15:00 PM

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Jeremy on February 18, 2008, 07:26:00 PM

Can someone tell me what all these pics have in common?
 2008 (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000981.jpg)  
 2007 (http://home.earthlink.net/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://home.earthlink.net/~jsteflik1306/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bob.jpg&target=tlx_new)  
 2006 (http://home.earthlink.net/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://home.earthlink.net/~jsteflik1306/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/wapitichaserbunny.jpg&target=tlx_new)  
 2005 (http://home.earthlink.net/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://home.earthlink.net/~jsteflik1306/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bunny.jpg&target=tlx_new)  
 :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 18, 2008, 07:29:00 PM

Wow he is aging very well.  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 18, 2008, 07:30:00 PM

Here is the shirt the tattoo came from
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s14/Nomad889/DSC00137-1.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 18, 2008, 07:36:00 PM

Nope I give up ! LOL

What else can be said but a big thanks to Shawn and his family!! I'm sure your mother has a grin ear to ear !

OHHHHHHHHHHHH YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: bbassi on February 18, 2008, 07:46:00 PM

Anyone who has seen Bob shoot would not have bet against him this weekend. Those rabbits quake in their shoes when they hear deadeye Bob The bunny whacker is in town!   :readit:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 18, 2008, 07:50:00 PM

None of them have Guru looking like this in them.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/CurtsBunny.jpg)

That bunny is finally off his back and I am glad! It was making even ME nervous!!!

Killdeer  :eek:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 18, 2008, 07:51:00 PM

Bob seems to be eating well each year with shooting the highly prised wabbit's.  :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 07:53:00 PM

Our first true hunt on Saturday was at the "Island of Trees".......last year we killed four or five out of there and this is where three committed suicide by running into a well full of water and drowning!!......To quote Joe Skipp, "I can't make this **** up!"......Not many pictures from here as I was running the video, but I was between Tyler and Adam, there were rabbits everywhere......including the one that almost ran over Tyler's feet......he missed at three feet, something that happened often over the weekend......here is one that didn't get away, how's that for shot placement....

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000264.jpg)

I'll let some others post some pics, my last couple are at the end of Rabbit Valley at the end of the day.......

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 18, 2008, 07:55:00 PM

More hero pics:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/CenterShot.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/HeadShots.jpg)

Killdeer  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 18, 2008, 08:03:00 PM

Damon is my new hero, sweet shooting   :thumbsup:  Kathy those are nice pics for sure.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 18, 2008, 08:05:00 PM

I saw David bleeding from the nose and thought nothing of it. But when the petroglyphs appeared on his head, I had him take a bow. I took a head shot.

 :bigsmyl:  

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/TakeABow.jpg)

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 08:12:00 PM

Hey that can't be me, that guy's got no hair!!!!!  :scared:    :scared:  


David

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Post by: Izzy on February 18, 2008, 08:12:00 PM

Killdeer it was a pleasure meeting you.You must have been blowing one of them thar silent wabbit whistle calls in The Island O' Trees cause they were all running toward you.Or was it Carrot Klein perfume? Let us in on the secret please.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 18, 2008, 08:18:00 PM

I was standing on top of the hill thinking that the bunny hunt was over till I saw a bunny break from the road side running the guuanlet showing us some fancy foot work making his way thru manu hunters with arrows flying all over as many have done on that Saturday until it made a fatal mistake and ran towards Damon. I quick shot between the eyes ended that bunnies hopping trails.  :thumbsup:

These two shots would equal any shot wev've seen on tapes of Howard, Bear or Pearson.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 08:26:00 PM

heres a pic od Drewsbow just after the shot. great guy, huge heart!!
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/drew.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 08:30:00 PM

question:  How does a Romainian farmer find his sheep????
answer:    acceptable!!!!!  :scared:    :scared:  
 as told by Aram!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: nanook712 on February 18, 2008, 08:30:00 PM

Moe and I had a great time as always! Shawn and Family outdid themselves, THANKS!! Moe managed to get her eye scrached on the last Green House drive. So she's looking like a pirate for a few days. Hopefully thats the extent of it. My bunny was sure a teem effert I made a shot that as it turned out would only have slowed him down, someone else hit him midships with a judo and another hit him behind the shoulder. After seeing that and Bobs soild hit on one that got away, along with the other stories, anyone that says rabbits aren't tuff needs to come hunt with us. They may be thin skinned but they have big hearts. Head shots are sweet!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: larry on February 18, 2008, 08:30:00 PM

I had the opportunity to talk with killy for a bit at the range...and foundd her to be a congenial and pleasant woman ( cat's out of the bag now killy  :)  )

after watching her shoot my centaur for abit, I asked her if I could shoot her morrison, after I splayed a few arrows all over the target, she looked at me with a straight face and asked me if I had a wandering eye  :scared:

I gave her some pathetic excuse...I just didn't have the heart to tell the dear woman that I never shoot at the same spot twice for fear of breaking all my knocks..   :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 18, 2008, 08:31:00 PM

Back on page 82, Jeremy posted four pictures of Bob, starting in 2005 thru 2008 and asked what all the pictures have in common. Well.......

1- Bob has the same sweet smile he was born with.
2- Bob looks good in brown clothes.
3- Bob has been carry-in the same dead rabbit for four years!   :eek:  

... mike ...   :D  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 18, 2008, 08:36:00 PM

I wondered how long it would take for you guys to figure me out.
However the other thing in the photos that eveyone is missing is Mikey standing next to me, guess the grass was too high !!  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 08:48:00 PM

Bob also got a bunny in 04' our first year!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 18, 2008, 08:49:00 PM

Killdeer posted a picture of the top of Davids' head. Kinda reminds me of:

1- Gene Wensels head.
2- The dark side of the moon.
3- Why I carry pruners with me huntin'.

... mike ...   :p   ...

P.S. Guess that is why I never get a bunny. I gotta earn it first! ... Love Ya David!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 18, 2008, 08:56:00 PM

And that head DOES have hair. It is just a fringe element in that neighborhood.

Larry's bow shoots exactly where ya look, so it was a giveaway about his wandering eye. If I ever steal a bow, it will be his. It fits exactly, and I memorized the serial number, hoping that Jim Neaves can duplicate it.

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 18, 2008, 08:59:00 PM

Killy, That Centaur was sweet ! Larry had two other Centaurs with him last year but that one was the the best.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 09:03:00 PM

overheard in another room
" dam this bow is stiffer then a wooden Indian!"

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 18, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

I think it's cool being short. My new hero is that guy on the NYS Lotto TV comercial. His name is "A Little Luck" and he stands about 24" tall. Yea! He wears glasses and is kinda bald like me!

So this bunny huntin' can be  :scared:  when you are eye to eye with maneaters like Shawn has around the airport! Why do ya think they put up that new fence? I don't need to go to Africa to hunt maneaters. Just taking a walk in my backyard the tree rats try to have their way with me. Life is an adventure.

Good Night All!
... mike ...  :rolleyes:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

a great follow through!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/pic3.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 18, 2008, 09:10:00 PM

Yea that Centuar is a sweet shooter for shure Larry already told me that Killy was eyeballing it when I PM'd him about his tendency to not hold onto bows that long....kinda like Shawn   :thumbsup:  

I shoulda been able to finish off that killer bunny that Bob had thumped over at briarback...dang thing come chargin up the hill straight at me probably 200 yrds after runnin the first guantlet taking Bob's arrow.I was scramblin to get an arrow nocked whatch as he closed in fast,got her nocked up just in time as the killer bunny stopped not 5' away and doesn,t the dang arrow fall off the string in my rush   :banghead:    :banghead:  he didn,t stay stopped long I tell ya...

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 09:11:00 PM

another balls to the wall, errr snow hard core hunter!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/pic2-1.jpg)

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 09:14:00 PM

Yeah, how about that sonny and elma held her own as well!! Anymore dog pics.? bamboo also made a geat hit in Briarback Mountain, about 70 yards out and he hit him. Howard Hill has nothing on us! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: larry on February 18, 2008, 09:24:00 PM

an overheard conversation

Chris- "yeah, Izzy said he'd mount the first bunny that was shot"

Killy- "I think it would be better if they just held hands"

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 09:26:00 PM

:knothead:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 18, 2008, 09:39:00 PM

Just a small window here to post some pix....

What a hunt!!!!!   After the hunt is over every year Shawn and I agree it'll be tough to top it the next time...but he and his family always take it above and beyond.....Thanx again brother     :notworthy:  


Early Sat. morning.....

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This is Adam, "Drewsbow's" son...hands down the best young shooter I've ever seen!!!   I loved watching him shoot.  He's a "natural". After watching him on and off for a while. I just had to shoot with him.....we went head shot, for head shot.....check out this group he shot....

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The kids hunt was just awesome, I got great footage that hopefully can be on the next TG DVD.


The hunt begins....

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My bud Larry and his well deserved 1st JLMBH bunny.....

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This is what a real bunny hunter looks like.....

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Southpawshooter....

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Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 09:47:00 PM

Man, I know Curt has many more pics. and a great story, but as usual he will keep us in suspense!! Thanks bud, your call made me feel good tonight! I am gonna drink a glass of Drewsbow's raspberry hooch and go to bed, hope to here a lot more stories and see lots more pics.!  Thanks again to everyone, as I said before, Mom would be proud of all of us!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 18, 2008, 09:47:00 PM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08016.jpg)


Izzy & Eric....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08019.jpg)


I'm sure this was real special for Jeremy to have his dad there when he killed a bunny....

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All three from the same drive.....I bet there was over 30 shots taken on just this drive. I remember walking up to someone after I walked up to him as I finished driving...he'd shot every arrow in his quiver!!.....

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Some long distance shooting......

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Guess who........

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Miss Killy......

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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08028.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 18, 2008, 09:49:00 PM

Be proud brother...be very proud     :notworthy:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 18, 2008, 09:50:00 PM

One more post!! with the Michigan crew throwing in $900 we raised $4150!!!How incredible is that? I will do a Final Thankyou in a couple days and than put her to bed!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 09:50:00 PM

Towards the end of the first day a bunch of guys were at the end of rabbit valley when a bunny busted out and ran right down the road past about ten guys in the wide open.......I was laughing as shot after shot whizzed by, then just as it hit the woodline......whack, dead rabbit......and I'm not even sure who shot it!  Then this pick, taken right after another bunny ran the hedgerow to the left, got itslef shot and pinned, then someone else shot it and all you could see were the fletching of two arrows quivering in the brush.......

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000266.jpg)


David

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Post by: LeeNY on February 18, 2008, 09:51:00 PM

Great pic's everyone!!!!

David, I would have responded sooner, but my shawl got caught in my rocking chair!  :knothead:  

Jordans been bragging about the time he had, his older brother now wants to trade his compound for a longbow! I'll be bringing 2 grandsons next year.  :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 18, 2008, 09:53:00 PM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08029.jpg)


Miss Killy amd Mikey "mcgroundstalker".....

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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08033.jpg)


And Damon's awesome self defense head shot!

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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08035.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: robslifts on February 18, 2008, 09:56:00 PM

great pics everybody been fun readin about all of yours guys stories

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 18, 2008, 09:59:00 PM

Is it me or was there some phenominal shooting this year? Awesome pics everyone.
Damon is really turning into a bunny killing machine. How many so far this year Damon?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 18, 2008, 10:07:00 PM

as i walk in to the kitchen i see Shawn with brush pants around his ankles and sweat pants nearing the same place. i ask him what are you doing and he replied " looking for my chap stick!"    :scared:        :scared:        :scared:        :rolleyes:     Bro i don't want to know wher ya found it and i hope to Jesus ya didn't use it if ya did find it!!! oh yeah i believe Cindy had a comment about it to, i think it was a comparison???    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 18, 2008, 10:10:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by adkmountainken:
here is a picture of a very happy young man. Bowspirit ( Chris ) won a left hand Bear super mag in the raffle. as he was not left handed he looked around and saw Hunter, a fine young left handed lad and gave him a beautiful gift! way to go Chris, you da man!!! that is what it is all about!!!! now go bloody that bow Hunter!
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/adkmountainken/bunny%20hunt/hunter.jpg)

Quick, ok maybe not, story here......Hunter and I arrived Friday evening, we ate with Shawn and Kathy and just generally talked.  Well, the wall in the raffle room held a number of bows, two in particular that were left handed, a 50@28 Bear Grizzly, and a 45@28 Bear Kodiak Mag.  Hunter fell in love with the Kodiak Mag, saying he wanted to win THAT bow.  Well, I worked the raffle with Shawn and Curt, and Hunter was on the porch.......the Grizzly came up and Chris won it.  A while later I go into the porch to hand out a prize and Hunter has the bow, and I really don't have a lot of time to talk about it, but do figure out that someone had given it to him. (I didn't know it was Chris yet) Then towards the end Curt wins the Kodiak Mag, and he had wanted the Grizzly.....so, you guessed it, a trade was made on the spot, Hunter got his Kodiak Mag, and Curt got his Grizzly.

This pic is of Hunter with his "new" bow on stand behind the greenhouses on Sunday.....

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Chris and Curt, I can't begin to tell you what this meant to me....thank you both for what you have done for my son.  I will tell all of you that for the first hour riding home last night all he could talk about was the hunt, how much fun he had.  He told me he wanted to come back NEXT weekend to hunt with Shawn again, and wanted to know why we only do this hunt once a year........I told him that was one of the things that made it so special. He told me we only had to wait 362 days, then promptly went to sleep for the rest of the ride........

Thank you again Chris and Curt, and thanks to each and every one of you for the way all of the kids were treated this wekend, it says a lot about who we are.   :notworthy:  

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: whitebuffalo on February 18, 2008, 10:17:00 PM

WOW!!!,, I love seeing those pics of killy,, I love how she holds all of her creatures she kills so close,,You can tell how much respect she has for every kill she makes,, but to all of you guys,, what an awsome bunch of guys and gals with awsome shots and huge hearts to donate to the raffle, God bless ya'll abd god bless ya Shawn,,and all who had their hand in the hunts,,Jaosn B.

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Post by: MJB on February 18, 2008, 10:22:00 PM

CONGRATS TO ALL INVOLVED   :thumbsup:  
OUTSTANDING

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Post by: Peter Smith on February 18, 2008, 10:29:00 PM

Looks like I missed a great event! Glad you all had a great time, next year ill be back!

Pete

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Chris Surtees on February 19, 2008, 05:47:00 AM

Looks like there was some fun had by all. One year I will make it.

Congrats to all involved!   :thumbsup:    :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tdog on February 19, 2008, 06:21:00 AM

Great pix. Shawn and family thanks again for all you do to make this happen..What a great time..Tucker

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Post by: Hot Hap on February 19, 2008, 06:52:00 AM

Congradulations one and all!! Hap

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 19, 2008, 07:01:00 AM

Time for a couple more pics before work......here is the end of the "Briarback Mountain" push......this pic really does not do the area justice....it is MUCH thicker than this...

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At one point during that push I was on my belly, I would push my bow through a few feet, then clip some briars, push the bow, clip some briars.  This was the end result of that push for me....

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David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: GrnMtnTradNut on February 19, 2008, 07:52:00 AM

Wow sounds like fun was had by all, I wish I could of made it. Next year will be a for sure. Lots of great pics, stories and memories. I love to see all the kids young and old. Best of all it was done for those who need help more than any of us. What awesome bunch of people to be associated with.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 19, 2008, 07:54:00 AM

Dave no wonder you look so rough, I watched you bulldozing your way through the worst of the worst all weekend. Were some would walk around David went through, thanks for the extra effort. I'm sure you booted out more than your share of bunnies   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on February 19, 2008, 08:01:00 AM

You saw it Jim because you were right there all weekend.......

Seems like every time we hunt Briarback Mtn when we end up in that bowl at the end there is at least one rabbit or two that ends up like a carnival duck just going back and forth, back and forth, I don't know how many shots were let loose at this one rabbit but it was a lot......I saw Bamboo Mike let one go at it from about 50 yards away, it was great watching the flight of that arrow.......then, when almost all of us break out on top, one more rabbit busts out and runs right by about 25 of us who just stand there and watch.......

David

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Post by: swampbuck on February 19, 2008, 08:22:00 AM

LOL ya get all bloodied up like that by not carefully removing them when they grab your head the first time.If ya just plow thru they'll eat ya     :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:     gotta plow butt first not head first

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk@Work on February 19, 2008, 08:38:00 AM

Yeah, I'm too french to figure that out Tom.....

Here is our caravan as we leave the Greenhouses/Briarback Mountain to head back for a quick bite and drink before the final few pushes of the hunt........

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David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Terry Green on February 19, 2008, 08:45:00 AM

Good stuff guys.....all the way around!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 19, 2008, 10:44:00 AM

The Official knife of Team Pink....courtesy of Casey, Jeremy and Bryce Brown...

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Post by: swampbuck on February 19, 2008, 02:27:00 PM

who's still poppin out briar's    :biglaugh:

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Post by: bbassi on February 19, 2008, 03:12:00 PM

ME! I got prickers in places no man should have them thanks to that $#%^&@ Briarback Mt. Next year I'm standing!  :)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 19, 2008, 03:42:00 PM

When Joe and I were standing together watching people shoot at some rabbits on the first day after the drive at rabbit valley. Someone yelled bunny, it was in the strip by the road, I told Joe to hurry up and get around to watch the ditch in case the bunny tried to go that route. I went around to the end and stood a little ways from Tdog and began watching the brush on the side hill. Next thing I know here comes the rabbit he's at about 25 yards and he decides to stop, there is a lot of brush but after passing up some similar shots I decide if I can see it I can hit it. I draw back pick a spot then release, it was one of those shots that just feels right and you know it's a good one before it's over. I watch the arrow and hear the hit but I can't hardly believe it. Next thing I know Tdog drops his bow and is on a dead run to the bunny he dives in head first after it but it ain't moving, when he did that it got me wound up so I gave a hoot and a OOOOOOOHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!  Later on my daughter tells me even though she can't see me she tells someone by her that's my dad that got that one   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 19, 2008, 03:52:00 PM

Jim it was a pleasure meeting your daughter this year........I think Cam is in trouble!!!  :scared:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 19, 2008, 03:57:00 PM

Dave, you got that right   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 19, 2008, 04:14:00 PM

Guys that is some awesome stuff, Curt best get posting, as I know he has some more pics. and a great story. This thing gets better every year. The kids were awesome, next year we will get them a kill!! David, you and me are cut from the same mold as wellas tom and some others, no walking around just thru stuff. Terry, we want you to try and make it next year as our guest of honor, now that would be awesome. the man who helped start it all! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 19, 2008, 04:18:00 PM

When we got back from the Greenhouses/Briarbak Mtn on Sunday afternoon it was getting late, a lot of guys had to make it home, leaving about seventeen of us for a couple of quick pushes, we decided to do the "Kids Hunt" all over again, but for everybody this time.  Curt and Shawn took the standers, and I took the pushers, and we began the push, with me on the outside edge nearest the standers......I hadn't gone 15 yards when a bunny busted out in front of me..then I heard some yelling but really didn't know what to make of it.  I continued on and came upon a sight that has been a long time coming....this is what happens when you put Curt Cabrerra with a "Little Bit of Faith"...

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000273.jpg)

I looked left, saw Curt and said, "what's this?"...he broke out in a smile and said I got one!  Here is the hero pic again, he nneds to tell his story about this one, he deserves it!

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000274.jpg)

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

David

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 19, 2008, 04:19:00 PM

Guys I should make a big note here. The donation just went up. Micheal O'Connell of Goshen CT. could not attend but he was gonna so he felt a little donation was in order! Little is not the right word, he sent a check for $200. now that is worth a huge--- THANKYOU!!!! The total is now $3450 from the JLMBH crew and $900 from the Michigan crew!!!OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: woodchucker on February 19, 2008, 04:31:00 PM

Micheal,

MANY,MANY,Thanks My Friend!!!!!!!!!!    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 19, 2008, 04:43:00 PM

Guys I also am ordering my bow tonight from RER, they donated $250 on any custom or in stock bow. I am ordering a 60" T/D  with Purpleheart and Redheart riser, actionboo cores and Myrtle veneers. 53#s at 28"s. It should be sweet!! Shawn

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Post by: joe skipp on February 19, 2008, 04:50:00 PM

Are you sure Lance Leonard didn't win that RER Certificate???  :help:    :rolleyes:  

I swear there was a "C" written on the back of the winning ticket...  :eek:    ;)  

Fellas, there were great prizes donated from everyone and it was a pleasure to see the young hunters having a great time....Thanks again to the Leonard family and everyone who made this hunt a success....  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tdog on February 19, 2008, 05:06:00 PM

Jim that was cool going in after that bunny. I didn't want it to get away on ya. I remember getting to the bunny and seeing the arrow right through it's neck. A big smile came over me. I think I stood up and said that bunny is done. That was a great shot. Congrats again..Tucker

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Post by: reecool on February 19, 2008, 05:32:00 PM

It was a real pleasure to be part of this event and next time i will be ready for the full week-end .
Thanks to you Shawn and to your familly ,
Thanks all of you and wish to see you soon for more fun !
Eric .

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Post by: Izzy on February 19, 2008, 05:48:00 PM

Shawn, sounds like that new RER will be the official Team Pink bow.I cant wait to see it Im having a hard time picturing such a bow.Thanks again to you and your family.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 19, 2008, 05:51:00 PM

Izzy, the order has changed. I let Cindy help with the wood as she did not like the other combo. It is now Purpleheart and Leopardwood riser with action boo cored limbs and curly bubinga veneers. OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: jacobsladder on February 19, 2008, 06:05:00 PM

shawn....i will mail out the michigan st judes proceeds to you tomorrow...thanks..steve

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 19, 2008, 07:31:00 PM

Come on Curt, post some more stuff and your story! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 19, 2008, 08:13:00 PM

first drive we had plenty of rabbits moving. Mike Robin and I busting through about 15 yds apart, Scott trailing a short distance behind in case the rabbits backtrack.

After tripping over vines and getting my face slapped with thorny limbs, I was resting when Bunny out front was yelled. I knew Dave and Killy were standing somewhere in front...not sure how far. Here comes this rabbit..by me and past Mike...right to Scott. One shot..one dead rabbit.

Then I look up to see this Boone and Crockett Rabbit just sitting there about 10 yds away and Ihave no shot through the thick stuff. I yelled to Mike to set up and I'll try to move the rabbit his way. I see Mike kneeling and clearing a path....I made my move and the rabbit made his.

The rabbit was on a dead path to Mike ...I yelled he was coming...at maybe 2 ft the rabbit did a 90 degree and bolted. Seconds later another rabbit came loping by and Mike took some hair off him. Real tough shooting in that thick stuff.....

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Post by: Killdeer on February 19, 2008, 08:17:00 PM

I was working on pics but Clark came in and chatted and turned on the TV and the food arrived and now he's snoring and I worked a LONG day today so I am gonna goof off and go to bed early.  :)  

I write and edit best in an empty house with an old movie to ignore. Ain't happening here.  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 19, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

The second push, which I call the Honey-Hole was awesome, I saw at least 15 bunnies on that push. I heard over 50 shots taken as I was counting everyone, than towards the end the shouting of "BUNNY" and the laughing and swearing drowned evrything else out. It is amazing how eventhe hardest of hard turn into kids again at this hunt. We mat get bloodied and we may get tired but it is well worth it in the end!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Tim Kosteczko on February 19, 2008, 10:52:00 PM

got back to school and back to my computer had a lot to catch up on. I would like to say once again what an awesome weekend, not enough thanks can be said to shawn, his wife and daughter, simply amazing to be able to pull a weekend like that off, and keep a smile on your face the entire time. sure hope you get down this year to shoot some fish with us. lots of stories and memories from this weekend that will stay with everyone for a long time.

Best site i saw all weekend was damon's head shot on his bunny:
Shawn and i had just finished a tiny push along the one stream when we hear the ever present "BUNNY" call, we turn to see a bunny 'haulin' down the hill, arrows fill the sky to the point they "block out the sun", snow and ice fly up as they hit the ground, missing their mark by inches, rabbit continues all out.

I turn my eyes about 50-60 yards downhill, see Damon turn and ready himself. bunny reaches the end of the "Gauntlet" just one man to beat and it is safety at last.

Damon stands his ground, 40 yards ...30...20...10...5... im thinkin ok shoot already. i loose sight of the bunny as it goes into the taller grass. damon draws and releases, i fear he is gonna shoot his foot.

in one motion he shoots bends over and raises his head shot bunny and a load roar fills the February air.
I couldnt help but laugh it was an awesome 10 seconds lol

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 20, 2008, 05:24:00 AM

Sorry guys,between work,kids,and now I'm sick as a dog it's been tough! Hopefully tonight    

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 20, 2008, 05:50:00 AM

When we did the drive on the end of Brier back mountain, I told the kids to stay up top because of the amount of rose bushes that were there. Well I get set up ready to get started and who is by me, Joe. I thought oh well maybe it will be a good learning experience for him. As the drive progressed I noticed that all the kids were involved and plowing through like veteran hunters. This was the first time Aram's daughter Una made the trip, she plowed through like a pro and never complained, this is a pic of her and Becky.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000987.jpg)

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 20, 2008, 06:19:00 AM

The kids were great and Tim is right, what a shot. It was a really awesome as ya did not need to see what was going on, ya could hear it in the air, arrows whistling, the twang of bowstrings and than you definitely new if someone connected as Tim said the loud roar of the crowd was awesome!!  Aram ad Jim you can be proud of those two!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 20, 2008, 06:51:00 AM

yes, yes, itwas great seeing the young blood hunt and shoot. the furure looks bright for trad archery with that group and what shooters they are!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 20, 2008, 09:06:00 AM

I think Dave has some video of the first drive. When I busted through to Dave and Killy, he stated he was watching rabbits criss cross out in front of him...Scott killed on and 2 escaped unharmed.

Dave..you know that gel stuff you put on your feet to prevent blisters....New Foot...I'm buying
you some for your head next year. We'll tape it on and you can bust through brush and never worry about bleeding again. Your head looked like my wifes legs after she shaves....ooops.

How bad is Briarback Mtn...Curtis took a 30 yd shot downhill at a rabbit...I asked him if he was going to retrieve his arrow...after thinking about it, he figured it was best to leave it there. Luckily a driver came by, found it and returned it.

How about Mark Fedrizzi...misses bowseason due to back surgery...comes up Sunday for the hunt and nails a rabbit..  :thumbsup:    ;)  I said nice shot....Scott called it luck...  :eek:  

Next to last drive Sunday, Aram hammers this rabbit with a Judo at 3 ft...the rabbit gets between us, under a blowdown...squirms out loses the arrow and bolts past 4 other hunters. He made the field unscathed and was still running when we left.

If anyone saw us trying to dig out 2 rabbits from some frozen culvert pipes...they would call the boys with the white coats. One rabbit, ran into one end, another rabbit, that was hit ran into the other. We gave it our best shot but the pipe was just too long and are arms too short...
Even the limbs we rammed in there didn't work.
Quite a few rabbits made it to the holes...they must have known we were coming..

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Terry Green on February 20, 2008, 09:31:00 AM

Shawn....put me down...I'll try my best to make it next year.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 20, 2008, 09:36:00 AM

I have 2 Youth arrows here at my shop. Ciccone dropped them off to me before I left Shawns, I forgot them in my truck.

The wooden arrow has a blunt, aluminum a small adder pt. If the owners don't need or want them back, I would like to keep them here in my shop as Team Pink memorabilia....Pic below....

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/P1210004.jpg)

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Post by: Terry Green on February 20, 2008, 09:41:00 AM

Oh Yeah.....gotta slow down....

Thanks for the call Curt....really cool to get your bunny in that fashion....the waiting made it that much sweeter  ;)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 20, 2008, 09:51:00 AM

These stories are making me really resent pinched nerves....  :rolleyes:  
I find myself smiling as I read, as I know all these places, and most of the people. It is good that I can merge last years experience with this years.
Next year, I will not be on the sidelines. Heck I might even be a good enough shot to hit a rabbit by then.  :D  
Great hunt, great people and one of the best times I have ever had with a bow in my hands.
Terry...you would be hooked for life.  :saywhat:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 20, 2008, 01:29:00 PM

Here are the last of my pics.....here is Justin on one of the last drives of the hunt....

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000275.jpg)


Drivers on the last push of a wonderful weekend....

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000279.jpg)

And this photo is pretty telling of what the entire weekend is like, we had just finished the last push, I had walked up to the house when I heard a clang.  I turned around to find this group to include Justin, Hunter, Shawn, Curt and Chris taking a few final shots at the steel target......it brought a smile to my face to  them still shooting knowing that the hunt was over....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/huntrdfk/P1000285.jpg)


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 20, 2008, 03:22:00 PM

"Stompers & Standers"

Every year I head to Selkirk for the "Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt".....THIS,is the highlight of my year and I look forward to it with the anticipation of a kid waiting for Christmas. It is a great Time,and a chance to see old friends,and meet new ones.

When the hunt begins,the "HuntMaster" Shawn,huddles everyone together and explians how a piece of cover will be pushed. Then,the group is devided into 2 groups, "stompers" and "standers". Like a schoolyard Captain before a game,Shawn hand picks his team,"The Stompers". It takes a special type of Bunny Hunter to be a "stomper",and Shawn picks them very carefully.You must jump headlong into the thickest,thorniest,nastiest with total abandon for hide and hair.(especialy your HIDE)You just "bulldoze" through cover that everyone else walks around.This year was my 4th year at the Bunny Hunt.My fisrt year on the first push I raised my hand....."I'll push".....I was assigned as a stander. I was a stander,Oh Well.....But it was a blast anyway.On the last push through "Rabbit Valley",Shawn called out "woodchucker!!!!!" (did I really just hear that?????) After we pushed "Rabbit Valley" and we were back at the house,Shawn stopped me and said "you did really good in there". I was so proud I was bustin' my buttons!!!!! The next year I was on almost every push,and last year too. However.....I realized that Shawn just doesn't need "Stompers" He also needs "Standers" who know the area andact as guides to help place the newcomers in position to get shots at bunnies. It doesn't really mater which side I'm on,we all have fun.But when it's time for Shawn to pick his "team" and I hear him hollar "woodchucker!!!!!" I just smile.....I'm one of "Shawn's Stompers"    :bigsmyl:

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on February 20, 2008, 03:44:00 PM

I hear what your saying Chuck bout the "Kid at Christmas thing".I cant believe I almost missed it for a hunt I had booked.Ill be sure to plan around it as long as it continues.This event is legendary and now for me its even better that I get to share it with my son and 2 cousins who I cherish more than anything.And itll only get better when my son Nathan Zane is old enough to join the crew.Ohhhh Yeahhhhh!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 20, 2008, 05:31:00 PM

Well. I am hoping Curt gets better as he has more pics. I am sure and Killy takes photos like no other and I cannot wait to hear her tales!! The weekend was awesome and when we think it cannot get any better or go any smoother, we pull it off again!! Chuck is right, it gets a bit easier every year as far as setting guys and such as people start to know what they are doing!! Thanks again to everyone. I ordered the bow, from RER. It changed again but here is the final results. I got a 60" T/D with a Purpleheart and Leopardwood riser, actionboo limbcores and waterfall bubinga veneers or curly bubinga. I orderd it with a high wrist and a grip like my Arroyo, now the wait!! It should be a pretty stick!! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 20, 2008, 05:55:00 PM

I asked a couple of the guy's that live around the Selkirk area, maybe not real close but close enough, if they had as many bunnies around their place as Shawn does. The answer was no.  I grew up outside of Buffalo and there were a lot of bunnies around but nothing like at the bunny hunt. This has to make a person think that this whole thing is a gift from God to help those kids out, there is just too many good things going on here to be just a fluke, or just plain luck. I feel very fortunate to have taken part in this and to have met Shawn and all the others, there's more here than just dumb luck.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 20, 2008, 05:59:00 PM

My Dad who grew up hunting the area always said "We have so many bunnies because we kill so many bunnies!" I have to agree that this is more than luck and I think the people who attend the hunt have something to do with it as well, we kill bunnies and lots of them, after all!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Keith Deters on February 20, 2008, 06:13:00 PM

Curt and I talked about the same thing, the amount of rabbits there is amazing.  

I have to beleive that, too, that there wasn't a rabbit out there that didn't get harrassed, kicked, shot at, stomped on, or otherwise bothered.  There were just too many feet in there kickin them out.

Shawn, it was good to see your dad doing well.  It was great hunting with him when he came out with us in all that slash.  I rememeber him coming out of some of the nastiest stuff after a drive.  I couldn't believe a man could get through it.  I think he had his selfbow with him.  He got to the field, gave a big smile, and headed out for the next push.  

I got to learn not to ride in the back of his truck too!!  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 20, 2008, 06:24:00 PM

Mr. Bob Brown AKA Wapiti Chaser, is an awesome shot I have shot 3D with him and had the pleasure of hunting with him at the bunny hunt and on other occasions. Some guy's have that knack of hitting game and Bob is one of them, I watched him shoot the bunny that is in this photo and also the one he hit on brier back mountain, both were running shots and both were solid hits. Your the man Bob and it's always a pleasure to hunt and shoot with you.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000981-1.jpg)

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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 20, 2008, 06:36:00 PM

Thanks Jim ! I have seen you shoot that Hill and wouldn't want you shooting at me !!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 20, 2008, 06:53:00 PM

Do ya think I can be a brush buster next year? All you have to do is ask me. I know I'm only 24" tall but maybe I can crawl into them there pipes to push the bunnies out.

I did see Skipp, bamboo and some others tryin' to shove a tree into the ground. Kinda thought they were tryin' to re-plant it or something.  :rolleyes:  

Can't wait for next year! Thank You Shawn and Family!

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 20, 2008, 07:04:00 PM

That bow sounds sweet Shawn....cant wait to shoot it.  :saywhat:  

Mike, you might be short bro, but you have one of the biggest hearts I know of. You are always welcome in my woods bud. Awesome book by the way.

There are quite a few bunnies around there. I always thought I had a lot here until I went to the hunt last year. Those rabbits must..like rabbits.  :D  

Im still waiting for the videos...  :campfire:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 07:42:00 PM

Book?  :saywhat:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 20, 2008, 07:46:00 PM

Thanks Jamie. I had that book for a while. Figured you would have an interest in it. Glad you like it!

I learned alot about bunny hunting and how they react to pressure this time out. Hunting with trad bows is sooooo much fun. We can be close to each other and witness most of the action. Wouldn't do that with firearms. Cool! Just wish it was more than once a year. Warm up hunts mean alot. I have to make time for this stuff more often.

... mike ...

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 20, 2008, 07:47:00 PM

Book or not, just post some stuff here. I for one am dying to see your pics. and read some of your thoughts on this thing. Curt better drag his A$$ to the computer too!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 08:07:00 PM

I find out about what book this is, or the post I just finished VANISHES!!  :readit:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: NOMAD88 on February 20, 2008, 08:09:00 PM

The hunt was too amazing to even put into words.There is definately no way to describe how fortunate I feel to be part of it.On top of all of the greatness we helped out some needy children.I still keep picturing the events of the hunt in my mind.Keep those pics coming  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

The book?  :readit:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 20, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

Hey Shawn! Did Ya Get Your Voice Back Yet?   :p  

O.K., O.K. ... I don't have any pics to post so I'll tell about the bunnies I saw and shot at. Happy?

Walking along the airport fence with killdeer and letin' the mob keep going (because I kinda like to be the rear guard) I tell killy, "Let's hang back and let the bunnies use this brush line to get away from the main group. Maybe we'll get a shot.") And that is what happenes! We both miss.   :(  

That's when Shawn tells killdeer to "Keep an eye on the kids." Like a good person she does. Now I make my Lone Wolf exit to the rear again.... "WE" are all gonna push this way! Got it? Yea... Bye. So I hold back like a sneakie pete again and have a bunnie doing 50 mph jump outa the cover and use the trail runin' straight away. PERFECT SHOT Right Over His Head! Then he dumps back into the thick stuff. Would you believe the same thing happens twice again!? True. Gotta Love This Bunny Hunting. Had a blast without the mess.

... mike ...

P.S. The Book? ... "Story In Stone" about stone arrow and spear points.

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Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 08:17:00 PM

The FREAKIN' BOOK!!!
I gotta go to bed soon, and I would like to post my post before I do.

KILLERDEER  :mad:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 20, 2008, 08:24:00 PM

Well?!!! Post Somethin' Will Ya! Please.   :)   I gotta go sleepie with my pink blankie now.

xoxoxox mike xoxoxox  

Hi Ken ...  :wavey:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 20, 2008, 08:27:00 PM

now play nice! carefull Mikey my moneys on Killy if ya get her mad she could go postal on ya!  :readit:

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Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 08:34:00 PM

Does anybody ever READ what I post? Mikey, give up the title of the book or I reboot and all the words are flushed down the ol' whatever.

I will be asleep by nine, one way or the other.
Oh, and if I DO have to come looking for you, please run. I love it when they run.  :)  

K~  :archer:

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Post by: NOMAD88 on February 20, 2008, 08:37:00 PM

We should retitle this thread to "put me in suspense" C'mon Curt with the video  :pray:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 20, 2008, 08:40:00 PM

The book he gave me was called "Story in Stone", all about the different heads used and knapped by Native Americans in theSouthern part of the country. Ya see, Mikey knows Im getting into knapping a bit, and he thought I would like it.
Contract fulfilled....its not 9 yet....POST AWAY!!  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 08:40:00 PM

I'm gonna put my jammies on.  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 20, 2008, 08:41:00 PM

Killy... I did post the title in my last post. But I'll do it again cause you don't know how to count backwards.   :D  

"Story In Stone" about stone arrow and spear points...... Good Night Dear. It was great to meet you in person. You are a cool gal!

... mike ...   :archer:   ...

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Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

OK, but Mikey isn't allowed to read this:

I must say that it seems like a dream I had. I dreamed that I was flying. I love flying, but never seem to do it. Had a friend with a private plane take me up a couple of times, ten years ago, taking shots of my hunting grounds.

Commercially? It has been thirty years ago and then some. Neat dream, I was on an adventure. It took me over roads that I had not traveled in over a year, and the changes kept me wide-eyed. Then I was swept into the well-oiled machine of BWI Airport.  Scary thing, leaving my truck and riding a shuttle to the terminal. I left my autonomy behind and took a leap of faith into the System. Wanting no chance of delay, I went straight into Security, and then, once I had regained custody of my shoes and reassembled myself, I set out to find my gate. The view was cramped and I had about three hours to kill, so I sat at the very end of the terminal, feet up on a stool and binoculars out. I watched two redtails over the pines at the end of the runway. I watched planes taxi, take off, and land. I watched fire trucks go by, lights a-blazing...

I watched the hawks some more.
Plane number 223 came in from Columbus and disgorged its load. People out, trash out, unspeakables out, and then we all lined up and waited. I had fun talking to a little girl who was on her way to Grandma's. She made me take off my hat. I think she was making sure that my hair went all the way to the top of my head. We filed in, and nobody objected when I requested a window seat. Imagine! This WAS a good dream!

Looking out the window, I could see folks doing God knows what, getting the plane ready for the sky. I was fine with that, but wondered about the guy with the gaiter up over his nose and mirror wraps in the hoodie that said "GITMO" on the back. Oh well, at least there was no Yeti on the wing.

Tugged back, we taxied out, lined up and made a run for it. We caught the sky and held on, and I felt that awesome push as God took us all in hand and lifted us. It always brings tears to my eyes, the soaring, the power, the lift, the flying higher even than the eagles. I was glued to the window, and watched the airport, and Baltimore, fade from view.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5286.jpg)

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 08:48:00 PM

Everybody go look at the last post before Mikey's REAL last post. Do you see a book title in there? Seems to me it goes like this,

"Well?!!! Post Somethin' Will Ya! Please.  I gotta go sleepie with my pink blankie now.

xoxoxox mike xoxoxox

Hi Ken ...  ..."


I don't see a book there. Somebody give him some castor oil.   :D  

Ahh. THAT cheered me up!
Killdeer

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Post by: Izzy on February 20, 2008, 08:51:00 PM

Please excuse him Kathy he probably has Absolut power right now and hes very well mannered for a fella from Da Bronx.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 20, 2008, 08:56:00 PM

does anyone know if Scott got the UHAUL unloaded yet???  :readit:    :banghead:    :mad:

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 20, 2008, 09:00:00 PM

I'm gonna go to bed now. Good Nite All. Sweet Dreams Killy. You write very well. It's a gift.

... mike ...   :)

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 20, 2008, 09:01:00 PM

I already like this story Kathy, and you are just getting started.......

I hate to do this, but in Mikey's defense he posted this on page 88, just before one of your "I'm going to bed posts".....sorry...

QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
Hey Shawn! Did Ya Get Your Voice Back Yet?    :p  

O.K., O.K. ...

That's when Shawn tells killdeer to "Keep an eye on the kids." Like a good person she does. Now I

... mike ...

P.S. The Book? ... "Story In Stone" about stone arrow and spear points.

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 20, 2008, 09:04:00 PM

Killy ya bettr marinate that crow before ya serve it!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

The engines were a constant, reassuring drone in my ears. I looked for landmarks, as the day was clear and beautiful. I picked out Philadelphia, and the landscape grew more and more crusty and scabbed over with pavement and buildings. Such a lot of tract housing! Lots of buildings...I craned my neck, trying to see straight down. There was a perfect rectangle of woods with a large lake in the center. Ah-HAH! Even  I  could guess this one. Unfortunately, it slid under the wing before I could get my camera set up.

The buildings thinned out, and the tract housing, and then the reassuring farms and woodlands returned. There was a line of white to the left, paralleling the flight path. More and more white showed up below us, and we began our descent into Albany. I listened to the engines wind up as we slowed. I looked eagerly at the farms, trying to get an early feel for the land that I would soon walk and learn.

Albany

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5310.jpg)

I was still in the old days when I got off the plane. I expected to see Shawn at the gate, maybe with a lei. Dopey me! I left the secure area and came down a ramp.

"Killy?"

"Maybe you could help me, young man. I'm looking for a tall guy in a safety vest, holding a rabbit."

And off we went to get a hunting license.

Killdeer (Yawwwwnnnnn)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 20, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

Uh oh...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 20, 2008, 09:06:00 PM

Bobby Brown...Wapiti Chaser...back me up on the 2 rabbits that went into the culvert pipe. You and I tried to rip out a large piece of rebar, which we couldn't do...

We had Mike Robin on one end..the end the "good" rabbit ran into and we followed your rabbits blood trail to the other end. We were not planting trees Mikey....we were attempting to add a few more rabbits to the total....so there.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 09:11:00 PM

David, that's page 89, and it WASN'T in his last post. No wonder this stuff happens.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5356.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 20, 2008, 09:18:00 PM

Kathy, when I refered to the book, I meant your posts, as I new they would be good, not Mikeys book, but the book you have started here. Great pics. and great story so far. I cannot wait for more!! I think my new bow may be here before this one ends! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 20, 2008, 09:21:00 PM

Oooops....  :rolleyes:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 20, 2008, 09:23:00 PM

Shawn you deserved that gift certificate more than anyone else.....your just going to have to let me shoot that bow when it comes........  ;)  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 20, 2008, 10:10:00 PM

Well, this is dragging on too much for me, sorry but time for bed! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: eidsvolling on February 20, 2008, 10:13:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer: Oh well, at least there was no Yeti on the wing.

QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer:
Does anybody ever READ what I post?

The answer is yes.  And some of us even get the    semi-obscure references that make us chuckle. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_at_20,000_Feet)

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Post by: Killdeer on February 20, 2008, 10:27:00 PM

:bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 20, 2008, 11:06:00 PM

Just taking a short break here at work....leaving in 2 hrs...glad you made it home OK Killy....and in one piece.

You never really shot my Groves, just drew it back a few times...this means you have to come back and shoot some arrows out of it. Scott said if the plane fare goes up, he's willing to come down and pick you up...with Mikey riding shotgun
 :scared:    :eek:    :help:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 20, 2008, 11:17:00 PM

By the way Killy....you will be getting a form from Team Pink....its a small questionaire in reference to your chaperone Mikey.

Answer all questions honestly whether you were satisfied or dissatisfied. I know Mikey went to bed early and not sure if he gave you the grand tour on his tricyle but we will have a talk with him.   :eek:    :confused:  

Thanks for the chips...we had enough Gin in the room but it was nice of you to leave us what you didn't finish from your half gallon....uh-oh...the truck from Canada arrived...Nite everyone   :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 21, 2008, 05:36:00 AM

No we weren't hunting high fence bunnies, even though at times one would of thought so. This shot is when we were coming out of the second to last push on Sunday along the airport fence this is the push that i saw the unbelievable amount of rabbits. Chris(Bowspirit) had somehow found the mother load of burdock the stuff that is partially obscuring his orange vest. He is a very nice young man and it was a pleasure to hunt with him.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM001000.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 21, 2008, 07:10:00 AM

"Hey, can someone check and see if I really have burrs on my back?"  Chris not believeing he had tha many on him.....

Joe next year we will have to send Mikey off to "Official Team Pink Chapperone" training......I've got a few ideas, beginning with

"How to Make Yourself Look Like you're in Charge When You Are Less Than 4"11" Tall"

 :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on February 21, 2008, 10:05:00 AM

Oh I believed y'all...you couldn't reach your hand back there with out pulling back a mound of burdock. Just figured it was a sight that had to be seen...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 21, 2008, 10:33:00 AM

Atta boy Dave...Team members not afraid to step up to the plate and take action   :thumbsup:  

Maybe a weekend up in NH with you and your fellow officers should straighten the little guy out....  :eek:  

As we all saw in the room, even though it was a SHORT stay, he can become incorrigabal...red doo rag and all.....  :confused:    :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 21, 2008, 03:28:00 PM

Woo-Hoo!
My stuff just got here! Looks like all of it, too! Shawn, sorry, I shorted you a dime on the postage.

Can't trust me, I guess.
Killdeer  

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 21, 2008, 03:38:00 PM

Wow, been sitting in my office for someone to post and this is all we get.. :readit:

Can someone photoshop Killy's picture in the group picture? My thought's are opening and expamding up the center and adding her pciture 4x others to the center making her the focal point and the rest of all as the frame sort of like a collauge around the special guest.   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 21, 2008, 04:09:00 PM

Really it's been darn slow here today LOL

Curt    :readit:    :thumbsup:    this thing will be retired soon we need some pics maybe a little video and a story

Okay I was one of the drivers driving along side Curt on the 2nd greenhouse push when we were coming out when of course somebody yells BUUUUUNNNNNNIIIIEEEEE he manages to race past Curt heading straight on but my arrow slipped harmlessly just over his back.I did try my darndest to stab him with the end of my LB as he raced by but that was a no go too LOL sure was exciting even without getting the bunny

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 21, 2008, 04:21:00 PM

Why is it that Aram always has the coolest hat at the bunny hunt? I had a chance to do a little talking with him, the more I get to know him the more I like him, his kids are great also.

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Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on February 21, 2008, 05:38:00 PM

Aram is a good dude, it was a pleasure to talk to him.I too liked his hat and thought of sneaking it off his head and telling him it got pulled  off on BriarBack Mt.His quiver is pretty cool too!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: drewsbow on February 21, 2008, 06:17:00 PM

Hey Killy : Glad you made it safe , it was great to meet and talk to ya. You are even more cool than I imagined . I had a blast hunting with you , did I mention I am honored to have one of your arras ? :0) It was great to meet and shoot with the gang and see old friends again :0) Drew

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 21, 2008, 06:24:00 PM

I'm already thinking about NEXT YEARS HUNT!!! Something must be wrong with me...  :o  ...

... mike ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 21, 2008, 06:30:00 PM

You and Hunter too, Mikey. We weren't out of New York yet when he asked why we had to wait 363 days to do this again, and he was still talking about it when I got home today.  I guess he had a good time...........

Before I forget, to all of you that interacted in any way with Hunter or any of the other kids for that matter, thank you.  You all made a great impression on him, it was neat to know I didn't have to worry about him or who he was with.

So, again, thank you all!!!!!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 21, 2008, 06:32:00 PM

Yes Killy, it was very nice to meet you and I'd like to say thanks again for the arrow I'll throw it in my quiver from time to time along with my Bernie arrow and take ya for a walk in the woods.Thanks again

Yea Aram's a good guy,I think Ru has grown 1 1/2' since they started coming LOL I still remember him chasing that bunny the first time LOL It was nice to meet Aram's daughter too she kept an eye on Sonny for me when we did that very last set of drive's.He seemed like he should sit those out he hunted hard both days besides I think the girls spoiled him

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 21, 2008, 06:51:00 PM

Speaking of Aran did anyone get a picture of him with his cape?
I did but I lost all my pictures. :mad:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 21, 2008, 06:52:00 PM

Hey Drew, That's a pretty warm looking pair of cover-alls your wearing!!!!!   :thumbsup:

(I wonder where they came from.....   :rolleyes:  )

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 21, 2008, 06:58:00 PM

I spoke to curt and he should be posting tonight, I hope! I thought Killy would have lots more to say as well. I know she has pics. of her first kill and than lots of the hunt. Whats up guys?? I probably will not check again until tomorrow I am whooped! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: jacobsladder on February 21, 2008, 07:02:00 PM

shawn...give me a bump when you recieve the package i sent...it is a padded envelope with a book and st jude payment enclosed...thanks..steve

the book is for you to read and just pass on to a buddy..i dont need it back..

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 21, 2008, 07:07:00 PM

Uh oh.......another book is in the mix....  :scared:  

Wait, that's two now, two more and Mikey will be able to reach the ground when he straddles the hay bales at the steel plate!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 21, 2008, 07:27:00 PM

Lol David! He didnt even say the title....now Killy is gonna bug out.  :D  
Did anyone take those osage seeds? Or did someone really pay Chris to drink that slurry? Ack...
We need to figure out some sort of get togther mid way between bunny hunts...if Team Pink is involved we could call it Drunken Stumpin. Who is Team Pink anyway?   :confused:  I looked but didnt see any secret handshakes....and almost everyone was wearing pink, might not have been visible, well you get the point.

On a different note. My wife just cruised through and did a double take on the total raised. Then she said "Wow, thats awesome!". I guess she wasnt listening when I told her earlier this week.   :rolleyes:  Anyway, I agree. Glad to be part of it. Cant wait for the next one. Whats the count Hunter?  :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 21, 2008, 07:29:00 PM

$3450 plus $900 from the Michigan Crew $4350 Total!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 21, 2008, 07:32:00 PM

Jamie, on the way to school this morning he told me there were 360 days to go......  :thumbsup:  


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 21, 2008, 07:47:00 PM

Still feelin' like poop....but I've been threatened enough....

Get there Sat. morning....Walk in to Dad's house to bring some gear in....I hear, in a womans voice, "hey Curt", as nonchalant as could be, like she's said hello to me a hundred times,and we just saw each other the day before....It was Miss Killy. We'd never actually met before...that's her way...she's like an instant old friend.....

The kids hunt was the highlight for me...but something happened to me the next day,in the same spot that was a close second.  Those kids were just a hoot, I wish I'd have had Cade for that part of the hunt.  The video I took of Adam on the kids hunt,and all of the other Bunny hunt stuff will be sent to Terry and hopefully be a part of the next B of TG dvd .

Very first drive on Sat...."The Island of Trees" push...Shawn sends me to set the standers....Get set with "T-dog on my right,and Shawns friend Mario on my left....I hear the drive begin and it wasn't long before the stampede started.....here come a bunny right for me. I start me draw as he's hopping toward me prepared for a moving shot and he stops    :mad:  . Now normally that's a good thing,but I shoot much better when I don't have to hold a re-adjust my focus. I held got on him at 10 yds and shot right under him. That bunny would be dead just about 10 out of 10 if I draw on him while sitting, but I couldn't risk the movement....oh well.....shot shots later the drive ended.....I was loving life!  It's hard to desribe the excitment of these drives. The voices and distant banter back and forth between hunters is priceless   :jumper:

That was the last time I'd shoot at a bunny on sat., even thought I saw a bunch more,I was either driving or videoing,and didn't manage any more shots....What a start

By the end of day one.....there's were 10 bunny's brought in....Shawn and I talked earlier about never being able to duplicate last years total. We figured 16 bunny's was just a fluke cause by last years deep snow.....but now, after 10 on the first day, we were talking about the possibility of breaking last years total!

Another one of Damon(nomad88) Shawn's son in law , he's turned into the bunny terminator.....

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Stoneknife(Jim) and little Joe,his son.....

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Fran with his bunny....

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All the gangers that killed a bunny on day one, I have a better pic I'll post later(with killy's eyes open)....

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The raffle Sat. night was just awesome, donated items were more than anyone could ever expect....I threw in my $100 for the kids and I think I was on the low end of donation...guys were pouring money into the box and grabbing tickets by the truckload!

It was a very lucky night for me,I came home with a ton of great stuff!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 21, 2008, 07:47:00 PM

i agree with Jamie %100, a between bunny hunt get together would be awesome! some stumping, targets, food, DRINK, and get to kow everyone a little more. what do ya say Shawn????

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 21, 2008, 08:33:00 PM

I say nope! I love doing this but the logistics of setting everything up and getting people organised is enough once a year. If I did not have help from David, Curt, Jamie and Damon and the most important people my wife and 3 daughters, this would not be possible. I had 3 tables of donations in my house alone and Cindy doing all the food you guys bring. I like our little hunts before the big hunt and anyone who wants to join in can, but I doubt we would get 61 people and besides we need to save some bunnies for the hunt. Curt, great stuff I have been hurtin' for 4 days now and hope to better for the weekend!! Everyone  was great and I had a blast! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 21, 2008, 08:39:00 PM

ok, ok a mans got to dream!!! thanks AGAIN for all you and your family has done for so many people and most importantly the kids!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 21, 2008, 08:42:00 PM

Didnt mean for you to host it Shawn. we all know how much work you and your family put into this thing every year...just a thought I have bouncing around in my brain bucket. I gots lots of stumps...
Great pics Curt, hope ya feel better soon bro.
Do we have a count on how many rabbits Damon got this year? More than most trad bowmen in a decade I bet. Unreal.
I get to start physical therapy next week, and Im contacting an accupuncturist manana. Im hoping for one more hunt before the season ends.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 21, 2008, 08:53:00 PM

I agree...wouldn't be the same if there were two......too much for Shawn and the family to go through more than once a year anyway.

This winter hunt gives me some thing to look forward to just like opening day of bow season, turkey season, the Muzzy shoot, and  far away hunts!!  It's that good, just the way it is!!!!

With only one....it's just that, the one and only "Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt"     :notworthy:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 21, 2008, 08:55:00 PM

We are still waiting for Damon to show off his prize possession....the Pink "set" he won for his wife...C'mon Damon....don't be shy   :eek:    :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 21, 2008, 08:59:00 PM

Hey whats up with the neighbor he must be an --- well you know.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000002.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 21, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

ah ha! thats the sum of a beech that bout rattle me out of the camper with the early morning heeeeeeeee yaaaaaawwwwwww!!! an i thought i was hearing Mikey taking a seat in the out house!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 21, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

ENTRY; JLMBH; FORMAL APOLOGY:

I hereby formally apologize for being so slow. I am well-known for it at my place of employment, and have a turtle on my watch fob.

ENTRY; JLMBH; FORMAL EXCUSES;
I am getting up at 4:30 every morning and going to work. I come home in the afternoon and take the dog to the park. Then I go home and get something to eat. The time between getting something to eat and going to bed is spnt either online or taking a shower. I am here because I don't shower every day. Deal with it, my coworkers do. (deal with it, not shower every day)

Tonight is THURSDAY, my regularly scheduled meeting of the Chagrined Again Hunting Club, of which I am Founder and Whipper-In. Attendance is mandatory.

I have not even called my father to tell him of my experiences, nor have I had time to brush my hair since the day before yesterday. Tomorrow is supposed to bring ice storms. I have to work, and may possibly die in traffic. Tomorrow after I walk the dog and possibly de-ice my father's homeplace, I should be studying all the ways that the Post Office will try to screw me in the Count, which commences on Saturday. The Count will determine the volume of mail flowing through the portal of MY route, and will determine how many hours I will get paid for. The PO has started its dirty work already, and I need to be prepared to account for all the stuff that I may receive credit for.

I have Sunday off.
I am working on it, and have uploaded some of my pics in preparation.

And stop putting people in the sun to take pictures of them. Too much contrast and squinting.

Killdeer~I had to vent before I strangled the cat. Book? Who has time to read a book? Bedtime is at nine, and I am late. Again.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 21, 2008, 09:10:00 PM

Yup, he is up with the sun! Wheres Killie? she should have a story or two! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 21, 2008, 09:12:00 PM

I must of posted at the same time, Kathy ya could of just told two stroies with all that above!  :bigsmyl:  I am sure they will be worth the wait!! The Huntress is ready to strike the keyboards! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 21, 2008, 09:16:00 PM

i offer to be god father to killys morrison iffin sumpin terriable were to happen! sorry Killy could't resist!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 21, 2008, 09:23:00 PM

Clark said he wanted one just like it...til he thought he knew what I spent on it. He still doesn't know the real total. I suppose he will glom onto it with all the appropriate sad faces and tears in public.

In private?
 :jumper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 21, 2008, 09:52:00 PM

Here's 2 more...take your pic of the three....

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 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08040.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Izzy on February 21, 2008, 10:45:00 PM

In the pic above get a look at all of those smiles! I never saw anyone all weekend who didnt look like that from start to finish.Unbelievable how a group of  strangers for the most part  can come together and treat each other like lifelong friends and family.A very rare and welcome occurence in todays day and age.And the icing on the cake is what this gathering does for the kids.OHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHH!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 22, 2008, 06:46:00 AM

good morning all!!!  :coffee:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 22, 2008, 06:53:00 AM

Good Morning My Brother!!!!!   :wavey:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 22, 2008, 07:07:00 AM

Morning    :scared:  shot a carp that pulled us right around and she didn't dump us LOL not bad for her first time with dad standing.I'm sure there will be something up perhaps around May for a June or July carp shoot

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 22, 2008, 08:02:00 AM

A carp shoot would be fun   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 22, 2008, 08:04:00 AM

Jim we can do a mini sometime around here I've got  a flat bottom and we can go down to Russel station.Season doesn't open till May somethin I'll hafta look

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on February 22, 2008, 09:42:00 AM

Y'all leave my hat and my sheep out of this.    :biglaugh:  
There are two pictures out there I would like to get. Both have my friend Ken in them. In one Ken and I pose as mountainmen from across continents. ( I think Kingstaken might have taken that one and his pictures are lost   :(   No big deal but if anyone else has one...)
The other picture is of  Ken and my daughter, Una. That's a special one. Curt if you could post it I'll tell my take on the story and let Ken fill in the details.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 22, 2008, 11:20:00 AM

Aran, the picture I took of you and Ken is one of the one's I really really really truly honestly tried to save.  :knothead:
Y'all just have to do it again next year. :pray:
Jim

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 22, 2008, 01:05:00 PM

"That bunny would be dead just about 10 out of 10 if I draw on him while sitting"

LOL Curt does that mean your gonna do 10 in a row on the steel arrow muncher next yr ?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 22, 2008, 01:27:00 PM

ATTENTION!!!!! ATTENTION!!!!!

For all concerned.....

I have NOT done any Dancin' since before the Bunny Hunt!!!!! I have ABSOLUTELY (absolute power?????) nothing to with this blanket of white fluff that is currantly covering the NorthEast!!!!!

(Hmmmmm.....you don't suppose I had a few inches on "backorder" that I forgot about do you?????   :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 22, 2008, 02:04:00 PM

After our first push through the "Island of Trees" We pushed from the old foundation to the field.Shawn asked me to try and help place the kids in the brush along the field edge.

It was so fun watching the bunch of boys that I was "Guiding" I will not name names LOL,I will only state that they have learned well by watching us older folks.....   :rolleyes:

I would place them in the brush along the field edge,and a short time later they would soon start to gravitate out into the field.They would all be in a gaggle,compareing equipment (I wonder where they learned THAT from LOL) "That's a cool bow,what kind is it?" "These are my points","Hey that's a Judo point","That's a Blunt","I've got a knife","That's cool,Ive got one too","Look at my knife".....

I would let them huddle for a while,then shoo them back into the bushes. I had Brother Ken watching the ditch,and I was talking to Drew,when this young man starts to make his way out of the brush.He was EXTREMELY tangled,so I suggested he take off his quiver and toss it out to me,which he does.He is still quite tangled and he's having problems,so I ask him if he would like me to hold his bow for him. He hands me his bow,then he gets down on his hands and knees and starts to crawl out.I looked behind him and said to Drew,"Here comes a bunny!!!!!" The bunny ran right beside this kid,saw Drew and I,did a HARD right,and ran over this young fella's hands literaly right in front of his nose LOL!!!!! The kid looked at me with his eyes as big as baseballs and said,"DID YOU SEE THAT BUNNY?????" To which I replied,"I sure did!!!!! Why didn't you shoot him?????

The Young Hunter's answer....."YOU'RE HOLDING MY BOW!!!!!"

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 22, 2008, 03:23:00 PM

LOL Chuck I remember that, poor kid couldn,t shoot cause why hahahaha    

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 22, 2008, 04:44:00 PM

Tom a mini carp shoot is good for me. Are you going out for the last hurrah this weekend?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 22, 2008, 06:17:00 PM

Wrong thread, Jim! We're still doing the bunny hunt here!

*Ahem!*
So, Shawn and I go to get a license. We went to Dick's, where we were served with all the enthusiasm that 175 pounds of ignorance behind the counter could muster. He even informed us that the season was over.

I guess we are all poachers.   :(  

Fifty-five bucks later I had the necessary papers and we left. WHAT? NO SHOPPING? Maybe the Dick's in NY would have regionally distinctive wares! treasures undreamt of outside Albany!
Prolly not. We got lunch. We checked me into the motel. Shawn was nonstop talking, which made it hard for me to keep track of where we were travelling, so I gave up and listened. We went to his dad's house and I met Honey, the Golden Retreiver. I heard the histories of all his neighbors and hunting buddies as Shawn drove me to Five Rivers Wildlife Refuge. I met a dozen deer.

He took me on a short tour of Albany, which was full of neat old architecture. I took pics out the window, and noted where to go should I wish to visit the museum in the morning. Shawn stopped on the highway ramp! Around here you would be killed for such affrontery, but there was no traffic here...I rushed anyway, I couldn't imagine that there could be no traffic. So, what was this, anyway?

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5313.jpg)

This is the State Education Building.

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See?

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5317.jpg)

I loved the light we were getting, golden-rose, just like a Jimi Hendrix song. The State Armory was glowing in ruddy red glory.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5322.jpg)

I revel in the little stuff that makes this more than just a building.

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We left town, going through his favorite red-light districts. There was a traffic light with five cars lined up in front of him. Shawn was cursing like a NY cabbie on his own time, complaining about "traffic jams".   :saywhat:      :rolleyes:  
The boy has no clue.

We did the Wal-Mart, I went with Shawn to his home and met his wife Cindy, and his dad, whom I prefer to call Mr. Leonard, out of respect. I got to meet his dogs, too, Max, May and Ben. I found Cindy to be down to earth and practical, dealing with whatever came up in much the way I wish I would. She has far more discipline than I. So, I had met Shawn, Cindy, Mr. Leonard and four dogs, and got a quick glimpse of the prizes folks had donated..

My two functioning brain cells maxed out on information, I knew that I would not be able to remember another name, place, event or thing.The two cells never speak to one another anyway. I drove back to the motel to pick my nose and digest this new information. It had been a long, full day since I awoke at 4:00 in my own apartment.

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 22, 2008, 06:27:00 PM

Sorry I got caught up in the carp thing   :banghead:  
OK I'm back on track Now this next pic is not a still from the Paterson film, actually it's Bob on his way out from the second to last push on Sunday.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM001001.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tdog on February 22, 2008, 06:37:00 PM

Just got the Apr/May issue of TBM.. Pg.50 Curt good job. Great story. It's nice to share the woods with you. Tucker..

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 22, 2008, 06:46:00 PM

Kathy, I never thought I would say this on the Bunny Hunt thread, but you have an awesome photographic eye, showing buildings the way architechs saw them in their own eyes, great pics.......oh yeah, you aren't saying that Shawn talks a lot are you?????  :bigsmyl:  

One more thing that I am with you on.....Shawn's dad will always be Mr Leonard to me.

If you look in the bottom front of Jim's last pic, you can see the top of a tree that has been chewed clean by rabbits, that picture doesn't do it justice either.

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 22, 2008, 06:54:00 PM

That's his bow tip, Dave.  :rolleyes:  
I am uploading a couple videos I took at Briarback. (Ain't no mountain about it!) reading about the mail count while I wait for the upload and answering this...I am a multitasking fool!

You feature in one of the videos. You may start a nervous sweat now.

Killdeer  :saywhat:    :p

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 22, 2008, 07:00:00 PM

I don't know whether to   :scared:  

I think I'll get my mind off of it and start some laundry......


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 22, 2008, 07:09:00 PM

Good man.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 22, 2008, 07:49:00 PM

Very, very cool Kathy. The pics. are gorgeous. I cannot wait for more. You tell it so well!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Aram on February 22, 2008, 08:15:00 PM

Good people!
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d60/Oarceas/IMG_0023.jpg)

OoooohhhhhYeahhhhhhh!!!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Keep an eye on Drew's son, Adam. After seeing him hunt, I know we'll hear from him again. Soon.   :archer:

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 22, 2008, 08:31:00 PM

Nice pics Killy! Great story telling too.
That tree in Jim's pic looks like it needs some protection from the bunnies. WOW.
Look forward to reading this thread every night. Keep up the good work everyone!!

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 22, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

QuoteKeep an eye on Drew's son, Adam. After seeing him hunt, I know we'll hear from him again. Soon.  

You hit that one dead on there, Aram...so true...

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 22, 2008, 08:46:00 PM

Oh, and Kathy....keep up the story. I must admit, I've passed those buildings at least several dozen times, each, and yet still feel the urge to travel down there again and see them as you captured them so elligantly in film....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 23, 2008, 05:34:00 AM

Elegantly? No, That requires a tripod, good film and a tilt-shift lens. Oh, getting out of the car is a good thing too.

It is amazing what the right lighting will do.
  :biglaugh:

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Post by: Keith Deters on February 23, 2008, 08:42:00 AM

Kathy,  That first building with the gothic towers is the old headquarters for the D&H Railroad.

 D+H Building (http://www.pbase.com/paraporcus/dh)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 23, 2008, 08:43:00 AM

The lighting was perfect and if ya wanted out I could of parked in that one spot. You are up early Kathy. I tried to sleep in! OOOOHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 23, 2008, 11:50:00 AM

Joe Skipp sorry I haven't been on in a couple of days. But that's the story I'm sticking with as well !

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 23, 2008, 12:55:00 PM

I really hope Kathy and Curt come on and finish some thing up. I have to put this thing to bed in a couple days with my final Thankyou to everyone. I have so many people to thank for their generous donations and their big hearts. I know I will miss some but I will do my best!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 23, 2008, 03:55:00 PM

Anyone with more on the hunt? OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 23, 2008, 05:02:00 PM

How about all the close misses, right off the top of my head I saw Tyler miss at three feet, I missed at three and five and feet, Shawn I know you missed a SITTING bunny at three feet, I saw a young man miss at about eight feet twice, and I know there were more!

My misses were all on the second push at the greenhouse, and both were at rabbits traveling at warp speed as they passed me.....the third to come by I hit in the rear but he kept right on going.....  :banghead:    On that push I was in a real thick spot, so before the pushers started I cut myself a two foot wide shooting lane about ten yards long......four rabbits ended up going through that lane!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 23, 2008, 05:11:00 PM

Very nice david. I missed 14 times and hit at least 4 other bunnies besides the one I killed. I had several sitting shots but most of my misses were running. I know I missed the same bunny twicw on the run, I put him out behind the house near the rabbit valley. I did a little push on my own, it is the one Killy ended up killing. Anyway, I jumped on a downed tree behind the houise the bunny went out and I missed at 10 ft. I grabbed another arrow from my bow quiver and as it was motoring dead away I let another fly at about 50 yards, just behind him. I yell bunny behind ya and some kid in the field turns and gets off a shot and than down thru Joe Skipp and Scott, before Katghy killed it on a dead run at 10 ft. OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 23, 2008, 07:45:00 PM

I had a good miss on the push after brier back mountain. Someone yells here comes a bunny heading to the field, next thing I know here it comes. Trouble was that the stinking bunny was on the other side of a chain link fence, I thought to myself, this is going to be good, well if the wood don't fly the bunny don't die, so I drew back put the lead on it and let loose to my surprise I missed the fence and the bunny. Things worked out for the best because one of the drivers picked up my arrow so I didn't have to climb the fence to get it   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 23, 2008, 08:07:00 PM

Last drive of the entire hunt, Shawn and I are on the inside fence line heading toward the back of "Grumpy's", a bunny breaks out ahead of us, but cuts back through to our left, I draw follow and release..........only to center punch a small tree about ten feet in front of me, Shawn is trying to find him, when Shawn moves the rabbit busts out from the base of a tree right where it had stopped and sat, when it busted out it so suprised the Huntmaster that he never came close to getting a shot off.......the bunny ran out, across the field and right across the road into another piece.....

David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on February 23, 2008, 08:18:00 PM

Missed one with my first shot at kicking distance. He was tucked under stuff that was way too thick for my judo. Jim later said he had a clear shot but decided to be chivalrous and let me shoot.     :scared:      I started following a thick blood trail (I just hate to leave some stuff unfinished. We've lost some but every time I saw people really try their best to recover each and every hit bunny.) I could hear people calling BUNNY!... BUNNY! then I spotted it again. It was one tough bunny. I could see it was hit, probably even twice, but it didn't slow him down a bit. He charged past Jeff at full speed but that was his last mistake.      :thumbsup:          :thumbsup:    
OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!  
I think that was #16     :)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 23, 2008, 08:41:00 PM

Actually I was laughing so hard at david for centering that tree I could not of shot if I wanted too! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 23, 2008, 10:14:00 PM

Shawn, stop pushing this dang thing to a close. The rest of us don't have as much free time as you do. Put it to bed? Just shoot, shovel and shut up?
Jeez. Roll over and go to sleep then. I believe I'll have a cigarette.

Stupid mail count. I just got in froma very full day, most of which was spent at work. The rest was spent at the tail end of a hog butchering.

The moon hung gibbous in the southeast as I drove in, a hub of activity for all the powers roaming the fathomless depths of the infinite night. Its dull amber glow was a warm promise in the bitter dark, like a glimmer from the bottom of a banked fire when one breathes it to life in the morning. I thought I saw my mother's face in her, but no.

It was the Energizer Bunny.
I need sleep.
Shawn...chill.  :cool:  
Killdeer

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 23, 2008, 10:18:00 PM

i hope this thread rolls for a couple more months myself, still a lot to be said and like Killy said not much time cept wekends to say it.
Shawn,
         did ya find that chap stick yet???  :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: southpawshooter on February 23, 2008, 11:08:00 PM

Sorry Killie, but I don't think "chill" is in Shawn's vocabulary, LOL    :biglaugh:

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 23, 2008, 11:19:00 PM

I agree Scott. Especially with "Abolsute" power.

Shawn is right tho, as all good things must come to an end. Not for ever, but as like changing seasons. Rest is good.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 24, 2008, 05:53:00 AM

good morning all!  :coffee:   how bout some more pic's!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 24, 2008, 07:16:00 AM

This must have been break time.

  (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/IM000984.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 08:53:00 AM

Scott, I do have a pic of a (briefly) chilled Shawn. Working on editing and uploading as we um, sit. I have about 300 JPG files to work from here.

 :eek:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 24, 2008, 09:04:00 AM

Sorry guys....been down for over two days now...   :(    

I'll try to finish up with my pix and stories today...feelin' a little better....


Fred, Thanx bud....having that one published means the world to me....

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 24, 2008, 09:24:00 AM

Take your time Curt, hope you feel better soon.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 09:25:00 AM

Can you believe that Shawn and Cindy handed over a truck to a stranger?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/MyChariot.jpg)

They didn't SEEM nervous about it, so I did that for them. It was both hands at ten and two for every mile! Friday dawned, and I made coffee and got free eats at the motel. Museum, with its treasures of regional artifacts? Or Five Rivers with its trove of wildlife and new birds for my lifelist? Shawn had said that he wanted to shoot some with Damon at his dad's house at 8:30. Fashionably late, I arrive at 9. Vacant. Dang!

Five Rivers? Mmmm. I went back to the Wal-Mart for the tape that Shawn told me not to buy, plus some food and to peruse the sporting goods section. (Ours get dissected and disappear sometime in November.) I went over later in the day to help Shawn and Cindy with some last minute prep to the house. The work they gave me to do was symbolic, little diddly stuff, punctuated by a beer or two. When all was as good as it would get, Shawn took me to the kiddy slopes to introduce me to the concepts behind Bunny Hunting.
What a guide! Never having done anything like this before, he walked me through it (as he walked through stands of living barbed wire) and never made me feel stupid. I had no concept of the significance of blue snow, and had never noticed bunny cuttings before. Sure, I knew the difference between deer browsing and bunny clipping, but had never seen so many saplings girdled and gnawn by these mini-beavers. It was awesome. He must have flushed out ten rabbits on the first drive, all of which fled gaily into the woodlot across the trail. Some paused to point and make rude gestures at me.  :p  

Having hunted deer for half my life on public land, I was used to that.
Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 24, 2008, 09:31:00 AM

Here's the pix that Aram asked me to post of his daughter Una and Ken....I heard what was happening and asked if I could get a picture to capture the moment.....Aram and Ken will fill you in.....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08043.jpg)


 Saturday night after the raffle Shawn and I talked about me taking out Miss Faith for the sunday hunt. I'd never shot her before, but I figured that some good mojo and the fact that it was Miss Faith might break my 5ys "bunnyless" streak. Over the years I'd figured out every single way to miss rabbits. I'm talking some golden opportunities. So Sunday morning I grab some of the wood arrows Shawn had made up for Hope and Faith,and went out in the howling wind to see how she felt.  Even in the 40-50mph crosswind she was putting arrow after arrow in the 3d bear at 15yds. It was heard to tell how they were actually flying with the wind kicking the feathered end all over the place. But they went right where I was looking to put them. Now I just needed a way to carry my arrows. Drew offers up a three arrow Eagle's flight(thanx bud, Shawn will be sending it back to you for me). I put it on and went back out to shoot a couple more shots....perfect....It was Miss Faith for Sunday!

First push I was part of the second waive of pushers, trying to catch the bunnies that double back....and double back they did!

Tim K. and I had a blast...first bunny came flying back toward me at about 10 yds and I made a surprisingly good running shot that couldn't have been any closer without taking hair off. Two shots later the push ended for me and I felt real godd about how I was shooting Miss Faith.....

Here's the results of the first push on Sunday(greenhouse).....


Bob Brown.....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08044.jpg)

Gary K., Tim's dad...both long time friends of mine.....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08045.jpg)

The huntmaster.....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08046.jpg)

bbassi....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08047.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 09:38:00 AM

Now were talkin'!! OOOHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 10:51:00 AM

Flippin' back to Friday, Shawn and I continued across the road to the old school, and poked around back there. We walked around to the left of the school and went in at the back side of it. Bunnies flushed, and bunnies won. There were a few "almosts" as we worked around through the woods. We were almost done back there when a young rabbit made some mistakes. It stopped near a wire fence, which allowed me to get close enough to firmly identify it as non-cat, non-dog and non-human. It wasn't a donkey either. It ran to a brush pile and I crept up and shot into the tangle. It ran.

I found my arrow at the woodpile. It was lying on the snow, and the fletches were discolored. I wondered what could have leached into them from the snow. I hit him!!  :)  

Did I mention that Shawn is a good guide? He spotted blood and we started trailing. We found where the rabbit had crossed a trail, and went toward the back of the woodlot. The rabbit then started losing a lot of blood, as a hole widened and stuff started to drag on him. We caught up to him, and the arrows started flying. We couldn't have hit the side of a barn from the inside. Shawn shot and hit a tree, and the arrow came right back at him! I feared that he would put an eye out, but admired his self-retrieving arrow. The rabbit had a good case of the "gleeps" by then, and a swift clip from Shawn put him out for good. My first bunny ever!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5337.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5330.jpg)

While the shot would have been great on a deer, I found that rabbit hearts are well ahead of what I expected, and instead of the crease behind the foreleg, I should go for shoulder and forward. Probably inside the joint of humerus and scapula is best. Unless ya head-shoot them like the REAL hunters did the next day!

Killdeer  :D

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 10:52:00 AM

Somebody got that arrow in the raffle.

Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 10:55:00 AM

That was the most cool moment of the whole hut for me. I was so thrilled I could hardly stand still. It was a sight to see and I will remember it forever, this is why we bought her here and her first 1/2 hour out she kills a bunny! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 24, 2008, 11:01:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :notworthy:  

How cool is that?  That first bunny by Kathy was a sign of things to come, little did we know......


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Mark Fedrizzi on February 24, 2008, 11:02:00 AM

...........  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 24, 2008, 11:33:00 AM

OOOOOOOHHHHHH YYYYYYYEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
Shot placement on a bunny? Im happy if I hit them at all....  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk2 on February 24, 2008, 12:35:00 PM

Shawn that was one of the most funnest weekends of my life. Thank You for letting me come.  


  Hunter

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 24, 2008, 12:40:00 PM

the knife that i gave Una belonged to Barb Dumas. i have been holding it for awhile decieding what to do, waiting for the right feeling. i had thought a few times about giving it to differnt people but just did not get the feeling that it was the right time. watching una walk around with the group and carring her bow just really hit home. here was a beautiful, young lady compleatly at home in the great outdoors. i did not know Barb really well but we had talked through emails and i read every thing she posted as she had a way with owords much like Killdeer. i can only guess that Una is a lot like what barb must have been as a young girl, a natural to the outdoors. i thought Una would be the perfect person for this knife to unite past spirits with those of our youth and keep the traditional ways alive. Aram i'm sure is an extremly proud father of a beautiful girl that posses such natural beauty and looks so at home in the woods with her bow. Congrats to you Aram for rasing such a treasure!!!
 Una,
      it is so refreshing to see a young lady in the great outdoors. emarace the beautys of nature and the flight of the arrow. never change to fit in, be yourself and believe in yourself, you make all of us proud! i look foward to seeing you next year and shooting a few arrows with ya. i do not need or want thanks for the knife. you being you is all the thanks one needs. i bet Barb would have handed the knife to you herself if she were there.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 24, 2008, 12:44:00 PM

Ken.....simply put...AWESOME!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 24, 2008, 12:48:00 PM

Ken.....I can't find the words to describe what you have done here.....  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :notworthy:  

Una is a very worthy recipient.......Aram you have a couple there to be proud of!


David

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Post by: Guru on February 24, 2008, 12:51:00 PM

:notworthy:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 12:54:00 PM

Una, I am so happy to see that you got this special knife from my brother Ken. Barb was a kindred spirit to me, and I am sure that she is smiling at the road that her knife is travelling. Walk your road well, and leave your own very distinct tracks upon the path.

Killdeer
I have hunted with your knife.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/Hunting%20and%20Camp/Bowhunt100805.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: vermonster13 on February 24, 2008, 12:55:00 PM

A knife with some serious Mojo! Good deal all around!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 12:57:00 PM

OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 12:59:00 PM

Don't order yet, there's MORE!

2006:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/BBTC/BBTC%2006/MeNBernieNKnife.jpg)

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: drewsbow on February 24, 2008, 01:04:00 PM

Very cool , well done Brother Ken  :0)   :thumbsup:    :notworthy:    :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 24, 2008, 01:47:00 PM

....so with that drive done and very productive, again the talk of breaking last years record of 16 kept coming up, we had 14 now.....

It was time for Briarback mountain....Shawn takes the sitters and sends me to get the pushers set....as we get to where we where going to spread out all of a sudden Gary K. spots a bunny sitting under a bush. Gary knew haw much I wanted to kill a bunny with Miss Faith and quickly signals for me to come up and try the shot......What a guy to even think of me at time like that(thanx again bud)!  I get about 10ft from the bush and Gary points out the rabbit thru the thorn branches.  I pick out it's black eye,draw and release. And the bunny runs off....somehow I'd missed..not sure if I hit a branch...but I was sure I'd missed a golden opportunity....I guess it just wasn't meant to happen that way.  

Briarback was probably the most dis-organized drive we've even made in 5 yrs, but still produced a phenomenal amount of shooting. But nothing was brought to bag.....On the way back out we pushed a brushy draw on the way back to do the "greenhouse push" again.....

I got another running close but no cigar shot at about 7yds.....

But Mark Fedrizzi and Stoneknife teamed up to bag another bunny....#15....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08051.jpg)


The start of the 2nd "greenhouse push"......

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08052.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 01:56:00 PM

I was reading this and playing with a thorn that is still in the tip of my "burred" finger, and had to laugh at the bit of briar hanging from Stone Knife's hat! Briars and thorns may go away, but this hunt will stay wih me forever!

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 02:04:00 PM

Here is a bit of video from Briarback. The rabbit is running back and forth on the far hillside.

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I didn't know that the camera was running on this one, but it captures what I think is the onset of David's black eye. The film is entitled "DOH!!" When I looked down his way, he was recoiling from a thicket and a tree trunk, holding his face. Evidently he had not lost any parts, so we kept hunting for rabbits.

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Killdeer

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Post by: Huntrdfk2 on February 24, 2008, 02:22:00 PM

Yeah, that was it Kathy.....it's still black and blue.   Takes more than that to stop this hunt though!


David

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Post by: Huntrdfk2 on February 24, 2008, 02:23:00 PM

Dang, didn't see that I was under Hunter's login.....   :banghead:  


David

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 02:26:00 PM

Those arrows with the orange crown and two blue and an orange feather shot gtreat out of Hope and Faith, they were 60-65s cut to 29"s with 125 up front. Curt can shoot most any bow with a medium to high wrist grip, but he shot Faith pretty darn good, as he soon will tell! Kathy and Guru with some great stories yet to come!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 02:27:00 PM

Out in the hinterlands, eh? We can excuse you for not seeing all that well these days.

 :biglaugh:

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 02:30:00 PM

WOW!! Video and all!!! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Guru on February 24, 2008, 03:06:00 PM

So we went on and did the "greenhouse push again and it was insane again!  Bunnies all over the place, I think I took one or two shots a runnin' bunnies and got to watch "Swampbuck" take a couple...good stuff to see him shoot almost at his feet,barely miss, then try to stab the rabbit as it blew by him with the tip of his longbow...priceless!!!

...at the end of this push it was Jeff Williams that came out with the record tying bunny #16,good shootin' bud.....Jeff and his son Tyler....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08053.jpg)


We packed up and headed back to Mr. Leonard's house(I know someone has pix of this)....we said goodbye to a good number of the hunters. Some had long drives ahead of them and needed to hit the road....the goodbye's are always the tough part for me........

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Post by: Guru on February 24, 2008, 03:32:00 PM

My only video from the weekend.....

Mikey vs. Steel....

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/th_JLMBH08004.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/?action=view¤t=JLMBH08004.flv)

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 24, 2008, 04:21:00 PM

Mikey looks like a Kebbler Elf in that little brown hat!

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 04:32:00 PM

Mikey may be small but has a bigger heart than all of us. I wish I would get to spend a little time with him, actually I wish I could spend more time with everyone. I am always busy running and making sure stuff is ready and such. I know one day, maybe next year, I am gonna have Curt, Damon and David take over the Huntmaster duties and bring a video camera and take all this great stuff in. I know I can get a lot of great stuff and enjoy the people this way!! Great stuff! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 24, 2008, 04:53:00 PM

Thank You Shawn... Would like to have a small group of us get together mid March. Seems the only time I see you is at your bunny hunt or at the Muzzy shoot. We gotta do better than that!

... mike ...

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Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 05:18:00 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed Mikey's high spirits and wit. I never heard a complaint out of him, though he was tripped over numerous times and had difficulty shooting over the furrows in the fields. He's a heck of a clout shooter, though!

Here ya go, Curt!

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Gitmo Bound!  :scared:    :scared:  
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Killdeer

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 05:42:00 PM

Could David look more serious? Smile buddy!! Mike, if ya let me know in advance we can do that. Ya got turkeys at the camp? We could do that too!! OOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Guru on February 24, 2008, 05:53:00 PM

That was just David getting his game face on for what he knew was a head.... BRIARBACK!

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Post by: joe skipp on February 24, 2008, 05:59:00 PM

Shawn...that was a look of eating too much Chili before taking the kids out...  :help:    :eek:  

The other time he had that look was early in the hunt...head long into the briars, he threw his bow out to me and yelled.."Take this thing before I wrap it around this tree.".... Then he made me check his scalp for any thorns...I checked it from a "distance"...

This "look" and "behavior" was documented by Woodchucker.....honest...I swear....  :rolleyes:

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Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 06:28:00 PM

People saw all these bristling trucks coming down the road and drove across fields to get away. Looking at the pic of Drew above, which seems maybe a little less grim than the visage that David offered, I wonder that there weren't any wrecks. I guess when you see such, you are very careful not to do anything that would take drive capability away from your vehicle.

Killdeer

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Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 06:39:00 PM

Fearsome Warriors!

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Post by: Killdeer on February 24, 2008, 07:04:00 PM

Traveling back in time, Saturday spread its lovely petals gently through my dreams, and I awoke to golden sun glinting off the snow.

Arriving at the doings, I was elated by the thrum of activity throughout the scene. Walking in the front door the first thing I saw was Curt putting his clothes on. OK, he had lots of clothes on already, but he was putting more on. We said howdy and I went in search of more free coffee. The back yard was abuzz.

Normally, I get nervous when there are more than three people around. Crowds make me flee. Not this one!

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Killdeer

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 24, 2008, 07:08:00 PM

YEAH MAN!!!!!!!love the pic's sister!  :readit:

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Post by: Izzy on February 24, 2008, 07:28:00 PM

Ken, love what you did with that knife for Una.  :clapper:  You da man!

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 07:32:00 PM

Great pics.!! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: joe skipp on February 24, 2008, 07:44:00 PM

That tan Nissan looks familiar...Holy Cow!! Is that Aram with his arm around Little Mikey!!   :scared:    :help:  

Or is that Mikey standing up in my truck???

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Post by: Huntrdfk on February 24, 2008, 07:47:00 PM

I was only looking serious 'cause I was planning things........and trying to make sure I didn't fall out of the truck!

The truck pictures bring me back to wondering what the officer in the cruiser must have been thinking as he passed us.....

"There ain't no way I have enough paper on me to stop those guys"

"I know there must be  a law against that, I just don't know what it is"

He looked at us and kept right on driving without ever slowing down......


David

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 07:58:00 PM

All the officers new it was me and my Bunny hunting crew. I work for the Town of Bethlehem and a lot of the police hunt and know me and what we all do for a great cause!! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 24, 2008, 08:25:00 PM

Mike was all cozy down in the bed of Joe's truck

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 24, 2008, 09:59:00 PM

I hope Curt finishes his story on Faith, I cannot wait to hear it from him again!! That bunny was not getting away, no way! OOOOOHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 25, 2008, 06:31:00 AM

How many people were fortunate enough to win one of Killdeers arrows at the auction? I just so happen to possess#9 and it is spined 49# that puts it in the range of my Hills, I was going to put it up as a reminder of the 2008 JLMBH. Then I thought it is such a nice arrow that it would be a crime not to use it on deer, so that is my plan for the up coming fall season. Hopefully I will get the chance to harvest a deer with mine, and don't worry Kathy I wont shoot it in the head   :bigsmyl:

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Post by: woodchucker on February 25, 2008, 06:47:00 AM

I have #8 Jim.....Killy won a tube quiver with one of her arrows in it during the raffle.She took the arrow out,and looked around the room.....then she smiled and handed it to ME!!!!! I cannot express the feelings of emotion that I felt at that moment,but that moment will remain in my memory forever!!!!!

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Post by: swampbuck on February 25, 2008, 09:17:00 AM

I hear ya Jim arrows are made to fly in most case's anyway LOL Not sure I'd use one of Curts stone point creations but I have let loose my Bernie arrow and if My killdeer arrow was a tad longer I may shoot that too but only with a good back stop,don't wanna loose them ya know their special.

Took Sonny out yesterday the last weekend day of the season around here.We only got 2 and I had to stop cause Sonnys tail was even worse than last weekend on the bunnyhunt.The bunnies were running pretty big loops till the last one held up at one end doing mini circles.Sonny was leaving a 4' wide blood trail with his tail whipping back and forth,if it was a deer I'd expect to find it.Since he wieghs in @ just over 40#s I thought I better leash him before he ran out or got so low that he just fell over.I did check by the way and Sonny is 7 yrs old this past Dec. One of these yrs I'm gonna hafta leave him home.Still a few yrs off yet

Anybody got any idea's on what to do about his tail? He ain't smart enuff to stop waggin it so hard when he's in the brush and I can't have him loosin that much blood to often or the hunt will end early like it did yesterday

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Post by: woodchucker on February 25, 2008, 09:29:00 AM

That will truely be a sad time Tom.....I cannot even IMAGINE a Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt without Sonny.....

I'm just glad it's a few years from now. But when the time comes for Sonny to lay beside the Eternal Campfire.....We will have to shoot an arrow into the sunset.....In Honor of our Faithful Friend.

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Post by: swampbuck on February 25, 2008, 09:55:00 AM

That arrow is hopefully a good 10plus yrs away. He'll hafta be pulled from the hunt before then.Heck some of us may well hafta sit out some of the pushes it's not an easy street hunt as I,m sure everybody thats been has figured out.

By the way Morning folks   :coffee:

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Post by: Aram on February 25, 2008, 09:57:00 AM

You know thefriendly type? The really, really friendly? The kind that just comes and sits in your lap  :rolleyes:  ...
...Mike?!?!?  :scared:    :scared:  


At the end of the auction Ken said he had Ru's knife and that's what he wanted most from the table. That was such an awesome compliment!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

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Post by: Izzy on February 25, 2008, 10:02:00 AM

Swampbuck, on Sonny did you ever consider using duct tape on the end of his tail for hunting?I dint think it would hurt to remove it if you went slow.Hes a hard dog your lucky to have him.Hopefully we'll have our pup by next years hunt.
                                     Izzy

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Post by: swampbuck on February 25, 2008, 10:21:00 AM

If he's hunting he'd probably forget about the tape otherwise he doesn't like sticky LOL Gonna ask around ,check with the vet too.It's been a problem the last few weeks it just got bad fast yesterday.He basically only goes out on the weekends but I try to have him hunt at least once for a couple hrs every weekend it's what he likes to do best.

I'll probably give him the weekend before next yrs hunt off even if he won't like that idea much

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 25, 2008, 10:56:00 AM

Aram,
    i beiieve it was Shawn that used the expression "What ever blows your hair back! ", well that knife blows my hair back and I WANTED IT!! have Ru check his pm's as i sent him one. showed his knife to a good friend that is a professional knife builder and his hair was blown back too!!

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Post by: bbassi on February 25, 2008, 11:17:00 AM

Tom, you could try that liquid band aid stuff. It burns like heck when you first put it on, but it does work. You'd probably have to hold him down for the first coat. LOL

They also make some stuff just for animals that is suppose to stop the bleeding for times when you cut their nails to short or they run through a barb wire fence. I've used it and it works ok as long as they don't move too much. In this case I doubt it would be of much help. Maybe you could PM Tippet and see what he recommends.

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Post by: swampbuck on February 25, 2008, 11:41:00 AM

"Maybe you could PM Tippet and see what he recommends."

Good call Brent thanx

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 25, 2008, 12:03:00 PM

Jim, I got one of Killy's arrows. It has a number 5 on it with the grain weight. Its a flu flu, so you know it will be getting some use!

That was yet another sweet knife Ru made. Very capable young man ya have there Aram. When you guys got there, it was all business.   :thumbsup:

Im trying very hard to follow the doc's orders today. Im looking out the window and see tree rats and turkey, deer and I even saw a rabbit on the woodline...  :banghead:

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 25, 2008, 12:13:00 PM

Jamie,
         BLOWGUN AND DARTS!!!!

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Post by: ishiwannabe on February 25, 2008, 12:42:00 PM

Thats funny Ken. I am getting the itch bad...

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Post by: woodchucker on February 25, 2008, 05:35:00 PM

TTT, For the "after dinner" crew!!!!!   :campfire:

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Post by: drewsbow on February 25, 2008, 06:21:00 PM

Aram , I was witness to that trade and believe me everyone got what they wanted on that deal.
Ken , Well done my brother , you learn fast grasshopper :0)   :notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:

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Post by: drewsbow on February 25, 2008, 06:23:00 PM

OOHH yeah, Jim I have # 4 arrow from Kathy and won't be shooting it , very special to me and don't want to loose it :0)  Drew

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 06:31:00 PM

Maybe you could make Sonny some Kevlar limbskins. Hitch them to a (pink) garter belt around his waist! I bet Mikey would get jealous and make himself one, too.

Who got the arrow that killed Friday's bunny? The one with all the blood and hair on it.

I have Saturday's kill arrow. Curt suggested that it would be good for the St. Jude's auction onsite, and I agree. I ain't cleaning it, neither. Takes the magic of the moment out of it.

Jim, if you shoot a deer with that arrow, I  HOPE  you hit it in the head, then you better run up and stick it. That's the only way you'll be able to take home a deer hit with a hex head.   :knothead:  

Killdeer  :archer:

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 06:33:00 PM

Drew, with your long arms, you'd shoot a hole in your upper limb.

K~  :biglaugh:

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 25, 2008, 06:39:00 PM

Kathy, must I explain every thing to you   ;)   I plan on replacing the Hex with a super sharp broad head, and waiting for the perfect shot on a deer, so as not to waste such a lovely arrow or a deer on a stupid shot. I may even decide to use it on turkeys. I am really glad to have won it.

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 06:59:00 PM

What kind of head?  :)

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 25, 2008, 07:04:00 PM

Oooooh boy, Killy. Just had that first rabbit you gave me. Fried up with a little red wine and cream of chicken soup mix...absolutely amazing...   :bigsmyl:      :thumbsup:      :jumper:  
many more thanks for that little gift of protein...Vincent enjoyed it, too. First wild game the little guy's tasted...

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 25, 2008, 07:06:00 PM

Chris,
      what do ya say we do a little bunnie thumping this weekend? also look on the thread titled Bear Montana pic's.

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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 25, 2008, 07:07:00 PM

Jim, I won one of Killy's arrows. it's on my arrow rack of special arrows.

Ken, You are the best ! I will be proud to share my campfire with you. ( hopefully a few this year )

Tom, Super glue should work. I know I can stick my fingers together real quick like.

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 25, 2008, 07:10:00 PM

broad·head       Spelled Pronunciation[brawd-hed]
–noun
1.   a flat, triangular, steel arrowhead with sharp edges.
2.   an arrow having such an arrowhead.
[Origin: broad + head]

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 25, 2008, 07:10:00 PM

Ken,
Sounds like a fine idea. I've got Sunday off, so PM me if that'll work for you...

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 25, 2008, 07:13:00 PM

James, you are about to match wits in a word dual with a loaded gun! Killy will shoot ya dead iffin ya call her out in a word classifacation dual!

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 25, 2008, 07:13:00 PM

Bob all your arrows are special   :thumbsup:

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 25, 2008, 07:14:00 PM

Ken I'm thick on skin and thin on brains sometimes.

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 07:19:00 PM

Jim, if you weren't trying so hard to be a smarta33, I would have offered you one of my favorite broadheads. Seems you carry a fathead I mean broadhead of your own that you favor more.  :p  

Killerdeer~ your turn.  :knothead:

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Post by: ghost rob on February 25, 2008, 07:20:00 PM

I won one Killie's arrows at the raffle, I think it was #12. I sent it home with Jordan(Lee's grandson) so that he could have it as a keepsake from an awesome day spent with his grandpa. Super nice kid and excellent grandpa.

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 25, 2008, 07:20:00 PM

Killy, now I have to admit unlike Mikey who did not mention the name of the "book", Jim did say what type of head he will use. He said a "Broad"...  :biglaugh:

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Post by: drewsbow on February 25, 2008, 07:21:00 PM

Kathy : I think I need two of your arrows so as I can put em together and make one :0)

Jim : Your just looking for it ain't ya :0) Drew

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Post by: adkmountainken on February 25, 2008, 07:24:00 PM

silence as they pace off 20 steps.......

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 07:24:00 PM

Drew, you can have as many of my arrows as you like. But I think most would agree that a broadhead isn't just a broadhead, or there wouldn't be so many threads about them and Doc Ashby would have to take up knitting.

Killdeer

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 07:26:00 PM

Too dang many Jims around here.  

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Post by: drewsbow on February 25, 2008, 07:30:00 PM

Thanks Kathy , I know I don't like every broadhead I see or try out :0) Drew

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 25, 2008, 07:39:00 PM

Is it to late to be humble   :notworthy:

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 07:40:00 PM

I need to upload more pics but the Bucket is moving real slow. I think it's bath time. My coworkers will love me for it.
Stone Knife, if you want a Magnus Journeyman, it's yours. That is what I usually put on my woods if they aren't carrying obsidian.

Killdeer

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 25, 2008, 07:44:00 PM

That would be great Kathy, Don't tell Howard but I was shooting my Bob Lee 54" hunter close quarters turkey weapon. I think they might make a nice combo.

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Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 25, 2008, 07:45:00 PM

Ken and Chris, no bunny huntin' after Friday. Season closes end of Feb. Jim, put a big ol' Snuffer on that arra' and kill something with it. Great stuff! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Mrs Stickman on February 25, 2008, 07:59:00 PM

Just a quick note regarding Sonny,  an old home remedy, and I checked it with the Vet once.  A little bit of flour will stop the bleeding as well.  This works with toenails that get cut too short as well.  Those little tails do get beat up.  Best to let him until it heals up even though he will miss the bunny huntin.  

Us dog folks gotta take care of those companions that the Good Lord has entrusted to us.

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Post by: swampbuck on February 25, 2008, 08:11:00 PM

Thanx Mrs S ,it's amazing some of the things dogs can get into.My neighbors beagle got stuck thru the tounge with a pc of barbed wire and we had to use 2 pair of pliers to untwist it and cut her free.

Northern zone is open till 3/16 not sure if I'll go up for the last weekend or not,I'll be in Fla the weekend before that and I,m not drivin that far this weekend with Sonny's tail like it is.You guys think it's thick @ Shawn's LOL I can show ya some stuff there ain't no way your gettin thru without crawling.On the plus side there isn't as many rose bush's

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Post by: Killdeer on February 25, 2008, 08:25:00 PM

Reckon if I put a box in the mail with "Stone Knife, Gen'l Delivery" it'll get there?

PM me yer addy, Jim.
And they let him drive!!  :readit:    :rolleyes:  
Killdeer

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Post by: A7XIS#1 on February 25, 2008, 09:24:00 PM

HI DAD  :p    :p    :p    :p    :p    :p    :p    :p

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: tippit on February 25, 2008, 09:45:00 PM

Just got back from the TX Sweat or I'd been a Bunny Hunter with Ya'll...oops that southern talk is still rollin' on my tongue   :D  

As to Sonny's tail that is a problem with short haired hunting dogs like English pointer and such.  They just don't have enough padding on the tip of the tail in thick briars...as a matter of fact I remember I didn't either!

Anyway the tip starts to become callused over with a hard tissue lump.  Then it isn't supple or elastic to to all the abrasions.  If he would allow some sort of covering that would work, otherwise try to keep the area soft like a light coat of Vaseline...maybe get some boxing fighter's cut formula.  I've even had to bob/cut back some tail on pointers...guess that's why the Setters with their long hair & Brittanies with short tails are more popular in dense northern woods...Doc

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Post by: J.Williams on February 25, 2008, 09:48:00 PM

Curt,nice article in the new TBM.That's what it's all about and I know how you feel.   :thumbsup:

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Post by: swampbuck on February 25, 2008, 10:04:00 PM

Thanx,he'll be getting a break for at least a couple weeks closer to 3 before I'll let him run.Maybe a little rogain on his tail LOL

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Post by: Kingstaken on February 25, 2008, 11:24:00 PM

Kathy, Jim and Drew.  Too funny.
Trying real hard to stop fingers from typing.

Tom I here Cabelas has Upland underoos for dogs. Not to be confused with depends some other's at the hunt wore.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 26, 2008, 06:35:00 AM

Good Morning My Friends!!!!!   :coffee:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: bamboo on February 26, 2008, 07:15:00 AM

killie
i was lucky enough to win your "friday arrow"and it sits right  beside my other cherished JLMBH arrow--the one i shot from the LDB and killed a rabbit with  2 years ago those arrows don't leave the house-in fact i won a display plaque for arrows built and donated by brent bassi- thanks buddy --but another prize that does, is the knife that Ru so kindly donated last year--she's a pleasure to handle and own--nice work Ru!this hunt was the best !!shawn puts on quite an event!!and thanks to all the folks-family ,friends,the fire company --and of course the TG'ers--see ya next year for sure!!!

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Post by: ber643 on February 26, 2008, 08:13:00 AM

Great - just great, as usual, and gets better every year. Y'all give yourselves a big hand!  :thumbsup:    :campfire:    :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 26, 2008, 08:27:00 AM

Mornin Bernie,I'd nominate you as our special guest however I'd hafta admit to being concerned if ya could do many of the pushes.Some of them aren't very nice and test a good many of us.I was wondering about how hard some of the folks were getting pushed along as the huntmaster is a hard driving huntin fool LOL Nice to see ya check in besides you where there in spirt Take care   :coffee:

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Post by: woodchucker on February 26, 2008, 09:12:00 AM

Awww C'mon Tom!!!!! Our Buddy Bernie's a MARINE!!!!!

I just KNOW he's been in thicker $hi+ than a few rose bushes!!!!!

Semper Fi Bernie!!!!!

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Post by: Killdeer on February 26, 2008, 03:52:00 PM

And that rascal just LOVES cold weather! The colder the better, Right, Bern?

Killdeer  :goldtooth:

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Post by: woodchucker on February 26, 2008, 03:59:00 PM

"In any Clime and Place....."

Are ya ready for your "marchin' orders" Bernie?????   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 26, 2008, 04:20:00 PM

Chuck...what are you doing man?  :saywhat:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 26, 2008, 05:27:00 PM

Mike, must be you rubbed off a little of that on Joe, he has one of the arrows that you made, it came with the bow you made. It hangs on the wall in his room and he will never shoot it because he doesn't want anything to happen to it. I think it's a good idea, I know that I shouldn't risk my Killdeer arrow but, it will mean so much more to me if I can take an animal with it, then I'll hang it up for good.

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Post by: woodchucker on February 26, 2008, 05:48:00 PM

What am I doin'?????

C'mon Jamie.....This 2 day Bunny Hunt is TOUGH!!!!!   :readit:

(The only thing "fewer" and "prouder" than MARINES.....is "RETIRED" Marines!!!!!)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 26, 2008, 06:00:00 PM

Uh...I was talking about the snow man.  :biglaugh:
I know you are dancing!

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Post by: drewsbow on February 26, 2008, 06:05:00 PM

Hey : shut it down Chuck the hunt is over man . That means I don't need(want) any more snow  :banghead:    :banghead:  Now I have to go clean the driveway :0(

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 26, 2008, 06:06:00 PM

Hmmmmm.....(didn't think about THAT.....)

I'll bring Bernie some snowshoes!!!!!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: woodchucker on February 26, 2008, 06:08:00 PM

DANG!!!!! You guys are gettin' SNOW?????

I've been tryin' to get the RAIN to stop all day!!!!!   :confused:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on February 26, 2008, 06:10:00 PM

Something's aweful wrong with your dancing Chuck...just can seem to make the weather work the way you want it to this year...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 26, 2008, 06:28:00 PM

Maybe next year he should do a rain dance Chris??
Is that what you are saying?  :smileystooges:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on February 26, 2008, 06:36:00 PM

I believe so...  :saywhat:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 26, 2008, 07:47:00 PM

I hear parts will have 2' of snow by tomorrow.

Chuck turn and face SE towards the Ilsand here. We haven't had a good storm yet. The sleds are getting webs...  :pray:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: bbassi on February 26, 2008, 08:27:00 PM

One thing I wanted to post before we wrap this up is a picture of My daughter with her new bow that she (I) was given after the raffle on Saturday night. See it seems the person who won it didn't have any kids and didn't want to give his better half any ideas. I want to thank the two people who made it happen (and I hope I get the names right, if not please forgive me), Tim Kosteczko for gifting the bow, and Bamboo for building it. Thanks guys! Emily loves her new bow. Hopefully I can bring her along one of these years.

  (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bbassi/Emi002.jpg)

  (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/bbassi/Emi001.jpg)

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Post by: woodchucker on February 26, 2008, 08:37:00 PM

Now THAT is Cool!!!!!

Yes Sir, My Buddy Bamboo (Mike Robin) sure does make a fine bow!!!!! Should last her a LOOOOONG time!!!!!

Kudos to all involved,Well Done My Friends.....    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on February 26, 2008, 08:59:00 PM

I'm here at work...so I'll give my closing comments:

As usual, a generous thank you to Shawn,Cindy and everyone who worked so hard to make this event a success every year.

Honestly, the group of guys that showed up this year and in years past are some of the finest bowhunters and people you would ever want to meet and spend a weekend with.

No Complaining, no bitching just guys working hard to get a few shots at some rabbits. To most guys who may never make it out west for the larger game, this IS their elk hunt or caribou hunt and they put all their energy into making this weekend enjoyable not only for themselves, sons or daughters but to EVERY OTHER HUNTER.

Thanks again...now...I'm off delivering some parts to the Mfg line...

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Post by: Stone Knife on February 26, 2008, 09:24:00 PM

Good idea Joe, I better say some things just in case this thread gets locked. Thanks to Shawn and his family for doing such a fine job, the work load must be unbelievable but the organization is fantastic. This hunt is such a blast, it gives me a chance to get away and just have a good time hunting and carry on with a great group of people but all the while it is for the good of children that really need some help. Thanks to every one.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 26, 2008, 09:27:00 PM

many, many thanks to Shawn and family for all the hard work, you are a giant among men my friend! this is by far the BEST hunt and time i have had. it is so nice meeting all the poeple that one talks to on Tradgang. words can not express how much fun i had and what that hunt ment to me.

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Post by: Tim Kosteczko on February 26, 2008, 11:01:00 PM

bbassi, thanks for posting some pictures, i am really glad that emily likes her new bow. When i first won the bow i didn't know what to do with it, i knew it was a beautiful bow that should be shot and in the hands of someone that would appreciate it. that night in the hotel i tried to think of someone that would know what they had with a bow such as that. however, i was unable to come up with anyone, when i  started asking around i am glad you were sitting next to me as we stuffed our faces with all the DELICIOUS food.

I know i was successful in finding someone that will appreciate the bow. The bow gets what it deserves and someone who deserves the bow gets it.
Congrats Emily and ENJOY!

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Post by: LAR43 on February 26, 2008, 11:11:00 PM

Tim's post is what this weekend is all about. The bunnies just make it a lot more fun!!

My right knee & hip are lettin' me down & walkin' is downright painful, but I won't miss bein' there! No matter what.
Shawn, you know how I feel about you & your family.

Thanks all!

Larry & Greg

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Post by: Keith Deters on February 26, 2008, 11:19:00 PM

Brent,

Tell Emily to be carefull in the woods with her new bow, especially if she plans on wearing that hat she has on in the first pic outside......

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 26, 2008, 11:28:00 PM

I am gonna leave her up a bit longer in hopes Curt and Kathy finish some things up. I kno wthey are busy and Curt is feeling lousy but I would love to hear a lil' more form the two!! OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 27, 2008, 05:32:00 AM

I do have some more pics and video, but this mail count has me working long days. My step-mom is going to have a procedure done today at the hospital and I will need to check in on her and dad tonight.

Shoot, why not let us prattle for a year?  :confused:  
Killdeer

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Post by: Guru on February 27, 2008, 05:33:00 AM

.....where was I?

Since we'd lost so many hunters and it was later than we figured, Shawn decided to stay close to the house and hunt a couple small pieces close by.
First we'd head across the road and do the "kids hunt". The drivers went one way and us sitters went another. Shawn said "com'om Curt, let's get on that corner". That's the corner where I'd filmed young Adam sling arrows at 5 different bunny's as they ran by us to escape the drivers. I remember I could see Gary and Timmy K. to my right, and Tom "swampbuck" to my immediate left,and Shawn was over there somewhere too.

We got ready for what we hoped would be another good push. This is when the "prophet swampbuck"  spoke....

....."how cool would it be if you break your jinx and kill your first JLMBH bunny, which would make it #17(break the record for the most), and do it all with Miss Faith".......

"Man that would be real cool bud, and I'd also have an arrow for 'Whip'". Joe Lash had asked me for an arrow for one of his St. Judes arrow boards....

...And we heard the drive begin.......

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 27, 2008, 05:47:00 AM

I was back up at the top, watching a bunny sneak back to the first brushpile. It started getting noisy down there at the bottom...

Killdeer  :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 27, 2008, 06:39:00 AM

I hadn't gone 15 yards into the push when the first bunny broke out in front of me, and I let out the all familiar "Bunnyyyyyyyyyyy"..........


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 27, 2008, 06:41:00 AM

HEY KEN,

I know what you did........  :notworthy:    :notworthy:  


Thank you.


David

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Post by: Aram on February 27, 2008, 12:22:00 PM

:)  
I could hear the commotion come down the line. Then saw the bunny... Chris to my right shot and missed... I swang, shot and missed, the bunny headed towards Tim K. and decided to come out of the brush and cross the path right between Tim and his father.   :scared:   That was one brave bunny: took on a team I sure wouldn't want to mess with. After all the commotion stopped I saw the bunny safe, unscathed and headed for the next county... Too bad.  :(   I was already late for my return home but I had to stay just to help break last years record. One can't hang around Shawn and not be inspired to keep going.  :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on February 27, 2008, 02:59:00 PM

AS the drivers passed me I got to watch. And I'm glad I did. Curt's hustle and endzone dive would have been worth filming.  :clapper:  
So, did he score?  :confused:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Tim Kosteczko on February 27, 2008, 05:46:00 PM

Aram is rite on the money with that analysis, that sure was one brave bunny, i heard killdeer yell "BUNNY", watched chris line up and fire, saw aram let one go, i see the rabbit coming my way get ready and manage to keep the tradition of the weekend going by having another near miss. next like aram said it turned to come across the trail we were on headed straight on with dad.

What is funny about this part was when we set up dad showed me a distinct bunny trail coming out of the brush, he decided to set up on that trail. he even stayed on the opposite side of the trail to get better shot in case a bunny did come out there.

as luck would have it the plan worked to perfection...except for the part where the arrow flew between the charging bunnies ears as it ran by at six inches completely unscathed. still gotta love when a plan ALMOST works.
  :knothead:     :banghead:       :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: mcgroundstalker on February 27, 2008, 07:51:00 PM

And to think, I missed all this last of light bunny action cause I was back at my truck a-scared  :scared:  of the dark!

This Bunny Hunt Is The Best Trad Event Of The Year! Thank You Shawn and Family!

... mike ...  :notworthy:  ...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on February 27, 2008, 08:00:00 PM

David,
   don't know what yout talking about man!  ;)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: drewsbow on February 27, 2008, 08:03:00 PM

I do   :rolleyes:    :rolleyes:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 27, 2008, 08:54:00 PM

Somebody gonna tell me?  :confused:  

Killdeer~the story of my life!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 27, 2008, 08:56:00 PM

.....your input is appreciated.....it was cool getting to see all this happening to my right, especially the bunny squirting between Gary and Timmy     :biglaugh:   , as I kept an eye peeled for anything coming my way. Then I saw one hopping toward me from my right,looking to cross in front of me. At first I thought it would try to cross the trail as the other bunny between Gary and Timmy did, but this one stayed in the brush and was closing fast as I readied for what I hoped would be another opportunity for Miss Faith.  
 
  I readied for the on-the-run crossing shot at about 10yds....as I swung about to start my draw....I still can't believe this happened...it stopped!  I drew and shot in one smooth motion and my arrow hit with the sound I'd been waiting to hear for almost 5 yrs.....a crunching thud!

 As I exclaimed...."I got'um!!!!",I immediately started to go after him,and as soon as I did he took off!!!  What happened next I can only describe as pure adrenalin! I dropped Miss faith and  started bulldozing everything in my path,there was no way this bunny was getting away!
The best way I can describe(and how I descibed it to Terry on the phone) is that I went after that bunny like he just stole my wallet!

He was running with my arrow sticking out of his head!

After about 10yds in I lunged at him and grabbed the arrow and he came off the other end! No way...I lowered my head and crashed in some more and could feel things biting into my face but it didn't slow me down a bit! After about 5 more yds I caught up to him and quickly dispatched it with my gloved hand......I had my bunny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I picked him up and came out to Tom bleeding a bit from the side of my face,but just ecstatic!!

I'd finally killed a JLMBH bunny,it was the record #17, I had an arrow for Whip, and I'd done it all with Miss Faith!!!!!!

And some of my best bunny hunting buddies were right there to share it with me. I still feel as proud of that bunny as any critter I've ever killed anywhere in North America....

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH080552.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08056.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH08057.jpg)


 This is my last pic.....

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Guru39/JLMBH%2008/JLMBH080582.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 27, 2008, 08:57:00 PM

One of the many things that makes gatherings like this what they are, are things like that Ken......good people do good things.

I could hear the yelling down below as I bulled through the brush, but still had no idea what had/or was about to happen........

David

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Post by: Aram on February 27, 2008, 09:08:00 PM

Curt, that was an awesome last bunny down at the end of the best hunt ever.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    


Oh, and:

QuoteOriginally posted by Guru:
... I went after that bunny like he just stole my wallet! ...

:biglaugh:  Yup, you did     :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 27, 2008, 09:34:00 PM

When I came over to congratulate Curt he looked like Mike Tyson had given him a right hook to the face but smile was unmistakable Curt had his bunny. No one deserved it more !

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 28, 2008, 05:17:00 AM

There's proof right there that hard work does pay off in the end   :thumbsup:  Curt I can see that you do a lot to help out Shawn and everyone at the bunny hunt, your one of the main organizers of the drives knowing what to do and were to place others to help them be successful. Your generosity may have contributed to your long wait for a bunny of your own, I'm glad you got it and real glad that it came in the manner that it had. That is one bunny that none of us will forget, congratulations on your hard earned prize, I'm just glad I was there when it happened.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Jeremy on February 28, 2008, 06:43:00 AM

Man, I'm sorry I missed seeing you get your bunny Curt!  It sounds like it was a sight to see!  :)

I can't thank Shawn and his Family enough for hosting this hunt and putting up with a whole mess o'stickbow shooters invading Selkirk!  The people make it special, but y'all make it Happen!!   :clapper:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ber643 on February 28, 2008, 07:48:00 AM

I heard that, Killie! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr, makes me cold just looking at the pics - and it's no help that it's 24 degrees here this AM - LOL.

Thanks, Tom - and also Killie for carrying my arra. My utmost congrats and full "Marine Admiration" for those who made it through the Rose tangles - and those who saw the "White Disc" on their Rabbit shots (as well as to those who hosted, did all the work, and made all the donations). What a glorious group and event!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 28, 2008, 08:16:00 AM

Seeing Curt draw and yell that he got him was a thrill followed by the heart sinking feeling as the bunny started running off like I've seen before lifted back up to OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH YEEEAAAAAAA as he grabbed the arrow with bunny attached to oh noooooo as it pulled free back to OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA as Curt made that final dive capturing his prize.

Yup thats one that'll give me goose bumps for a long long time everytime I think of it.I'm so glad I was right there to see the whole thing unfold....calling it just minute's before it unfolding was the icing on the cake.

Thanks again Shawn and faimly it's been great to be part of this and thanks to everybody that came it's great to see new face's and old and it feels os good to be part of it.....well cept for the briars they don't feel so hot but thats okay we'll do it again LOL

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on February 28, 2008, 04:47:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Huntrdfk:
One of the many things that makes gatherings like this what they are, are things like that Ken......good people do good things.
...
David

:rolleyes:   If you don't stop talking about it Kathy will soon figure it all out. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!   :rolleyes:  
  :saywhat:       :p      :D

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: larry on February 28, 2008, 05:35:00 PM

hey Curt, that's pretty cool...I didn't realize that you hadn't killed a bunny either, but you have been in on a lot of "finishing touches" Interesting a couple of ol' recurve shooters had to get their bunnies with a longbow...of course I had to carry mine, for fear of it getting stuffed in one of those tubes laying around and sent to Virginia before I knew what had happened..  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 28, 2008, 06:14:00 PM

Wish I could have been there to see it! Sounds like it was worth the wait Curt.
Shawn, ya out do yourself every year it seems. Glad I could "help" ya out this year. I will do my best to be healthy and more helpful by next year.  :thumbsup:  Thanks again for getting Damon into trad, and through osmosis, me. Changed my hunting/archery life in a huge way man.
I look forward to spending more time with more of you guys in the coming year. If not, you know I will see you at the next JLMBH. And the next....and the next...and....well you get the point.
Seriously thinking about ending the small game season in the woods....

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 28, 2008, 06:35:00 PM

What really stood out about Curts kill was the look on his face(I don't mean the scratches and lump on his cheek) but the pure excitment and joy. I know he has killed some P+Y animals thru the years and I believe him when he says this was his most special. That is why I love this hunt, the people and all they do and the pleasure they get from it warms my heart!! Congrats bud!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Tim Kosteczko on February 28, 2008, 07:42:00 PM

i almost forgot to mention i too got one of killies arrows with jamies awesome back quiver that he made, it is one of her flu flu's and if i am reading it rite it is luck #1!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 28, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

I see all these guys with one of Killies arrows and wonder what about the host? Great stuff and I am already planning next years hunt. I have a few tricks up my sleeve!! Gonna go one more time with Damn and Jamie tomorrow, just to make sure we left a couple to breed!  :bigsmyl:  OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

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Post by: Bowspirit on February 28, 2008, 08:54:00 PM

Be sure to keep us posted on how tommarrows hunt goes, Shawn...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 29, 2008, 06:03:00 AM

You are going with Damn Jamie?  :eek:  
Ever hear of a Freudian slip?
(It has pictures of cigars and umbrellas all over it.)
Shawn, your arrow is under the shed with that dead running rabbit.

Larry, surprisingly, larceny never crossed my mind. Stealing it would rob the bow of its good will. Hitting you over the head until you agreed to sell it, now that DID occur to me.

Later, with more pics!
Killdeer  :)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on February 29, 2008, 08:29:00 AM

Killie what about we try to convince the maker of Larry's bow to donate one next year to the exact specs and we fix the raffle for ya to win.. Happens all the time I'm told.    :thumbsup:
Funny when I frist met ya and saw ya shooting "The" bow in question at the targets I thought WOW she really has that bow tuned very well for herself. Quite a shot. Lil did I know you had just confiscated Larry's bow.
All day seeing you eye it reminded me of a kids song "Me and my shadow". Larry could understand why everytime he lQQked down at the ground he saw two bodies, one had a large hammer dangling in da air.  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 29, 2008, 10:50:00 AM

Arm wrestle ya for it    :biglaugh:  

I PM'd Larry right after the hunt he told me that you (Killy) was eye ballin it

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on February 29, 2008, 03:12:00 PM

Thats me shootin the bow in ?? on pg 77 very nice shooter and with Larry ya never know how long it will sit at his house

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on February 29, 2008, 05:26:00 PM

No hunt today Chris. Shawn and Damon will be called into work any minute, and Im not 100% yet....more like 50% but thats an improvement. I guess we will have to wait until turkey season to get out there and hunt. In the meantime, there are a lot of stumps and balloons just begging to be shot.
I never woulda guessed Killy was so...sneaky. LOL.
I have been referred to as Damn Jamie...not by Shawn though. Well...not that I know of anyway.  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 29, 2008, 05:49:00 PM

GREAT NEWS!!! I sent the St. Judes money to Doug Campbell today. We raised a $3450 and the Michigan crew raised $900 for a grand total of $4350!!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on February 29, 2008, 05:54:00 PM

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a huge   :thumbsup:  to anyone that was in any way involved in this, I am proud to be associated with each and every one of you.


David

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Post by: Tdog on February 29, 2008, 06:09:00 PM

Graet job everyone..Lookin forward to next year..

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on February 29, 2008, 08:09:00 PM

Tdog, next year I want to dive for your bunny   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 29, 2008, 08:24:00 PM

I just ordered one with "Larry's Grip". Jim remembered it! I still wanna buy his. I  know that one will work for me!

I sure wish I had a large-file copy of that pic of Curt and me. It was so cool hunting with him and all the other old hands who knew the ropes so well. I also wish I had a large file copy of the group pic.

Speaking of old hands:

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/th_MVI_5417.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/?action=view¤t=MVI_5417.flv)

This one had quite a racket going. Those outside the briars thought he was working hard, but you can see that he was really doggin' it, and protesting as loudly as he could!

(Poor Sonny's wagging tail was leaving a blood trail on the snow, but he popped through the brambles without a care. We should be so dedicated!)

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on February 29, 2008, 08:38:00 PM

Killy, Larry had two Centaurs last year but the one he had this year was awesome. Keep after Larry and I'm sure he will sell it soon !

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on February 29, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

Killy, Would you like me to email a full size pic?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on February 29, 2008, 09:25:00 PM

Curt, you do that and I will be your quiver-bearer and boot-cleat scraper for all future hunts that we both attend.

Or not!  :p  

Oh, I mean, I would be most appreciative if you would please send me a large file of that and any other pics of interest.  :)  

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: swampbuck on March 01, 2008, 06:42:00 AM

I,m a little gun or should I say bow shy about placing an order for a new bow.I should be getting my $$ back soon after waiting over 5 yrs for the only custom I've even ordered.....naaaaaaa probabaly won't be doing that again any time to soon.There's enuff good bows out there and besides there'll be 1 or 2 at Denton LOL and we all know that Larry is as bad as Shawn when it comes to hangin on to bows.Killy's got first dib's since she spoke first but I have already asked Larry about it

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 01, 2008, 10:46:00 AM

Guys and gals, I am going to do my final Thankyou this evening and ask this thread be locked uo and moved to 2008 highlights, so if ya have anything else, please post it before this evening. OOOOHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on March 01, 2008, 11:21:00 AM

Here are my last three picks, Joe on the way to the last drive, my bunny up close and our group waiting for the word to go and kind of goofing off a little   :bigsmyl:
Can't wait till next year. OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: J.Williams on March 01, 2008, 11:27:00 AM

I better put in my 2 cents now then.This was my 3rd JLMBH and the most enjoyable one,for me,yet.It was great to finally bring my son,Tyler,and I know he couldn't have spent a weekend with a better group of people anywhere.A record number of bunnys were taken and more importantly a new record was raised for the St.Judes children for which we should all be proud.I've also met new friends,thanks to this "get together",and have already made plans with Aram and Jamie.
I can't thank Shawn and the Leonard family and everyone else enough for all the work that must go in to this event...thanks for your efforts and Tyler and I will see you all again at JLMBH'09.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk2 on March 01, 2008, 04:41:00 PM

This is my first time I was able to go and it was a blast!Thank you Shawn,for allowing me to particapate and allowing me to stay at the house, and to your family for everything that they did.Thanks to Chris,Ken and Curt for what you did in getting me the bow I got.I will definately will be there next year.Oh yeah only 352 days until next year.Thanks to everybody that made this such a GREAT weekend. See you all next year.                                                                                              ooooooooooooohhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhh!          
 Hunter

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Huntrdfk on March 01, 2008, 05:28:00 PM

I don't even know where to begin.....Shawn, Cindy, Nicloe and Mr Leonard I am so much richer because of you. What you do as a family, opening your hearts and home to all of us is simply amazing.  I say this every year, but here it is again, thank you.  I look forward to this weekend with great anticipation from the time it ends and till it gets here the following year, and as I said to Curt this year, it just seems to go too quickly.  What this hunt does for the kids of St Judes is without a doubt a highlight of the weekend, and has grown so much over the years.  However, as Shawn is fond of saying, it is still about the hunt.  So it is, but the friendships that have been forged because of this weekend are too numerous to count, and I treasure each and every one of them, and that would not have happened if not for you Shawn, so it all comes full circle, right back to you. Thanks, and I am proud to have you as a friend.

To all of you that had anything to do with this years hunt, thank you, and each and every one of you are welcome in any camp that I am at or in my home.  I hope to be able to hunt with some of you before the next JLMBH gets here.

Ken, Chris and Curt......thank you, you know what for.

Kathy, I am so glad you were able to make it, after interacting with you over the last few years here it was a pleasure to meet and hunt with you.

Shawn.....you should be proud of what you have done, and especially proud of your family, they are pretty special....love ya man.

Here is to JLMBH '09........

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


David

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on March 01, 2008, 05:52:00 PM

God bless all who attended this hunt. Shawn, a big kudo's goes out to you. What you do every year...it's magic, my friend. One of those last few "right" things done in this world.
To all the brothers and sisters met on this hunt...good luck afield, and thank you all for the generosity shown. May your arrows sing through the air and fly true every time, and may we meet again next year to give those bunnies another two days of extra fear and cardio...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 01, 2008, 07:42:00 PM

Ok folks I have recieved some PM's from a few attendees and I am gonna leave this up until tomorrow. I hate to close this out but all great things must come to an end. I have a lot of people to Thank and you all know me, a lot to say. David the feeling is mutual as it is with lots of you guys. The people are what make this special, the hunt, the kids and everything else helps but it is all of you that really make it work!! Until tomorrow! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: ishiwannabe on March 01, 2008, 07:52:00 PM

I dunno. I doubt anyone could pull this off every year. Giveyourself some credit Shawn. You are one heck of a huntmaster!!
I for one will attend every JLMBH I can....even if I am gimping. The people, the food, THE HUNT....such an experience. Heck, I havent even picked up my wheelie bow since my first JLMBH. That is something special man. You change people's live, and bring together the best group of people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. You do it all to honor your Mom, and to help the kids at ST. Judes. You deserve some type of an award.

Until next year....OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 10:42:00 AM

I saw the bunny creeping back to the brushpile, and he paused outside it, frozen. The 2013 hurled itself straight at it. What WAS all that noise at the bottom of the hill? Nocking another arrow, I went to where the rabbit had been. There was a passage into the pile. I jumped on the brush to see if I could flush the bunny out. Nope.

Wanting to join the others, I went to pick up the first arrow. There was blood on the snow. I jumped some more, looked for an escape trail, and then the yelling down there got most insistant.

I began to skate down the trail to see what was happening, and to drum up assistance. Somebody flew across the trail and into the thick cutover on my right. Paying close attention to my feet, I saw little else until arriving just in time for the photo shoot. Curt's grin was a mile wide, and Faith was glowing in his hand.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_54.jpg)

I got to hear all the permutations of the story, and a few folks did a rousting of the brush pile for me. A bunny burned out of the pile and headed straight into the middle of the cutover. Shawn reckoned the bunny was OK, and started posting standers on the other side, driving the woods to the left of the path. These were the woods where all the smart bunnies went from the first drive.

There were shouts, arrows clattering, and a genius bunny in the vortex, creeping between Aram, me and Curt. His last minute escape, after a crafty sneak, was a gift from above. I cannot think of any other way he got away from all of us. Seventeen rabbits had been brought to bag, and the Giver had decided that we didn't need this one.

 :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 11:45:00 AM

We crossed the road, and Aram split off to go home. I was sorry, as ever, to see him go. He is a great hunter with a heart to match. If I hear one more "unique up on 'em" type joke from him, though, I am renting a rubber room somewhere.

I was tiring fast, but wanted to see this hunt to its conclusion. We lined up along the woods to the right of the school, the drivers coming in from the street side. I was watching a bunny path, with a fresh squirt of blue right in front of me. I think we scared a bunny off his lunch when we got there, and the drivers would start him back this way, I hoped.

I heard the familiar "BUNNNYYYYYY!!" and felt the bowstring anew. Here he came, right up the edge of the woods to me. I shoulda held quiet, but at fifteen yards and coming straight on, I started my draw. He saw me and turned on his heel, 90 degrees and headed into open field away from the woods. I swung with him, and saw in the background the school (now apartments) and a man in the parking lot leaving his car. I let down and grinned at the bunny as it flew under the fence and thence under a shed or outbuilding. It sure knew THAT route!

I cut into the woods to help the drivers.
 :campfire:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 12:28:00 PM

We drove to the back fence, and headed back toward the last bit of woods. I lined up with the drivers, and waited for the standers to get set. We launched into the last drive of the day. There was much excitement (from David, I think) over blood, but it was from my first bunny on Friday. Bunnies ran, arrows flew, and the upshot was that the bunnies won. One more bunny was chased under the shed at Shawn's property line, and the two equines endured the flash of Jim's camera...once! the day was ending, people were packed or packing, and the chase was over for a year.

  :campfire:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 12:45:00 PM

Sad to see it end, but anxious to get ready for my journey, I said my sad goodbyes. I had won a tube quiver that I could not pack, so I donated it to next year's raffle. Shawn would mail my stuff, plus the unfinished bamboo backed bow that I had won once the post office opened on Tuesday.

There is a pic that I have not shown, of something that most of you would never believe. It is our host, Shawn, actually chilling out. I caught him doing his best Greta Garbo, just as relaxed as you please.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5333.jpg)

This is my #1 guide, and my first bunny.
Thank you Shawn.
Thank you Cindy, who made it all possible, and your two lovely daughters who gave unstintingly of their time to see that things ran smoothly and hunters were fed. Mr. Leonard, for the drive and inspiration that you instilled in your family. Jamie and Curt, Mike and David, all those rascally Jims, Joe Skipp who had me laughing louder than I have laughed in years...

Ken and Chris (glad you liked that bunny!), Drew and Larry the Skinflint (JK, bro!), Hunter, Aram, Ru, Una,little Joe and Damon, 'Monster and Mark, Fran and Tom, MO! Mo is flat-out awesome!

This could go on forever, all these thank-yous, and I suppose they will. Any of you, whether I mentioned you or not, feel free to PM me and chat, or berate me for leaving you out. You are all splendid folks, and I feel so proud that you honored me in this way.

Those of you who have sent me large-file pics, I am eternally grateful, I should be able to make a chunk of change with them. (I checked for watermarking.)  ;)    :p  

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 01:26:00 PM

Some random pics:

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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5400.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 01:30:00 PM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5403.jpg)

We came upon Shawn in this condition. Evidently, sleep had finally caught up with him. We were concerned, nonetheless.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5372.jpg)

I think he was praying, actually. Probably for this.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5375B.jpg)

Killdeer  :wavey:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 01:57:00 PM

Heroes in the sun (squint, squint!)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/Img_5365.jpg)

Smoke break

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Two fine people

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/DavidandChrisBcopy.jpg)

Killdeer    :archer:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 02:14:00 PM

Thanks again, Mike, for donating armguards to this hunt. This pic is of just a few that Mike sent to me for the raffle table.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/MALGuards.jpg)

I spent the evening packing up for the post office and the plane. I cleaned up the room (I don't do it at home, so the novelty of it made it fun to do) and went to bed too late. The next morning, Shawn came by and took me to the airport.

Folks can only stand me for so long.

I managed to sit where I sat on the way up. Cool!
Cloudy weather and a full plane made it easy to stare out the window and daydream.

Do you see a Yeti?

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/th_MVI_5444.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Killdeer/TG%20Uploads/JLMBH/?action=view¤t=MVI_5444.flv)

You ever fly like this, and you are approaching your neck of the woods, and you start to descend into the clouds? You stay at that lower altitude for a while, but you may be gradually getting lower and lower, and you expect to break clear any moment..but you don't? And you sit there and wonder exactly how high up you really are...or how low?
You start looking for trees and such. You remember that plane wreck over on Buck Knob, the one that was twenty years old twenty years ago but you still find aluminum out there...

Turbulence loosened his grip, and a tree knocked the Yeti off and we all landed safely.
Killdeer   :thumbsup:   Thanks.

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on March 02, 2008, 03:01:00 PM

Nice pics Kathy, Mike your the man   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on March 02, 2008, 05:30:00 PM

Little Mikey Ciccone...we haven't heard his closing thoughts....

Seems his wife saw the pics of him in the back of my truck "with all the guys" and couldn't figure out why Aram was smiling so much....  :eek:    :confused:  

She doesn't believe he was on this rabbit hunt and someone super posed his face on someone elses body...  ;)  

So....Mikey has been doing chores last week...he's trying to get back in good graces. Laundry, vacuming, dinners foot massages etc...
I wish him the best and hope he puts down some final thoughts....I just can't seem to figure out who would email his wife and question his whereabouts on such a great weekend....  

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 06:05:00 PM

Oh Joe, shame on you for going there!

Mikey behaved himself perfectly all weekend. I got suspicious of him hanging back and telling me to hang back too, thought he wanted to play Post Office. Then I realized he just wanted somebody with him. His little legs can't keep up with you guys, and he needs somebody around to pull him out of rabbit holes and the like.

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: adkmountainken on March 02, 2008, 06:24:00 PM

Killy,
     thought of you today while using the eagle pipe tamper and watching the flight of a few beautifull eagles. you were there with me, great day!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: joe skipp on March 02, 2008, 06:39:00 PM

Your right Killy...I shouldn't go there....NOT!!!

Our appointed Chaperone to you abandonded you Sat night...went to bed early in his little red dew-rag....Team Pink will take this up with him at a later date....

We thought, like you did, it was kinda funny that your arms were actually longer than his legs.   :scared:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 07:06:00 PM

"Sprrrring-time, for Hitt-lurr, and Chermunny..."

The memories will be in my heart till the end of time!
Killdeer  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 07:08:00 PM

Oh, and most "chaperones" lose me much more quickly than he did. He just can't run very fast...especially in those heels.  

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on March 02, 2008, 07:54:00 PM

Definately shoulda crashed that party...course, enough fun was had sippin' on that special "apple juice" Drew brought. Sure cures what ails ya'...

Oh, and thank you once again to all who parted with their rabbits. Put a few of 'em in a casserole today worthy of such a fine gesture. My boy liked it, too...sure made me proud...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 02, 2008, 08:05:00 PM

If I couldn't cook them up myself, your kitchen is where I am happy my rabbit went. I know that you cook them with respect, and savor the life they give you.

Killdeer

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Bowspirit on March 02, 2008, 08:12:00 PM

The life-blood that wild meat affords is always a gift I welcome with reverence...again, much obliged...

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Kingstaken on March 03, 2008, 04:13:00 PM

Page 2?

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 03, 2008, 04:15:00 PM

Great stuff from everyone, gonna sit down this evening and Thank everyone I can!! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Doug Campbell on March 03, 2008, 05:33:00 PM

Just received via USPS Priority mail from Shawn Leonard Checks and M/Os totaling $4350.00 for St Jude Children's Research Hospital. You guys and gals did GREAT!! I'll forward these on to ST Jude tomorrow, it's a great start to the $ Trad Gang will be raising this year.

Thanks again ALL!

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 03, 2008, 07:36:00 PM

Thank you Doug!
Killdeer  :wavey:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on March 03, 2008, 09:14:00 PM

Una says :"Thank you all, it was a pleasure hunting with you."
"Especially thank you Ken, for the knife. I keep it on my dresser with few things that are special to me."
"THank you Shawn and family for having me at your house and for the special room. This is my first hunt ever, it was very excited and I looking forward to do it again next year."

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Aram on March 03, 2008, 09:14:00 PM

This is a picture Una emailed me the following weekend from NYC were she was spending a couple of days with friends. It's titled: "Look Tata (Daddy) I'm a Bunny!"
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d60/Oarceas/nature/Bunny-1.jpg)
I loved it!
Ken, Kathy, I shared with her what you wrote. She is growing and changing fast. I had said earlier how last year she would have none of the rabbit meat we brought home. This year I could see a glimmer of interest. She came with us, loved it and now looking forward to next year and maybe turkey hunting in the spring. I don't know for how long she'll be my hunting partner (she did discover NYC after all   :rolleyes: )  but Shawn hosting a perfect event and the thoughtful guidance she found there might have just left a door open towards the outdoors. A door she can step through now and then, for the rest of her life.
To all involved, I could not be thankful enough.
Aram

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Killdeer on March 03, 2008, 09:24:00 PM

Cute!!   :bigsmyl:
More than cute! Una is a thoughtful young lady, and I respect that she is taking her time making up her mind about hunting and wild game. I also expect that once she makes up her mind, she may make it up again. As I said, thoughtful.

What is important, is that the door is wide open to the outdoors, our source of life. There is an infinite universe to be found (and pondered) in the natural works of the Creator. She may grow and learn and travel, but the  wild will always be there, running the same rhythms and cycles that it always has, and it is a friend always. She can always return to it, and it will always welcome her.

I am glad that she had fun playing with us. We were richer for having her there.

Killdeer  :campfire:

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Stone Knife on March 04, 2008, 04:16:00 PM

I heard that Tom was in a big hurry to get Sonny home after the hunt so they could both relax. Here is the proof, apparently Tom has a lead foot    :bigsmyl:  

    (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/420W/Sonnygoinghome.jpg)

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Guru on March 04, 2008, 07:51:00 PM

Shawn....ya gotta button this one up bud......

Title: Re: The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)
Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 04, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Here we go guys and gals. I have been very busy with work and the weather. First, I want to say Thankyou to all who attended, you are who make this event so special! Next I want to Thank all the people who do not attend and donate items to our raffle. I should not say all as i will miss some I am sure!  :bigsmyl:  Hap Billingsley is right up there, he donates some beautiful arrows every year and he has been doing it from the first year, he is a very special person and it shows in his arrows. We Have Frank and Shell(Knife and sheath), Scott and Mindy Hesterly(arrow wraps), Brett and Mellisa(No Wheels)Mike(MAL Leather goods)Joe Lorenzen(Jflnt, arrows for Hope and Faith)Leroy(goldenhawk great strings)17.3 archery, Haratio(Brian Hatch)Lemmes Archery, Sipsey River,and the guy from Alabama(sent 2 bows and lost his name)and last but not least RER bows for the gift certificate!! I won it so that makes it more special. I am sure there are more and I apologise to anyone I left out and promise to do better next year by making a list!! I have been beating myself up over what to say this year, as this whole thing has become a huge success and what each and everyone of us does for the kids is incredible. It makes me proud to call each of ya my friend!! It also makes me happy and that I guess, is what is important. When I first came up with this idea it was not an easy sell to my Mom. She went along with it and once she met the people, it became easy from there. She always loved good folks and she really loved you guys, now my wife and daughters have gotten involved and keep this thing going. Without them I could not do this! Cindy is very much like my Mom and I guess that is why I married her and she has agreed to keep this tradition alive. It will be our house next year and we will do it the same way we always have. We raised $3450 for the kids and the Michigan guys another $900, that is $4350 for the St. Judes Childrens Hospital, there is not a lot more to say, as that says it all. I am at a lose for words which is unusual for me!! I will leave ya with 3 things, First, I love ya Mom and Dad and my family!! Second, Watch for the thread next year on Jan 1st. 2009 and last but not least->>>------> OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn