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Started my own website last night I have tons of photos, videos, audio tapes, articles, columns, and my own thoughts have been sitting on the computers just fading away. Not sure who will have an interest but since I am still out of work and hunting season is gone it gives me something to keep me busy. It's a rough start, but it's a start. North American Wildlife and Habitat This will be the only time I post it hope that ok with realtree. Maybe some day I figure out how to make a or two with a website.

QDMA Convention - Land & Wildlife Expo Well hotel I have had been booked for month. But I now reg. for the QDMA Convention and for the Concert on Sat. of the Land & Wildlife Expo. I have been to the following and hope that this years seminars are not watered down by the the first ever Land & Wildlife Expo. That my primary reason I have been going. I have been told that Bass Pro Shop is trying to make grow this into the largest outdoor show dealing with Land. Guess we will see. I think I have the location right for the correct year. 2006 - 6th QDMA National Convention in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 2007 - 7th QDMA National Convention in Chattanooga, Tenn 2008 - 8th QDMA National Convention in Chattanooga, Tenn 2009 - 9th QDMA National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky 2010 - They moved the dates and already planned my family vacation to the dates they moved them to, which was bad since it was close to me. 2011 - 11th QDMA National Convention in Nashville, Tenn If you have any interest. http://www.qdma.com and http://www.landandwildlifeexpo.com

Just viewed a fawn - Sunday Watched a Big Doe run in front of me on my logging road, follow by this very very small fawn. Giving 200 to 205 days. That takes it back to around Nov 1 of 2010. Very Cool

Growing Deer TV Here is the tour we had after the class, I in the orange hat every now and then. I do get my milo question aired. LOL

Here some information they have these around the country each year. Maybe they will have one closer to you next year. For Immediate Release February 14, 2011 Media Contact: Lindsay Thomas (800) 209-3337 or [email protected] Special destination tours added to the Quality Deer Management Association’s (QDMA) Deer Steward Courses The QDMA is stepping up the attraction power of its Deer Steward courses this year with special destination tours, including Jeff Foxworthy’s Georgia farm, Dr. Grant Woods’ Missouri “Proving Grounds,” and a 9,000-acre QDM Cooperative in Minnesota. If you’re considering becoming a QDMA Deer Steward, take a close look at this year’s course schedule. The Deer Steward Certification program is a multi-level personal educational experience designed to offer landowners, hunters and natural resource professionals an opportunity to learn from the world’s top experts about QDM. The first two Levels are actual courses, and Level III is an application process; all three need to be taken in succession. By taking both Levels I and II, graduates are able to design and implement their own comprehensive property-specific white-tailed deer management plan. So, for the price of a new firearm or bow, attendees in essence gain enough knowledge to become their own deer manager. Each course follows the Four Cornerstones of QDM as a guideline. Level I courses include nearly 20 presentations over a two-day period, followed by an optional half-day field trip; Level II courses involve more hands-on experience. Attendees will learn techniques on aging deer jawbones; taking soil samples and interpreting soil test results; determining acreage of food plots and calibrating equipment; population surveys; forest and early succession habitat management; analyzing harvest data; making property maps; and much more. Level III status is the recognition of those who have given back to the whitetail resource over a long period of time, rather than something you can learn in one weekend. 400-plus Deer Stewards QDMA’s Deer Steward certification program has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from graduates. Last year, the fourth year of the program, brought the total number of graduates to more than 400 individuals. There were many high points in 2010, including five sold-out classes for the second consecutive year, and the most attendees in a single year. Past students now hail from 34 states, three Canadian provinces and one of the United States’ Virgin Islands; a map is posted on QDMA.com and shows the number and level of graduates represented in each state or province across North America (visit Certify – Quality Deer Management Association) 2011 Dates and locations: Level I Courses: • March 11-14 – Ottertail, MN at Thumper Pond Resort o Field Tour: Hudalla Farms and 9,000 acre “Rivers Edge” QDM Co-op • April 15-18 – Pine Mountain, GA at The Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens o Field Tour: Jeff Foxworthy’s personal farm, “The Beloved” • May 13-16 – Branson, MO at Barrington Hotel & Conference Center o Field Tour: Dr. Grant Woods’ “The Proving Grounds” o Special reception: Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge Level II Courses: • June 10-13 – Bogart, GA at QDMA National Headquarters • June 24-27 – Hillsdale, MI at Sit n’ Bull Farm Registering for a 2011 Course To register, call 800-209-3337 or visit Quality Deer Management Association and click the REACH Program link and then the REACH Certification link. About QDMA Founded in 1988, QDMA is a national nonprofit wildlife conservation organization with more than 50,000 members in all 50 states and Canada, and several foreign countries. Membership in QDMA is open to anyone interested in better deer and better deer hunting, and committed to ethical hunting, sound deer management and the preservation of the deer-hunting heritage. To learn more about QDMA and why it is the future of deer hunting, call (800) 209-3337 or visit Quality Deer Management Association. QDMA … The Future of Deer hunting

Brad Mormann running camera for the http://www.growningdeer.tv show. We are all from different places in Missouri - I am in Bottom Row in Center. Most everyone in photo also did part of the classes the day before only one missing. Dr Karl Miller. In Photos is - Kip Adams - QDMA, Brad Mormann - growingdeer.tv, Brian Murphy - QDMA, Grant Woods - growingdeer.tv, Joe Hamilton - QDMA, Matt Ross, QDMA and Dr. Craig Harper - Tenn.

Just back from - Deer Steward Course, Pic Heavy Just back from Deer Steward Course in Branson, Mo. put on by the Quality Deer Management Association Course was 2½ days in length (including an optional half-day in the field) and restricted to 50 or fewer people from across country. 14 states and 1 from Canada. 22 hours, from days lasted from about 8:30 to 10:00 each on Sat and Sun, had nice welcome at Bid Cedar Lodge on Fri and a 1/2 day tour of the Dr. Grant Woods Proving Grounds / Growing Deer TV on Monday. Brought back some outstanding information on on CD that went along with class even made a decent score on the test. Photos are from Tour. Grant Talking on top of one of his hill that has been cut and burned. Quality Deer Management Association , Matt Ross, CEO , Brian Murphy and Founder Joe Hamilton. Dr. Grant Woods talking about Watering Holes.

GoPro Official Store: Wearable Digital Cameras for Sports Saw this at best buy last weekend they don't have been talking with them by email since. They are not really tuned into to hunting but this might be the next big thing. I going to get one in August is my plan and play with it getting ready for Dove Season and Bow Season. HD Helmet HERO for 299.00 looks like the best deal for the hunting elememts. Shockproof, Bombproof, Waterproof Does anyone have one, or seen this before.

I had a booth at the first West Park Mall Sport Show in Cape Girardeau, Mo. I was next to Bwana Jim's Wildlife Show - Watched it 8 times in 3 days and never got bored. Very Educational, Very Funny and Very Entertaining. Even better. Pro Hunting and kids and adults both loved him. http://www.bwanajim.com/ I filmed just a short part of each segment. and Part 2 If you have event for kids and can afford to have him I believe you would enjoy.

Have been working on the imagery for the store. Since the x-mas is over and has slowed down when the bad weather hits. Here is the first part of changing Glass Garage doors into a store front windows. I ran out of antlers so here what I have done so far. Will put short wall and log sidding on the bottom then they will just look like windows. Have some stained glass film wildlife scene ovals coming to try out so that it will reduce the sun & heat thru windows but still let people see in. Changed the metal handle out on the entry door on the outside and inside. I did have a single antler on the inside but while drilling hole put to much pressure and snap the end off, so I had to go to plan be, but still turned out.

Rough Scored is around 295 typical, be glad to have you in. Thanks for all the comments. I have it set up so that people can sit on rocks in front of it and have their photo taken. Here photo of the sun on it, lot better detail.

It finally up and done, pictures don't do it justice with the sun behind it in afternoons. This is our new addition and our official logo for the store. Hope the second picture give you an ideal of size.

Deer is done just got to get it here.

Almost Done - Today's Photo

New store only been open 5 months. Have been working on store logo, sign and Icon for the front of store for about 3 months. I hope and think you will like some of it, is very cool. Still have about 2 to 3 weeks before complete. Wanted to get large rocks, use Missouri Native Grasses and have the sign built into rock with large whitetail on top. Did some drawings for people to work with. Had it priced one company was 20,000 whole deal another wanted 5000 for rock. To much for a new business to handle. Well it is all give and take when your start from scratch. Got the rock for free from a work site and went with a company to make a sign that look more natural since I could not do it on the rock. This was step 1, 2 and 3 Got rock, dirt and sign. Have since done step 4 and 5 got the Missouri Native Grasses and mulch in. Blue Wild Indigo Lanceleaf Coreopsis Longhead Coneflower Purple Poppy Mallow Smooth Aster Shining Blue Star Rose Verbena Sand Phlox Soft Rush Tussock Sedge Praire Dropseed Little Bluestem It growing and blooming already but plants are just taking off. Won't plant trees till late fall. Next was the deer wanted something that would be ICON for the area. Might not remember name but will remember this. That is the deer I did a drawing and then guy working on it and guy working on it for me took it from a deer to the icon. This will be our logo, for shirts, hats, truck signs and the template for the deer our front. The one out front of the store. The overall size is 84" tall and 85" wide Here is the first part cut out just the head. Still lots to do too it. Here is the whole deer he has about weeks worth of work, but thought you guys might like this reason for entire post. Can't wait till it complete.

Here are two more. It's been a tough season so far no gobbling on place and very little within hearing. Not that much shooting either. Maybe 5 shot so far. Monday - One Hen hung around for hour no gobbling three shots far off. Tuesday - Another Hen different about one this time hung around 30 min more gobbling and one for sure shot, but still all far off. Wed - Did not hunt Thurs - One Bearded hen stayed around about 1/2 hour. This first is a bearded hen I had about 1/2 hour of video she would just stayed around. The beard was about an inch. Very vocal hen. Be sure get a nice smile with the last minute on video, had to leave to go to work. April 22nd Video Next is two more different hens one of them has a 6 to 8 inch beard, for the first time in my life they came in about 60 yards flew up into tree look around and then flew down into food plot. Could not move till after first one flew down other was way to close to move. Even had some crows joins us. April 23rd Video Ton of sign in the area, dusting, droppings, scratching all around this food plot. But no Gobblers and no Gobbling.

Ok first time to try using, editing, uploading and posting. What I got at the NWTF convention for me and my son are IKAM Video Glasses. Very cool to work with so far. Bought some editing software so I can cut down the fat and put it on youtube. Now trying to post. But to the topic at hand this was the only 3 hours of youth season he could hunt because of baseball. Having two set of glasses was great to see two different points of view. No harvest but still interesting.

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Have been working for about 4 months getting a new store off the ground. But in the mean time did shoot a few things in the face. LOL Just got these back today. They will go with the ones I got back this summer. and first ever waterfowl I shot several years ago.

Ole the good ole days, when i was working with Bass Pro Shop Corp Office the Branson Location was one of my first jobs. I always laugh. When I was doing outdoor writing I heard through the grapevine about the Branson store and the PR guy for BPS told me know they are not going to build one. Then the very first project to start design years later was Branson. how funny then I got promoted and with that new job was very first project Branson. I can remember when John L didn't want elk in the store and that location represent Arkansas as well as Missouri so agrue with my boss and the Elk stayed. Also gather up all the photo for the entire store found the Life Magazine about float fishing the river, the Heston photo up in the clear story the two of the river boats on the truch outside and the one of the power site damn being built no Osha back then. Along with going to Gaston down in Arkansas which the Branson store get it roots and Black Bear Noodling with the Arkansas Game and Fish alot of research to them that store and a lost video of fish the white river. Also their a great spot in Ark that the trout jumping over falls going up stream that is where the fly shop mural is about

See the blue tarp in the far background. That is an outside couch. Just have it covered up for now. Don't you watch Monster Bucks show thought I need a pit that big

I am getting Antler Dog or Puppy trained and will pick up in October. Shed Hunter If everything goes as plan, will also be waterfowl and bloodtrailing dog.

I would say over 15 years ago watched a show with bucks feeding in a sugarbeet field up north. Always wanted to try some but not sure how they would grow. At the QDMA Convention got to talk with the people at Bucklunch for over an hour. Very interesting industry. Any way they gave me some sample to try, they say it's better to plant in the spring. But can still plant in August since these are samples. Planted about a 30 foot circle in the two thinest spot in my main food plots. Put near my one remote tree will put a camera on it later in the season, if I get some growth. Rain 3/4 last night. Pink is treated seed. This spot is where I watch two bucks fight last year. This is untreated seed. Rest of the plot has strips of forage ultra and the rest of the plot is durana clover with reseeding soybeans that came up this year. Anyone ever used them before??????????????

I had started this last spring. Now finished this August Have kept bricks from an old back porch for years around 800 and some stepping stones. On top of the ground then filled with one load of sand that my one friend put down. The rocks another friend had 7 bags of morter just poured it over the top, good enough for me. Also planted it with durana clover the deer and turkey both use campsite which is great for most of the season

First photo he is a 6 in 2007 and don't forget the 2009 photo was July 17 still have few days of growth left. Here is information, would you shoot or let walk, what about the others? Also this is on 80 acres with public land down the road 2007 - all timber hard woods, one Mineral lick, summer time supplemental feeding, water source 2008 - six acres of food plots - High Forage Plants to numerous to mention, two mineral licks, summer time supplemental feeding, remote quite watering hole, water source, designated sanctuary. 2009 - six acres of food plots - High Forage Plants to numerous to mention, two mineral licks, summer time supplemental feeding, remote quite watering hole, water source, open canopy designated sanctuary. 2010 - Goal - Edge Feathering and TSI 4 adults this year hunting and two kids bow and gun. Either way the main goal is to shoot Four Bully Girls on the place that run together and run off any other deer at the mineral sites. What I have come up with this year is with 4 cameras on 81 acres. 9 Point - Buck Freak Nasty - Buck Pronghorn - Buck Two Does Four Does Doe and Fawn Spike Doe and Twins Doe and Twins Notch Ear Deer 19 Different Deer that I can say with 100% confidence I have seen July and August This is my theory on my big 9 point, which was an 8 last year and I watched twice while bow. I believe this to be first photo this buck in 2007 I believe this to be him again but now in 2008 Him again in 2008 Now to 2009 Now let me introduce you to the Mr. Freak Nasty This I believe is Freak Nasty in 2008 - Maybe Now for Freak Nasty 2009 Now for Pronghorn - Not sure how to manage him. 2008 Pronghorn Now 2009 Pronghorn Little weird the other photo show him typical with these two other does.