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Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 20, 2005, 10:21 PM:

I am a green horn in the predator calling and would really love to learn from people. So I have been doing a good deal of reading. However reading is not as good as in the field time so I am in search of a hunting partner or some one to take me under their wing for a while to teach me a little.
I've been doing a little on my own and have access to land however I am not experiencing a great deal of luck.
I go to school in Spokane Washington but grew up around Enterprise (Eastern Oregon) and Portland OR. I do not mind travel, so if any of you in that general area do not mind teaching a young guy a little about predator calling or anything else, I would be eternally grateful.

Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on April 21, 2005, 06:11 AM:

Be at my house at 4:00 AM Sat. We'll pick up Lew and call a few. Bring your camera.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 21, 2005, 09:35 AM:

There you go! Never get a better deal than that.

Seriously, you are seeking the best way to get into calling, learn from someone who knows what it's about.

Good luck, LB

Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 21, 2005, 10:47 AM:

I learned along time ago that the best way is to learn from the best. But Arizona is a little far. but thanks for the offer.

Posted by varmit hunter (Member # 37) on April 21, 2005, 11:11 AM:

robins, It would be worth it to hunt with Rich if you had to walk every inch of the way.

Ronnie

Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on April 21, 2005, 11:21 AM:

He offered to travel a reasonable distance to get the job done, so it must not be K under an assumed name.

Robin,

You're right in seeking out firsthand experience with someone with time under their belt. Just no way to get firsthand experience from reading about others' accounts. If for no other reason than the fact that nobody ever writes stories about the days they called nothing. [Smile]

Taking everything seen on the web as fact can be a little misleading.

[ April 21, 2005, 11:22 AM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ]

Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 21, 2005, 12:07 PM:

Rich i am interested in your offer but it wont be this weekend. The closest for that kind of a trip would be maybe a month if the offer is still open and even then i do not want to garunte anything.

Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on April 21, 2005, 12:20 PM:

robins, it was just a tweak. Driving 1700 miles and showing up at my door at 4 am was meant to be farcical.
However, we do call all year long and if you do make it down this way you are welcome to join us.
Two or three years ago a fellow drove down from Michigan about this time of year and brought his camcorder with him. We got some of the best video we have ever shot. Apparently the curse doesn't work in reverse. [Smile]

Come on down.

edit: Ronnie, thanks. The check is in the mail. [Smile]

[ April 21, 2005, 12:22 PM: Message edited by: Rich Higgins ]

Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 21, 2005, 09:26 PM:

Yeah i knew, but if you folks know anyone in my neck of the woods you could referance me to that would be superb.

Posted by Jack Roberts (Member # 13) on April 21, 2005, 10:21 PM:

I have made it to SE Oregon on occasion, usually for the big fly-in on the dry lakebed at the Alvord desert. Quite a party!

Jack

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 21, 2005, 10:58 PM:

How about the Burning Man, Jack? You like beer, don't ya?

Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 22, 2005, 05:12 PM:

Ill put done a beer or too. Where abouts is Burning Man located.

[ April 22, 2005, 05:13 PM: Message edited by: robins ]

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 22, 2005, 06:18 PM:

Black Rock Desert

Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 22, 2005, 07:19 PM:

Navada? You know any other guys in my area?

[ April 22, 2005, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: robins ]

Posted by Doggitter (Member # 489) on April 24, 2005, 12:23 AM:

Robins, I'm nothing special but I am willing to get some calling time in with you. I hunt mostly between Paisley and Adel. Want to start trying up around Mormon Basin area this winter. Got to give my deer spot all the help I can :>). If you're still interested down the road a bit we can go. Pretty busy right now.

Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on April 24, 2005, 03:23 AM:

Robins,
Perhaps if you could give us an idea of your travel radius, it would help. To some folks, 1700 miles...4:a.m......sounds like a plan. Have the coffee on.

Jack Roberts,
What are the details on the Alvord Desert get-together?? The last time I was in that area, they had flown the valley with gunners. The milkshakes at Fields Sta. and the hot springs are nice though.

???
When did Burning Man become a hunting camp?? I thought they were the 'touchie-feelie-artsy-craftsie' crowd.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 24, 2005, 08:55 AM:

I honestly don't know what they are about? Except, they moved into my hunting area without permission. Jack likes that stuff. [Smile]

Good hunting. LB

Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 24, 2005, 12:28 PM:

Doggitter I would love to do some calling with you.
I would think that I could cover east of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington and maybe into Idaho, using I 84 as my lateral movement. However, a lot of my ability to do any hunting is where I am working this summer and what kind of work.

Posted by Jack Roberts (Member # 13) on April 24, 2005, 06:02 PM:

A big fly-in is held on the Alvord dry lake bed in September. Everybody camps out over Saturday night. The last time I was there there were about 100 planes, mostly ultralights and experimentals but some factory stuff.

Jack

Posted by Doggitter (Member # 489) on April 25, 2005, 06:14 PM:

I've got a ton of stuff on my plate for while but especially this fall we can get out. More than likely sooner too, but I'll have to wait and see. What kind of work do you do that you roam the land? Loren.

Posted by robins (Member # 410) on April 26, 2005, 09:53 AM:

I usally work in Eastern Oregon as a fire prevention worker (read logger) but i really dont want to do that this summer, so i am trying to get a internship with one of BP oil refineries in Bellingham WA. But that will probably fall through. Couple of my good friends are cowboys and so i might see if any of the outfits they work with need an extra hand this summer.

Posted by Doggitter (Member # 489) on April 26, 2005, 05:19 PM:

Coool! Had some serious dreams of that a while back too, but didn't figure anyone would let me do nothing but ride my horse. [Big Grin]

Need to get back to spending time on that boy.

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